![]() He would also carry 2 set of 3 trainable torpedo at mid ship. The AA would be 8 * single 90mm guns, plus 12 * 37mm also in single mountings. The secondary would be also 3 quadruple turrets. 12 guns of 12 inch, (2 forward, 1 aft) would cripple any cruiser in the world with ease and could also give pounding to most of the battleships in the Italian line. ![]() Main armament would be 3 quadruple turrets of 305mm. 250 meters long and with a beam of 30.5 meters. Lejeune was an enlarged version of the Suffren design. The Lejeune design: The first one, under ing. This designs were far more than a sketch. So needing anything able to catch a those fast Italian cruiser, but wanting something that can withstand a 305mm shell France developed the "35.000 tons Croiseur de Bataille". That alone wouldn't be such a problem, but the limit of tonnage to build was so restrictive they didn't want to use almost half of it for ships that couldn't fight in the battle line Unfortunately this impressive design hasn't survived. The 17000 armor could not withstand the old Italian battleships proyectiles, so he could not participate in the battle line. The design looks impressive in-game but the Marine Nationale ended rejecting it because of a few considerations. The armor was envisioned to withstand the 205mm shells fired by the treaty cruisers. ![]() With a speed of 35 knots, he could chase and catch his intended prey. There weren't no cruiser in the world that could withstand such firepower. ![]() The NAVIRE DE LIGNE DE 17 500T was what we call now a "cruiser-killer". ![]()
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