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by ontheslipway
Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:03 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: YAMATO
Replies: 11
Views: 4398

She won't even make it to the Atlantic with her range...
by ontheslipway
Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:12 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theory?
Replies: 127
Views: 34574

I agree with both of them. An hour early warning would have put a lot of fighters in the air. From a documentary I understand that is not the case. The fueling and preparing would not put that many into the air. Also, Japanese naval aviaters were quite good pilots. Perhaps a few more US kills, but ...
by ontheslipway
Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:51 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theory?
Replies: 127
Views: 34574

Hmm, it took much more time to arm and fuel enough planes to offer any resistance. Also, I doubt that the few ships that COULD have escaped to open sea would be as easy to refloat as the ones on the bottom of the harbor. I suppose casualties would be much worse if some ships would have put out to sea.
by ontheslipway
Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:08 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Battleship´s displacement
Replies: 18
Views: 8392

And what direction your sailing in too... GRT is a complicated and bureaucratic term, negatively affected safety. To reduce the GRT measurement, freeboard is often dangerously low leading to unfortunate stability issues.
by ontheslipway
Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:01 pm
Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
Topic: Prinz Eugen 1:350?
Replies: 5
Views: 3533

I haven't had the opportunity to inspect the kit in person, but from the pics it looks like it's quite good. Certainly etter than their early Bis and Yamato kits. The recessed decklines are a good start and they added a lot of styrene hatches. The 15" turrets are a bit ugly, but I have first ha...
by ontheslipway
Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:54 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Battleship´s displacement
Replies: 18
Views: 8392

Well, you could be right depending on your definition for ton. Normally a weight, but it can be a volume tonnage as well! (tunnage).
by ontheslipway
Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:38 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Battleship´s displacement
Replies: 18
Views: 8392

for a 50000 t ship the difference between the east Baltic and the Atlanic could be as much as 1000 t of displacement. Right? Wrong, displacement is the same :lol: but the volume differs. Note that the light displacement is a definition. It may or may not include fuel, foeul in the pipes, food, ammo...
by ontheslipway
Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:12 am
Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
Topic: Prinz Eugen 1:350?
Replies: 5
Views: 3533

Well, they're supposed to be on a striaght line and they're not, meaning the build quality is low.
by ontheslipway
Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:39 pm
Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
Topic: White Ensign Model’s (WEM) photo etched sets.
Replies: 39
Views: 23518

Oops, I seem to have misread... Needles might work, but careful drilling as well.
by ontheslipway
Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:10 am
Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
Topic: White Ensign Model’s (WEM) photo etched sets.
Replies: 39
Views: 23518

Just wondering, where did you order the barrels?
by ontheslipway
Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:14 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Battleship Top Ten
Replies: 626
Views: 128777

You just end up adapting the formula until it gives you a result you more or less accepted, so you're just as well off without it. With only 10 ships, you can put them in any order you want.
by ontheslipway
Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:06 pm
Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
Topic: Prinz Eugen 1:350?
Replies: 5
Views: 3533

There's a model in 1.350 by Iron Shipwright and I thinks it looks awful. Just look at the portholes, all over the place. But, a good introduction to resin modeling.

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by ontheslipway
Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:13 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Battleship Top Ten
Replies: 626
Views: 128777

Perhaps Rodney & Nelson are best reclassified as fast monitors :cool: But, I rather like the French BB's. You can see how much History has influenced people to these endless debates. Richlieu is rarely mentioned. About the equation: guns x shell weight x muzzle velocity x ship speed Sooo, where'...
by ontheslipway
Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:55 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Battleship Top Ten
Replies: 626
Views: 128777

Hmmm, I always thought the Richelieu were an excellent match for the Bismarcks. I think the double 15"quad layout offers many advantanges (and disadvantages). Armouring certainly looks more solid that Bismarck.
by ontheslipway
Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:14 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Nuclear powered Battleship?
Replies: 187
Views: 111696

If you thought about an engagement like the one at Denmarck Straits with ships at high speed, manouvering, bad weather and eight 15" shells being fired broadside the chances the CIWS to get them (and if it get SOME of them, doing some harm to them) are dramatically less. Note that a weapon wit...