Comments by "Stephen Rickstrew" (@stephenrickstrew7237) on "Drachinifel" channel.

  1.  @Drachinifel  as Shackleton said …”never the lowered banner .. never the last endeavor…! “
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  2.  @AndrewTBP  it seems like someone should be making a fresh run of DUKWs .. they might come in handy in Ukraine 🇺🇦 and for humanitarian missions.. I know that I want one.. a DUKW in every garage ..!
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  3. @AptMantis2278 The present crisis is taking up a lot of my otherwise historical viewing time ..
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  4. The Japanese Ships Bows were quite unique .. and each nation seemed to favor different types ..The history of ships bow is quite a lengthy subject as it goes back to Ugg and his floaty log thingy …
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  5. Their Brave Crews .. being in the North Atlantic in the smallest boat in the fleet ....on the roughest oceans ...
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  6. Such a Deal …!
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  7. Does the Kiwi’s Flair For Rugby and Sailing enter into The Equation … ?
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  8.  @kennethdeanmiller7324  oops 😬..spelling is my Achilles Heel
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  9.  @pincopallino6765  it was a close run thing both times … but when your relying on a new weapon only …don’t be surprised when the enemy develops countermeasures …going to war against the worlds largest navy plus colony’s may not be the best idea ….
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  10. Decisive Battles …. They were only off by one letter….. and then awaking a sleeping giant and millions of angered American Samari
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  11. Thanks Drachinifel for another Episode …! I would like to please ask about Cannon Rifling .. and the history and development of … however that is probably a forthcoming episode.. so as a back up question..Thornycroft had a reputation for building top shelf destroyers .. how did they do it ..?
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  12. In true Dickensonian style ....the Ghost of Yorktown Past came to Haunt the IJN
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  13. Rewatching and enjoining this episode for the 5th time .. Thank you Drach for a fascinating bit of science and history.. you have a rare gift for making engineering easily understandable ..
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  14. That ones one my list .. I have to finish Neptune’s Inferno
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  15. I’m off to the Bookstore .... !
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  16. Methinks that perhaps HMS Eskimo Made Such Eloquent Use of Her Torpedoes it Waxed Poetic.... Thanks for another fascinating episode ...
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  17. Paging “Doctor Drachifinel to the DryDock “ Doctor Drach to the DryDock..
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  18. Do you think the ATLANTIS ‘S capture of the Singapore Dossier gave Japan the idea that an invasion was possible ?
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  19.  @pincopallino6765  if you don’t have control of the seas around and to your home waters your probably not in any position to go to war in the first place…?
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  20. Thank you Drach ..!
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  21. The British had a cunning plan ... indeed I’m not sure they imagined how well it would pay off ! Plus a second life that was more spectacular than its previous incarnation..the WW2 monitors being my favorite Frankensteinish monsters.... but which is your favorite conversion ?
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  22. I’m not sure which is scarier being on top of those lattice masts or one those AA platforms ...it probably was impossible to hit anything from a swaying platform 100 feet in the air ..?
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  23.  @kemarisite  The 1000lb bombs on the Forestall were from ww2 and they cooked off way too soon ….I forget who… but one of the officers didn’t want to bring them onboard from the ammunition ship ..But most Munitions have a sell by date …. So it kinda explains why we blow up some county ever 20-30 years …
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  24. The Coast of the Adriatic is a mine field in itself … possibly worse than the the straights of Tsushima …. In your opinion what is the most confined and dangerous place for a Naval Battle … The EnglishChannel , the Baltic , the Bosporus straights …? Thank you
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  25.  @abrahamlincoln9758  kinda like Rickover
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  26. The cargo sun also evolved into the special operations and commando sub in WW2
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  27. Ex Tenibres Lux is now my Mantra / Credo / Bumper Sticker /Fundamental Underlying Premise !
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  28. Blue sky and no rain in England.. surely good Sir you are fooling us ..
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  29. If you Really want to Demoralize you enemy with radio transmissions... play Buck Owens saddest songs ...nonstop ...
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  30.  @SYH653  Touché… A rotating Binocular magazine .. with a few ready use nearby ..and runners ..
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  31. Understood , Empathy is one tough opponent, I cried about the horrible loss of life . I served on the flight deck of the USS Forestall and when one of your shipmates goes missing at sea it leaves you with a lifetime of questions !
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  32. When a ship is scrapped .. is the armor reused or melted down .. seems like armor plate is very expensive and worth reusing if possible… and a larger question of how is a ship scrapped and what is repurposed
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  33.  @Nipplator99999999999  The song is Ain’t we got love ? Correct ?
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  34. Drydock # 1 mentioned the Whitehead Torpedo …. and just gotta know more … Was the Oskerborg Fortress equipped with the cable type or some other variety …. and what was its developmental history and early adoption by various navy’s, as each country branched out into different designs …Many Thanks
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  35. Speaking of Eric Brown…… I’m sure Drach has an episode planned for covering his career and those thousands of carrier landings… and help this bewildered American understand why.. he wasn’t Knighted …? I guess he was just doing his duty … bravely , skillfully and Incredibly well ..
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  36.  @kemarisite  the p38 had real problems … low Mach limits and the roll rate of a whale … they had to install five flaps and aileron boosters which took a while … the FW 190 would have eaten it for breakfast
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  37. Indeed … I think he was one of the greatest pilots of all time … He could have broken the sound barrier first ..
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  38. Torpedoes.. Cannons …Aircraft…. Did they install a wine cellar …?
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  39. Thanks so much for the Christmas present 🎁 I very much appreciate your answering my questions about the Whitehead Torpedo.. Best Wishes to all ..!
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  40.  @lukedogwalker  thanks
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  41. Mahan’s point about the ratio of coastline to Landmass … and a divided coastline “Russia “ … is maybe one of those points that seem self evident … but he is trying to explain Naval Strategy to Landlubbers … I’m guessing Japan had the highest and Britain was Second … but fractal geometry would have to get involved on that calculation..
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  42. They must have carved the word Revenge on every timber and plank and mast and sail .. because she sure did get hers ...was the keel made from the vengeance oak ..?
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  43. Admiral Nelson would be proud ! Closer ever closer
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  44. Looks like a big version of a Schnell Boat ... Hopefully a forthcoming episode ... ? The SBoats Really caused a disproportionate amount of trouble ... akin to the Mosquito both were fast wooden, versatile , and disputatious...
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  45. Cheap is Cheap..!
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  46. The right of the people to keep and bear 20 mm Orlikens shall not be infringed….and Conning Tower ….? Meh … maybe it’s a good safe place to put the Loo …would Admiral Nelson have hidden behind 16” of armor …methinks not …!
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  47. Those Yamato AA shells were the worlds greatest special effect … must have been quite the show …and with some canister shot … the worlds biggest shotguns ….Pull
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  48. The Majestic Class ... Their Longevity may the most sincerest flattery for their designers .....loaded with Corsairs only . Possibly the most potent warship for the dollar $ .... Protection...?
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  49. Odds are just another opponent... !
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  50. Charlestown South Carolina has a real history of Naval Sieges From the English Spanish conflicts through the revolutionary right up to the civil war …. The Various attempts to capture St Augustines Castle Sun Marco …from the Spanish were unsuccessful but would they have been a real game changer in The Naval power Balance ?
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