deos anybody have an idea on how was the procedure to launch the Arado 196 from the Bismarck catapult either side clearing the crane that was an obvious problem on the runaway when the Arado 196 had her wings opened ?
Happy discussion ..... :-)
Bye Antonio
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Many thanks .... as I think not to many persons knew this detail of the Arado 196 launching procedure ... with the need to take down the crane ...
Bye Antonio
In order to honor a soldier, we have to tell the truth about what happened over there. The whole, hard, cold truth. And until we do that, we dishonor her and every soldier who died, who gave their life for their country. ( Courage Under Fire )
Aside from aircraft handling, experience with Bismarck showed that the crane interferred with the fields of fire of several AA guns, a potentially more serious problem than complicating the handling and launching of aircraft. Repositioning the cranes on Tirpitz and moving the the second 10,5cm Flak on each side to a more outboard position solved the field of fire problem. Bismarck, had she survived her first sortie, would almost certainly have had the same modification as Tirpitz received.
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In order to honor a soldier, we have to tell the truth about what happened over there. The whole, hard, cold truth. And until we do that, we dishonor her and every soldier who died, who gave their life for their country. ( Courage Under Fire )
