The Drydock - Episode 170
Added 2021-10-30 11:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Whenthem US Navy was bombarding the fortified Pacific islands during WW2 - did the use HE and/or AP shells? Would a 2 ton bunker buster bomb have been more effective?
Michael A Klaene
2021-11-10 15:31:00 +0000 UTCThank you Drach for all your hard work. Glad you and Mrs. Drach are well, but if you’re having a challenge or crisis anywhere in your life I’m sure we’d all be supportive of you taking whatever time you need off to take care of things. Hope this week is better!
Bob Hedges
2021-11-06 23:21:22 +0000 UTCWhen the Germans surrendered their capital ships to Scapa Flow after WWI, did Royal Navy engineers have opportunities to do technical examinations of the vessels prior to scuttling? If RN engineers did, were there any technical discoveries of significance that the RN found useful? I do not remember where I read it, but I thought I read the some of the German vessels were able to flood their magazines faster than the RN could theirs.
Capitano Lorenzo
2021-11-01 20:28:38 +0000 UTC....and afternoon....
Dubsington
2021-11-01 16:06:10 +0000 UTCBands on Cast Guns in age of sail: seems to me these would help keep rigging from slipping.
Smokey The Bear
2021-10-30 19:27:22 +0000 UTCWhat of U boat commander not shooting at the Lusitania ?
Clayton Bradish
2021-10-30 19:02:03 +0000 UTCThe only really good reason to have P-38s on a carrier would be time-to-altitude. The P-38 was initially designed as an interceptor and could beat most fighters to 20,000 feet (including Mustangs). This indicates that the best navy for the P-38 would be the Japanese Navy (needing rapid deployment of CAP due to lack of Radar). Size as you said is the killer (Sea Hornet and Tigercat store much smaller).
Andrew Dederer
2021-10-30 17:00:22 +0000 UTCAh, a wonderful start to my morning!
Wayne Borean
2021-10-30 11:06:51 +0000 UTC
