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Here is another battlecruiser contest, with one that did blow up. Would VdT be able to blow up Inflexible?

Hi RF.

I'd have to vote for Von Der Tann.
Whilst she has the smaller main battery, She is better armoured.
Inflexible had what? about 6 inches of belt armour?

That is probably more of a liability against a ship like Von Der Tann.

Gary wrote:Hi RF.

I'd have to vote for Von Der Tann.
Whilst she has the smaller main battery, She is better armoured.
Inflexible had what? about 6 inches of belt armour?

That is probably more of a liability against a ship like Von Der Tann.

Von der Tann did an extended Atlantic cruise (3 months?) in the summer of 1912 and there was talk of sending her to Tsingtao.

The Battle of the Falklands 1914 - Von der Tann, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau vs. Invincible and Inflexible: would von Spee have won?

RF wrote:Here is another battlecruiser contest, with one that did blow up. Would VdT be able to blow up Inflexible?

Let's see, Von der Tann is credited with sinking HMS Indefatigable at Jutland. This was a larger faster version of Invicible. I think that answers the question before it's asked.

I'd take Von Der Tann. Better armour and more than adaquet firepower to punch through Inflexible. If 2 Von Der Tanns were in the place of the S&G in Falkland, the Brits would be really screwed XD

Have to agree. VdT was a tough, fast BC & the fact that she took out Indefatigable, then took a beating & stayed in line gives testament to her design. The KLM should have had at least two more of them in my opinion. A very good ship!

frontkampfer wrote:Have to agree. VdT was a tough, fast BC & the fact that she took out Indefatigable, then took a beating & stayed in line gives testament to her design. The KLM should have had at least two more of them in my opinion. A very good ship!

Nah. Instead of two more Von Der Tanns, they decided to build Molktes instead. Why build more old when you can build more new?