Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "The Thunderchild - Chapter 17 of War of the Worlds" video.

  1. I don't think her majesty has that in her, and no offense meant. She might like to sell herself dearly, but, well, practical considerations prevent full exploitation of that sentiment. Queen Mum simply has too many other responsibilities.
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  2. ". . . at the incredible rate of twenty-one nautical miles per hour, a speed hitherto unknown in human experience." ;-) I doubt it was the velocity that did the trick. The Martians, it seems, who'd flown across the cosmos at tens of thousands of nautical miles per hour, were utterly flummoxed by that quiet, heroic, fatalism exhibited by the British, alone. <On the Bridge of HMS Thunderchild> <Captain> "All ahead, Ludicrous speed, Mister Howards." <The navigator> "I expect you know what that means, sir?" <Captain> "As do we all, Mister Howards. As do we all." Nods all 'round and the game is afoot!
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  3. From Jane's Fighting Ships supplemental insert for the June, 1895 issue. HMS Thunderchild Thorncroft, 1887. Standard Displacement: 930tons. Full Load Displacement: 1300tons Propulsion: seven Oil Aided Coal Burning Boilers feeding steam to a triple expansion type turning two shafts. 3700 SHP. Max Speed: 21nts. Cruising Range at 10nts: 5000nm. Ordnance: 3x 12 pdr 12cwt/42cal Naval Rifles, 5x Hotchkiss 37mm Pom Pom Cannon, twin Whitehead Torpedo Lunching tubes. Armor: splinter shields only Comments HMS Thunderchild is the lead ship of an entirely new class: the Torpedo Boat Ram. As the Whitehead torpedo is a new and untried weapon, the possibility exists that, in time of war, HMS Thunderchild might be forced to leave port without its torpedoes. Thus, she has been provided suitable surface armament.
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