Re: Dogfight Bismark

On Jun 30, 8:17 am, Vince <fire...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
deemsb...@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

If they could take out the RN, it would open the atlantic to
German merchantships.


And what do they do when they get there?

Trade?


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.

I'm not saying it was realistic, but that was what Kaiser Bill
wanted the HSF to be able to do.


Maritime war is not about battles. Its about seaborne commerce.

And that's what the germans would be doing...allowing their own
seaborne commerce.

In an
era of coal fired ships and no aircraft Germany cannot disrupt British
seaborne commerce from bases in Germany.

No RN would allow landings in Ireland....or even parts of Britain.




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