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No. Though 18 inches is big for a shell, it is still a very small aerial object. Assuming that someone with binoculars was standing on the bridge wing looking in exactly the right place at the right time, by the time he could see the shells and track them long enough to predict a trajectory they wou...

In almost every battle, disaster, murder, automobile accident, aircraft crash, etc., there is often a single, crucial link in its chain of events, that represents the point beyond which that event is either enabled, or before which it is prevented from continuing. I can see the point that is being ...

Whether your name is Kimmel or Nagumo or Moncrief or Kirk, your enemy is complacency.

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Earlier US BBs may have used the black powder method. IIRC, USS Arizona kept its black powder charges in a small compartment above the main battery's forward magazine. It is believed that the bomb that hit forward ignited the black powder charges, and this threw flaming debris into an open hatch on ...

The AI in GNB annoyed me a lot, so the damage control was my favorite part of the game. I never have liked the point-based damage system in Harpoon & Command at Sea , but the critical hit rules are servicable. I much preferred the damage system in Warship Commander and its companion, Sea Command...

First post I discovered this board a couple of weeks ago, and I am quite impressed with the depth of knowledge and quality of debate here. One thing that surprises me is that, for all of the discussion of hypothetical match-ups, I haven't found anyone gaming them out. Has anyone here played Command ...