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Re: John E. Doolittle
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lugnet.pirates
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 18:37:28 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Dave Schuler writes:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> Dave!
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 turn
away" tactic to get out with their skins.
Bruce
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| (...) Yeah--I guess aircraft carriers don't shoot at each other that much... (...) Maybe that's the battle I read/heard about. Thanks for the info! Dave! (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: John E. Doolittle
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| (...) That last is the classic example of how steam changed the tactical lexicon. The Royal Navy hadn't even considered the possibility that this could be done, because it couldn't be done under sail in anything approaching an orderly manner. The (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 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! (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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