Why didn't battleship Bismarck have more support?
The primary objective of battleship Bismarck was to sink transporters coming from the U.S. and sailing to Europe transporting goods (oil, food). It encountered HMS Hood and sank it. German cruiser...
Bismarck Myths - Naval History Forums
Oct 26, 2006 · 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 …
Was the battleship Bismarck really the best of its time?
Mar 23, 2023 · Bismarck had the module "Peilung fein" on only one of its Seetakt, the foretop mounted Seetakt. TS1 transmitter tube power limited maximum tracking to 25km versus battleship sized targets.
Was the battleship Bismarck really the best of its time?
Jun 21, 2022 · Re: Was the battleship Bismarck really the best of its time? by fsimon » Tue Jun 21, 2022 8:04 am Everything above 156.000 WPS for Bismarck is just speculation and actually it's quasi …
GHG and the related warnings - Naval History Forums
Oct 18, 2004 · 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. …
world war two - Why did the Germans build battle cruisers with a ...
May 3, 2020 · The Germans also built two battleships, the Bismarck and Tirpitz, that were superior to any single British battleship. Or did the lighter 11-inch guns make the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau …
atlantic bow... - Naval History Forums - KBismarck.org
Aug 16, 2006 · 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 …
The Battleship Bismarck. Anatomy of the Ship. By Jack Brower
Jan 2, 2006 · The Battleship Bismarck. Anatomy of the Ship. By Jack Brower 23 posts Previous 1 2 José M. Rico Administrator Posts: 1029 Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:23 am Location: Madrid, Spain
Bismarck and her contemporaries - Page 72 - Naval History Forums
Oct 3, 2011 · Re: Bismarck and her contemporaries by RF » Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:11 am Well, what about long range plunging shellfire, which Bismarck, even with its eight inches plus of deck armour, …
How were the holes for the guns in battleships' turrets protected?
May 24, 2015 · In particular, I'm interested in the design and arrangement of the mantlets of the main batteries of the Iowa-class battleship (s) and the Yamato's. So far, my research has led me to few …