Letterstime-Ein Geleitzug: Homeward Bound? Part LVIV
Letterstime - Ein Geleitzug: Homeward Bound? Part LVIV "In practice, the most effective authentication codes are the ones not recognizable as such." ---- Case Studies in Cryptography, page iii, Donald...
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jim, In this period, with this navy (Austrian), an attempt to launch this operation would constitute a gamble of the wildest sort, and even if successful would likely prove unsupportable. The much...
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CJvR wrote: I think there is a fourth option, if Russia is down and France is really on the ropes the Italians just might stab them, not primarily out of greed but fear. A last second attempt to...
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I was taking a quick glance at the French and Austrian fleets. Even assuming that the British put nothing more than the Channal fleet into the Med, I can't see how the Austrians could demolish the...
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I thought the Szent Istvan was commisioned historicaly on November 17. And that was after the Austrians were forced to tow her to another yard, due to the Italians being too close to the ship yard,...
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Ahoj! LOL! If anything, the port Szent Istvan was towed was closer to the Italians, and more exposed to attack, than the port she was built in. The SMS Szent Istvan was a Hungarian ship, built in the...
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Szent Istvan was towed to Pola because it (as the Navy's home port) was more secure than Fiume. The shipyard threatened was Monfalcone, which was within spitting distance to Italy and quickly overrun...
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Britain has no major units for the Med., let alone the central Med at this time, it must entirely rely on the 1912 agreement that the French take care of the Med. If precautions are taken against...
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To do that you need to designate an army corps for the operation and start practising amphibious operations. Austria-Hungary cannot afford to tie up a first rate army corps right now (July 1915)...
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Those crusiers might make an apperance in LT then, how far along were they?
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Ahoj! Codymig - no problem. CJvR - the first Chinese cruiser was laid down in XII.1914. Borys
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Who would be the admiral in charge? Would there be Kaiserliche Marine ships involved? Were there any in that harbor? Perhaps a senior admiral of some recent experience might RR there to take command...
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Unlikly the Austrians would let German Admiral take command. They have the DNs, so they have the command. But a senior Adm with some recent experence running BCs all of the world could take command of...
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The "mig" deal was something I typed behind my name when I registered oh so many years ago. "Cody" was already taken apperenly. Just call me Cody.
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jim 1 wrote: Who would be the admiral in charge? Would there be Kaiserliche Marine ships involved? Were there any in that harbor? Perhaps a senior admiral of some recent experience might RR there to...
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the Austrians are going to be given only 1 shot at the invasion. As soon as the Austrians threaten malta, the British will move in feild guns, and additional infantry units. Exactly. So before...
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jim 1 wrote: Who would be the admiral in charge? Would there be Kaiserliche Marine ships involved? Were there any in that harbor? Perhaps a senior admiral of some recent experience might RR there to...
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Ahoj! "Dreibund large scale naval operations were under the command of the kuk fleet commander Admiral Haus; he would have been succeeded by an Italian admiral upon retirement." Was the order of...
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borys68 wrote: Ahoj! "Dreibund large scale naval operations were under the command of the kuk fleet commander Admiral Haus; he would have been succeeded by an Italian admiral upon retirement." Was the...
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Ahoj! Thank you - my memory must be playing tricks on me ... and your name, young man, is ... ? snore Borys
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