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by Julien
Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:06 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Bismarck and Prinz Eugen vs Pennsylvania and West Virginia (Post PH refits)
Replies: 11
Views: 3395

Re: Bismarck and Prinz Eugen vs Pennsylvania and West Virginia (Post PH refits)

These ships were actually designed in a more forward thinking manner than other WW1 era ships. The USN designers predicted that battle ranges would significantly increase as guns got bigger, more powerful, and longer ranged. Despite retaining armor protection that performed well at close range they ...
by Julien
Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:37 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Vanguard vs. Iowa?
Replies: 28
Views: 20493

Re: Vanguard vs. Iowa?

HMS Vanguard VS USS Iowa 1 on 1 Paper battle. HMS V/USS I Length: 814 feet/887 feet. Width: 108/108 feet. Load standard: 45200 tons/46000 tons. Load Deep: 52250 tons/58400 tons. Top speed: 31.57 knots/35.2 knots. Primary guns: 15 inch/16 inch. Belt: 14 inch/12.1 inch. The above stats are approximat...
by Julien
Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:21 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Bismarck and Prinz Eugen vs Pennsylvania and West Virginia (Post PH refits)
Replies: 11
Views: 3395

Bismarck and Prinz Eugen vs Pennsylvania and West Virginia (Post PH refits)

An interesting thought I had. I loved the idea of what if it had been American super dreadnoughts that had intercepted the German duo at the Denmark Strait but I realized that any of the Pearl Harbor battleships before refit simply didn't have the fire control or horizontal armor to compete with the...