The Drydock - Episode 340

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:37 - Why did Destructor not immediatly spawn a response? 00:04:02 - Given the advancements in material science since the last battleships were built, how much more protected would a battleship be if built with modern materials? 00:13:15 - Could the IJN have effectively curtailed Ulithi's use as a forward staging area, and more importantly rest&repair stop? 00:18:19 - Why did the IJN find it easier to work with O2 instead of H202, whereas in the Kriegsmarine it was the other way around? 00:22:30 - Was Japanese security around the 8-8 plan breached? 00:25:40 - Gun turret in Manilla? 00:27:55 - Was consideration given to re-commissioning and deploying Italian warships, including their battleships, to the Pacific for Allied use? 00:31:49 - If the British had not pulled ships out of the Pacific in 1930-41, how do you think it would have impacted Japan's offense? 00:36:33 - IF the BPF had been created 12-18months earlier, do you think it might have done more than support the US? 00:39:22 - Why did the US restrict the British from attacking IJN capital ships? 00:42:15 - What naval engineering disasters other than poorly designed ships do you think are interesting? 00:45:10 - Ship choices for an RN Naval Museum in No.1 Basin, Portsmouth 00:50:42 - Moments in naval history where great wins or disasters could have happened with one change? 00:55:34 - During WWII, when a Pacific Island was bypassed, how many assets were used to maintain that island

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