Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "USS Essex - Guide 093 - Part 002 (Fighters)" video.

  1. Good summation of USN fighters. It's too bad the Fleet Air Arm waited until the F4 Phantom 2 to buy American designs again. While the Royal Navy made many advances in Carrier operations. The tools to work with were, less than stellar. Choosing domestic industry over outsourcing again. Well at least the French bought the Crusader.
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  2. The 1950's was a case of too much tech, too fast. Companies used to piston engine design found a steep learning curve in jets. Trying every bit of German ideas without testing did not help either.
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  3.  @sarjim4381  And yet the same basic engine powered the Panther & Cougar. So Rolls Royce was not total screwups.😒
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  4.  @gequitz  Considering the lack of seagoing females, the role is none. Port visits were few. And sick men were replaced by press gangs. By WW2, Pennicilin kept these Issues in control.
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  5.  @Terrekain  What does Clinton have to do with fighter performance? And while you disparage the F35, it is hardly a failure.
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  6.  @Terrekain  International cooperation is standard in the industry. And overseas sales have made the planes highly desirable. The Vstol B model may most desired of all.
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  7. Those were Grumman Panthers.
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  8.  @Terrekain  Procurment has little to do with users opinions or feelings.
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  9. Incorrect. It is due to the pre 1962 Naval designation system. " F" is for fighter. "4F" is for fourth model Grumman. And "6F" is the sixth model Grumman. In the case of the FM2; "M" stood for Eastern Aircraft Division of GM.
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  10.  @EZEVO  In simple terms? It's a nautical name for a wall. In a collapse, water pressure is causing structural failure of the compartment bulkheads.
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  11.  @MasterOfDickery  Why would they do any better?
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  12.  @MasterOfDickery  That is a thin layer of difference.
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  13.  @MasterOfDickery  The only thing that saves Force Z, is air cover. Not more flak guns.
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  14.  @maxie7116  In general, escorts stay close. A Wolf pack of Uboats would pounce on a undefended convoy. Later, hunter killers groups would seek and pursue Uboats. Japan did little commerce raiding in the Pacific.
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  15.  @derekhenschel3191  The Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Hancock(CV-19) was conducting flight operations on July 14th 1955 in the Pacific. As he approached the Hancock’s axial deck for recovery, Lieutenant Commander Jay T. Alkire settled in close while drifting left of the center line and was unable to gain sufficient engine thrust to clear the round down at the end of the flight deck- the ramp. Alkire’s aircraft, Vought F7U-3 Cutlass Bureau Number (BuNo) 129595, side number 412, struck the ramp and the jet exploded and disintegrated around him. Burning jet fuel was deposited in the port side deck edge catwalk. film of the crash is found here. https://youtu.be/iLVFse5Dyto Many of the narratives of this mishap claim several members of the deck crew were killed that day. While injuries were definitely suffered by some Hancock crew members, including several in the port side catwalk where the much of the jet’s burned for several minutes, they were all treated by the ship’s medical personnel. The ship’s logs clearly indicate that LCDR Alkire was the only fatality associated with the mishap. LCDR Jay Alkire was VF-124’s executive officer at the time of his death. During this single 1955-1956 deployment aboard the Hancock, VF-124 Stingarees lost 5 of their 16 Cutlass pilots.
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  16.  @sirtoast4502  Planes? Not really. Cruise Missiles were the next direction. Then Ballistic missiles. However, with drone technology. You may see a come back of the idea. A sub can easily today use small drones for Intel collection on shore. A drone can provide SEAL team support or do sample collection of say a NK nuke site.
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  17.  @simonolsen9995  I like the Buccaneer. Best thing to come out of the TSR2 mess.
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  18. The Ryan only equipped 1 squadron, and did not deploy. Same for the FH-1. It was soon replaced by the Banshee.
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  19.  @roberthutchins1507  Half right..... This is the pre 1962 system. In 1962, the DOD unified system for all services came online.
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  20.  @johnivkovich8655  It's really just the Navy naming System of the time. Grumman was designated F, Vought was U, D for Douglas and so on. The first F is the plane type, F for fighter, T for torpedo, S for scouting. 4 is the 4th model.
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  21. Your mixing designs. The F4F and F4U are different planes.
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  22. Both used the same planes.
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  23.  @AdamosDad  Well, no.
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