Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20180904174540/@comment-186.147.193.113-20180908122622

Devsquad74 wrote: Headlessnewt wrote: Not so! Nagato and Mutsu were notably faster than the Nelson and Colorado classes, clocking in at a distinctly respectable 27 knots!

(Nagato's impressive top speed was kept a deep military secret, however, publicly she was stated to have a top speed of only 24 or 25 knots, though she did sail at her full 27, without permission from the brass, when rushing supplies after the 1923 Kanto Earthquake, because she's that kind of girl) 27 knots for Nagato class BB was conducted during Sea Trials for testing the absolute maximum emergency power which can be done for short period of time. Normal designed speed is 24 knots to save wear and tear of critical parts of the machinery.

It was not like that. Nagato's speed was 26-27 knots BEFORE the modernization which took place in the 30s. That speed was a military secret, as it was the same as many battlecruisers of the Royal Navy without sacrificing that much protection. After the modernization, which raised the deck protecion, she raised her displacement in 5k tons and got anti-torpedo bulges, reducing her speed until the 24.5-25 knots you refer to.