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Francis Marliere wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:00 am

My guess is that they would not use the modified torpedoes but the standard ones.

There were a limited number of the Nagasaki-modified torpedoes, IIRC. The ones without the wooden fins were in good supply as they weren't offloaded before the fleet sailed.

"ships not fully manned"? I was assuming that if the fleet was at sea, the ships would not have a significant portion of their crews ashore like they were on Sunday morning of the attack on Pearl Harbor. You know that sailors weren't automatically granted overnight liberty, right? "Cinderella liber...

"ships not fully manned"?

Thanks for your replies, Looking at the weight of some of the US ships, its interesting to note that some of the more heavily armed ships 8x16" and 12 x14" ship were built around the 350000 ton mark long before the Treaty limits were imposed, but the RN apparently could not do so later on. 350,000 ...

Never say never.

Another issue, land based aircraft. Ferried in and used to support the landings?

If both sides used their ships at 100% effectiveness? Without carriers the USN would have been heavy in BBs.

RF wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:20 am

If you take out the US carriers, presumably because they don't exist, then the US carrier construction would be replaced with additional battleship construction, including US battleships with 18 inch calibre guns?

When did we find out the Musashis had "18 inch" guns?

OpanaPointer wrote: ↑

Wed May 27, 2020 10:25 am

history.navy.mil may have the original manuals available. If not inquire with the National Archives.

You may also find archives of BuShips records. Take food and leave a trail of bright pebbles.

history.navy.mil may have the original manuals available. If not inquire with the National Archives.

Have you contacted the company? babcock.com

The shell was machined down to allow the fins to be fitted. Speculation is that this overheated the shells and degraded the hardening.

USN barbettes were routinely armored.

Modern Navy torpedoes clear the launching tube with an air slug. I don't know how far they travel on that impetus.

Byron Angel wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:24 pm

OpanaPointer wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:10 pm

Sounds like a plan. Jack her up and I'll go for parts.

LOL~ Do you think we have enough room under the deck for twin turbos?

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I was thinking of pneumatics, go low-rider on that shit.