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by pasoleati
Sun Jan 24, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski
Replies: 28
Views: 10110

Re: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski

Kev D, I have actually had Draminski's AotS Bismarck and I was so disappointed that I quickly sold it. So I am not "parroting", I am simply basin my doubts about Draminski's work on his previous work. His Bismarck book lacks the key features of what an "anatomy" should be.
by pasoleati
Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski
Replies: 28
Views: 10110

Re: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski

Steve Smith posted the following on Steelnavy Board on July 24 in a thread discussing the forthcoming AotS Scharnhorst by the same Draminski:"Your view of them is better than mine but you express the problem. AOTS has become a 3D rendering series. 3D renderings are great for illustrating concep...
by pasoleati
Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:51 am
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski
Replies: 28
Views: 10110

Re: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski

I have to disagree in part at least. As far as I know, Draminski's primary forté is 3D computer graphics, not "traditional" manual draughtmanships. And that background probably explains his emphasis on external features.
by pasoleati
Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski
Replies: 28
Views: 10110

Re: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski

Kev: Go to US Amazon for Daryl Carpenter's review and read the comments too as the latter incorporates some SN critique. I would say that criticism is quite severe. No, I don't know Draminski personally . Referring to him as Draminski is very much standard practice in Finnish as adding "Mr.&quo...
by pasoleati
Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:19 am
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski
Replies: 28
Views: 10110

Re: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski

Kev D, I don't know if you have read the negative comments on the Steel Navy board, but to me those comments were very legitimate. The series is called Anatomy of the Ship. Consider a book titled Anatomy of Human Body. Would you expect the book to cover e.g. heart, brain, lungs? Or would you be happ...
by pasoleati
Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:31 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski
Replies: 28
Views: 10110

Re: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski

Wasn't the newer AotS Bismarck discussed here already? I would really like to hear Draminski's own input as to how the Iowa book is such a failure. To me the very basic idea of the AotS-series is the concentrate on the innards of the ship, not on the exterior as apparently is Draminski's prime inter...
by pasoleati
Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski
Replies: 28
Views: 10110

Anatomy of the Ship Iowa/Stefan Draminski

This new book received pretty bad reviews on Steelnavy board. Seems that the book is not really an "anatomy" at all, having very liite on internal details and more a colour exterior renderings book. Since apparently Draminski is a member here, I would really like to know why he has produce...
by pasoleati
Thu Aug 08, 2019 4:25 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: 3-shaft propulsion
Replies: 128
Views: 102771

Re: 3-shaft propulsion

As an alternative, perhaps a document was purchased from a private collection. Does that then obligate the purchaser to thereafter provide free copies to everyone who might want one? Bill Jurens How did the assumed private collector acquire the document? Again, as far as I know, any 3rd Reich offic...
by pasoleati
Thu Aug 08, 2019 4:18 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: 3-shaft propulsion
Replies: 128
Views: 102771

Re: 3-shaft propulsion

Dear pasoleati, Wow ..... a great deal of fire and passion on your part. I'm just wondering why you are directing such ire toward Bill Jurens. Bill did not write the rules of the academic research game; all he has done is describe how they currently work. Without academic credentials connecting you...
by pasoleati
Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:20 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: 3-shaft propulsion
Replies: 128
Views: 102771

Re: 3-shaft propulsion

Mr. Jurens's response flies against everything that solod historiography is. For example, the very basic foundation of the reference noting system in serious academic works is that every source must be open to checking by anyone so willing. I don't think any doctoral thesis could pass the bar if the...
by pasoleati
Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:39 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: 3-shaft propulsion
Replies: 128
Views: 102771

Re: 3-shaft propulsion

No need to compute Bismarck hull resistance from scratch. The towing tank test results have survived. I'm not at liberty to post them, though, and I'm not entirely sure it would be productive to do so. Bill Jurens A bit strange statement for how could someone have any legal reason to prevent anyone...
by pasoleati
Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:14 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: 3-shaft propulsion
Replies: 128
Views: 102771

Re: Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History

Aa far as I know, the USN was the only one to adopt double-reduction gearing in their steam plants in large scale by WW2.
by pasoleati
Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:10 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: 3-shaft propulsion
Replies: 128
Views: 102771

Re: Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History

Folks, the Richelieu's machinery gave 155,000 shp on 4 shafts and the machinery weighed 2875 tons (=53 shp/ton). Steam conditions were 27 kg/cm2 and 350 deg C.
by pasoleati
Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:39 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: 3-shaft propulsion
Replies: 128
Views: 102771

Re: Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History

As far as I remember what Whitley says, even Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had slight differences in their machinery.
by pasoleati
Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:13 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: 3-shaft propulsion
Replies: 128
Views: 102771

3-shaft propulsion 2

No, as I don't have the books with me now. I do recall it being mentioned at least in Whitley that German marine steam plants were relatively inefficient.