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- Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:41 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: Optical Rangefinders
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8734
Re: Optical Rangefinders
We've been round this one before; there are (relatively) primary RN documents from 1941 onwards that exactly state the RN's position on stereo rangefinders in WW2; they're quoted (but not adequately cited) in Friedman's "Naval Firepower". If someone had the time and inclination to go and f...
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:20 am
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: Kaiser Wilhelm photo
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11638
Re: Kaiser Wilhelm photo
"As I further recall, there was a fleet review at Spithead in August 1902 (coronation of King Edward VII) and so the Sarmiento might have been present. I'm anything but sure. King Edward VII was the uncle of Wilhelm II and thus the German Emperor would most certainly be present here." Sarm...
- Sun May 18, 2008 1:00 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Armor Thickness – lbs and Inches
- Replies: 15
- Views: 50884
Re: Armor Thickness – lbs and Inches
Correct; British plate was actually specified by weight in multiples of 40-lb (per square foot), not in inches, although plates were generally described as so many inches thick on the basis of one inch thickness = 40-lb/sq.ft. The equivalent weight of an inch thickness was 40.8 lb per square foot. E...
- Fri May 09, 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: Spain´s own naval victories?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 54294
Re: Spain´s own naval victories?
Following is a reasonable, if old fashioned, account: http://west-penwith.org.uk/raid.htm All English accounts seem to originate from a single source dating from seven years after the event; there is also as far as I can judge only a single Spanish source, the commander's report to Phillip II. The a...
- Thu May 08, 2008 10:08 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: Spain´s own naval victories?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 54294
Re: Spain´s own naval victories?
You keep repeating this claim. Lets get some perspective on this, shall we? On successive days (July 23rd-24th - and it was 1595, by the way) the Spanish landed 400 troops and burnt Mousehole, Newlyn and Penzance. By the 25th there were enough local forces on hand to prevent another attempted landin...
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:21 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: Torpedo effectiveness
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7348
There's a good simple explanation here: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/docs/es310/uw_wpns/uw_wpns.htm of what happens to a ship after an explosion under the hull, and you can see the effects described very clearly in the videos of targets. An explosion in contact would not raise a ship out of t...
- Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Th story of the Hood and the Bismarck is 'cool' and 'awesome
- Replies: 44
- Views: 13632
- Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:11 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Watertight bulkheads and decks
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4781
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:27 am
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: SMS Thuringen on Google Maps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7012
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:24 pm
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: SMS Thuringen on Google Maps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7012
- Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:11 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: Proofing of Naval guns
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4193
- Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:36 am
- Forum: Naval History Post-1945
- Topic: Malvinas/Falklands war - Alleged attack on HMS Invincible
- Replies: 153
- Views: 142493
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:42 pm
- Forum: Naval History Post-1945
- Topic: Malvinas/Falklands war - Alleged attack on HMS Invincible
- Replies: 153
- Views: 142493
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:11 am
- Forum: Naval History Post-1945
- Topic: Malvinas/Falklands war - Alleged attack on HMS Invincible
- Replies: 153
- Views: 142493
The simple answer is that British forces didn't stand down when the Argentine garrison surrendered because that wasn't the end of the war; Britain unilaterally declared an end to hostilities (i.e. the end of offensive operations) on June 20th but Argentina didn't (and didn't until 1990). Air defence...
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:52 pm
- Forum: Naval History Post-1945
- Topic: Malvinas/Falklands war - Alleged attack on HMS Invincible
- Replies: 153
- Views: 142493
If you trawl the internet you'll also find it suggested that the Exocet flew into the sea or was decoyed by chaff and hit the remains of Atlantic Conveyor. Flying into the sea is perhaps the most likely of all the various suggestions, the 4.5-in gun idea just seems like a bit of opportunistic overcl...