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by dougieo
Sat May 24, 2008 10:14 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: SMS Mackensen v KGV
Replies: 11
Views: 4925

SMS Mackensen v KGV

Hi A lot is often made about the fact that the Bismarck v Hood was new battleship v old battlecruiser. What if the roles were reversed using SMS Mackensen v KGV? I was going to pick SMS Hindenburg as she was the best German battlecruiser completed from WW1, but as Hood was not completed during the w...
by dougieo
Fri May 23, 2008 10:45 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Was Bismarck a mis-hitter?
Replies: 75
Views: 19687

Re: Was Bismarck a mis-hitter?

For years I was puzzled by the end-fight and why Bismarck was silenced so quickly. I finally got knowledge of some serious assumptions/theory but it sounds all very acceptable to me. Yes the Bismarck did hit nothing because of the overwhelming odds and lousy own circumstances. Statistically (and in...
by dougieo
Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:55 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck "He" Tirpitz "She"
Replies: 2
Views: 1355

Bismarck "He" Tirpitz "She"

Hi

Bismarck is generally referred to as being a "He" by most people. Hitlers reason I believe was because he thought the ship was to powerfull to be called a "she".

If Bismarck was a she then why is his sister ship, equally as powerfull referred to as a "she"?

dougie
by dougieo
Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:35 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Bismarck vs. South Dakota @ 1942
Replies: 27
Views: 11083

Re: Bismarck vs. South Dakota @ 1942

how would the Bismarck fair against taking hits from the US super heavy shells, considering what the lightwieght 16in from Rodney managed to do
by dougieo
Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:15 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Bismarck vs. South Dakota @ 1942
Replies: 27
Views: 11083

Re: Bismarck vs. South Dakota @ 1942

fair enough Karl

does the South Dakota have the super heavy 16in APC shells or did they come later?

Bismarck being in the Pacific would make things a bit easier on the RN
by dougieo
Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:02 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Bismarck vs. South Dakota @ 1942
Replies: 27
Views: 11083

Re: Bismarck vs. South Dakota @ 1942

are you assuming that the same daftass american sailer is onboard to cause the exact same problem that the South Dakota suffered at Guadalcanal?

is the US Navy not allowed to learn from there mistakes unlike the Kriegsmarine?
by dougieo
Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:04 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck speed during last battle
Replies: 260
Views: 34139

Re: BS speed - last battle

If she had been going faster (firing her guns or not), and the jammed rudders caused her to swerve erradically (as they did), I see one of two things happening: 1. The British stay long enough to reduce her to the useless hulk of steel that she did become, causing them to either have to go at a cra...
by dougieo
Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck speed during last battle
Replies: 260
Views: 34139

Re: BS speed - last battle

You are theorizing that the failure to hit the enemy will result in a longer fight. And what does this accomplish? The British run out of fuel and become uboat fodder or have to leave before the job is done? Maybe more of Bismarck's crew survive because some of them are picked up by uboats? A briti...
by dougieo
Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:10 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Mers-el-Kebir and Toulon
Replies: 33
Views: 6116

Re: Mers-el-Kebir and Toulon

Basically the French were between a rock and a hard place with agreement with the Germans although I do think they would have scuttled the ships to stop the Germans/Italians getting there hands on them if it really came down to it. Where the Fleet commanders good at negatiations by any interest, or ...
by dougieo
Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:04 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck speed during last battle
Replies: 260
Views: 34139

Re: BS speed - last battle

You are theorizing that the failure to hit the enemy will result in a longer fight. And what does this accomplish? Hes trying to say that if the Bismarck steamed as fast as she could, eratic course and all she would have survived longer than she did steaming a steady course at 7 knots as she would ...
by dougieo
Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:29 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck speed during last battle
Replies: 260
Views: 34139

Re: BS speed - last battle

:think: Hmmm... Good point, although I think it would have been better to be moving around partially blind rather than being able to see and having a quarter of the time to destroy the enemy before they start holing you up :think: But yes, Lutjens was probably thinking about the gunnery aim (athoug...
by dougieo
Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:45 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck speed during last battle
Replies: 260
Views: 34139

Re: BS speed - last battle

maybe he was thinking about the adversve effect it would have on Bismarcks gunnery
by dougieo
Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:33 pm
Forum: Warship Photos
Topic: Photos of ships sinking
Replies: 59
Views: 91748

Re: Roma sinking

Ciao Paul and all, very god selection Paul, I knew that sooner or later somebody was going to publish those photos :wink: . From the pics everybody can easily notice one thing : after the German bomb penetrated the deck behind B turret, exploding into the main charge magazines ( photo 1 and 2 ) , t...
by dougieo
Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:49 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Mers-el-Kebir and Toulon
Replies: 33
Views: 6116

probably looking at the White Cliffs of Dover!! anyway, as Karl has pointed out the UK was on the back foot and fighting for survival, like a boxer on the ropes. they also had to think about the following 1 Could the Germans be trusted not to sieze the fleet giving there form on treaty keeping. 2 It...
by dougieo
Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:29 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck and her contemporaries
Replies: 1296
Views: 215586

POW gets a lucky shot "Brits need it" and takes out Bismarcks Fire Control. Bismarcks gunnery falls off a bit under local control and both ships take damage. Wake Walker orders Leach to disengage as before. Having received more damage I think that Lutjens decides to do a 180 and blast past...