Don Bowen -> RE: Takao Class Cruisers (1/13/2005 7:35:26 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Lemurs! The range figures for the Japanese cruisers at 15nm are: Furutaka/Aoba: 6000nm Takao/Myoko: 8000nm Mogami: 8100nm Tone: 11000nm Agano: 8000nm Oyodo: 13000nm Remember, except for merchant ships, subs, and a few specialized craft we are working with a default cruise speed of 15knots. Adjust accordingly. Most ships built in the 30's or early 40's could develop 15kts with 20% power. Mike Thanks Mike - We've been looking for these. The only figure Marc had for Takao was at 18 knots (from "Japanese Cruisers of World War II"). Quite a difference! Here's what I currently have for other Japanese Cruisers (also from "Japanese Cruisers of World War II"): Furutaka-class: 1,858 t oil 7,000nm at 14 kts (designed), 7,900nm at 14 kts (effective) Aoba-class: 2,040 t oil 8,000nm at 14 kts (designed), 8,223nm at 14 kts (effective) Myoko-class: 2,214 t oil 8,500nm at 14 kts (planned), 7,463nm at 14 kts (effective) and 5,000nm at 18 kts. Myoko after first reconstruction: only 4,000nm at 16 kts !!!!! Mogami/Mikuma: 2,215 t oil 8,000nm at 14 kts (designed), 7,000 - 7,500nm at 14 kts (effective) Suzuya/Kumano: 2,302 t oil 8,000nm at 14 kts (designed), 7,000 - 7,500nm at 14 kts (effective) Tone-class: 2,690 t oil 12,000nm at 14 kts (designed), 8,000 nm at 18 kts (designed), no effective data Agano-class: 1,420 t oil 6,000nm at 18 kts (designed) Oyodo: 2,445 t oil 8,700nm at 18 kts (designed), 10,315nm at 18 kts (effective)!!!! Katori-class: 600 t oil 9,900nm at 12 kts at full load (designed) Yubari-class: 916 t oil 5,000nm at 14 kts (designed), 3,310nm at 14 kts (effective)!!!!! because of 15% higher weight than expected. Don
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