The Drydock - Episode 122 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 122

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:31 - Shells of the same calibre in different guns 00:05:58 - The ballistics of shells in water 00:13:33 - Specialist Athlete 00:15:17 - Design teams you want to reach back through time and slap 00:20:00 - Why two dispacements for submarines? 00:21:37 - No guns larger than 5" after WW2? 00:25:07 - Alterations to shell charges for autoloaders 00:30:57 - Did navies ever run out of gun barrells? 00:36:32 - Examples of terrible leadership ruining an otherwise good ship? 00:39:43 - WW2 ship components underwater 00:42:48 - Of the retrofits and conversions that occurred after WW1 and before/during WW2 which would you have stopped and which would you have altered to create a better ship that the original conversion/retrofit? 00:47:06 - What would be the first class of warships (or approximate year) that were designed from the outset to incorporate future improvements? 00:52:24 - Was battleship machinery custom-designed for each ship class, or did designers select from what was readily available from commercial suppliers? And why? 00:55:45 - Which of the Navies involved in WW2 were the best at night fighting? 01:01:29 - Historically, which was more dangerous in the age of steel and steam, a hit to a gun turret or a direct hit to a magazine? 01:03:58 - Sperrbrecher anti-mine vessels 01:08:31 - Was PQ17 right to scatter? 01:10:55 - Large warships in enclosed bodies of water 01:15:29 - Manufacture of naval shells 01:22:42 - Official report into the loss of HMAS Sydney 01:27:45 - Could the North Carolinas or the SoDaks ever have been upgunned to the 16"/50? 01:31:25 - How is weather measured and forecasted for fleets? 01:38:00 - Which is worse for a navy. Lack of manpower, or lack of resources? 01:42:42 - What happens if a loaded gun tube is filled with water or fouled by ice? 01:45:51 - Lexington sailing through a smoke screen 01:46:49 - Did the adoption of naval boilers lead to ships having desalination systems to water their boilers and sailors? 01:51:55 - Aye vs Aye Aye and weighted plates 01:59:23 - Ericsson and the ships propellor 02:05:02 - Starter boilers? 02:07:53 - The Duke of Wellington twice described his army as "the scum of the earth". Could the same be said of the sailors of the Age of Sail? 02:11:03 - How much of an impact did the invention of smokeless powder have on naval artillery? 02:14:35 - What US presidential or congressional election had the largest impact (good or bad) on the US Navy? 02:19:21 - Portholes and ships armour 02:22:09 - Bismarck armour scheme, designed to fight the French? 02:26:01 - Dipping flags whilst in port? 02:28:28 - Did Polish naval forces ever attack Russian forces during WWII? 02:30:12 - Is being first in the line of battle suicide? 02:37:32 - Were Japanese operation names random or were they blatant references to their targets. MO being Port Moresby, MI being Midway? 02:40:44 - In your research, which admiral or officer have you found that possessed the best sense of humor? 02:45:15 - Why do USN ships have so many guns? 02:53:13 - Effectiveness of battleship/cruiser shore bombardment 02:59:39 - When (and why) did peacetime paint schemes stop being a thing in the major navies around the world? 03:03:15 - Why did some navies move away from the armoured conning tower sooner than others? 03:08:45 - RCN in WW2 03:12:50 - Iwo Jima vs Gibralter defences 03:19:31 - Channel Admin / Ship design competition winners An archive of Drydock Questions and free naval photos - www.drachinifel.co.uk Model ships of many periods - http://store.warlordgames.com?aff=21 Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Poster? - 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/drachinifelDrydock