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by mcubed
Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:25 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Denmark Strait - Run ?
Replies: 73
Views: 12436

Re: Denmark Strait - Run ?

The finished signal itself would be sent by teleprinter with a 60 word per minute send speed. This would mean basically that a 250 word signal would be sent within 40 or 50 seconds. Insufficient time for a shipboard DF unit to get a fix. DF units on mainland Britain would not get the necessary cros...
by mcubed
Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:49 am
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Armour Penetration
Replies: 81
Views: 20372

Re: Armour Penetration

Lutscha wrote:
There were no joint problems as in Yamato that I know of, so I don't see a problem there but as of now I have not finished my new book about R.

Never mind, I mis-read your post.
by mcubed
Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:52 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: What If Bismarck Had Escaped?
Replies: 51
Views: 13507

Re: What If Bismarck Had Escaped?

St Nazaire raid was 28 March 1942
by mcubed
Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:30 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Kurita and Halsey: enigmatic behaivor?
Replies: 9
Views: 1898

Re: Kurita and Halsey: enigmatic behaivor?

And is an interesting contrast with Spruance, who normally used a CA as his flagship when in fleet command.
by mcubed
Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:50 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Suppose Nishimura had waited at Leyte
Replies: 27
Views: 43154

Re: Suppose Nishimura had waited

Halsey clearly failed to effectively communicate what he was doing; both Kinkaid and Nimitz thought Halsey was taking steps wrt TF34 formation when Halsey was not. Regardless whether US intelligence saw the Japanese carrier force as combat-effective or not (and I don't know what the then current int...
by mcubed
Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:00 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: How important was sinking in final battle?
Replies: 85
Views: 12559

Re: How important was sinking in final battle?

Oh, cursed after-thought that won't go away.... If Tovey had sailed off with Bismarck afloat, then I've seen no convincing argument that Bismarck and it's crew would have avoided the same fate of HMAS Sydney (II) and her crew (ok, no decades-long mystery and there likely would be a few survivors). M...
by mcubed
Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:29 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: How important was sinking in final battle?
Replies: 85
Views: 12559

Re: How important was sinking in final battle?

"German sailors would not give up their ship until ordered to do so" Given their other choice was to drown, I believe most sailors, regardless of nationality, would follow this behavior. "...no ships capable of sinking the ship, the DC teams would have kept her in good enough shape to...