Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "The Drydock - Episode 171" video.

  1. Germany had a better 3.7cm AA gun, the 3..7cm FlaK36/L65 (for the army). In fact, the otherwise unloved 5cm FlaK41/L65 would've been close to perfect for the job; its drawbacks made nugatory by the environment and motion of the ship. Moreover, the 4cm Bofors gun was already in licensed production for the KM by 1940.
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  2. Nitrite and nitrate are different. Saltpeter is Potassium Nitrate. The curing/preservative salt is Potassium Nitrite. An easy mistake causing centuries of misunderstanding.
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  3. Same as "Crude" being misread as "cruddy" in the US civil war. True story.
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