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by ede144
Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:05 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: construction time
Replies: 6
Views: 1969

Re: construction time

In general, the lay out drawings from Km design department need to be converted into detail drawings and part lists. With this part drawings you need to write work orders and purchase orders. All this will be done at the yard after they got the order. Additionally some decisions like which type of m...
by ede144
Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:48 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: How would you improve the Kriegsmarine
Replies: 151
Views: 45302

Re: How would you improve the Kriegsmarine

Then they would be an earlter design and two years older for the conflict they became involved in. In other words their performance would not be as good. For example by 1944 the Scheers' main 28 cm guns were worn out - and not replaced. I can't see them being replaced in 1942 either. Put the design...
by ede144
Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:14 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: How would you improve the Kriegsmarine
Replies: 151
Views: 45302

Re: How would you improve the Kriegsmarine

Hello I would propose following improvements of the KM, however they are in the earlier years, eg late in the 20s. During this time the first plans of the Panzerschiffe were discussed and several other plans, like building merchant ships which will have some specialities included to allow later an e...
by ede144
Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:18 pm
Forum: Naval Propulsion
Topic: Graf Spee Diesel Engines
Replies: 28
Views: 49858

Re: Graf Spee Diesel Engines

Hi but can anybody help me out with this so called vulcan coupling and the controlling of and wonder if they were hydraulic couplings. It might be that the Vulkan couplings are named after the manufacturing company. Which is located in the Ruhrgebiet and still there. Maybe you can find additional in...
by ede144
Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:26 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: What was wrong with the Baden?
Replies: 20
Views: 7979

Re: What was wrong with the Baden?

That of course was the point I was making. The fact that a ship that took that much damage could make it safely back to harbor speaks well of the survivability of the ship which has further implications as to the quality of the armor scheme if it isn't direct evidence of said quality. The WWI Germa...
by ede144
Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:32 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: What was wrong with the Baden?
Replies: 20
Views: 7979

Re: What was wrong with the Baden?

... The critics are trying to prove that Bismarck was nothing more than an "upgraded Bayern", probably trying to sneak into the argument the idea that Bismarck was in fact a 30 years old design, far behind other contemporaries in terms of battleship design. ... I believe you are correct h...
by ede144
Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:10 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck construction flaws
Replies: 397
Views: 284145

Re: steering with propellers only

Hello Foeth, I agree with you, I think that converging shafts must be better for steering that no convergence at all. It is Müllenheim-Rechberg who wrote that only using her engines with both rudders locked in an amidships position, the Bismarck could be held on course only with great difficulty. T...