Comments by "Geordiedog" (@geordiedog1749) on "The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered" channel.

  1. It is the greatest goal of any Royal Navy Captain to RAM something! Anything! Engage the Enemy More Closely is still the defining tactic. The advent of the missile has caused major depression in the Andrew.
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  2. “Ding, ding of the fire Gong” not “ fire going”. If you watch the ‘Battle of the River Plate’ you can hear the fire gongs going before each RN salvo.
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  3. Great video.
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  4. Ah…..the Andrew!
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  5. 17lbs was better but too late.
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  6. Was Pedestal a success? I don’t get the confusion here. Along with the other major summer ‘42 supply efforts it’s quite easy to see what did abs didn’t work! Harpoon: Success. Vigorous: Failure. Pedestal: Success. Simples!
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  7. Why a film (other than the Malta Story) hasn't been made about Pedestal, M.V. 'Oh Aytch Ten' (O.H.10 - the name her Brit crew gave her) and M.V. Brisbane Star I will never know but I reckon there's Oscars in it for the first one who does.
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  8. Bloody marvellous!
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  9. The Blue Water strategy for Royal Navy was initially in coordination with the French Navy - but we all know how that turned out.
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  10. Losses among test pilots were as bad as those of combat pilots - during wartime that is.
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  11. Another great video. Well done.
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  12. Never knew about this! Great work.
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  13. The real victor of the battle of Calabria was the side who learned the lessons best.
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