HMS Leander - Guide 183
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2020
- The Leander class, light cruisers of the Royal Navy, are today's subject.
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Naval Treaty or why most Tier 6-7 in world of Warships are bad.
Naval Treaties: making ship designers to be extra creative to skirt the rules
"Y" Turret + a gun director of Achilles survives to this day guarding the gates of Devonport Naval Base in New Zealand
She is a good girl, taking care of the commander while I am gone.
As an American, I had to do a double-take when you said “HMS Enterprise”
My father was on Leander when she was torpedoed. He was manning an anti-aircraft gun almost directly above where the torpedo hit. They saw it coming and were told to lie down. Those who didn't got broken legs from the upward force of the explosion. There were many New Zealanders in the crew and they held reunions every year until fairly recently. Most if not all have passed on now.
Achillies no.1 turret is now the gate guard at the RNZN navy base Devonport, i see it daily
I think the Leanders were among the most attractive warships built and the RN got a heck of bang for the buck spent on them.
I have over 1,000,000 xp on my Leander, I love her! The next ship on my moorings may... may have 1,000 xp, so saying the Leander is my daily driver would be an understatement. She powers and steers like a destroyer but packs a better punch. Plus her 8 torpedoes that can be independently fired is a plus. Leave my lady alone, she's bad ass, and nevermind the thin skin just don't get into more than you can handle.
Funny how they made the Arethusa class, an even smaller class of cruisers to fulfill the primary role that the Leander class were intended for in order to free up Leanders for fleet actions only for the Arethusa class to wind up seeing heavy frontline action themselves. Just look at how much use the Royal Navy got out of Aurora and Penelope.
Fun tidbit:
The 5th HMAS Sydney was commissioned only a few weeks ago.
The INS Delhi, former HMNZS Achilles was the first capital ship to be inducted in the Indian Navy. One of her turrets can be found outside the Regiment of Artillery Museum in Nashik.
One of my favorite classes of ships! Middle weight cruisers that fought like terriers all over the world in WWII.
My grandfather served in HMS/HMNZS Leander for the whole of the second war apart from a couple of stints as an instructor at Whale lsland gunnery school in the UK.
My grandfather served on the Leander from before the war until she was torpedoed at the Kula gulf. He was an engineer who was lucky to be out of the engine room when the torpedo hit. He still had both legs broken.
The American “light” cruiser class USS Cleveland were an impressive design.
Selfishly, this is my all-time favourite Drachinifel video purely because I grew up in Ajax, Canada, named after the Leander-class cruiser. Not the most glorious class ever designed, but wonderfully useful. The Toyota Corolla of warship designs.
After hearing so many of these names so much there's finally a 5 minute guide for the class.