- How close was the final battle? - Page 2 - Naval History Forums
Bismarck had been fairly constantly harassed by British shadowing ships and aircraft for days, leaving the crew little time for rest Hours and hours at General Quarters, with little sleep and constantly having to be ready to respond at a moment's notice, does tend to wear one down
- 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
- Bismarck´s un ending arguments - Naval History Forums
Bismarck´s at Denmarck StraitsTheory one: Bismarck´s very accurate fire direction finished the Hood with effective plunging fire The Hood´s weaknesses forced Admiral Lancelot Holland to approach in such a way that the British Squadron was, at the beggining of the fight, in disadvantage
- Richelieu vs. Bismarck - Page 2 - Naval History Forums
Re: Richelieu vs Bismarck by spicmart » Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:51 pm Is it true that Richelieu, out of all modern BBs, was the only one that could reload without changing the elevation of its guns?
- Bismarck: Scuttled or Sunk? - Page 2 - Naval History Forums
Bismarck had plenty of water in her hull below the waterline This came from three aerial torpedo hits, some shells, and the flooding of the magazines that probably followed the disabling of the guns Of course the British sank her And yes, she was scuttled Javier L Member Posts: 135 Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:08 pm Location: Madrid (España)
- Bismarck, The Target. - Naval History Forums
Re: Bismarck, The Target TiornuSun Nov 19, 2006 7:20 am Bismarck's operation was completely in keeping with German naval war planning--that is, there was a big ship that no one knew what to do with
- Bismarck firing procedures at DS - Page 23 - Naval History Forums
Bismarck was probably doing course alterations herself to confuse PRince of Wales gunnery, and required more time to adjust artillery to continously bear on the target (Hood)
- Bismarck´s rating at Combined Fleet - Naval History Forums
The Bismarck was, the Yamato was but Iowa, being surrounded by a gigantic (an almost impregnable) screen of destroyers and cruisers doing AA duty wasn´t (as a matter of fact I believe kamikazes finally get her without any significant damage)
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