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[Skanvak]

But the Yamato is so much more than a warship. It is the spirit of a nation (Yamato is an old term for Japan for those who might not know). It has the biggest guns. It is a legend.

And we have still to see the warspite rise from the bottom of the sea to defeat a star empire alone.

Legend are beyond fact. The Yamato is legend.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Skanvak

And we have still to see the warspite rise from the bottom of the sea to defeat a star empire alone.

warspite1

Well that's a statement I can't argue with [:)]

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: Skanvak

But the Yamato is so much more than a warship. It is the spirit of a nation (Yamato is an old term for Japan for those who might not know). It has the biggest guns. It is a legend.

And we have still to see the warspite rise from the bottom of the sea to defeat a star empire alone.

Legend are beyond fact. The Yamato is legend.

There you go....Ya, Boo, sucks to you!!

I win, I win. Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!!( trips, & falls thankfully down a mineshaft )[:D]

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Empire101

Suck on 11 gunpoints Warspite [:D]

I am more impressed by the armor rating.

[micheljq]

ORIGINAL: Skanvak

But the Yamato is so much more than a warship. It is the spirit of a nation (Yamato is an old term for Japan for those who might not know). It has the biggest guns. It is a legend.

And we have still to see the warspite rise from the bottom of the sea to defeat a star empire alone.

Legend are beyond fact. The Yamato is legend.

Isn't Yamato a hero of the early samurai time Japan?

And Musashi a master duelist?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Empire101

ORIGINAL: Skanvak
But the Yamato is so much more than a warship. It is the spirit of a nation (Yamato is an old term for Japan for those who might not know). It has the biggest guns. It is a legend.

And we have still to see the warspite rise from the bottom of the sea to defeat a star empire alone.

Legend are beyond fact. The Yamato is legend.

There you go....Ya, Boo, sucks to you!!

I win, I win. Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!!( trips, & falls thankfully down a mineshaft )[:D]

Warspite1
[:D]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: micheljq

ORIGINAL: Skanvak

But the Yamato is so much more than a warship. It is the spirit of a nation (Yamato is an old term for Japan for those who might not know). It has the biggest guns. It is a legend.

And we have still to see the warspite rise from the bottom of the sea to defeat a star empire alone.

Legend are beyond fact. The Yamato is legend.

Isn't Yamato a hero of the early samurai time Japan?

And Musashi a master duelist?

Warspite1

I don't know about that but the ships were named after Japanese provinces.

[shunwick]

Empire101,

Happy to see that you finally got the avatar sorted out. Cool!

Best wishes,
Steve

[Neilster]

Glider bombs? Got a source for that Warspite1? The Bat glide-bomb seems to have been used in the Pacific but I haven't heard of them being used in this attack.

Cheers, Neilster

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

Glider bombs? Got a source for that Warspite1? The Bat glide-bomb seems to have been used in the Pacific but I haven't heard of them being used in this attack.

Cheers, Neilster

HMS Warspite was hit by a guided missile in the Mediterranean and I think that was the glide-bomb Warspite referred to.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

Glider bombs? Got a source for that Warspite1? The Bat glide-bomb seems to have been used in the Pacific but I haven't heard of them being used in this attack.

Cheers, Neilster

warspite1

HMS Warspite (and others inc USS Savannah) were hit off Salerno by the German Fritz X - the most common nickname for the German anti-ship glide bomb used in the latter half of WWII.

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Neilster

Glider bombs? Got a source for that Warspite1? The Bat glide-bomb seems to have been used in the Pacific but I haven't heard of them being used in this attack.

Cheers, Neilster

warspite1

HMS Warspite (and others inc USS Savannah) were hit off Salerno by the German Fritz X - the most common nickname for the German anti-ship glide bomb used in the latter half of WWII.

Sorry. I was only skimming and was thinking of the Yamato.

Cheers, Neilster

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: shunwick

Empire101,

Happy to see that you finally got the avatar sorted out. Cool!

Best wishes,
Steve

Thanks, all shiny and new and showing my true allegiance to MWIF ( and WitP AE by default )!![8D]

[morgil]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Empire101

Just thought I'd show off my shiny new Avatar....thanks Froonp

Suck on 11 gunpoints Warspite [:D]

Warspite1

Kiss my bottom Yamato - fancy comparing war histories? - How 'bout ships sunk or major battles contested? no? Strike 1 - well what about hitting enemy battleships from range? No? Strike 2 - Okay, well let's try taking one for the team (well over thirty actually + mines, bombs and glider bombs) and still surviving to fight another day? Strike 3 [:)]

Victory to the Grand Old Lady me thinks [&o]

Are you are refering to the Bizmark ?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: morgil

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Empire101

Just thought I'd show off my shiny new Avatar....thanks Froonp

Suck on 11 gunpoints Warspite [:D]

Warspite1

Kiss my bottom Yamato - fancy comparing war histories? - How 'bout ships sunk or major battles contested? no? Strike 1 - well what about hitting enemy battleships from range? No? Strike 2 - Okay, well let's try taking one for the team (well over thirty actually + mines, bombs and glider bombs) and still surviving to fight another day? Strike 3 [:)]

Victory to the Grand Old Lady me thinks [&o]

Are you are refering to the Bizmark ?

warspite1

What on earth are you talking about?

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: warspite1


Kiss my bottom Yamato - fancy comparing war histories? - How 'bout ships sunk or major battles contested? no? Strike 1 - well what about hitting enemy battleships from range? No? Strike 2 - Okay, well let's try taking one for the team (well over thirty actually + mines, bombs and glider bombs) and still surviving to fight another day? Strike 3 [:)]

Victory to the Grand Old Lady me thinks [&o]

To be fair and since Yamato was commissioned December 18, 1941 you would have to compare the ships form that date forward.

How about damage taken in a single attack? Strike 1 Warspite [:D]

What was the longest range hit by Warspite? October 25, 1944 Yamato hit an American ship with her first savo at 20 miles [:)]

Largest scale model of the warship. Strike 2 Warspite [:D]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

ORIGINAL: warspite1


Kiss my bottom Yamato - fancy comparing war histories? - How 'bout ships sunk or major battles contested? no? Strike 1 - well what about hitting enemy battleships from range? No? Strike 2 - Okay, well let's try taking one for the team (well over thirty actually + mines, bombs and glider bombs) and still surviving to fight another day? Strike 3 [:)]

Victory to the Grand Old Lady me thinks [&o]

To be fair and since Yamato was commissioned December 18, 1941 you would have to compare the ships form that date forward.

How about damage taken in a single attack? Strike 1 Warspite [:D]

What was the longest range hit by Warspite? October 25, 1944 Yamato hit an American ship with her first savo at 20 miles [:)]

Largest scale model of the warship. Strike 2 Warspite [:D]

warspite1

To be fair, when she was commissioned has nothing to do with it. A ships history is what it is in the time allotted to her so no, you do not have to accept comparison from that day forward. If you do then USS Enterprises' combat record was no better than that of USS (insert name of any aircraft carrier commissioned right at the end of the war).

Lets face it Extraneous, whichever way you slice it, whatever calculations you use, whatever rules you apply, the answer is exactly the same:

HMS Warspite is the bestest battleship ever. FACT. And I'm not even biased [;)]

[michaelbaldur]

I would generally say that the queen Elizabeth class were the greatest battle ships.

they fought in 2 world wars. and of the 5 ships, only 1 were lost in combat (Barham).

the other 4 was scrapped after world war 2..

they were frontline ships for more then 30 years.

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

ORIGINAL: warspite1


Kiss my bottom Yamato - fancy comparing war histories? - How 'bout ships sunk or major battles contested? no? Strike 1 - well what about hitting enemy battleships from range? No? Strike 2 - Okay, well let's try taking one for the team (well over thirty actually + mines, bombs and glider bombs) and still surviving to fight another day? Strike 3 [:)]

Victory to the Grand Old Lady me thinks [&o]

To be fair and since Yamato was commissioned December 18, 1941 you would have to compare the ships form that date forward.

How about damage taken in a single attack? Strike 1 Warspite [:D]

What was the longest range hit by Warspite? October 25, 1944 Yamato hit an American ship with her first savo at 20 miles [:)]

Largest scale model of the warship. Strike 2 Warspite [:D]

warspite1

To be fair, when she was commissioned has nothing to do with it. A ships history is what it is in the time allotted to her so no, you do not have to accept comparison from that day forward. If you do then USS Enterprises' combat record was no better than that of USS (insert name of any aircraft carrier commissioned right at the end of the war).

Lets face it Extraneous, whichever way you slice it, whatever calculations you use, whatever rules you apply, the answer is exactly the same:

HMS Warspite is the bestest battleship ever. FACT. And I'm not even biased [;)]

Movies and tv series for Yamato (October 6, 1974 to April 7, 2012). None for Warspite [:D]


"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall Who's the Baddest of Them All?"


[:D] Just yankin your chain [:D]


Japanese Warship Names (again)

Yamato: A province, contains Nara and points south. Also, an ancient name for Japan.
Musashi: A province, includes Tokyo.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Extraneous



To be fair and since Yamato was commissioned December 18, 1941 you would have to compare the ships form that date forward.

How about damage taken in a single attack? Strike 1 Warspite [:D]

What was the longest range hit by Warspite? October 25, 1944 Yamato hit an American ship with her first savo at 20 miles [:)]

Largest scale model of the warship. Strike 2 Warspite [:D]

warspite1

To be fair, when she was commissioned has nothing to do with it. A ships history is what it is in the time allotted to her so no, you do not have to accept comparison from that day forward. If you do then USS Enterprises' combat record was no better than that of USS (insert name of any aircraft carrier commissioned right at the end of the war).

Lets face it Extraneous, whichever way you slice it, whatever calculations you use, whatever rules you apply, the answer is exactly the same:

HMS Warspite is the bestest battleship ever. FACT. And I'm not even biased [;)]

[:D] Just yankin your chain [:D]

warspite1

I know [:)] and I'm quite okay with that after all, all joking aside, at the end of the day, we both know HMS Warspite [&o] would have sent Yamato, Iowa, Bismarck, Richelieu and Vittorio Veneto to the bottom of the sea had they met in anger; even 5 against 1 it would have been no contest [:D] And I'm not even biased [:D].