A large body of opinion maintains that the Italians, for instance, would he obliging enough to eliminate their fleet from the Mediterranean if left to their own devices. 4391716 - Op-16-F-20 - S1/EF/EG-A6-3/FSĬombatants in the present war have consistantly bombed and shot at their own ships and those of their allies. I.223 will he published as material is com-pleted, and will deal with the national characteristics of the major navies, with the distinctive characteristics of individual fleets and with methods and techniques of ship identification. It also contains a glossary of common marine terminology and illustrates the salient elements of war- ship design, with their names and common variations.Ĥ. This section describes briefly the functions of the more important combatant types and auxiliaries and their characteristics. The first section of this publication may be regarded as a primer for thosewhose knowledge of the elements that constitute a fighting fleet is limited. 223 represents an effort to simplify ship recognition for personnel in training and for the fighting forces.ģ.
Written and illustrated by the officers and civilian personnel who have prepared material for 0. Since the outbreak of war the Division of Naval Intelligence has issued a considerable number of publications dealing with the appearance of our own naval vessels, with those of allied and neutral nations and the fleets of our opponents.
223 has been prepared in answer to a growing demand for a more generalized treatment of the subject of warship identification.Ģ. Otherwise, this will go down as aviation's biggest mystery since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in 1937 over the Pacific.OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS-ġ. Palmer: Only if they find the airplane, the voice- and the data recorders. SPIEGEL: Will there ever be proof for your theory? Palmer: It will probably seem like a very normal descent, as normal descents are made with idle power, but it would be too steep and fast for a smooth water landing. SPIEGEL: How does an airplane crash without fuel? Does it go down smoothly like a glider or will it hit the water hard at a steep angle? We can't know whether the passengers witnessed all this or if they had lost consciousness as well. SPIEGEL: So you have a ghost plane that flies itself to the southern part of the Indian Ocean … I wouldn't expect it to go as high as 45,000 feet, but I'm not surprised either. Palmer: There are four sets of flight control computers on the 777, the so called "actuator control electronics." If just one is working, it will control the airplane - it's wandering around, reacting to turbulence, wind, temperature changes. SPIEGEL: So it is possible everything failed but the flight control computer? SPIEGEL Media Menü SPIEGEL Media aufklappen.Alle Magazine Menü Alle Magazine aufklappen.SPIEGEL-Heft Menü SPIEGEL-Heft aufklappen.Gutscheine Anzeige Menü Gutscheine aufklappen.Marktplatz Anzeige Menü Marktplatz aufklappen.
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