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Hans, ( Very politely) Those comments are NOT "polemics", they are perfectly logical statements/questions. The whole point of others' arguments is that the available evidence is insufficient/incomplete to support any claim that the map/reconstruction is "consistent - and no one can cl...

. In the Atlantic, the Escort Oiler Force was established in 1943 to ensure that escorts were not restricted in running down contacts, or high speed running. From late 1943 there was at least one, and normally two oilers in each convoy. In addition, Escort Carriers could refuel escorts. The oilers u...

......... We can agree to disagree that a definitive reconstruction is possible: for me Mr. Bonomi map is a good enough reconstruction, that explains what happened and matches all available information, valid if no alternative and better construct can be build. ...... [/color][/i] . That is the sam...

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Re. "history is written by the winners"

In this instance who were/are "the winners" ?

At the Denmark Strait, the Germans were the "winners", overall the British/Allies were the "winners".

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...... I think quite many people (especially officers) had their own camera on board during WWII (my father had one in 1943) even without a formal authorization. ....... [/color][/i] The RN had an official ban on private cameras for almost all the war, AND in addition the importation of photographi...

In the WW2 era, all steam powered (propelled) warships would have produced their electricity from turbo-generators (i.e. steam powered). They would have batteries and diesel powered generators for emergencies. Obviously for diesel powered ships and all submarines then they would diesel electric gene...

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When someone is tried in Italy are they charged under the Ten Commandments, or under the relevant law(s) ?

Until you get that straight you are misleading yourself.

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You keep trying to avoid the King's Regulations and going off on a tangent, deliberately trying to mislead people.

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Alberto Virtuani wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:09 pm
...... the Kings Regulations (art.26 ,1913 version) say :

The 1913 version was NOT the one in force in 1941 [editorial commentary deleted WJJ] .

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Wadinga wrote: "The Articles of warres (as originally spelt) of 1637 are irrelevant to discussion of Kriegsmarine ships in the twentieth century." No, sorry, they are extremely relevant for the British ships, as we are discussing British examples too. They are the military rules in force ...

. The first RN magnetic pistol - Duplex Coil Rod (DCR) - (as used in the first Ark Royal attack on Bismarck) had very poor reliability and was too sensitive. The second version - Compensated Coil Rod (CCR) - part operational in late 1942, fully operational from early 1943 was much more efficient and...

. Exact details are hard to come by, but close to shore (under the intense air patrolling) then they would be given a sort of moving square in which they should travel, they would meet a ML, or similar, near any base/port who would escort them. IF there was a problem (e.g. engine problems) the sub w...

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DON'T FEED THE TROLL

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Alberto,

PLEASE, very politely, please do not try to start another argument here.

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. One has to be careful with speed and range quotes as they depend on the state of the hull (fouling). Trials info TENDED to be with reasonably clean hulls, whereas the RN standard figures usually were quoted with the hull 6 months since cleaning in temperate waters. (The RN also noted the effect of...