Comments by "Dave Sisson" (@Dave_Sisson) on "HMS Dreadnought - Guide 001 (Human Voice)" video.

You have to see things through French eyes. The English and later the British had been regularly sinking their navies for a thousand years. These ships were designed when some old people could still remember the Battle of Trafalgar. So the French decided to "think outside the box". Ironically they were on the same side as the Brits in the First World War, but they still kept well away from the Royal Navy in case the Brits destroyed their ships out of habit. Then the Second World War comes around and... the Royal Navy sinks most of the French navy in one action. You have to wonder why the French persist, because when another war comes around we all know who will use the French Navy as target practice. No matter what side the two countries are on, the Royal Navy won't be able to stop themselves fulfilling their traditional role.
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