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Old 09-16-09, 06:14 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve View Post
Looks pretty cool so far!


That's putting it mildly. German sighting systems were better and let the gunnery officers get on target faster. The downside was that they required better attention and the sighting officer tired faster. British guns were every bit as good, but there were ongoing problems with the shells themselves. Armor? Even Tiger only had 9" on the main belt, while the Germans all had between 11.8" and 13.8". If by underwater protection you mean compartmentation, they were about equal. As for anti-torpedo protection, only the British had any, only on a couple of experimental installments, and only at the very end of the war.

I can get you the specifics if it helps. I don't know how that stuff works in the game.
...And speaking of the "Tiger", she was such a MISFIT - lol. She was rushed into combat without being ready & her gunnery was notoriously bad. Plus many of her crew were ex-convicts, deserters, disciplinary cases, and other Royal Navy "toughs". Still, they (and the ship) fought bravely & came through Jutland in fairly good shape.
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