The Drydock - Episode 210 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 210

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:39 - Was there much in the way of piracy in the North Sea and Baltic during the age of sail? 00:05:39 - Were the plans to refit the E class cruisers? 00:10:52 - Is there a semi realistic what if scenario where any pirates active in the 1800s could in some way have gotten ironclad vessels allowing piracy to continue for awhile longer? 00:14:52 - How effective were land based anti ship batteries compared to going out there with a cruiser or battleship, and were they ever more effective? 00:21:54 - Turret towers? 00:23:43 - Naval guns on tanks? 00:28:23 - If WW2 hadn't broken out, how much longer do you think it would have taken for carriers to take over? 00:34:28 - Did any of the colored US war plans take into account the naval or army seizure of dry docks/naval bases? 00:37:27 - US vs British tactics/doctrine in WW2? 00:47:04 - Have you done a video about the battle of Dogger bank 1915? 00:47:25 - What was German's high command reaction to sinking of Blücher in 1940? 00:52:25 - How exactly was a projectile loaded into a muzzle loading rifled cannon? 00:54:16 - Do you think there would have been much impact on the naval war during the US Civil War if the Confederates captured Norfolk navy yard completely intact or if the Union had managed to get everything out before the rebels got there? 00:58:54 - When did IFF systems come into being? 01:02:26 - During the WW1 and WW2 eras was the concept of variable pitch propellers considered or applied to naval vessels? 01:03:48 - Why didn’t the Germans send 2 or 3 subs into Scapa Flow rather than just one at the start of WW2? 01:05:56 - Channel Admin