The Drydock - Episode 391

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - Did anyone else design something like the Zipang? 00:02:49 - How would Sweden have managed with Pensacola class heavy cruisers? 00:08:17 - What would be the sanest option for the German Navy in the 1900s if it wanted to avoid the naval race? 00:16:33 - What hazards are there in a super-ship? 00:22:39 - What do you think was the earliest possible time for naval aviation to take over except at night or poor weather, not accounting for delays in aircraft or doctrinal developments caused by institutional focus in other areas? 00:28:12 - Why were British carrier air wings in early WW2 comparatively ineffective vs the USN or IJN's air wings? 00:39:09 - How much area was actually allowed for takeoff before an aircraft was considered "too big"? 00:42:08 - Was scuttling your own ship in the Age of Sail a plausible response to being boarded? 00:46:40 - 3-Yamato Ten-Go? 00:53:12 - How well would the design study for twin 18-inch guns on the 1920 SD stack up against N3 and No.13? 01:01:19 - Long term impact of a decisive Battle of Jutland? 01:06:14 - What if the RN used non-wire-wound guns in WW1? 01:13:07 - Strangest animal on a warship? 01:14:20 - Why did WW2 navies expend so much time and resources to scuttle ships when they would have been useless to the enemy anyway?