Who had sunk the Bismarck?

Wulfmann · 01-17-06, 06:04 PM

I never said she was the best battleship and I agree Iowa class was the best and would have likely beaten the bigger Yamato in a straight fight.
But, there was only one straight fight and Bismarck won that.
Bismarck is the greatest warship by the situation that was created beyond his control. Count all the books, articles, TV series and documentaries as well as a movie.
It is a matter of timing and that was the end of the big gun era. By the time Iowa hit the seas the day of the battleship was gone.

Bismarck earned that title by deeds both in victory and defeat not by analysis of comparative equipment rating.

Wulfmann

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01-17-06, 06:04 PM	#19
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I never said she was the best battleship and I agree Iowa class was the best and would have likely beaten the bigger Yamato in a straight fight. But, there was only one straight fight and Bismarck won that. Bismarck is the greatest warship by the situation that was created beyond his control. Count all the books, articles, TV series and documentaries as well as a movie. It is a matter of timing and that was the end of the big gun era. By the time Iowa hit the seas the day of the battleship was gone. Bismarck earned that title by deeds both in victory and defeat not by analysis of comparative equipment rating. Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates