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Post by alanv on Nov 15, 2008 14:08:48 GMT 1
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Post by nm on Nov 15, 2008 16:08:09 GMT 1
Looked at that link and wondered:
Is the photo captioned "Germany's greatest warship, The Bismarck takes a pounding" a picture of Bismarck firing its guns? Anybody know?
NM
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Post by jim on Nov 16, 2008 13:30:26 GMT 1
I would say that's a broadside from Bissie. there appears to be smoke coming from turret Dora hard to say for sure since the pic is taken from starboard and the main guns are trained to port. but I reckon it's a broadside.
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Post by Achtung!! on Nov 16, 2008 14:35:57 GMT 1
Looked at that link and wondered: Is the photo captioned "Germany's greatest warship, The Bismarck takes a pounding" a picture of Bismarck firing its guns? Anybody know? NM just on the subject of Germans greatest ship- i watched a programme on the Tripitz and the sinking of it. And on the programme is said it was Germanys greatest ship. |
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Post by nm on Nov 16, 2008 19:04:16 GMT 1
Tirpitz greater than Bismarck? Newer, a bit longer, and still afloat after Bismarck sank!
NM
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Post by Thymen on Nov 17, 2008 9:57:21 GMT 1
Tirpitz greater than Bismarck? Newer, a bit longer, and still afloat after Bismarck sank! NM The Tirpitz wasn't longer, a common mistake. The Bismarck was build without an "Atlantic bow" which was later added lengthening the ship with 3 meters or so. The Tirpitz was directly built with the "Atlantic bow" sow when leaving the slipway she was longer than Bismarck at the same stage. But after Bismarck's re-fit the were the same length. Thymen |
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Post by nm on Nov 17, 2008 15:12:01 GMT 1
Thanks for that, Thymen.
NM
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