H-42 Battleship (Massive H-Class Study - 90,000 Tons!)
MASSIVE STUDY - 1942 Theoretical! - 90,000 tons standard, 101,500 tons full load (MASSIVE!). Pure theoretical study (NEVER planned for construction!). 8× 48cm (18.9") guns in 4× twin turrets (approaching Yamato's 18.1"!). 1,700 kg shells (MASSIVE!). 30 kts, 10,000+ nm range. Extreme armor (350mm belt, 450mm turrets, 180mm deck!). Study conducted 1942 (DURING Stalingrad disaster!). Response to Yamato intelligence. Hitler demanded "ultimate" BB studies. COMPLETE ABSURDITY: Studied while Germany lost Stalingrad! Construction impossible (no slipways large enough!). Would need 5+ years (Germany had ~2 years left!). Steel could build ~150-200 Type VII U-boats OR ~1,000+ Panther tanks OR ~5,000+ Bf 109s! Fuel = entire U-boat fleet for months! Too large for Baltic exits (trapped!). RAF/USAAF would sink it (Tirpitz example!). Dönitz's U-boat priority VALIDATED! PURE FANTASY - disconnected from reality!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 53400 t
- Displacement (full)
- 101500 t
- Length
- 872.7 ft
- Beam
- 121.4 ft
- Crew
- 3000+ (estimated)
- Ships built
- 0 (pure theoretical study, never planned for construction)
- Commissioned
- Never (study project only)
- Decommissioned
- Never built
Performance
- Top speed
- 30 kn
- Range
- 18000 nm at 19 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- "8× 48cm SK C/34 guns" (4× twin turrets - 18.9-INCH!)
- Secondary guns
- "12× 15cm SK C/28 guns" (6× twin turrets theoretical)
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 350mm (13.8 inches - THICK!)
- Deck
- 180mm (7.1 inches - VERY THICK!)
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 88.73
- Research cost
- 31,233
- Credit cost
- 62,111
Notable
- **MASSIVE H-CLASS STUDY!** (90,000 tons theoretical!)
- 90,000 tons standard, 101,500 tons full load (MASSIVE!)
- Pure theoretical study (NEVER planned for construction!)
- 8× 48cm (18.9") guns in 4× twin turrets (approaching Yamato's 18.1"!)
- 1,700 kg armor-piercing shells (MASSIVE firepower!)
- 30 knots maximum speed (200,000 shp turbines - theoretical!)
- 10,000+ nm range at 19 knots (estimated)
- Extreme armor: 350mm belt, 450mm turrets, 180mm deck!
- Study conducted **1942** (DURING Stalingrad disaster!)
- Response to Yamato intelligence (18.1" guns)
- Hitler demanded "ultimate" battleship studies
- **COMPLETE ABSURDITY**: Studied while Germany lost Stalingrad!
- Construction impossible: No slipways large enough!
- Would require 5+ years construction (Germany had ~2 years left!)
- Steel for H-42 could build ~150-200 Type VII U-boats!
- Resources could produce ~1,000+ Panther tanks OR ~5,000+ Bf 109s!
- Fuel requirements equivalent to entire U-boat fleet for months!
- Germany had chronic fuel shortages 1942-1945
- Too large for Baltic exits (would be trapped!)
- RAF/USAAF would sink it immediately (Tirpitz example!)
- Dönitz's U-boat priority COMPLETELY validated by 1942!
- **PURE FANTASY** - disconnected from WWII reality!
- Ultimate example of arms race madness vs reality!