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Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for. It's a tactic that has worked on other subjects. But it needs a lot of time. And a lot of willpower NOT to go down unrelated rabbit holes!
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for. It's a tactic that has worked on other subjects. But it needs a lot of time. And a lot of willpower NOT to go down unrelated rabbit holes!
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Well, that's South Dakota and she was for sure back in the Pacific at that point. And her sailing with Furious makes this early 1943 and North Atlantic
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Well, that's South Dakota and she was for sure back in the Pacific at that point. And her sailing with Furious makes this early 1943 and North Atlantic
I can't remember where i put it (on my website or in the Pedestal videos), but I do clearly recall an account of this action where the torpedo bombers did have to evade / fly through the seawater plumes and had their approach abandoned.
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I can't remember where i put it (on my website or in the Pedestal videos), but I do clearly recall an account of this action where the torpedo bombers did have to evade / fly through the seawater plumes and had their approach abandoned.
The "dazzle" is just the poor greyscale gradient of what looks to be a print of a photo of a photo of a photo ... All RN fleet carriers wore similar three-tone waveform camo.
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The "dazzle" is just the poor greyscale gradient of what looks to be a print of a photo of a photo of a photo ... All RN fleet carriers wore similar three-tone waveform camo.
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Not sure on place or time of some of these, but any good?
And a link here
wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2024/12/hms-...
last one, I didnt know they did "Dazzle" in Aircraft carrier size?..
And a link here
wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2024/12/hms-...
last one, I didnt know they did "Dazzle" in Aircraft carrier size?..
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Not sure on place or time of some of these, but any good?
And a link here
wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2024/12/hms-...
last one, I didnt know they did "Dazzle" in Aircraft carrier size?..
And a link here
wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2024/12/hms-...
last one, I didnt know they did "Dazzle" in Aircraft carrier size?..
Hmmm. Perhaps AI image generation is in order ...
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hmmm. Perhaps AI image generation is in order ...
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Of that one, yes.
Not this one:
Not this one:
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Of that one, yes.
Not this one:
Not this one:
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Thanks, but yeah.
There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:
There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Thanks, but yeah.
There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:
There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:
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That's HMS Rodney, with her very distinctive dark and wavy camouflage scheme. Nelson's was somewhat lighter and more in patches than wavy lines
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
That's HMS Rodney, with her very distinctive dark and wavy camouflage scheme. Nelson's was somewhat lighter and more in patches than wavy lines
Thanks, but yeah.
There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:
There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Thanks, but yeah.
There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:
There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:
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The obvious explanation is that unicorns can only be captured by virgins, not official war photographers. They probably didn't want to be bullied.
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The obvious explanation is that unicorns can only be captured by virgins, not official war photographers. They probably didn't want to be bullied.
Of that one, yes.
Not this one:
Not this one:
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Of that one, yes.
Not this one:
Not this one:
Actually, my main issue is finding pictures of HMS Unicorn.
For some reason RN photographers don't seem to have considered her very photogenic ... at least from what I've found so far.
For some reason RN photographers don't seem to have considered her very photogenic ... at least from what I've found so far.
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Actually, my main issue is finding pictures of HMS Unicorn.
For some reason RN photographers don't seem to have considered her very photogenic ... at least from what I've found so far.
For some reason RN photographers don't seem to have considered her very photogenic ... at least from what I've found so far.
It keeps sending me down rabbit holes. After 30 minutes looking for fleet carrier photos (Formidable, Illustrious) off Italy ... I end up spending two hours browsing all those Operation Pedestal, Tungsten etc photos I'd never seen before!
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It keeps sending me down rabbit holes. After 30 minutes looking for fleet carrier photos (Formidable, Illustrious) off Italy ... I end up spending two hours browsing all those Operation Pedestal, Tungsten etc photos I'd never seen before!
Unfortunately, the IWM's search engine is ... lacklustre. So one has to use "oblique" search techniques. Like checking photographer names and obscure keywords as primary keywords produce limited results. This often throws up images the primary keywords didn't produce for in previous searches.
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Unfortunately, the IWM's search engine is ... lacklustre. So one has to use "oblique" search techniques. Like checking photographer names and obscure keywords as primary keywords produce limited results. This often throws up images the primary keywords didn't produce for in previous searches.
And, of course, the County class heavy cruisers had high-angle 8in gun mounts. The original intention was for AA use. They proved ineffective. But HMS London did report downing a Ju88 at extreme range during a Russian convoy.
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
And, of course, the County class heavy cruisers had high-angle 8in gun mounts. The original intention was for AA use. They proved ineffective. But HMS London did report downing a Ju88 at extreme range during a Russian convoy.
The accounts I have read say they were specifically time fused for a specific firing range/parabola, so that they would explode at a relatively low altitude to spray a curtain of shrapnel ahead of incoming torpedo bombers. You can see this in the image.
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The accounts I have read say they were specifically time fused for a specific firing range/parabola, so that they would explode at a relatively low altitude to spray a curtain of shrapnel ahead of incoming torpedo bombers. You can see this in the image.
I know they were not proximity fused in 1942. I remember they were on pre-set timed fuzes. From memory, Nel/Rod tested the settings/elevations etc in the days before the convoy began. I think (but am not certain) they were standard HE.
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I know they were not proximity fused in 1942. I remember they were on pre-set timed fuzes. From memory, Nel/Rod tested the settings/elevations etc in the days before the convoy began. I think (but am not certain) they were standard HE.
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I cannot say whether those were beautiful as fireworks, but they certainly served as a bluff.
Still, I prefer the fireworks launched for the children in the university hospital.
Still, I prefer the fireworks launched for the children in the university hospital.
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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A 46 cm (18 in) Sanshiki shell displayed at the Yamato Museum.
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A 46 cm (18 in) Sanshiki shell displayed at the Yamato Museum.
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Thank you.
However, I understand Japanese, so I can read the detailed battle report of the Yamato if necessary.
www.jacar.archives.go.jp/das/image/C0...
I've also created a page about the Yamato.
hush.web.fc2.com/name/y/Ya/Ya...
However, I understand Japanese, so I can read the detailed battle report of the Yamato if necessary.
www.jacar.archives.go.jp/das/image/C0...
I've also created a page about the Yamato.
hush.web.fc2.com/name/y/Ya/Ya...
昭和２０年４月６日～昭２０年４月７日 軍艦大和戦闘詳報
www.jacar.archives.go.jp
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Thank you.
However, I understand Japanese, so I can read the detailed battle report of the Yamato if necessary.
www.jacar.archives.go.jp/das/image/C0...
I've also created a page about the Yamato.
hush.web.fc2.com/name/y/Ya/Ya...
However, I understand Japanese, so I can read the detailed battle report of the Yamato if necessary.
www.jacar.archives.go.jp/das/image/C0...
I've also created a page about the Yamato.
hush.web.fc2.com/name/y/Ya/Ya...
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Nice find. The only account I've ever heard of using main guns against aircraft was the Tirpitz opening up on Lancasters from 13 miles.
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Nice find. The only account I've ever heard of using main guns against aircraft was the Tirpitz opening up on Lancasters from 13 miles.