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The Drydock - Episode 360 (Part 2)
🕑 Added 2025-07-26 10:00:07 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - If the Royal Navy hadn't exchanged the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron and 5th Battle Squadron, what would some likely effects be on Jutland?
00:06:28 - Naval Arms Race without Germany?
00:12:41 - Please tell us you won't use AI to produce your videos!
00:18:52 - Dutch Merchant Aircraft Carriers?
00:25:27 - How did the 2nd Pacific Squadron pay for supplies?
00:30:36 - Could HMS New Zealand have been a QE-class?
00:38:18 - What happens if a dive-bomber drops a bomb down a funnel?
00:42:43 - Rogue waves and submarines?
00:47:57 - Were there ever any plans to up-gun the Standard-type battleships to 16-inch guns?
00:53:03 - Examples of technology fundamentally changing the nature of naval warfare to the benefit of a power that was substantially weaker at sea that successfully turned the tide?
00:56:04 - Skipping shells off the water?
00:59:57 - Is the 5-minute-ship reputation accurate?
01:02:09 - Switching US forces at Leyte Gulf?
01:05:18 - How do depth charges sink submarines?
01:15:11 - Paddle-wheel AA ships?
01:18:10 - Ships that damaged themselves significantly?
01:21:17 - The Battle of Fort Sullivan (June 28, 1776)?
01:25:30 - Lightweight shells?
01:31:25 - During WW2, were the ships of the US service force manned by US Navy personnel, or were they operated by civilians? And were the ships that supported the RN operated by the RFA?
01:34:17 - Size of flag officers staffs?
01:38:11 - What WW1 RN fancy schemes are actually practical?
01:45:38 - What was French carrier doctrine before WW2?
01:50:29 - RN helicopter callsigns?
01:51:20 - What was the hold up on writing doctrine in the Royal Navy in WWI?
01:53:53 - Did the Italians ever attemp to design their own version of an Elektroboot before September 1943?
01:56:41 - During the classic age of sail, what was the interplay between Navy and the Army in terms of artillery development?
02:05:11 - Did anyone ever build a ship sized ice sailing vessel?
02:08:07 - Still-classified material from WW2?
02:10:06 - Was there ever any interest in an American version of the Tone class cruisers to take over scouting and possibly ASW patrol, given the USN habit of operating carriers singly?
02:12:54 - How was Operation Sealion perceived on the German side of things?
02:18:14 - In the age of sail, how did they handle men up in the rigging or on the yard arms when they were closing for a boarding action?
02:21:01 - What if Germany built loads of U-Boats?
02:26:36 - In the age of steam and steel where there any warship design choices made based purely or mostly on aesthetic considerations?
02:29:28 - In the run up to the 2nd London Naval Conference, was there ever an attempt by the Japanese Army and pro-treaty faction of the Navy to team up to try to get Japan to be a signatory to 2nd London, under the logic that a continuation of treaty limits for the Navy might mean more money available for the Army and that Army had significant political power in Japan by that point?
02:31:20 - Who built the 5"/38 guns? Was there a primary manufacturer or were plans provided to each shipyard for production?
02:37:25 - Could UP rocket launchers be used to supplement/replace Hedgehog?
02:42:03 - Are there still crewmen buried board the Admiral Scheer and if so why is its resting place not considered a war grave / war memorial?
02:45:08 - Where there notable non-white officers in the RN in the time period the channel covers?
02:51:03 - British battlecruiser speeds?
02:57:46 - Where Royal Navy destroyer captains generally disconcerned with their own death as long didn't go alone, or did the Admiralty just have their pick of madmen for Operation Pedestal?
03:06:08 - What radar picket station was the USS Hobson manning when she was hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa?
03:07:23 - IJN 25mm vs Chicago Piano?
03:10:44 - Why was the firing cycle on the US standards so long, especially compared to their British and Japanese contemporaries?
03:16:26 - Is it possible to briefly describe an approximation of a typical British sailor's day on a battleship during the Age of Steam and Steel, perhaps during World War I?
03:23:40 - Questions about the movie 'Greyhound'?
Comments
Fool in a Hat
A bit late (I had the bad habit of being on vacation when the videos dropped), but thank you for the answer about AI
The Rogue Chief
I don’t know, I’m still kinda liking the idea of cosplaying in Wehrmacht gear, taking a dinghy out and playing reverse Saving Private Ryan now 😂
