00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - Would aerial mines be more effective than aerial bombs?
00:06:33 - Why did the Iowa's HC shell have a shorter range than the AP shell?
00:13:01 - Has t...
2025-02-08 10:47:23 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:53 - Do we know if any dreadnoughts ever did fire a salvo dead ahead in either war? I.e did the disadvantage of having wing turrets and flat bows ever pay off?
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2025-02-01 08:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:27 - How are coastal defence battleships supposed to work?
00:09:55 - Why did Imperial Germany think it was a good idea to embarrass the US in 1917 with submarine...
2025-01-25 11:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:34 - Who would you say are some outstanding leaders outside the last three great naval powers in the time the channel covers?
00:05:35 - As impressive a feat as t...
2025-01-25 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:42 - What led to the development of the US Navy’s cage mast?
00:05:16 - Was the XXI the first submarine class to be built at different locations and then put to...
2025-01-18 09:18:35 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
A couple of quick notes:
-As of today there is a new Patreon Tier, Captain, this had a limited number of slots but adds a few additional benefits, a naval themed calend...
2025-01-17 11:28:07 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:34 - What happened to any Kriegsmarine surface ships that survived WW2?
00:05:43 - Other than Holland's Hollands, and Armstrong's Elswick cruisers, are there any...
2025-01-11 09:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - Did Beatty and Seymour's poor signalling at the end of the Run to the South actually save the Battlecruiser Fleet from destruction?
00:08:02 - What is the ea...
2025-01-04 09:22:48 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - A brief overview of the developments of galley equipment from the first electrified galleys though to the end of WWII/Start of the cold war?
00:06:16 - US fa...
2024-12-28 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - What is the difference between an "iron hulled" ship and an "ironclad" one?
00:05:23 - Concerning the Lexingtons, if the navy hadn’t been so determined on...
2024-12-28 08:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - Why do some perceive the Shokaku's as useless?
00:05:29 - How did the IJN get its pilot levels back up again before Leyte?
00:13:16 - Re-enactment of T...
2024-12-21 10:13:33 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - In hindsight were the modernised/rebuilt ironclads (Vasco da Gama, Numancia and Vitoria, IJN Fuso, and the Mesudiye etc.) ever a decent idea or should the money sp...
2024-12-14 09:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - Any way for the ironclad era to have avoided so many missteps?
00:06:39 - Did anyone of the period when sails were still used try to get around the spark pro...
2024-12-07 09:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:01 - Why did the IJN go with their 'subs as capital ship killers' strategy?
00:08:38 - Active sonar on WWII Submarines?
00:13:30 - Submarine camo in WW2? 2024-11-30 12:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
To those of you who keep asking "When are you going to write a book Drach?", well, I wrote a book (hopefully the first of many), and you can pre-order it on the USNI website from today, release dat...
2024-11-29 14:49:10 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - What if John Paul Jones remained in Imperial Russian Service?
00:04:29 - Why were cutting out operations often successful?
00:11:23 - Why shell vs armo...
2024-11-23 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Royal Marines in the Napoleonic Era?
00:08:58 - Why were Kitakami and Oi converted to fast transports so quickly?
00:12:21 - How many (percentage) sail...
2024-11-23 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Has any navy tried to build multiple small warships in one capital ship-sized drydock?
00:04:56 - Which of the V-boat classes, if it could have it's problems...
2024-11-16 09:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - How would you design and use surface ships in this role to improve their effectiveness and/or survivability?
00:07:36 - Will you ever go to Bermuda?
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2024-11-09 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Why was Menetheus used to produce beer and not tea?
00:03:22 - Could the USN could have sold the Aircraft Carrier (Medium), aka the CVV, to foreign navies?<...
2024-11-02 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - If Japan somehow managed to take Hawaii, what's the best way to retake it?
00:08:12 - Best views for shipping in different time periods?
00:11:03 - Whe...
2024-10-26 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Did the interwar German Navy try to retain surface ship design skills?
00:05:54 - 'Sink the Bismarck' film questions?
00:09:58 - Naval officers who acc...
2024-10-26 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:45 - Given the constantly changing nature of large capital ships even while under construction (as seen with examples like the North Carolina), just how likely would it...
2024-10-19 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - G14 carrier vs Malta or Midway?
00:05:00 - Why weren't medium cruisers ever a thing?
00:09:35 - If flat deck carriers had never been a thing, what woul...
2024-10-12 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Re-use of ships machinery in civillian roles?
00:04:48 - Is Yamato's fame ahistorical?
00:08:58 - Why so few twin/triple combo armament schemes?
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2024-10-05 06:57:01 +0000 UTC View PostHere is where you can vote on the Patreon-selected special video subject for publication in October 2024.
Highly-voted nominations that are not successful will be 'rolled over' once befo...
2024-09-30 15:42:46 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:27 - How did Von der Tann manage to hit and destroy Indefatigable so quickly?
00:05:36 - If modern combustible case ammunition (like what we see on some attack ai...
2024-09-28 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:32 - How did officer advancement boards/tests in the RN come about? How did standardization set in? Are they still administered in some form today?
00:06:27 - WW2...
2024-09-28 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:45 - Do you expect anything earth-shattering from WW2 declassification?
00:05:43 - Alternatives to the IJN 25mm?
00:09:49 - If your desired armor thickness ...
2024-09-21 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:49 - We've never had a real ship called Thunderchild, but what are the closest names real warships have come to Thunderchild?
00:01:35 - How would Bearn compare ...
2024-09-14 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post