Comments by "Adam Bainbridge" (@AdamMGTF) on "L20ea class - Guide 206 (NB)" video.

  1. Yeh, I get the sentiment but in no way could they or did they keep up. The British ship yards were out building the germans. At the same time they were building ships for multiple other countries. Any yet. There were still ship yards looking for work! Meanwhile Germany was building at a rate that strained their yards. it was an impressive effort for a country with little naval tradition. But there is no way it could be argued that the Germans kept up with the British.
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  2. I'd be shocked if it's not on his list. It is after all several years long 🤣
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  3.  @Voron_Aggrav  which is exactly what KW2 was an utter fool to do what he did. It's one of the few stereotypes of 20th century history that is actually factually sound. He did what he did because he had the power to do what he wanted. And he wanted to be able to urinate in the same stream as his cousins who looked after the English, Scottish crowns, rulers of the United Kingdom of GB and Ireland, the isles of man, channel Islands, possessions in the med, Egypt, the middle East, Persia, wider india and the Hindu and Muslim lands, the Pacific Islands (numerous), the continent of Australia and it's attachments NZ etc. Oh, Rohdizia (can't spell it but SA), carrabian possessions. Plus other African "possessions" and Canada etc etc. Yes most were governed with various levels of independence. And many were nations of their own. But the point is. Willie wanted to play so far beyond what Germany could do it was a joke. And that's not. Flippent remark. I've seen what's left of the English and Scottish ship yards that Are vaguely close to me. In the last 30 years I've seen much disappear but I've taked to/ heard stories ofmy grand and great grandfathers I respect All history. Buy I've also seen all kinds of evidence of the west coast yards. Not to mention Bristol way, the Belfast yards, the themes (yeh that London place) and Southampton and Portsmouth. Compare all that to what Germany had to offer and only keyboard 'hisorians' would even discuss the idea of Germany keeping up with the GBE. The idea is (respectively) laughable. And that's one of the (overly simplistic) reasons why ww1 was such a waste and basically a gang fight in a playground that went global
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