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- Sun May 15, 2005 4:47 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck armor plate
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5494
- Sun May 15, 2005 4:40 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck construction flaws
- Replies: 397
- Views: 291219
Hello all, One flaw was the 10.5 cm battery installed in two different type of mounts (L/31 and L/37), this was corrected on the Tirpitz. Some people will argue about the 3-shaft arrangement, the armor distribution, or weak stern, but I don't think a construction flaw was responsible of the ship's f...
- Tue May 03, 2005 11:34 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Armor schemes: "All or nothing'' vs. ''Incremental"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11967
- Sun May 01, 2005 5:15 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Scharnhorst vs. USS Alaska
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12305
- Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:24 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Tirpitz instead of Scharnhorst in North Cape
- Replies: 65
- Views: 35849
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:37 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Hood vs. Scharnhorst
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15594
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:33 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Ark Royal Wreck
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2601
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:12 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Hood vs. Scharnhorst
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15594
In 1940-41 the Scharnhorst is 1-2 knots faster than Hood, armor is more or less similar in both ships, but in my opinion Hood has the edge because she has bigger guns. I'm not sure if the 11-inch gun has power enough to penetrate to Hood magazines like Bismarck did, but the 15-inch from Hood can do ...
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:54 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Tirpitz instead of Scharnhorst in North Cape
- Replies: 65
- Views: 35849
Tirpitz instead of Scharnhorst in North Cape
What if it was the Tirpitz against the Duke of York + escorts in the North Cape? Considering her superior firepower and heavier armor, how much better than Scharnhorst could Tirpitz have done?
- Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:28 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Ark Royal Wreck
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2601
Ark Royal Wreck
The wreck of the Ark Royal was found in 2002. How well preserved is the wreck? I read somewhere that divers filmed the wreck for a BBC documentary. Have you seen this documentary or photos?
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:35 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Questions about Bismarck's final battle
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6750
Hi, The battle conditions were very different on 27 May than on 24 May. On 27 May, KGV and Rodney were having difficulties to straddle the Bismarck too at first, and it took them some time. The British ships opened up at 0847 hours and only first hit the Bismarck 15 minutes later (at 0902). Before t...
- Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:32 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Effect of Gun Blast on Surface of Sea
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6824
Hello all, It is very dificult to see the effects of the gun blast of ships in the sea surface unless in an aerial view if one is looking from the top, or from the ship bow like this photo = http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/BDX/BDX267/bxp45904.jpg More, in almost all Bismarck photos the gun blast in t...
- Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:17 pm
- Forum: Warship Photos
- Topic: Photo Quiz #3
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12997
- Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:08 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Preservation of historic ships
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7192
I think the preservation of historic ships has to do a lot with means and money. No matter how much a ship is loved by his actions if there is no money to maintain it as a museum it will be eventually scrapped. Money is sometimes raised by ship associations, donations, or support of governments. The...
- Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:42 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Rolling effects
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4236
Rolling effects
I found this impressive photo of USS Langley. I wonder what are the effects of heavy rolling on a ship and crew too. Can a ship that size capsize due to heavy rolling? http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g300000/g305484.jpg USS Langley (CVL-27) rolling sharply as she rides out a Pacific storm....