The Drydock - Episode 142 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 142

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:34 - On a battlecruiser why would it matter if the officer's quarters were fore or aft? 00:05:23 - Why did the Russian's turn to accept battle at Tsushima? 00:09:13 - What was your best literature or archive find to change your view on things most considerably? 00:16:42 - What were the Dreyer Table and Argo Clock? http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Dreyer_Fire_Control_Table 00:18:17 - Why were AB + X layouts (Such as Iowa, Yamato etc) becoming more common than AB + XY layouts (such as Bismarck, Vanguard). Is there any inherit advantages to either layout? 00:24:22 - Could or have Naval Torpedo bombers ever been used to bomb docks/buildings directly? 00:26:45 - Could Germany have kept the Nassau and Helogland classes? 00:29:20 - Where did Combat Air Patrol originate? 00:34:24 - In WWII carrier operations we see that CAP is significantly more successful than AA at defending against air attacks (even for late-war Americans); so why is American AA considered the main defence against Japanese air attacks in pop culture history? 00:40:11 - Taranto follow-up attack? 00:42:30 - What if the IJN pressed on where historically it turned back? 00:46:54 - Could USS Atlanta have been repaired? 00:50:22 - HMS Effingham vs Rock. Was it really as simple as the pencil line on the map? 00:52:31 - Did the German sub force ever make a study of how to minimize their problems transiting to their hunting grounds? 00:56:29 - Why would a monarch knight a subject aboard their vessel eg. Francis Drake, and how common a practice was this? 00:59:45 - Areas of warafare the IJN ignored? 01:03:46 - Channel Admin