Comments by "Kevin Kennelly" (@Kevin_Kennelly) on "The Drydock - Episode 050" video.

  1. Drachisms of the Day: 4:00 "And they (Parrot guns) did have a disturbing tendency of exploding. Which is not necessarily something you want in your rifled artillery if you value your life." 5:07 "They (Dahlgren guns) did not have the habit of exploding. Which is pretty much the entire reason Dahlgren invented them." 6:00 "Personally, I would almost go with the Dahlgren. But then that's mainly because I don't like 25 pounds of explosive blowing up a 12-ton cannon right next to me . Cause I like life!" 10:37 "Obviously the ends of the ships will then be hilariously vulnerable to gunfire. BUT...that's not exactly a new thing." 12:43 "Chances are all your completely unprotected life rafts and launches are probably in little, tiny, burning pieces all over your ship. At which point, they're not incredibly useful to you." 21:40 "And in America you've got Langley. For all the good that is." 25:41 "If the carrier forces negate each other, OH WELL, back to WW1 battle-line tactics then." 32:41 "The Swordfish was so hilariously obsolete that it kind of looped all the way around the circle and came back to being good again." 33:10 "Oh well. There's a hole. I guess we're down to STITCHING THINGS back together tonight." 40:02 "BUT...the words 'compensated for' are not necessarily the ones you want to have when you are dealing with your naval guns." 47:40 "Although to be fair, if you are reduced to the point of arming merchant-ships, you're probably less likely to be worried about the legal niceties of international politics." In regards to a 'Drachism of the Day T-Shirt'. My humble suggestion: No text. Just a photo/drawing. My candidates: a 25mm Japanese AA gun ...or...the mighty Nassau. One picture is worth a thousand words.
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