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The 2nd LNT .

Looking for a discussion about it, might be looking to do a timeline eventually if i get really inspired. This is kinda RN based

Few of my points and questions i guess:


1)Is it just me but does it seem to be particulary stupid of the british to go through with it especially after japan and italy(ethiopa crysis)dropped out ?

2)It seems to me that the treaty with usa could be been a diffrent thing with a anti japan bias would have been more realistic and if it was about usa gaining eventual parity then u could maybe try to sneak out from under that with expanding the dominion navies to the run up to the war (this was in 36 and germany wasnt that scary at that period with the anglo-german naval treaty)?


3)the carrier size limit for example really messed with the armored carrier concept since 23t seems to be too small for a successful amount of aircraft but would been kinda okay for repeat ark royal size ships i guess so there might be some logic to that and maybe try to priotize the carriers abit more after the treaty failure since there is literally one modern carrier in ur fleet at the time? Also the failure might provoke the light and escort carriers earlier.. Maybe get canada to do few of the escorts with us help on the engines?

4)No limit for a cruiser size could have produced a interesting class of cruisers in 36 . Maybe a 9,2"(9,2" gun was in a very nice space for a cruiser size ship if i have remember things correctly and it was a old and trusted design base) 12-13t heavy cruiser of like 4-6 ships by war and a repeat after the first are finished maybe also try to get australia and canada to order/takeover one and a more realistic dido class with the thought of those being used in the med againstthe numerous italy air in mind i guess. The same for the heavy cruiser - they could have also headed hunting groups for the german raiders and be useful for countering japan/italy big cruisers i guess?

5)Also the 14inch on the KGV-s was completly and utterly artificial and the 14incher was kinda a new gun (im not 100% sure but was the kgv-s the only 14inchers in the RN history- there were 13,5" on dreadnaughts but i dont remember a 14"?) .
The 4 barrel turret was a innovation and maybe not in a good way and to be honest going for a 15 or 16 incher triples(if they would go away from the strange lightweight shells for 16" but 15" seems more realistic) after the exp with rodney class would have been very doable but 2 front 1 back formation instead of all 3 front or even 4 turrets instead of 3 if the size protection allows it.
Also the 35k limit limited the protection of it and maybe even abit in the speed department and maybe i guess im thinking more of a straightout vanguard type or even a updated hybrid of g3/n3 from the early 20-s instead.

One thing i have also thought of but idk if its relevant to 2LNT .
6)What about trying to decide on a destroyer armament of either 4"/4,5"/4,7" and either standardize on it and maybe try to improve them to dp?

7)Also spend some time designing a good modern destroyer class in the fallout for the treaty ? There isnt a driver for dde/submarine chasers but a modern destroyer class could have been doable/interesting in the mid 30-s as escorts for everything and replacing the old ships would been very benefical - the modern british class sizes very anemic if i remember right .

8)Also when and how many destroyers did the rn start building prewar(30s) and the classes? (Reading whale timeline it seems that there was room for a flotilla or two earlier than they started with them OTL)
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