How many more men might it take to manhandle the more-plentiful shells between hoist and breech? Do we have that room? And the hoists ... you're...
So what do Polish historians say about this? Understand I'm not pushing modern Chinese propaganda, but pointing out that war landed on their...
I don't know where or when it was taken, but it's pretty clear that the superstructure would limit 5" firing angles ... which was, after all, my...
The difference probably lies in which historian one reads. No doubt a Chinese historian has a different view than a Polish historian. Even though,...
My son and I visited her 9 years ago. My son in front of the bow turret, and the 5" gallery: [IMG] [IMG]
The Mk 37 director was the finest FDC system of the war for DP work. I'm pretty sure the abeam mounts couldn't fire cross-deck due to...
I do wonder how the quad-mounts might have affected rate of fire, assuming the turrets may be more cramped. I don't know enough to have an...
The Baltimores are easily the best gunnery-cruisers -- to be expected given their later entry into wartime service. It's a shame they were too...
I found this schematic online. It's the lower image: [img]
Also, and this is a different topic, I think of the Alaskas as battle-cruisers rather than heavy cruisers.
I've got a soft spot in my heart for the Brooklyns, with their amazing rate of fire. I think of the Konigsbergs as the worst, given their...
Also, it'd be interesting to see opinions on the best and worst cruisers of the war.
A B-32 was the last American aircraft shot down in the war. It was on a photo-recon mission over Japan and intercepted by fighters.
Not in the ETO, where the jet-stream runs further north. How many TA-152s did Germany produce, and was was the effective ceiling of the 88mm FlAK?...
At an open-mic a few years back: [MEDIA]
I love 'em both. I had a 73 Les Paul as my #1 for fifteen years, and have also owned three SGs over the decades. This Ibanez was head and...
Tell that to King. I'm of the opinion that Nimitz was right: Fletcher should've been retained. I'm not offering my opinion above, though; I'm only...
A long time ago: [IMG] -- and a few years ago: [IMG]
1) The inaccuracy wasn't inherent in the bomber. It was due to the discovery of the jet stream. Any bomber flying that mission profile would have...
King didn't like Fletcher -- this is according to Lundstrom and Symonds both. King thought Fletcher used the need for fueling his destroyers as an...
