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Its been said that Swordfish aircraft used a unusual approach tactics Typically they used low overcast to approach unseen, using a spotter plane out of AA range. Then they let the airplane trundle out of the clouds (distance 1.5 -2 km) and were going into a deep approach to the target. In contrast t...

G 6 April 1941 18in (450lb TNT) torpedo hit, starboard just forward of 'C' turret. Severe damage to starboard prop shaft and extensive inboard flooding. Centre prop shaft disabled. Inboard armoured torpedo bulkhead defeated Frome Damage report MDV 550/ Heft 6 Torpedotreffer Schlachschiff Scharnhors...

dunmunro wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:16 am You can read in this account that the number of torpedo hits is highly conjectural;

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/L ... /38038.pdf

Thank you Duncan.

Was the british convoy aware, that they were detected by aircrafts using Funkmess?
I will provide some more details later.

I've reviewed the damage that Scharnhorst class ships suffered from single torpedo.

Wich sources did you use?

My fault had to look in the fumg manual

@Marc whats your source on the allotment details of "Funkmess" equipment

Bismarck's A arcs should have been open shortly after she opened fire on Rodney. Rodney's report states that Bismarck's first salvo was fired by A and B turrets but this shouldn't be taken to mean that C and D couldn't bear after the first few salvos , a definitive NO. Bismarck was slow and the tur...

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many thanks the report and the discussion of events show interesting details. my summary of main events At the start of the action Bismarcks inclination was 180 degrees (head on) slowly changing to 150 L at ~09.00. (so Bismarcks rear turrets were not able to bear against Rodney during the first stag...

TS4 ?

First Gneisenau had improved range detection capabilities against large target up to 28 km Screenshot 2022-07-13 135845.jpg they used Funkmess for splash detection 16 km for 28 cm shell impact splash signs larger then target signs 28 cm salvos visible during flight Screenshot 2022-07-13 145231.jpg b...

Seetakts were modular systems. "Feinpeil Modul" and "Entfernung fein Modul" were easy to integrate -if not installed-; these modules(Zusatzgerät) characterize the firecontrol "Seetakt". Gneisenau / Scharnhorst and Prinz Eugen definately had both modules. and Bismarck wa...

Unterlagen zur Bestimmung Hauptkampfentfernung und Geschosswahl Heft h, Schlachtschiffe Bismarck & Tirpitz http://forum-marinearchiv.de/coppermine/albums/userpics/11899/Unterlagen%20und%20Richtlinien%20zur%20Bestimmung%20der%20Hauptkampfentfernung%20und%20der%20Gescho%C3%9Fwahl%20Heft%20h%20Schl...

The relevant information should be available in the "Schusstafel der 38 cm SK C/34" (MDV 230...). Unfortunately such document is not available. sample for 17 cm ballistics Meppen December1905, August/October1906 ballistics include powder temp, air density, air temperature, athmospherical m...

ut based on the the data from the Saacke burners (two per boiler) they are listed with fuel consumption of 3950 kgs /per hour per unit at "Äußerster Last", wich is about 3,750 m³ (density 0,95 t/m³)per hour per unit I made a mistake here the fuel Consumption at äußerste Last was for boile...