Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "The Drydock - Episode 131" video.

  1. A question to clarify a point: were there any ships NOT severely damaged by a close by mine detonation? Seems to me that every single mine that injured a ship did so critically; lowered speed, weakened/torqued hull, damaged shafts and more are the standard result, are they not? Ancillary to this: was there a ship that continued to perform missions without repair after mine hits? Additional question: did mines (despite the inefficiency/stupidity implicit in concept) severely damage and/or sink more ships than any other form of warfare? Not on a per mine statistical basis, mind you, but in total numbers of enemy units disabled, sent for repair before continuing mission, et al.
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  2.  @TraditionalAnglican  Here's some more data en topic: https://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignsMineWarfare1.htm
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