tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406619839841800067.post1305031738565630336..comments2024-03-18T04:01:54.173-07:00Comments on Dawlish Chronicles : A liner turned hunter: Prinz Eitel FriedrichAntoine Vannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490972848447907013noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406619839841800067.post-91807069530366409922016-02-22T13:55:47.631-08:002016-02-22T13:55:47.631-08:00It's amazing how little thought was given by t...It's amazing how little thought was given by the Germans pre-1914 in working out teh realism of coal supply from neutral ports. Some relatively simple table-top wargaming would have highlighted the limitations. (It's particularly ironic given that Wargaming was invented by teh German Army's General Staff - though not by the Navy)Antoine Vannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490972848447907013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406619839841800067.post-44869044071097071702016-02-22T13:52:49.033-08:002016-02-22T13:52:49.033-08:00Agree, but a few commerce raiders such as the Ping...Agree, but a few commerce raiders such as the Pinguin and the Atlantis had amazing success. And the Kormoran sank teh Australian light-cruiser Sydney in November 1941, though she too was sunk in the same action.<br />Antoine Vannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490972848447907013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406619839841800067.post-73771213830570575232016-02-22T00:24:11.300-08:002016-02-22T00:24:11.300-08:00The business of needing coal supplies seems to hav...The business of needing coal supplies seems to have been a major factor in the collapse of piracy as well - unless you happen to have a convenient shoreline which will resupply, your lifetime is very limitedRichard Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263422336568571553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406619839841800067.post-18375871457610930522016-02-19T15:28:21.374-08:002016-02-19T15:28:21.374-08:00The Germans at least still had faith in the concep...The Germans at least still had faith in the concept of Commerce raiders in WWII. Submarines proved to be a better weapon to disrupt allied shipping.Stephen Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076287980465633357noreply@blogger.com