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Hi everyone,,,WOW this will always get a debate going(the Greatest warship ever).I think if you look at all the different navys,They each have 1 or so ships that are GREAT as far as each country is concerned.BISMARCK is my choice(bias).BUT from an Australian point of view the HMAS AUSTRALIA ww2 will...

hi captain morgan,NOT to be to rude,,,,BUT :cool: there is NO SUB in the world that can do 30+knots SILENTLY,,,,,the US navys ohio class subs are the most silent ever built,and even they have troubles being silent above ABOUT 15 knots,,,,,,BUT on saying that todays nuclear subs are SCARY BASTARDS!!!...

thanks Tiornu,i'll see if i can get my hands on that book.

and thanks lwd,you always throw a good twist in,,,i was thinking of offical japanese kamakazi attacks.

hi Karl,I'm not going to disagree on most of your list,only I would put the Scharnhorst in frount of hood in the most beautiful list,Hood was a good looking lady.but i like the look of the Scharnhorst (with the clipper bow).



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Hi everyone,Bgile your list of successful US ships is a good one, :shock: but i think you missed one.the USS Yorktown,,,,,she fought bravely at the battle of the coral sea(suffering 5 x 500lbs bombs down her flightdeck),her crew managed to not only save her,but got her back to pearl harbour and then...

Hi RF.What i was trying to say was that after Jutland.the germans were unwilling to try the British navys control of the atlantic,they(germans) never again tried fleet or large squadron,operations against the Royal navy.

hi RF .the term pocket battleship was a british term.not a german one I belive the german name for this class of ship was Armoured cruisers,and I think BUT i'm not sure,that the 8000 hp engines in the Graf Spree was the most powerful desiels the germans built.

thanks trionu. it's surprising how many ships that claim to be the first! :shock: . I dont know if I would like to claim MY ship as being the first.(I would prefer not being hit in the first place). do you know were i could find out about german tech that ended up in Japanese hands? I know the japs ...

I would think that the Prinz Eugen would be near impossible(hi Karl :lol: )to raise in one piece.well the cost would be HUGE. LET HER REST ! she earned it on to the subject of the german uboat force,they were both very good and very brave. BUT (again) on both attempts to close the convoy routes acro...

G'day everyone I voted Jutland.but i must admit it was a strange battle result from my point of view the germans won a tactical victory,(less ships at the start of the battle and less losses of both ships and men) but the brits won a stratigic victory.(the high seas fleet never tried to engage the b...

G'day lwd.you are probably right.but if the Germans use both BBs on the hood,I just cant see the hood surviving at all. it is more likely that the british cruisers would attack from the north,and would probably take out the PE first then engage the Bismarck and Tiriptz to draw them off the PoW and g...

hi yes I did quote the worse case(pq118).but that was done by uboats and aircraft.NOW add the twins and light cruisers then things get out of hand in a hurry.with the Royal navy trying to engage Bismarck+tirpitz+2 heavy cruisers in the atlantic.they just didnt have enough heavy inits to cover the ru...

hi again everyone. KARL(or anyone else)i've been looking for max gun ranges for the Bismarck and the Hood and Prince of wales.and from what i can find the Hoods guns only had a max range 34000 yards(by 1339) and the PoW a max range of 36000 yards.but Bismarcks guns had a range of 39000 yards.Is this...

hi again bgile,thanks for your insight on the CVNs ability to stand up to a gun action.could you tell me if the new CVNs have protected the jet fuel bunkers better than the last class. they,(jet fuel bunkers)were one of the weak points of the earlier CVN.(SO THEY SAY)I would have thought the weapons...