To: brothers4thID
The
Graf Spee mounted 6, 11-inch naval rifles mounted in 2 triple turrets.
The Bismark mounted 15-inch guns.
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02/27/2004 8:06:32 AM PST by
Tallguy
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To: Tallguy
From what I read having only two turrets made engaging Ajax, Achilles, and Exeter at the same time a real problem. The same book also decscribed the three British crusiers as being able to coordinate their respective broadsides as if they were one ship. Pretty impressive in that era.
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