For those interested in history. A comparison of the characteristics of the Littorio against Bismarck

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This video was created by an engineer.

Curiosity about Bismarck: With regard to accuracy of guns (spread). The german gun provide a 50 % ige Längenstreuung (50 percent spread for lenght) at 20 km in the order of slightly above 1% of range acoording to its fireeffect tables. Its ballistic quality was considered as “ausgezeichnet”(best schoolgrade). British artillery observers also mentioned the comparatively high density of german salvos. That means out of 8 shells fired, four would land in a range interval of about 200 m around the MPI (±100 m) that yields into a hitprobability of 22,3% at 20 km if MPI is on target.

Fun fact about Littorio: At minute 46:49 you can read a sentence in the raised letters that reads “Molti nemici, molto onore” (Many enemies, much honour). The Italians may not have been the best, but they certainly had style and character.

Fun fact about Littorio: At minute 46:47 Optical rangefinders associated with the central fire control computer, make Sauron himself envious😁.

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I agree, bismarck should be nerfed

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I write this to avoid misunderstandings… This post is not meant to create a discussion war about which ship should be nerfed and why, that is the job of the developers (Although I admit that sometimes the developers do their job really badly)… But I just wanted to create interest in the story and what our species has created.

I hope this video will help people interested in history, to see what these ships were really like in real life.

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I know, and liked the video when I watched it

just bismarck isnt a good ship and anyone who thinks otherwise doesnt know much about WW2 battleships

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I am glad you liked the video😊. I personally found it instructive.