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Gentlemen, I watched the documentary as well and thought it was fairly well presented, if a little biased towards Jellico even though I think he had a bit of a 'rough deal' in the aftermath of the battle. One thing that does puzzle me is the lack of information about the 5th battle Squadrons role in...

Gentlemen, I wasn't sure where to put this question. It is said that the 'Tallboy' bombs dropped on Tirpitz went through the sound barrier on their way down. if that is the case, would they have made the same sort of 'bang' as an aircraft when it breaks the sound barrier. Also, would the larger 'Gra...

Gentlemen, I wonder if the accuracy problems at the Falklands and Jutland were historical? By that I mean the RN had been brought up on close range shootouts with ships battling it out until one sank and that even thought the ships had developed in size, amour and guns, accurate firing over ranges e...

Gentlemen, Further to my post in March this year re Hood being able to withstand 15" & 16" shells, and whether she could take on a 'Nelson' or a simmerly armed ship. I think we have had the debate before on whether speed actually counts that much if both ships are able and willing to f...

Oh dear, I can see that this subject is is going to continue despite the comments from those long time and very knowledgeable contributors to this forum all of whom I have the greatest respect all saying that after the torpedo hit in the rudders Bismarck was going nowhere but down. Going back to the...

Thanks very much for that Patrick, From what i have read it seems that the scuttling charges were fired and as i have posted in the past on this subject, it must have been some very brave men to go down and prepare them for firing when the ship was being virtually shot to pieces around them. I would...

Hi Hans, Thanks for your reply, I agree - up to a point with your statement re Bismarck's protection, it has been said before in this Forum that even in her last battle that her armoured belts and decks were not penetrated, (although I have my doubts) possibly due to the most of the action being at...

Gentlemen, Re RN torpedoes, were the ones carried by Swordfish and other aircraft smaller, lighter and with less less explosive than those carried on a cruiser or destroyer? The reason for my question is that at least one Swordfish torpedo hit Bismarck somewhere near the middle without doing much da...

Gentlemen,
Thanks for the info,
Do you think that a B29 would have a better survival rate in daylight raids than the B17's over Germany against their 109's and 190's or their jets?

Go here - https://www.thepostil.com/the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine-an-update/ for an alternate interpretation of the Ukraine situation. Offered for general interest and consideration. Draw your own conclusions. B Hi Byron, Thanks for posting the link, it made very interesting but possibly on...

Gentlemen, I watched a documentary on the B29 the other day and it showed their gunnery arrangements being controlled by some sort of radar which directed the gunner how far ahead they should fire to hit an attacking aircraft, I'm not sure how it worked, but it looked to be quite effective ( particu...

Hi Byron,
Your are absolutely correct of course, I don't really understand what the Eurasian corridor is supposed to be, I thought it was yet another of Putin's ideas to either conquer or have a serious Russian influence over almost all of Europe. What would your definition be?
All the best,
Paul

Gentlemen, Something I don't quite understand. Putin originally stated that he wanted to take back all the Russia had lost, in a more recent statement he apparently said he wanted to establish a Euroasian corridor (whatever that is) from Moscow to Lisbon! Surely anyone coming out with this sort of s...

Hi Dave,
Thanks for your reply to my post, although I'm a bit puzzled about your last one, to whom are you referring?

Send it over here to the RN- we need them!