The Drydock - Episode 064 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 064

00:00:18 - Channel Admin 00:02:41 - Did the technology used for Navy Divers change than much in the WW1-WW2 period or did it really only change with the introduction of Scuba and the public taking more of an interest in it? 00:04:38 - Torpedo targetting in WW2 00:07:33 - British submarines with 12 inch guns 00:09:46 - N3 / G3 vs Yamato? 00:16:49 - US ships in foreign navies in WW2 00:21:33 - Minas Geares vs Rivadavia who would win? 00:23:20 - Swedish Navy in WW2? 00:26:53 - What would have happened if someone had given the Free Polish Navy a battleship? Such as one of the old R-Classes 00:30:22 - Ship prefixes 00:33:48 - How effective where bored out guns such as the Italian 320 mm, were bored out guns practical/worth it? 00:38:56 - Survivors of naval disasters 00:40:05 - How effective were the CAT hurricanes? Could the Yamato and Musashi beat the combined fleets of the Battle of Jutland in the weather conditions of the actual battle. 00:47:03 - If Germany instead was allowed to keep the Nassau class instead of the six pre-dreadnaughts, with the replacement tonnage upped to 15000 tons displacement, how would this affect the interwar German Navy? 00:52:02 - If three Brooklyn class CL’s we’re substituted for Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles at the River Plate, would they have overwhelmed Graf Spee with their 45 6” guns compared to six 8” and sixteen 6” as historic? 00:53:47 - Have you ever shot a firearm before? If not, would you be willing to try? Also, if you could build a dream fleet with modern ships, what would you choose be? I know you deal mostly with historical ships, but is there a modern dream fleet? 00:56:46 - What technological assets in WW1-WW2 era warships do you consider to be to oversimplified / underappreciated in popular media and layman's discussion on performance of large warships like BBs and cruisers? Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a medal? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt Want to get some books? www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifel Drydock Episodes in podcast format - https://soundcloud.com/user-21912004