![]() ![]() Obviously that didn't happen, but the people on Iowa and New jersey obviously thought it wasn't "practically impossible" or the attempt would not have been made, right?īgile wrote: Well, since shells would be hitting anywhere within what. How fast was Nowaki? Remember, ONE hit close enough to slow the ship and it's all over for her. Also, maneuvering causes some loss in speed, even with only 15 deg change of course. of MPI and 16" HE has a fairly large lethal radius, and frag damage to hull or stacks could cause slowing. Well, since shells would be hitting anywhere within what. Under such conditions, hitting would have been practically impossible for the American BB's in pursuit. Even a modest 15 deg change of course made in reaction to the observed discharge of a broadside would have laterally displaced NOWAKI a couple of hundred yards by the time the salvo landed without really sacrificing any speed. ![]() As these targets would have been slower than Nowaki and the guns would not have to correct for their own motion, this would give a more optimistic estimate.īyron Angel wrote:It has been a while since I looked into the NOWAKI engagement, but the two salient points I recall are (a) the engagement was a classic stern chase, (b) the engagement involved very long ranges of 35,000+ yards.Īt such distances ToF (at least 50 to 60 seconds) was a major consideration and provided NOWAKI ample opportunity to evade in deflection. ![]() There might also be examples where guns around the Straits of Dover fired at enemy ships at long range to analyze from 1942-4. I gather that some problems arose from the calculation of barrel wear leading to frequent 'overs'. I also do not know what course was steered by Nowaki but I assume small changes to get away as quickly as possible while making the American gunnery difficult. However, I do not know how many shells were fired, how many salvos straddled Nowaki or what was the dispersion of the salvos. ![]() We know that the range was 35,000 yards to 39,000 yards and that Nowaki was not hit. We are all too lazy to carefully analyze Iowa and New Jersey's action with Nowaki, which should represent the state of the art for February 1944. Bgile wrote:Why do people use this fact to argue that it's pointless to attempt to hit another ship at any range greater than that five years later in 1945? ![]()
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