[Ansteorra] Current History

[Matthias the Brewer]

Yep, I was thinking of the British King James V class that had the 14" guns.
My bad. 

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From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Bob Dewart
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 12:14 AM
To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Current History

15's dude

Gilli
Burkhaven, An Odyssey of Learning
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthias the Brewer" <matthiasthebrewer at cox.net>
To: "'Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.'" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Current History


> Bismark and Tirpitz had 14" guns.
>
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> [mailto:ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Cisco 
> CIvidanes
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 11:45 PM
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>
> Iowa was a 16" gun set, Ive seen her sister ship the Missouri. Ymato
> (SP?) and the Bismark were both rated for 18", though if your talking 
> about
> weight of shell as it traveled down the barrel, I believe that the German
> Bismark.
>
> off the top of my Head I don't recall the ISA or the Alaska, but I think
> that the largest functional shipboard Guns ever fielded at any time in the
> history if Naval warfare was the 18" gun, so I would argue that the Ymato
> (SP?) and the Bismark share the title, though as I mentioned before, I
> believe that the Bismark's shells were slightly longer and therefor had 
> more
> weight to them.
>
> Truth be told, I do not believe that this was ever a ship commissioned 
> that
> could simply shrug off a direct broadside from the main guns of either of
> these two dreadnoughts. Only the largest and heaviest warships ever built
> had a reasonable chance of even surviving a broadside from them, never 
> mind
> mustering a return fire. So while I appreciate the academic considerations
> of the question, I would respectfully add that anything 16" or over
> qualifies as just plane unstoppable. If it hits, your wishing it hadn't 
> real
> fast.
>
> Lord Ivo Blackhawk
>
>
>
> Bob Dewart wrote:
>> Speaking of battlewagons, who had the biggest guns: Bismark, Arizona,
>> Imato (SP?), ISE, Iowa, Alaska?
>> Gilli
>> Burkhaven, An Odyssey of Learning
>> http://home.hot.rr.com/burkhaven/
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Wyvill" <wyvillmike at hotmail.com>
>> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Current History
>>
>>
>>
>>> I can name the Battlewagons in port that Sunday.> Date: Fri, 7 Dec
>>> 2007
>>> 09:25:36 -0600> From: engtrktwo at gmail.com> To:
>>> ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Current
>>> History> > I know this one, I think I can even list from memory the
>>> main flattops > that lead the attack .> > Ivo Blackhawk> > Owen Van
>>> Meter wrote:> > Does everyone remimber what today is in history?> >>
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