tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post4110703710638678389..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Snow FellOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41201905339781801982018-03-09T08:30:04.171-08:002018-03-09T08:30:04.171-08:00All most excellent points Sir! I did know about th...All most excellent points Sir! I did know about the British turret crews violating procedures to speed up their rate of fire. <em>Mea culpa</em> for leaving that out.<br /><br />As to HMS Hood attempting to close the Bismarck, brave but miscalculated as you say.<br /><br />The Royal Navy had a worldwide commitment and the design of their ships reflected that, as you say, the German Navy was really designed to challenge the Royal Navy in the waters around Britain, period. For the rest of it all they could hope to do was harass the British.<br /><br />I must write about Jutland one of these days.<br /><br />One last thing, your "screeds" are always most welcome, I learn a lot from my readers!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17181654662820281472018-03-09T06:14:57.502-08:002018-03-09T06:14:57.502-08:00Love the data on sailing ships. A small nit about ...Love the data on sailing ships. A small nit about the RN Battle Cruisers: It was certainly true that German ones were better protected and armored--for which characteristics they paid in terms of range, speed and hitting power. The two types were designed for slightly different purposes, though both scouted for the main battle fleet. Having said all that, there is pretty good evidence that the RN losses at Jutland were mostly--if not completely--due to their practice of bypassing ammunition handling safety procedures to gain faster rates of fire. Fatal error, and a danger even now in peacetime exercises graded similarly.The loss of HOOD can certainly at least partially attributed to her age and unmodernized condition, but also the decision of Admiral Holland to close Bismarck at such an acute angle--presumably to get under the calculated immunity range quickly. There is also a pretty good analysis that indicates that HOOD was turning just as the fatal blow struck, and had that particular shell been fired--or the turn done 30 seconds either way--HOOD would have survived and kept fighting. Interesting (at least to nerds like me) stuff. We'll never know for sure. Sorry for the screed. couldn't help myself.Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66277071702482234462018-03-08T19:03:33.281-08:002018-03-08T19:03:33.281-08:00The snow was heavy and wet but fairly sparse, all ...The snow was heavy and wet but fairly sparse, all told maybe three inches.<br /><br />We didn't lose power, and for that I am truly thankful!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8270944597165734902018-03-08T19:02:13.775-08:002018-03-08T19:02:13.775-08:00Ah, someone who knows their Python. You've eve...Ah, someone who knows their Python. You've even got the lisp down pat!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61300788745292079432018-03-08T19:01:34.781-08:002018-03-08T19:01:34.781-08:00Hahaha! I'll take that as a compliment my good...Hahaha! I'll take that as a compliment my good Sir!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56167304255225992042018-03-08T18:31:16.941-08:002018-03-08T18:31:16.941-08:00Here is hoping that the only thing that fell was t...Here is hoping that the only thing that fell was the snow, and not your power lines/tree branches again. :)<br /><br />And thank you for the history lesson...the snow FELL...that is funny!Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42635357925414925352018-03-08T18:12:06.888-08:002018-03-08T18:12:06.888-08:00The snow Fell? Thentuwion! Stwike him! And thwo...The snow Fell? Thentuwion! Stwike him! And thwo him to the floow...!Jenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773835983034159472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12295251981969327342018-03-08T17:50:08.526-08:002018-03-08T17:50:08.526-08:00You are weird, but in a good way.You are weird, but in a good way.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82145300325024569192018-03-08T15:42:01.715-08:002018-03-08T15:42:01.715-08:00Army to the core perhaps, but he had a good eye fo...Army to the core perhaps, but he had a good eye for boat names!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82088044614812621412018-03-08T15:41:20.484-08:002018-03-08T15:41:20.484-08:00a bear - Indefati...who?
😉a bear - Indefati...who?<br /><br />😉OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67158437481779095562018-03-08T15:40:36.641-08:002018-03-08T15:40:36.641-08:00Proof - yup.Proof - yup.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49563405740468113682018-03-08T14:43:43.293-08:002018-03-08T14:43:43.293-08:00My dad, army to the core, bought our first boat at...My dad, army to the core, bought our first boat at Fort Riley. It was an 8 foot long single mast gaff rigged Optimist Pram so he named it Indefatigable and put the letters on the hull. A few months later he bought our second boat, a mighty 13 foot sloop and named her Indomitable. He kept both and sailed both boats for the next 47 years. He added a third boat in Newport which he named Warspite. That is now in my garage.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34133294390146302772018-03-08T13:36:37.991-08:002018-03-08T13:36:37.991-08:00... Yet still easier to pronounce than "Indef...... Yet still easier to pronounce than "Indefatigable."a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29445091704373952822018-03-08T13:22:35.182-08:002018-03-08T13:22:35.182-08:00"HMS Invincible", pictured in the dictio..."HMS Invincible", pictured in the dictionary next to "chutzpah". Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17994961951268991582018-03-08T12:07:25.701-08:002018-03-08T12:07:25.701-08:00I had a sneaking suspicion you'd like that one...I had a sneaking suspicion you'd like that one.<br /><br />Yup, picked it special I did.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62540901111636955752018-03-08T12:06:52.678-08:002018-03-08T12:06:52.678-08:00Just sprayed the monitor on junk Mail. The first f...Just sprayed the monitor on junk Mail. The first five were funny enough, lost it on that last one.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25354146416198598962018-03-08T12:05:31.194-08:002018-03-08T12:05:31.194-08:00Hahahaha!Hahahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54055628288053540372018-03-08T12:05:00.456-08:002018-03-08T12:05:00.456-08:00😁😁OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79376452012883845622018-03-08T12:01:01.281-08:002018-03-08T12:01:01.281-08:00My word, the gray one with the 64 on it is a hands...My word, the gray one with the 64 on it is a handsome craft!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66790314934309219282018-03-08T11:52:50.724-08:002018-03-08T11:52:50.724-08:00(I forgot the junk Mail.)(I forgot the junk Mail.)a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73595244582099133032018-03-08T11:50:54.703-08:002018-03-08T11:50:54.703-08:00More opportunities abound:
The brig Adeer
The fr...More opportunities abound: <br /><br />The brig Adeer<br />The frigate Aboutit<br />The barque Worsethanbite<br />The ketch Meifyoucan<br />The yawl Comebacknowyahear<br /><br />.... Some of which MAY be a bit of a stretch.a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67339467934833847932018-03-08T11:27:19.733-08:002018-03-08T11:27:19.733-08:00Thank you.
PaulThank you.<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-92082964852499683092018-03-08T09:25:56.954-08:002018-03-08T09:25:56.954-08:00There are times when different systems will take y...There are times when different systems will take your perfectly serviceable emoji and turn it into something WTF-like.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21088363930852436432018-03-08T09:25:12.099-08:002018-03-08T09:25:12.099-08:00Aye, I but scratched the surface (pun intended) of...Aye, I but scratched the surface (pun intended) of the number of masts, how the sails are rigged, etc., etc.<br /><br />How can a modern frigate NOT be a frigate. At least not in the USN.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9246314970524801932018-03-08T09:16:30.750-08:002018-03-08T09:16:30.750-08:00Dagnabit, that was supposed to be a smily face. D...Dagnabit, that was supposed to be a smily face. Dagum stupid fracking copy-paste. Rassle-frassle, frickin-frack!Andrewnoreply@blogger.com