Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "The Drydock - Episode 106" video.

  1. I was engineering in Aux 1, on a Knox class Frigate, where the ship's 3 SSTGs were. Cleaning out condenser pipes was a major ordeal, but a necessary evil. Seawater is dirty with metals and other contaminants. Any ship has a Main Circ Pump for circulating large volumes of seawater for cooling. The pipes and intake filters for this system cake up fairly quickly.
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  2. Remember-water is a great solvent. And electroplating is a thing that works according to electronegativity, not hopes and prayers to Neptune . . . or Cthulu.
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  3.  @stevefaiello3321  In aside, Hushkit (another channel) started the meme (for me, at least) a couple years back with a "World's Worst Air Force" gag video. I dunno how many of us are fans of Hushkit, too, however. I think of the channel as the "Best snob comedy act in all of Military Aviation".
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  4. That, my friend, was included in the main purchase roster. ;-)
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  5. Here's the Hushkit original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxvFZiemegQ
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  6. Today's Escort Carrier? Picture the Kuznetsov/Gorshkov (circa 50,000 tons), but with fewer Antiship Weapons and more deck park. And with USN engineering and propulsion gear. G.E. Gas Turbines (small carriers should be quick to react), some Helos with ASW trawling SoNAR, a Hawkeye or two, half a dozen all weather interceptors, and half a dozen bomb trucks. The aircraft would launch light (no CatoBar) and have short legs, but, for an escort carrier tasked with local defense that shouldn't be a problem. The air wing? 2x E2 Hawkeye AEW/Direction 4x AV8B (quick response is a must) 6x F/A18 All Weather Interceptors 6x F/A18 with Tacam, and Paveway (or modern equivalent) 6x ASW Helos (not my current field of interest) with dipping SoNAR and/or Mine Trawl. The Weapons fit? 2x Goalkeeper CIWS (one each P/S aft corner) 1x ASROC launcher Several light AA/Antipirate cannon. 1x Bofors 57mm DP (fwd) In a What if Scenario: 2x E2 Hawkeye 12x F35B 6x ASW Helo and . . . 2x Twin Arm launcher (fwd and aft) for Phoenix LR AA Missiles and/or Harpoon 2x Bofors 57mm DP (fwd/aft on island) 1x ASROC launcher
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