00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - Which class of Regia Marina warship made the greatest contribution to the overall Axis war effort?
00:02:24 - Was the Italian attempt at an aircraft carrier a good design. And if it had been finished earlier in the war could it have made any difference in the Mediterranean?
00:09:49 - In the Hornblo...
2025-07-12 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - Why did the IJN even try (though fail) to meet treaty limits for their cruisers if they were still planning to lie about their displacements?
00:05:09 - Why no Italian battlecruisers?
00:11:29 - Where the Baltimore class conversions any good?
00:15:51 - What made the Oregon City subtype distin...
2025-07-05 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - When was the “naval attaché” was created and why?
00:05:26 - If the Scharnhorst's had recieved both their Atlantic bows, and* the 15" guns, would you be comfortable putting them against the Renowns?
00:09:45 - How do you rate the credibility/reliability of Hara Tameichi's accounts?
00:17:...
2025-06-28 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - Was Hedgehog derived from earlier ASW howitzers?
00:05:10 - When did the US Navy start using letter/number codes to identify a ship’s category and number?
00:14:41 - How soon would the USAAF have bombed Yamato if she'd managed to beach herself?
00:18:28 - Possible 'light' carrier arms race? 2025-06-28 07:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Despite her low freeboard, HMS Devastation is not considered to be a monitor. What characteristics are there that qualifies her as something other than a monitor?
00:03:37 - Warships at tropical anchorages are often photographed with large awnings covering their ends. How was the deck space below the awni...
2025-06-21 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:36 - Did the british have any plans to use the 24.5 inch torpedoes on anything other then Nelson and Rodney?
00:04:26 - German Hedgehog equivilant?
00:07:40 - Was work ever done on cooling naval gun barrels?
00:11:25 - Just how did submarine commanders estimate/calculate the tonnage of the merchant...
2025-06-14 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:36 - Would you argue that every post-1935 class of battleship is a heavily armored derivation of the battlecruiser as accomplished much earlier by Hood?
00:07:13 - Should Arizona have been at Bremerton on Dec 7th?
00:10:06 - Ideal emergency R class refit?
00:15:19 - County class armour scheme?
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:42 - Confusion between Scharnhorst and Bismarck class?
00:03:37 - Bofors artillery catalouge?
00:07:21 - Why did the Soviet Black Sea fleet perform poorly?
00:10:53 - What do you think will be the next drastic change in naval power?
00:22:56 - Cases where larger marine animals got involved in ...
2025-05-31 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Could Shinano have been completed as a battleship in time for Leyte Gulf?
00:02:30 - Is the same shell used for all purposes in a DP gun?
00:06:14 - Notable examples where a competent job by somebody much too junior to be doing it was important to a positive outcome?
00:11:44 - How inferior is ...
2025-05-24 09:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - At what distance from the impact point do the effects of HE shells fired from the main battery of a battleship become negligible when fired at a land target?
00:07:52 - Did the Japanese launch a search for 'Shangri-La'?
00:10:00 - In your opinion, would the USN of the 1890s have been better off build...
2025-05-24 07:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I'm proud to announce that my book on HMS Belfast will be having a launch event aboard HMS Belfast herself in the afternoon of Saturday 31st of May, 1300-1700.
There will be a short presentation on the ships history, book signings, a fun quiz with extra prizes and a few other goodies you can only get by meeting Drach in pe...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Did any crews try to disguise tankers to fool U-Boats?
00:03:48 - Why was no thought given to preserving any of the historically important auxiliary vessels when it seems many far less important or preservation-worthy vessels were?
00:08:24 - How different would each Navy of the major nations had lo...
2025-05-17 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - In your opinion, between Vanguard, Richelieu and Littorio, which was the most powerful of the 15” gun final-generation European battleships, accounting for Vanguard being built a few years later than the other two?
00:08:44 - Autism and the Navy?
00:17:28 - Was the fall of the Spanish navy complet...
2025-05-10 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - French pre-dreadnought design elements that were good?
00:06:49 - Obviously the British didn't know Dreadnaught was coming so what did they call battleships in the 1890s
00:11:08 - How well did old ships hold up under fire?
00:15:46 - Changing guns on a battleship?
00:23:46 - How does rad...
2025-05-03 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:33 - How were Tribal class captains selected?
00:06:01 - Were any ships blown up in battle due to coal bunker fires?
00:10:21 - Could the USA have demanded more from Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War?
00:15:51 - At what point, if any, during WW2 did the Japanese begin to regard the Allies...
2025-04-26 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, a mostly-colour-corrected walkaround of The Sullivans using a 4D stabilised camera, in glorious 4k! Exclusive to Patreon! :)
2025-04-26 09:38:46 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:33 - For the April fools question. Which Navy the channel covers would have the best chance of fighting dragons or incorporating them in their doctrine?
00:05:11 - Why are some RN ship classes named for the lead ship and others for the general name type?
00:11:35 - Did nations ever slightly sabotage ships...
2025-04-26 09:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:42 - Would earlier ironclads had led to iron ships with turrets and casemate main guns?
00:05:57 - Glorious ship names on tiny ships?
00:07:46 - What's with the turret layout on the planned G3 class battlecruisers and N3 class battleships?
00:14:25 - Why did some pre-dreadnoughts develop with two fu...
2025-04-19 08:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:36 - How well would a BK-1124 have fared against a US Civil War River Monitor?
00:04:58 - Will you one day cover the naval battles in the War of the Triple Alliance?
00:11:38 - Why aren't tank turrets placed on ships more often?
00:16:41 - Why does the Montreux convention treat aircraft carriers di...
2025-04-12 08:26:19 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:42 - What's your personal favorite naming scheme for each major navy in the period the channel covers?
00:06:01 - Penetration capabilities of WW2 capital ships?
00:14:51 - Has every single major navy at some point had a destroyer named thunder or lightning?
00:15:53 - How exaggerated was A. Iachino...
2025-04-05 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - When did Admiral Spruance know about the atomic bomb and is there a record of his staff's reaction?
00:05:16 - What would happen if a battleship shell passed close by?
00:09:20 - How do ship designers get together and decide who gets what space for all these various sub systems needed in a ship near ...
2025-03-29 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:31 - US Navy supporters used the South American battleships to push the creation of the New Steel Navy. Were these ships an actual threat, or just fear mongering?
00:05:01 - During the US Civil War what were some of the naval operations and strategies of the European Powers?
00:10:54 - Were there ever an...
2025-03-29 08:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - What was the ultimate fate of the HMS Decoy?
00:03:12 - Why use a torpedo boat to command a submarine squadron?
00:05:32 - Why wasn't the name "Contra" chosen over "Destroyer"?
00:06:58 - How does Drach not have scurvy?
00:07:43 - Linoleum decking on torpedo boats?
00:09:03 - What i...
2025-03-22 09:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - Was HMS St. Lawrance and co the only time the British ever conceived of using super short range man o wars to defend the coasts of their island (or other imperial territories) or are there other vessels that I'm not aware of?
00:05:18 - How do you keep a ship as small as HMS Lightning trimmed when moving ...
2025-03-15 09:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - Why did Destructor not immediatly spawn a response?
00:04:02 - Given the advancements in material science since the last battleships were built, how much more protected would a battleship be if built with modern materials?
00:13:15 - Could the IJN have effectively curtailed Ulithi's use as a forward ...
2025-03-08 09:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - What degree of casualties to disease should have been expected to occur for the royal navy during operations in the Caribbean during the 18th century?
00:06:34 - Did the Allies in WWII know about the german Alberich "Anti-Sonar-Coating" and how effective was it?
00:12:00 - Did Germany and Italy have...
2025-03-01 09:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:27 - Captain Leslie E Gehres?
00:05:34 - How does one counter flood and do it well?
00:10:14 - French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861 by Winfield & Roberts?
00:12:49 - Understanding Track Charts?
00:16:28 - Why are HMS Renown's Captain's not better known?
00:20:49 - How much di...
2025-02-22 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:33 - Earlier Long range bombers for Coastal Command?
00:04:41 - Historical figures that make you ask "WHY?!"
00:11:17 - Was there a major difference in life expectancy based on where you were station on a ship in the WW1/WW2 era?
00:15:29 - What were the strategic and tactical advantages the Age of ...
2025-02-22 09:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Why was the Japanese seaplane carrier nisshan armed with 6 140mm guns in turrets?
00:04:18 - Why and how did people camoflague ships?
00:10:28 - Was the 6" secondary battery a good or bad idea?
00:16:42 - Were USAAF efforts to mine the seas between Japan and the mainland successful in fully blo...
2025-02-15 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post