tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post5640794801068829153..comments2024-01-04T23:48:09.384-05:00Comments on Pawnderings on Games: Not cautious enoughSeth Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206653100499935990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post-16897918122276240282011-02-13T21:11:05.084-05:002011-02-13T21:11:05.084-05:00Darn. I accidentally deleted a comment instead of ...Darn. I accidentally deleted a comment instead of approving it. <br /><br />Anyway, I think I can answer the question, which had to do with how the 11-inch gunned Scharnhorst could stay out of the range of the 15-inch gunned Ramillies.<br /><br />While it's true that, in general, a larger gun will have a longer range than a smaller gun, there are many exceptions to this.<br /><br />In the particular case of the Scharnhort against the Ramillies there are several factors that combined to give the German ship and edge in range. It had a more modern gun, more modern fire control and a mounting that allowed a higher angle of fire. How these factors could affect ranges is illustrated by the Queen Elizabeth class battleships, which had basically the same gun as the Ramillies but were more extensively modernized between the wars. Their turret mountings were improved so that the 15-inch gun could elevate higher. This gave them a much longer range. One of the class, the HMS Warspite may hold the record for a long distance shot against a moving naval target. The competing claim is from the Scharnhorst.Seth Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206653100499935990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post-48509747583462652192011-02-10T20:29:32.240-05:002011-02-10T20:29:32.240-05:00Seth:
Wihtout having tried this scenario myself, ...Seth:<br /><br />Wihtout having tried this scenario myself, (this ruleset is on my to play list) how would the Scharnhorst be able to get into long range for its 11"" guns while not being inside the range of the Ramilies' 15"" batteries? From reading Castles of Steel, the bigger the gun, the further the range. Is this a function of the rules that permits such a situation to occur?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com