It is true that at least through 1942 the US fleet was critically short of destroyers.
I don't believe there is any evidence the Germans considered 15" guns for S&G during thier design. They attempted to convert Gneisenau, but it...
Now that most of our infantry have been issued M4 carbines for city fighting in Iraq, they will be sent to Afghanistan where an M14 would be more...
It's really nice to see a kid interested in naval history. I'm afraid it's really rare, at least in the States. :(
I consider Bismarck's firepower (which includes fire control and ballistics) to be better than either Rodney or KGV, but not enough better to make...
Yamamoto didn't have to make his attack conditional on message delivery to be concerned about it being delivered on time. If he thought it...
A shell falling at 30 deg is much more likely to hit a battleship's deck than her side. There is a good illustration of this in Friedman's book...
Not much so far :(. I've been to one of the Ft Stevens reenactments and I love the idea. Unfortunately I don't have the time to do it, but I...
Hi! First, I received a private mesage from Otto welcoming me to the forum and there doesn't seem to be a "reply" button. I'm a longtime...
My point was that battleships in WWII were capable and in fact planned to open accurate fire at ranges greater than 20,000 yds. Did you read...
Hello, New to this forum, but I frequent a number of naval warfare forums and it's been an interest of mine for many years. There have been some...
