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Re: John E. Doolittle
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lugnet.pirates
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:57:24 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Lance Scott writes:
> The Ideal Tactic in the Wooden Ships Age was to 'Cross the T' with the enemy.
> That means to sail your broadside across the bow or stern of the opponent. He
> could not bring his broadside to bear whilst you let him have a full volley.
I think I read or saw somewhere that this same tactic was used in WWII
(Battle of Midway, maybe?). It's cool (insofar as war is cool) that such
venerable methods still see use in more modern times.
Dave!
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| (...) He (...) The tactic does still hold with turret mounted guns, the enemy can still only bear a fraction of his firepower, while you can use all of yours. Missiles on the other hand negate that advantage entirely. (24 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) He (...) The fleets never saw each other at the Battle of Midway (aircraft carrier warfare). The Battle of Jutland in WWI would be more appropriate. The entire british fleet crossed the T on the german fleet. The germans used their "battle (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Ack, no. The only side with battleships at Midway was Japanese, and they never took any part of the battle (they were part of the "invasion force"). It was a purely carrier-driven action (with bits of submarineness about). You may be thinking (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Not really suited for the seafarer. They tended to use the League, Fathom and Cable. Don't have the specifics for each at hand, but might be able to locate. Like the Story, am sorry my own Lego Dark Age lasted through Pirates. Hope they (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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