The Drydock - Episode 157

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:32 - Drydock shapes 00:06:31 - Prize money and taxation 00:08:03 - Mr Hollom and older midshipman 00:11:24 - Good books on RN WW2 commanders? 00:12:51 - Why was Zuikaku withdrawn from Guadalcanal? 00:17:37 - SMS Emden's impact on the 'big picture'? 00:21:47 - Is there a maximum viable carrier hull displacement in the propeller era, after which you are putting to many resources into one hull for the vulnerability? 00:25:52 - Armouring your ship against your own guns 00:31:26 - Were cruisers ever actually involved in commerce interdiction/raiding in the 20th century, or was this a theoretical threat? 00:34:09 - Why did Imperial Japanese Naval air/carrier doctrine place such a low priority on reconnaissance (using seaplanes in this role instead)? 00:38:00 - Differences between Mikasa and Borodino classes? 00:44:00 - Was there anything the Prussian Navy could have done differently to effectively challenge the Swede's during the Seven Years War? 00:48:03 - What if the Holy League had lost the Battle of Lepanto? 00:51:06 - What if Admiral Wilhelm Souchon had decided to stay and fight it out with the Russian pre-dreadnoughts during the action off Cape Sarych? 00:57:37 - Gunboats in colonial wars? 01:00:48 - What were small improvements/changes in ship design, that made a (relative) huge difference in handeling/fighting capability/life quality of the crew? 01:05:40 - Split command crew between bridge and conning tower? 01:08:48 - Power dynamic

Published 2021-08-01 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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