The Drydock - Episode 131 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 131

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:33 - Most and least dangerous battle stations? 00:08:07 - Shoring up bulkheads 00:11:29 - At what points were corporal and capital punishment ended in navies? 00:13:46 - Y Stations in WW2 00:18:16 - Iowa and Richelieu speed 00:26:58 - If the German's used double reduction gearing on their high pressure engines would it have reduced some of their problems 00:28:42 - How much effect did the Mk 6 Exploder have on torpedoes besides the Mk 14 in the early years of WWII. 00:30:35 - Most effective anti-ship weapon of WW2? 00:36:13 - How effective was the Mk 10 torpedo in early WWII? 00:38:09 - Hits on Kirishima 00:43:44 - What notable effects did naval mines have in World War II? 00:49:05 - How was power passed to turrets on WWI and WWII-era capital ships? 00:54:10 - What is the difference between a cannon, gun and rifle? 00:58:10 - Jeune Ecole, why a failure? 01:02:52 - USS Helena not stopping to pick up survivors? 01:08:11 - KGV's as AA platforms 01:19:31 - Cross-deck firing, how? 01:23:03 - How do torpedo defence systems work? 01:30:24 - Starshell vs Searchlight? 01:35:51 - Which of the H-class designs is the most practical? 01:43:07 - 'Plastic' armour in WW2? 01:48:21 - Top 5 worst instances of naval friendly fire? 01:53:08 - With captured ships during the age of sail, what happened to the crew? 01:58:11 - Examples of high ranking army personnel being killed by naval attacks? 01:59:58 - Why did the British install both 2-pdr pom-poms AND 40mm Bofors on the same ships? 02:02:14 - 19th century RN promotion chances 02:08:15 - Were the issues with the KGVs Quad turrets ever completely resolved? 02:12:31 - Animals helping with Age of Sail tasks? 02:15:57 - IJN Anti-sub shells 02:19:32 - Do you think Kaiser Wilhiem II would have built such a big navy if he wasn't related to the English royal family? 02:22:41 - What were each of the Major WW2 navies proudest moments.... And conversely, their most embarrassing? 02:30:46 - Has the Royal Navy used a ship in a manner reminiscent of how the Empire used a Star Destroyer. If so, how and when was this? 02:35:06 - Patrol Craft versus Patrol Boat? Is there a difference? 02:37:11 - Effectiveness of secondary batteries 02:41:57 - After HMS Sussex suffered its famous kamikaze attack, was the mark painted over, or was it left in place? 02:44:03 - Recon aircraft and radios 02:49:20 - Other Nelson-type designs? 02:52:55 - Best non-superfiring battleship design in terms of still being effective in the combat of its era, or at least the era it was designed for? 02:57:32 - Where do ironclads end and pre-dreadnoughts begin? 03:02:36 - Did Nelsons myth influence the rate of fire issues on British ships in WW1? 03:08:19 - Age of sail ships and manning the guns on both sides 03:16:26 - Des Moines chances vs small capital ships and other heavy cruisers 03:22:03 - Pre-war planning for ABDA Command? 03:25:10 - Admiralty collier losses in WW1 03:30:06 - Ships at prolonged actions stations 03:35:30 - WW1 U-Boat false flag operations? 03:38:30 - Putting railway guns like Schwerer Gustav on ships USS Vesuvius style, if not why not? 03:42:22 - Can you explain how elements of High Seas fleet were raised? 03:42:59 - Were the Zara class good ships? 03:49:19 - Shokaku's damage at Coral Sea 03:52:41 - French hold on Canada 03:59:04 - Hannibal and snakes on a ship