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- Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:11 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2438
Re: Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection
I didn't say anything about compressibility, I was referring to pressure. Water can be held under pressure. Compare a leak at three feet below the surface of the sea to one a thousand feet under. I've managed to find through further reading that bag charges in Chieftain were contained in jackets usi...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:13 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2438
Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection
As a UK citizen I have been reading through the former British Public Records Office (now bogusly known as the National Archives) searching for references to the use of pressurised water to quench magazine fires. Apparently RCNC data was used in the 1950s to develop flash-proof storage with venting ...
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:06 pm
- Forum: World War II
- Topic: Villers Bocage: don´t be fooled by the Firefly
- Replies: 221
- Views: 28242
Re: Villers Bocage: don´t be fooled by the Firefly
MIchael Wittmann was killed by the TA
Well done, Joe Ekins.
Well done, Joe Ekins.
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:36 am
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
- Replies: 219
- Views: 219932
Re: World greatest admiral?
and no doubt would have made it his business to have an even more detailed knowledge of the Reggia Marina Forgot to add - Cunningham benefited greatly from his practice of building up a circle of highly competent and trusted staff officers - people like Royer Dick - to keep him regularly briefed. I...
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:35 am
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
- Replies: 219
- Views: 219932
Re: World greatest admiral?
Are you unaware that the North Carolina class was designed with 12 14" guns, and that they were being built that way and that when the Japanese backed out the US reverted to the 16" gun? The latter had etc. etc. No, I am very much aware. In fact, if you read the message above yours, you'l...
- Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:22 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
- Replies: 219
- Views: 219932
Re: World greatest admiral?
I take exception to your statement that the US cheated on the treaty. Just look at our crummy "tin clad"cruisers. Do you really think those would have been built if we had intended to cheat? You can take exception all you like, since you're way off the mark. I was referring to the later L...
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:41 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
- Replies: 219
- Views: 219932
Re: World greatest admiral?
I don't think that Cunningham was hugely surprised by the results from the Taranto raid - he had commanded forces in the Med pre-war and had personal knowledge of the long-standing plans for an attack on the anchorage. He was always an advocate for the FAA, and as a highly experienced sailor would k...
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:03 pm
- Forum: World Navies Today
- Topic: HMS Illustrious
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1963
Re: HMS Illustrious
Personnel quality in the Andrew has gone down the pan - a lot of it has to do with Ganges closing down, and the integration of WRENs into full service. I'm the last person who could be called a reactionary, but a warship isn't any place for women - how are they going to hold together in a South Atla...
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:40 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
- Replies: 219
- Views: 219932
Re: World greatest admiral?
Well...yes, but the very reason the Italians were so timid in the first place was because Cunningham had them on the back foot from the moment he took command. He was an admiral who fully understood how to use airpower and rightly regarded the Med as an enormously important theatre - something peopl...
- Sat May 31, 2008 12:05 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
- Replies: 219
- Views: 219932
Re: World greatest admiral?
I too am surprised as to why Cunningham (ABC) wasn't included. He was a dashingly brave sailor during the First World War, and probably the best "at sea" Admiral of the second...Taranto, Cape Matapan, the Torch landings - all stunning successes. Moreover, his command of the Fleet during th...
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:14 pm
- Forum: Naval History Post-1945
- Topic: May 25 1982
- Replies: 27
- Views: 27661