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While resistance to the obvious is from those who want their 82" TV and are afraid cleaning up the mess that makes might cost them some money.

The intake lines on the cruisers I served on weren't that much smaller, and the ships were considerably smaller, so the space would fill quickly. Filling the four largest compartments on the ship, below the waterline, would sink 'em, I think. We actually had on intake line spring a leak. We had to w...

Do not disturb war graves.

The last ship I was on, an LHA, had 42" cooling water intake lines to her main engine condensers. Blow those two lines and she goes down. (The main engine spaces were almost the width of the ship and over three stories from bilge to the top.)

Wiki speaketh thusly:

The charge varied from 10 lbs. 12 oz to 18 lbs [4.9-8.2 kg] of powder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paixhans_gun

Actually, I didn't know. Thanks for the more accurate info.

The report's online for those who want to see it. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/l ... -no57.html

Sometimes they break.



http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_15-45_m1935.php

It is around 1936 and I have been appointed as Navy Minister by Freedonia. We are planning to build a battleship or class of battleships. As Freedonia has reasonably good relations with all the World's major naval powers, we are able to use technology from any country. We even have a few engineers ...

No maneuver is perfect, agreed. The effect of crossing the T is to take out the lead ships, the ones with the senior admirals and the ones who had pride of place at the head of the line because of size, power, etc. Also remember that the standard reply was to have the fleet turn one after the other ...

Jutland:

I find the concept of ''crossing the T'' difficult to understand. The ships being engaged from directly ahead by open broadsides are presenting the smallest target profile to the gunnery officers crossing the T. Unless the guns are exactly in line the target is going to be far more difficult to hit...

The Battle of Surigao Strait was the last time battle lines met in this maneuver. I'm not sure how many salvos the OBBs got off.

"America First" was so very effective back in 1941. They represent a whopping 5.5% of the country.

Some people don't like to be challenged in their dearly held beliefs. I find that type entertaining.