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Steeltrap · 11-11-06, 10:12 PM

Although, at the risk of being pedantic, the Bismarck's main armament was 15", not 14", and the Brit cruisers carried either 8" or 6", not 12" (the Royal Navy didn't have any 12" guns). The KGV class BBs had 14", but the story that they were 'improved' and better than 15" was a nonsense - they simply didn't have the 15" available, and the design suited 14" better (just as the Scharnhorst class was supposed to have 9 x 15", but was fitted with 11" initially with the intention of replacing them when available).

Is there a guide somewhere that shows the vitals of ships in terms of target points?? One thing I like about manual TDC is ability to aim at specific points.

11-11-06, 10:12 PM	#12
Steeltrap Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 818 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Although, at the risk of being pedantic, the Bismarck's main armament was 15", not 14", and the Brit cruisers carried either 8" or 6", not 12" (the Royal Navy didn't have any 12" guns). The KGV class BBs had 14", but the story that they were 'improved' and better than 15" was a nonsense - they simply didn't have the 15" available, and the design suited 14" better (just as the Scharnhorst class was supposed to have 9 x 15", but was fitted with 11" initially with the intention of replacing them when available). Is there a guide somewhere that shows the vitals of ships in terms of target points?? One thing I like about manual TDC is ability to aim at specific points.