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- Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:46 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Yamato vs. Spruance´s Battleships
- Replies: 93
- Views: 33808
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:43 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Yamato vs. Spruance´s Battleships
- Replies: 93
- Views: 33808
They may be useful at 40,000 yards but in a BB vs BB engagement optics aren't going to give you a good fire control solution beyond ~30,000 yards. It simply becomes too dificult to distinguish where the splashes are in relationship to the target......... That doesn't speak well of the quality or th...
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:51 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: WW2 German surface fleet vs. WW1 British surface fleet
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4415
I take it this is considering a non upgraded Grand Fleet. Given the German advantages in speed, fire control, range, and armament I'd see them winning in a series of engagmenets unless some of the British DDs were able to score with torpedos or they managed to lure the Germans into a close range due...
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:39 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Yamato vs. Spruance´s Battleships
- Replies: 93
- Views: 33808
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:05 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Yamato vs. Spruance´s Battleships
- Replies: 93
- Views: 33808
...It's not correct that optics were only usefull at less than 30k yards. Optics could be useful to 40k. They may be useful at 40,000 yards but in a BB vs BB engagement optics aren't going to give you a good fire control solution beyond ~30,000 yards. It simply becomes too dificult to distinguish w...
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:56 pm
- Forum: Military History and Technology
- Topic: World´s bloodiest battle ever?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 64154
You have to be very careful using numbers from the Roman historians. They continued some of the Greek traditions of exagerating the numbers particularly of their opponents. This might well depend on what you call a battle. For instance some of the actions invovling the Mongols were pretty bloody. If...
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:50 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: USS Arizona vs. Bizmark
- Replies: 129
- Views: 38943
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:49 pm
- Forum: Books and Reference
- Topic: Battle of Midway new book
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2685
I've read it. I consider it excelent. A strong emphasis on telling it from the Japanese side. First couple chapter delve into the politics, history, and doctrine of the Japanese navy. Most of what happens is described from the Japanese point of view. They've used Japanese sources a lot which few US ...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:40 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Battle of The River Plate: Round 2
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14103
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:16 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: USS Arizona vs. Bizmark
- Replies: 129
- Views: 38943
From what I recall POW got much of her main armament back on line fairly quickly. Indeed she reengaged Bismark and I believe got at least one stradle. I'm less sure on this but I believe she was ordered to disengage by the Admiralty at that point. I believe in the end POW did more damage to Bismark ...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:38 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Nelson, Rodney, King George V and Prince of Wales against...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9178
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:24 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Yamato vs. Spruance´s Battleships
- Replies: 93
- Views: 33808
Resuretcting a fairly old thread but... My impression was that for fireing over 30,000 yards something other than ship based optical fire control was called for. I believe the prewar planning of the Japanese was to use arial observation at those ranges. Is this correct? In this scenario Yamato can't...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:54 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Real armour penetration
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9768
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:27 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Graf Spee vs. Cumberland
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8231
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:50 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Battleship Top Ten
- Replies: 626
- Views: 131305
Re: Dear RF,
... But if we discuss WWII's battleships only, then i ask myselfe how you can decide it? We have not so many battleship combats in this history. There is no combat between Iowa and Yamato :-) There is only Bismarck which sunks Hood and made 4 hits on PoW and recieved 3 hits by PoW. ... There are fe...