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?
Bismarck construction flaws - Naval History Forums Bismarck construction flaws by Monitor » Fri May 13, 2005 5:50 pm This subject is often discussed in military and naval circles Can somebody enumerate Bismarck construction flaws and their possible impact on the ship's final demise?
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
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 Speed - Page 6 - Naval History Forums Bismarck's draft at 49406 tonnes = 10 2 meters so we subtract 170cm from this @ 48 437 tonnes cm = 8234 tonnes or 49406 -8234 = 41172 tonnes, which is less than I thought, but if we consider that Scharnhorst could make 29 knots with ~118000 shp, @ 39000 tonnes, this actually fits, considering the poorer L B of Bismarck, so my estimate above, is a bit optimistic Again, this only makes sense
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
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