Kirishima
In Warship International Volume 45, Issue number 1, Richard Worth, Sander Kingsepp, and myself answered a INSOFAR question on just what damage Kirishima took and what was her fate. This was part of a...
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According to Whitley´s, Jean Bart shipped 4,000 tons of water in total after damaged by USN bombing and shelling. This is about 10% of her total displacement, or in other words, far less than...
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That is strike two. You still haven't explained why you falsely posted that SoDak scored five duds, and now you have compounded the your error by falsely posting that Whitley gives a figure of 4000...
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Please check the chapter of Whitley's Battleships of ww2, Richelieu class, where this comes from. If you cannot see it, that is your problem. Also check data on USN South Dakota class Battleships in...
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Whitley, page 61: "Some 4,500 tons of water were in the ship." And since you have cited Dumas, you know that you are lying to say that it's "a bit problematic to suggest a magazine was hit" since he...
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4000 tons of water affects more than just bouyancy, the ship's roll and center of gravity is affected, lists happen that affect elevation of guns, 4000 tons of water affect speed of a ship, additional...
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To say that Mass. "sank" the JB is misleading. Disabled yes..sank no. Thats not enough water to have caused the sinking of a ship of that size..not even close. Keep in mind JB was not operational and...
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By the way outstanding report on the action with Kirishima and Washington..Excellent job.
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well, let's see crowded harbor smoky harbor underfire by shore batteries attacked by submarine attacking surface ships green crew/shake-down cruise I think BB-59 did just fine!
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This is the best report I've read in a long time, maybe ever; congratulations. The most interesting thing for me is how well Kirishima did under the circumstances. I know she had the advantage of a...
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Kirishima fired the same number of rounds Washington did at 117. When the South Dakota report is finally edited I judged 5 direct 14-inch hits and 1 near miss by a 14-inch shell. I believe she scored...
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from what i understand the USS Massachusetts achieved an unheard of %98 of possible salvo's . this is at least %20 better then any other ship i've heard of .
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Amazing post! Quick question, was the depth of Kirishima's vertical protection increased during any of her rebuilds?
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The Kirishima article was in Warship International Volume number 45 issue 1 and the South Dakota article is in Volume number 45 issue 4. The articles posted on this board go into far greater detail....
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I have heard..but Im not sure its true that James Cameron went to the bismarck wreck and counted and catagorized as many hits as he could see. I saw that show "Expedition Bismarck" and Cameron went...
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zadmiral wrote: I have heard..but Im not sure its true that James Cameron went to the bismarck wreck and counted and catagorized as many hits as he could see. I saw that show "Expedition Bismarck" and...
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Drittal, You asked about Kirishima's vertical protection during WWII. The first thing to understand is that when the Kongo class was built and modernized the Japanese used an exact 40 lbs equals...
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