Bismarck was a very mediocre ship from a design perspective and really overrated cuz of Wehraboos and :le-pol-face: type "history nerds".
Design problems:
-3 propellers instead of 4 which reduced the ability of the ship to steer if a propeller or rudder gets damaged (and ultimately, the British scored a lucky torpedo hit that jammed Bismarck's rudder and doomed the ship)
-Radar would get damaged after a salvo from the main guns
-The 105 mm dual purpose guns were exposed instead of put into armored turrets (because I guess German steel is magically immune to sea water corrosion?) Every other navy had the sense to put their dual purpose guns in proper turrets
-Fire control for the 105 mm guns were bad and they were unable to properly track the British torpedo bombers that attacked Bismarck
-Low levels of short range AA guns (though this was common for most battleships launched during the late 1930s and early 1940s)
Bismarck was a very mediocre ship from a design perspective and really overrated cuz of Wehraboos and :le-pol-face: type "history nerds".
Design problems:
-3 propellers instead of 4 which reduced the ability of the ship to steer if a propeller or rudder gets damaged (and ultimately, the British scored a lucky torpedo hit that jammed Bismarck's rudder and doomed the ship)
-Radar would get damaged after a salvo from the main guns
-The 105 mm dual purpose guns were exposed instead of put into armored turrets (because I guess German steel is magically immune to sea water corrosion?) Every other navy had the sense to put their dual purpose guns in proper turrets
-Fire control for the 105 mm guns were bad and they were unable to properly track the British torpedo bombers that attacked Bismarck
-Low levels of short range AA guns (though this was common for most battleships launched during the late 1930s and early 1940s)