The Drydock - Episode 280

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:54 - Do you plan on doing a video looking into the loses of the British Battlecruisers and Armoured Cruisers at Jutland? 00:06:27 - The role of lighter than air craft in naval applications? 00:11:34 - Format of burials at sea? 00:14:25 - What would the theoretical advantages and disadvantages be if the King George Vths and Vanguard had followed the design profile of the Nelsons? 00:18:56 - Were usage policy for starshells similar to that for searchlights? 00:21:26 - It seems that all the Dutch submarines in the Far East had engine troubles. Were these Dutch engineered diesel engines, or were they licensed from another Nation? 00:25:37 - In the world wars, which was considered more important for submarines, sinking warships or sinking cargo ships? 00:30:05 - German 12"/50 vs British 13/5"/45? 00:36:32 - How angled armour works? 00:41:17 - Evolution of naval uniforms? 00:44:45 - Was the Washington-Treaty cruiser a really bad fit for the Kriegsmarine? 00:49:46 - IJN foreknowledge of losing the Pacific War? 00:56:12 - Did any navy or civilian ships ever experiment with geared triple/quadruple expansion engines in order to step up the speed of the prop shaft for higher speed running? 00:57:44 - What makes a good Block ship? Is a heavy armored ship better since its harder to blow away with explosives? 01:00:01 - At what point does the technological gap in design become so great in the age of sail that older ships can no longer compete?

Published 2024-01-07 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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