Author Topic: Yamato BB. (Read 1723 times)

hyena426 · « **Reply #90 on:** September 18, 2002, 05:16:45 PM »

ya,,,germans let tirpiz sit in the same port and get bombed daily,,,they were too afraid to let the ship out of there port,,,one of hitlers blunders again,,lol

whgates3 · « **Reply #91 on:** September 18, 2002, 11:22:03 PM »

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only one reason air power got the bismark,,was because its guns were rigged to track faster planes,,they didnt expect torpedo bomber bi planes,,so there guns were too fast to track such slow moving planes...

thats their own fault for being moronic, as they knew the FAA used the Swordfish...& dont tordonut planes come in head on the target ship? in that case tracking rate should be minimal

sub pens should be vulnerable to topedo attack too

hyena426 · « **Reply #92 on:** September 19, 2002, 01:30:05 AM »

it was one lucky hit,,,did the hole ship in,,,they started shooting the water in front of the swordfish and the water would shoot up and take a few down,,,just one of them lucky shots right in the rudder doomed the hole ship,because bismark could not steer with with its props

BenDover · « **Reply #93 on:** September 19, 2002, 01:59:25 AM »

the RN lost no swordfish to the bizmark as i recall, the bullets just went through the canvas wings!

As oppossed to when hitler gambled a big fleet to go from the west of france, to the polish port, he did it thru the english channel

The 'fish were ment to have a spit escort, but they were taking so long that the 'fish commander took off with the wing to sink the ships

All sword fish were shot down, BUT by the 109s escorting the fleet

The wing commander was given the victorian cross, what was his name?