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by RF
Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:36 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Hood vs. Stukas
Replies: 8
Views: 3039

Hood vs. Stukas

How well would Hood have stood up to a concentrated attack by Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive-bombers?

Could a bomb dropped from a Stuka blow up Hood?
by RF
Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:32 am
Forum: Naval History Post-1945
Topic: Argentine Navy - a query
Replies: 12
Views: 18010

The references are very interesting. One question - as we had here a one carrier navy how was the organisation of flight, training of aircrews conducted - did the navy have its own air force or were operations done as part of the Argentine Air Force? One reason for the query is that during the 1982 ...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:34 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: What if Hood hadn't blown up?
Replies: 172
Views: 47709

I think Lutjens thought that the British wouldn't fire on the PE, that Hood and POW would concentrate on Bismarck. This was indeed the British intention. What upset things was Hollands failure to identify his intended target properly, and were it not for the insubordination of Captain Leach then bot...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:18 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck radar and radio
Replies: 66
Views: 28024

Re: Bismarck radio and radar

Do you have information about the Graf Spee's orders. I read it somewhere but forgot to make a note. Au revoir, Erik I'm not aware that radar featured much with Graf Spee, Rasenack for example seemed only to consider the Seetakt to be relevant for gunnery ranging. Of course Harwood didn't have rada...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:11 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Bismarck radar and radio
Replies: 66
Views: 28024

Re: Bismarck radio and radar

Hallo RF thanks for your interest. Even without reading the Scheer-book I think you will agree that officers destined to command the big ships must have received understanding of the the tactical use of radar and be aware of its pitfalls. The Captain of Prinz Eugen in his report warns against the d...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:58 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Battle of The River Plate: Round 2
Replies: 34
Views: 14017

hey.... does anybody know why Langsdorf decided to sail to Uruguay, which was neutral, rather then Argentinia...from which my sources said, would be more german friendly...? adios miro btw: i haven't heard about problems in the turrent either... I believe F.W. Rasenack gave in his book the reason w...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:50 am
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: SONAR in the ship
Replies: 59
Views: 23332

Bgile wrote:PE's hydrophone operator reported torpedoes at the DS battle, causing the German ships to take radical evasion measures. There were of course none fired, and the evasion may have prevented further damage to PoW.
Could that report of torpedoes be caused by shell splashes close to POW?
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:47 am
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Bismarck class turret protection
Replies: 74
Views: 57176

We don't know what really happened there. The turrets are buried in the mud and nobody knows if there are any full penetrations, or if there are, when they occured, as far as I know. At what range did the Rodney hit(s) occur? Several minutes transpired before the pivitol hit occured. It may well ha...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:42 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Mary Celeste and Ghost Ships?
Replies: 8
Views: 3616

The thing about the Mary Celeste is that the Die Gratia is hardly ever mentioned.
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:34 am
Forum: Military History and Technology
Topic: South American military conflicts
Replies: 11
Views: 15080

South American military conflicts

I have made some notes and observations from the references given to me by Marcelo concerning the War of the Triple Alliance. As this website is devoted to naval matters people may be interested in reading and discussing them. One of my interests is geopolitics, specifically the interaction of geogr...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:39 am
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: The most successful and most unsuccessful Warships
Replies: 150
Views: 114123

hey yes...but it was Graf Spee who saved her those month... or was it another ship? Graf Spee detached a cruiser from his squadron, cuz he knew he will lose this battle... adios miro Emden was despatched to create a diversion in the Indian Ocean while Spee attacked Tonga. Spee had just lost his bas...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:31 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: WW1 Invincible/ Inflexible vs. WW2 Scharnhorst/Gneisenau
Replies: 43
Views: 15687

Hey.... are u sure about that? I read a first preson report by Cap. Eyssen about the journey of Komet. and he did NOT state anything about the failure of the operation in terms of that plant being Japanese... adios miro Eyssen was not aware that the phosphate plant was owned by Japanese private com...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:23 am
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: WWII Atlantic theatre greatest battle
Replies: 13
Views: 4868

Karl Heidenreich wrote:No.1: Denmarck Straits
No. 2: Cape Matapan
But Cape Matapan is in the Med.... I thought you wanted Atlantic Ocean only?!?
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:18 am
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: Greatest warship of all time
Replies: 61
Views: 21399

hey... Scharnhorst lost against superior enemies... adios miro So did Bismarck. Admiral Bey in Scharnhorst, a destroyer specialist, should have kept company with his destroyers who could have screened Scharnhorst from the Allied destroyers and give Scharnhorst a chance. OK it could have led to the ...
by RF
Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:08 am
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: Greatest warship of all time
Replies: 61
Views: 21399

Richard Garrett records Scharnhorst (and Gneisenau) only targeted vessels much weaker than themselves and spent most of their careers evading equal or superior forces. But Thats what Raeder wanted. No warrior really wants to engage equal or superior forces. You are supposed to overwhelm an enemy, g...