True.Yep. the last thing you want in war is a fair fight. You want the fight as unfair as reasonably possible in your favour.
And it was British admiral that once said, "Moderation in war is imbecility!"
True.Yep. the last thing you want in war is a fair fight. You want the fight as unfair as reasonably possible in your favour.
True. Very true. But the Bismark on the loose might force the British to heavily escorts convoys near the UK . Which adds costs to the British war machine and economy. How much and would it be worth it? I don't know, some here would probably be able to throw out real numbers thoughFrom the point of view of winning the tonnage war, battleships were not very effective. Early in '41, Scharnhorst and Gneisnau sank about 22 ships. A few U-boats and AMCs could've done that, at far less cost in construction materials, fuel and manpower.
Same thing happened with the Bismark (Most overrated ship in history IMO) so how is the Bismark better?
Looking at the RN's response to Bismarck one needs to remember. The RN was not looking for a fair fight. The closest thing to a fair fight they were willing to give got them Hood sunk. Once Bismarck sailed she was headed for only one place. And as Johnny Horton said it was "to the bottom of the sea" if the RN had anything to do with it.