Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20180904174540/@comment-33295205-20180908111958

Headlessnewt wrote: Devsquad74 wrote: 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. Maximum speed is maximum speed, friend, qualifiers be damned. The Colorados and Nelsons couldn't do 27 knots if they blew up their own boilers. Basically no ships sailed at full steam except in combat situations, anyway. That's true. 27 knots was orginal propulsion back in 1920s. When Nagato was reboilered to newer unit during 1930s reconstruction, the speed was reduced to 24.8 knots due to additional armour and reinforcement of heavier gun turrents.