Sink the Bismarck (1960) - Page 2 - Naval History Forums Lest we forget, Sink the Bismarck was based on the 1959 historical novel Hunting the Bismarck by C S Forester Forester made no pretense about it being anything more than a novel
Bismarck analysis - Page 3 - Naval History Forums Bismarck straddled Rodney at 3rd salvo, around 8:51, causing minor splinter damage, followed by an immediate course alteration performed by Rodney (slightly to the N-E), and by KGV (slightly to the S-E)
Bismarck and her contemporaries - Page 49 - Naval History Forums Re: Bismarck and her contemporaries by Bgile » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:50 pm There seems to always be a significant number of duds when heavy armor is encountered However, a dud can sometimes be even more damaging than a bullet which explodes For example, suppose a shell failed to explode and instead was deflected through the bottom of the ship?
Further expeditions to the Bismarck - Naval History Forums Further expeditions to the Bismarck by 30knots » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:53 pm Does anyone know if it is planned to have any further expeditions to the Bismarck wreck ? I see from info posted on the previous expeditions that there is still an 'unexplored debris field' ? Thanks for any replies
KGV + PoW - Page 3 - Naval History Forums KGV displaced about 35,000 tons where as Bismarck displaced 43,000 tons This disparity alone gave the Bismarck class more ability to absorb damage than the KGV class Also the SK34 was opted for in an already tried and proven 4x2 mount where as the British opted for something incredibly weird
The Bismarck surrender option - Page 7 - Naval History Forums Re: The Bismarck surrender option by Reubs64 » Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:07 pm I have tried to delete the offending post with regards Mr Virtuani but my disability makes using a keyboard difficult hence I read more than post on this site If the post has not been deleted may I request that Mr Rico or Mr Jurens deletes the offending post on my behalf
Bismarck range - Naval History Forums Bismarck´s steam plant was a high temperature high pressure on, at 58 kg cm2, while the American´s was a little lower at 40 kg cm2 Bismarck´s steam would attain a higher steam jet velocity, what would need a matching high rpm turbine for efficiency, which Bismarck´s single reduction gearing could not reach
Bismarck against BB-57 South Dakota - Page 31 - Naval History Forums Re: Bismarck against BB-57 South Dakota by lwd » Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:29 pm Usually the term is used in reference to the plane of the material under discussion If you are talking about vertical armor normal means perpendicular to the vertical or horizontal Likewise for horizontal armor Oblique is used similarly Thorsten Wahl Senior Member
Bismarck firing procedures at DS - Page 56 - Naval History Forums Re: Bismarck firing procedures at DS by alecsandros » Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:18 am dunmunro wrote: ↑ Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:19 pm Brinkmann stated that Bismarck fired before PE Your own analysis shows that Bismarck's salvo would fall well before PE's The probability is that Bismarck has actually fired more than one salvo prior to PE opening fire