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Taxes Maritime Self Defense Force

Texes Missouri
31-08-2004, 06:14
Has 7 of 4 yr old Indefatigable battlecruisers up for sale.

Number in class 24

Indefatigable Class of battlecruisers

Dimensions:
590' x 80' x 26' 6" / 179.80m x 24.40m x 8.10m

Displacement:
18500 tons std / 22110 tons max

Complement:
800

Armament:
8 x 12"/45 Mk X guns in twin turrets
16 x 4"/50 Mk VII guns in single casemates
4 x 3pdr guns in single mountings
3 x 18" submerged torpedo tubes
4 x 4" guns in a two Mk XVI twin mountings
6 x 40mm guns in two twin and two single mountings
1 x Hedgehog AS mortar


Aircraft Facilities:
A hangar and flight deck for one SH2 Sea sprite LAMPS helicopter


Armour:
Belt: 4" - 6"
Deck: 1" - 2.5"
Turrets: 3" - 7"
C.T.: 10"

Power plant:
Thirty two Babcock & Wilcox boilers were fitted with four Parsons steam turbines producing a total of 44000shp on four shafts.

Maximum speed was 25kts and range at 10kts was 6330NM. Maximum fuel load was 3170 tons coal and 840 tons oil.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
Type 285 gunnery control
Type 291 air search
Type 293 target designator
SPS40 air search
SPS10 navigation


At least 3million for theam