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in the penetrative capability of the PC 1800 RS (then designated
PC 1 600 because it was without a rocket attachm ent) arose; these
'efici encies led to the withdrawa l f rom produc 'ion of this bomb
(See Illustratioa 21a 1 .
Table 23 : Extlosive Effect of Bombs ( See also Illustration 52 )
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The table contains
figures concern ing the " ee f ective targe t
areas " and the distanc es of near misses for all categories of
• bombs tha t can possibly be employed for attacks on fl oating targets .
I n d d i t i on t o t h e pr e v i ou s l y me n t i on e d Br i t i s h s h i ' is ,
t h e f ol l owi n g
Ru s s i a n ve s e e l s Re r e t a k e n Ln t o c on s i d er a t i o +:
Tyne of Ship Destroyer Fast Cruiser Old Battleship
Na me o f Sh i p " S t r i lnị t e l n i " " Ki r ow" "Ga n g u t "
L aunc hed in 1936 1 36 1911
Weight (in reg . t ons ) 1 , 8 00 ,
800 23 ,
300
Max .
Speed (in knots ) 37 33 23
' Len th (in metere ) 120 1 83 181
S
Wi th (in meters ) 12 1 $ 2b .
5
Draugh t (in meters ) --
6 • --
Surf ace o f Decks ( in sq met)1 ,
200 2 ,
700 3 ,
$00
Hor i z o n t a l Pr o t e c t i on 1 0 + 1 0 r . m 1 0 e 1 U+5 0 n m 2 0+5 +7 6 mm
Equiva l nt Deck 1 6 55
85
G uns ( calibers i n mm ) 4 130 9 180 1? 305 L 52
16 11 .
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* According to the arm or-piercir formula of De Marre .
Evaluation .
According to thi s table th e f ollowing caliber bombs ,
e c or l i ng i n d i v i du al ! i t s h a v e t h e gr ea t e s t cha n c e s o f s i n k i n g s h i p s :
"Nelson" (? ) w ith PC 1000 RS --
13 percent ;
"aueen Eliz . " (?) PC 1 +00 -- 4$ percent ; and
"Dorsetshire"(? ) SD 1700 -- 152 percent .
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