L20e a Battleship

L 20e α was an unbuilt German battleship design developed during the First World War as a prospective successor to the Bayern class. Studies considered much larger heavy guns and changes in speed and protection informed by wartime experience. No operational ship resulted before Germany’s defeat ended the program. Its significance lies in the direction Imperial German capital-ship planning might have taken, not in a service record borrowed from later German battleships or fictional reconstructions. The projected heavy guns and larger hull reflected lessons drawn from the First World War’s capital-ship experience. German industry and wartime priorities prevented construction from turning those plans into a fighting ship. Its designation belongs to a design process, not to a vessel that joined the High Seas Fleet or fought at Jutland.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1914, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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