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

  1. With a name like Terror ….I might be too scared to go… maybe the ship named after a volcano sounds a bit more fortunate….?
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  2.  @johngori9477  yep
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  3. Whenever a new technology gets developed the first generation or two seem to have teething problems… and there is shock and consternation among the Brass and the Politicians … even now as with our Aluminum Littoral Ships … but I’m sure it goes back to the first sharpened stick … Oh that thing ? … it will never go anywhere…..
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  4. The British Destroyers covering Glorious were possibly finest example of a naval Banzi charge equal of the destroyer action of Samar ... unfortunately the Kriegsmarine did have Radar which the Japanese Didn’t..
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  5.  @kemarisite  the Ward had an interesting service career…what with the first shots and first kill of the war not bad for an old ship … had a action packed second life as an APD … plus an ironic sinking ..it’s real classic story of Wartime Modifications ..
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  6. The Avant Garde of the Under Water …. Proves how much trouble a small group of brave men doing the unexpected in new ways really can be …. Thanks for this great story …!
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  7. Kings Building Capital Ships for Prestige …..? That must go back to King Ugg and Floating Logy thingy….. Hail Ugg ….!!!!!! …Nowadays we are civilized and name ours for Former Presidents ……
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  8. One shudders to think what if the Yamato had beached herself on the landing area at Leyte Gulf or Amuck off Salvo Island ...
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  9. Operation Ten Go ... Two years to late ... Guadalcanal how that might have changed things ...?
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  10. Now there is a story of Wartime innovation and conversion and desperation…!
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  11. Thanks Drach for another fascinating episode into what I believe was a absolutely crucial series of engagements , around Guadalcanal .... as an x marine who served in an Fighter Squadron aboard an Aircraft Carrier ... my big what ? Is what if the Navy had gone with SBD ‘s only instead of TBF ‘s ... given that the TBF’s were ineffectual and tough to handle on the Carrier....
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  12. A Nuclear Armed Destroyer .. ? Well I guess it’s worth a Turret or Two …
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  13. After Watching episode 242 about the Colorado…. It did lead me to wonder if you are working on a Battle of Surigao Straight Episode…or Episodes ? Thank you very much …!
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  14. And once you build it … what ever you do …. Don’t name it Kamchatka … or Blucher…
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  15. Fast Battle Cruiser Ships .. ?
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  16. HMS Neptune .. I hope she shoots tridents ..🔱
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  17. This episode proves the point … If you throw it away …5 minutes later you will need it … or in this case 5 years …!
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  18.  @sonicgoo1121  Touché
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  19. That French Dreadnought was the Froi Gras of Naval Design ... God Awful ... and you probably didn’t want to see it getting made ..
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  20. Probably the coolest part of being at sea is watching the bow cutting through the ocean … and the bow of an Aircraft Carrier is impressive especially from 90 feet up on the catwalk … when the sea is glassy smooth
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