[Jukka Juutinen]

You´re right. It was probably an unintentional mistake on Ludwig´s part, but not very acceptable one as the correct info is so easily and widely available (just one look at any two stage Merlin cutaway drawing has adequate correct info).

I am just quite tired of how major technical errors are seen as acceptable but imagine if a color tone or some Rüstsatze is wrong. The book is bludgeoned to death without any mercy. Some academic historian on this board has e.g. praised Eric Bergerud´s book on Pacific air war, even when the technical sections of the book are best described as jokes.

As for the Cruisers book, it is beyond any criticism except for the spine being a bit too light for the page count and the paper could have been better too.