Youtube hearted comments of Admiral Tiberius (@admiraltiberius1989).

  1. The pictures taken of the Franklin as she burned and after the fact are some of the most raw and powerful pictures of a ship in distress. It's amazing that she survived, it's a testament to the crews dedication and training. Plus the fact that the Essex class was ridiculously tough and built extremely well.
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  2. When Queen Elizabeth toured the ship in the 80s or 90s, she was shown some cannons that had British markings on them. Obviously they'd been captured in battle and used to replace damaged American ones. The Queen however turned to an aide and said in jest "We must do something about these foreign arms sales now shouldn't we." I've always found that story funny.
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  3. Because of his background, I absolutely love it when Drach does these kinds of episodes. They are most enjoyable.
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  4. Rodney's machine spirits were greatly angered and demanded blood!!!
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  5. No one expects HMS Warspite at point blank range. And no one survives either.
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  6. Warspite at Jutland was like a brawler all alone in a bar fight. Standing on a table and hollering "Come get some." Bruised, bloody but with a stack of bodies laying around the bottom of the table.
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  7. I really love how Fletcher's reputation has been restored a bit over the last few years with proper research and study. He was a good commander who did his best in his very difficult situations.
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  8. Did Drach really just use a Nemo clip as an example ?? We have achieved new levels of awesomeness. Absolutely fantastic
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  9. War of 1812, dont you mean American Revolution Part two, Two Ocean Boogaloo ?? Fantastic video as always Drach.
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  10. Its gonna be a long haul ladies and gentlemen.....bring more rum, salted meat, cheese and pretzels. Drachs 5 hour long DryDocks are rapidly becoming a legend among the YouTube community. They are absolutely fantastic, well worth the listen. Outstanding job as always sir. Thank you for everything you do.
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  11. This video makes the followers of Vulcan and the Ommnissiah happy. Drach videos at 6am are always a treat. Thank you for everything you do sir. Your work is amazing.
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  12. "Desire to watch Pirates of the Caribbean intensifies O___O" Fantastic video as always Drach. I've now got an imagine of a Royal Marine running across the deck with his barrel of musket balls and telling his gun captain that this is a great idea. And the captain, being slightly twisted, agreed.
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  13. "Rats on LSD" 😂😂😂😂😂 Why do I feel like the Chief Engineer in question was pulling a full Apocalypse Now in his engine room. Running around naked, covered in engine oil and screaming incessantly. Maybe trying to sacrifice a random crewman to the Omnissiah. Fantastic video as always sir, I loved the collaboration. They are always enjoyable. On a more morbid note, I wonder when Cradock realized it was over. That he was going to die. Or did even get that chance. Same for the Officers and Sailors aboard Monmouth.
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  14. Last time I was this early, the French Navy was still building ships for the British Navy. But anyway I knew within 90 seconds I'd love this video. Drach said "meow" and that was wholly unexpected. But a pleasant surprise nonetheless. What a fantastic video, fine work sir Personally I'd be terrified of a boarding cat....especially one coming at me at high speed. I'm also laughing at the thought of a fat black cat sunning himself on the top of a turret aboard HMS Lord Nelson as the guns are firing away.
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  15. Even someone as talented, capable and trained as Ching Lee considered long range gun fire a mix of calculations and luck. You can't control that your next shell may have a fraction less powder in its charge bags then it needs, the enemy may adjust speed and course suddenly, a rain squall may cool off your barrels.
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  16. Absolutely fantastic video Drach....one of your best ever. Regardless of the legality of the attack. It deeply bothers me the lack of effort by the French Navy to seek shelter in British ports to continue the fight. The tiny Navies of Greece, Poland, Norway and others did their dead level best to get to safety and fight on. Sometimes even defying orders from high command. In the book "No greater ally" the author lays heavy charges of downright hostility against the Poles from the French. He also says that many French troops were openly friendly with the Germans. Lastly he says how the French Navy and army did all they could to prevent an evacuation of Polish troops from France. Many many French servicemen and civilians fought bravely in the war, but many many others, especially in the beginning seemed to be dead set on capitulation and surrender.
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  17. "Straps myself down" Here we go !!!!! Last time I was this early, Victory was an acorn. Btw I had chills when Drach was reading off the names in the British battleline.
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  18. Because the early American Navy was so small, it could afford to pick the best available men for service. Now at times those men maybe weren't the ideal candidates, but they were still good stock.. The American merchant service payed ridiculously higher wages and offered better conditions so many many potential recruits signed on with them instead, and I can't blame them. But the life of a sailor in the Navy was attractive to some apparently. Also, interestingly enough, and this is not covered enough in various books, the crews of many early American warships had a sizeable minority of black sailors. On the Constitution in particular several entire gun crews were black only. I believe it was Issac Hull who cited many of them for bravery. Saying they fought like devils, stripped to the waist, singing and chanting as they loaded, fired the big 24s. Even though Captains weren't supposed to hire black sailors, many openly did and apparently the Navy had bigger problems and ignored it. Fantastic video as always Drach. Im now 8 DryDocks away from my 100th episode. Glorious day indeed.
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  19. Praise the Omnissiah!!!!!!!!! The evil machine spirits did not stop your holy and amazing work. The Ordo Sinister is most pleased with this.
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  20. Absolutely fantastic work Drach, one of your best videos yet. As an American I'm guilty of knowing very little of the American Navy between the 1820s till the 1860s. So your video was absolutely spot on in educating me. Also.....I love the River names of the American frigates in this period. I wish they still used it honestly. Sabine is a river in my home state. And the later US Frigate, Wabash, is one of my favorite ships ever. And YES I would love to know how the USS Pennsylvania would have fared in a slugging match vs CSS Virginia. That would be one for the ages.
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  21. The Chief Engineer of the Canopus was 2 steps away from covering himself in oil and sacrificing a rating to the Machine God.
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  22. "Your ultimate KFC needs" 😂😂😂🤣😂😂....... that is absolutely fantastic. In 200 years no one is gonna believe that the British invented a nuclear landmine that relied on a chicken to keep it operational. Overall fantastic video as always sir. I listened to your livestream last night and I remember you answering a question about Master and Commander. And the odds of an American shipyard producing a frigate for the French. I think it could he highly possible for an independent yard to build a frigate. The Philadelphia shipyards built at least two, maybe three subscription frigates in the early 1800s. And Jousha Humphreys was the primary designer at the Philadelphia yard at that time. Yes the US Navy would want to snatch it up and put it into service, but I doubt Congress would allow it. The Jefferson presidency was terrified of having a large ocean going Navy and did all it could to strangle the American Navy. The Jefferson presidency also had some French leanings, as did a large portion of the population.
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  23. Drach is an Ironman of YouTube. The guy has a family, a job and at least half a dozen projects on YouTube. Plus a website and other offline projects. Absolutely fantastic work as always sir. As far as my question, I definitely could see a 11,000 ton Atlanta having 6 centerline 5inch mounts with 4 wing mounts, 2 per side. That way you still have room for radar, extra light weapons etc. That's sixteen 5inch guns with each barrel firing one shell every 5 to 8 seconds. Imagine that in the knife fights that occurred in the South Pacfic at night. The USCG(Coast Guard) is an auxiliary in a way but their largest cutters do have the spare room, electrical ability and other fittings to be rather rapidly fitted with VLS cells. It would take work but could be done. I'm not sure why its not done out of the Yards. Just fit a massive steel or other metal "cap" over the VLS launcher to shield it from the weather and what not. And when needed, come into port, have the cap taken off and load up. Lastly, the French Navy's overall lack of spirit is absolutely confusing. If even half of the Fleet had gone to British ports then the war in the Mediterranean could have been drastically shortened. Or imagine Richelieu tagging along with POW and Hood at Denmark Strait.
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  24. Fantastic video as always Drach. I am imagining the Black Gang on Rodney donning red robes, using oils and prayers to motivate the engines to go that bit faster. Maybe sacrificing a certain cheese or cake to the Machine Spirits. I would love to have seen Rodney plowing through the North Atlantic. It must have been a stirring sight to see the old warrior so eager to have its revenge.
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  25. Fantastic video as always Drach, love your work. The fight between the Carmania and the Not Carmania reminds me of the "So I started blasting" meme. Hopefully in the future we dont have a battle with cruise ships lobbing missiles at each other.
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  26. Fantastic video Drach. But the thought of twenty or so 15inch shells crashing into a Kongo class at close is terrifying. Do you want to see a Kongo explode into a million pieces ?? Cause that'll do it. And as far as how to say Mahan, you can say it either way. I've heard it pronounced both ways in my life time. Lastly, the US Navy converted several of the Ohio class boomers in Tomahawk farms. Once the Sea Tomahawks are back in service, they would be ideal commerce raiding ships. Being about to fire off 120 long range missiles against slow, unarmed merchant ships and lightly, moderately defended escorts would devastating.
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  27. The thought of a Spitfire with such a massive engine plus cannons, bombs is a hilarious thought. It sounds almost Orkish in its ridiculousness. Imagine the climb rate if it doesn't tear itself apart. You'd be hosing the pilot out if he managed to land it safely.
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  28. When I look at Halsey's action at Leyte Gulf, I think back to what Spruance did at the Marianas a few months earlier. Spruance stuck to his guns, held his position as a covering force for the landing force and let the Japanese come to him. There was zero need to go charging off and seeking battle with the pitiful remains of the IJN carrier fleet at Letye Gulf. Halsey was an amazing Admiral in the Solomons campaign. But by 1944/45 the war was to complicated for him. Spruance was the more cerebral thinker. And far less prone to glory seeking. Edit- Also going to add that Spruance had the foresight to use his Battleships as trip wires. He arrayed them in a line in between his forces and the likely approach routes of the Japanese aircraft. This broke up a good part of the Japanese attacks and diluted what attacks made it past.
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  29. Fantastic video as always Drach. I think I laughed way to hard at the "It took itself to it's own personal fuehrer bunker and shot itself" comment. And we should have known Drach comes from a long line of British sea dogs and foot sloggers. It just fits Also, I'm so excited to buy a t shirt...or two from that website. Thank you very much sir. Lastly, the idea of the Kreigsmarine having 5 or even 6 Scharhorst class battleships is an interesting idea. It wouldn't have changed things in the end but it could have made the naval war that much more costly for the Allies. Especially for the Northern convoys.
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  30. Drach in Space ??? That would be interesting 😂 And Drach, in Baton Rouge in Louisiana we have the USS Kidd. She's a Fletcher class back to her war configuration and in fantastic condition. Not to mention they have a small high quality museum with models and displays on site. And just two hours to the east is the USS Alabama in Mobile. And further to the East is the Pensacola Naval Air museum. As far as the Texas, she is closing for the start of her overhaul by September. The 35million dollar project is supposed to last at least 2 years from what I know.
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  31. Now I am imagining a 1890s British gun crew trying to load a new annoying Ensign into a gun all the while an Admiral encourages them and says dont worry about breaking his legs. The fact that I'm imagining that Admiral as Drach makes it all the better. Fantastic and wonderful video as always Drach. I'm just laughing myself silly thinking of Drach waking up as Admiral Kimmel and immediately screaming while looking for a bottle of whiskey. And only stopping his drinking to catch breath and scream some more. All the while his yeoman is down the hall just trying to go back to bed. As far as my question, I apologize for not being more specific. But thank you for answering it. One of the main things I was curious about was how having an additional 2 or 3 heavy cruisers could affect additional surface battles around the Guadalcanal area. Because the American Navy was forced to push the Atlanta class into a role it was wholly unsuited for due to a lack of other available assets. I'm saying all that cause even with the accelerated time line, I think the Japanese would still send major surface units down the "Slot" as cover for reinforcement convoys.
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  32. Absolutely fantastic work sir, always love your videos. If the Yamato had managed to get close enough to Okinawa and the Allies had been forced to form a gun line to stop that. That would have been the party of the century. Even the older dreadnoughts would have wanted in on the festivities. They'd have been pushing their engines to the breaking point to keep up with their newer cousins. All that being said, it's sad that so many Japanese sailors and officers died for basically no reason. War is a terrible thing indeed. And its also a little sad that one of the most impressive warships ever built was sent to the bottom in such a way. Edit- I can't imagine being trapped deep inside the Yamato as she sank to the bottom. That's the stuff that nightmares are made of.
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  33. Fantastic video Drach, as always you do amazing work. One small correction, the Atlanta class was planned and some were equipped with torpedo tubes. One quad mount on either side. But only a few ships carried them and they were all removed by 1944 as far as I know. Also.....I'd love a flying boat, especially a Boeing Clipper, I wish at least one of them had survived till present day. Just something so cool about a flying boat. A modern recreation of a Clipper with say 4 Rolls Royce turboprop engines and a range of 4,500 miles would be amazing. Lastly, its amazing to hear Drach rage against the quality of Italian shells. One of the funniest things he's ever done. Yes the Italian battleships cant hit jack but at least they good while doing it, and that's what's important.
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  34. Fantastic video Drach, always love and appreciate your work. One quick question, did you get the Baltic and Black sea confused again ?? Cause last time I checked Bulgaria is indeed pretty close to the Black Sea. And thank you for the quick add on the White Plains and its noble efforts to impede the full might of the IJN Navy with a lone 5inch gun. Sarcasm aside, I always struggled to believe a lone ranging shot got that lucky. Lastly, fold out maps need to make a come back. One of my favorite books, The War that never was, seriously needs some fold out maps.
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  35. Love your videos, always awesome when my notifications tell me you have uploaded something. Hearing Mr Ted Briggs talk about the sinking always chilled me to the bone. As did the thought that only 3 men survived the sinking. My brain has a hard time understanding how more men didn't get off before she went down. Mainly those in top side stations. I can imagine a wall of fire swept through the lower decks, blowing open water tight doors and flash cooking everything.
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  36. Drach has been quoting or referencing 40k pretty regularly as of late. This makes me very happy indeed. He also said that German destroyers like to identify as pretzels from time to time. That made me laugh more than it should have. Overall, amazing video, one of the best you've ever done. I made sure to share it on Facebook in a Naval group I'm in.
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  37. Thank you for answering my question sir, I'm glad you enjoyed my framing of my question. And thank you for going into detail like you did when answering it. I'd add in that I would try and get one additional battleship every odd or even year. But your answer was fantastic all around. That question about trying to make modern armor was unexpected but really enjoyable. Its ridiculously complex but an interesting concept to look at. Lastly, I'd say one of the Royal Navy's lowest points was the political choice to scrap the HMS Vanguard. Edit- Admiral Cunningham had one of the best quotes ever. A subordinate was comparing fighting both the Italians and Luftwaffe as hitting your head into a brick wall. Cunningham replied with "What you don't realise you miserable undertaker is that you may be loosening a brick" That is absolutely British and fantastic.
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  38. Always love your work Drach. That live stream earlier on Friday worked really well and it was enjoyable. As far as my question I asked on the livestream. If you took charge of the US navy as far as construction, R@D and other aspects. You'd have ALOT of political will backing you up. The President was a massive supporter of the Navy, he got two different Two Ocean expansion bills passed. So combine that with a 20 percent increase in the budget, you could accomplish alot. Like getting the Essex class started 2 to 3 years ahead of schedule. Starting the Gearing class 5 years early and by passing the Allen M Sumners entirely. You maybe could even get the Alaska class started or go really big and try for the Montana class. So as I said imagine 2 or 3 armored flight deck Essex classes at Coral Sea and Midway with 40mm and 5inch radar guided guns with VT fuses.
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  39. Fantastic video sir......I love the names of the various WW1 German Battlecruisers and Dreadnoughts. Especially Von Der Tann, Seydlitz and Derfflinger. The British also had some amazing names for its various capital ships.
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  40. Drach please correct me if I'm wrong, or anyone for that matter, but was the US and Germany the only powers not to lose a capital ship to a sudden case of rapid and spicy disassembly that wasn't in battle. Any particular reason why that could be ?? Also I'm a rather huge fan of the Italian effort to modernize its battleships. The rebuilds produced notable improvements across the board. Not to mention the ships looked really really good as typical with Italy.
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  41. Thank you for answering my question Drach. It is always appreciated and I thank you for the time you take. I wasn't about to try and use the ships entire name. It is a beautiful name but its kinda ridiculous. It was great to see several questions about naval food and drink. It is an extremely fascinating part of naval history. Almost as fascinating as the stuff that goes boom and bang. If Rodney had been modernized following WW2 and actually saw combat, considering how blood thirsty and eager the ships machine spirit seemed to be, I can imagine the ships crew may have tried to close to small arms range or even called for grappling hooks. If Bismarck hadn't had the audacity to sink then Rodney may have tried to board it.
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  42. Fantastic video as always Drach. The Spruance/Cunningham debate is always a good one. Cunningham was the perfect Admiral in the perfect situation with imperfect assets and resources. Spruance only really gave into his passions once. He personally led a gun line into bombardment range of Truk. He was a black shoe after all. But on the same coin he did deploy his battleships as a trip line during the Marianas island campaign. They chewed up and broke up the main Japanese attacks. He also kept his aggressive and determined carrier officers on a very short leash and reminded them their job was to protect the Marines and Army. I'm still waiting on my etsy print. I'll let you know when it comes in.
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  43. Absolutely stellar video as always Drach. You continue to be the Gold Standard among YouTube channels. I enjoy wearing one of your shirts about town and seeing if anyone recognizes it.
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  44. Fantastic work as always sir. A few thoughts of mine. Thank you for answering my question. Ozawa had one of the coolest nicknames ever, Onigawara(Gargoyle) and he was right at 6.7. I'm sure that was a nice contrast to the stocky Yamamoto. As far as the best "combat admirals." I don't think I could put Fletcher in my top 5. He struggled at Midway, and struggled even more at Guadalcanal. For me it's a toss up between Willis "Ching" Lee, Raymond Spruance and Jesse Oldendorf. All 3 did different things throughout the war but all were fantastically successful at what they did. I dont know much about British Admirals so I'll say your two picks are just fine. And Drach, didnt you know that the HMS New Zealand's captain wore Maori jewelry and a grass skirt when the ship was in combat. That's like +500000 luck at least. And I do feel a little bad talking crap about Seymour, he did kill himself after the war after all.
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  45. Another fantastic episode Drach. You are on a roll as of late. Love your work and the effort you put in it. Major points for your use of diddley squat as well as referencing B5.
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  46. How many people skipped straight to the Channel Admin section??? "Raises hand" ...I'm pulling a full nervous Kermit the frog meme Anyway, fantastic video sir, always love your work. Hearing you rage against the American vernacular is always a welcome treat. What of the greatest "what ifs" is what would have happened if the American government had spared some more in the 30s towards modernizing the Phillipines defenses. Especially the coast defense guns and equipment of the troops present. Having a competent commander would help too. Speaking of the Gearings, the USS Orleck DD-886 is being rescued from a bad situation in my hometown and is going to be transferred to Jacksonville. That's very happy news I'd say.
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  47. Fantastic work as always....love your videos. Someone pipped me on the New Orleans class. I was prepared to ask about them in the next Patreon monthly question board. I'm quite partial to the class, being from Louisiana and all. I think it's a real tragedy that New Orleans herself wasn't saved. She was one of the most distinguished US ships to see the war from beginning to end. I think the class on the whole was beset by problems not of it's own fault. US Surface force doctrine, training and procedures at the start of the war were awful. The class definitely had limits, like all treaty cruisers did. But they were a solid class of ships that gave good service for an extended period of time. Though by 1945 the 4 surviving ships were absolutely worn out.
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  48. Fantastic video as always Drach. On the topic of destroying oars on a rowed warship, oars had the habit of jumping back/forward as they were destroyed. This could cause terrible damage to the rowers, broken limbs etc. If you don't believe me, let someone whack you with a broom stick about a dozen times and see how you feel. The Royal Navy cruiser force in the interwar and WW2 period was filled with some very beautiful ships. Not an important factor in a warship but still, it's nice. The tall funnels in the earlier ships remind me of some of the high speed liners. Lastly, I'd LOVE to host a company retreat or meeting in a Ballistic missile submarine engine room. That would be amazing and pretty cool.
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  49. Fantastic video as always Drach. Congratulations on the news with World of Warships. In his latest book, Twilight of the Gods, Ian Toll is pretty hard on Halsey for his conduct later in the war. He takes a chunk out of him. He does the same for MacArthur and that makes me happy. Both men were massively overrated and thousands of men died that didn't need to die because of their negligence and egos. Rant over.....excuse me. Anyway, as far as ancient ships that were crazy and maybe impossible. I do genuinely believe our ancestors were far more creative and capable then we can fully grasp. But sadly 80 percent of their greatest creations have not survived. Lastly, this has no bearing on any topic in the Drydock but I was excited to see that earlier this month that the latest authorized Virginia class is named Barb. Hopefully its a return to the proper names for submarines.
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  50. Fantastic video as always Drach. Always love your work and the content you produce. The saga of Americas efforts to build first rates deserves a book. It was a ridiculously long winded effort that was filled with stop, starts. Also...who was taller, Dan Snow or the Chieftain?? I'm a huge fan of Snow, especially the Battlefield Britain series he did with his father. Lastly, its hilarious to listen to a very tired Drach wonder how the British Empire came to be, then listen to him blame the French and Dutch. I seriously think we need a round table of Drach, David Fletcher, Lindybeige and the Chieftain to talk about the French.
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  51. Congratulations Drach, you earned it sir. I can't wait to see what the future holds for your channel. You are easily in my top 5 on YouTube. Informational, funny and non political, it's the perfect mix.
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  52. Absolutely fantastic video Drach, what a marathon of a video. Two things.....1st, I think Admiral Kimmel and General Short were good competent commanders. They weren't given all the information they could have been given. Especially that diplomatic proceedings were breaking down as badly as they were and war was absolutely looming. I think they could have ordered more PBY flights, possibly have a large CAP flying. And maybe sortie some S boats to keep an eye out. Also could have organized the flow of information better, especially from the radar outpost that sighted the incoming raid. I also don't think that Kimmel would order his carrier force to attack a Japanese force when he had no idea what the size of that force was. 2ndly, PLEASE don't get me started on the US Navy's current naming scheme. Its such a God awful mess and it's so political. History and tradition has been largely forsaken and its sad.
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  53. Drach is tossing out all kinds of spicy meatballs this episode. I love learning and laughing at the same time. Fantastic video as always sir. As far as museum ships, I HIGHLY recommend the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge Louisiana. I believe its the only Fletcher class that is fully back to her WW2 condition. They have a nice small museum with models, artifacts and other things. The USS Alabama is 2 or so hours to the east down the I-10 interstate. And she is also in fantastic condition. I'm sure you have some followers who could have lunch, meet and greet near or at either ship. Even further east is the Pensacola Naval air museum. I personally live in Lake Charles and as of right now the USS Orleck is docked here. But she's in rough condition and likely to be moved or scrapped very soon.
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  54. Amazing work as always Drach. Considering the speed and consistency of your work, shame the US Navy doesn't use you for its DryDock work. You certainly wouldn't take 5 to 7 years to rebuild a heavily damaged Amphib. ......just sayin. Also I've noticed how your pronunciation of Maryland has changed, or at least to my ears it has. I have no doubt during the Bismarck chase, Rodney's black gang was donning the red robes, using oils and incense and praying to the Omnissiah. Rodney had one hell of a angry and furious Machine Spirit
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  55. Always glad to see a notification from you Drach, your work is some of the best on YouTube. One day I hope to travel to Canada Land to visit this fantastic ship. Can't wait till you visit the Kidd in Louisiana.
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  56. Drach, always love your work. Another amazing video by you. Your research is top notch. Some of my thoughts, Just before the Samuel B left Pearl, the yard crews offered to dismount the triple torpedo mount and replace it with a 40mm mount. The Captain absolutely refused to even consider it. He said he would not go to war without some kind of ship killing weapon. Secondly, I think this action and the Typhoon later in the war showed that the war had maybe moved past Halsey's ability to command. The knife fight in a blacked out bar that was the Solomon islands, Halsey was in his element. But Spruance was the better commander for the type of battles that were going at this stage in the war. He could and should have left at least some kind of Battleship/Cruiser force to guard his rear area's just in case. He had the ships to spare to do it. A force built around Battleship division 8 or 7 with some cruisers and destroyers would have been enough, especially with Willis "Ching" Lee is overall command.
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  57. Absolutely fantastic video as always Drach. It's amazing how you can constantly crank out extremely high quality videos, especially ones like this. Also the idea of nuclear shells is something that reminds me of Halo or Warhammer 40k. When absolutely massive and complete destruction of a target is needed.
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  58. Fantastic video...that story about the PBY and Flower class is properly funny. What's also funny is a 1,000 ton, minimally armed converted trawler being named Fury. Was its battle flag a giant middle finger as well??
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  59. Hail to the Omnissah!!!! Magos Nautica Drachinifel is back up to fully operational status. It is a glorious day indeed. The Ordo Sinister was prepared to deploy its Psi -Titans to combat whatever Xenos disrupted your machine spirit and your holy work. After 10,000 years...it gets boring waiting on something to do. And you get such a crick in the neck. It would be interesting to have some cats aboard a US Navy super carrier. There is a high chance they'd disappear into the ship and aside from some dead rodents and mangled furniture, you'd never see them again. Maybe you'd catch a set of eyes staring at you from inside an air duct or some impossible place like that. They could help crew morale during long deployments. Though I'm sure the Navy would get quite annoyed at the sight of 5 to 7 cats sunning themselves on top of the superstructure every afternoon. Or maybe if a Phalanx gun or RIM missile batteries were bedecked in cats.
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  60. Truly the power of the Omnissiah flows through Drach. We are blessed. Praise Arch Magos Nauticus Drachinifel!!!!! Also....this is my 100th Drydock. I asked my first question all the way back in episode 31. So that's a lovely little milestone.
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  61. Absolutely fantastic video Drach, one of the best you've done. So much good material and things to think about. Thank you for all the work you put into these videos. I think two of the Japanese Navies major mistakes during WW2 were 1st) the focus on attack, dont be so bothered about defense. And the 2nd) reason, the dogged stubbornness to stick with traditional methods in pretty much everything. Lastly I don't know how much practical use a Phalanx or Goalkeeper system would have been for the Royal Navy in the tight confines of the Falklands. It certainly would have provided a morale boost for the Brits, and scared the hell out of the Argentina pilots. But trying to target fast, low flying aircraft darting out from behind hills and other ships would have challenged both systems at that time. Especially if the crews didnt have alot of time trained on them. You could have ended up with RN ships raking other ships with friendly fire. And I'm pretty sure GAU 30 fire would smash up the superstructure of a light ship or destroyer.
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  62. Fantastic video as always Drach, always love getting off work Saturday morning and seeing a Patreon notification from you. A couple of my thoughts. Firstly, I'd LOVE a t shirt with a choice of sayings available to choose from. That would be fantastic, hopefully there is an option for a 100 percent cotton shirt for us people in hot climates. Secondly is that seeing you with a beard kinda surprised me but then I realized you fit in perfectly with the Elizabethan era sailors and swashbucklers. I could see you captaining a race built galleon hunting for some Spanish gold. You and David Fletcher have properly amazing facial hair. Thirdly , I think if the Japanese had been forced to keep Yamato in port due to a lack of fuel, and she been captured. I think she would have been taken back to the US, taken to pieces and studied extensively. I'm sure the US Navy and even British Navy(I could see them being involved) would have made extensive drawings, studys and comparisons to their ships from what they learned. I think pieces and parts of the ship would have been preserved. Maybe an entire main gun turret. But the hull of the ship would have been used for conventional weapons testing and other things like that. We would at least have a much more comprehensive understanding of the Yamato class. Fourth and lastly, if Hood AND Prince of Wales had been sunk at Denmark Strait along with the Bismarck and PE. That would have been a collective shock to the British core. But it would have spurned the Royal Navy to do something about it. And as you said, Vanguard would likely see the water far sooner, maybe even late 43. And maybe a Lion or two by early to mid 45. Maybe they would have started working on a 6th KGV as well.
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  63. Hello Drach, awesome video as always. What a fantastic way to wake up on a Saturday morning. I think the main reason why South Africa didn't have a navy of any size was manpower. By the mid to late stage of the Desert campaign, the South Africa ground forces were struggling to provide enough troops to fill out their commitments. Not to mention conscription was never considered in South Africa due to political reasons. The New Mexico class is a very good looking class of Standards, especially once they had been upgraded and modernized. Oddly enough the three New Mexico's had pretty uneventful careers when compared to other older Battleships. None were present at Pearl Harbor. They mainly conducted bombardment duties and escort duties. Mississippi BB 41 was at Surigao Straight but her Mark 3 radar was incapable of actually seeing the Japanese ships and she only fired a few times. Lastly, it's rumored that the Ford class carriers will have 400,000 or more horsepower available. They have a brand new reactor design that is 25 percent more powerful than the reactors on the Nimitz class.
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  64. Absolutely fantastic video as always Drach. Definitely look forward to your uploads. I've long had an idea for a statue/memorial to the bravery and sacrifice of the people who worked in Nazi weapons production. A figure raising a hammer to strike at some unknown object out of view, a disembodied hand and arm on the shoulder attempting to stop the strike. The disembodied nature of the hand, arm symbolizing the barbaric and inhumane nature of what the Nazis did.
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  65. Happy to be here for episode 100 of the DryDock. Absolutely fantastic how much this channel has grown. I remember my first question was all the way back in DryDock 31. I think the biggest reason why it was so difficult to knock a country out of the war during WW2 using primarily submarines, was the limitations of the submarines available. They had limited speed, limited ability to find targets unless you had excellent radio intercepts and predetermined target locations. They also had limited weapons loadouts. You certainly could cripple a country, destroy a countries ability to make war. But knocking a country out wholesale was far more difficult. I love me some turret farm ships, I'd love a big diecast Wyoming and Agincourt to display in my office. And I know why the current US Navy doesn't use camo for its ships and that's fine. I just wish they'd bring back the interesting and cool paint colors of the late 1800 and early 1900s. I'd love to see a Ticonderoga class with its SUPERSTRUCTURE OF DOOM painted in white and the hull that fantastic gold/bronze/copper color.
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  66. Great video as always Drach. I do appreciate Yip and Yap being on screen during the book part. They are some of my favorite puppet characters ever.
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  67. I got to meet you briefly when you were at the Alabama. It was at the ticket office, I was the guy wearing your original channel t shirt. I may have even shook your hand, I can't remember.
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  68. Fantastic video as always Drach......I still think it would be best to lock Congress in a room with an angry grizzly bear......#stopbillabuse Btw great job on pronouncing all those Spanish names Drach.
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  69. Fantastic video as always Drach. Btw I've been listening to the Bilge Pump and I absolutely love it. It's one of my favorites. That lone crazy French frigate, I'm sure the First officer or equivalent looked at his Captain like he was nuts. Then he ran screaming and shouting abandon ship as he jumped off the side. Basically Pirates of the Caribbean. If you could build 5 or more Thunderchild classes. I'd love to see Stormbreaker, Hammer of Dawn, Storm Herald , Hurricane, Cyclone as possible names as well. And yes I cribbed some of those from Sci Fi universes.
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  70. The Queen Elizabeth class Barham.
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  71.  @Drachinifel  I only remember cause I sometimes play Battle of Warships. Otherwise its something you rarely see in pictures.
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  72. I think he said that was the neighbors.
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  73. Fantastic video as always sir. Thank you for answering my question. I can see if they ever did a controlled demolition on the SS Montgomery. Drach would be on the closest beach, observing 2,000lb bombs and bits of ship hurtling through the air, live streaming all the while. It would be the greatest video to ever hit YouTube. I bet Drach and Mrs Drach are just happy that the shed, greenhouse and sitting room are out of range of any possible damage from random debris. Though considering the history of London, who knows how many bombs are still buried waiting. Sobering thoughts but is deeply fascinating as well. Speaking on the Swordfish, it was so obsolete, it became good again. Amazing how that happens. Hehe Castle Drach...that is fantastic. That is some interesting news sir. Congratulations on striking out on your own, its scary but amazing at the same time. Godspeed and God bless.
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