Drachinifel
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I got there first by a few weeks 😀
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I got there first by a few weeks 😀
Do you want the Home Fleet or also including the various ships in the Channel etc? And I suppose what size of ship, destroyers and larger would be much easier than all the MTB's etc 😀
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Do you want the Home Fleet or also including the various ships in the Channel etc? And I suppose what size of ship, destroyers and larger would be much easier than all the MTB's etc 😀
I believe you're referring to the USS Enterprise as the Battle of Santa Cruz
May 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I believe you're referring to the USS Enterprise as the Battle of Santa Cruz
It's scheduled for tommorow evening, shouldn't have moved from that.
March 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's scheduled for tommorow evening, shouldn't have moved from that.
Given they managed to hear ice in experiments in the early 1910's, yes 😀
March 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Given they managed to hear ice in experiments in the early 1910's, yes 😀
There would be the usual planning of sea routes and reports from other ships but in terms of onboard measures the ship could've had hydrophones or similar as early work in underwater acoustics was designed to detect icebergs after the loss of Titanic.
March 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
There would be the usual planning of sea routes and reports from other ships but in terms of onboard measures the ship could've had hydrophones or similar as early work in underwater acoustics was designed to detect icebergs after the loss of Titanic.
In 1939 incredibly few ships had radar, and what there was, was largely air search, with limited secondary surface search capacity. :)
March 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
In 1939 incredibly few ships had radar, and what there was, was largely air search, with limited secondary surface search capacity. :)
Jane's is good, just remember it usually goes by launch date, as opposed to commission date. Obviously a certain percentage of a ship will be brass etc but as a starting point basic tonnage is a good rough guide.
March 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Jane's is good, just remember it usually goes by launch date, as opposed to commission date. Obviously a certain percentage of a ship will be brass etc but as a starting point basic tonnage is a good rough guide.
Well, that can be estimated per year by using fleet lists, although it would be complicated by the presence of older partially or fully wooden ships. A tonnage of the main combatants, battleships, cruisers, destroyers etc would be easier to find.
March 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Well, that can be estimated per year by using fleet lists, although it would be complicated by the presence of older partially or fully wooden ships. A tonnage of the main combatants, battleships, cruisers, destroyers etc would be easier to find.
Definitely, I paused it pending the release of a couple of new books, which have then had their release dates pushed back repeatedly!
March 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Definitely, I paused it pending the release of a couple of new books, which have then had their release dates pushed back repeatedly!
A fair few, I'm hoping to do the next one this coming week, a series of cold/flu waves prevented me from doing any for the last few weeks
February 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A fair few, I'm hoping to do the next one this coming week, a series of cold/flu waves prevented me from doing any for the last few weeks
Without knowing the details the most likely scenario is navigating a congested shipping lane, it puts ships in close proximity and one wrong call can set a near unavoidable collision if not spotted in time. At that point, opening fire wouldn't help much, only making things worse.
February 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Without knowing the details the most likely scenario is navigating a congested shipping lane, it puts ships in close proximity and one wrong call can set a near unavoidable collision if not spotted in time. At that point, opening fire wouldn't help much, only making things worse.
Ironically he's actually faster at top speed than a Deutschland class 😀
February 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Ironically he's actually faster at top speed than a Deutschland class 😀
I've heard varying degrees of emphasis on the t depending usually on how 'French' the person is pronouncing the word.
January 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I've heard varying degrees of emphasis on the t depending usually on how 'French' the person is pronouncing the word.
I don't have it, but I could go look it up :)
January 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I don't have it, but I could go look it up :)
Haven't yet, it's on the list of things to do. It's a fairly complicated time period!
January 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Haven't yet, it's on the list of things to do. It's a fairly complicated time period!
I'd love to be a guest on your podcast, equally, if you want to come talk about the Kaiserlichemarine on my channel there's a welcome spot for you :)
love.to
January 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'd love to be a guest on your podcast, equally, if you want to come talk about the Kaiserlichemarine on my channel there's a welcome spot for you :)
These days minimum proce for CIWS entry should be a decent fragmentation round IMO, so 35/40mm
December 31, 2024 at 11:03 AM
These days minimum proce for CIWS entry should be a decent fragmentation round IMO, so 35/40mm
Yeah, I'm working with the NMRN for access.
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Yeah, I'm working with the NMRN for access.
Looking good in principle, speed of firing and recoil feels just a fraction fast?
December 21, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Looking good in principle, speed of firing and recoil feels just a fraction fast?