Comments by "Doug JB" (@dougjb7848) on "The Drydock - Episode 229" video.

@peteredmonds8069 My readings agree. US industry got good at turbo (and diesel) electric well before the power density of the Iowa power plant amazed the world. But turbo electric drive is super heavy for a given SHP, and less efficient, compared to geared turbines.
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And your turrets might become absolutely Vesuvian.
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39:00 I would love to see somebody develop a computer naval war game in the WE-GO turn style - think Naval Combat Mission. Perhaps use three minutes per turn rather than one, otherwise you’d very often have capital ship shots in air when a turn ends. The physics would be complicated but the engine would not have to deal with things like terrain elevation, ground conditions, fortifications etc. Morale would also be simpler because a warship’s crew might be poorly trained or become fatigued, but can hardly “panic and run away.”
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