![]() ![]() Region, and made positive contribution to enhancing trust, reducing misgivings,īuilding consensus, expanding cooperation and upholding peace and stability in High-level platform for security and defense dialogues in the Asia-Pacific Held successfully since its inception in 2006. Support of all parties, seven sessions of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum have been Opening of the forum and sincere regards to all guests and friends joining us I would like to begin with warm congratulations on the And the two RN BC's at Jutland blew up because of the RN's terrible handling of powder at the time, not because a shell that penetrated their magazines.Speech by Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China Source:Beijing Xiangshan Forum Secretariat Date: 21:00:00 Num:8205Ĭommittee of the National People’s Congress, Chinaīeijing Xiangshan Forum. the number of ships that have simply blown up as a result of one hit. Think of all the gun duels that have taken place vs. A Hood-like outcome in a gun duel is very unlikely. She sank, but she didn't blow up and it took awhile.īattleships are tough. Kirishima took 20 or more 16" shells from Washington. But it's HARD to get that "just right hit".Īnd you could say that about most any modern (or old) ship. The right hit from 18 miles away and Yamato goes "BOOM". Just depends on where and from how far away. Same could be said about Yamato taking 16" hits. None of them blew up, because that lucky hit didn't happen. Remember, 3 RN cruisers took multiple 11" hits from Graf Spee.and that's about the same thing, given the relative size of the cruisers and GS's shells. It's not like an 18" shell is some unstoppable force of nature that will blow to smithereens anything it hits. They could (and most likely would) take multiple 18" hits and keep on fighting. would any of the NC/SoDak/Iowa class would had been able to take an 18 inch shell hit? ![]()
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