BL 18-inch Mk I

Gun · Space

Single 18-inch turret, as fitted to HMS Furious: the heaviest shell of any gun here, from one barrel that reloads quickly.

Reload

10 s

Barrels

1

Firepower

241.3 MW

Range

19.4 km

Weight

826 t

Armor

1000 MJ

Toughness

2000 MJ

Density

7,762 kg/m³ · sinks

Cost

80,000

Source

By us

Size

4 × 3 × 2 cells

Muzzle velocity

740 m/s

Shell

1,510 kg

Warhead

2000 MJ

Elevation

-3° to 30°

Armor is taken off every blast that reaches the block; toughness is the damage it takes before it is destroyed. Water is 1,025 kg/m³: denser blocks sink, lighter ones keep the ship afloat. Complexity is the part's share of a ship's 65,535-triangle limit.