Super heavy BB engine query

[Laffertytig]

Is it possible to upgrade Super heavy bb engines by researching 1940 BB tech?

 

[Louella]

Yes. You can install more powerful engines in superheavy designs, once you research later battleship hulls.

Iirc it's barely worth building superheavies until you research battleship 3, because with engine 2, they'll struggle to get enough speed to be useful in any real way.

 

[DicRoNero]

I always build SHBBs with engine 1 initially. Saves me a DD worth of IC when I intend upgrading those to have Engine 4 anyway.

 

[Caeric]

I always build SHBBs with engine 1 initially. Saves me a DD worth of IC when I intend upgrading those to have Engine 4 anyway.

Doesn't refitting the engines take nearly a year or so?

 

[Diakonen]

I only use my SHBB for shore bombardment. No need for engines, only guns.

 

[Znail]

Doesn't refitting the engines take nearly a year or so?

But it's aslo the only realistic way to get SHB with decent engines as it's rather late to try building a SHB from scratch after you researched the engines.

 

[Caeric]

Fair enough, unless I can get some neat ahead of time reductions to get T3 engines before late 38-39 I rarely ever touch them at all. Especially since I know not to mention taking almost 2 yrs to build they'll occupy almost as much time being refitted again to not sail at a snail's pace. Speeds kind of badly need a rebalance

 

[DicRoNero]

Doesn't refitting the engines take nearly a year or so?

It does, but adding DPs, Radars and top-notch AA to a barebones hull doesn't prolong the refitting process that much, so I personally use this method to also save up on Steel and Chromium (which are thus not being wasted magically on Radars etc).