chz
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Post by chz on Jul 11, 2016 3:35:54 GMT -6
While it's absolutely true that we'll never know for certain, I'd thought that the latest scans and research suggested quite strongly that it was an AA/secondary fire that spread to the mains.
I don't get the fuss over Bismarck. It was going under, one way or another.
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Post by director on Jul 11, 2016 7:18:53 GMT -6
Wasn't trying to make a fuss - just pointing out that even in the 1940s, with observers on board and on other ships nearby, it is sometimes hard (or impossible) to say exactly what happened.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Jul 11, 2016 7:24:04 GMT -6
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Post by oldpop2000 on Jul 11, 2016 7:27:56 GMT -6
Wasn't trying to make a fuss - just pointing out that even in the 1940s, with observers on board and on other ships nearby, it is sometimes hard (or impossible) to say exactly what happened. I totally agree. The weather in the Denmark Straits was very cloudy, windy and foggy. The pictures don't do it justice. It is very hard to keep an eye on the other ships in your fleet, you as an observer are tasked to watch for your opponents ships and aircraft. Fires and explosions like Hoods, are instantaneous and unless you have a camera focused on the ship at the moment, all is lost.
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