The reason for battlecruisers
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:50 am
Gentlemen,
Although never confirmed - for obvious reasons,but I have heard rumours that it was actually an 8" shell from PE that not only started the blaze on Hood but was the cause of her demise. If there is the remotest possibility of this being true then surely it means that the reasons for building battlecruisers to take on and chase away enemy cruisers was based on a false premise, because if Hood was vulnerable to 8" fire, then both Renown and Repulse would be the same. Admittedly it would take far fewer 15" to finish off a cruiser in a one to one scenario, but if taking on three or more
8" cruisers might well be different showering her with multiple hits - although I would still back the battlecruiser (I think!)
Your expert opinions please.
Although never confirmed - for obvious reasons,but I have heard rumours that it was actually an 8" shell from PE that not only started the blaze on Hood but was the cause of her demise. If there is the remotest possibility of this being true then surely it means that the reasons for building battlecruisers to take on and chase away enemy cruisers was based on a false premise, because if Hood was vulnerable to 8" fire, then both Renown and Repulse would be the same. Admittedly it would take far fewer 15" to finish off a cruiser in a one to one scenario, but if taking on three or more
8" cruisers might well be different showering her with multiple hits - although I would still back the battlecruiser (I think!)
Your expert opinions please.