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To: ken5050

And how is the Bismarck doing nowadays?


29 posted on 02/16/2014 12:24:30 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy
And how is the Bismarck doing nowadays?

A biplane dropped a torpedo that irreparably damaged the rudder on the Bismarck, or she would have made it into the protective umbrella of the Luftwaffe. As it turns out, it likely would have been sunk later as its sister the Turpitz was. Until that point in the sea battle, the ship was doing quite well.

Germany, as a continental power didn't use carriers like its ally or its enemy. Its naval strength lay in its U-boats, which succumbed or lost effectiveness to airpower.

38 posted on 02/16/2014 12:44:09 PM PST by xone
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To: 1rudeboy

The bismark was sent out solo and killed by 20 or so British cruisers, destroyers, airpower. Bismark was killed by hubris and no tactical planning.

Our current 100 million dollar tin cans can be disabled by a swarm attack of speedboats with machine guns. No armor to mention.


40 posted on 02/16/2014 12:53:42 PM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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