The Drydock - Episode 122 (Live Segment) - 27th November 2020

[@TheJsmitty85]

The utter look on Drack’s face on the 1894 Russian/French Navies v RN is priceless. I hope someone can do that painting

[@theokamis5865]

Did I hear WREN Drach of Eastern Approaches Command laugh at the thought of Royal Navy v Russian and French Navies?

[@Norbert_Sattler]

____Patreaon What-If/Alternate History questions____ 0:00 setup and greeting 2:46 How would the Americans or British upgrade the Bismarck, if it defected to them? 5:14 What would have happened if the British Grand Fleet at Jutland had only equal numbers to the German High Seas Fleet? 8:19 What's the song playing at the start of Drydocks? 8:55 About the US Navy's sea control ship 12:43 Vanguard with 4 18" guns 15:59 Imperial Navy ca Jan 1942 vs. US Navy Jun 1944: What would Yamamoto do? 17:50 What if WW2 started in March 1937? 20:33 Battleship duel between the Japanese and US in mid 1942 22:35 Why did the Italian Navy perform so poorly compared to the German Navy? 25:28 What if all the ships from Operation Crossroads were sent in good condition to German and Italian harbours at the start of WW2? 28:56 What would you do if you were to design French Pre-Dreadnoughts? 31:00 You awaken as Admiral Kimmel on June 7, 1941 and could make a pre-emptive attack against Japan. 35:11 What if Kamchatka had an amazingly competent crew, but incompetent leadership? 36:57 Vasily Arkipov on B-59 at the Kuban Missle Crisis. Had he launched a torpedo, could nuclear war still have been averted? 40:20 Yanko Vucovic and his 24 hours as the head of the Yugoslav Navy. 42:18 What if the Japanese successfully took Midway? 46:14 Connection between French Pre-Dreadnoghts and U.S.S Enterprise NCC 1701-D (Star Trek) 47:19 Questions about the photo collection 48:18 How large could a ship's displacement be with current technology? 50:09 Would the Royal Navy have gone after Graf Zeppelin, like they did with Bismarck and Tirpitz? 52:10 If large-gun auto-loading had been perfected earlier, how would have this affected shipdevelopment? 54:52 SMS Nassau vs USS South Carolina 56:55 What would have Japane done with the Yamatos post-war? 58:12 Refitted HMS Hood 58:29 How would Ironclads have fared in place of the ships at Trafalgar? 58:58 Opinion on Russian Ekrano plans 1:01:44 Darch in charge of the 1884 Beiyang fleet 1:03:51 Outcomes of Samar if the fast battleships had been left to protect the landingcraft 1:05:43 Drach in charge of US Navy in Spring 1862 with unlimited funds 1:08:24 Regia Marina and Fletchers against Operation Ten Go fleet 1:11:06 Could any of the current museum ships be put back into service? 1:14:44 Question about a return of battleships 1:19:28 What would a naval war between Greece and the Ottomon Empire have looked? 1:22:14 1588 July 27 Calais, Tappy 3 vs. sailing ships 1:24:07 How did harbour sabotage improve since WW2? ____Super-chat questions and live-chat questions____ 1:25:46 Is it known what caused the sinking of Chokai? 1:27:16 1984, France and Russia declare war on Britain with a combined fleet (and a very happy Drach :P) 1:31:40 Book recommendations for a teenager 1:34:38 Why was the B7A only used on Taiho? 1:35:44 Books on naval warfare in the Baltic Sea - noted for later 1:36:14 HMS Hood as a carrier conversion 1:37:58 The two ships in history Drach would have liked to visit the most, one sunk one still around. 1:39:51 Improving the Nelson Class 1:41:26 Why was the Queen Elizabeth classes superstructure and secondary armament changed during the retrofits? 1:42:57 Why didn't the US upgrade the Colorado's main battery with the guns from the cancelled South Dakota and Lexigtons? 1:44:37 If the major powers had learned of the Yamato's specs beforehand, how would they have reacted? 1:45:33 What do you think will be the main purpose of the new Type 32 Frigate? If they named them after an Admiral, which oned? 1:50:26 Dragoon bombardment force and Idaho in a delayed to dec or jan centerforce 1:51:10 About contents of the hazard container in the background (dihyrogenmonoxide) 1:52:39 How do you rate the DeRuyter 1937? 1:55:27 Did HMS Warrior ever fire shot in anger? 1:55:38 Has there ever been a case of a frigate taking on a ship of the line? 1:57:41 Have you been to the Vasa? Will you visit the Småland? 1:58:48 Are you insterested in a 20 ft long drawing of HMS Vanguard? 1:59:06 About Taiho's elevators 1:59:25 Fletcher vs Yugumo vs Jervis 2:00:28 Why were there no ships with three superfiring turrets? 2:01:20 Pigeon-guided glide bomb 2:02:41 In 1940 at the Battle of Drawback a 40 year old torpedo battery severely damaged a German cruiser. What if the British had modern torpedo batteries at the Strait of Dover during the channel dash? 2:03:17 Thoughts on ships like Intrepid and their renovations 2:03:47 HMS M1 vs Surcouf 2:04:12 What if uranium was used in armour-piercing rounds for Warships? How destructive were Starshells? 2:05:57 On US Navy destroyer minesweepers 2:06:27 How different would the war have gone if Mers-el-Kébir didn't happen? 2:08:00 Are you aware of the Bismarck SCP? What's your favourite SCP? 2:08:46 What was the official name of Cromwell's navy? 2:10:15 Why did no navy ever use 17" guns? 2:11:34 Recommendations on book on torpedo technology up to WW2 2:11:53 The USA "Pearl Harbouring" the Japanese 2:14:10 Two Tillmans showing up at Jutland 2:15:24 Admiral Hipper vs New Orleans or Northhampton 2:16:12 South Carolina with Dreadnought guns and turbines 2:17:09 Non-english ship design in the Napoleonic Wars 2:18:00 1942 Akazuki vs Tribal 2:20:29 HMS Thunderchild vs. HMS By Joe 2:21:12 What teleportation technology did the Japanese use to send torpedo boats after the Baltic Fleet at Doggar bank? 2:21:39 What is the worst warship ever built? 2:22:55 Armed merchant ships vs other armed merchant ships in WW2 2:24:33 Which battleship has the longest range or most powerful turrets in history? 2:25:43 Size of volume and durability under fire 2:27:39 Have you seen Monte Mario's video Midway and Coral sea? What's your opinion of them? 2:28:42 Pacific war without the F4f 2:30:08 What if the Italians had completed a carrier? 2:31:42 World Wars with technological advance rate reduced to 10 % 2:34:18 Washington Naval Treaty, but any ship designed before Dreadnought can be kept 2:36:13 What's the cutest warship? 2:37:55 Have you ever been to the land of the deep but not profound? 2:38:17 How would the North Atlantic Battle go if Bismarck and Tirpitz broke out and survived? 2:39:23 F4f continuation 2:40:55 How long does it take a main battery crew to a good standard? 2:42:33 Other than HMS Captain what other three ships built between 1850 and 1950 would you put into a museum of what not to do? 2:43:40 Best WW2 cruiser 2:44:18 Was ramming an effective form of attack in WW1 and WW2? 2:44:50 pause for gathering books 2:48:26 Book recommendations block 2:55:48 How immediate and final was the demise of paddlewheel ships? 2:56:50 How much of Japan's total steel output was allocated specifically to the navy compared to navy and nation in 1920? 2:57:53 Would the liner Normandy have been useful for carrier conversion? 2:59:33 What would be your ideal realistic first gen Dreadnought? 3:01:01 You are in charge of Unsinkable Sam's fleet, Bismarck, Furious, Cossack and Lightning. What is the strongest force you could stand up to? 3:02:16 What makes the Blackburn Blackburn the best aircraft anyone has ever thought of? 3:02:55 Reference material for German High Seas Fleet 3:05:06 Comparison of Constitution 1797 and Swedish Bellona class 1782 3:06:50 Vasa video 3:08:00 Keeping the Sea Gladiator over the Fulmar? 3:09:39 Next competition 3:10:51 If cost wasn't an issue, which battleship would you suggest for salvaging and restauration? 3:12:23 Design a British Battlecruiser in 1939 3:13:18 Most reasonable fictional warship 3:14:09 Why did they give the F4c and F4u the same F4 designation, despite being completely different planes? 3:16:23 How useful would a carrier converison of a G3 have been? 3:17:52 Why are English ships only named after Greek and Romean mythology, but not English mythology? 3:20:35 m and d in American fighter designations 3:22:12 What's your view on Star Trek space naval warfare? 3:24:43 Could the British have used the American 16" guns on their ships? 3:25:52 The Royal Navy has let a KZbinr show off their modern damage control trainer. Any chance we could see you also going through it? 3:26:55 Should the Japanese have turned the Tenryus and some 500 ton classes turned into Sloops and training cruisers and built more modern light cruisers with the allotment? 3:27:45 Razor's Crest or Slave 1? 3:28:53 If the consolidation of battlecruisers and battleships into fast battleships hadn't happen, how would they have developed? 3:31:17 Did you listen to Tom Hanks interview about Greyhound? 3:31:49 Did you ever read about when an a1d Skyraider dropped a toilet on North Vientnam? 3:34:01 Blackburn Buccaneer or Grumman A6 Intruder? 3:34:52 About realistic fantasy navies, particularly steam powered.

[@hothoploink1509]

Been waiting for this. Thank you very much for your time and effort :)

[@scruffguitar2]

Thanks

[@dnillik]

I can’t believe you missed the most critical part of a US refit of Bismarck, the ice cream machines!

[@bamafan-in-OZ]

I love how the only better outcome for the Russian Navy is the Kamchatka sinks before it leaves

[@davidbrennan660]

It would have been a powerful blow against the Japanese war-gamed battle plan.

[@bartfoster1311]

You would think a ship named Kamchatka would already have been in the Pacific but it was fairly new.

[@mattwoodard2535]

Well there was Dr. Alexander Clarke and The Chieftain here for this one. I wonder how long before Ian McCollum (Forgotten Weapons) will show up? sm

[@Philip271828]

Well, Dr Clarke follows Shadaversity and Drach used to fence with Dave Rawlings, so it can't be long before Matt Easton or Lindybeige show up.

[@simonforget280]

Well, Mark Novak was there. Does it count for both Ian McCollum and C&Rsenal? 🤔

[@theokamis5865]

The first Montemayor Midway video had a very clear and detailed explanation of what Nagumo's dilemma was when the Tone's #4 plane discovered the US carriers after the rearming of the second attack wave to land ordnance had well begun, and what his options were. Combining that with the discussions (from Walter Lord's "Incredible Victory") between the Japanese carrier division commander on Hiryu (who wanted immediate attack on the US with whatever ordnance was ready right then, and Nagumo, and within Nagumo's staff as well, makes for a vivid picture of the events leading to the US carriers' dive bombing attacks that morning.

[@pburet]

it's really cool to finally see you in person. Your videos are top notch quality, it's quite remarkable this is not the work of a large media outlet. Thanks for your hard work !

[@afishynado6812]

"No no no, he was the head of the slovene peoples front." "No no no, it's the People's Front of Slovenia!"

[@Thirdbase9]

Splitter.

[@bakaneko113]

Sb= scout bomber Tb= torpedo bomber F= fighter P= pursuit B= bomber

[@spyrosvassilakis4212]

Tom Scott has been in a Royal Navy damage control simulator...

[@jayfelsberg1931]

I found Jordan's Warships After Washington contains a very useful description of the arms race and how the first decade of the post WNT era turned out.

[@philvanderlaan5942]

If drack commissions that painting I will offset the cost by the buying the poster!!

[@richardc7721]

Try editing out the dumb look and dead air. Or run your " live " with a few seconds delay.

[@stevevalley7835]

wrt the question of Greece vs the Ottoman Empire in 1914. As it happens, I was recently reading some newspaper articles from the early 1910s about the Ottoman battleship buying program of that time. There was considerable doubt about whether the Turks would be able to pay for them. One article said outright "Brazil sold a battleship to Turkey on credit?" with so much snark I could hear the author of that line laughing. Both of the UK built ships commissioned in August 1914. On July 8 of 1914, Greece closed on the purchase of USS Mississippi and Idaho. The ex-US ships could just about make 17kts with wind and sea at their back, vs 21-22 for the Ottoman ships. The Ottoman ships are turret farms, while the ex-US ships only have 4-12" guns each. But, the ex-US ships, being pre-dreadnoughts, have heavy secondary armament, 8-8"/45s in twin turrets and the 8" have the same 20,000 yard range as the 12", plus a tertiary armament of 8-7" guns, vs the 6" secondaries of the Ottoman dreadnoughts. Then the Greeks would have the Averof charging around banging away with it's 9.2" and 7.5" guns. On first glance, it looks like a walkover for the Turks, but, with the heavy secondaries of the Greek ships coming into play, it might not be that lopsided. As for who Germany would side with, historically Germany sided with the Ottomans, but the Greek king was married to the Kaiser's sister, so, as they say, it's complicated. It was that marriage that kept Greece neutral in WWI, in spite of the Prime Minister wanting to line up with the allies, until the king abdicated in mid 1917.

[@galbert117]

Hey Gregory Albert is me! Thanks for answering my question. It was my first time in your Patreon so I am sorry for all the questions...

[@Axel0204]

For USN WWI aircraft designations, the system was 1st letter(s): Aircraft role( F-fighter, SB-Scout Bomber, etc.), number: design of that type in series from specific manufacturer(no number if 1st design), letter, manufacturer code(F-Grumman, U-Vought, D-Douglas, etc.) So , the F4F was the 4th fighter design from Grumman, F4U the fourth fighter design from Vought, the SBD, the 1st scout bomber design from Douglas, SB2C the 2nd scout bomber design from Curtiss, and so on.

[@nathanokun8801]

Uranium is very heavy, but not very strong. In APFSDS rounds, the tip of the nose dissolved continuously as it melts the material in front of it, so the strength of the Uranium is not a major factor. The extreme weight of the shell would make it a low-velocity weapon, which would have poor AP performance. Sub-caliber APDS/HVAP/APCR rounds would be much better made out of tungsten carbide, as the anti-tank rounds actually were, but the hole made would be much smaller and the benefit would only really be at closer ranges due to air resistance at the long ranges most naval guns fire at. Also, no explosive filler since hollowing the Uranium/tungsten carbide round out for such would be very counter-productive. This is not a good idea.

[@RobinTheBot]

Well said

[@SynchroScore]

It's similar to the reasoning why HESH rounds wouldn't be good against warships. Yes, you've made a hole in the armor, but all the explosion occurred outside the ship, and the damage to the inside is a small area affected by shrapnel. On a large target like a ship, even a successful penetration won't do much damage internally.

[@alganhar1]

Tut tut Drach, not a compound with other materials such as Sodium Chloride, DiHydrogen Monoxide is a superlative solvent, the other compounds are solutes within the DiHydrogen Monoxide solution. The same also goes for various elements within the solution, such as Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and some trace gases. A compound is a chemical compound comprised of multiple elements bonded together, DiHydrogen Monoxide does not 'bond' with the solutes (unless you count Hydrogen bonding with some, but that's different), it does not change their chemical structure, they simply float around in solution in the liquid. It is one of the reasons why it is vital for life as we know it, this ability to act as a solvent (in fact some have gone so far as to call it the Universal Solvent, not quite true but does illustrate just how good it is at this!). Its Hydrogen bonding, and unusual physical properties, such as the solid being lighter than, but having more volume than the liquid are also important.... However, given you are an Engineer rather than a Biologist or Chemist I forgive your slip of the tongue! I am sure you meant 'in solution with' rather than 'a compound with'..... :) Just that Solution and Compound mean *very* different things to Biologists and Chemists.....

[@jeraldhonig3787]

In November 1941 the Yamato fairy delivered the 3 Yamato ready to go. What would Yamamoto do with them 🤔

[@Colt45hatchback]

Can you ask this fairy to visit me too? 😂

[@nathanokun8801]

Actually, the Japanese battleship-size Type 91 AP projectile only had about 1.4-1.6% trinitroanisol ("Type 91 Explosive") filler (with a LOT of internal cushioning to keep the shell from detonating like Lyddite on impact with thick armor) while US WWII battleship-size projectiles had 1.5% of ammonium picrate ("Explosive 'D'") which was so inert that there was little chance of it going off due to impact (unless the shell was broken apart and the metal pieces rubbing together caused it to undergo a deflagration or low-order explosion of part of the filler), so it had no cushion at all. Since the 16" Mark 8 AP weighed 2700 pounds and the 18.1" Type 91 (or its slightly modified Type 1) AP round weighed 3220 pounds (+/-2 pounds), the Type 91 only had a 48.3 pounds and the Mark 8 had 40.5 pounds. The Type 91 Explosive is about 10-15% more powerful than Explosive "D", but the use of the extremely long fuze delay in the Japanese shell made a lot of hits on its target merely punch 18.1"-wide holes rather than exploding before it exited the other side. There is really not much different in the end effect if either one of those shells gets inside something and detonates properly. Also, the Type 91 AP shell was not tested against heavy armor at over 30 degrees (for the 18.1" size, even 33 degrees caused many shell failures due to lower body cracking or breaking apart) -- essentially these Japanese battleship AP shells were only tested to the immediate-post-WWI level, no the much higher late-1930s test standards used by US AP shells (35-40 degrees).

[@MultiZirkon]

Hilmar Reksten was about to build a drydock able to build 800 000 tonns tankskips at Hanøytangen in Norway in the seventies.

[@craighagenbruch3800]

the worst part of the pidgeon glide bomb would probably be the permanent home bound function

[@toddwebb7521]

Hopefully if it gets into British possession after the US has SD and IA classes the Brits end up selling Bismarck to the free polish navy.

[@TheAsh274]

I could see the Soviets having a problem with that... but I could imagine some hilariously-bold attacks by the Free Polish

[@galbert117]

Yeah there was somebody else speaking in the beginning with you..but you didn't seem to hear them. Also..I kinda want to see a "Death Ride of the Japanese Navy" video...

[@brianlakemper9676]

US Navy aircraft designations of WW2: First letter or letters tells you what type of plane it is: F = Fighter SB = Scout Bomber TB = Torpedo Bomber PB = Patrol Bomber The number tells you how many designs of that type of plane (i.e. fighters) the manufacturer has made, I.e. the F6F is Grumman's 6th fighter made for the USN, the F4F was their 4th. The second (or third) letter is the manufacturer: A = Brewster B = Boeing C = Curtis D = Douglas F = Grumman G = Goodyear M = General Motors U = Vought Some of the manufacturer designations got reused over time. Other numbers and letters after the manufacturer letter denoted major and minor variants, respectively.

[@nathanokun8801]

Concerning the BISMARCK surrender scenario: If it went to the US, all of its 380mm APC ammo would have been reconstructed with the following changes (minimum): Filler changed from cushioned block-TNT to the extremely-inert Explosive "D" (no noticeable change in power, even though Explosive "D" is only 90% as powerful as TNT, since the amount of filler would increase due to no cushioning in the cavity needed); similarly, using some adapter the US Mark 21 Base Detonating Fuze would be substituted for the German base fuze (very similar delay); possibly remanufactured base plug with much thicker threads to hold the plug tight on oblique impact; and steel windscreens replacing the German aluminum windscreens (US Navy would not trust an aluminum windscreen). New APC ammo might be made using US specs as was done with RICHELIEU, but this would be determined by ammo supply on the ship when it surrendered. German base-fuzed SAPC and nose-fuzed HE might be retained with new fillers and fuzes, though I think the US would have gotten rid of the SAPC completely and had US HC-type ammo made in place of the German HE. The biggest problems would be the complicated power plant (PRINZ EUGEN later turned out to be very difficult to run properly, even with German ex-navy personnel assisting) and the rather different fire-control system (magnetic amplifiers instead of US Selsyns/synchros, etc., etc.), which might require re-wiring much of this system and its director/calculator/gun information transmission pathways (THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM!).

[@ryanstewart3640]

I was certain you had a guest on the livestream initially

[@davidbrennan660]

It was the Engineer Room calling up.

[@Trek001]

It was Kamchatka calling to report Torpedo Boats

[@709badwolf]

😁😆😂

[@alexeypose4150]

Had the US gotten the Yamato as a war prize they would've been obligated to destroy her. The treaties between the allies required that all war prizes had to be disposed of after giving a certain amount of time for inspection.

[@jayfelsberg1931]

I am convinced that the whole SCS concept (which the USN showed next to no interest in, despite being polite about it) had two purposes: Don't build super carriers and fund a Navy on the cheap, and cut into our capabilities to project force. This sort of thinking was done among defense "reformers" like Gary Hart in the 1980s, coincidentally when he was running for president (Hart also coincidentally poodle-faked himself a commission as a Naval Reserve LTCDR so he could say he "knew" what he was talking about). These were also the guys that wanted cruisers back in service instead of battleships. One of them, James fallows, actually urged turning the Rapid Deployment Force over to just the USMC and transferring the airborne divisions to that branch of the service....yeah, that would fly. There was a lot of "small is better" thinking, so build weak little baby aircraft carriers with the force-projection capabilities of a bed of clams. The Soviets must have died laughing when they read this crap.

[@Tevildo]

Thanks again for another great livestream! I'm not sure if "fandom" is the right word, but, whatever the correct label is for those of us who enjoy your material, this video epitomizes why we enjoy it.

[@jasonday5468]

A long video on the bismarck id love

[@wallyatnite]

At some time, you have probably given a biography about yourself. I have not seen it, and find myself wondering where you gained your knowledge of naval history. On my ninth birthday my mom gave me a model of the HMS Hood. So my first venture into naval history was disappointing to say the least. To discover that this majestic model was sunk almost immediately after sighting the Bismarck, losing almost the whole crew made me want to know how and why. Please keep sharing your knowledge. Your battle analysis is very interesting and your analysis of the ships throughout history is amazing.

[@gp556by45]

The Liberty Ship was called the SS Stephen Hopkins. The only reason why I know this was because it was named after one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence from my home state of Rhode Island. Most of the US crew died during the fight, and the survivors drifted by lifeboat for 31 days and 2,200 miles before they reached Brazil.

[@boreasreal5911]

Ok the Dihydrogen-Monoxide was pretty hilarious

[@MultiZirkon]

Deadly stuff. Statistically ajor killer!

[@johnbuchman4854]

I'm melting!!!

[@tnakai1971jp]

Oh, I see the real Sir and I feel quite excited. MY father and I both hold you in high reverence. We mean it. We enjoy your uploads immensely, and my father wonders about the prospect of meeting you. Honestly.

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

17:22 Operation Ten-Go on a colossal scale.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

In the U.S. a wing in ground that does not fly is a watercraft, no pilot licence needed.

[@davidbrennan660]

All Hail the Blackburn Blackburn.

[@nobodysbusiness87]

I believe the engines of the Iowa class battleship New jersey were packed with Cosmoline when it was mothballed in the 90's. Assuming they aren't seized that's a solid 45,000 tons you can add to your fleet of resurrected museum ships.

[@ChaplainDaveSparks]

_HMS Not Beatty_ -- love it. Goes right along with _HMS Insufferable_ ...

[@sawyerawr5783]

Regarding the question on preemptively attacking the Kido Butai...I've often thought the best chance is to basically bushwhack them as they're launching on the 7th. Kick everybody out of bed on the night of the 6th/7th, get steam up, and tell Enterprise to get her ass in gear and haul hell bent for leather to a position where she can support us. not saying it would go well (I mean, it wouldn't), just that a sudden squadron of Dauntlesses over the Kido Butai with their decks crammed full of planes being turned around and readied aint gonna be good...nor would the wall of P-40s and P-36s that would (hopefully) be waiting for the first wave.

[@vikkimcdonough6153]

IIRC, _Chokai's_ wreck shows that the torpedoes in her forward launcher produced a massive oxygen-fuelled fire rather than detonating; still crippling to the ship, just in a slightly different way.

[@TomSedgman]

I find it hard to take a ship seriously when it’s named for the IKEA softplay. How about HMS Bouncy Castle

[@TraditionalAnglican]

Drach, do you have a blog where you list recommendations & answers to frequently asked questions?

[@phineasdecool8982]

@Drachinifel: You mentioned that Frigate Jylland is in the water and could be recommisioned if it had to. Let me correct you there. She is lying in Drydock and parts of her lower hull has been cut away for allowing tourists to enter and leave it from there. They did it because the hull got warped to the point where the keel was no longer able to support the ship. She will never sail again. If you have the time come and visit her. She's worth it. I have been there quite some times and have collected a few memorabilia from her. Maybe you should make a video on her?

[@Drachinifel]

Aww, the last picture I saw of her she was still afloat :(

[@phineasdecool8982]

@@Drachinifel how old is that foto? She is there since some decades by now, but the Danes made a good job letting her look like beeing afloat depending from where you look. I wish I could post some fotos here I made last time I visited her. She sure is beautiful!

[@scottdrone-silvers5179]

Drach, have you considered using one of the common free home library apps to get your reference books into an online collection that could be shared (as a list) or pulled up on a phone or tablet at need? You could make your own annotations for quick reference, and even have topical sub-collections with the right software...

[@theMoerster]

The KZbin channel Trekspertise just posted a video 2 days ago (25 November) on France in the Star Trek Franchise in which they discuss a theory about Picard's English accent and French origins.

[@davidbrennan660]

JC you mean? In the fake trek universe his accent is the least of the they have created problem.

[@watcherzero5256]

I think the Royal Navy has used a few English mythology for shore establishments, there is a HMS Avalon, a HMS Sherwood, HMS King Alfred, and a bunch of saints and admirals.

[@bkjeong4302]

The big issue with the idea of Japanese vs. Americans in a battleline engagement is the numerical disparity. The Japanese have two up-to date (as in WWII-era) battleships, and the Americans have 10. Of course, this even assumes that either side even gets to open fire against the other with both sides bringing their carriers along. More likely the carriers go after each other, the Japanese ones are taken out by the Essex swarm (though they'd certainly extract blood from the Americans as well), and the Japanese give up on the idea.

[@phluphie]

How about 3 and a half hours of ships? Woo Hoo!

[@The0007laika]

Good program and hosting ✌️

[@nathanokun8801]

I agree completely with your assessment concerning Japanese 1942 Navy against the US 1944 Navy. Another "turkey shoot", minimum...

[@lawrencejones1517]

The US Navy DID have an alphanumeric designation system and the Imperial Japanese Navy used the same. It was rather straight forward, too. First came the letter designation for the type of aircraft, which can be one or two letters. Last comes a letter designator for the company. And if a given company has produced more than one of a given type, a number will be between the type and company designators. An F6F, broken down, first F - fighter, last F - USN company designator for Grumman, 6 - sixth fighter type built for the Navy by Grumman. If it was the first of a type, there will usually be no number, for example, PBY, PB - patrol bomber, Y - company designator for Consolidated Vultee.

[@esbendit]

Jylland is not in a drydock. As far as I am aware, she is not seaworthy. While I may misremember, I think she would need a new keel before being able to sail again.

[@steveamsp]

And, the fun ditty used for the Drydock is Wat Dat Dee by TeknoAXE

[@stephenchapman4440]

Castro had approx 100 nuclear missiles ready to launch and according to Robert McNamara he would have launched them if the USA had attacked Cuba. See "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara'.

[@davidbrennan660]

The Rocketry would be under Soviet Control, there was a tactical level nuclear capability at readiness from the era weapon systems according to some Russian sources.

[@StrategosKakos]

@1:58 Three-hour.documentary on the Wasa? Yes please! I mean we regularly consume 4 hour drydock episodes ;)

[@richardanderson2742]

Having just sat through the whole of the Drydock in one sitting......How in the hell do you do it???

[@michaelkaylor6770]

@bayard hamar the Australian Coast Watchers, IMO. "Let's just leave them there, with a radio, and some water, then they call us whenever they see stuff!' "What stuff?" "Like Bad Guys and stuff!"

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

What the heck... Who was that at the very beginning... AND HOW... IF IT ISNT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE

[@ualu704]

Do you have any info on the incident involving a U.S. Navy spy ship that was attacked by the Israel air force? I believe it happened in the late 60's or early 70's.

[@edwemail8508]

USS Liberty. 1967.

[@rosameltrozo5889]

Don't bait the guy like that, you know well that's beyond his area of expertise

[@shaunvduke]

What is the ship on the cover picture for this video? Great channel.

[@B1900pilot]

SCS was killed by the "tailhook mafia" within the US Navy...Now, it's the age of the UAS and helicopter being in the majority, and beginning to rise to higher command in the Navy. Up until very recently, there weren't any helo admirals that rose above RADM (upper half). One of my former COs made it that far...Quite a few CV/CVN skippers have or are currently helo types...Now, that "Magic Carpet" and the introduction of of the MQ-25 "Stingray" the supremacy of the carrier aviator is waning...To the point that a 1-for-1 replacement of the Nimitz-class CVNs by Ford-class CVNs is somewhat unclear if the Navy will build more than 4 to 6 at the most. At the moment, only four are funded. And, to my knowledge, no long-lead contracts have been let for the 5th ship scheduled to be laid down in 2027. Technology is changing as rapidly as strategic and tactical doctrine, and it's a lot of money to be spent for something that might be obsolete...Perhaps, this is why once again the 35,000 tonner that you mentioned "may" be on the table again...However, it may NOT be a conventional launch/recover ship, furthermore it may also be designed to handle a "next generation" UAS of some kind that would work with the F-35/FA-18E/F and EA-18F. There is still a sticky requirement for an organic AEW capability that is difficult to provide unless a new platform based upon the P-8 is developed, but that requires overseas bases ( or aerial refueling capability ). Thoughts?

[@Xenophaige_reads]

45ish minutes in: Also early model B17s had a laughable payload for their size, crew size and cost per aircraft.

[@georgewnewman3201]

Brewster Buffalo at Midway VMF-211 flew about 75% Buffalos; every pilot in a Buffalo died!

[@sthenzel]

The 1894 incident in the Thames estuary: Feed the game engine of WoWs with all the ship models, set the stage and let an AI go for it! Ok, the server will probably break down from all the spectators.

[@Jalu3]

Would you breakdown Star Trek ship battles, and how, if at all, the battles correlate to real life historic ship battles? What, if at all, real life historic ship battles influence science fiction ship battles? What does science fiction ship battles get right? What does it get wrong?

[@Sashulya]

@Edward Chester "Scapa 1919, Archaeology of a Scuttled Fleet" by Innes McCartney (Osprey Publishing, 2019)

[@guidor.4161]

The missing books are probably behind the painting...

[@nathanokun8801]

If "cutest" means most pleasing to the eye as a warship, rather than a parody, I give the award to the final version of JEAN BART. Streamlined.

[@bobfrye6965]

Lun class service ceiling was about 5 meters.

[@georgewnewman3201]

US Navy aircraft designations - well, that explains why the Navy designated the DC-3 the R4D while the Army called it the C-47 Spanish ship names - Jesus of Lubeck, if Spanish, should be pronounced "Hay-sus of Lubeck"

[@gyrene_asea4133]

Holiday Season commences. T-shirt reversed. Good content regardless. Cheers.

[@nathanokun8801]

NOTE: I have a better ending for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: The Gestapo guy has to report back to Hitler about them getting the Ark so he isn't there when the sh*t hits the fan and those Nazis are all "terminated with prejudice" by the Ark. Everything is the same as the real movie up to the point where that guy puts the sticker on the box with the Ark in it and goes to put it in that huge shed, At this point, he is suddenly hit on the head and the box with the Ark is grabbed by a group of men led by, who else, the Gestapo guy. He and his henchmen load the box into the back of an Army truck and go out the gate. Dr. Jones and his girlfriend get to the bottom of those steps where he was complaining that those bureaucrats did not understand what they now had in that Ark. They step off the curb to go to their car on the other side of the street when, action-movie-standard, around the corner comes that truck and the Gestapo guy tries to run them down. They jump back and end up sitting on the curb as the truck goes careening into the darkness, with the Germans laughing at the "stupid Dr. Jones". Down the steps runs those US Government guys Jones had been arguing with and they say that the Ark has been stolen, so what should they do? Jones had recognized the Gestapo guy's voice as he cursed Jones as the truck went by so he knew who had it. Jones and his girlfriend look at each other and laugh, "Let them have it!" Switch to the truck with the celebrating Germans and then slowly pan back to the box. Suddenly the entire box, out of every single crack and nail hole comes a blinding light. The movie then ends with the phrase "THE REST IS HISTORY..." (No wonder the Germans never got an atom bomb, if they tried to open up the Ark -- it HATES Nazis.)

[@vicmclaglen1631]

1:04:55 Assuming Yamato doesn't turn itself out of the fight due to torpedoes as it historically did. Taffy 3 broke the Japanese and caused them to run; can you imagine what T3 and T34 combined would have done to their level of commitment?

[@bkjeong4302]

The torpedo attack made by the tin cans against Yamato at Samar only forced Yamato away for around 20 minutes, after which the torpedoes passed it by and it turned back around: the overall Japanese retreat at the end of the battle had MUCH more to do with air attacks launched by the CVEs.

[@jackvonkuehn9038]

Need a Wed Special on Unsinkable Sam

[@richardmeyeroff7397]

The USN Constitution, in Baltimore Harbor is in the water.

[@markelliot1248]

All of these answers may be diabetes induced caused by the worlds most sugary drink. For normal humans Iron-bru is poisonous, but I applaud your seemingly Invunrabilty to desieses.

[@markelliot1248]

@Monty Spatchcock Maybe try him next time with a slice of toast and Marmite for the full British experience? Iron-bru though - the worlds most disgusting drink, rather have swamp water.

[@guavaburst]

The correct beard for any naval historian. 👍

[@Lazarus7000]

Re: The Ekranoplans: my dad was in the Air Force when the original Kaspian Sea Monster was discovered on satellite photographs, and the whole "limited circumstances" thing is what they determined was their big weakness, very little use for them was able to be conceptualized by the analysts.

[@andrewpease3688]

That didn't stop the CIA report massively exaggerating their capabilities and including laser weapons. They were much inclined to do this as a favour to the military industrial complex.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

They are the ultimate screening force.

[@nathanokun8801]

The barrel wear is assuming full-velocity AP projectiles. Using lightweight shells or full-weight training shot fired at a low muzzle velocity greatly reduced bore erosion -- US fire-control systems in WWII had several setting for both AP and HC rounds at different muzzle velocities that could be selected, including special low training velocities. This greatly extends the life of the gun liner during training, since the firing scenarios would be identical to the full-velocity firings, just at a different (higher) gun elevation for a given range. Many of these training shells were inert-loaded obsolete AP projectiles ("BL&P"), though some special-made training projectile were also made for some guns.

[@schooljs1]

Is that a Babylon 5 Fighter behind him?

[@joshuapasquale11]

Yes

[@Volunteer-per-order_OSullivan]

So you got the kit bash HMS Hood x Renown x QE done?

[@AMG-ce3cr]

Can someone timestamp the 1894 Russian/French Navies v RN question? Thanks in advance :)

[@LudensP]

1:27:16

[@AMG-ce3cr]

@@LudensP Much appreciated man :) Have a great day.

[@professional3028]

Thanks Drach 3:16:23 3:28:50

[@martinboland810]

Sea dihydrogen monoxide is a mixture with other compounds and salts [chemistry nerd]

[@MS-gr2nv]

109s and 87s did work in Spain....so

[@matismf]

Can you imagine the Yamato in Desert Storm???

[@jmiller475]

Just for the goblet of power, liked

[@johnbuchman4854]

When Drach is hoisting his Goblet of Power, which Tolkien dwarf does he resemble the most?

[@tomlundsberg2468]

can you tell us the names of the aircraft in the photo on your right shoulder

[@viking1236]

L2r Martlet (probably), Seafire, Swordfish, Firefly (or Fulmar) and Barracuda. Edit, On reflection the Left could be a Skua rather than a Martlet. Bit difficult to make out

[@loh1945]

1:30 someone must animate this battle

[@MS-gr2nv]

Nice starfury👍

[@AsterEmanon]

Colorado class, or some European battleships?

[@emperordave3006]

Wont watch the Mandalorian due to Disney plus cost, as a naval historian i thought you would be familiar with the finer aspects of piracy?

[@scottdrone-silvers5179]

Get the free trial, after the rest of season 2 drops. They are half-hour episodes and can be binged in one long or two short sittings.

[@thatsme9875]

good morning Drach

[@karlthekillergamer]

1:31:00 we need that drawing made

[@MultiZirkon]

1:24:24 Oh,, That would be great! -- SBS storming Drach on live video 👍

[@fuuryuuSKK]

Tom Scott's video on his visit to Damage Control training: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rommZ4hmg8t9nZo

[@markcampbell2225]

Yamato in Korea?

[@bkjeong4302]

Could be used for shore bombardment, but like with the Iowas would be pointless and unnecessary for that role.

[@bf9142ftw]

Anybody care to timestamp? I'll give you a like! Lol 🤣😃

[@alpteknbaser7773]

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