HMS RODNEY gunnery report on the Bismarck action
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HMS RODNEY gunnery report on the Bismarck action
https://www.benjidog.co.uk/battleships/ ... ost_Mortem
Getting a transcript of this would be superb.
Getting a transcript of this would be superb.
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Re: HMS RODNEY gunnery report on the Bismarck action
Craig,
REMARKABLE! Thank you for posting. Completely unlike any other report I've ever read; USAF's tended to be distilled down to "It done blowed up good."![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
Mike
REMARKABLE! Thank you for posting. Completely unlike any other report I've ever read; USAF's tended to be distilled down to "It done blowed up good."
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
Mike
Re: HMS RODNEY gunnery report on the Bismarck action
That's really interesting. One of the consistent criticisms of the British in that action is that they closed too much on Bismarck - with the result that they smashed up the upperworks but didn't let water in (hence the controversy about whether she sank by scuttling or not). This clearly explains that - weather conditions were such that they were finding it almost impossible to get ranges until very close. That's something I've not seen before.
War is less costly than servitude. The choice is always between Verdun and Dachau. - Jean Dutourd
Re: HMS RODNEY gunnery report on the Bismarck action
Thanks for posting that Craig! Great stuff!
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Re: HMS RODNEY gunnery report on the Bismarck action
Pdf,Pdf27 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:09 am That's really interesting. One of the consistent criticisms of the British in that action is that they closed too much on Bismarck - with the result that they smashed up the upperworks but didn't let water in (hence the controversy about whether she sank by scuttling or not). This clearly explains that - weather conditions were such that they were finding it almost impossible to get ranges until very close. That's something I've not seen before.
Follow-up question - would Rodney/Bismarck have had the worst weather of any dreadnaught fight?
Mike
Re: HMS RODNEY gunnery report on the Bismarck action
Does Duke of York .vs. Scharnhorst count? That was much worse, but Duke of York had very good radar by that point.MikeKozlowski wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:13 pmFollow-up question - would Rodney/Bismarck have had the worst weather of any dreadnaught fight?
War is less costly than servitude. The choice is always between Verdun and Dachau. - Jean Dutourd
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Re: HMS RODNEY gunnery report on the Bismarck action
If you read further down in that detail, there’s a note by the First Sea Lord saying something like “ghastly performance”.