The Drydock - Episode 404 (Part 1)

Описание: 00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:34 - AI and History/Youtube?

00:12:01 - What was the most important Pacific island port, harbor, or anchorage the US secured in WWII, not because it denied Japanese use, but because the US navy could use it?

00:16:10 - Would it be practical to build a torpedo launcher inspired by a disappearing gun mount?

00:20:53 - USN 1919 build program?

00:25:35 - RN going into the WNY if it won at Jutland?

00:32:17 - What ships were sent to reinforce Pearl Harbor after Dec 7th 1941?

00:37:12 - Did King Harold sail to Hastings?

00:42:47 - In your opinion, how many discrete national naval doctrines were there at the time of Jeune Ecole?

00:49:35 - Frigate behaviour in ship of the line engagements?

00:55:46 - Did or Why didn’t the US navy use mines to block Japanese access through the slot to Guadalcanal and other islands in the Solomons?

00:59:15 - Which of the Major powers came closest to matching RN in parity that isn't the Americans?

01:02:59 - How to defend against the Channel Dash better?

01:07:17 - Which naval swords from history you'd be most interested to spar with?

01:10:24 - How effective were naval ASW howitzers?

01:16:15 - Can you explain why steel from the scuttled Imperial German Navy at Scapa Flow was so valuable?

01:23:14 - How complex of a process was it to deploy and retract the torpedo defense nets of the pre-dreadnaught and dreadnaught-era ships?

01:29:12 - Other ships with plot armour?

01:32:14 - Sinking of the Italian minelayer Pelagosa

01:34:53 - The escape of the wounded men from USS Marblehead?

01:35:54 - What do you think will happen to your channel in the next few years if realistic AI Drachs start appearing in the wild?

01:42:20 - Could the old armoured cruiser USS Washington (aka USS Seattle) been of use as an AA training ship in WW2?

01:45:33 - Full refit of Georgios Averoff?

01:52:04 - Leaks while under attack in a submarine?

01:57:29 - How would a young shipman with a peerage like Lord Blakeney be perceived by his aristocratic peers after returning from a tour where he saw action and was wounded?

02:01:39 - Fishing in the Age of Sail?

02:05:41 - Do we have any statistics or estimates on just how much more effect could've been achieved if the Mk 14 torpedo had actually worked as intended?

02:11:07 - Side-by-side funnels in the RN?

02:14:49 - Force Z in Hawaii?

02:19:49 - Minimum crew complement of an Abdiel class?

02:25:41 - What was more impressive, the way the US Navy rolled back the Japanese with overwhelming force later in the war, or the way the Japanese conquered huge swaths of Southeast Asia and the South and Central Pacific in the first place during the first half year with a lesser preponderance of force?

02:31:15 - Could the Deutschland's have been designed 'for but not with' armour?

02:34:47 - How difficult was is to establish coaling stations overseas?

02:42:51 - Difference between the loss of HMS Courageous and the success of escort carriers?

02:47:47 - Can we purchase a 3D Print of HMS Thunderchild?

02:57:39 - What would be some fascinating examples of 'nearly battles' where forces came close to engaging but missed each other?

03:01:00 - Jellicoe and the Admiralty?

03:06:32 - Could you fire torpedoes from your disengaged side?

03:09:48 - How was Valiant in a better state than Queen Elizabeth at the time of her drydock collapse?

03:12:48 - Short vs Long Barrel Cannon capabilities?