Iain Ballantyne
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Editor Warships IFR magazine and its associated guides to the US Navy and Royal Navy. Author of books, including 'Hunter Killers', 'The Deadly Trade', 'Killing the Bismarck', plus the novel 'Martin's Eyes', out 10.4.26.
Good point, but they do strip them out & so ensure the impact on the environment is reduced - also the navies do it very rarely. And the data they gather from a 'real' one every now and then helps to reduce that. Also feel footage provided here by Norwegians is chilling, hopefully helps deter war.
October 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Good point, but they do strip them out & so ensure the impact on the environment is reduced - also the navies do it very rarely. And the data they gather from a 'real' one every now and then helps to reduce that. Also feel footage provided here by Norwegians is chilling, hopefully helps deter war.
And a hint in this animation too www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySsg...
Denmark Strait Battle 24.5.1941 WW2 - HMS Hood & HMS Prince of Wales
YouTube video by Iain Ballantyne
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October 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
And a hint in this animation too www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySsg...
The so-called 'gift' of drone footage 😢 Something on a much bigger scale, but which this video footage reminds me of very much (in all its horrifying detail) was the sinking of HMS Hood (from the POV of the 3 survivors) and as I conveyed in my book 'Killing the Bismarck' - relevant extract below.
October 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The so-called 'gift' of drone footage 😢 Something on a much bigger scale, but which this video footage reminds me of very much (in all its horrifying detail) was the sinking of HMS Hood (from the POV of the 3 survivors) and as I conveyed in my book 'Killing the Bismarck' - relevant extract below.
The same warship had been through earlier SINKEX and survived but, alas, not a back-breaking torpedo.
October 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The same warship had been through earlier SINKEX and survived but, alas, not a back-breaking torpedo.
