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Thread #110123 Message #2309631
Posted By: Little Hawk
07-Apr-08 - 08:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: HMAS Sydney - sunk 1941, located 2008
Subject: RE: BS: HMAS Sydney - sunk 1941, located 2008
Likely indeed, and virtually inevitable, I would think.
A WWII warship's superstructure is quite compact and absolutely crowded with equipment. Amongst that equipment you will find gun positions, cranes, funnels, ventilators, masts, searchlights, lookout posts, AA guns, rangefinders, and various lifeboats and launches...all very close to one another. All of them are quite likely to sustain significant damage in a short range firefight.