Comments by "Vikki McDonough" (@vikkimcdonough6153) on "The Drydock - Episode 336" video.

  1. Another thing to keep in mind regarding strafing runs on small ships like destroyers: a bullet fired from a fighter doing a strafing run's going to go considerably further than one of the same caliber fired at the same range from say an enemy ship, since the plane's forward speed adds a considerable boost to the bullet's kinetic energy. Especially considering that most WWII-era destroyers have at most only splinter protection, and even some larger ships have very tasty bits with no real armor (like the turrets of Japanese cruisers, or anywhere on early French heavy cruisers).
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  2. Also, they're easier to keep secret - another thing countries tend to worry more about nowadays.
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