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Victory at Sea - Type 1939-class torpedo boatsMore commonly known to the Allies as the Elbing-class, the Type 1939 Flottentorpedoboot (fleet torpedo boat) was a marked improvement over the earlier Type 1937-class. The ship was more akin to a pre-war British destroyer, with a heavier gun armament, and better sea-keeping and...
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Victory at Sea - Akizuki-class destroyersThe basic premise of the Akizuki-class destroyers was that of task force defence. As such, they were armed with eight of the new 3.9-inch dual purpose guns, considered by many to be the best Japanese anti-aircraft gun of World War Two, whose characteristics can...
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Victory At Sea: J-Class DestroyersThe role of the destroyer in a fleet is to keep pace with other long-ranged warships and provide them with an effective screen against small, short-ranged attackers, such as aircraft, submarines and torpedo boats, though other small warships would also be engaged, allowing the...
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Victory At Sea: Benson-Class DestroyersThe first examples of the Benson-class were ordered in 1938 as a derivative of the Sims-class with a modified torpedo armament arranged in two banks of five. A new machinery layout was implemented, using four smaller boilers rather than the three of the Sims-class....
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Victory at Sea - Navigatori-class destroyersOriginally classified as esploratori or scouts, this class was in response to the French contre-torpilleurs (destroyers) of the Jaguar and Guépard-classes. Trials with light displacement and overloaded machinery led to speeds of up to 43.5 knots. However, that could not be achieved under service...
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Victory at Sea: Victory ShipsFrom 1943 onward, the Allies perceived a need for faster transport ships. The desperate shipping crisis of the early Battle of the Atlantic had receded somewhat, and emphasis could now be placed on improved quality and speed. The result was the Victory-class ships, capable...
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Victory at Sea: Liberty ShipsThe need to replace the merchant tonnage lost to enemy commerce raiding prompted the design of the Liberty-class ships. Simple and easy to build, these rather basic merchantmen were put together in large numbers and very quickly – which was exactly what was needed....
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Victory at Sea - Chacal-class destroyersAlso known as the Jaguar-class, Chacal (Jackal)-class destroyers were designed to fulfil a scouting role for fleet battle lines and to attack enemy shipping in the Mediterranean. As a result, they possessed poor endurance, mounted no anti-submarine weapons, and had woefully inadequate anti-aircraft fire,...
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Victory at Sea - Tribal-class destroyersOften called the Afridi-class, this destroyer began the tradition of gunnery over torpedoes. However, the class had a frightening lack of anti-aircraft defences, especially against dive-bombers. The Tribal destroyers were the Royal Navy’s most advanced escorts of the time and saw action in nearly...
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Victory at Sea - Type 1936A DestroyersThe Type 1936 was a large and very powerful design mounting 5.9-inch guns, based on the general layout of the Type 1934. The intended twin turrets were not available in time, so planned armament was reduced to single mounts in some positions. As with...
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Victory at Sea - Clemson-class destroyersThe Clemson-class was a redesign of the Wickes-class and was the last pre- World War Two class of flush-decker destroyers to be built for the United States. In all, 156 of these destroyers served with the US Navy from after World War One and...
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Victory at Sea - Kagero-class DestroyersEssentially an enlarged Fubuki-class, the Kagerō-class hull design was scaled up to overcome earlier design deficiencies. As a result, the Kagerō-class was the equal of any of its contemporaries in other navies and superior to most. Only the initial lack of radar and continued...
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Victory at Sea Fubuki-class DestroyersDescribed as the world’s first “modern” destroyer, twenty-four of the class served in the Imperial Japanese Navy. They were built between 1926 and 1933, and despite being decidedly older than some of their adversaries, they remained formidable opponents until the end of the war....
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Victory at Sea Fletcher-class DestroyersDesigned in 1939, some 175 Fletcher-class destroyers were commissioned between 1942 and 1944, more than any other class of destroyer. They performed every task expected of a destroyer, including anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and more traditional surface-based actions. They served almost exclusively in the Pacific during...
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Victory at Sea: Cruisers - Admiral Graf Spee & Admiral ScheerThe Deutschland-class of warships were relatively small, by battleship standards, but were well armoured and carried the type of armament traditionally seen only on battleships. This led to them being nicknamed ‘pocket battleships’. Superb commerce raiders, the Admiral Scheer successfully plied the Atlantic and...
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Victory at Sea - Armed Merchant CruisersAllied and Axis nations alike pressed cargo liners and other ships into service as auxiliary warships. In particular, the British organised regular patrols by armed merchant cruisers and Q-ships (merchants with concealed weapons) aimed at intercepting and capturing blockade runners, while Germany operated a...
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Imperial Japanese Navy Daihatsu-class landing craftThe Daihatsu-class landing craft was a 14-meter long troop transport constructed of metal and powered by a diesel engine. Potentially armed with weapons up to 37mm in size, it was quite seaworthy and could travel at 8 knots for 50 miles carrying 1 type...
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British LCM3 Landing craftCapable of carrying 120 men or a medium tank, the LCM III used by the Royal Navy was the largest craft carried by attack transports. It was able to make up to 10 knots When loaded and had anchors and winches to back itself...
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AB-Tei GunboatThe IJA started developing small gunboats for close support of amphibious landings in 1924 and by 1927 had the AB-Tei gunboat. By WWII these would be diesel-powered. They would be transported to the landing zones on merchant ships. They were also used as patrol...
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Cruel Seas: Soviet Bronekater pr.1125 with KatyushaOften referred to as the “riverine tanks” or “Bronekater” the gunboats of the project 1124 and 1125 series played an important role in securing the large system of waterways of the Soviet Union. Transportable by train from a river to other, it was designed...
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