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The Drydock - Episode 402

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - Reverse depth-charge?

00:04:10 - What are your thoughts about the utility of a submarine specifically designed to attack merchant shipping with large numbers of 18” torpedoes like Italy’s Cagni class?

00:10:35 - In WWII submarine crews tended to have the highest casualty figures across most navies. Was this also the case in WWI?

00:14:41 - USS New Ironsides gunports?

00:18:45 - First use of Palliser AP shot?

00:22:20 - Why no bulkheads on Age of Sail vessels?

00:24:51 - Did Ryan tease you about New Jersey getting their Mikasa videos out before yours?

00:26:40 - Did anyone every flirt with the idea of using triple gun turrets on Pre-dreadnoughts?

00:29:44 - Firing battleship guns at torpedoes?

00:35:07 - Did any navy consider or seriously experiment with howitzer-style main guns in capital ships?

00:39:57 - Any plans for the rest of the USN's distribution on Dec 7th 1941?

00:41:29 - USN battle/duty station pairings?

00:45:40 - How was HMS Dreadnought built in a year and why didn't the RN keep doing this?

00:52:42 - How many carriers could the IJN have had without the Yamato's?

00:59:58 - Where does the term 'Admiral' come from?

01:05:54 - Where do 'polite' orders come from?

01:11:24 - Historical battles that inspire sci-fi battles?

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