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  1. Can we pause to celebrate Drach almost having 500k subs by just creating quality videos on a very niche subject? If you read this Drach, thank you for the happiness and knownledge you bring in our lives.
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  2. I do believe Rozhestvensky's best option if he had been cornered by Beresford would be to send the Kamchatka over to the British with his surrender terms aboard, wait for the British fleet to inexplicably sink as Kamchatca's curse was transferred to them and then carry on as he did.
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  3. 12:00 The Chilean Navy, modeled after the British one, buys British/European ships. The Army, modeled after the Prussian one, buys German tanks. The Air Force, modeled after the US one, buys only American. Ahhh, military procurement in my little country 😂😂
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  4. This talk is one of the best discussions on this topic I have ever heard. After 41 years of work on such systems for the US Navy (both guided missile and gun systems), I have A LOT of knowledge about this and this instructor HAS NAILED IT!!! This instructor is WAY, WAY, WAY better at such discussions than most other people I have ever heard. THANK YOU, DRACHINIFEL!!!!!!!
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  5. Canada: Famously Polite. HMCS Oakville: Run them down with your ship, pelt them with soda bottles, and then swim over and try to beat the survivors with a chain, while naked. Was there a hockey match on that U boat or something?
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  6. Much better in your human voice. It's like the difference between HMS Dreadnought and previous battleships.
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  7. "English Civil War II Oceanic Boogaloo" I love it 👍🐴
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  8. 1:22 A glitch reveals the secret behind Drach's vast knowledge as he is actually an AI in a super computer with the sole task to spread naval knowledge to make sure some thing like the french pre-dreadnaughts are never seen again.
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  9. An epitaph dedicated to HMS Warspite from one of the many sailors that had served on her, Lt-Cmdr R A B Mitchell. This was written after HMS Warspite ran aground at the Prussian Cove on her way to the breakers yard on St. Georges Day 1947. You say you have no subject And your brushes all have dried; But come to Marazion At the ebbing of the tide. And look you out to seaward, Where my Lady battle scarred Hugs the rock that is more welcome, Than the shameful breakers yard. Paint her there upon the sunset In her glory and despair, With the diadem of victory Still in flower upon her hair. Let her whisper as she settles Of her blooding long ago, In the mist than mingles Jutland With the might of Scapa Flow. Let her tell you, too, of Narvik With its snowy hills, and then Of Matapan, Salerno And the shoals of Walcheren; And finally of Malta, When along the purple street Came in trail the Roman Navy To surrender at her feet. Of all these honours conscious, How could she bear to be Delivered to the spoiler Or severed from the sea ? So hasten then and paint her In the last flush of her pride On the rocks of Marazion, At the ebbing of the tide.
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  10. After the sinking of the Bismarck, HMS Cossack picked up a cat from the floating wreckage and named it Oscar. When Cossack got sunk by a german U-Boat the cat was one of the survivors and went with them to Gibraltar. There Oscar joined the crew of HMS Ark Royal and, of course, survived the sinking of this ship too. For some unfathomable reason no other ship made Oscar part of its crew so it found a place with the governor of Gibraltar (did not sink) and later in a seamans home in Belfast (did not sink either).
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  11. Notes from a USN vet: 1. All enlisted sailors were required to pass a practical swimming test in boot camp. Company marched to an Olympic-sized indoor pool for an all day event. Everyone was required to swim from one end of the pool to the far end and back without touching the bottom in a timed swim. Folks who could not swim went to class several times per week until they could and would not be allowed to graduate boot camp until they could pass the tests. This was also the day to volunteer for the SEALS, if desired, as they were the swim instructors. We were also required to demonstrate, while treading water, to remove our pants, knot off the leg openings and slam the pants down into the water waist first thereby trapping air to make buoyant water wings of sort. The same with our white hats. Better than nothing, I guess. 2. We were instructed to and required to demonstrate by jumping off a swim platform: do not wear a kapok life jacket when jumping into the water as you will likely injure yourself. We were instructed to grab it by the straps, jump feet first and crossed with jacket held over your head and the other hand over the family jewels. You could be jumping from a hundred feet plus into the water. 3, Keep all your clothes, sun exposure will be a long term enemy if in warm enough water to survive. 4. All USN ships are equipped with Mark 6 25/50-man life rafts in canisters lashed in various locations. The canisters are equipped with latches that automatically unlocked to release the rafts when under water to pop to the surface. Total raft capacity is at a minimum 110% of crew complement. 5. I do not have a reference for this handy but I think it is from James D Hornfischer's Neptune's Inferno: USN depth charges had a habit of exploding as a DD/CL sunk whether or not the safeties were engaged. It was found that the vast number of deaths were caused by the shock wave entering and rupturing the intestines so float on your stomach with butt out of the water if exploding ordinance is of concern.
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  12. It's not just the hulls. The USN needed all the machinery. The interior fittings. Bunks, storage lockers, refrigeration, desks, chart tables and God knows what else. Just how many light bulbs were there on a Cleveland much less an Essex. All of the electrical equipment. Generators, radios, radar etc. The armament. 20mm, 40mm, 5"38s, 6", 8", 12", 16" and the ammunition for each. Fuel. Av Gas. Food. Plates, bowls, cups, flatware. Uniforms. And we still haven't even gotten to the most important part of the ship yet. The crew. Basic training. Advanced training. Plus all the administrative work to keep track of just where all of these men went. Now add on everything the Army needed from small arms ammo to bridging equipment much less lend lease.
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  13. I'm baffled that you're willing to make such well researched, thorough and high quality content for practically free, these lectures could very well be part of the most prestigious universities
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  14. +1 for Rozhetsvensky A man who deserved honours and praise rather than court martial and the remainder of his life spent alone. Edit: happy to see the likes for him.
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  15. My great grandfather was on the New Orleans when she took the torpedo in the bow that detonated the forward magazines. He was a loader on the port side 1.1in gun, above the bridge, and had thrown out his back earlier because of it. He was down in sickbay, which was in the bow, for a couple of days recuperating. As the battle started, the doctor in charge had ordered all the people who could move out. He was on his way out (he thought somewhere around or behind the barbette of turret #2) when the magazines went up. He said the blast threw him probably 20ft down the corridor, and knocked him out. What I’ll always remember from the story is he said the blast blew the shoes off his feet. He came too from one of his shipmates waking him up and carrying him further aft. He was ordered up on deck to help lighten the ship. When he got up on deck the entire forward part of the ship was a massive fireball and it was absolutely pandemonium all around. He said he distinctly remembered there being body parts all over the place. The rest of the night he helped throw anything that could go over the side. Apparently the adrenaline of the situation allowed him to go on like that for some time. He was medically discharged from the service in early 1943 when he got back stateside for treatment. He passed in 2013 at 92. But I’ve always though had that doctor not ordered those men out of sick bay when he did, that is it very likely I would not be writing this today.
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  16. "Spare parts" shows a picture of an officer being hoisted between ships It was subtle but I loved it.
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  17. I get the feeling Drachinifel admires this guy. I've been looking forward to this ever since I'd heard about Admiral Lee. What an amazing man and an extremely effective naval officer. So many of his inciteful actions must have saved a lot of US sailor's lives.
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  18. I love how nonchalantly Drach lists “people” as a form of object aboard ship that burns
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  19. "Released back into the wild in 1942" I love seeing megafauna returned to their natural ranges.
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  20. "One Battle cruiser! Slightly used!" Bangs forecastle Gun falls out of anton turret. "Now treaty compliant!" 😁
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  21. “And the navy seeming to focus on a persistent campaign against the growth of trees, generating an ever increasing amount of paperwork.” Never change Drach.
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  22. HMS Rodney's captain in Clarckson's voice: POWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR
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  23. An American ship cannot possibly have enough guns. You should know that by now. :P
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  24. Didn't the British ships dedicate at least one boiler to feed the enormous tea kettle in the galley.
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  25. Drachism of the day: "With a few tweaks to the design and one large hacksaw applied to a helpless Mk.9 5"/51 caliber gun later, a prototype 5"/38 caliber gun had been created"
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  26. Interesting story. Imagine being on your own vessel when you hear reports of her being sunk. "We're dead?"
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  27. Respect to Captain Larry for volunteering his time and sharing his experience of commanding a battleship with Drach. That's not something everyone can put on their resume.
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  28. Being washed off one ship, and on to another ship is Gods way of saying, "it's not your time yet." As a former sailor I am in awe of his luck. Do we have his name? This could be a five minute guide unto itself
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  29. Praise the Fletchers, both well engineered and spammable
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  30. "In an effort to give every member of the crew the opportunity to exercise their second amendment", just about soiled myself I laughed so hard.
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  31. "...the treaty system collapsing faster than a prematurely removed soufflé." Your scripts are pure poetry.
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  32. So, is the Nelson type pretty much the naval version of the evolution of crabs?
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  33. we might have gone a bit over board with this one and off-track...
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  34. Your torpedo circles back around and sinks your sub. "A significant emotional event". Major Nicholas Moran "Once fired Mr. Torpedo is nobody's friend.' The Mighty (and exalted) Jingles Has anyone else noted that Drachinifel's videos are more entertaining when the subject matter is less than a stunning success
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  35. Rear Admiral Lee: Stand aside, I am coming through. This is Ching Lee What a badass
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  36. "Yes, Iowa landscapers? My husband and I would like to have a pool in our garden." "Of course madam. Quick question, how far is your house from the coast line?" "Ehm, 15 miles I believe." "Very good, we can help you. How big should the pool be?" "We'd like a big pool. 6 feet deep, 50 feet long, 30 feet wide." "Understood madam. Just give us the GPS coordinates of where the pool should be, then step back a bit. Mike, load the 16 inch HE shells."
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  37. NASA or the ESA need to get a piece of the ship and put it on the next probe we send to Venus so the ship finally gets a chance to land a hit on the planet.
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  38. Note to self: in exacting circumstances battleships can serve as effective fire extinguishers.
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  39. “At the age of 12, he decided to go to sea” Times where somewhat different back then
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  40. The British officers record of becoming friends with the germans and talking about how they did not want to fight each other but had to adds an important level of humanity to these naval engagement that is normally lost due to their scale. Really appreciate those additions from crew experiences.
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  41. "Believe it or not, there was actually a full training regime in place for suicide weapons." "Okay, class! Pay attention! I'm only going to show you this once!"
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  42. Drach, you do realize that the amount of content you generate is mildly insane, right? I've been slogging through your library quite regularly for months, and I'm actually losing ground. Not that it's an unpleasant slog in any respect, but the monstrous nature of it gives it that feel.
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  43. I've read and heard literally dozens of versions of this sad and sorry saga (all of which practically made my blood boil at the stupidity of BORD), but this is one of the most clear, logical, accurate, and objective depictions I have ever run across. Congratulations on the outstanding research, and on the considerable effort you clearly devoted to laying out the facts so that it all made sense. I am quite impressed by this video (I write Military Science Fiction for a living, so I read and watch a lot of this stuff), and I am not easily impressed.
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  44. It needs to be pointy , pointy is scary... ~ Admiral-Gerneral Aladeen
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  45. “The single largest preserved military museum ship in the United Kingdom” As much as I love Belfast, it always hurts my soul to hear that.
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  46. Drach: So, I got to thinking. [somewhere on Mars]: Oh no.
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  47. "lost a gunnery duel with the USS Johnston"... to be fair, most battleships would have lost that duel as well.
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  48. Just imagining US naval architects attempting to figure out what 5D chess the British were playing with the Nelsons is sending me.
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  49. To paraphrase Monty Python: "O Lord, bless this Thy Emperor class battleship that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy. Amen."
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  50. Weird I was expecting an April fool's video
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