armament

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hawaii
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armament

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Can anyone tell me whether the Bismarck had an ack ack on top of main turret B like that of the Tirpitz?
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Re: armament

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hawaii wrote:Can anyone tell me whether the Bismarck had an ack ack on top of main turret B like that of the Tirpitz?
No, she didn't. Tirpitz' AAA was improved substantially over the years.
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Re: armament

Post by hawaii »

Thanks bgile. Furthur on the topic of Bismarck I have furthur queries:-
1. Most plastic kits do not depict the cables/masts/wires used for comm etc., on the upper masts, sufficiently or accurately. Can anyone point me to information on this? So as to make the wiring more accurate?
2. A PE set that I have shows the ack ack C38 with the shield armor protruding from the left and right sides, but not in the middle, more like land based army flakvierling c38's. Shouldnt it have wrap around central sheilding against incoming planes strafing at them?
Thanks for any replies. Tha above in 1/350 scale.

Ed Chan
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