Even though even this impressive AA suite would be heavily augmented with even more AA.Īs such, the Tegetthoffs was one of the best ships of the war, favoring a high speed, heavy armor, and accurate heavy guns.Brief Summary of Book: THE TEGETTHOFF CLASS.: Austria-hungary’s Dreadnoughts (1909-1925) (World war one warships Book 1) by Andy South where unable to gain a similar accuracy with their guns till the early 1970s).įinally, they were the first class to have an extensive AA suite attached from the drawing board. In many ways, these ships surpassed the mighty IJN Izumo.Īnother feature was the use of the Japanese superior sighting systems, which in conjunction with cross referencing of the multi-stage fire control, made it one of the most accurate ships. At its level, no ship could match its firing speed. While a large complex system, it fired rounds much faster then the Iowa-class, and thus the Montana-class. Additionally, the guns were reloaded as fast as the Hutton-class, as it incorporated the same automated reloading mechanism, which would involve the powder and round setup below, and then pushed up wards and loaded all at once. While their guns were outmatched by Queen Mary-class and the Michigan-class, the Tegetthoff's modified the Japanese firing mechanism procedure, leading to a high exit velocity, with a penetrating power of a Heavy 20.1in round. As the first class with 5 main turrets, the aft most turrets were called Emil. The Tegetthoff's were also the first battleships with the 'SSF' Turrets setup, as the Ceasar turret was mounted super firing Bruno, which was already super firing Anton. Additionally, the lack of boilers led to a much more concentric internal subdivision. The first of its kind, The Gas turbine would revolutionize the Tegetthoffs, extending their range to unprecedented ranges compared to other ships.

The Tegetthoffs speed was also the result of a top secret turbo-electric gas turbine setup. The Tegetthoff's high speed of 38kn was a result of the requirement to outrun British battle cruisers. However, the resulting ship was larger then every European ship, out-sizing the similar British Queen Mary-classĭesigned to out run heavy cruisers, the Tegetthoff was built as a fast Battleship, with 5 large propellers. As apart of the Nazi-Japanese alliance, the Tegetthoff used 20.1 in guns sourced from the Japanese designs for the Aki-class.

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