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by Cohaagen
Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:11 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection
Replies: 5
Views: 2409

Re: Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection

I didn't say anything about compressibility, I was referring to pressure. Water can be held under pressure. Compare a leak at three feet below the surface of the sea to one a thousand feet under. I've managed to find through further reading that bag charges in Chieftain were contained in jackets usi...
by Cohaagen
Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:13 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection
Replies: 5
Views: 2409

Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection

As a UK citizen I have been reading through the former British Public Records Office (now bogusly known as the National Archives) searching for references to the use of pressurised water to quench magazine fires. Apparently RCNC data was used in the 1950s to develop flash-proof storage with venting ...
by Cohaagen
Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:06 pm
Forum: World War II
Topic: Villers Bocage: don´t be fooled by the Firefly
Replies: 221
Views: 27724

Re: Villers Bocage: don´t be fooled by the Firefly

MIchael Wittmann was killed by the TA :lol:

Well done, Joe Ekins.
by Cohaagen
Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:36 am
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
Replies: 219
Views: 214565

Re: World greatest admiral?

and no doubt would have made it his business to have an even more detailed knowledge of the Reggia Marina Forgot to add - Cunningham benefited greatly from his practice of building up a circle of highly competent and trusted staff officers - people like Royer Dick - to keep him regularly briefed. I...
by Cohaagen
Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:35 am
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
Replies: 219
Views: 214565

Re: World greatest admiral?

Are you unaware that the North Carolina class was designed with 12 14" guns, and that they were being built that way and that when the Japanese backed out the US reverted to the 16" gun? The latter had etc. etc. No, I am very much aware. In fact, if you read the message above yours, you'l...
by Cohaagen
Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:22 pm
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
Replies: 219
Views: 214565

Re: World greatest admiral?

I take exception to your statement that the US cheated on the treaty. Just look at our crummy "tin clad"cruisers. Do you really think those would have been built if we had intended to cheat? You can take exception all you like, since you're way off the mark. I was referring to the later L...
by Cohaagen
Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:41 pm
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
Replies: 219
Views: 214565

Re: World greatest admiral?

I don't think that Cunningham was hugely surprised by the results from the Taranto raid - he had commanded forces in the Med pre-war and had personal knowledge of the long-standing plans for an attack on the anchorage. He was always an advocate for the FAA, and as a highly experienced sailor would k...
by Cohaagen
Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:03 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: HMS Illustrious
Replies: 4
Views: 1948

Re: HMS Illustrious

Personnel quality in the Andrew has gone down the pan - a lot of it has to do with Ganges closing down, and the integration of WRENs into full service. I'm the last person who could be called a reactionary, but a warship isn't any place for women - how are they going to hold together in a South Atla...
by Cohaagen
Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:40 pm
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
Replies: 219
Views: 214565

Re: World greatest admiral?

Well...yes, but the very reason the Italians were so timid in the first place was because Cunningham had them on the back foot from the moment he took command. He was an admiral who fully understood how to use airpower and rightly regarded the Med as an enormously important theatre - something peopl...
by Cohaagen
Sat May 31, 2008 12:05 pm
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
Replies: 219
Views: 214565

Re: World greatest admiral?

I too am surprised as to why Cunningham (ABC) wasn't included. He was a dashingly brave sailor during the First World War, and probably the best "at sea" Admiral of the second...Taranto, Cape Matapan, the Torch landings - all stunning successes. Moreover, his command of the Fleet during th...
by Cohaagen
Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:14 pm
Forum: Naval History Post-1945
Topic: May 25 1982
Replies: 27
Views: 27073

I feel I have to quickly squash this notion of the Atlantic Conveyer being an "escort carrier" *snigger*. The SHARs on A.C. were not flight-ready. They were in storage state covered with heavy tarps and surrounded on all sides by container units to shield them from the elements. A.C. had n...