The Drydock - Episode 251 (Patreon)
Content
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:46 - Why did naval designers persist in putting casemate guns so low in hulls for as long as they did?
00:05:46 - Is it possible to future proof a treaty ship for a higher displacement by placing ballast tanks with water and removing it to add more hardware to the ship?
00:08:28 - Given Treasury restrictions, why do specialist ships keep appearing?
00:14:14 - Of the ships that received a modernization between the wars, which ships were the biggest missed opportunity for a great modernization?
00:17:36 - Why did old submarines have rows of holes in the outer hull, and why did they stop having those holes, and when did they stop having those holes?
00:19:32 - What are the pros and cons of a galley type ship vs a normal sailing vessel of the Roman period?
00:21:25 - Why did the Romans consider small amounts of water useless for putting out ship fires?
00:24:36 - Why round cannonballs?
00:31:43 - What happens when a gun crew drop the ramming stick into the sea?
00:34:07 - I know Mrs. Drach does not want to be on camera, but is there any chance of more commentary from her? She's my favorite parts of the hardtack/jerky episode.
00:35:18 - How has the ratio of Enlisted to NCOs(or similar) to officers changed throughout the ages?
00:38:26 - How were officers of the Royal Navy were recruited for the South American Wars of Independance?
00:44:16 - Were aerodynamics ever considered in shipbuilding or are the effects negligible compared to hydrodynamics. And if it was considered, how?
00:48:49 - Changing the design of USS Texas?
00:52:10 - Could the armour belt of the fast battleship era, particularly the best protected like Yamato and KGV, reject a hit from a Sandbox, Onyx or Shipwreck?
00:57:54 - If you were to design an escape room themed around a warship in battle and then sinking, what ship/era would you base it on and what would it involve?