The Drydock - Episode 040 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 040

00:00:18 - Channel Admin 00:01:09 - Sources for HMS Indefatigable video 00:01:49 - If the US went to war with Napoleon and sent the navy to help the British, how would they have preformed in a alternate Battle of Trafalgar? 00:04:10 - Would targeting the superstructure of a ship be an effective way to render it combat ineffective? 00:06:59 - Australia vs Canada 1939 and 1945. Whose navy would win in a brawl? 00:08:20 - How would a Constitution Class Frigate stand up to an Indefatigable Class Razee? 00:11:44 - Which ship was the first razee? Who came up with the razee idea? 00:13:34 - Sources for Destroyers (pre-WW1) video 14:00:00 - Inter-war Kongo/Fuso replacements? 00:16:38 - Why turtleback armour? 00:18:24 - What ship is this? 00:19:07 - How and why did DDs superseded the cruisers in the modern day to be the jack of all trades ship? 00:23:27 - What would a naval engagement between the US and British navies or German and American navies have looked like in the 1910's/20's? 00:29:44 - What if the Kriegsmarine had focussed on mines instead? 00:33:10 - Development of anti-aircraft Systems brought about by the RN’s experience in the Falklands War? 00:40:29 - Describe HMS Splendid? 00:41:15 - How effective were floatplanes operated from capital ships? 00:44:50 - Age of Sail Marine equipment vs land-based infatry 00:49:41 - Grog in the Royal Navy 00:56:26 - HSF vs USN 1918 01:03:02 - Significance of Britain capturing the Danish navy in 1807 01:06:03 - Effectiveness of the Flower class corvettes? 01:08:27 - Influence of the Dutch 1665 Regiment de Marine on development of the British Royal Marines and/or vice versa 01:11:53 - Rubber flight decks! 01:15:28 - RCN effectiveness in WW2? 01:19:55 - What was the biggest mistake of WW2 in terms of navy strategy for each navy? 01:28:55 - Why did Russia not focus on capital ship construction during the interwar period? 01:31:54 - 5 most significant sea battles of history? Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt Music - https://youtu.be/1Zzqio6jPRQ Want to get some books? - www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifel Drydock Episodes in podcast format - https://soundcloud.com/user-21912004