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L 20 e α-Class

GER Battleship Dreadnought Tier 6 Power 162.42

Germany's Ultimate WWI Battleship Fantasy (Pure Design Study) - Most advanced WWI battleship design, 4+ years development (1914-1918). 42cm (16.5-inch) guns (largest German WWI naval guns), 26 knots (fast battleship concept), 44,500 tons. "All-or-Nothing" armor (eliminated lower belt for speed). 42cm gun designed 29 Dec 1916, approved 11 Sep 1918—61 days before Germany surrendered. Zero construction: No keels laid, no materials ordered, no ship names assigned. Design evolved through multiple variants (L 20 → L 20a → L 20b → L 20e → L 20e α). Strategic absurdity: Design approved while Germany collapsing on all fronts. 42cm gun revived for Nazi H-41/H-42 (also never built).

Specifications

Displacement (std)
43800 t
Displacement (full)
48000 t
Length
780.8 ft
Beam
109.9 ft
Crew
1350 (designed)
Ships built
0 (pure design study)
Commissioned
None (never built)
Decommissioned
1918 (design abandoned)

Performance

Top speed
26 kn
Range
5000 nm at 14 knots (estimated)

Armament

Main guns
8× 42cm (16.5-inch) SK L/45
Secondary guns
12× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK L/45
Torpedoes
5× 60cm submerged

Armor & Systems

Belt
350mm Krupp cemented (waterline only)
Deck
80-100mm
Fire control
Designed similar to Bayern-class (not built)

In-Game

Tier
T6
Game power
162.42
Research cost
128,637
Credit cost
113,694

Notable

Historical source ↗