The Drydock - Episode 185 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 185

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:38 - Why did the Japanese and Americans make large (~2400 tons) submarines while the Germans focused on smaller (less than 1000 tons) submarines? 00:03:34 - Yamato vs 2 Treaty Battleships? 00:08:33 - Why were VTE's used in WW2? 00:11:31 - Why did Britain only build/was only allowed the two Nelsons when the Americans had the 3 colarados and Japan was at parity with Britain with the Nagatos? 00:14:20 - Are the navies of former British colonies older than the countries they serve? 00:18:38 - Exceptionally long life spans seems to be a frequent theme of Allied-built ships, even among supposed cheap, “mass production” ships such as the Tacoma’s, Flower’s, River’s etc. Do you think this propensity for build quality at every level of the fleet is a factor that gave the Allied navies an advantage over their Axis counterparts? 00:22:47 - Japanese armed services rivalry unique? 00:24:59 - Were destroyers successful in their originally intended role? 00:27:48 - Besides the Japanese did anyone develop or design weapons beyond a 16 inch caliber, how effective would these weapons have been compared to a 16 inch? 00:31:48 - Ottoman ironclad Mesudiye 00:37:06 - Low freeboards on early ironclads? 00:42:13 - Types of cannon shot 00:45:46 - Considering the Imperial Japanese Navy’s emphasis on night combat. How come they didn’t develop a night carrier doctrine prior to or during World War 2 and how would the War in the pacific be affected if it did? 00:51:09 - Burial practices in/after battle in the age of sail? 00:55:52 - I just received my copy of Shattered Sword! Can you briefly go further into the various ideas for Japanese operations outlined on page 26 and 27 of this title? Which do you think would have been most effective? 01:02:01 - How is wartime damage assessment date used? 01:06:58 - Odd bomb ID on USS Arizona? 01:12:28 - Channel Admin 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