what does destroying the bridge actually do? or is it just eye candy?

[crazyhorse128]

what does destroying the bridge actually do?just wonndering as taking out the guns makes them unusable

[xgamerms999]

Ithink that it does more damage than other places, but I don't know for sure.

[Admiral Biilly-o]

It signals that your hull is completely gone.

[wayneflo]

The most vulnerable targets are the magazine and fuel, followed by the engine and rudder. The order is Magazine about 1/3 in from bow, then engine, then fuel, then rudder (at stern).

[M0n3y]

is the magazine room in front of the bridge or behind it?

[wayneflo]

is the magazine room in front of the bridge or behind it?Magazine is in front of the bridge. Engine is between the smokestacks, fuel tank is behind the smoke stacks, and rudder is from rear forward. There is a short space between each section that is not critical.

[Lt.Luke]

Yea i saw on the history channel that there was a search for the Bismark because the bismark sunk the nood in british terms(nod)but anyway the bismark shot their artillary at the middle of the ship and it hit the magazine witch was in the middle for some reason but the britch took their WW1 old fashion planes and sunk it with a torpedo like maybe like 3 torpedos to sink it :)But the biskamr was a huge ship.

[xgamerms999]

Yea i saw on the history channel that there was a search for the Bismark because the bismark sunk the nood in british terms(nod)but anyway the bismark shot their artillary at the middle of the ship and it hit the magazine witch was in the middle for some reason but the britch took their WW1 old fashion planes and sunk it with a torpedo like maybe like 3 torpedos to sink it :)But the biskamr was a huge ship.
What? The Bismark wasn't sunk by aircraft.

[THEMUSICMAN69]

What? The Bismark wasn't sunk by aircraft.

I am pretty sure it was outdated bi-planes that took the Bismarck out.

[manx]

Seems like this misconception keeps coming up.

A single torpedo launched from a Swordfish torpedo plane from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal managed to jam the rudder of Bismarck. This made it impossible for Bismarck to maneuver, and therefore escape from a numerical superior British force in pursuit.

The next day, two battleships (HMS Rodney and King George V) and two cruisers (HMS Norfolk and Dorsetshire) ganged up and sank it.

[THEMUSICMAN69]

Seems like this misconception keeps coming up.

A single torpedo launched from a Swordfish torpedo plane from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal managed to jam the rudder of Bismarck. This made it impossible for Bismarck to maneuver, and therefore escape from a numerical superior British force in pursuit.

The next day, two battleships (HMS Rodney and King George V) and two cruisers (HMS Norfolk and Dorsetshire) ganged up and sank it.

Oh! Thanks man! I hate to be the noob :D !

[M0n3y]

Seems like this misconception keeps coming up.

A single torpedo launched from a Swordfish torpedo plane from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal managed to jam the rudder of Bismarck. This made it impossible for Bismarck to maneuver, and therefore escape from a numerical superior British force in pursuit.

The next day, two battleships (HMS Rodney and King George V) and two cruisers (HMS Norfolk and Dorsetshire) ganged up and sank it.

so both planes and ships sunk the Bismarck eh :)

[VTROOPER]

BISMARCK WAS SCUTTLED :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2:
NO SHELLS OR TORPEDOS PENATRATED

[ketch1]

BISMARCK WAS SCUTTLED :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2:
NO SHELLS OR TORPEDOS PENATRATED

Listen to Manx, that is what happened!

[manx]

I take it back. VTROOPER is right!

Apparently, after the mauling by the British fleet, both Rodney and KGV basically ran out of fuel and shells and went home. Norfolk had ran out of torpedoes and Dorsetshire fired three more from close range but it still wasn't enough to sink the Bismarck. At this point, the guns and most of the superstructures were destroyed and Bismarck was sitting low on water, but the engines were still working. Rather than face capture, the Germans scuttled it.

[VTROOPER]

I LERND THAT FROM WIKIPEDEA.COM AND THE MOVE SINK THE BISMARK:thumbsup:

[Tirpitz]

dear ketch1 not rubbish but the truth dude, vtrooper was right all the way

After the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, Dr. Robert D. Ballard's next goal was to find and film the wreck of the Bismarck. The search for the wreck began in July 1988, but his first expedition brought no success. A second expedition was mounted in late May 1989, and on 8 June, 1989, after combing an area of some 200 square miles, Ballard and his team finally found Bismarck's remains. The wreck lies in the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean some 600 miles west of Brest at a depth of 4,790 meters (15,700 feet).

The State of the Wreck.

The hull rests upright embedded in mud that covers the keel to about the level of the ship's designed waterline. Despite of the heavy shell and torpedo damage that the British inflicted on the battleship and the obvious effects of the sinking itself, the wreck is in surprisingly good condition. Few other shipwrecks are as well preserved as the Bismarck, and, except for the last 35 feet of the stern (frame 10.5) that broke away, the hull is intact. The main battery turrets dropped off the hull due to their own weight as the ship rolled over and sank, and they are now upside-down on the bottom. But the secondary battery turrets and most anti-aircraft guns are still there in their proper location. Both the forward and after conning tower, and the bridge, though heavily damaged, are with the hull, too, and the propellers are clearly visible. In the debris field that surrounds the hull, other parts of the battleship can be found such as the foremast, the mainmast, the funnel, rangefinders, etc.

Considering the fact that on most parts of the decks the wooden teak planking is still conserved, and even the paint, it is most likely that the wreck will resist the effects of the corrosion for at least a few hundred years if not more.

http://www.kbismarck.com/wreck.html

http://www.clarebooks.co.uk/usrimage/the%20discovery%20of%20the%20bismarth.jpg

http://www.battleshipbismarck.com/bismarckclass/bismarck_main_page.jpg

[VTROOPER]

Ballard Also Fownd Yorktown. She Is Mostly In Taked. I Have The Documentry On Dvd.

[ElvisNewton]

I don't know how this went from blowin up the bridge to the Bismark, but here's a clip from the History Channel of the pilot who delivered the torpedo hit that jammed up the Bismark's rudder:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYpiz77JwhQ

[VTROOPER]

It Ruter Was Jamed By A Torp. Big Deal. It Was Still Scuteld.

[xgamerms999]

I will make a Bismarck thread, somehow a ton of threads are turned into one.

[crazyhorse128]

fine you do that but has any one everlooked at the question that this thread was made to answer?

[xgamerms999]

fine you do that but has any one everlooked at the question that this thread was made to answer?

Ya, but no one knows, and I will do that!

[crazyhorse128]

meh

[VTROOPER]

i say its for eye candy.

[FreeloaderUK]

it doesnt matter if the Bismarck crew scuttled her or the British sank her- either way the ships guns were out of action- her upperworks were in ruins & was in no state to continue the fight.

[xgamerms999]

it doesnt matter if the Bismarck crew scuttled her or the British sank her- either way the ships guns were out of action- her upperworks were in ruins & was in no state to continue the fight.

What is this for? There is a thread for this.

[crazyhorse128]

What is this for? There is a thread for this.
hmm and have you seen the title of this thread, strange how nearly all the threads on this forum contain greif about the Bismark?:scratch: