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Originally Posted by Amizaur
And correct me if I'm wrong, it's not reactor that counts, it's first the steam turbines limit (this is reason that nuclear carriers had same max speed as conventional - they had different steam generators, one conventional, second nuclear, but the turbines were the same and had same output power...) and secondly how much power the propeller can transfer to the water... (but yes, IIRC the LA is rather reactor-limited, all other parts of chain being more capable).
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I'm not correcting, I'm just asking: are not the nuclear carriers bigger than conventional ones?
If so, the engine power of the nuclear reactor should be bigger than conventional to move them at same speed.