Comments by "Kenneth Dean Miller" (@kennethdeanmiller7324) on "HMS Courageous - Guide 064 (Part 1/2)" video.

  1. Yeah, considering that "Furious" basically had no armor, structurally speaking, I would guess they were probably terrified to fire that 18" gun! Idk but it seems to me if they had tried to fire off a broadside instead of just firing while retreating they maybe could have TORN THE SHIP IN HALF. If you consider that "Courageous" had structural damage due to a storm. It's strange to think what firing off 4 15" guns would actually do. And it actually makes me wonder. Let's say "Courageous" just so happened to end up with an enemy ship on each side with the front 2x15" guns firing to starboard & the aft 2x15" guns firing to port. NOW, if both guns fired a salvo at the same time, would the ship have been torn in two? And if not actually TORN, then totally warped the structure of the ship? I mean, idk, did they actually have any kind of test or guidelines back then to let them know what a structure could take?
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  2. Thanks again! Just when I REALLY NEED a good laugh. Sometimes you are much better than stand up comedy.
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  3. I like HMS WTF
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