Comments by "Karl von Gazenberg" (@karlvongazenberg8398) on "The Drydock - Episode 062" video.

  1. 21:24 HESH vs BS belt : I am afraid Drach missed the point that HESH rounds INSTEAD of standard HE shells - in this case of course, a definite yes, thought when one is forced to fire HE(SH) against armored ships, instead of AP, it is already a bad day. As for te recurring AP(FS)DS vs battleship question, IMO a sub-caliber shell would have been usefull - just not using a solid heavy metal (tungstem or depleted uranium) dart, but like a basically REALLY elongated 8" AP shell, with discarding sabot, used in 15 or 16" guns, with a sizeabel bursting charge. That would be a significantly lighter, therefore faster projectile, with even a way bigger terminal velocity, a bigger "gun shadow" (-TM by Drach). Of course there are the problems with accuracy, projectile just breaking up under its mass on impact and having a dependable fuse....
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