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- Sun May 26, 2024 9:58 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck's TDS so abysmal?
- Replies: 71
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Re: Bismarck's TDS so abysmal?
Why? It seems the Germans were very confident in their design. To have no armored slope behind the main belt could be considered as design flaw as well, if we follow your reasoning. Anyway, the design flaw we’re talking about is the small distance between the double bottom and the wing passage bulkh...
- Sun May 26, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck's TDS so abysmal?
- Replies: 71
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Re: Bismarck's TDS so abysmal?
Thank you. I'm not sure if this is exactly the document that Bill mentioned. However, "Einführung in das Unterwassersprengwesen" again demonstrates a complete lack of awareness of any potential design flaw.
- Fri May 24, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck's TDS so abysmal?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 20229
Re: Bismarck's TDS so abysmal?
@Thorsten Wahl
Einführung in das Unterwassersprengwesen?
Einführung in das Unterwassersprengwesen?
- Mon May 20, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck's TDS so abysmal?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 20229
Re: Bismarck's TDS so abysmal?
I think the assessment that it is a design flaw is more of an unmet expectation on our part. Interestingly, Marine Chief Construction Director Burkhardt evaluated the TDS (torpedo defence system) in the American manner, with several consecutive bulkheads, concluding that it doesn't provide real adde...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: Differences between 10,5-cm (4.1") Krupp Naval guns S.K. L/40 and L/45?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 227386
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:45 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: C35 vs c38 flakverling on Bismarck, Scharnhorst and Tirpitz
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2226
Re: C35 vs c38 flakverling on Bismarck, Scharnhorst and Tirpitz
The three-axially stabilized mount does not appear to have been readily available. The request for this weapon was also made not until early January 1941. Thereupon the installation of two-axially mounts was ordered initially. However, it was intended to be exchanged for three-axial mounts in the au...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Tirpitz’s stem
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3266
Re: Tirpitz’s stem
Yes, 253.6 m is definitely wrong. I think it's possibly typo.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Tirpitz’s stem
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3266
Re: Tirpitz’s stem
…her overall length after modification was 250.5 meters (vs 250.6 meters for Tirpitz). These values are not directly comparable. Bismarck‘s length is a „virtual“ value for shipbuilding purposes. Tirpitz‘ length is a real value including hull features, which are not taken into account for Bismarck. ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:46 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck's armor against long range hits
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13627
Re: Bismarck's armor against long range hits
Genau, und mein Anteil an den Kosten der 3 Sammelbestellungen war insgesamt 71,82€.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck's armor against long range hits
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13627
Re: Bismarck's armor against long range hits
you may take a recent post of mine at the navweaps forum: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/warships1discussionboards/rank-the-battleships-t50024-s640.html#p1102205 SUPP 22/68 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B12aaMD-x_k_V0xSTlphdXgtak0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-f7VYw107wyKGcNWCoxs7Ug SUPP 2...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The USA Presidential election 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5433
Re: The USA Presidential election 2024
@northcape Ah, danke. Bei einer Einordnung von Springer tue ich mir persönlich immer etwas schwer. Deswegen war ich etwas erstaunt, dass ausgerechnet Springer als Beispiel aufgeführt wird. The correct sentence would be "The polling showed that the majority of the voters see the actions of the E...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The USA Presidential election 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5433
Re: The USA Presidential election 2024
Hi Byron, " Keep in mind that our entire western media serve as homonculi of the US/EU/NATO cabal. " Frankly, I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment. For example, those are the official "values" of Axel-Springer-Verlag, one of the largest news publishing cooperations in Eur...
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:36 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Group North and Group West
- Replies: 12
- Views: 56030
Re: Group North and Group West
AFAIK 12 a.m. is midnight and 12 p.m. is noon. To make it simple it should read 12:00 h or noon
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Group North and Group West
- Replies: 12
- Views: 56030
Re: Group North and Group West
The official border between Group North and West for Rheinübung was the line from the southern tip of Greenland to the northern tip of the Hebrides. If this line was crossed, a message should be made to the groups, which triggered the transfer of command. Based on the intercepted shadowings reports,...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:06 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck and European battleships vs.US battleships - hull shape and seakeeping qualities.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 118437
Re: Bismarck and European battleships vs.US battleships - hull shape and seakeeping qualities.
... The designers would have known the planned height above sea surface and evidently considered it adequate and therefore built a housing for a rangefinder, and in any case it is clear the Dora turret was at much the same height and did ship a rangefinder. However the spray factor is IMHO unchalle...