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by Dave Saxton
Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:20 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Iowa Class real performance
Replies: 67
Views: 34360

The curves I'm using are for homogenous armour similar to the Krupp curves but supposedly corrected to Class B. It's not much different from the original Krupp curves for homogenous armour though. This was supplied to me on a proprietory basis. I have more faith on the old school Krupp type curves t...
by Dave Saxton
Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:44 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Gun length in calibers
Replies: 3
Views: 3849

Gun length in calibers

We see the use of 16"/L50, 16"/L45, 15"/L42 and so forth.... The Lxx refers to the guns length, but what does it really mean, and are we getting a direct comparison from gun to gun? On guns with interruped screw breach blocks, using bagged charges, the distance is not the overall leng...
by Dave Saxton
Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:49 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Iowa Class real performance
Replies: 67
Views: 34360

You completely missed the point. It wouldn't penetrate at MUZZLE VELOCITY, which is much more energy than Bismarck's 15" at 20k yds. We have no reason to believe Bismarck's shells would perform better. You may want to recant. This shows a lack of understanding of penetration dynamics when it c...
by Dave Saxton
Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:44 am
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Iowa Class real performance
Replies: 67
Views: 34360

The faceplate angle was a plus. It presented a sharp angle to low trajectory high velocity (close range) hits, and only got closer to "normal" impact angle at long ranges where the shells were much less likely to retain enough velocity to penetrate. Tests were apparently (source: Nathan O...
by Dave Saxton
Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:15 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Iowa Class real performance
Replies: 67
Views: 34360

I'd take Yamato over Iowa too. I must disagree with the idea that pre-war or early war Wh was inferior to Class B, However. Who said it was and why? If it was, then why did the Royal Navy replace NCA with essentially the same stuff as Wh post war? Class B is long obsolete, but Chrome/Moly armours si...
by Dave Saxton
Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:54 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Iowa Class real performance
Replies: 67
Views: 34360

Re: Iowa Class real performance

In theory the Iowa Class is the best all around Battleship because of his guns, it´s fire director, it´s armour, etc. If you test it´s specifications (on paper) that´s the result you get: the best BB ever.... We know for a fact that Bismarck gun crew could (and would) hit their enemy quite soon and...
by Dave Saxton
Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:41 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: German shipyard construction efficiency
Replies: 2
Views: 2053

Germany never had the material or the human resources to do even scaled down war time ship building like the USA. There seems to have been some indecision about where to direct those limited resources as well. The war caught the Navy by surprize. After it became clear that the war would continue for...
by Dave Saxton
Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:04 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Allied submarine operations in the Pacific
Replies: 4
Views: 4225

Wow that's a big post!
by Dave Saxton
Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:20 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theory?
Replies: 127
Views: 34579

P40 vs Zeke

"The P40 was no match for a Zero".."the P40 was a match for a Zeke" This depends on the extent that the AAF pilots knew how to handle their P40's vs a Zeke in the heat of combat. The AVG had good success, because Chenalt had schooled his pilots to avoid dog fighting the Zeke. The...
by Dave Saxton
Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:03 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Ship comfort!
Replies: 10
Views: 7700

Hi Steve, You raise a good question as to what degree ordinary seamen got A/C in their living quarters on the new battleships during WWII. However, many if not most of the working spaces below decks were A/C equiped on the newer USN BB's. When BB62 was re-fitting for her Vietnam service, one of the ...
by Dave Saxton
Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:25 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Ship comfort!
Replies: 10
Views: 7700

Battleships designed for mostly Pacific operations usually had more amenities than battleships designed to operate in European waters. Crews of the Highs Seas Fleet lived more or less ashore, and not in the ships unless they sailed. It has already been mentioned the problems Prince Of Wale's crew en...
by Dave Saxton
Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:49 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Best rebuilt battleship?
Replies: 63
Views: 37914

What about the speed?
by Dave Saxton
Thu May 11, 2006 11:08 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck steering gear?
Replies: 13
Views: 7216

The primary system on the Bismarck class was electric. The helm was actually push buttons. It was a drive by wire system. This electronic system was also integrated into the fire control systems. Minor adjustments in target angle and gun laying for bearing were made by adjusting course automatically...
by Dave Saxton
Wed May 03, 2006 5:06 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theory?
Replies: 127
Views: 34579

Allow me to make a few comments. FDR knew the Nazi's could not be allowed to prevail. Ultimately the US would have to throw their weight into it, if Hilter was to be defeated. This fact was made clear by the summer of 1940. This might not sound politically correct, but going to war against Nazi Germ...
by Dave Saxton
Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:49 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theory?
Replies: 127
Views: 34579

Like in the first Gulf War, the issue was to stop an agressive country of taking a less powerful one, a policy with which I agree. The problem was that the US had some overseas territories as well (Philippines for example), which brings to us the question of the moral right to prevent others doing ...