Re: Dogfight Bismark

deemsbill@xxxxxxx wrote:
On Jun 30, 8:04 am, Vince <fire...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Warspite wrote:
Vince ha scritto:
Britain controlled the North sea in the same way the Germans
controlled the baltic
Witch you think was more important for the German economy, North sea o
Baltic Sea?
Germany's strategic position at sea was hopeless. The UK sits like a
cork in the bottle.

Not if the HSF could take out the RN.

Vince



nonsense the HSF are coal burners. They don't have the range or staying power to project maritime power west of the UK Which is what would be needed. Its about 900 sea miles to the western approaches, 50 hours steaming at full speed

And what do they do when they get there?

to "take out" the Grand fleet they need to be bigger then he grand fleet. If they invest that much in the fleet the french army tears them apart.

Maritime war is not about battles. Its about seaborne commerce. In an era of coal fired ships and no aircraft Germany cannot disrupt British seaborne commerce from bases in Germany.


Vince
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