The Drydock - Episode 277 (Patreon)
Content
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:52 - How effective would the Union and CSA ironclads be in other wars?
00:07:34 - What real differences would have come from the USN being better supported and financed in the years between the Civil War and WW2?
00:15:25 - Why were the Italians allowed to retain the two Andrea Doria class battleships post-WW2 when all the other surviving Italian Capital Ships (The two surviving Littorios and the Giulio Cesare) were given to the Allied countries as War Prizes?
00:20:07 - In the Guadalcanal campaign; is there a reason why Japanese keep going through "The Slot" rather than the south west path or easten path?
00:24:12 - If Algierie is the best treaty era heavy cruiser, what ship would be best treaty era light cruiser?
00:30:41 - How were the German parachute-dropped mines (The Luftmine A and B) intended to be used?
00:32:43 - Changes in ships during the interwar period?
00:36:05 - Of all the Hood designs that were proposed before her construction was finally approved, which one do you believe had the best chance of surviving the lucky shot that killed her?
00:40:52 - Which nations developed radar enough to assist in gunnery and/or blind fire capability?
00:44:56 - 'Protection vs Firepower' conundrum?
00:51:47 - When was the last dive bomber/torpedo bomber/other discontinued type of naval attack?
00:54:07 - During the Washington treaty negotiations, was there ever a push by the British to have Dreadnought encased in concrete like Mikasa in order to preserve her for posterity?
00:57:56 - During the period your channel covers, how common was it for the crew of a warship to supplement their diet through some sort of fishing; be it by hook and line, nets or otherwise?
01:01:01 - Air power, dominance and Operation Ten-Go?
01:12:01 - New Poster!