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Old October 3rd, 2006, 07:29 PM

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Default Re: SEV: Are there missing ship types?

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Kana said:
But what about upgrading? I mean do you really believe you can take a 100 ton anything, and upgrade it to a 125 ton anything? I know reality in a space game and all...I guess one could look at it in terms of miniaturization, better materials, and such.
International space station as example in reality.
Possibly more to the point, the Italian Conte di Cavour class battleships. They were built during WWI, and radically rebuilt during the late 1930's. Displacement increased roughly 25%. Only the hull and the side armor plates were reused. The hull itself was altered with the installation of a new bow, which increased the overall length by 10.30 meters. Inside the hull, a new system of defense against torpedo attacks was installed that required the complete removal of all internal structures.
The original engineering plant was replaced, reducing the number of propellers from 4 to 2. The primary and secondary armaments were completely replaced.

Historically this was pretty extreme - most navies just built new ships. However, it shows what can be done.
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