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Hybrid Warship: The Amalgamation of Big Guns and Aircraft
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Hybrid Warships
  • Hybrid warships: Mixing the impossible
 Hybrid Warship: The Amalgamation of Big Guns and Aircraft
R. D. Layman , and Stephen McLaughlin
Manufacturer: Naval Institute Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1557503745

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Hybrid Warships.......2001-01-13

This is an excellent review of hybrid warships from the early 20th century to the 1980s. It highlights the difficulties in combining an ability to handle aircraft with any other useful military attributes. It suggests that the desire to design or build such ships is a sign of some psychological defect. If you are interested in a detailed study of the interaction between technical characteristics and military utility in warships, then this book is for you.

5 out of 5 stars Hybrid warships: Mixing the impossible.......2000-08-03

Mssrs. McGlaughlin and Laymam write an excellent history of the mixed breed of warship known as the hybrid. They cover designs from before the First World War to modern designs combining missiles and VTOL aircraft. In particular they reveal the difficulty of making a ship capable of carrying and launching a sufficient number of aircraft while at the same time possessing adequate protection and surface firepower. The German vessels designed after the Graf Zepplin were huge ships of over 70,000 tons but carried only 42 aircraft with 6-11/54.5 cal. guns. They were immensely protected but were completely unrealistic as weapons of naval warfare. The Japanese built several classes of cruiser and converted battleships which could be described as hybrid and proved useful although the floatplanes they carried could be vastly outperformed by carrier aircraft. The French, British and Italians also had designs for hybrids. The Russians were going to contract the U.S. to build huge battleship-carriers for them but Congress refused to allow this. Overall, this book is fascinating reading and a must read for any ship modeler, naval historial or naval wargamer.
The big gun: Battleship main armament, 1860-1945
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    		The big gun: Battleship main armament, 1860-1945
    Peter Hodges
    Manufacturer: Naval Institute Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover

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    ASIN: 0870219170
    THE BIG BATTLESHIP: THE CURIOUS CAREER OF H.M.S. AGINCOURT.
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      		THE BIG BATTLESHIP: THE CURIOUS CAREER OF H.M.S. AGINCOURT.
      Richard. Hough
      Manufacturer: Michael Joseph
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: 0718100468
      The Big Battleship
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        		The Big Battleship
        Richard Hough
        Manufacturer: Periscope Publishing Ltd
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback

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        ASIN: 1904381146
        Uss New Jersey: The Navy's Big Guns : From Mothballs to Vietnam
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          		Uss New Jersey: The Navy's Big Guns : From Mothballs to Vietnam
          Robert Dorr , and Neil Leifer
          Manufacturer: Motorbooks Intl
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover

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          ASIN: 0879382856
          The Big Battleship or the Curious Career of HMS Agincourt
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            		The Big Battleship or the Curious Career of HMS Agincourt
            Richard Hough
            Manufacturer: Michael Joseph
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Hardcover
            ASIN: B000OCHZSE
            The Big Battleship or The Curious Career of HMS Agincourt
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              		The Big Battleship or The Curious Career of HMS Agincourt
              Richard Hough
              Manufacturer: Michael Joseph
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover
              ASIN: B000Q9RAL2
              Uncle Sam's Navy Battleships, Cruisers, Monitors, Gunboats, Big Guns, Ships' Crews, Auxiliary Vessels, Portraits of Navel...
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                		Uncle Sam's Navy Battleships, Cruisers, Monitors, Gunboats, Big Guns, Ships' Crews, Auxiliary Vessels, Portraits of Navel...
                Historical Fine Arts
                Manufacturer: HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO.
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
                ASIN: B000J0SKUS
                Uncle Sam's Navy Battleships, Cruisers, Monitors, Gunboats, Big Guns, Ships' Crews, Auxiliary Vessels, Portraits of Navel...
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                  		Uncle Sam's Navy Battleships, Cruisers, Monitors, Gunboats, Big Guns, Ships' Crews, Auxiliary Vessels, Portraits of Navel...
                  Historical Fine Arts
                  Manufacturer: HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO.
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback
                  ASIN: B000J0VVCC
                  The Big Battleship, or The Curious Career of H.M.S Agincourt
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                    		The Big Battleship, or The Curious Career of H.M.S Agincourt

                    Manufacturer: Michael Joseph
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Unknown Binding
                    ASIN: B0000CN5US

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