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Weihai Class Armoured Cruiser
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By Lintuperhonen
01/15/2012 - 11:51:33

Type: Military water vehicle
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Description

This was the first major class of armoured cruisers designed and built in Lao Guó. They featured a turbine machinery for 26 ktn and a homogenous main armament of 12 9,2" guns. Sixteen units were comissioned from 1900 to 1904.

Comments

By noname117
 

Just asking, who's side is Lao on? Are they with Saaredomaa or Neziregon and the USSS

By _Cepholapoid_
 

Great work on this, like the strange weapon layout, R

By Homer-dude2
 

I really like the Paintscheme.Nice job with the turrets! I really like the turret-layout!

By Lintuperhonen
 

Radar was fitted in the 1930s. They are still useful as convoy escorts, coastal defence ships and training ships, as their new machinery made them much more economic and increased speed to 28 ktn.

By Lintuperhonen
 

Their machinery was also changed to eight three-drum small tube boilers, four geared steam turbines and four cruising diesels.

By Lintuperhonen
 

During the 1920s, the original secondary armament of 12 5" guns was replaced by 4x2 4,7" DP guns, offering a much better defence against aircraft and modern destroyers.

By Lintuperhonen
 

During the Great War, they were modernized with much better fire controll.

By Lintuperhonen
 

They proved to be excellent all-rounders, and even though they were out-gunned by battlecruisers, they were much better balanced ships.

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