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Well, long range torpedoes use mid course guidance thru a cable, receiving target data from the parent platform, the torpedo onboard sensors have not the space for the sensitivity needed for a 50 km detection. I must say that I am in a mistake with this, the wonder-propellants were not available unt...

Yes, but not every navy had a CV, so you can say that there was a need for the the torpedo yet.

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I have ever wander about this. Why the surface torpedo disappeared? Nowadays it is clear that missiles are faster, but back in the 60s there were almost no anti ship missiles aboard, while the torpedo had already evolved to the guided monopropellant powered device that gave them about 50 km range wi...

Hi. In Bower´s AOTS it can be seen that the forward turrets had an under deck structure, just like main guns´ ones, with a lower shell and powder room. The four after ones do not have this. Were the loading arrangements different between both?

Hi guys. I want to clarify this. How many hoist there were in each turret? What was the motive power of each? And which its function?

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Hi, any photo of this?

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Thanks Bill for your answer. Couple more things I really do not like: -guns calibers en mm, I understand this for the Germans, but do not for the British, for the sake of historical accuracy the originals caliber designations should have been used, ie inches for the RN -the same with the distances, ...

Hi guys. I am in the process of reading it. I am a little disappointed. At least chapter 2 (I am thru chapter 3) needs badly proofreading and editing. Some parts of the technical descriptions found in this chapter are extremely confusing, for example the description of the diverse main armament´s ho...

Thanks Byron, I was thinking just that, the memories of a sailor must contain some mention, will look for that book.

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Hi Hans, seems to be one of those things that go on and nobody knows where it came from!

Look at this, from the recent Bismarck book.

I think I have some in a series of articles or WI, what data are you looking for?

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Good post Hans. Is there any article on the web about all these materials?

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Look at this:

http://www.navweaps.com/index_lundgren/ ... lArmor.php

Quiet difficult to put all in words!

Most detailed description I have is from Whitley´s Battleship of WWII: -forecastle deck 1", 1.25" around uptakes -upper deck 1" + 1" + 3/4" -lower deck 2" (don´t distinguish over machinery or over magazines), 3 x 1" on the slopes As modified: -forecastle deck 1" + 1" (so added 1") -upper deck as bui...