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Here's a 3D model of Bismarck: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bismarck-8242957863514a67ac484aea5589506b The position of Anton turret to the twin stanchions (bollards) on the starboard side abreast Anton are key to interpreting the turret's training. We can see from the 3D model that the 38cm barrel...

It appears in the photo under discussion that, while Bismarck is engaging a target off her port bow with three of her main battery turrets, turret Anton remains trained fore and aft. Is it perhaps possible that turret Anton was being held silent to avoid shock of gunfire from stressing her forward ...

gents, sorry of the question has already been discussed, but I wonder about the ability of WWII armor to protect a ship from the impact of an antiship missile. What would happen if an old style cruiser, such as ARA General Belgrano (former USS Phoenix, BROOKLYN class) is hit by an Exocet ? Best reg...

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Hi guys. I am looking for delay times. Contrary to artillery shells, which activated on impact and had a delay of about 10 milliseconds to the explosion, aerial bombs seemed to have a very long 8-15 seconds delay, don´t even know if the delay is post impact or post launching. Does anyone have info ...

In the course of leafing through my hoary old 1972 copy of "ENSIGN 1 - King George the Fifth Class Battleships" by Alan Raven, I ran across an odd comment that I do not recall having been discussed. If I'm wrong, please update me. If not, here is the passage from "page 4" (book is actually not pagi...

Go here - https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Denmark-Strait-Critical-Bismarcks-ebook/dp/B00AA0BVE4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Received a decent and detailed review in the latest Mariner's Mirror (review is worth reading if you are a subscriber - much better than most Amazon "reviews"). Byron Th...

I am NOT trying to start a flame war here gents. In combat vs. each other, both sides gained plenty of laurels. Both sides were the best (ship v. ship) that the other ever faced. Why did the USN do so much better vs. the RN than anyone else? You would think that the French (with their money, histor...

That's an interesting question. In practical terms, I don't think that fuel oil quality would have affected trial results at all, or at least not in any meaningful fashion, as -- provided one is willing to equate 'quality' with 'efficiency' -- all that would happen would be that poorer quality fuel...

I wonder if anyone can present more information regarding the fuel oil quality used during Bismarck's trials?

Just for the record, where is this data from? Regards The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945: The Official Records : Major Surface Warships by DK Brown. Hello Duncan did DK Brown mentioned the heating value/ density of the used fuel oil for instance the german fuel oil used to c...

What book is this from? Regards British Battleships of World War two , by Raven and Roberts. - - - Hi Thorsten, [ 1 ] Were any displacement data provided in connection with the above-mentioned Howe endurance figures? [ 2 ] If one already possessed Friedman's book on British BBs and Burt's updated b...

marcelo_malara wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:47 pm

Thorsten Wahl wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:46 am

Howe_endurance1.jpg

What book is this from?

Regards

British Battleships of World War two, by Raven and Roberts.

marcelo_malara wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:46 pm

dunmunro wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:12 pm

KGV recorded .715 lb/shp during trials and 111700shp = 35.65 tons/hr.

Just for the record, where is this data from?

Regards

The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945: The Official Records : Major Surface Warships by DK Brown.