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- Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:17 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Hitler's high seas fleet
- Replies: 54
- Views: 39510
Re: Hitler's high seas fleet
Scharnhorst's switch-over was actually an elaborate affair as it added roughly 1000 tons of armament weight. The turrets required increased structural support, and the bow had to be lengthened by 10m. The international situation wasn't such that the ships could be easily docked for the conversion. T...
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:46 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Landing a Storch on Admiral Scheer?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19284
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:48 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Landing a Storch on Admiral Scheer?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19284
- Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:37 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Should the Graf Spee have gone down swinging?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 29139
- Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:35 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Landing a Storch on Admiral Scheer?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19284
- Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:34 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Sinking of the Koenigsberg
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7272
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:58 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Sinking of the Koenigsberg
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7272
Re: Sinking of the Koenigsberg
Only Skuas: eleven from 803 Squadron and five from 800 squadron. The confines of the harbor precluded torpedo attack.
- Sun May 20, 2007 6:49 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Highly Theoretical--Commerce Raiding!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17539
The traditional high-seas raider concept was plummeting toward obsolescence. The introduction of steam propulsion struck the first blow in the 19th Century, greatly shrinking the autonomy of any warship. Then in the 1890's, new armor made it possible for a fast ship to be protected against cruiser-c...
- Sat May 19, 2007 8:21 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Highly Theoretical--Commerce Raiding!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17539
Re: Highly Theoretical--Commerce Raiding!
Prinz Eugen is unsuited to the role due to her temperamental machinery. Both ships have nominally sufficient range, I suppose.
- Mon May 14, 2007 11:47 am
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Your alternative to the Z plan.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6933
The ships in a fleet should be tailored to perform a necessary function. There was no such function for a German aircraft carrier. Had the Germans completed an aircraft carrier, they would have been in the awkward position of trying to find a job to fit their tool, rather than the other way around. ...
- Mon May 14, 2007 11:43 am
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Ships' names question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4586
- Wed May 09, 2007 6:46 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Should the Graf Spee have gone down swinging?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 29139
Is it possible to sue the Wiki people for the plague they have visited upon mankind? You are correctly pointing out some of Hood's flaws. And your claim that the decision to complete her was a dubious one (even with the upgrades) has substance. My only beef is in positioning the argument in the cont...
- Wed May 09, 2007 1:45 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Should the Graf Spee have gone down swinging?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 29139
At least we now know where the problem lies. Cutting and pasting from Wikipedia is not likely to advance the conversation. You've wasted your time giving a bunch of details that do not address the point of focus, your claim that Hood was destroyed via a uniquely BC-ish quality. In fact, most of what...
- Tue May 08, 2007 9:34 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Should the Graf Spee have gone down swinging?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 29139
- Tue May 08, 2007 3:22 pm
- Forum: Kriegsmarine
- Topic: Japanese long lance torpedoes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7584