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- 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...
- 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...
- 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&...
- Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:56 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: Fire Control in WWI
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3167
- 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...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:18 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: KGV Class Battleships
- Replies: 99
- Views: 57965
Re: KGV Class Battleships
Yes, that was typical.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?
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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
The Firefly was always intended to be strike-fighter, and served in that role in 1944/45.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.
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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.
http://www.roberttayloraviationprints.c ... uadron=231, it is possible that 2 more claims were made by Me109 fighters from 1/JG77.
- 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...
- 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...