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Prinz Eugen · 02-01-2006

thanks for that rundown on the tanks... My hobby club armor guys no doubt would of set me straight.. Strange as the tiger 1 and king tiger looked nothing like each other.....
Yes the Prinz Eugen's moment of fame was definitetly 1941 the Denmark Straits. A wonderful looking engine of destruction but severly lacking in range ,armor and anti torpedo protection..

The Deutschland class armored ships designed a decade before were a much better overall design.. Why Germany decided to go with high pressure steam turbines in its heavy warships still puzzles me.. It cost dearly to keep those complex 1200 psi beast in working order.. There operational range was severly hampered.

02-01-2006	#12
Prinz Eugen Process Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 556	thanks for that rundown on the tanks... My hobby club armor guys no doubt would of set me straight.. Strange as the tiger 1 and king tiger looked nothing like each other..... Yes the Prinz Eugen's moment of fame was definitetly 1941 the Denmark Straits. A wonderful looking engine of destruction but severly lacking in range ,armor and anti torpedo protection.. The Deutschland class armored ships designed a decade before were a much better overall design.. Why Germany decided to go with high pressure steam turbines in its heavy warships still puzzles me.. It cost dearly to keep those complex 1200 psi beast in working order.. There operational range was severly hampered.