28.05.2008, 20:16
Nice shot Shadow 
err FatBoy 
almost if not fotoreal, the clouds look excellent in turn bringing out the colorings of the Cat, very nice choice of subject matter too, most excellent mate
Hope were not falling out over battleships chaps, the concencus of opinion from war studiers , theorists and Boffs in the know, is that the battlesShip was obsolete before hostilities even began between any nation, I have to agree with them, events at Pearl Harbor and the later destruction of the Japanes fleet both by Carrier Borne Air power proved this beyond any doubt,in addition on the european front the effectiveness of The Bismark, Prince Eugen, Scharnhorst & the Tirpitz on allied shipping in WW2 was negligable, U Boat wolfpacks reigned supreme proving again that Battleships were indeed the behemoths of a bygone era.
I also believe that the numerous allied failed attempts to sink the Tirpitz, were a waste of good men and resources, the ship never posed any real threat to the allied forces or shipping, as for the Bismark, how lucky were the Royal Navy? Typical Brit bloody mindedness, stiff upper lip & big balls were all that won the day, had the Bismarks Captain not mistakenly believed that a larger British force was waiting for him, I think things would have been very different for the Royal Navy, the victory written in history could have easily been a disaster the Royal Navy could ill afford to have occur at such an early Juncture in the war.
Having said all that, The men that took part in the Bismark action all have my admiration, their bravery & sacrifices made whilst taking on such a Goliath is commendable and they all deserve their place in history
Regards Shooter
err FatBoy almost if not fotoreal, the clouds look excellent in turn bringing out the colorings of the Cat, very nice choice of subject matter too, most excellent mate Hope were not falling out over battleships chaps, the concencus of opinion from war studiers , theorists and Boffs in the know, is that the battlesShip was obsolete before hostilities even began between any nation, I have to agree with them, events at Pearl Harbor and the later destruction of the Japanes fleet both by Carrier Borne Air power proved this beyond any doubt,in addition on the european front the effectiveness of The Bismark, Prince Eugen, Scharnhorst & the Tirpitz on allied shipping in WW2 was negligable, U Boat wolfpacks reigned supreme proving again that Battleships were indeed the behemoths of a bygone era.
I also believe that the numerous allied failed attempts to sink the Tirpitz, were a waste of good men and resources, the ship never posed any real threat to the allied forces or shipping, as for the Bismark, how lucky were the Royal Navy? Typical Brit bloody mindedness, stiff upper lip & big balls were all that won the day, had the Bismarks Captain not mistakenly believed that a larger British force was waiting for him, I think things would have been very different for the Royal Navy, the victory written in history could have easily been a disaster the Royal Navy could ill afford to have occur at such an early Juncture in the war.
Having said all that, The men that took part in the Bismark action all have my admiration, their bravery & sacrifices made whilst taking on such a Goliath is commendable and they all deserve their place in history
Regards Shooter