Comments by "Stephen Rickstrew" (@stephenrickstrew7237) on "Drachinifel" channel.

  1. Do you think the ATLANTIS ‘S capture of the Singapore Dossier gave Japan the idea that an invasion was possible ?
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  2. The right of the people to keep and bear 20 mm Orlikens shall not be infringed….and Conning Tower ….? Meh … maybe it’s a good safe place to put the Loo …would Admiral Nelson have hidden behind 16” of armor …methinks not …!
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  3. When a ship is scrapped .. is the armor reused or melted down .. seems like armor plate is very expensive and worth reusing if possible… and a larger question of how is a ship scrapped and what is repurposed
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  4. Their Brave Crews .. being in the North Atlantic in the smallest boat in the fleet ....on the roughest oceans ...
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  5. The Coast of the Adriatic is a mine field in itself … possibly worse than the the straights of Tsushima …. In your opinion what is the most confined and dangerous place for a Naval Battle … The EnglishChannel , the Baltic , the Bosporus straights …? Thank you
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  6. This episode proves the point … If you throw it away …5 minutes later you will need it … or in this case 5 years …!
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  7. The Majestic Class ... Their Longevity may the most sincerest flattery for their designers .....loaded with Corsairs only . Possibly the most potent warship for the dollar $ .... Protection...?
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  8. The British Destroyers covering Glorious were possibly finest example of a naval Banzi charge equal of the destroyer action of Samar ... unfortunately the Kriegsmarine did have Radar which the Japanese Didn’t..
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  9. Blue sky and no rain in England.. surely good Sir you are fooling us ..
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  10. Rewatching and enjoining this episode for the 5th time .. Thank you Drach for a fascinating bit of science and history.. you have a rare gift for making engineering easily understandable ..
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  11. Odds are just another opponent... !
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  12. The British had a cunning plan ... indeed I’m not sure they imagined how well it would pay off ! Plus a second life that was more spectacular than its previous incarnation..the WW2 monitors being my favorite Frankensteinish monsters.... but which is your favorite conversion ?
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  13. With a name like Terror ….I might be too scared to go… maybe the ship named after a volcano sounds a bit more fortunate….?
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  14. One shudders to think what if the Yamato had beached herself on the landing area at Leyte Gulf or Amuck off Salvo Island ...
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  15. Operation Ten Go ... Two years to late ... Guadalcanal how that might have changed things ...?
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  16. Have a safe and enjoyable trip … !
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  17. Thanks Drach for another fascinating episode into what I believe was a absolutely crucial series of engagements , around Guadalcanal .... as an x marine who served in an Fighter Squadron aboard an Aircraft Carrier ... my big what ? Is what if the Navy had gone with SBD ‘s only instead of TBF ‘s ... given that the TBF’s were ineffectual and tough to handle on the Carrier....
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  18. Charlestown South Carolina has a real history of Naval Sieges From the English Spanish conflicts through the revolutionary right up to the civil war …. The Various attempts to capture St Augustines Castle Sun Marco …from the Spanish were unsuccessful but would they have been a real game changer in The Naval power Balance ?
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  19. Underway replenishment of a Super carrier is a sight to behold ... Food Glorious Food ... Ordinance ... and 90, 000 pounds of frozen veal cutlet .... we got to human chain that 4 decks down ...
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  20. Such a Deal …!
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