skipping 88mm stones

bigboywooly · 04-11-08, 02:27 PM

I know the RN of the past used to skip canonballs to increase shot range

@ von stauber

Barnes Wallace was the genius's name

Also designed the 6ton Tallboy and 10ton Grandslam bombs
Fore runner of todays bunker busters

IIRC he also designed the Wellington bomber

Wreford-Brown · 04-11-08, 02:41 PM

The Tallboys and Grand Slam were used a great deal against U-boat bunkers in occupied France. The bunkers were too massive to be more than superficially damaged, but a few U-boats were sunk by the giant waves they created washing into the U-boat pens and swamping the deck hatches. After a while, all U-boats were ordered to remain rigged for diving when in the pens with the exception of essential resupply / maintenance and the conning tower hatch.

Brag · 04-11-08, 03:18 PM

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3Jane · 04-11-08, 03:38 PM

The Italians specialised in using the Ju87 in the 'skip bombing' roll againsed shipping, instead of it's normal use as a dive bomber.

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3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Italians specialised in using the Ju87 in the 'skip bombing' roll againsed shipping, instead of it's normal use as a dive bomber. __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)