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by dunmunro
Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:44 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Tirpitz and Graf Zeppelin 1941
Replies: 335
Views: 61781

Re: Tirpitz and Graf Zeppelin 1941

RN counter forces: Northern Group (Scapa Flow): Victorious (20 Albacores, 15 Fulmars, + spares) Furious (9 Albacores, 9 Swordfish, 6 Fulmars, 4 Sea Hurricanes + spares) KGV POW Several Cruisers DD flotilla Atlantic Group (Gibraltar): Ark Royal (36 Swordfish, 18 Fulmars) Renown Repulse Several Cruise...
by dunmunro
Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:30 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: BS at 14° West
Replies: 5
Views: 2325

Re: BS at 14° West

I seem to recall reading that there were usually British subs stationed off Brest as well. I'm not at all convinced the LW at that range could keep the British ships off Bismarck. They likely would have inflicted some damage but not enough to prevent Bismarck receiving considerably more. The RN cou...
by dunmunro
Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:21 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Best cruisers of WWII and the best use of cruisers
Replies: 171
Views: 85761

Re: Best cruisers of WWII and the best use of cruisers

And again look at the space the TDS are taking up on German battleships as mentioned in http://books.google.com/books?id=TAyRtKKRR_cC&pg=PT343&lpg=PT343&dq=torpedo+defence+system+world+war&source=bl&ots=s9RaAAdsF8&sig=enM6YYq6jINfgjXDnPNxTvDzc_M&hl=en#v=onepage&q&...
by dunmunro
Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:56 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Fire Control in WWI
Replies: 3
Views: 3167

Re: Fire Control in WWI

by dunmunro
Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:42 am
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: KGV Class Battleships
Replies: 99
Views: 57965

Re: KGV Class Battleships

- damn me if I understood: did KGV have an automatic firing solution relaying system or it was done manually? :think: I somehow feel that the issue remained without a general/majority acceptance. KGV's AFCT used the inputs of range, bearing, wind etc, calculated the gun orders and then automaticall...
by dunmunro
Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:18 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: KGV Class Battleships
Replies: 99
Views: 57965

Re: KGV Class Battleships

lwd wrote:I think I'm correct in assuming that neither of these would take current into account. Didn't they do the trial runs in both directions to specifically cancel out current effects?
Yes, that was typical.
by dunmunro
Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:18 am
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: KGV Class Battleships
Replies: 99
Views: 57965

Re: KGV Class Battleships

That depends on how you measure speed and distance. Are you measuring distance relative to another ship? Are you measuring speed by movement through the water or relative to a land feature? Typically distance speed is measured by a pitometer log and/or by shaft RPM. Ships usually have their pitomet...
by dunmunro
Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:52 am
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Watertight compartments
Replies: 18
Views: 12310

Re: Watertight compartments

Gentlemen, Not sure where this topic lies so have put it under this heading. My question is this, how watertight is a 'watertight' compartment? At this risk of sounding morbid, if a compartment was truly watertight would men trapped in it still be alive after the ship has hit the bottom - even at a...
by dunmunro
Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:32 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: Red Sea Forces
Replies: 14
Views: 4384

Re: Red Sea Forces

Hey guys - The last several post have gotten off topic; my question was the reasons for the Royal Navy's inaction, not the Italians. I feel that the reasons for the Italian inaction are self-evident. They were a "fleet-in-being", designed to tie up enemy forces by their mere threat. They ...
by dunmunro
Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:37 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: The sinking of the Konigsberg
Replies: 50
Views: 9058

Re: The sinking of the Konigsberg

Gopher wrote:Pretty ironic that the Firefly had a long career as a strike aircraft though not its intended role and the dive bombers got pensioned off straight after the war.
The Firefly was always intended to be strike-fighter, and served in that role in 1944/45.
by dunmunro
Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:18 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: The sinking of the Konigsberg
Replies: 50
Views: 9058

Re: The sinking of the Konigsberg

Didnt the Fulmar lead to the superb (as an attacker and night fighter) Firefly? In some ways, but the Firefly was the product of a different Fairey design team, and apparently didn't have much in common with the Fulmar, although both had a similar appearance. The Fulmar was descended from an earlie...
by dunmunro
Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:20 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: The sinking of the Konigsberg
Replies: 50
Views: 9058

Re: The sinking of the Konigsberg

Unfortunately though the Fulmar was the best carrier fighter until the Zero arrived in mid 41 the concepts behind it became pretty obsolete even before that Part of the problem with the Fulmar was that its performance development ended in Jan 1941 when the Fulmar II/Merlin30 arrived. The Merlin 30 ...
by dunmunro
Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:22 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: FAA raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo
Replies: 21
Views: 7167

Re: FAA raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo

Link for above data:

http://www.roberttayloraviationprints.c ... uadron=231, it is possible that 2 more claims were made by Me109 fighters from 1/JG77.
by dunmunro
Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:07 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: FAA raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo
Replies: 21
Views: 7167

Re: FAA raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo

Luftwaffe claims by JG77 against the Kirkenes raid. Date__________pilot________________squadron__Group__aircraft claimed_Location_Front. 30/07/1941 Oblt. Felix-Maria Brandis Z. JG 77 Albacore Kirkenes - Eastern Front 30/07/1941 Oblt. Felix-Maria Brandis Z. JG 77 Albacore Kirkenes - Eastern Front 30...
by dunmunro
Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:21 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck and her contemporaries
Replies: 1296
Views: 215554

Re: Bismarck and her contemporaries

The RN did a comparative study of KGV and Washington and determined the comparative armour weights while referencing both ship's plans and using a common method of calculation: Weight Protection (tons) KGV: 12,460, Washington 11,300 This is hardly surprising considering that KGV's main belt is thick...