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Title: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: Gary26 on April 26, 2008, 06:48:32 PM

These are 2 pics i found of the final blow for the mighty Yorktown. Thought i would share them. :salute
(http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z184/shortbus1701/torp_hit.jpg)
(http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z184/shortbus1701/torphit2-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: FrodeMk3 on April 26, 2008, 07:05:12 PM

In the top pic, I believe that is the destroyer Hammann which was sunk in the same torpedo attack.

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: bongaroo on April 26, 2008, 07:15:23 PM

Wow!  our torps look nothing like that on impact!  when are we getting this HTC!



<S> to all those poor souls who faced that

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: FiLtH on April 26, 2008, 09:39:04 PM

 You realize thats not a real pic right?

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: EskimoJoe on April 26, 2008, 10:42:38 PM

Quote from: FiLtH on April 26, 2008, 09:39:04 PM

You realize thats not a real pic right?

Of course it's not real. Looks mighty explosive, though  :devil

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: Lumpy on April 26, 2008, 10:48:45 PM

So ... who made the pictures and why?

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: SIK1 on April 27, 2008, 12:13:37 AM

Pretty sure it wasn't the Luftewaffe.

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: FiLtH on April 27, 2008, 01:12:44 AM

  They look similar to pics of a layout I saw in an old Time Life book I have on the Pacific War. Small models with cotton formed into geysers. Although these look more like a painting than they do 3 dimentional.

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: EskimoJoe on April 27, 2008, 01:51:42 AM

Quote from: FiLtH on April 27, 2008, 01:12:44 AM

  They look similar to pics of a layout I saw in an old Time Life book I have on the Pacific War. Small models with cotton formed into geysers. Although these look more like a painting than they do 3 dimentional.

Looks like there might be some photo-shopping in the first picture as well, adding in the half-sunk destroyer.

Take a peek at the shadows, as well.

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: Dowding on April 27, 2008, 05:43:10 AM

I would hardly call the pictures 'cool'.

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: Rino on April 27, 2008, 09:40:56 AM

     They used models alot back then to simulate the large scale naval battles in a way that the public
could understand.  If you look at the scale of the torpedo explosion to the ship, you'll notice how out of
scale it is.

     

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: Masherbrum on April 27, 2008, 09:53:27 AM

Quote from: Dowding on April 27, 2008, 05:43:10 AM

I would hardly call the pictures 'cool'.

Agree.   But, some would rather "ignore" the blatant and disrespectful ways and point out "errors in the photos."

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: Lumpy on April 27, 2008, 09:57:20 AM

But if it was say ... the Akagi instead of the Yorktown, then it would be cool right?

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: USRanger on April 27, 2008, 11:03:26 AM

Dang right! :aok

Title: Re: Death of the Yorktown(cool pics)
Post by: Lumpy on April 27, 2008, 05:52:53 PM

I rest my case.  :aok