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The Drydock - Episode 375

Added 2025-11-08 09:00:11 +0000 UTC

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:36 - Could CarDivs 1 & 2 at Midway survived if Zuihō was transferred to the Kido Butai prior to Midway instead of covering the invasion force?

00:05:14 - Considering how many heavy cruisers had poor armor, wouldn't it have made far more sense to build a bunch of light cruisers made to simply overwhelm and destroy whatever ocean commerce the intended enemy had?

00:08:55 - How would have Japan’s warship construction program in WW2 benefited if the resources dedicated to the Yamato class battleship program were instead invested in new slipways, drydocks and related infrastructure before the war?

00:14:03 - What if Hood had turbine issues again the day before Denmark Strait?

00:18:22 - Where were Belfast's torpedo launchers?

00:21:40 - Why were the USN's rail-guns so accurate?

00:25:06 - What were the major shipyards in the UK?

00:32:13 - Would it be a good idea if Germany used railway guns on the Atlantic wall instead of fixed guns?

00:35:29 - Would it have been beneficial to build these railway gun around a smaller gun?

00:38:15 - As the losses to USN subs mounted in 1943/44, is there any record of IJN trying to come up with an "emergency escort program"?

00:44:51 - When did Zulu time enter regular worldwide service?

00:50:44 - "How much wood can a woodchuck chuck if the woodchuck is the chief bosun's mate of HMS Woodchuck?"

00:53:30 - In hindsight looking at the action they were involved in, was there any benefit to building the Iowa's instead of more South Dakotas or getting the Alaska's out sooner?

00:57:43 - Alternate County class design?

01:00:25 - Fresh water for early steam engines?