Comments by "Adam Bainbridge" (@AdamMGTF) on "The Drydock - Episode 071" video.

This really made me laugh... It's so unhelpful. But to my British dry sense of humour. It's just funny as hell
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He still is. Depends which bloodline you follow. Though 10am I'd say is hardly early ;)
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Sorry to say a very bad analysis as the quality of either maker really depends on the person reading the comment. As a keen student of history and a mechanic by trade. I can't reconsile the 2. Here in the UK. Mercs are currently considered trophy cars for keeping up with the Jones's. Though very nice cars and with a certain flair for design, they are not not worth the huge price tag as your paying for the badge (from the pov of people who know cars). And they are very very poor for their cost when it comes to mechanical engineering and technology. Ford's however are excellent cars and have been for about 15 years. They are well made but they are now very expensive. A fiesta costs nearly a third as much as a basic house would! They aren't cheap anymore but show better value for money. A Sharpe turn around as 20 year old fords are rattling death traps and filled with plastic to make a wheel-e-bin blush. Even the fast ones which are none the less cool as fudge. In previous years mercs were known as cars that were badly made. Ford's as cars easy to steal. Before that. Mercs were hand finished premium cars which were the envy of the world and which few could afford... Ford's were mostly made in England and cars for the masses. But weren't very well made. They were a little better than British layland cars. But a Japanese car was far better and usually cheaper. Before that. Mercs were staff cars for the bad guys and ford made engines for tanks. Hard to know where your historical comparison lies 😂 but this was fun to write. My point being. I can't see any time this applies to ships I'm afraid
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Not sure nuclear could help at all. Though leading British physicists made great strides in theory in the 30s and early 40s the reality is, Britain couldn't afford a Manhattan project. And it certainly couldn't produce a bomb in time to help in ww2. Maybe they could have gotten a bomb sooner. But it's not like it would be in time to stop the fall of France etc. Also. The Manhattan project was a meeting of minds from many countries. Ironically leading Germans as well as Americans obviously, Brits and many other countries. Many of those being people that fled the Nazis ironically. But I digress. Point being. Many of these people had moved to and lived in America. To get the same sort of brain power pumped into a British Manhattan, you'd need America to share it's knowlage and it's scientists. And historically they didn't choose to do that (realpolitik I guess).... So even a head start may not give the allies the bomb before 45 by which point the war was won in all but name anyway. One thing I'm shocked Drach' didn't focus on was the building of more destroyers and escorts. With a much bigger escort force, early convoy losses could have been cut massively. Especially if money was put into asdic. Something slightly larger than the flower class and a tad more seaworthy and faster. With asdic and a hedgehog/depth charger thrower. A couple of hundred of them could have really put Churchills "greatest fear" to rest in 39/40. Oh and design a long range patrol plane (or just more Sunderland's).
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SJ. I know you traveling to NE England is most unlikely. But every time I read a post of yours I am sorely saddened that we'll not get a chance to talk history. A special of Drachs with you and him talking ship would be amazing. As a side note. I read a book recently (the title of which I'll try and find tomorrow night as I think you'd enjoy it). About Q ships. It focuses on ww1 but uses that as a lesson base for ww2. I can very much agree that the idea of larger submarine guns should have been obvious for anyone building a commerce raiding submarine force. However... Who was really building such a force... I guess just Germany given the US used fleet subs for the role. And Germany knew anyone sane (cough admiral King cough) would be using a convoy system against them ... Still. The idea of so much smaller guns seems counterintuitive. Forgive my late night rambling. Must sleep. may need to finish watching this DD tomorrow night
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Do you have names of books? What you've said there is essentially the opposite of what I understand happend in the sipher war
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I hope my reply didn't put you off. You asked if your comment was fair and I think I answered that. I hope it encourages you to keep learning more about history! As for the difference between both countries capital ships. Depends on the era. But in general Britain did have a lead on technology. I'm talking before ww1. But Germany was a hairs width behind. Different shipyards gave different levels of quality. Both sides were very high. In the late 30s things were different. Even given 3 decades of decline. The reality is, the shipyards in the UK and the designs of the RN Admiralty were well ahead of the Weimar Republic and the 3rd Reich. Hence why the Bismarck class were so over weight for their ability. The German destroyers have a bad name and they were built erm. Lightly. So if you mean in a modern context. Yes. German ships were built like mercs. Full of shiney trinkets which weren't well designed and a badge that relied on a past they couldn't live upto. Where as British ships were well built, well designed and offered good value for money on the whole. But still cost the empire a shade more then they really needed to (thinking capital ships mainly)
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British small craft in ww2 mind were built like Japanese cars of the 80s/90s and s Korean cars now. Made in huge numbers. Did their jobs incredibly well. Cost sod all. Simply worked and dam the comfort as long as the job was done. I like Japanese cars. And I live in Teesside. The home of the flower class. Good night from the Tees
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