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peter taft
Hi there friend. Many, many thanks for the background to this Mighty Ship - you certainly know your stuff ! i know a wee bit about her history all of which came from my old mate Phil {Gixergs} he certainly knows and often gives me valuable history lessons which i really do appreciate. i shall upload a few more pictures over the weekend. Thanks again friend. Regards. Pete :mrgreen:For me BB's rank the highest on the food chain and that especially goes for the Bismark Class. Tirpitz sported B and X turrets in pale grey to stand out, making her to appear to only have two turrets, the deck was camo as your's is. The Battleship fired her main battery on only one occasion against an enemy target, and this was during a bombardment of Spitzbergen in September 1943. The British penetrated her Altenfjord anchorage w/midget subs in the same month. Heavily damaged, she was patched up. She was then attacked by British carrier aircraft. Bombs too small to inflict vital damage, surrounded by nets, Tripitz could not be torpedoed. British Bomber Command took over the attack and flying from North Russia, Lancasters was able to finish her w/the heaviest bombs in their inventory. She was hit five times with 5.45 ton bombs. That makes her one tough nut to crack. Speaks highly of the workmanship that went into the planning and building of this Battleship. She went down with 1200 men on board, though I do not know how many perished. Keep posting those build photo's.