World of Warships - Tough As Old Boots

The British quite famously armoured the flight decks of their carriers. The Americans and the Japanese usually never did. Which was better?
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[@sabre0smile]

Jingles: *Can't tell an aoba from a destroyer* Also Jingles: *Gives excellent, detailed, and specific history lesson*

[@illumin4t152]

i guess gameplay is reaction, and this history lesson was on a script haha

[@chimpboy12345]

He was wrong about Indefatigable though. It wasn't the only British carrier hit by kamikazes.

[@MuzzCat05]

@Sebrenity When your mother is the size of an aircraft carrier one would be able to describe the different decks utilised in a 'battle'. Good day Sir

[@othonh1]

if you re expecting history lessons from jingles, there is no hope. neither for you nor for history.

[@klonvomhaus]

@@murderouskitten2577 I must say, I am sad that he doesn't get everything right, but I also don't think we can fault him for that. So I'm conflicted how to feel about this.

[@taccovert4]

Kamikaze hits British carrier. "I say, that was an unacceptable landing." "Sir, that was the Japanese attacking us" "terribly unsporting of them old chap. Grab a broom"

[@Colin21233]

Jingles Landing

[@bent404]

And there was a seaman standing on the deck yelling "not THERE, damned kamakaze, I just polished that spot!"

[@Renzu-ZG]

Boatswain: MY PAINTJOOOOOBBB!!!

[@cypher1o1]

Other Japanese planes in the area: "where the kaboom, there was supposed to be a earth shattering kaboom" "it looks like they a just sweeping the wreckage off the deck" "what kind of witch craft is this" American also seeing this "that's a 3in thick plate of armor steel, hitting it is only going to suck for you"

[@ZGryphon]

Mind you, the fact that the Japanese were, for the most part, mounting suicide ram attacks with the least suitable aircraft available for the purpose also had something to do with that.

[@stormwell]

The USN liaison officer on HMS Indefatigable commented: "When a kamikaze hits a U.S. carrier it means 6 months of repair at Pearl [Harbor]. When a kamikaze hits a Limey carrier it’s just a case of "Sweepers, man your brooms."”

[@mjxw]

Fact: when I can't sleep I recite the names of RN battleships to myself. Beautiful and timeless and a relic of a bygone and perhaps better era. Audacious, Bellerophon, Marlborough, Temeraire, Agincourt, Ramillies, Rodney, Thunderer, Conqueror, Howe, Lion... zzzz

[@andreasmuller4666]

has a flair of evil, funny and confident at the same time. never though a US officer would get dry birtish humor that right.

[@dude97x]

Is that quote actually true? :D

[@stormwell]

@@dude97x It was widely reported in the media reports of the time, though the USN officer who actually stated it remains unknown. That said, Indefatigable resumed flight operations in under 40 minutes after suffering the kamikaze hit on her flight deck. Earlier in the war there are reports of British carriers suffering bomb hits on their flight decks and restoring flight operations within five hours. RN carriers tended to have lighter casualties than their USN counterparts, though alot of the RN carriers got scrapped post-war due to the structural damage they'd received. Granted the RN was strapped for resources and often wasn't able to fully complete repairs whereas the USN could completely rebuild gutted ships and churn out new ones.

[@mjxw]

@@stormwell I think Jingles is misrepresenting somewhat the strategic calculus here. The USN decided that hitting hard and hitting first was 90% of the battle. In which, I believe they were correct. If you have manpower and resources to spare, as the USN did, put as many planes in the air as possible and if one of your CVs sinks, so what? You've got another 20 building. The Royal military was in 1940 and for about 100 years before that, concerned primarily with fighting efficient battles. That made for better soldiers, probably, but worse victors. As their resource constraint inevitably dictated.

[@ShawFujikawa]

Don’t mind me, just here to hear Jingles talk about naval history again. It’s been a while since we got a talk this thorough!

[@MrGrimsmith]

Story time with Uncle Jingles that just happens to have some ships in the background. Can't fault it personally! :P

[@carlcarlton764]

Except he got it wrong. The British carriers did fight overwhelmingly in the Atlantic and the Med but being designed in the 30s they were of course also meant for potential use against Japan. Who had the 3rd most powerful navy in the world. And in the 30s the USN wasn't planning to hide or intercept a strike with fighters*. They wanted many, many dive bombers to find the other carriers first and thus hit first. Which would most likely decide that fight and it did as Midway showed. Whit CV being limited in individual and total class displacement one could have well protected one with few planes or eggshells with sledgehammers. The RN went for the former the USN for the latter. *Impossible anyway due to the insufficient early warning in the pre-radar age, when US carriers of the war were designed.

[@tvpgt]

These are probably my most favorite type of videos from jingles

[@pistanekmichal9379]

@@carlcarlton764 You are missing one important part. Damage control. Its much harder to replace steel plates damaged in battle than teakwood planks. For example, important detail of Midway was participation of 3rd US carrier - Yorktown, heavily damaged during coral sea battle and by Japanese considered unfit for battle. Its repair was supposed to take 3 months, they did it in 3 days. Not weeks, days. I doubt results would be same, had deck been made of steel.

[@Stinger913]

When will you invent the first slipspace drive?

[@dr.depressed._6547]

Because of all the planes he saw, Jingles forgot this was a WoWs replay so he did his usual War Thunder history lesson.

[@lonemarkkingoftypos3722]

Must be because of him playing the modded Star Wars for an entire week. It was a great lesson though.

[@lonemarkkingoftypos3722]

@@xmlthegreat this week's MWJ video?

[@spudicusthemighty6755]

Jingles: “I am a professional!”

[@Daytradinggamer]

Dr.Depressed._ no it’s cause carrier gameplay is so empty that there is nothing to narrate I play my midway and casually earn 180k games and it’s nothing

[@joshua41175]

@@Daytradinggamer how well do you do in your ranger?

[@lonemarkkingoftypos3722]

Jingles: *shows something about WoWS CV gameplay and then talks about History of RN and USN Carriers* Me: *screaming in excitement*

[@charlie91757]

Love a me a history lesson, knew nothing about ships till I started playing wow now I'm a ship geek

[@MoA-Reload...]

@Josh Jones and proud of it 🤓

[@exharkhun5605]

Indeed. And anyone of you who feel the same, I recommend a look at Drachinifel's channel. He's another Brit who makes short, well researched clips about ships and naval related topics. Well worth a look.

[@lonemarkkingoftypos3722]

@@exharkhun5605 And then theres scottish koala and military history for tanks, and military aviation history for aircrafts. Truly a WWII machine geek's dream.

[@exharkhun5605]

@@lonemarkkingoftypos3722 Thanks. I'll go over to Scottish Koala, never even seen him in my recommends. I'm a big and early fan of the other 2 gentlemen. :-)

[@transcatgirl551]

you could honestly just start a series where you just talk about history for a while. be fun

[@worldblizzardheredur8905]

Exactly, he should do these much more often. My favourite tipe on jingles videos :D

[@theunwelcome]

check out his collab videos with spacepickshovel

[@ousou78]

Well if you are interested in Naval history and don't already know his channel, there is Drachinifel who has excellent content about this subject. Each week he is uploading a Q&A from 1 to 2 hours about naval topics. He also have some short videos about a specific ship kinda like Jingles' old introductions in WoW. Plus side from time to time like Jingles, his British humor slip through some of his videos

[@robertf3479]

@@ousou78 Agreed. Both are outstanding.

[@worldblizzardheredur8905]

Going to check those out. Thx for recomending :)

[@GeneralHaha1]

>here's a CV replay, you might learn how to not get spanked by them >Talks about history of USN carriers I love it

[@David-ys4ud]

Lol if players are still getting spanked by CVs it's the players fault... CVs are very very weak now

[@battleship6177]

@@David-ys4ud I guess thats a good thing.

[@David-ys4ud]

@@nephalos666 they like to troll people in DDs and kite spamming torps. Carriers cramp thier playstyle

[@avrahams1]

@@David-ys4ud Weak.... were you dropped on your head?

[@avrahams1]

@@nephalos666 Yup, the class that literally has all the abilities and no counters in the game is actually weak.... keep defending your braindead easy 200k krakens!

[@uqgyoung]

Jingles old boy. Love your work. You mentioned the sinking of HMS Hermes. My 97 year old neighbour was a gunner on the X turret of HMAS Vampire. He was front row for the sinking of Prince of Wales, Repulse and Hermes, being sunk during the attack on Hermes. He is still as sharp as a tack if you ever wanted a conversation I could try link you up. P.S. He was on HMAS Australia at Guadal Canal and PT boats for the later war.

[@hooflungdung3026]

Get this done, Jingles. Legends like these are worth their weight in gold

[@andrewinbody4301]

If you can't get Jingles and your neighbor together at least get a recording of his experience. Men like hime are fewer and fewer every day. I wish I would have recorded my neighbor tell of his experience in submarines in the Pacific. I will never forget him.

[@rembrandtshadows]

wasn't this the guy who picked up a 40 mm Bofors gun and shot from the hip when the mount was smashed?

[@MajesticDemonLord]

Get a recording - there aren't many of these heroes left, and many of them will have stories/details that aren't in the history books

[@popefang]

The Australian War Memorial does have a collection of oral histories, as do local public libraries. Can you provide any further information and we can see if his history has been recorded and made publicly available? www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search?collection=true&facet_type=Sound&facet_related_subjects=Oral%20history&facet_related_conflict_sort=10%3ASecond%20World%20War%2C%201939-1945&facet_related_units=Royal%20Australian%20Navy

[@LokHar87]

I'm so happy to get featured, even if just as background for a history lesson, thank you Jingles

[@dicksonchibuoke3607]

Well done bro 👍 loved the replay.

[@litessbu]

You did a great job

[@donaldneill4419]

Didn't even watch the game, just closed my eyes and listened. Well done, Jingles. For what it's worth, that's from a one-time prof of military history at the College militaire royal du Canada - one with a special affinity for naval history. You do the subject proud, young man.

[@Netball4LifeVio]

:)

[@jessicadaniels8567]

Screw the gameplay, gimmee more history!

[@conradflanagan5003]

Check out Drachinifel if you want more naval history.

[@battleship6177]

@@conradflanagan5003 but Jingles is better tho lol

[@w8stral]

@@battleship6177 Just Hell no. Drachinel or bust for naval history

[@pepagacy]

@@w8stral Why not both? I like Drachinifel just as much as The Mighty Jingles.

[@w8stral]

@@pepagacy One(Drach) actually KNOWS and looks up details/technology, Jingles is just a copying(poorly) imitation without knowledge of the HOW and the WHY. This is why Drach has blown up and the so called "history channel" etc are failing. A bunch of ignorant, history/psychology majors without technicians/engineering degrees trying to discuss technological advances which turns into stupid dumbed down crap only fit for 10 year olds but not 14 year olds.

[@DoodM4n]

You are absolutely right about the training we receive about fire fighting and damage control. I just retired from the US Navy 5 years ago, and was attached to the Airwing working on Hornets for my entire career. Even though we were not ships company we still had to learn how to fight fires etc. I think on my first boat det on the Lincoln in 1995 we had an A6's engine explode on the catapult. Fire all over etc, I do not remember if bombs were on the jet or not. The fire was out in less than two minutes, aircrew evac'd, Jet towed out of the landing area, Fodwalk done inside of 10 minutes and the recoverys started around the 20-25 minute mark. We have gotten pretty good at this stuff by now.

[@Darth.Fluffy]

I was a Marine going to ET A school at Great Lakes in 82. I think they actually built a replica Spruence on land just to train damage control.

[@michaelmayo2489]

Yeah my dad served on the Roosevelt when they had an aircraft fire that engulfed half the flight deck with flames higher than the island and were still able to contain the fire and only lose 3 planes

[@dogsnads5634]

Bet you watched the Forrestal video in training....I think its still on the syllabus for the USN and RN as well..

[@basketcase289]

The funny thing with the USS Yorktown at Midway was that she was so damaged after the first Japanese attack that the Japanese thought they sunk her, so when they found her a second time they thought they found a new US carrier

[@Phantom667]

Also, she had taken such a spanking at the battle of the Coral Sea that she should of not been able to participate in Midway.

[@basketcase289]

@@Phantom667 Yeah didn't they like duct tape and shoe string repair her in dry docks pulling like 27 hour long days to get her out just in time

[@wadeperry4294]

@@basketcase289 Can't speak to the man hours but I think she just barely made it to Pearl and then was turned around and sent barely a day behind the other two carriers.

[@drinks1019]

Yep, after Coal Sea they dragged her into port and patched her up with plywood and sheet metal. Another good example of an American carrier surviving an attack that would've sunk a Japanese carrier.

[@benanddadmechanical6573]

Fire is the major threat to a warship. Having everyone on board trained to put turn-out gear on and knock down a Fire was USN’s mantra then and now.

[@MrJern19]

Came for the gameplay, stayed for the history lesson.

[@jasonbenjamin401]

While I enjoy this game and the gorgeous ship models in and of themselves. What I TRULY love is the history behind it all. I come from a LONG, LONG line of American Sailors and Marines and I enjoying playing ships they may have crewed. That's why I dig this channel Bud..uhh Mr. Jingles, Captain sir. You discuss the history behind it all and give it more life and meaning. I hope you read this comment and know that you have a fan who watches you with his son's and grandsons to hear history described in a way that makes it more entertaining., as well as pertinent as we play this game together. Well my son and I do... grandson is only three BUT he loves ships.

[@tideofthetoucans9574]

to be honest i was so caught up in the history lesson i forgot i was watching a replay

[@kpcaptrauma]

I can relate

[@rembrandtshadows]

dont worry, the Russian enemy carrier was sunk

[@cinjonsmythe6318]

Rembrandt Shadows Capitalist saboteur! Soviet CVs were both numerous and stronk. And had armoured flight decks and 120 plane capacity. Cant wait for historically accurate soviet CV coming to us soon lmao!!!

[@rembrandtshadows]

@@cinjonsmythe6318 with Stalinium hulls!

[@pensivepencil7037]

I enjoy these history lesson videos, thanks jingles!

[@benlaskowski357]

The price of an armored carrier: a smaller air group. The VIRTUE of an armored carrier: durability.

[@corathus]

I love the historical part. Thank you please do more.

[@aaronwang5204]

I appreciate your knowledge of history and love it as an addition to the replays. I think you've got the Kaga and Akagi reversed in the Battle of Midway part. The Akagi was hit by one bomb amidships by Dick Best. Kaga was attacked by the bulk of two squadrons of Enterprise dive bombers and was hit multiple multiple times. Cheers!

[@kelemvour]

Always love History with Jingles

[@hueydevoted]

I had an Uncle who lived through attacks on the Lexington, the Hornet, and the Wasp. NEVER talked about any of those experiences. But seeing what those ships and men wen through.... I simply cannot imagine....

[@postie9434]

thats why quick drying concrete came in handy . my grandfather told me of these they seems to bounce off the uk carriers and just lleave a slight dent , fill in with concrete back up and running

[@TheNerfPlayer12321]

Love the history about CVs in this vid! Great job as always Jingles (Would love to hear the story on how Yorktown survived the battle of Coral Sea and was repaired in dockyards in a matter of days

[@zjotheglorious]

TheNerfPlayer12321 Montemayor did a perfect video on that Edit: nvm that was midway

[@rl2699]

If you ever go to Mount Pleasant in South Carolina they built a second Yorktown in 1942 and it was in service immediately. The place is called Patriots Point and you can self tour the carrier which takes hours if you actually take your time and soak it all in instead of rushing through it. There is also a ww2 submarine and a destroyer as well.

[@Algaean]

Honestly the Yorktown emergency repairs are a great story, it would have made Jingles' story even better! (Yorktown's presence at Midway was because she was only partially repaired after Coral Sea, and her boilers were *not* at full capacity.) So the actual list of hits required to sink the Yorktown was actually even longer!

[@zameliz]

Kamikaze: *I'ma sink that ship by ramming it.* British armored flight deck: *I'm about to end this man's whole career (quite literally)*

[@1TruNub]

There's something about the names hornet, enterprise, and Yorktown. That when said together have a ring to it, Enterprise was a tough old ship And deserved to be preserved

[@davidrobinson4553]

Quality Jingles, pure quality, I always enjoy the technical vids and this is one of the best... More Please Young Man 👍👍

[@BPKPhoenix]

Came for Jingles' WOWS CV Replay that I almost didn't want to watch, but I stayed for that extra juicy history lesson

[@Deliurus]

You know I have come to a realization about world of gaming, that most times you are not fighting the other players but really fighting the game itself. Well at least on console sides for sure. When you miss every round at a target less 5km away, regardless of the class of the ship. While at times almost every shot hits you regardless of any defensive maneuver what you try to avoid.

[@RH-mf7su]

I'm always amazed at your knowledge of the various nations war ships and their use. Your commentaries are like no other. Thanks for the history lessons !!

[@goldosprey]

"The Enterprise was hit so many times the Japanese thought they sunk her twice!" The nickname was well earned.

[@cinjonsmythe6318]

Chief Engineer Scott never gave up then

[@pauldrive7243]

And then the USN Scrapped her such a waste....

[@goldosprey]

@@pauldrive7243 Yep.

[@Darth.Fluffy]

@@pauldrive7243 . Look what they did to USS Nevada......bitch wasn't having any of it.... "Two nukes? Kiss my ass. Got anything else?"

[@goldosprey]

@@Darth.Fluffy What happened to quality ships?

[@brendanrisney2449]

So glad you pointed out the importance of the crew on ships. So often we forget that it's not all down to the ship design that determines a vessel's effectiveness, but the amazing (or not) crew as well.

[@hailitalia86]

Yes, old format of history commentary! Loved it back then, love it now.

[@MurderBagel]

It's for content like this that I originally subbed to Jingles. I could listen to hours of history like this. Jingles talks about the stuff in history that interests him, and that's really all you need in a teacher/speaker.

[@joshwallin339]

You need to become a history teacher, you are by far one of the most interesting individuals I have ever listened to.

[@NYC-Gardener]

One of the coolest experiences of my life was going on a tour of the Yorktown in South Carolina in 1998. The group I was with (all a bunch of navy guys fresh out of boot camp) had our tour guided by the man who had been the Quartermaster on the ship during WWII. It was surreal listening to him talk about the bomb that hit the side of the Yorktown, and the fact that he had just moved through the area where that bomb hit less than 30 seconds before it happened. The other story he mentioned that always amazed me was the typhoon they went through. He said the waves were tall enough, that they were actually crashing over the flight deck!!

[@durgan5668]

We did an event "Mustangs on the U.S.S. Lexington' in 2014, where we parked our Ford Mustangs on the flight deck, bringing them up in the elevator. Looking down to the water from that deck, it's a LONG way down to the salt. Corpus Christi is worth the visit to see the Grey Ghost, she's a beautiful ship. (Also known as the Blue Ghost, unlike other ships, painted grey, she was painted a darker blue, and the Japanese claimed to have sunk her several times.) This profile pic is actually "Snarlz, 900 hp Shelby Mustang" on the flight deck. Loved the tour we took within the ship.

[@tannerwatchman6124]

Hey jingles, I just wanted to say that I learned quite a bit of stuff about aircraft carriers from this video, and that I love your content so keep it up! ^.^

[@darren_anscombe]

must be the first cv match I've ever watched and by Joves, Jingles, you could talk over a video of a wall of drying paint and I'd still watch it. Well done, sir.

[@animal16365]

I cant wait for you and Drachinifel do a video together ^^

[@garethhayes9982]

Yes

[@davidrobinson4553]

Now that would be interesting indeed, Drach does play WOW's if I remember right.

[@animal16365]

@@davidrobinson4553 He does play. How much tho I'm not sure of. He is a very busy person with his youtube channel and personal life and job

[@rippervtol9516]

ALL OF THE YES!!!

[@jamesmaclennan4525]

Agreed.,.Drach's Video on the loss of the Taiho ties in beautifully with this one.

[@wavemanmav9073]

One can count on three things in a Jingles video: humor, interesting game play, and a history lesson.

[@Vnx]

"cross their fingers and hope for the best" sums up an awfully large amount of Japanese wartime planning.

[@limdaoyuan7218]

This is the only kind of history class that I enjoy. Directly from the one and only, the mighty jingles

[@lordchatban9375]

16:05 The timing couldn't have been Amy netter.

[@markpriestley6807]

Who's Amy Netter?

[@CFHoneyBadger]

nice! didn't notice that til you mentioned it.

[@ifga16]

Nice narration. My wife's uncle was aboard USS Lexington CV2 and survived the sinking. His brother, my father in law, was an engineer aboard Lexington, CV16. One other lesson of the first Lexington was that paint was flammable and should not be slathered on layer after layer.

[@doubledouble4g379]

I'm fine with seeing Carrier Gameplay - just as long as we get Story Time With Uncle Jingles as well :)

[@David-nk3kq]

Thanks for the history talk during this reply. Was excellent to hear about the evolution and difference of the carriers

[@Why_are_you00]

IJN, USN, RN CVs: "Oh no, we've been set on fire!" USN and RN CVs: "What if we put the fire out?" IJN: "Do what now?"

[@vicroc4]

The major issue with having a culture that values dying valiantly over living in any manner. The USN and the RN were all about surviving and getting back into the fight if possible - which had the added benefit of ensuring that the crews had a lower likelihood of horribly burning to death. Kind of a win-win now that I think about it - the crew benefits because they're more likely to survive and not be horribly injured, and the navy benefits because they don't have to keep building more ships and training more crew.

[@EndlessFilmLimited]

Jingles running a history channel disguised as a gaming channel. And that’s why I’ve always loved it. I play the games- but you could read the phone book and I’d be content. The history content makes it even better.

[@sleepygryph]

Probably been told a few times, have you considered selling your voice to amazon audible books? Fun video, it is good to see what CVs try to do.

[@mikeR9078]

Honestly love the history part, I wasn’t going to watch this video since I’m not hah bothered with CVs but your new video said how you talked about the history and I immediately came back and watched it, Totally worth it

[@mordsythe]

I really do love “history by jingles” :D I would love to have more of it tbh..

[@tessa447]

I love the history lessons with the gameplay background. I know its a bit late but it'd be something I'd LOVE to see more of

[@dannyhare6951]

There was grumbling in the Salt Mines until we realized it was a History lesson in disguise. Now the toasts are being drunk to our great Overlord. D.

[@royking7304]

This was great to listen to while doing homework, you should do a separate series for historical commentaries. I'd pay money for that any day.

[@greasemonkey6362]

History with Uncle Jingles . The best History Lesson there is . Thank You our Mighty Gnome Overlord Sir.

[@kenrodmelrocity4241]

My kid is in the USN. She told me that when onboard ship everyone is a fireman first. The tradition continues.

[@nuttato5156]

gotta be honest i didnt even watched the replay im just here for the history lesson

[@martynjones3978]

Hello Jingles can you do more Historical talks like this on other ships and things or maybe battle engagements!! That was really interesting and as ever your enthusiastic squaddie humour makes it even more fun to listen too!! Plus being a “pongo” its always intriguing to see how the other side of her majesties finest have to do things!!!

[@ImportPunk]

Absolutely love the way you write and deliver the history part of videos. As been said before, I too would watch videos of just you presenting history - gameplay not required. Keep up the great work!

[@stormybrain239]

I have learned more in this episode, then in a whole year of school

[@MirkwoodmanMV]

The history/commentary provided in this replay is fantastic. Love your work Jingles and look forward to future video's like this where we get a bit of an education while enjoying the fun that is world of warships

[@BladeKi11a]

The DD at the beginning of the match got detonated lol fun and engaging XD

[@kingof7hills645]

I quite like these history lessons. Have a nice battle in the background to entertain...but half the time I was just listening to the stories! Thanks Jingles!

[@jamesd3472]

This was amazing, I'd love to hear some more history

[@apathetk]

Your history videos are my favorite. I always enjoy your gameplay videos, but the history ones are truly where it's at.

[@PoisoningShadow671]

Speaking of Damage Control training, it reminds me of the IJN Taiho, which ended up exploding because the crew wasn't well trained in damage control and eded up having fuel vapour all around in the ship, which ended up being ignited by sparks. On the other hand, the story on the USS Franklin is also a nice read, old Gal refused to sink.

[@MegaOS_Ver_NEET]

and it only took ONE torpedo hit to jump start that disaster.

[@PoisoningShadow671]

@@xmlthegreat I believe the crew ended up opening all the bulkheads and hatches in an attempt to air out the vapour, which just ended up spreading it all around the ship. Not sure about the ventilation though.

[@Maddog3060]

USS Laffey (DD-724) is another fascinating tale of a ship that refused to sink.

[@the_tactician9858]

@@Maddog3060 Yap, that old lady took on 50 kamikaze pilots around Okinawa and refused to sink, right?

[@Maddog3060]

@@the_tactician9858 She took 4 direct bomb hits, 6 direct Kamikaze hits, and at least one strafing run. On a Destroyer, not a carrier, mind you. Amazing thing is, she survived and is now a museum ship at Patriot's Point in South Carolina. I visited in October, great activity for anyone who likes this kind of history.

[@andrewg9216]

The Old Man just needs to do an episode per week about naval or tank history. Man i love this. Oh and great CV game too.

[@84erElessar]

Ever thought about becoming history teacher, Jingles? :D Fantastic video!

[@bretrudeseal4314]

Great information Jingles. As a WWII history buff it is nice to watch a video about the war that doesn't have a string of errors in it. BTW, I love your new Captain in WOWS. Keep up the good work.

[@ayylmao9697]

Jingles speaking about the history of aircraft carriers _What else do you need_

[@brairag5744]

I do love that you highlight the difference in the carriers came from the source of the threat. You can't sink a land-based airstrip, and a land-based bomber is going to be able to carry more bombs - and heavier ones at that - than a carrier-based counterpart. Meanwhile the American and Japanese carriers predominantly faced threats from other carriers and only occasionally from land-based strips. Really nice to see that highlighted for people who refuse to entertain there was a logic in the comparatively unarmored American carrier design.

[@barleysixseventwo6665]

Hitting an American Carrier was like hitting Captain America: He can do this all day. Hitting a British Carrier is like hitting Superman: You are wasting your time!

[@Qardo]

Psst, a few British Carriers were lost.

[@Cailus3542]

Qardo Three were sunk by U-boats, one by Japanese aircraft in 1942 (and it was the oldest carrier in the world at the time, 23 years old) and one by two German battlecruisers.

[@cameronporter5137]

@@Cailus3542 And one of the ones lost to u-boats was because the crew abandoned ship without even bothering to try damage control, which would have saved her.

[@kylemacintyre4131]

I'm glad you did another historical commentary. I think its the best way you do for commentary.

[@mastex5575]

Yay history lesson with the evil gnome overlord!

[@DEP1323]

@ The Mighty Jingles Sir, I have been following your channel for a long time now and have been enjoying them. I enjoy the history and background information the most. As I find them entertaining to watch, they are also very educational. I served 9 years in the American Navy and can vouch for most of your information, esp the info on "everyone is a firefighter" mentality. From seaman to Captain your a firefighter. Thank you for your time and efforts. "Fair Winds and Following Seas", SIr!

[@racermigs1]

Uploaded 33 seconds ago. Last time I was this early, this channel was the Bohemian Eagle. And this joke was still funny.

[@EstellammaSS]

That reference sounds oddly familiar yet I have completely forgot why

[@liivetookmyname1830]

No complaints here these are my favorite types of your videos to just listen to while I play tanks or Warships on my own

[@Seig1812]

I have missed Jingles doing history of ships and classes

[@ScottHawkey]

I feel like I am not the only one who really enjoyed listening to the Jingles Lecture series and realized they completely stopped watching the video and just listened. Well don Jingles .. well done

[@CasualCaptain]

Wow another soo fast! Thx Jingles:)

[@Netball4LifeVio]

yeah

[@hugovanhees9893]

Very interesting commentary, i would love to see more video's in the future just covering the history of ships and certain differences in approach between nations!

[@oldholmes]

Jingles History lessons need to be taught in ALL schools.

[@evilblackcat6357]

So long as he embellishes them with the 'revised' stories of the bravery of women and people of color who served in WWI and WWII that the British education system demands. And never mentions Islam.

[@beastbro9823]

More of this please. In fact I wouldn't mind if you start making half of your videos like this, it's like a history podcast

[@Maddog3060]

[Video about Carriers and damage control] [Doesn't mention USS Franklin] ....Well, time to dump more tea in the harbor. We'll send the USS John Paul Jones over to seize some stockpiles (buy some at Tesco) and toss them into the waters around Portsmouth.

[@MuzzCat05]

This was the best video of yours I have seen in a very long time. Having the gameplay go on in the gameplay that gives it subject from the uploader's ship is a great premise for a video. I hope you keep this format going BZ+

[@JonThomas92]

How many times did the IJN think they had sunk Lexington and Enterprise? IMO the US solution was the best.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

How many people died?

[@N1ghtLancer]

@@moritamikamikara3879 too many

[@Voron_Aggrav]

The Grey ghost as the IJN called Big E,

[@AllAhabNoMoby]

It was the best for the theater they were designed to fight in. Had the same US carriers been fighting in the Med, they would not have survived the opening weeks of the conflict. Vice versa, the British carriers were not suited to fight the Japanese in the Pacific. Their airplanes would have been horribly outnumbered. So 'best' is very much a relative and even subjective term.

[@Ecks__Dee]

I love it to hear Jingles talk about war history. Thank you Jingles

[@waghprasad]

I don't care what Jingles shows here, I'm just here to listen his rambling and history lessons.

[@hughgordon6435]

Thank you so much for the history lesson, your history are so informative, without being jingoistic and still make the blood race!!!

[@Colin21233]

I loved the history! My favorite. The USS Forestall explosion and more detail on why the IJN Taiho sunk would bear repeating in this kind of video!

[@MartyrPandaGaming]

History Lessons with Uncle Jingles are probably one of the things I love the most and something I would definitely love more of. I love the gameplay as well, especially WYHTBM and TGTBTU, but there's something about hearing the history of the various navy's from and old salty seadog that is just relaxing and enjoyable, if not educational.

[@LemSat87]

I like to think I know a decent amount about WW2 info, but every time I watch a Jingles video I learn even more. Cheers

[@bofoenss8393]

The Malta Class of RN carriers that were being designed were actually a merge of the two basic philosophies of armoured and open carriers. Fascinating story and design studies, they came to the same conclusions as the US with the Midway Class. The Maltas were to have been armoured and yet able to ship a very alrge airgroup with the capacity to launch them at quick pace. It came to nought, but dimensions and capabilities they were rather similar to the Midways. Well worth a read.

[@la_potat6065]

BoFoenss I rly hate we got audacious for t10 instead of Malta.

[@stanklepoot]

Hell, yeah. It seems like it's been a while since we got a historical story video. They were always my favorite of your WoW videos. I remember being blown away by your Indianapolis video.

[@packatk7431]

Really enjoyed this video Jingles. I gained a new appreciation of you knowledge of naval history. Thank you.

[@somebluntdude]

When I was a kid, all the kids I grew up with were playing video games, watching sponge bob etc meanwhile I was self teaching myself the pacific theater so hearing your history lesson reminded me of how I was growing up. I believe the rear admiral on Hiroyu was Yamaguchi if memory serves me well

[@Youhaveaname]

I always enjoy the history lesson with your videos Jingles. I could listen to you read the phone book and it would be interisting. Please more of it.

[@n.m.s7552]

I love the history and the time you took to present it. Great work! Keep up videos like this, this is why I subscribed!

[@captbumbler5356]

Great to hear Jingles give a history lesson on CV's keep up the good work

[@johnking1896]

Admiral, I am a USN Aviation Boatswains Mate veteran, I have to say that out of all the different things you make a valid point in, the recognition that 'Training' will save the day when all else seems to have gone the way of Davey Jones locker, Hence, an ounce of prevention is worth an entire ships cost of cure!.