Letterstime-Ein Geleitzug: Homeward Bound? Part XXXV
See postscript AFTER the chapter +++++++++++ Letterstime - Ein Geleitzug: Homeward Bound? Part XXXV July 7, 1915 ---- Room 40 From Commodore Nott ... Jan fought to maintain a semblance of alertness...
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There are several references on the web to the Heer using star shells as early as Sep 1914 (209.85.165.104/search?q=c...=25&gl=us) But how about this: 209.85.165.104/search?q=c...d=25&gl=us Tom
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Of course, I'm not sure how much good they might do in a rainstorm!
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Ever try to put out a magnesium fire with water? How about this reference: 209.85.165.104/search?q=c...cd=1&gl=us
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Not much. Low clouds will cut down the usefullness also. It might not even end up knife fighting range but teeth and nails fighting range. All those ram bows might actually turn out to be useful!!!...
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Accuracy is not as great as you might think at low range low visibility. One major jj accuracy modifier is a fraction that includes in the numerator the visibility, while in the denominator is the...
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Are you familiar with the night action of 22 Apr 1917 (you would be if you read Halpern!!!)? HMS Broke (a flotilla leader IIRC) rammed G.42 The ships locked for a while and there was hand to hand...
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IIRC there was a RN DD that collided with a HSF DN during the night fighting after Jutland, the DD made of with parts of the German side plating...CJvR
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Yes but random hits will start to occur when you have hundreds of 15cm/45 secondary guns firing 7 rounds per minute at targets 5,000 yards away. These hits will not seriously damage an enemy...
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Hakonson turned towards the contact, but what will DeRobeck do when informed of the "u-boat trap"? With the supposed u-boats bearing 120, might he turn away, perhaps to 000, perhaps even deploying out...
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Oh dear, I even went back and re-read it, but I fear that I may be unworthy of the treat, lest it be for your description of the liners as a "clutch", which more often refers to a nest of turtle eggs.
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If RN intelligence was any good then they would have a reasonable idea as to how many U boats Germany had in service at any given time and their area of operation. So they would know that Germany did...
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One may "know" something like that back in the comfort of home, but when your screen reports that there are 2 u-boats coming up just off your track...
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Also evidence suggests that the RN had no clue on how many U-boats the KM had operational in 1915. They didn't even have a clue about the mine laying u-boats in 1915. Roller007
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Here, the tech limits and time delays of the day work in DeR's "favour".
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Did you notice my EE reference in my reply to your earlier post?
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was perhaps your reference to a "clutch" of liners, which is often the term for a nest of turtle eggs. I don't know if I am worthy of your cookie...
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Apparently the much hyped Room 40 intelligence operation was far from perfect.
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Just use the oddest words in the NOTE to you. ;-)
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