Comments by "Adam Bainbridge" (@AdamMGTF) on "Imperial War Museums" channel.

@Wolfsschanze99 ICBM means intercontinental ballistic missile. The v2 wasn't intercontinental. It's range wasn't enough to reach London from Germany. But it was a major technical achievement. And resulted in the death and misery of thousands of slave labourers (probably causing more suffering to the builders than to those whom it was aimed at)
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I get where Roman is going. But this is very much a popularist way of looking at things and isnt agreed with in most modern histories. First off. It wasn't the captain's who decided on this. The chain of command complexities are way too in-depth to post here. But the reasons were... Well. Complicated. It's important as well to note that stacking ammo next to the guns is as old as.... Guns being on ships. The most important and fastest firing happens at the very start of every engagement since carracks and galleons to the Denmark straight. The Germans learnt at Heligoland bright the danger this represented in modern turrets. They put measures in place the RN didn't have a chance to learn pre Jutland. Also A single shot blowing up a battle cruiser just because of the Swiss cheese of circumstances that resulted in Queen Mary etc exploding is again a way of looking at things that has been set aside. It wasn't a case of X ship had Y ammunition handling practices. So one shot = instant explosion. Such a thing can happen even with the best of technology in turret battleships. Including ww2 tech and long after it was known that flash doors and not stacking powder was vital. In short and why I write this..... History isn't something that can be dumbed down to a 5min soundbite. It is always far more complex. As a fantastic example. Look at TTM YouTube. The videos are wonderful and great intros to tank history for newcomers. BUT They have a huge museum full of exhibits, most of which aren't on public display and have experts with knowlage that literally takes up multiple volumes of books. And that's one museum in one country. So it's important not to accept the 'common' belief of Jutland. Anymore than it is is sensible to say the Germans invented blitzkrieg and had the best tanks in the world in 1939/40
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You know, on the internet I read this sort of thing all the time. But you never read about how awe inspiring the Lancaster was compared to the JU88. How astonishing the number of Sherman's shipped across the Atlantic is in comparison to how few German tanks managed to get to Africa across a few miles of Mediterranean. Or how the VT fuse was a massive feat of engineering put into a shell in comparison to the 88 anti aircraft gun. Which of these shot down more aircraft/caused aircraft to alter their 'runs'? Let's not delve into radar. ASDIC. The atom bomb. The Merlin engine. The mosquito (churned out of furniture shops -HG 🤣) the tall boy/grand slam. The convoy protection systems and tactics. The efforts of bletchly park (including the first computers). It seems to me. The allies technology really deserves much more awe and admiration
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@florinivan6907 what he said. The v1 was aimed at London (the largest city in Europe). Because hitting anything smaller was impossible. Even hitting a city size target wasn't a given.
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Is it true that the SR71/Oxcart was intercepted by an RAF lightening?
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I'd say it's in exaggeration to say they didn't add one day to the war. The allies put a disproportionate amount of effort into combatting the v weapons. This effort could have been spent more profitably. Its impossible to quantify. But shouldn't be dismissed.
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These veterans shouldnt be labled LGBTQ etc etc. they are service people and deserve every drop of respect we can give them. Thank you all for your service.
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@maxkronader5225 I don't disagree. But I have to wonder. How many German designs are seen as impressive/awe inspiring/scary because they were nazi designed? It's a phycological question, not a historical one. But worth considering. I think the Volksshall and the Nuremberg platz are good examples of this. Had they been built by the Romans or Greeks. We'd probably see them as a positive. Like Westminster Abbey, the arch de triumph or the Lincoln memorial. But when you see them in old films (in the case of Nurembergs rally's) or in CGI (on man in the high castle for the Volksshall)... They are impressive and even scary. Certainly spine tingling.
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@Teutonic Nobility I wasn't trying to minimise German advances and not was I intending to be petty (and I don't think I was being petty). The Nazi system managed to produce a few technical weapons that were impressive. But the system largely suppressed innovation (Shierer has some very interesting insights into the way the system basically made it impossible to advance in a way that made the most of German engineering talent). It's worth noting. Bismarck and Tirpitz were terrible designs from an engineering standpoint. Worth reading Norman Freedman's stuff. The design wasted tonnage like it was going out of fashion. It was in efficient and the design of the radar sensors and the anti aircraft fire control were terrible. This of course can be forgiven given the Germans lost 15 years of capital ship design. But it's very confusing why people now seem to think they were amazing ships. They were very much not. The V2 was incredible. A real feat of engineering. Especially as it was produced when the Reich was in decline. As a final aside. The most impressive thing the Germans managed in the area of weapons engineering and production was in actually producing weapons in volume and (until the final months) in good quality and quantity. And of course development of erzatz replacements. It's a reason Speers efforts were considered miracles. I hope that was helpful?
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@markdavis2475 sadly not my favourite channel. Just too many tid bits that aren't right. I'm odd. The little facts bother me. Otherwise I thank everyone for the replies. My brain cross wired a few things. :)
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One of the earliest memories of old aircraft I have is of the victor k2 at Elvington. I had and have a patch for her. Lusty Lindy. I had it on my school bag. Not exactly normal in the 90s when others had spice girls and football team stuff
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@raypurchase801 I'm not sure I can agree there. Churchill had to use every drop of diplomacy he had to stop the americans from invading northern Europe in 43. On top of that, Stalin was hounding for a second front and by mid 44, the red army was on a one way March to Berlin. There is no way either Churchill or Roosevelt wanted to watch the USSR defeat Germany on their own. By Casablanca, the two western allies were already thinking about the post war political situation. Had the u boats been more successful, I'm sure overlord would still go ahead. Even if resources had to be taken from the Italian front and or the strategic bombing campaign. Plus. Had the v1-3 programs been cancelled. Those scientists would probably have been drafted. Not much need for rocket scientists when it comes to u boat design. Its doubtful that manufacturing capacity would be absorbed by the u boats either. The km had huge quality control issues with the u boats as it was. They needed skilled workers, not a fresh batch of slaves. You could argue that expertise would have helped in jet fighter development. But Hitler was the reason the 262 didn't have an impact. And that wouldn't have changed if the v program didn't happen. I can't see any way Germany could have prolonged the war. Even as early as January 43 (notable as the time when the americans properly got stuck in). The end date was always going to be before Christmas 45.
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The v1s could have been mind controlled and the outcome wouldn't have changed a great deal. Unconditional surrender was agreed at Casablanca. It wasn't and couldn't be changed as a policy. The v1 carried a small explosive warhead and wasn't armour piercing. It had huge backing as one of Hitler's pet projects. Yet by the start of 1945 they were largely ineffective. By the time the v1 was in mass production, the allied lead in both manpower and material, not to mention technology. Was so far ahead of Germany. The outcome was all but inevitable. Forget the west. Just think of the size the red army was by that point. The nazi propaganda called them wonder weapons. Nothing short of magic or an act of God could have won them the war by mid 44.
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@1:43 the leveling of German cities was described by Goebells in his own diaries as a propoganda disaster. The narrator makes sense to me? If they mention the twenty committee, then that's a whole other side story. They can only include so much information and keep within a sensible time limit. Much like cutting down the word count in an essay.
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There was even trials to launch from u boats. Laughably they wanted to launch v2s from the decks of u boats against America. Not realistic in the slightest. There's no way I can think of that either v weapon (nor the v3) could have won Germany the war. Even if they had 100 times as many. The only way the vengeance weapons could alter the outcome of the war. Was in the heads of the nazi high court and those few who believed their propoganda. Thank god.
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@livingfalcon hmm not sure how Concorde could intercept anything. Given its a civilian aircraft
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@liamworne4345 indeed, through they never managed to make decent engines, the lifespan of the 003 was absurdly short. Thankfully the Nazi system really stymied development. Otherwise air supremacy may have taken a few more months.
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An often overused word "iconic"... Glad it bothers someone else. Its second only to "very unique" in things that bug me 😂 Brilliant video
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