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I have reworked and remodelled the Richtofen class Battlecruiser

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What I meant by infamous was a good infamous not the one, but since I have to be clear:

The Richtofen class battlecruisers were not liked by the Allies because of its name which made a negative PR as it would make the Rossiyans look like they respect the Germans more than their own allies

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"Lead me, follow me or the get the hell out of my way!" -George S. Patton
"A ship is referred as a "she" because it takes so much powder and paint to maintain her"- Chester W. Nimitz

Why the 'Richtofen class' ? what made them use the name ? if its sufficiently nationally important to name BCs after them then not sure that people will care (or even associate it with the German officer ?)

JSB

The Rossiyan Navy had a very humane naval officer by the name of Captain Adolf Richtofen who during the Rossiyan Independence War, halted an engagement and went alongside a crippled British frigate and rescued the crew of the ships. This was a rare occasion as the Rossiyans absolutely hated the British for the their cruel and harsh rule on Rossiya. Fast forward to the First World War, when the Rossiyan Navy decided to name their new battlecruiser class, they decided to honour Captain Richtofen who was by the Great War's start was still alive, in fact he was given command of the lead ship of the class, RFS Richtofen. (He held this command until he retired three years later at the age of 75)

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"Lead me, follow me or the get the hell out of my way!" -George S. Patton
"A ship is referred as a "she" because it takes so much powder and paint to maintain her"- Chester W. Nimitz

Its your AU (but ),

Did any capital ships get called after living persons apart from sovereigns ? and 75 is old !!

JSB

Well, In Rossiya, capital ships are named after people of importance (president, vice president, generals, admirals, air marshals [after WW1]) or people who have achieved or done something extraordinary. Aircraft carriers and light carriers are given town names; heavy cruisers are given the names of famous soldiers, scientists, musicians, foreigners; light cruisers are given mythical creature names, destroyers and frigates are given adjectives as names while submarines are given names of sea creatures or paranormal creatures

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"Lead me, follow me or the get the hell out of my way!" -George S. Patton
"A ship is referred as a "she" because it takes so much powder and paint to maintain her"- Chester W. Nimitz

Next is the Rossiyan Rensumburg class Cruiser
It has ten 6 inch guns in five twin turrets.
It has six 140 mm casemated cannons and two 3 inch casemated cannons

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"Lead me, follow me or the get the hell out of my way!" -George S. Patton
"A ship is referred as a "she" because it takes so much powder and paint to maintain her"- Chester W. Nimitz

I am wondering what that middle turret does there, and if the actual engines have enough space between the aft turrets and the aft funnel. also, 3 masts?

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Reedit of the Rensumburg class cruiser
still with ten six inch guns only six are in two triple gun turrets.

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"Lead me, follow me or the get the hell out of my way!" -George S. Patton
"A ship is referred as a "she" because it takes so much powder and paint to maintain her"- Chester W. Nimitz

That is rather unusual to have a triple gun turret in 1915'

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