Author Topic: Brittish didn't sink the Bismark (Read 2683 times)

NOD2000 · « **on:** December 08, 2002, 09:47:31 PM »

WOW!!!!!!!!!

the show about the Bismark on discovery channel showed that the internal hull was still intact, and since only the first outer room had been penetrated by the torpedo's fired in the last seconds the Bismark had accually been sunk by the Germans commiting suicide............insteresti ng........

Tumor · « **Reply #1 on:** December 08, 2002, 09:49:32 PM »

Yep...read about that. Apparently the German guys were under orders not to surrender OR retreat from battle... so they scuttled.

john9001 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 08, 2002, 10:32:36 PM »

whatever, you can claim the british didn't sink the bismark, but the bismark was dead in the water , all main guns knocked out , burning from bow to stern and defenseless.
the fact is the british engaged the bismark and the bismark ended up on the bottom, spin it anyway you want , the bismark was sunk by british action.

Gixer · « **Reply #3 on:** December 08, 2002, 10:43:24 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
whatever, you can claim the british didn't sink the bismark, but the bismark was dead in the water , all main guns knocked out , burning from bow to stern and defenseless.
the fact is the british engaged the bismark and the bismark ended up on the bottom, spin it anyway you want , the bismark was sunk by british action.

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...-Gixer
The Horse Soldiers

cajun · « **Reply #4 on:** December 08, 2002, 11:04:06 PM »

No actuelly the british did sink it in a way, if they had not damadged it so bad they would not have commited suicide.
But even if they hadnt commited suicide the bismark would have sank anyway, british would have finished them off I think. Havent seen the show yet watchin rerun.

Dowding (Work) · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2002, 03:15:39 AM »

It's spelt 'British'.

GScholz · « **Reply #6 on:** December 09, 2002, 03:52:11 AM »

It is spelled "spelled"

GScholz · « **Reply #7 on:** December 09, 2002, 03:57:52 AM »

And yes even if the Bismark was'nt sunk by the Brits, it was defeated by them. Talk about bad luck that Swordfish torpedo hit ... only a few hours from LW cover ...

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2002, 03:59:15 AM »

Of course the Biritish did not sink Bismarck. You see the crew was under Hitler's strict orders to scuttle the ship at that exact time and place. The presence of the British ships was merely coincidental.

Tilt · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2002, 05:05:19 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Of course the Biritish did not sink Bismarck. You see the crew was The presence of the British ships was merely coincidental.

Next we will hear that the Bismark was sunk despite British attempts to save it.........

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2002, 05:35:22 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Of course the Biritish did not sink Bismarck. You see the crew was under Hitler's strict orders to scuttle the ship at that exact time and place. The presence of the British ships was merely coincidental.

Of course the Biritish didn't sink the Bismark, it was the British that were responsible for its demise.

Ack-Ack

tofri · « **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2002, 06:36:16 AM »

I want to give back half of my kills, 'cause they all decided to run their ac into ground for no reason:D

Conagher · « **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2002, 07:11:59 AM »

Scuttleing a ship and commiting suicide are two different things. Scuttleing a ship to prevent capture has been a common practice for hundreds of years, but the crew offloaded as many as they could, if not all hands before they sent her to the bottom.

Conn

hazed- · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2002, 07:37:05 AM »

why is it you people need to constantly try to knock British accomplishments in WW2?

I think its because you lack any decent war stories to tell about your own country myself

for surely if you did have some to tell you would post them instead of trying to lessen other countries victories.

Dont forget the bismark was sinking all manner of shipping including american merchant ships.We lost Hms Hood in the battle with the Bismark and many sailors perished for that victory.
If you read about the battle you would see that the captians of the other ships were incredibly brave to face those huge guns with their far less powerfull guns.

I find it disgusting that you should try to make their sacrifice less merely to annoy a few english people on this BB.

By your thinking the Americans DIDNT defeat Japan. They surrendered (scuttled

).Does that make you feel good?

exactly, so screw your idea and post on the 'mentality of a 4 year old' forum

NOD2000 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2002, 07:42:57 AM »

all i am saying is they proved that british action only penetrated the first rooms...........the Germans scuttled it cuz they didn't want it captured......on that whole expidition they found 2 places where british guns even peirced the armor on the side.......thats saying alot if only 1,760 (around that) shells were fired and only 2 pierced the some of the others landed on the decks those are the ones that started the fire..........

really crazy to think that from what they showed the Brits could of fired everything they had and it still probbly wouldn't have sank

lol that would be a sight......."well captin were out of torpedo's rounds for the 15in guns and even the AA guns what else can we do it still won't sink"

"well bloody hell throw some rocks at it"