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BLÜCHER CLASS Armoured Cruiser
SMS Blücher (1909)
Displacement 15,842 tons – 161.8m (530 ft) in length – speed 25.4 knots – range 6,600 nautical miles – crew 41 officer, 812 enlisted men – 12x 21cm (8.3-in) guns – 8x 15cm (5.9-in) guns – 16x 8.8cm (3.5-in) guns – 4x 45cm (17.7-in) torpedo tubes – turret armour 18.5cm (7.3 in) – belt armour 19cm (7.5 in) – casemate armour 14cm (5.5 in) -- protective armoured deck 9cm (3.4 in).
Technically speaking, SMS Blücher was designated as an armoured cruiser – but she was, in fact, the ship that bridged the gap between the armoured cruiser and the battlecruiser in the Imperial German Navy. She was specifically designed as a response to the new armoured cruisers known to be building in secret in Great Britain. Unfortunately, when the British cruisers were unveiled to the public – they turned out to be the revolutionary new concept of the battlecruiser. Though well-armoured, SMS Blücher was too slow, and her guns were too small to deal with the British threat – but she led directly to the introduction of the battlecruiser into the Imperial Navy. For full details of her design, construction, and operational service -- see “Imperial Dockyards Cuxhaven: Chapters 11, 12, and 13.”
How to use
This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_
As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew.
Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour!
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