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Desertfox.historypolitics...		#331	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 57 (27-Apr-2008 04:37:22) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	It would be interesting to see a month by month list of available BBs for both sides. See when the Germans would have the greates advantage.
borys68		#332	[-]
Posts: 2543 (27-Apr-2008 07:16:32) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Ahoj! The HMS Erin had 14" guns. Borys
Syphon1		#333	[-]
Posts: 460 (27-Apr-2008 07:56:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	borys68 wrote: Ahoj! The HMS Erin had 14" guns. Borys Actually 13.5" but the correction has been made. Transcription error I actually had it written down correctly on the back of an envelope I had my telly written on. We satisfy our endless needs And justify our bloody deeds In the name of destiny And in the name of God David
CJvR		#334	[-]
Posts: 2145 (27-Apr-2008 09:12:30) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Syphon1 wrote: In OTL she wasn't finished as a carrier until 1918. So I think I'll put her in the 1917 availability class. She was started a 14 months after Canada, construction on both was halted at the start of the war but resumed on Canada in September. With DB it is not unlikely that work on Eagle resumed in February or July at the latest adding 6-9 months to her construction for a completion in mid 1917. She was fairly far along IIRC, her aircraft capacity was badly reduced due to the completed barbettes in the hull.
Syphon1	Lutzow and Hindenburg	#335	[-]
Posts: 461 (27-Apr-2008 10:41:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	A question? I have just been looking at the BC availability and something jumped out at me. Why did Derfflinger take 14 months from launch to commissioning yet Lutzow and Hindenburg took 21 months? Was this due to a slowdown in construction? If so then in Letterstime they might very well arrive sooner then in OTL as the yards wouldn't have lost as many men and the KLM has proved to all and sundry that it can and will fight. Not only this but it can fight and win against greater odds. Yes I know Lutzow had a wonky turbine that has been blamed on every thing from poor workmanship to wrong use but Hindenburg didn't yet took approximately the same time? We satisfy our endless needs And justify our bloody deeds In the name of destiny And in the name of God David
Dave Bender	Equitable exchange for Posen and Rheinland being Sunk	#336	[-]
Posts: 6464 (27-Apr-2008 13:39:25) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Body count is a poor measure of victory. Look at the historical Battle of Jutland. Germany won the body count but Britain won the battle by maintaining the blockade. The same thing applies to the Battle of Coral Sea. Japan won the body count but the U.S. Navy won the fight by preventing Japan from landing an infantry regiment at Port Moresby. The HSF is accomplishing their military objectives at an acceptable cost in casualties. That is what counts. Don't waste your time trying to explain that to an amateur like the Kaiser. The military professionals like Field Marshal Falkenhayn and Crown Prinz Wilhelm will understand it just fine.
CJvR		#337	[-]
Posts: 2147 (27-Apr-2008 16:33:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Desertfox wrote: It would be interesting to see a month by month list of available BBs for both sides. See when the Germans would have the greates advantage. My best guesstimate... HSF__BC___K___Hex____ GF___15"_SDN__DN_ Ships Now__2____-____-_____ Now___-___1___2__ Der,Sey & Ben,Herc,Bel Aug__3____3____-_____ Aug___1___1___4__ vdT,PRg,Kin,Mkg & QE,Agi,Coll Sep__4,5__7,5__4_____ Sep___2___5___5__ Mol,Blü,GK,Kpr,Ker,KAl,FdG,Ost,Thü,Old,Wf & War,Can,ID,KGV,Er,Nep Oct__4,5__8,5__5_____ Oct___3___5___6__ Kön,Nas & Bar,Van Nov__4,5__9____6_____ Nov___3___5___6__ Hel *Still involved on the other side of the Atlantic Lützow might pop into the HSF OoB with a fortunate turbine check roll... It will be a long, hard dangerous winter for the RN with poor weather and long dark nights filled with HSF ships... Last Edited By: CJvR 27-Apr-2008 16:51:44. Edited 4 times.
CJvR		#338	[-]
Posts: 2148 (27-Apr-2008 16:35:22) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	My best guesstimate... HSF__BC___K___Hex____ GF___15"_SDN__DN_ Ships Now__2____-____-_____ Now___-___1___2__ Der,Sey & Ben,Herc,Bel Aug__3____3____-_____ Aug___1___1___4__ vdT,PRg,Kin,Mkg & QE,Agi,Coll Sep__4,5__7,5__4_____ Sep___2___5___5__ Mol,Blü,GK,Kpr,Ker,KAl,FdG,Ost,Thü,Old,Wf & War,Can,ID,KGV,Er,Nep Oct__4,5__8,5__5_____ Oct___3___5___6__ Kön,Nas & Bar,Van Nov__4,5__9____6_____ Nov___3___5___6__ Hel *Still involved on the other side of the Atlantic Lützow might pop into the HSF OoB with a fortunate turbine check roll... It will be a long, hard dangerous winter for the RN with poor weather and long dark nights filled with HSF ships... Last Edited By: CJvR 28-Apr-2008 14:02:04. Edited 1 times.
borys68		#339	[-]
Posts: 2544 (27-Apr-2008 20:07:41) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Ahoj! I stand corrected - 343mm then Borys
Roller007		#340	[-]
Posts: 1154 (27-Apr-2008 23:59:07) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Lutzow and Baden were both held up in there construction in 1914 due to the fact that the Schichau Danzig yard was threatened with the early advance of the Russians. They held up construction and expedited vessels that could be launched sooner. The result was that they were held up for almost 180 days. Interestingly the Lutzow had her work stopped while working on her turbines. When work resumed, Baden had one of the fastest Launch to commisioning times for a DN short of Kronprinz Wilhelm's 260 days. As for Hindenburg, she got caught up in war politics, labour shortages at Kiel and kept having her work started and stopped due to the poor performance of the HSF.

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