Subject: SMML VOL 1852 Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 14:03:54 +1000 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http://sandlehobbies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Tamiya Mogami 2: Re: Kriegsmarine WW2 3: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Washington, D.C. 4: Lucky Prince Of Wales 5: Destroyers on Line 6: Lucky ship ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model club & SMMLcon Information 1: Re: US Nats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Bob Reddy" Subject: Tamiya Mogami Just back from the US-NATS - great. Had a chance to take alook at the new Tamiya Mogami. Tamiya had a booth - which they set up late Thursday and manned on Friday! They had a Mogami kit available to look at. They said it would be released in a week or two! Released where? they didn't say. The kit has the hull in port and starbord peices - similar to the Indianapolis kit. The large vents forward of the bridge structure appear to be the type used on the Mogami and Mikuma. The Leviathan A/C and AA gun spues are used. The plans are the usual good Tamiya issue. Bob Reddy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: Sab1156@aol.com Subject: Re: Kriegsmarine WW2 The Bismarck had a larger crew,because she was the Fleet-flagship and had 28/108 extra crew(admirals staff). Detlef Hartwig ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: JRKutina@webtv.net (John Kutina) Subject: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Washington, D.C. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1152&slug=USS%20Monitor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: "Norman Samish" Subject: Lucky Prince Of Wales >> A. A large calibre shell passed diagonally through the compass platform without exploding, killing or wounding all present, excepting Capt. Leach and signals CPO. B A large calibre shell passed through the anti aircraft director without exploding. C Large shell struck the after funnel with only fuse cap popping. D Large calibre 15 in shell, falling short, penetrated the ships side below the armour belt, came to rest in wing compartment adjacent to boiler room, failed to explode. '{'ere Nobby, Joo 'ear that, Wot was that noise then?'} << This is a fascinating thread! Can somebody explain naval artillery fuses to me? Models of shells would be very interesting. I'm baffled about the fuses, however. There seems to be a continual problem with fuses in naval cannon shells. For example, we have recently learned (see above) that four Bismarck shells didn't explode after hitting the POW, at least one of which would probably have been fatal. In accounts of naval battles, such as Jutland in 1916, the Germans mentioned getting many hits from British shells that didn't explode. There are many other similar accounts. Dave Ward told me that AP shells have to hit something very solid, such as armor, before the fuse goes off. Why is this? Given the low probability of getting hits at long-range, it seems logical that High Explosive shells would go off on impact, and Armor Piercing shells would also go off a few milliseconds after impact. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: NAVYDAZE@aol.com Subject: Destroyers on Line Anyone know where the "Destroyers on line" web site has gone to - I just get a "it has moved" message Michael Donegan NAVYDAZE Naval & Aviation Artist http://www.navydaze.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: Mike Potter Subject: Lucky ship The SPRUANCE-class destroyer USS PAUL F. FOSTER (DD 964) hit a moored contact mine during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The bow pressure wave evidently caused the mine to swing around the very large sonar dome but the mine was moored just too deep to hit her hull. The destroyer ran right over the mine and swatted it with a propeller blade. Startled by the concussion, the crew inspected the ship and found nothing amiss. Later in the day divers searched the spot to find what was there. They found the mine with a deep gash that just missed the detonator horns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model club & SMMLcon Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: annobon4@aol.com Subject: Re: US Nats Hi Guys I got home from the nats on saturday afternoon so I wasn't present for the awards cermony. Who and what won for ships? I'll tell you that nats show was impressive. I took 13 rolls of pictures. I thought the diaroma in the humorous category for "Code seven in progress" which had cops investigating the destruction of a box of dunkin donuts was good. Also I got a chance to meet some of you there. Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the SMML site for the List Rules, Backissues, Member's models & reference pictures at: http://smmlonline.com Check out the APMA site for an index of ship articles in the Reference section at: http://apma.org.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume