"Battle of the Denmark Strait - loss of HMS Hood" Topic
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16 Dec 2020 3:04 p.m. PST by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "Battle of the Demark Straight - loss of HMS Hood" to "Battle of the Denmark Strait - loss of HMS Hood"
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138SquadronRAF | 16 Dec 2020 11:42 a.m. PST |
An examination of the loss of HMS Hood. If you have 45 minutes, well worth watching. YouTube link
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Shagnasty | 16 Dec 2020 12:42 p.m. PST |
Excellent analysis of the evidence. A lucky hit indeed. |
Thresher01 | 16 Dec 2020 3:46 p.m. PST |
I played the scenario with GQ1 and GQ2, and the result was the same. The Hood was quickly sunk, just as in real life, by a "lucky" (obviously not for the RN crew) hit. |
StarCruiser | 17 Dec 2020 10:11 a.m. PST |
Also lines up with a long held theory that it was a fire in the 4" HA ammo magazine that lead to the aft 15" magazine detonating. The only issue with that theory was the idea that a shell couldn't get to the 4" HA magazine through the water… I think Drach has cleared that up nicely. |
David Manley | 17 Dec 2020 2:52 p.m. PST |
I've seen this discussed elsewhere. Seems he hasn't cleared it up as the effect he discusses occurs in a turn, but in the situation Hood was in would have occued on the opposite side of the ship |
hindsTMP | 23 Dec 2020 9:19 a.m. PST |
OTOH, a point to consider is that Hood would have been heeling significantly to starboard during her 25-knot 20-degree final turn, which is probably when she was hit. This would make the deck armor impact closer to normal (less angled), thus explaining the deck penetration. Santarini in "Bismarck and Hood" does a detailed analysis of various effective deck armor thicknesses resulting from the numerous separate armored decks, and had it not been for the heel, the penetration would seem to have been unlikely, even over the engineering spaces. The most likely scenario is that the penetration occurred there, entering through the side of the 4" magazine, etc. MH |
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