I also liked "We're suckering em into 40mm range"!Ken Thompson wrote:In the battle off Samar when the Japanese fleet turned around one of the gunners on a CVE is reported to have said: "Hey they're getting away".
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- Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:37 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Yamato: the greatest warship of all times
- Replies: 57
- Views: 19300
Re: Yamato: the greatest warship of all times
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:53 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Yamato: the greatest warship of all times
- Replies: 57
- Views: 19300
Re: Yamato: the greatest warship of all times
I'm reminded of the 'three most important points of real estate'; location, location, location. Or in countless football matches where both sides are evenly matched, the reason the guy with the ball gets through is because all the giant full backs and other are 'out of position'. To deceive the ene...
- Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:19 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: The Dutch Navy's Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3298
Re: The Dutch Navy's Challenge
Sorry. I can be a smartie! As to the scenario I'm thinking that if the Dutch had gotten the battlecruisers they wanted, things might have been a little different in early 42......maybe. BIG maybe there. The Japanese werent slouches, and if the Dutch had a capital ship in the East Indies I'm sure the...
- Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:07 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: The Dutch Navy's Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3298
Re: The Dutch Navy's Challenge
Holland is on the Baltic? Was the North Sea renamed in this scenario?
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:33 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Best cruisers of WWII and the best use of cruisers
- Replies: 171
- Views: 85703
Re: Best cruisers of WWII and the best use of cruisers
Please can you give the name of this "Ship Classification Bible" that everyone and every country MUST adhere too so I can run out and buy a copy!
- Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:51 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Best cruisers of WWII and the best use of cruisers
- Replies: 171
- Views: 85703
Re: Best cruisers of WWII and the best use of cruisers
From what I'v read, the germ of the idea for the Alaska class cruisers started with the "Panzerschiffs" and a percieved need to counter them and then was fed by the rumors of large Japanese "super cruisers" abuilding. I understand that at one point there was serious pressure to c...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:19 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Best cruisers of WWII and the best use of cruisers
- Replies: 171
- Views: 85703
Re: Best cruisers of WWII and the best use of cruisers
You can call them whatever suits you, but the fact remains that the people that built them and operated them considered them to be cruisers. And for "dismal failers" they were quite well thought of in the US Navy, especialy in the carrier escort role. I understand their biggest fault was a...
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:03 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Hood gets a proper refit - now what?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15439
Re: Hood gets a proper refit - now what?
Converting Hood to an aircraft carrier while still under construction would have been interesting.
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:06 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Italian battleship rebuilds
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2901
Italian battleship rebuilds
What are the opinions of the Italian Navy's rebuilding of 4 ww1 era BBs? Worthwhile? A waste of resources? Were these four ships effective units?
- Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:18 am
- Forum: World War II
- Topic: Japan Options for WWII
- Replies: 85
- Views: 13874
Re: Japan Options for WWII
I completly agree with! However, that doesnt lessen the basic "unfairness" (for want of a better word) of policies. It being a case of: We have descided to stop doing what we were doing and you have to follow our rules now, not our example.
- Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:01 am
- Forum: World War II
- Topic: Japan Options for WWII
- Replies: 85
- Views: 13874
Re: Japan Options for WWII
It does kinda seem that the West acted somewhat hypocriticaly towards Japan............IMHO it doesnt seem that the Japanese werent doing anything that the West hadnt done.
- Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: Jutland
- Replies: 50
- Views: 32479
Re: Jutland
I am kind of curious and I was wondering if some of the British here could answer.........HAD Jutland turned out as a smashing British victory, what sort of awards/honors would have been bestowed on Jellicoe?
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:20 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: The sinking of the Konigsberg
- Replies: 50
- Views: 9052
Re: The sinking of the Konigsberg
Didnt the Fulmar lead to the superb (as an attacker and night fighter) Firefly?
- Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:48 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: The sinking of the Konigsberg
- Replies: 50
- Views: 9052
Re: The sinking of the Konigsberg
So? Its not much of a point at all. Study up on the times.......there are so many factors there that the point you are making is really moot. I think timing is actually the point and I think you will find operational service is what counts, you can criticise the the FAA for its size and the vintage...
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:02 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: The sinking of the Konigsberg
- Replies: 50
- Views: 9052
Re: The sinking of the Konigsberg
So? Its not much of a point at all. Study up on the times.......there are so many factors there that the point you are making is really moot.