Mine finally turned up today. A good book indeed, but…I’ve already spotted an issue with the [i]Nelson[/i]-class battleships on page 133.
*Q Turret is shown to be super-super-firing, instead of broadside only
*The 24″ MkI torpedoes are shown as forward firing, which doesn’t match the reality of a single submerged tube in each broadside.
Other thoughts:
*I’m surprised the Short Sunderland flying boat doesn’t have the “Very Tough” trait, the 1943 attack by eight JU88C heavy fighters saw a badly damaged Sunderland nonetheless travel 350 miles to reach the UK before breaking up after making land.
*The B17 looks too powerful. The range with full bombload is quite limited. Furthermore, level bombing by heavy bombers tended to be carried out at high altitude, with a very low hit rate – mainly due to the bombs continuing to travel as much as 2 miles during their descent. At the very least, I feel they are undeserving of their “Heavy” trait.
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