Comments by "Karl von Gazenberg" (@karlvongazenberg8398) on "Drachinifel" channel.

  1. *"Significant emotional event" * - Nope, more like "Chatfield, there seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today."
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  2. 13:20 British were saved by Wargaming sick "dispersion algorithm" :)
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  3. Then "Csásári és Királyi Haditengerészet" and then we only have 9 more official languages (albeit several of them Slavic, with a high degree of similarity).
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  4.  @tommeakin1732  After promptly KO-ing the champ
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  5. 38:00 Iowa at 37 knots - destroyer escorts: O.O
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  6. Yeah, try a method, then check reality.
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  7.  @nitsu2947  That debris is probably the remains of the silk bag of the propellant charges.
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  8. Drach should include a spirit in his merchandise with the sign "Rum Ration - Emergency Only" :)
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  9. And probably that was the last time when a "conventional" (ie. Dreadnought-typish all big gun, armored battleship) battleship was hit by cannonfire - since the 20mm counts as a canon.
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  10. Poor old Franz-Joseph was too optimistic to declare the "Treason of the Century" in 1914...
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  11. 0:32:40 "First modern war of steam and steel and its just ... (ie. a sub) is JUST GONE?!" - flashback to Hunt for the Red October: "Andrei, you have lost ANOTHER submarine?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCHGFkhxInM
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  12. 11:35 Why, a 16" rifle is a nice home-defence weapon :)
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  13.  Gues Who  HMS Glorious would like to have those guns... Not to mention, that until 1942 the USS Leginton had 4 twin 8" (eight inch) turrets. Yes, the armament of an economy size heavy cruiser.
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  14. Many snippets covered by this video were also immortalised by the movie "Operation Pettycoat".
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  15. Just a reminder: when Mr Lowery talks about Austria, its a bit of simplification, like using England instead of Great Britain - the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy included the current Czech Republik, Slovakia, parts of current day Poland and Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and some more. Ports and bases were in current day Croatia. Mostly.
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  16. 5:20 "Something wrong with our bloody ships today"... But certainly not that pretty balcony on the stern.
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  17. Should have waited with this till 13.37 CET, but video is up, so fire up the 8" coffee machine... Its an aoutoloader :)
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  18. Well, at least Stalin did not liberate them.
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  19. May I suggest the series on strikes known as the "Bombardment of Ancona" on the 23rd of May, 1915 to be included on "THE" list?
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  20. "Good Morning Ancona" !
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  21.  @deathsheadknight2137  And VOL1 is mostly made of "Tables of contents"
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  22. Around 0:25:00 - Coal bunkers as armor: and it could happed, that after a few (even non-penetration) hits coal dust can and occasionally acted as a thermobaric explosive.
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  23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Marksman_(1915) HMS Marksman?
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  24. 2:35 "Two 37mm gun" - which - as in case with Kaiser Karl VI -were five-barrle revolving, hand cranked Hotchkiss guns. On the channel "Forgotten Weapons" Ian "Gun Jesus" made a very nice video about the gun, even if an infantry support/land arty version. Lets DAKKA!
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  25.  @thanakonpraepanich4284  I don't know. What I know, is that the Japanese army (pre or post WWii?) issued bayonets to the heavy machine guns, to make a point, that it is an assault weapon.
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  26. The Omnissiah accepted the prayers and sacrifices and gave us the Wednesday spcl... ...and coffee.
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  27. With 6 guns forward, the Bismarck MIGHT have scored a hit or two on HMS Suffolk at their first encounter.
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  28. 3:40 "highly inventive" - reminds me the old movie "Operation petticoat" (1959). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Petticoat#Historical_accuracy
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  29. MAybe Drach can make a video about the SMS Szigetvár, so he could try Hungarian :)
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  30. Twin casemate secondaries? Was that idea ever put to use?
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  31. Oscar, aka Unsinkable Sam was the cat of Otto von Skorzeny and after WWII served on the INS Eliat and on the General Belgrano. ;)
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  32. cca. 25:00 Hitting the stern: also ships spotting a torpedo USUALLY turned away from it - but if they initiated the turn early, the stern becomes the most obvious part to be hit. Usually rudder NOT in the neutral position. Also I think the aerial torpedoes are a tad easier to spot, because there is Stabby the Stringbag above it in the air :) (OK, aircraft from Taffy 3 did make "dry" torpedo attack runs on Japanese ships, which turned away "just in case" - but during a sharp turn, you do not fire your main guns on my flattop).
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  33. At last, the Drydock . Coffeee on!
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  34. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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  35. We still need a "Stop hitting me with missiles", albeit it is out of Drachinifel's usual comfort zone.
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  36. 7:00 I guess when (or if) Russia scrapes up the funds to modernise their Kirov/Pyort Velikiy, they will be different as much as the Kongos were. Not that there aren't differences already between the design of this class.
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  37. A decisive battle is the one in which Japan captures at least 'Frisco and LA. Anything less is just making the war lasting longer.
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  38. Hah, noone joked about "THIS IS DRACH!" ?
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  39. A "mere" 1 hours :)))
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  40. I often wish, we had a larger planet, with bigger seas so navies could have built the ships they wanted and were able to. :)
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  41. Who tortured Drach with this floaty hotel? :)
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  42. Press like, check duration, load one BIG mug of coffee...
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  43.  @WALTERBROADDUS  Except even the KDY-150 planetary defense ion cannon was on the HMS Canopus, ie on the Imperial Side.
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  44. 2:40 Armament layout - while the Germans had fine dual turrets for their 21cm (8"-ish) guns and up, somehow every navy lacked a reliable dual/twin 6"ish turret by the time....
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  45. The WWII US carriers rumored to have coffee machines which would be enough to raise stream for emergency sailing... Something I might need :)
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  46. Császári és Királyi Haditengerészet? :)
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  47. Ah, sky cancer again... No, its Drach. All coffee machines, full steam!
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  48. The Adriatic is bad for you, "Tokaj"?
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  49. Quantity is a quality at its own.
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  50.  @andrewyaden5209  But then an Iraqi unit surrendered to the spotter drone, so "op success".
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