Comments by "Kenneth Dean Miller" (@kennethdeanmiller7324) on "The Drydock - Episode 323" video.

  1. Yeah, I was thinking,(yes, I know, a very dangerous thing to do at times) but I was thinking that one of those M Class submarines with the 12" gun may have done well in the waters off of Guadal Canal. Considering that the Mark 14 torpedoes were having such troubles, as long as the sub could avoid friendly fire incidents it may have been quite an asset in Iron Bottom Sound! Since the sub would be difficult to spot in the dark, & that was when the Japanese came calling. They could basically let 2 subs set up, each one guarding a different direction of Savo Island & make sure none of the US ships come in that direction. Then any ship they draw a bead on they can blow it out of the water!!
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  2. Really, considering "fleet problems" rather than trying to work out how a battle would go, can be worked out on paper just as much as rolling dice. And neither is actually going to accurately tell how a battle will go just because of what I call "the Samar" factor! You'd never think that Taffy 3 along with planes from Taffy 1 & 2 could make the Center Force turn & run but IT HAPPENED! And so there are always going to be things that you can't really account for in EVERY battle! Just like you would have never thought that the Hood would go up in a magazine explosion when it happened. But the one thing that you can do is make sure that everyone knows what they are doing and how to do it. How to change from a traveling formation into a battle line. And what ships should proceed to the front of the line & which ships should take up the rear in doing so. How to break off of an engagement if the enemy is going to cross your T. And how to quickly engage if you manage to cross the T of the enemy. I mean nowadays that type of thing doesn't come into play but in the age of the Dreadnoughts it very much mattered. And it also mattered what your escorts did as well. You never can tell how a battle will happen. All you can do is train & practice and train & practice and try to be as ready as you can possibly be for whatever may happen. And try to stay as calm as possible and each person do the job they were trained to do. Each person can only do so much & if things start falling apart around you then help those you can & do your best is the most you can hope for. Idk, Fleet problems told the Japanese to attack on a Sunday morning! Thanks Admiral King!
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  3. An idea 80 years too late! But the US never got crazy enough to put a 12" gun on a submarine. Salute to the Brits for dreaming that one up. If it wasn't actually documented, I'd believe it to be a fairy tale! Cuz, I wouldn't think a sub could stand up to be sturdy enough to be firing a 12" gun. But I guess that is WHY the submariners liked the subs because it was built VERY STURDY!
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  4. Footage of you DIVING ON A SHIPWRECK would be AWESOME imho!!! That would be very unique & great for the Chanel! I would guess you would also have to invest in a waterprooof camera too. I didn't know that you had been "previously" certified as a diver. But also you may want to see if flying to the US & then flying back & forth from the US to Bermuda would be less expensive. Meaning you could maybe spend time here in the US seeing something, fly to Bermuda & do stuff there & YOU & THE FAMILY could also take some extra time there for actual family vacation time too. All work & no play isn't good for the WHOLE FAMILY! But the US has a lot of nice beaches too & probably less expensive hotels too. But always try to spend time with the family! Your kid's youth is time you can NEVER replace!
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