Comments by "Adam Bainbridge" (@AdamMGTF) on "Drachinifel" channel.

  1. "fruitless searches... Probably to her benefit". This really made me chuckle. New to the channel by the way and I'm hooked. In a world where the history channel has "documentary" programs about alians and ghosts, and the discovery channel has lots of Americans bargain hunting and shouting a lot. Your a ray of hope to those who really enjoy history.
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  2. A ship who's most notable accomplishments were: Sinking to stop some waves And Shooting itself. Ugh
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  3. Probably shouldn't slap it too hard. If french cars are anything to go by, a turret will fall off!
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  4. The monty python reference made me happy. Submarine, Cruiser, Carrier. Why not add a 15inch gun and some depth charges and call the thing "Bingo!"
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  5. What a joke. I sware YouTube goes out of its way to make life hard for it's channel owners!
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  6. Just a note. And I beg of you arm chair Admiral's: please! Remember to look back, and not forward. In a way all this makes sense as a stratagy for the Japanese to me. Consider their recent history. They fought the Russians. Won a major fleet action after winning a smaller fleet action/land skirmish (blockade) - they won the WAR They fought the Chinese and won a fleet action as well as battles of (relatively) limited scope. They won the WAR. How and why should fighting the USA be any different? We assume with the benefit of 2020 (literally!) Hindsight. That Japan knew this was a new type of total war. That America would fight until Japanese was a language spoken only in hell. That they would never give up. Never surrender. Whatever the case may be. From the Japanese POV, well why would America be any different? Their historical precident showed that once you beat a enemy on a decisive field. You win the war. America didn't invade Spain after taking the Philippines. They won some battles. Won the war. Moved on. Ww2 was very different. But nobody knew that in 1938! Though drachs video is (as ever) incredibly informative and I've enjoyed learning more (who doesn't!?). The temptation here is to use what resulted from the application of this doctrine to decide if the planners were wrong or not. That's fine... to a point. But we should not and must not use the historical end result to question whether or not the doctrine was a *sound concept for its time*. That's crucial. It made sense to the best thinkers of a nations generation. Just because they were proved to be wrong in certain circumstance later. Does not diminish the historical value of the entire area of study. The end of my point. Never judge with the benefit of hindsight. It may be "obvious" that xyz was silly to us, isnt it funny lol. But looking at history that way is a folly.
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  7. As a proud Englishman I would like to think CPT Larry for his service. His is a life that any of us could be proud of.
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  8. Joke only really works if you specify Beatty's battle cruisers pre Jutland.... The rest of the fleet was as good as RN gunnery usually is throughout history
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  9. Hitler: "Enough really big boat?" "... probably not..." *Hitler looks displeased and reaches for the 'send for the Gestapo' button" "...BUT!...Wait...err..." Hitler hesitates "... U-Boats!...yes, erm. cough Yes! U-Boats.....lots of them!" Hitler looks unsure ... "Annnddddd" "...And... Goering will supply the planes!?!." Even Hitler face palms
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  10. Destroyed by erosion 😂. Every single one of your videos makes me chuckle... Some really make me genuinely bark with laughter. I have to pitch a tag line for the channel - "Drachinifel; if Blackadder did naval commentary" Keep the excellent content coming please!
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  11. I can't imagine Fisher would want these things no matter how low the price
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  12. It's funny you think they could hit an iceberg. It's a miracle they managed to hit the water.
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  13. Not sure I can agree there. Call me bias and I guess I could be. But apart from the outlying terrible designs on both sides (I'm looking at you, so called "Invincible" class)... The British ships were ahead of the German classes. Can hardly blame the Germans. The British ship building industry was the thing of legand. They started the race for Dreadnaughts and never really lost the lead. German armour was excellent. British was arguably as good. British power plants were much better in every respect, especially overall efficiency. Guns were of larger caliber. Obviously I'm talking about capital ships. As a purely qualitative argument. I think the British ships had a technical lead of a couple of years at least. Before factoring in the size and quantity of British ships. That said. I'm no expert (my knowledge is much more 30s and 40s and geo-political rather than technical). So any good source on the subject is one id enjoy reading. Also Whisper's The German ships were cooler. Especially Von-Derr Tann, Sydlitz and Baden.... Other than Warspite. Because. Warspite.
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  14. Drachisms of the Day; 1:21 Warrior was very good at loosing heat... And not all that good at keeping it. Which was something of an issue when your operating in Canadian waters. 4:09 ... Showing up for the Coronation fleet review, as Queen Elizabeth II became Queen of Canada...as well as some small island on the other side of the Atlantic 5:14 ... It was felt that a very risky landing attempt was better than a garuenteed ditching 5:21 ...A carrier, any Carrier... 5:48 ...safe... if sudden landing. 5:58 ...recovered one of Benningtons Sky Raiders. Who's Pilot was delighted to learn that as a ship on the service of the Crown, rum was carried aboard! And the shaken and tired Pilots were welcome to added servings. I hope Kevin doesn't mind me filling in for him while he's AWOL. I do love a good Drachism!
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  15.  @bkjeong4302  your missing more than a few battles and also forgetting THE most vital part of battleship history. They were largely built as deterrent units. Why do you think Britain had the 2 power rule. Why did Germany build the high seas fleet and why so big a deal about the Washington naval constance? These were political weapons. If they existed and were never needed. Then they "won" the most important battle. And I don't just mean in avoiding wars or as a diplomatic tool. I mean the battles that didn't happen because a battleship was there. Such as the raiders that took one look at an escorting battleship and simply didn't attack a convoy. There's plenty of other ways to think of it. World history isn't like a computer game where a battleship is wasted if it doesn't sink another battleship. It's about much much more. We could look upon battleships as a folly, a waste of national reasources. In the way that our children's children look at the cold war and nuclear arms. My point?: Try and consider a broad viewpoint when remembering history.
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  16. Kevin. God thank the British government for doing something sensible and allowing classification of the bletchly files before such hero's were lost to us. How lucky are we to have the history of such women and men!
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  17. More likely "Run along lads, your newfangled machines aren't necessary, we'll take care of this"
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  18. Why doesn't YouTube allow 2 likes. I saw the notification for this video and actually laughed gleefully
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  19.  @StCreed  your comment about the Ardennes... The French knew a tank attack was possible. It'd been war gamed in the 30s. But due to the political situation in the French army/government. It was sort of quietly hushed up. Your note about the American army stopping an attack through the Ardennes is utterly ridiculous. The attack made by the Germans in the winter of 44/45 is in no way even vaguely comperable to the attack in 1940. The force differences and situation couldn't have been more different. It's like comparing apples and Hitler's mustache. Such comments really don't belong in serious historical debate.
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  20. Well when you actually fight the entire war you need a cold beer or two 😂
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  21. Great to see an American expert on midway that doesn't imply that the outnumbered American eagles, used the national anthem as a super power, to wipe out the hordes of Japanese. Before finishing the last of the bad guys by hitting them over the head with miniature replicas of the statue of liberty. I'm buying his book. Bravo
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  22. Throw a hi visibility vest over the entire ship. Add a hard hat and everyone knows you cant be killed.
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  23. Can't save them all and museums are often a business and as a result need people to visit. If a ship isn't "sexy" it won't bring people in. It's why HMS victory has visitors from the world over but HMS Trincomalee is a forgotten gem.
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  24. I'm not surprised. A reminder these weren't just ships sunk. But lives lost and forever changed. I hope he has enjoyed the respect he deserves.
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  25. Another way to think about it.... They were supposed to be secret and stealthy. Maybe the fact their exploits are known only to history buffs is a compliment
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  26. Being on a ship is fine. Being on a sinking shop is not ideal. Much like being on an airplane is fine. Hitting the ground is not
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  27.  @MS-gr2nv  they did. Learn your history. There's nothing more heroic than fighting an unwinnable battle, against impossible odds for nothing more than the honour of your nation.
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  28. In the finest tradition of drachisms
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  29. Will Tipton you need to watch a different video lol
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  30. @1:32 "I don't know". Why I have followed this channel since around when it became human voice. Those 3 little words are seldom heard in this day and age. They gain more respect than any others in my book. The more we admit we don't understand. The more we learn. Kudos drach.
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  31. I'll keep bugging you for a WW2 collaboration you know.... It worked when I commented on all the ww2 Channel videos to ask for a collaboration with you 🤣 I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd love to see this... Also. Please don't work yourself to death.... We want to see years of sustainable Drach'! Don't ware your machinery out...
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  32. Fucking amazing.
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  33. May have had a negative result. The enemy would be so confused by what it was. They'd want to get closer 😅
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  34. It was very important at the time and celebrating it is an important tradition. The legacy of its impact on wider history is very important.
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  35. Excellent info as usual Sar Jim. Shame the same can't be said for other comments here. But you can't have everything! As a side note. We may laugh at the idea of such guns on Lexington. But at the time it did make perfect sense to some of the world's brightest people (I refer to the USN, less so US Congress!)... These tech 'dead ends' had to be explored to be proven not worthwhile and at least by trying tech that may be a dead end. Lessons are learnt as you have shown!
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  36. Anyone who rides bikes, especially motocross would disagree ;)
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  37.  @propellhatt  indeed. I mean these ships are built to strict maritime engineering standards!
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  38. Historians: There are many possible reasons for the sinking. 4 of which are plausible and can be substantiated. The internet: Aliens and the bemuda triangle! 🙈 Double face palm
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  39.  @screamingnutbag7955  you've obviously got a good basic understanding of the battle of France. But your understanding is VERY shallow. You should look more into the situation in the armed services of the 3 major combatants in the 20s and 30s. Forget who has the biggest gun and what armour is technically immune to what tank. It's largely irrelevant. Look at the ergonomics of the vehicles and how they were deployed, how they were used and how they were supported. For example. You might be interested to know that not only were the French tanks an ergonomic nightmare. But a large number of them were sent into combat in 1940 without their main guns! The logistics and supply situation was a travesty. The ergonomics issue wasnt unique to French tanks. But going into battle without a main gun was.... It doesn't matter if a Panzer 3 can't penetrate the frontal armour of a Char 1B, if the Char hasn't got a gun to shoot back with.
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  40. And what the heck has that got to do with the design and service life of a royal navy ship from 115 years ago?
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  41.  @CS-zn6pp  this interesting. Because I'm a nurse and the only TB cases we have had in my trust are white English middle class kids/young adults who's parents didn't vaccinate them. Because conspiracy theories
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  42. Odin29 I have been to the fuel station she is trained on. It doesn't sell gas at all. Just petroleum and diesel plus the usual other forms of fuel obtained on the forecourt :) Can't remember if it sold LPG but as that's liquid petroleum gas. So still a liquid I guess. So not sure if counts? I wonder. Are any United States ships famous for having their guns pointed at petrol pumps :p I love being pedantic. 🧐
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  43. I believe I know where you got these stories. I also watched the "Documentary" sink! The Bismarck Thing is In 20 years since. I've not found a single thing that corroborates these details. Ever. Not once. In many many books and other histories.
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  44. I'm not sure but I think the early ones are out of that order (they were re-done when the channel really took off. This was about when I started enjoying drach. I remember the 1000 subscriber landmark). Point being I think there will be some 5 min guides before number one. They were all "robot voice" 5 years is a great landmark tho. Awesome!
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  45.  @streetracer2321  the difference between countries armour of a given period is generally down to very fine metallurgy. The difference between "Harvey" steel and "Krupp" steel. Was much much more significant. The two aren't really comparable. Think of it as the difference between say Italian and American armour as being the difference between playstyles and the difference between Harvey and Krupp being another level of a tech tree being unlocked. Drachs video on it is very interesting from a engineering pov
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  46. Can anyone enlighten me as to what this means? I'm guessing it's an American thing as I'm English and don't get it?
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  47. Chandler white. I don't think you should be claiming the men in service in the USN/USA/USAAC were bored or apathetic on December 7th. They knew war was coming. Nobody had allusions. In fact war had come and was soon to enter it's 3rd year. The attack was a surprise attack. By definition it was not expected in the way it happened. Why it was a surprise will be debated for decades if not centuries to come. But it was not due to apethy or lazyness. The same Americans who volunteered for the eagle squadron to fight in 1939/40. Were the same Americans who played cat and mouse in the Atlantic in 1940. The same Americans who went to Canada in1940 to enlist to help fight. The same Americans who knew in 1941 that war was coming and wanted to be prepared and so joined the navy, army and enlisted in air training programs. And the same Americans who joined up on December 8th and every day after. You yanks have a lot to be proud of. It's so so sad that seemingly most Americans now and going back 50+ years (I've read a lot of history books, some published as early as 48)... Have a habit of seeing PH as a day that separated black from white. It may be a day that will live in infamy. But in reality it was just another battle. A short one that was fought bravely. It had a big impact politically and in a theatre strstigic sense in the short term. But it was only a tiny part of a huge war. Thinking Americans before this battle were any different to thoes after is a poor way to think of thoes Americans who were to fight and die before December 41.
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  48. I'd love to hear more about the Austrian cruiser. It seems a part of history worth remembering.... Sar Jim?
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  49. In fairness the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe weren't too bad. Just Goering not sharing his toys (read political power). It was the Heer and the SS that were real rivals. Two army's. What you get in a dictatorship I guess 🤣.
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  50.  @generalripper7528  thank you for sharing that. It was such a tragic war for Germany. I know that the German nation was "the bad guy". And yes. Horrible things happened. But in the end the German people suffered horribly thanks to Hitler and the Nazis. I'd say 'lets hope it doesn't happen again'. But I won't hold my breath, it's happened and is happening across the world.
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