The Drydock - Episode 105

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:30 - Who, in your opinion, were the most grossly incompetent captains/admirals in each era? 00:06:18 - What were the biggest contributions of the US Coast Guard to the two World Wars, and what would you consider their finest hour for each? 00:10:48 - How were the German U-boat pens in France engineered? 00:14:43 - The Mark 6 Exploder 00:15:56 - What would have happened to the High seas fleet if it didn't sink itself in the Scapa Flow? 00:20:08 - Heavy German guns and brass charge cases 00:25:56 - Type 40 torpedo boat reloading for torpedo tubes 00:29:32 - Were blow out panels ever considered for the rear of main gun turrets to prevent catastrophic explosions in the case of them being penetrated? 00:33:56 - How did ammunition handling procedures differ between destroyers with fully-enclosed turrets and those with only a gun shield for the main battery? Where was ammunition fed to the gun from 00:35:41 - Pressure effects on a submarine hull 00:38:02 - Evolution of sailing warships hull types 00:45:21 - Evolution of the submarine snorkel 00:49:44 - Origin of naming a ship 00:53:40 - Do you think it would have been possible to make the Fairey Fulmar a single seater? 00:56:37 - What is your opinion on smaller quick-firing (QF) guns relative to larger guns with separate ammunition? 00:58:49 - Which navies in 1939 showed the most and least advancement/improvement over their 1918 navy? 01:05:36 - Scuttling ships instead of capturing in the 20t

Published 2020-08-02 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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