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War at Sea: Set of 64 models, released on March 16, 2007. It features ships, submarines and aircraft from the UK, US, France, Australia, Germany, Italy and Japan. Task Force: Set of 60 models, released on July 25, 2008. Added Canadian and Dutch warships. Flank Speed: Set of 40 models, released on
Flank speed is an American nautical term referring to a ship's true maximum speed but it is not equivalent to the term full speed ahead. Usually, flank speed is reserved for situations in which a ship finds itself in imminent danger, such as coming under attack by aircraft. Flank speed is very demanding of fuel and often unsustainable because ...
Upon receiving fire from the enemy, the unit commander may decide to order a flank attack. A part of the attacking unit pins the enemy in place with suppressive fire, preventing them from returning fire, retreating or changing position to meet the flank attack. The flanking force then advances to the enemy flank and attacks them at close range.
The battleship was Germany's largest warship, and displaced more than any other European battleship, with the exception of HMS Vanguard, commissioned after the war. Bismarck was powered by three Blohm & Voss geared steam turbines and twelve oil-fired Wagner superheated boilers , which developed a total of 148,116 shp (110,450 kW ), and yielded ...
The turbines were designed to produce a total of 45,000 shaft horsepower (34,000 kW) and give the ships a speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph). Hyūga reached 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) from 63,211 shp (47,136 kW) during her sea trials.
Germany, the Netherlands and Poland signed a deal on Tuesday aimed at cutting red tape hampering swift cross-border movement of troops and weapons along one of the main corridors leading from the ...
Box cover of original edition published by Jedko Games, 1975, based on a photograph of the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. War at Sea is a strategic board wargame depicting the naval war in the Atlantic during World War II, published by Jedko Games in 1975, and subsequently republished by Avalon Hill in 1976 and more recently by L2 Design Group in 2007.
In order to forestall the invasion, the United States warns it could enter the conflict on the side of Vietnam, using the Japan-based 7th Fleet to secure Vietnam’s sea flank.