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- Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:10 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: How would you fix the Alaska class?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1729
Re: How would you fix the Alaska class?
Sounds like a plan. Jack her up and I'll go for parts.
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:47 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: How would you fix the Alaska class?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1729
Re: How would you fix the Alaska class?
Twin 16" turrets instead of the triple 12" turrets. Then stack on the AAA for carrier escort duties.
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:21 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Secret U boat bases
- Replies: 4
- Views: 527
Re: Secret U boat bases
Do a search over at forum.axishistory.com. And try to forgive us for the HyFy Channel stupidities.
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:38 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Logistics Question Tanker Refueling
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4616
Re: Logistics Question Tanker Refueling
Another breadcrumb: Merchant Marine Act of 1936. The attic makes me sneeze. :( Hope the dusty attic did not cause lung disease. Its looks at this point the answer is a qualified yes. Still, examples of common tankers refueling ships in ports or sheltered water would be useful for the question. Wond...
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 4:26 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Creating Flag Commands
- Replies: 2
- Views: 843
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:07 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Us as others see us
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1471
Re: Us as others see us
I'm good with the level of discourse that occurs here. But I've only been doing WW2 since 1965. Some of the old hand can make the point better.
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: The USN vs. the Royal Navy
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5780
Re: The USN vs. the Royal Navy
You can have more than one plan.
- Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: The USN vs. the Royal Navy
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5780
Re: The USN vs. the Royal Navy
Oh, Plan Red would have taken you all down!!!! :lol: For those not familiar, Plan Red was a War College exercise examining a theoretical war with Canada. Why Canada? Because there is a quite interesting border there. Very long, with all kinds of terrain. Waterways, lakes, plains, mountains, no deser...
- Sat Nov 30, 2019 12:46 am
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: The USN vs. the Royal Navy
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5780
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: WWII armor vs modern weapons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1285
Re: WWII armor vs modern weapons
Ship killers these days are all that into armor penetration, are they?
If I wanted to mess with a KGV I'd pepper the superstructure with Hellfire missiles.
If I wanted to mess with a KGV I'd pepper the superstructure with Hellfire missiles.
- Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:17 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: Fuze delay in aerial antiship bombs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 852
- Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:51 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Questions on how British submarines returned to base safely
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1190
Re: Questions on how British submarines returned to base safely
Time to mine archives.org, I think.
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:19 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Questions on how British submarines returned to base safely
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1190
- Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:58 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: The USN vs. the Royal Navy
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5780
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:51 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: It's up to you
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1007
Re: It's up to you
"General Discussions" is often a loose cannon in many forums. I wouldn't miss it.