Hunting the Bismarck - I: The Pride of Germany - Extra History
Added 2017-05-11 15:34:40 +0000 UTCDirect Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CV1tvMYFRs
We teamed up with World of Warships to tell the greatest naval detective story of World War II: The Hunt for the Bismarck!
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Looking for the Articles of Confederation? Never fear, that series will continue every Saturday as usual! This extra series is just that: an extra episode of Extra History every (extra) week! It will not interfere with our regular Saturday release schedule.
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Follow-up: Yup, it's them Geniuses wot dunnit - it's now happening on other channels too...
Porcupine
2017-05-12 16:37:13 +0000 UTCIt does, yes! AoC 2 will be out in just under an hour for $3+ patrons.
Extra History
2017-05-12 16:16:14 +0000 UTCIf we Voted for an Episode on the Battle of Trafalgar you would have a good excuse to talk about the Spanish Ship La Santisima Trinidad, then Spain's most famous Warship, and, at that Time, [1805] the Heaviest Armed Ship on Earth. I'm not going to say what happened to her since it'd give the story away but let's just say she didn't exactly meet what I'd call a Heroic ending, unlike the HMS Hood a Century later.
Martin Verran
2017-05-12 14:20:02 +0000 UTCwehn you say saterday dose that mean friday for patrons with 3 $ and moore.
schuyler
2017-05-12 14:14:22 +0000 UTCYeaaaaah!
Extra History
2017-05-12 05:23:51 +0000 UTCI know, right?! LANCELOT. I wouldn't even have the guts to name a kid that. ;D
Extra History
2017-05-12 05:23:47 +0000 UTCI wish that were why, but no, sadly EC is just running into a slew of production issues right now. We're trying to right the ship! But it's disconnected from the EH pipeline.
Extra History
2017-05-12 05:23:27 +0000 UTCSo that was the reason for delaying one of the regular episodes couple of weeks ago? Well... you redeemed yourself :)
Pavel Yakushevich
2017-05-11 23:02:18 +0000 UTCLancelot Holland might be the most British name imaginable. Just as naval officers on an active mission drinking sherry as an appetizer is the most British behavior imaginable.
Christina Maria Jessen
2017-05-11 23:00:18 +0000 UTCEXTRA Extra History? Bring...it...OOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN!!!
Martin Verran
2017-05-11 22:13:57 +0000 UTCYou're gonna be pretty darn happy with us, then. 8-)
Extra History
2017-05-11 18:26:43 +0000 UTCAwesome! I love when we get extra Extra History! Twice as much of this show for a couple of weeks is frankly more exciting than most holidays for me. lol
Christopher Smith
2017-05-11 18:24:35 +0000 UTCThanks for the link, good episode. This page's structure is radically different than any other Patreon page with a video though - either Patreon changed absolutely everything just now, or you embedded somehow differently than usual. Can't tell until someone else posts another video. Anyway, thanks again!
Porcupine
2017-05-11 18:11:27 +0000 UTCMarco's got it, but that said, we actually changed the title of the episode on YouTube since it was causing confusion. The Yamato does grab the title of largest battleship from the Bismarck when it's commissioned, but for the reasons Marco explained, the Bismarck held that title (and was thought of in that way) at the time of our story. But I've now updated the title here on Patreon as well, as that just causes less confusion all around!
Extra History
2017-05-11 17:19:24 +0000 UTCWhile technically the Yamato was only launched, launched only means the hull has been completed. The armaments, radars, fire control etc aren't fully installed and calibrated: the crew has not been fully trained. Commissioned is when a ship has all her systems fully installed and has completed speed and gunnery trials therefore ready for active combat service. Bismarck was commissioned in August 24,1940 and Yamato was in December 16, 1941, so at the time of this story Bismarck was the largest warship afloat.
Marco Honrade
2017-05-11 17:01:12 +0000 UTCJust a nitpick before I even watch the video: while the Bismarck, and her sister ship the Tirpitz, were certainly formidable vessels, they were actually not the largest battleships afloat. That distinction goes to the Japanese ships Yamato and Musashi, displacing almost 72,000 tons fully equipped. The Bismarck and the Tirpitz displaced around 50,000 tons with full load.
Benny Löfgren
2017-05-11 16:36:38 +0000 UTCThey did, and we've got four episodes of it, so strap in! :D
Extra History
2017-05-11 16:27:30 +0000 UTCNot sure why that's happening as the video's definitely up and out on YouTube. But here's the direct link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CV1tvMYFRs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CV1tvMYFRs</a>
Extra History
2017-05-11 16:26:36 +0000 UTCI think perhaps something is broken on Patreon's platform? Here's the direct link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CV1tvMYFRs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CV1tvMYFRs</a>
Extra History
2017-05-11 16:26:23 +0000 UTCSame here, "error"...
Porcupine
2017-05-11 16:00:40 +0000 UTC"An error occurred. Please try again later. (Playback ID:n_v2I_p3qIU4peb8)"
Robert S
2017-05-11 15:58:37 +0000 UTCThey picked a great story. Thank you World of Warship!
Jim Land
2017-05-11 15:42:15 +0000 UTC
