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Quoted from "parador"

It's more a carrier than an aviation support vessel, or ?

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Westfalen, German Aviation Support Ship laid down 1947

Displacement:
12,200 t light; 12,640 t standard; 15,073 t normal; 17,019 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
715.49 ft / 688.98 ft x 73.16 ft x 19.03 ft (normal load)
218.08 m / 210.00 m x 22.30 m x 5.80 m

Armament:
16 - 2.17" / 55.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.08lbs / 2.30kg shells, 1947 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1947 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 82 lbs / 37 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 3,000

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 421.59 ft / 128.50 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -

- Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 42,989 shp / 32,070 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,379 tons

Complement:
679 - 884

Cost:
£4.262 million / $17.047 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 213 tons, 1.4 %
- Belts: 173 tons, 1.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 14 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 26 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,062 tons, 7.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,912 tons, 39.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,873 tons, 19.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,000 tons, 33.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
38,668 lbs / 17,539 Kg = 7,617.1 x 2.2 " / 55 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.42 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Stern: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Average freeboard: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 61.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 296.6 %
Waterplane Area: 36,624 Square feet or 3,403 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 203 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 99 lbs/sq ft or 484 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.98
- Overall: 1.04
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight

Air group - 50 aircraft - 2,500 tons
Crated spare aircraft for assembly - 30 a/c @ 25 tons - 750 tons
Air and surface warning radars - 100 tons
Fire control radars and gun directors - 100 tons
Flight operations center - 100 tons
Enhanced fire suppression system system - 100 tons
Aviation equipment - catapults, elevators, etc - 300 tons
Additional aviation workshop spaces - 400 tons
Additional accommodation spaces - 400 tons
25mm armored roof to box citadel - 250 tons

Armor comprises a box citadel around the magazines and engine spaces (83.9 meters) closed by bulkheads fore and aft.
Calculations for the armored roof derived from deck armor for a vessel 83.9 x 22.3 metres - 248 tons

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I'm still not certain what she might be best classed as

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Calculations for the armored roof derived from deck armor for a vessel 83.9 x 22.3 metres - 248 tons

Quoted from "Rooijen10"

Well, you have to adjust, cause I doubt you want those big holes in your armored roof. :)

Quoted from "Hood"

A 25mm 83.9 x 22.3m belt simmed in SS weighs 796 tons so this should be your minimum starting point for the armour for the roof of the box. You might need a bit extra for supporting structure?

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A 25mm 83.9 x 22.3m belt simmed in SS weighs 796 tons so this should be your minimum starting point for the armour for the roof of the box. You might need a bit extra for supporting structure?

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Westfalen, German Aviation Support Ship laid down 1947

Displacement:
12,200 t light; 12,640 t standard; 15,073 t normal; 17,019 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
715.49 ft / 688.98 ft x 73.16 ft x 19.03 ft (normal load)
218.08 m / 210.00 m x 22.30 m x 5.80 m

Armament:
16 - 2.17" / 55.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.08lbs / 2.30kg shells, 1947 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1947 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 82 lbs / 37 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 3,000

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -

- Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 42,989 shp / 32,070 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,379 tons

Complement:
679 - 884

Cost:
£4.262 million / $17.047 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 40 tons, 0.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 14 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 26 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,062 tons, 7.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,985 tons, 39.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,873 tons, 19.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,100 tons, 33.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
38,132 lbs / 17,296 Kg = 7,511.6 x 2.2 " / 55 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.42 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Stern: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Average freeboard: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 62.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 296.6 %
Waterplane Area: 36,624 Square feet or 3,403 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 205 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 489 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 2.01
- Overall: 1.05
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight

Air group - 50 aircraft - 2,500 tons
Crated spare aircraft for assembly - 28 a/c @ 25 tons - 700 tons
Air and surface warning radars - 100 tons
Fire control radars and gun directors - 100 tons
Flight operations center - 100 tons
Enhanced fire suppression system system - 100 tons
Aviation equipment - catapults, elevators, etc - 300 tons
Additional aviation workshop spaces - 700 tons
Additional accommodation spaces - 500 tons

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What I did to simulate extra armor using misc. weight was to sim the portion of deck I wished the armor to cover (using the amount of extra armor desired) as deck armor, calculated the weight and then resimed the deck armor to the desired thickness.

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but for a cruiser it should be fine as the armored deck size shouldn't change unless you change hull dimensions.