Talk:Combat/@comment-26316660-20150518200527/@comment-25779449-20150518211525

^Agree. In addition, AFAIK 15.5cm triple was only equipped on Mogami class CLs, which were later remodelled to CA when war broke off (Mogamis were just designed for that trick afterall). Unfortunately, those CAs were not as competent as the other "dedicated" ones.

As for the turrets, the weight of a 15.5cm triple turret was actually not far from a 20.3cm twin mount. AFAIK 15.2cm was way lighter & more suitable for CLs for historical better performances. As for the 14cm, very successful design a decade before, but no longer effective by the time the war started.