Bismarck and Hood
A technical analysis of the Battle of the Denmark Strait.
Marco Santarini is a rear admiral in the Italian Navy after studying gunnery at a naval academy. In 1989, he followed the Royal Naval Staff Course in Greenwich, London, and in subsequent years obtained a BSc and an MSc in Naval Sciences. Santarini held various positions at the Material Department of the Navy and is currently a Vice Director at the Italian Institute for High Defence Studies in Rome. His previous publications include essays on the evolution of naval fire control systems and a performance evaluation of ordnance used by the Venetian Navy in the 16th century.
The strategic, operational, tactical, technical and terminal aspects are discussed one by one to progressively review how the Protagonists used the available resources within the various contexts. A cinematic and ballistic Model of the Battle was then developed and used to carry out a statistical analysis. The results open up a new perspective.