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- Smoke generators - Naval History Forums - KBismarck. org
Gentlemen, as far as I know, WWII warships could emitt funnel smoke by changing settings on engines The smoke screen however it did not last long (strong wind could clear it quickly) and was not totally opaque Ships fitted with smoke generators could generate chemical smoke which was opaque and lasted longer I know that Destroyers and Japanese cruisers had smoke generators Do you know
- Bismark´s endurance, fuel bunker and fuel burn. - Naval History Forums
The fuel burn of Bismarck as indicated her at ca 44 4 tonns per hour at 29 kn gives a new perspectiv into the operation intended From the shores of Norway to a position east of Greenland and north of Iceland to the point where the Hood went down is close to 2210 km in around 3 days
- atlantic bow. . . - Naval History Forums - KBismarck. org
Hello, Corvette Although I'm anything but an expert, the Atlantic bow contributes to better seakeeping If you'd like to trace the development of this, the Scharnhorst-class provides an excellent background These ships had severe problems with seakeeping after their commisioning due to the straight stem, low bow freeboard and insufficient sheer line I'll make an attempt to explain this
- GHG and the related warnings - Naval History Forums
Hello everybody, the Gruppen Horch Gerät ( GHG ) installed on both Prinz Eugen and Bismarck had a very critical role It helped the enemy interception as well as it caused some alarms A Prinz Eugen survivor I interviewed time ago told me that it was a key equipment they were utilizing during the Op Rheinubung What is your opinion about it and it's role during the various operation events
- Bismarck Myths - Naval History Forums
Bismarck was no myth, and only his nine day operation in the North Atlantic is legend Fact is the Bismarck was a revolution in battleship design, his beam was relatively wider in proportion to his length This characteristic ran counter to the prevalent desire for more speed, which called for the least beam possible in relation to length
- Bismarck´s un ending arguments - Page 4 - Naval History Forums
About the Baron's book, in the 1987 newer edition of "Battleship Bismarck", page 438, appendix D, the Baron reported the witnessing of Junack about the rudder damages and the attempts were made to overcome them Are you referring to this when you speak about the discusison between the Baron and Junack about what happened in the damage control
- Bismarck: Scuttled or Sunk? - Naval History Forums
Bismarck: Scuttled or Sunk? by mike kemble » Mon Oct 18, 2004 12:24 pm It was always a dilemma until James Cameron filmed those never to be forgotten images of Bismarck and I think that he proved, once and for all, that Bismarck went down due to being scuttled
- Bismarck Speed - Page 42 - Naval History Forums
Re: Bismarck Speed by Thorsten Wahl » Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:01 pm Have you read my post's about Bismarck firing methodology in the Tirpitz thread ? link? Meine Herren, es kann ein siebenjähriger, es kann ein dreißigjähriger Krieg werden – und wehe dem, der zuerst die Lunte in das Pulverfaß schleudert!
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