Question on the Hunt DD's.

AntEater · 03-13-06, 05:33 AM

Hunts were build BEFORE the DEs.
They were planned as fast escorts, more with focus on AA and shallow water combat than on ASW.
Basically:
Type I: Planned with 3 4" twin mounts, but a terrible calculating mistake jeopardized the stability of the ship, so one gun mount had to be removed.
Type II: Stability corrected, but 3rd gun mount replaced by torpedoes.
Type III. Three gun mounts
Type IV: much improved with different hull shape, 3 gun mounts and torpedoes.

03-13-06, 05:33 AM	#2
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hunts were build BEFORE the DEs. They were planned as fast escorts, more with focus on AA and shallow water combat than on ASW. Basically: Type I: Planned with 3 4" twin mounts, but a terrible calculating mistake jeopardized the stability of the ship, so one gun mount had to be removed. Type II: Stability corrected, but 3rd gun mount replaced by torpedoes. Type III. Three gun mounts Type IV: much improved with different hull shape, 3 gun mounts and torpedoes. __________________