TzoliBased on Friedman's description this 1943 July variant was the interim aka short term proposed AA battery modernization suite for the Nelson class by DNC (Director of Naval Construction). The description states the installment of 4 twin 4" guns on each side in place of the 6" twin turrets, the description is not clear about the Pom-Pom armament for this proposal so I chose a 9 mounting layout and an Oerlikon armament of 2 twin and 27 single mounts. Other changes include the installment of the Mark IVGB or Mark VI HACS (I chose Mark IV for this variant) but with Type 285 radars, two in place of the 6" directors on top of the bridge and two more in place of the Pom-Poms next to the tripod mainmast thus relocating them. AS it is not clear I put the 2nd pair of Mark IV HACS close to the funnel.
The design had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 201,2 (pp) x 214,4m (wl) x 216,4 (oa) 32.3 x 10,2 meters
Displacement: 36.000tons (standard)
Engines: 45.000shp Steam Turbines engines, 2 shafts
Speed: 43km/h (23knots)
Range: 10.200km (6.500nm)
Armour: 356mm Belt over Magazines, 330mm over Machinery inclined at 15°, 159mm Deck over Magazines, 95mm over Machinery, 108mm Slopes
Armaments:
3x3 16"/45 (406mm/45) BL Mark I Cannons,
8x2 4"/45 (102mm/45) QF Mk XVI Guns,
9x8 40mm/39 QF Mk VIII AA Guns
2x2,29x1 20mm/70 Oerlikon Mark II AA guns
Sensors:
1x Type 273 Surface-Search Radar
2x Type 281 Air-Search Radars
8x Type 282 Pom-Pom Director Radars
2x Type 284 Gunnery Control Radars
4x Type 285 HACS AA Gunnery Control Radars
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