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First one is a USN battleship, probably one of those rebuilt after Pearl Harbor, possibly USS New Mexico. The second is USS Lexington or Saratoga, battlecruisers converted to aircraft carriers via the Washington Naval Limitations Treaty. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/e4/be/1be4bef25610a8b032a21f...

Pros and cons frequently debated. RN armored flight decks protected the hangar decks beneath. AND we would have had two carriers instead of three at Midway if the USN used the same system.

France wasn't totally overrun.

The American public thought the Japanese were direct threats to the US based on their alliance with Germany. If Hitler were neutral in the Pacific Americans may have thought Japan less of a threat.

Most of her hull would be out of the water in that painting, I think.

We have a variety of items related to torpedoes at Hyperwar. Google "Hyperwar torpedoes" for links.

Thanks, MM.

Were either of the ships ever in a situation where the layout proved ... awkward? Against the Big B they could pretty much chose their orientation vis-à-vis the enemy.

Maybe "A, B, O", for 'Odd'?

Did Rodney use that system? Or did they have a "C" turret. Idle question, of course.

The disposition of the turrets in Nelson was a weight saving measure, nothing related to offensive, in fact it was not repeated in the post-Nelson´s KGV class. Regrds Yep. They were called "Washington's Cherry Trees" because the displacement limits set down in the Washington Naval Limitations Treat...

Well, at any angle not fouled by the #2 barbette the #3 turret could engage enemies in conjunction with #1 and #2. In the Iowa playout, with #3 aft, only six main guns could engage a target mumble degrees* ahead of the ship. With the Rodneys you could get nine guns firing at about 30°to >90°. *Mumbl...

Third turret on "Washington's cherry trees" was masked by barbette of second turret.