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- Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:15 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: USS South Dakota at Guadalcanal
- Replies: 90
- Views: 16420
Re: USS South Dakota at Guadalcanal
For how much of the engagement was Kirishima illuminated by searchlights? Was this during the time Washington was firing main battery at her? To what extent did searchlights & star-shells provide illumination that was (for practical purposes of optical ranging & tracking) comparable to dayli...
- Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:26 am
- Forum: Military History and Technology
- Topic: What is a depression rangefinder, who used it, and where?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12520
Re: What is a depression rangefinder, who used it, and where
It was a device used by coastal artillery as a back-up method of range finding. The primary [pre-radar] method used "base end stations" to get a cross-fix on the target. Here is a training film showing how that worked. The BES method relied on at least two stations having visual on the tar...
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:55 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Germans in WWII having Iowa class battleships
- Replies: 76
- Views: 24276
Re: Germans in WWII having Iowa class battleships
Interesting thread. I think that, in the face of such a threat the US would not only deploy it's own Iowas to the Atlantic, but also several new-construction CVs and CVLs. This would probably have delayed US operations in the Pacific. The German BBs would have been brought-down, but not before serio...
- Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:12 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Hood's sinking: the timing of that fatal hit
- Replies: 250
- Views: 57138
Re: Hood's sinking: the timing of that fatal hit
Antonio, you keep using the terms "precise" and "exact" when referring to the records. With all due respect, that sort of precision does not exist in the real world of manual log-keeping. Real historians and professional investigators understand this. If you build your arguments ...
- Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:00 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Hood's sinking: the timing of that fatal hit
- Replies: 250
- Views: 57138
Re: Hood's sinking: the timing of that fatal hit
Excellent reconstruction. One thing to keep in mind when studying the logs is the human element. Specifically, some junior seaman is writing it all down. He's a young lad, possibly still in his teens, probably in his first battle. There's noise and flashes and reports coming in, but his head is down...
- Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:21 am
- Forum: Books and Reference
- Topic: Tom Clancy has died
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8703
Tom Clancy has died
Washington Post obituary
I particularly enjoyed his early works.
Thank you, sir, and may you rest in peace.
I particularly enjoyed his early works.
Thank you, sir, and may you rest in peace.
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:34 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: zone of silence
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8939
Re: zone of silence
Submerged submarines can't communicate by radio, except for receiving VLF/ELF transmissions. As for ships on the surface, long-range radio propagation is due to the signal bouncing off of the ionosphere. :think: Is there a place (perhaps near the magnetic poles) where the ionosphere either is not th...
- Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:49 am
- Forum: Naval History Post-1945
- Topic: RIP Admiral Sir John Woodward
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9002
RIP Admiral Sir John Woodward
The man who lead the British task force in the South Atlantic War has died.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23575534
Godspeed, sir.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23575534
Godspeed, sir.
- Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:26 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Beauty & the Beast
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18281
Re: Beauty & the Beast
Ersatz Yorck wrote:paul.mercer wrote: I have trouble imagining any other battleship sinking from just two bomb hits.
- Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:56 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: No rudder torpedo hit
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2646
Re: No rudder torpedo hit
With out the historical hit to the stern, the way it happened, and when it happened-the Bismarck makes port. I think we sometimes forget how much luck played a part. Very good luck for the British, and very bad luck for the Germans. Such a torpedo hit was pure luck in my opinion. How many times in ...
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:17 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Refitted Richelieu versus Tirpitz , 1943
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5570
Re: Refitted Richelieu versus Tirpitz , 1943
Well, make up your mind: Is it a calm, beautiful day, or is it the North Atlantic?alecsandros wrote:On a calm , beautifull day, somewhere in the North Atlantic, who would win ?
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- Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:20 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Refitted Richelieu versus Tirpitz , 1943
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5570
Re: Refitted Richelieu versus Tirpitz , 1943
On most of these 1-on-1 duel "who would win?" questions, my answer is the same: The ship that knocks-out a main-battery turret on its enemy first will most likely win. The imbalance in shells-fired (and therefore potential hits - and therefore potential further main-battery critical hits) ...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:01 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: should have the prinz eugen stayed with the bismarck ?
- Replies: 201
- Views: 25235
Re: should have the prinz eugen stayed with the bismarck ?
Thank you again for your detailed analysis and considered response.
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:58 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: should have the prinz eugen stayed with the bismarck ?
- Replies: 201
- Views: 25235
Re: should have the prinz eugen stayed with the bismarck ?
Thank you for the considered reply, Vic. I guess what I'm asking is, if Bismarck was physically capable of heading east towards France and air cover, why did it not do so at best speed? She did not have enough fuel on board to reach Brest at 28kts... My question was in response to Vic's statement t...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:09 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: should have the prinz eugen stayed with the bismarck ?
- Replies: 201
- Views: 25235
Re: should have the prinz eugen stayed with the bismarck ?
Thank you for the considered reply, Vic.
I guess what I'm asking is, if Bismarck was physically capable of heading east towards France and air cover, why did it not do so at best speed?
I guess what I'm asking is, if Bismarck was physically capable of heading east towards France and air cover, why did it not do so at best speed?