Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "The Drydock - Episode 254" video.

@brucewilliams1892 a book was published by Ballentine, in the 60s, that covers the work of the British Department Of Miscellaneous Weapons Development "Secret Weapons of WWII", by Gerald Pawle. Besides the Panjandrum, and the Mulberry Harbors, they developed the Hedgehog, the lesser known Hedgerow, a floating bridge known as "Swiss Roll", and scores of other devices.
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@keithmoore5306 Yes, I have had the same thought. The Japanese could not hit what they could not see. I would think one DD steaming a circuit around Ford Island could lay a pretty thick screen in two or three laps. The wind was blowing from the northeast at 9 to 14mph, so the smokescreen would need periodic refreshing.
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