Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "The Drydock - Episode 296" video.

  1. You are adding even more complexity to the logistics. How many calibers of guns do you want in a fleet? Not to mention the ammunition?
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  2. @4353HUNVRTNG I've heard people make the same argument that the British Army for example; should have been entirely with M1 Garands in the same thought process. Although,fun fact. We did actually via Lend Lease send 38,000 M-1 Garands to the UK. Most never were issued however. Some Saw limited use in World War II and Korea.
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  3. We have lots of plans. NO money or yards to do the job really.
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  4.  @TomG-f4r  Actually, we don't. Which explains why we have a backlog of active duty ships and submarines waiting repair.
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  5.  @TomG-f4r  I just did a little checking. There is a major infrastructure issue to your idea. It's called, the Saint Lawrence Seaway. They use a lock system to lift ships. Similar to the lock system in the Panama canal. A major reason not to use the yards your suggesting is the inability to fit through the St Lawrence seaway. For example, the standard ddg-51 Arleigh Burke destroyers have a draft of about 31 ft. Making them too deep to fit through. And while submarines were built in the past. I don't think they have the capability of building nuclear submarines up there?
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