The ME, the unknown being?

propbeanie · 03-30-19, 12:24 PM

Ahhh, but they can elevate the gun, and shoot over the hill, using whoever / whatever spotted you as their "artillery spotter", while using the latest in digital comm technology to give them immediate targeting updates... The shore guns can't hit a docked BB from 1500 yards, but they can sink a moving sub in 3 salvos from 8500... over a hill, no less...

Jackdaw · 03-31-19, 06:32 AM

Ah yes, I forgot! While coastal artillery is actually usually built-in, often bunkered with limited field of fire we have here 360 ° mortars and these, of course, with so-called indirect fire-control-radar or possibly satellite-based? [To get the f-c-r running, take a balloon pulling up an old steel plate; because of the reflection and so on ...

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The other is a problem of dangerousness. Because of the limited negative elevation on battleships, these are likely to be safe near the shore 'cause no threat (

), while an approaching submarine is particularly highly dangerous to near-shore infantry & Co.: (see 2:35 ...)

It reminds me that I need to see the movie again; Already for radio operator Hornsby ...

03-30-19, 12:24 PM	#1
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Ahhh, but they can elevate the gun, and shoot over the hill, using whoever / whatever spotted you as their "artillery spotter", while using the latest in digital comm technology to give them immediate targeting updates... The shore guns can't hit a docked BB from 1500 yards, but they can sink a moving sub in 3 salvos from 8500... over a hill, no less... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

03-31-19, 06:32 AM	#2
Jackdaw Watch Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Thors Zwillinge & Osnabrück Posts: 24 Downloads: 215 Uploads: 8	Ah yes, I forgot! While coastal artillery is actually usually built-in, often bunkered with limited field of fire we have here 360 ° mortars and these, of course, with so-called indirect fire-control-radar or possibly satellite-based? [To get the f-c-r running, take a balloon pulling up an old steel plate; because of the reflection and so on .......] The other is a problem of dangerousness. Because of the limited negative elevation on battleships, these are likely to be safe near the shore 'cause no threat (), while an approaching submarine is particularly highly dangerous to near-shore infantry & Co.: (see 2:35 ...) It reminds me that I need to see the movie again; Already for radio operator Hornsby ...