Comments by "John Fisher" (@johnfisher9692) on "The Drydock - Episode 009" video.

Thanks for another great episode The information about how difficult it is to build a large naval gun was an eye opener. I knew it took a long time to build them but didn't truly understand just how exacting it was. And they had to be strong to withstand the pressure of hundreds or pounds of cordite going off multiple times. On the Canadian BB. I do feel you made an error in this. If Canada had gone for the 10x15inch gun ship it would NOT have been capable of 25 knots. The original design for the QE's was a 10x15 inch gun ship capable of 21 knots as per the rest of the fleet. Calculations showed that they could remove Q turret and still have a broadside heavier than the 10x13.5 armed ships. By removing Q turret the space saved was used for more boilers to produce a 25 knot BB to act as a fast wing for the fleet. As to whether this ship would have survived the Washington Treaty would be the source of numerous debates. The Americans raised a massive stink over HMAS Australia, They demanded it be scrapped as they declared it part of the British fleet despite if being the flagship of the Australian navy as H.M. A. S., note the A there, and our only capital ship. I feel the Americans would have been similarly adamant about a proper Super Dreadnought even if it was the flagship of the Canadian navy as HMCS Canada. Another vital facility the Japanese ignored at Pearl Harbor was the vital machine shops and repair yards. If these had been destroyed, or even heavily damaged, it would have played havoc with attempts to maintain or repair any ship. The Japanese seemed to be more interested in a limited tactical victory and propaganda coup than in an intelligent, long term strategic success.
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