I'd like to know how VS-5 was overtaken by the Walther equipment. Specifically, why would a specialized torpedo boat be discontinued by...
British doctrine cast the fleet's air arm in precisely this role, damaging enemy ships so the surface fleet could catch them.
Yeah. The worst battleship design of her generation. The hit from Norfolk was the first substantial damage she took at that battle.
I have occasionaly suggested that Scharnhorst was a hunk of junk.
If they begin with something like "Four score and seven," or perhaps "Maybe I'm the one who's a schizophrenic psycho, yeah," then I will gladly...
I do like the Furutakas, and I think they make a useful contrast to Exeter, whose service record leaves me unimpressed. I have no big complaints...
It's even worse than that. The gunhouse has only 25mm, which is barely adequate against 28cm splinters. Eek! Strongly disagree. York and Exeter...
Her top speed before battle damage was 24 knots. In reacing that speed, she had to pass a critical vibration speed that probably helped knock out...
The most detailed account of the Iowa design history is given by--surprise surprise--Norman Friedman in his book US Battleships.
It should be in the posthumously published collection of Hiraga's papers. More accessible options would be Kaigun Hôjutsu-shi or Lacroix & Wells....
I didn't see the previous Essex reference, just a reference to escort work. in fact, this idea was also a part of the North Carolina design...
Essex wasn't the first carrier to exceed 30 knots. The "Two-Ocean" construction bill included more carriers than battleships as of Sept 1940.
Alaska emerged from perceptions of a couple threats. One was the German pocket battleships. One was the Japanese pocket battleships...which didn't...
We'd be under a misconception if we thought that the Iowa requirements distinguished her from battleships intended to "really fight other...
I'm not certain, but I think Google pays royalties.
The recent Warship International articles on the South Dakota class show the armor scheme with its individual plates labeled.
The barbette armor does not support the turret. There is a roller track spaced a foot or two inside the barbette, and most of the weight sits on...
True, there wasn't so much emphasis on Speed in QE. Despite the concerns the design caused the Germans and despite the eventual blessing of full...
That's another good example of a design bureau stepping into a concept it had never attempted before, and failing on a grand scale. I think the...
Hm. Interesting. I think Fuso edges out QE chronologically. Oh!--the South American imports.
