The Drydock - Episode 191

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - Floatplanes on destroyers? 00:03:40 - Small ship skirmishes of WW2? 00:04:58 - Shapes on WW1 German destroyer masts? 00:06:47 - Why are some superfiring turrets more distant from each other behind than in the front, such as the Kongos? 00:12:44 - Why do you pronounce'lieutenant' different ways? 00:16:37 - In a surface action, using optical fire control, did the Cleveland's have any problems distinguishing between the shell splashes of the 5" and 6" guns? Did they employ any techniques to get around this problem? Did radar alleviate this problem? 00:21:54 - In terms of convoy duty and conventional naval engagement, which class of cruisers do you think is more suitable? Leander or Exeter? 00:25:07 - Drach, the Cleveland and Littorio classes all had exposed barbettes that could have been integrated into superstructure decks close by. Was this a weight saving measure? It makes them look slightly unfinished with the naked barbettes just poking out of the deck. 00:29:20 - PT Boat service records? 00:31:09 - Was there anything in the naval treaties that prevented a navy from leaving elements off of a design in order to save weight whilst the treaty was active that could be (relatively) easily fitted once either the escalator clause was triggered or the treaties were abandoned? For example, could a ship leave all of its AA armament neatly in a warehouse somewhere? 00:39:18 - With regard to anti-torpedo nets: What exactly was the follow up p

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