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The Bismarck.

Pride and joy of Nazi Germany. (Bismarck and
Tirpitz)

A legendary ship that sank the famous HMS Hood, and
the most powerful German warship ever built. A
crew topping 2000 men, full displacement just
past 50,000 tons, and four paired 15 inch guns
laid out a flexible and potent warship,
potentially a match for just about any other
warship in the North Sea. Unfortunately, in
spite of good German optics and impressive
statistics, the Bismark ended up getting
toasted. Poorly supported by a relatively weak
German navy, it also suffered from poor radar,
bad fire control, and poor deck protection from
long ranged fire. The Bismarck was designed
with an eye towards the Baltic battles of WWI,
and would have done very well in that
situation.

50,932 tons
30 knots
4x2 15/47
12 5.9/55
16 4.1/45
16 37mm
78 20mm


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Now I am off to look for defenceless Allied convoys!

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The Bismarck was in fact based on the Bayern-class superdreadnoughts of 1916, which were in turn built as a response to the British "Queen Elizabeth" class which served throughout both World Wars.