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RE: Which Ship.........(2)
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 6:15 pm
by Lex Talionis
Awesome man[&o]
Somerviles Plan
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:39 pm
by Hipper
When somerville sortied from the Maldeives his plan was to if possible launch a night torpedo attack from his carriers against the japanese fleet,
Now while only he knows how serious he was about attempting it ( and he did do a fair bit of avoidance ) he did turn towards the japanese fleet after the sinking of the Hermes. Contact was actually made during the night between a radar equiped swordfish reece flight and the KB however, it was out of range of a torpedo strike.
I suspect this is impossible to recreate in WITP any theories ?
cheers
RE: Somerviles Plan
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:56 pm
by tsimmonds
ORIGINAL: Hipper
When somerville sortied from the Maldeives his plan was to if possible launch a night torpedo attack from his carriers against the japanese fleet,
Now while only he knows how serious he was about attempting it ( and he did do a fair bit of avoidance ) he did turn towards the japanese fleet after the sinking of the Hermes. Contact was actually made during the night between a radar equiped swordfish reece flight and the KB however, it was out of range of a torpedo strike.
I suspect this is impossible to recreate in WITP any theories ?
You are correct, the entire sortie is impossible fom the start; the Maldives are not on the map[8D]
RE: Which Ship.........(2)
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:34 pm
by Tiornu
Hey, someone has given Warspite her due--three cheers for Lex Talionis!
In addition to Dreadnought, New York may also have sunk an enemy submarine by ramming...okay, by collision. She certainly incurred hull damage after running over a submerged object in the approach to Pentland Firth. In fact, she lost two propeller blades. This was probably UB 113, or perhaps UB 123, both of which were lost with all hands around this time.
RE: Somerviles Plan
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:43 am
by Halsey
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He must have been using the old Dutch sea charts from the 1600's!
RE: Which Ship.........(2)
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:51 am
by Ron Saueracker
ORIGINAL: sprior
ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker
Who was Warspite's Capt during this Second Battle of Narvik? Very much a WITP question. What assignment did he blow chunks while serving in Pacific (most notable gaff)?
Captain Victor A. C. Crutchley
Battle of Savo Island
Bingo. Amazing career to say the least. Kinda funny how all the good gets tarnished by one poor decision. Tough career the Andrew.
Brings up the whole MacArthur thing again. The first TEFLON guy.
RE: Which Ship.........(2)
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:11 am
by Tiornu
Crutchley was COOL! Ever see a picture of him? Check the beard, man. I'd follow that beard in Narvik, no doubt about it.
RE: Which Ship.........(2)
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:25 am
by Ron Saueracker
ORIGINAL: Tiornu
Crutchley was COOL! Ever see a picture of him? Check the beard, man. I'd follow that beard in Narvik, no doubt about it.
In the spirit of Christopher Craddock! Betya he liked good beer, better scotch, and despised chamber music! Sailor all the way.[;)] None of this crap love affair with the silver spoon types, upper class tripe like Maturin.[;)]