[quote=The Chap]
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Originally Posted by D-Wray
By the way when citing the sinking of the Bismarck or Yamato why don't you cout the number of shells, torpedoes, and bombs it took to sink them? QUOTE]
Unfortunately, one torpedo to screw up (pardon pun) the Bismark's prop/s and rudder and I am under the impression that the Yamato was beached and used as a fixed battery.  |
Yes that one lucky torpedoe hit the Bismarcks Achilles heel and jammed the rudder however that was a long way from sinking her. The Bismarck at that time was a lone ship (having released the Prinz Eugen to escape) against the bulk of the whole British Navy after her and still fought it out to the end. It was the Musashi that was grounded not the Yamato. The Yamato was sunk elswhere. None of that was the point anyway everyone seems so in love with these fire and forget weapons (self guided) that they forget one shot, one missile, one torpedo is not enough to do the job with a battleship it'll take that hit and keep on fighting and as has been pointed out by others battleships do not operate alone so that getting those multiple hits needed to do the jop is not so easy.