Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "The Drydock - Episode 063" video.

  1.  @AdamMGTF  Adam, your wrong on many points. That is why Blimps were used in ASW and AEW into 1960.
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  2. Correct. Blimps were the first AEW platforms. Long before the AWACS or EC-121.
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  3.  @AdamMGTF  You would be dead wrong. USN Blimps were active in ASW well into the 1950's. They were armed with guns and depth charges. Only one, was lost in action.
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  4. Thus the reason for computers.
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  5.  @AdamMGTF  Adam, the question is about subs for WW2. Not wood ships of 1812.
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  6. https://youtu.be/3HoSh3n3CaI
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  7.  @AtomicBabel  That is a wacky story. But the blimp was recovered, repaired and eventually flew for Goodyear.
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  8.  @timberwolf1575  Well, that stuff is more about guided weapons. Artillery is still largely point and shoot. But it was fire control issues that led to the use of mechanical computers on ships and submarines for torpedo control.
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  9.  @LionofCaliban  The guys who really are good at this, are Scout Snipers. They do all this with a chart, and pocket calculator. https://youtu.be/jX7dcl_ERNs
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