Earlier war relies on taking off the brakes. Bear in mind that Hitler wanted it a year later (after a Polish capitulation). Chamberlain wanted much later (with no capitulations). Escalation of threat speeds the wings of war. Invading countries, armed forces build-up to unsustainable peacetime...
Looking at a basic jpeg of a bar chart that is too big to attach (668kb!) I can see that the cost per ton to build and operate different types of warship vary substantially.
All per ton per year
Type: (build) operate
35,000t BB: (£8.79) £10.89
35,000t BC: (£8.79) £13.55
23,000t CV: (£11.45)...
You could argue that using massed military naval vessels made the invasion of Norway harder. They raised UK and Norwegian alert levels and didn't transport troops and supplies as well as a surprise merchant fleet may have. Certainly the merchantmen loaded with troops gained surprise without...
Yes the large guns fore and aft will feed into the hanger as an echo chamber. Not pleasant working conditions. These might also tempt the commander to employ the ship at an inappropriate range (in order to fire the guns).
You need locked steel boxes to keep the dock "handlers" out. There is nothing to pack. It is one box. You probably also need to start with military freight and logistics to marginalise the unions while establishing precedent and infrastructure.
25ft long by 9.5ft wide by 7.5ft tall internally...
WW2 Turkey's 40,000t:
All the old big guns go into the straits. Four large light cruisers, twelve large destroyers, and anything left on coastal submarines and minesweepers.
Well we all like an earlier (Sea) Mosquito. That could be made much less borderline. Could lifting the tailwheel with a trolly jack lower the props much? Could a prop half (say) open landing gear position still support and move the aircraft on the ground? Landing multiplies the weight of the...
If they are deck parking off the edge with back wheel support I don't think there is much pressure for a wingfold. RN policy of armoured decks makes for an interesting CV design pressure if these predated the armoured carriers (that would have to be based on a Blenhiem, but with R-1830 Twin Wasp...
Yes. Probably reversed in the prop gearing.
Experienced yes, veterans no.
Did they sink quick?
The flaps will need some heavy trip against the down nose. Lower twin tail behind each engine?
Always
How early can you stop work on the LLC's? A stop order on 2 April (nobody heeded the 1 April order) brings production to a halt on HMS Courageous, lead ship of a class of three. All long lead items have been ordered. The guns might be installed on railway mounts for the Dover area or seigework...
Looking at the similar size, but much greater weight of the Beaufighter compared to the Avenger carrier capable torpedo bomber, I wonder...
What if a full length Fowler flap wing with less thickness and spoilers at 70% back in the wing (for lateral control when flaps are down) were made to...