All old battleships were bulged as part of the modernization process. The Washington Treaty allowed navies to increase their protection against air...
The best motor torpedo boats of the war were the German diesel-powered S-boats. Their capabilities put them in an entirely different class from all...
The G-5 owed some of its DNA to the British CMBs of WWI, which executed a dramatic raid on Kronshtadt during the Intervention. The CMBs also launched...
I miss playing D&D. Haven't had a game in about ten years.
"Neglect" does not denote intent, it means simply to fail to assign proper importance to a task. Most, but not all, 24in torpedo hits on Allied...
Edsall gave the IJN fits in her final engagement. Caught by Japanese battleships and cruisers, she was eventually done in by air attack. Gunnery...
The USN had repeated episodes of neglecting the survivors of sunken ships. The most famous incident was the loss of the cruiser Indianapolis. But the...
Is anyone bothered by deliberate distortion? The lead paragraph indicates the Admiralty specifically choose to protect the sub and sacrifice the...
I know it was condemned by movie-goers....
Thumb's-Up: the suggested Viet Nam feature which I would gladly pay to see, the general tone of shock and dismay at a ridiculous movie, the...
The Japanese had no plans for an aerial attack on the continental US. How would they accomplish such a thing? There were never any such prospects...
Lexington and Saratoga were probably the best of the carriers converted from battleships/cruisers. The 8in guns were a waste (by 1941, anyway), and...
There are a number of books available describing the battleships that served during WWII. Some are very general. The most famous battleship reference...
Looks like everything made it. I still don't know why I couldn't send them all as one file. I was nowhere near the max for a pdf file.
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