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The Drydock - Episode 277
🕑 Added 2023-12-16 10:30:01 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - 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!
Comments
Ted Jones
The other advantage of aircraft carriers over battleships is the ability to concentrate force. The 4 Task Groups of TF38 were spread out over a wide area of ocean at the time of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. If they had been battleship forces they would not have been able to easily concentrate to overwhelm an enemy force. But because of the range advantage it didn't matter (until Samar) that the TGs were so far apart. Even the Taffys made use of this advantage as Kurita was battered by planes from 2 other TGs besides the one he was himself shooting at. This is also why cavalry often has an advantage over infantry.
Allen Parmet
51:47-The last aerial torpedo attack was by eight USN A-1 Skyraiders carrying Mark 13 torpedoes on May 1, 1951. They went against the sluice gates of the Hwachon Dam in Korea. One gate was destroyed and the other damaged.
