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The Drydock - Episode 321 (Part 2)
🕑 Added 2024-10-26 09:00:04 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - If Japan somehow managed to take Hawaii, what's the best way to retake it?
00:08:12 - Best views for shipping in different time periods?
00:11:03 - Where do you sit on the scale of ULTRA solved everything and shortened the war by 3+ years, to, the impacts of ULTRA are given too much weight. And why?
00:14:27 - Why were the funnels on early British cruisers raked back?
00:17:05 - Inverting Leyte Gulf?
00:20:36 - Spanish Treasure Galleon San Jose?
00:22:22 - Can you tell us a bit about the WWI high speed lighters used by the Harwich force?
00:27:47 - Most serious obstacle to a fast battleship pre-WW1?
00:33:23 - Could a navy physically destroy an island?
00:39:59 - Did ships in the age of sail have full transom sterns?
00:42:51 - Who else considered quad gun turrets apart from the British and French?
00:45:39 - Most historically impactful swap?
00:52:32 - Can you go through a sample calculation for adjusting naval gunfire and show why you need that 4th data point so much compared to say a 3-shot salvo?
01:00:40 - Alternative QE battleship design?
01:05:02 - IJN and USN pilot differences?
01:07:12 - Yukikaze post-war?
01:10:08 - What is a torpedo bomber redux?
01:12:49 - How was the Naval Airborne Lifeboat Mk.1 "RN1" to be employed?
01:18:47 - What are the top five things that you have accomplished as a result of establishing your channel?
01:21:47 - Could HMS Dreadnought have been built in such a way with the constraints of the time to still be relevant in the line of battle and thus have her day in the sun at Jutland?
01:25:38 - Design differences between USN and RN cruisers and battleships in the late 1930's?
01:31:42 - Difficulties in identifying ships at night?
01:37:58 - Dented hull plating on USS New Jersey?
01:41:17 - History swimming naval troops?
01:45:48 - Would nitrous oxide (N2O) make for a good oxidizer for torpedoes in WW2 in terms of performance, safety and ease of use / price?
01:48:01 - What was the performance of the Vickers twin 6-inch turrets used on the Monmouth class armoured cruisers and Humber class monitors?
01:52:20 - How did the hp per ton of ship powerplants in the Dreadnought era up to 1950 develop. Was it linear or did it have spikes of rapid growth?
01:55:12 - How does Roosevelt's 'Naval War of 1812' hold up?
01:58:59 - Was HMS Renown still the world's fastest capital ship in 1945?
01:59:59 - In the Age of Sail did any non-Western nations build or have plans to build Ships of the Line?
02:03:21 - Why did the British overestimate the range at Jutland at the start of the battlecruiser engagement?
02:07:30 - What is your assessment of the Fairy Barracuda as an aircraft for the FAA and how was it regarded at the time?
02:11:28 - During the Classic Age of Sail, how were the Crews of Royal Navy ships stationed at distant foreign stations like India or China paid?
02:14:56 - How long was the galley/galleass firepower solution viable?
02:19:13 - How big does an aircraft carrier have to be to accommodate twin-engine fighters and bombers during interwar/WW2 time period?
02:26:25 - What is your favorite ghosty/spooky/supernatural tale from the Naval history for the period this channel covers?
Comments
Excelsior One
I believe it's safe to say you are not a huge Beatty fan. Lol. I sense the blood pressure rising at the mention of his name. 🤣🤣
Jellicoe Cats
On the subject of sending a modern aircraft carrier back to December 6, 1941 have you ever seen… https://youtu.be/9scmFAxnWRU?si=56cezZqD4Dw9p-fT
Eugene Thatcher
Thank you Drach for answering my question, greatly appreciated
