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A quote from the analysis of the Bismarck wreck,

Relatively few shells appear to have struck the 320mm thick main belt, and almost none of these penetrated.

http://www.sname.org/committees/design/ ... arck_1.pdf

JtD, According to steering tests in 1931, at 190 rpms Hood would heel 9* with the helm put over to 35* port for 14 seconds. The rpms correspond to a speed of 29 knots. As 14 seconds was insufficient to cause much angular movement, the heel was due to rudder action alone. Holding the helm over for l...

Ok why do you call it semi-professional? Because I don't think it fully professional as in someone gets paid for the job and it is better than fully amateur. What's wrong with the ship selection. They seam to have chosen all the WWII battleship class that became operational in WWII with the excepti...

I'm not talking penetration tables, I meant the armour layout of Hood vs. 38cm at Denmark Strait, 5 mins after opening fire. Conditions of the ship, firing range, etc. Somewhat different to that what Bill Jurens did, partially because we now know more about the condition Hood was in when hit than he...

The movement of the S&G away from Brest was not a withdrawal, but a redeployment to a different front. They were both intended to go up North to stop Arctic convoys, which at that time provided the Soviet Union with crucial equipment. In the North, they were thought to achieve more while being a...

I actually intended to, but I don't have the time. If I did it now, I end up with something even worse than the comparison there. And I hate critics that can't come up with something good.

Still owe you guys something on 38cm projectile vs. Hood nominal armor...

If you want to try and make that case I suggest you look at: http://www.combinedfleet.com/baddest.htm You may disagree with the factors being considered, their values, and/or their weights but it's a good logical process and provides a good framework. It's also pretty clear how they came up with th...

Personal attacks are not allowed here.

Thanks, nice ones.

But in trials in the Baltic it was found to be at least difficult to steer with the engines alone. It certainly worked better than with a rudder angled hard port, but it was far from perfect.

Isn't the internet great.

I've always wondered if there were any differences between Yamato and Musashi as completed. Does anyone know?

And Pagoda masts aren't ugly, they are beautiful.

I consider the Guadalcanal night clashes great naval battles, in particular the cruiser action sometime early on. There have also been several major naval clashes in the Mediterranean Sea from around 700 a.d. on that frequently decided the future of Europe. Lepanto is just the last of these. IIrc, t...

But Bismarck didn't press the attack against PoW after Hood was sunk. So it doesn't take more than the raw and undergunned PoW to make Bismarck turn away.

What was the height of the waves in the Denmark Strait battle?