1:18 - Had the _Satsumas_ been completed as dreadnoughts, they'd've had an even-less-efficient turret layout than the _Nassaus,_ and that's saying something.
Ah, the bane of my existence in World of Warships. A large slow moving target with main guns that have less range than the torpedo's of destroyers just one tier above it.
...why did the IJN have repeated problems with magazine detonations in port (not due to enemy attack), especially with battleships? It's such a bizarre and serious problem to have for a navy where every capital ship is so precious and difficult to produce.
There were no standardized safety precautions when handling munitions. The Royal Navy has some similar incidents but didn't really seriously consider it until after Jutland. Also, the magazine is a good place for some disgruntled individual to "voice their opinions"
If i had to guess, either the propellant formed dust as time passed and even a single spark/impact could ignite them, or the propellant handling practices were... Not ideal. The French had a similar problems due to both.
Q&A -- Drach, did I mention that my uncle (USNA '30, retired 1960) was stationed at the USN Decommissioning Yard in San Diego at the time the USS Enterprise was decommed? During his time there, he managed to secure the bridge clock (8" shell casing, threaded cover with glass) from the Enterprise, including the mahogany base. The clock does not ring on the quarter and half hours, but on bells of the watch -- one bell at 1230 hrs, two at 1300, etc., all the way to eight bells at 1600, whereupon the cycle restarts. When he died in the mid-60s, he willed the clock to me. I had it cleaned and repaired, and used it on my fireplace for several years. Currently, it resides in storage in my MUCH smaller current house. It's pretty nice.....
Seems like the Settsu, while not having a long history as a dreadnought, at least served in some useful roles up until the end of WWII, and managed not to blow herself up in port.
@@bkjeong4302 I said she served in useful roles, the main role being a target ship. I never said anything about her being necessary, nor did I mention fake radio signals. Do you have difficulty understanding written English?
Sar Jim Settsu’s most famous WWII role is in sending fake radio signals as part of anti-intelligence efforts in the leadup to Pearl. I thought that was what you were referring to.
Marcelo Henrique Soares da Silva I thought it was, if there is a mast, build the Tower of Babel on it and then add the Empire State Building for good measure.
Considering how... Modest their protection was, i think it's more accurate to say that the japanese made space for more guns, maybe that was a yankee influence of liking more guns.
have you considered getting in touch with Wargaming and seeing if they would be interested in having you create content for World Of Warships? I really thing you could be an asset for their game.
Drachinifel: " The fore and aft and the wing guns may have had different ballistic performances but I'll consider these ships close enough for laughs to being full dreadnoughts"
huh, considering this was teased in the War Thunder update trailer, id say i ought watch this too know what ill soon be up against in naval matches. thanks youtube recommendations!
If I'm not wrong, a revolt happened and the revolters wanted to start a small fire as a distraction. However, amid all the chaos the fire grew uncontrollable.
Not sure whether this applies to the Tosa specifically, but in many of the cases where ships were used as targets, they were subsequently raised and scrapped.
How can a ship be a practice target and then fulfill any other roles, like being a barracks? Does it mean the gunners and the pilots missed her so much :) ?
It was to be fired upon by smaller ships like destroyers, probably with inert shells (ones that dont explode) So it would get dents and holes, not full on explosions deep inside
I suspect a nation absolutely committed to never going to war will find war being brought to it, or surrendering itself without a shot being fired. Note the Swiss don't get involved in other countries' wars, but do their best to be prepared to defend themselves. No personal military experience, so make of this what you will, and I'm American, not Swiss, just bringing them up as an example.
@@GetWarded Thats what I get for using google to look up the hull number. The Navy loved to reuse names didn't they. Wasn't the original Laffey lost in Iron Bottom sound?
1:18 - Had the _Satsumas_ been completed as dreadnoughts, they'd've had an even-less-efficient turret layout than the _Nassaus,_ and that's saying something.
Ah, the bane of my existence in World of Warships. A large slow moving target with main guns that have less range than the torpedo's of destroyers just one tier above it.
...why did the IJN have repeated problems with magazine detonations in port (not due to enemy attack), especially with battleships? It's such a bizarre and serious problem to have for a navy where every capital ship is so precious and difficult to produce.
There were no standardized safety precautions when handling munitions. The Royal Navy has some similar incidents but didn't really seriously consider it until after Jutland. Also, the magazine is a good place for some disgruntled individual to "voice their opinions"
Every single WW1 era navy except the Germans and Austrians lost ships to magazine detonations. Sometimes more than one
If i had to guess, either the propellant formed dust as time passed and even a single spark/impact could ignite them, or the propellant handling practices were... Not ideal. The French had a similar problems due to both.
Likely crystallization of the nitrates in the propellant. That forms some extremely unstable compounds.
@@JGCR59 Remember the Maine!
Q&A -- Drach, did I mention that my uncle (USNA '30, retired 1960) was stationed at the USN Decommissioning Yard in San Diego at the time the USS Enterprise was decommed? During his time there, he managed to secure the bridge clock (8" shell casing, threaded cover with glass) from the Enterprise, including the mahogany base. The clock does not ring on the quarter and half hours, but on bells of the watch -- one bell at 1230 hrs, two at 1300, etc., all the way to eight bells at 1600, whereupon the cycle restarts. When he died in the mid-60s, he willed the clock to me. I had it cleaned and repaired, and used it on my fireplace for several years. Currently, it resides in storage in my MUCH smaller current house. It's pretty nice.....
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Seems like the Settsu, while not having a long history as a dreadnought, at least served in some useful roles up until the end of WWII, and managed not to blow herself up in port.
Sar Jim
But you don’t need a battleship to send fake radio signals. So the fact she did that role doesn’t really make her necessary.
@@bkjeong4302 I said she served in useful roles, the main role being a target ship. I never said anything about her being necessary, nor did I mention fake radio signals. Do you have difficulty understanding written English?
Sar Jim
Settsu’s most famous WWII role is in sending fake radio signals as part of anti-intelligence efforts in the leadup to Pearl. I thought that was what you were referring to.
It is humorously ironic that she could even be debatably said to have contributed more to the Japanese war effort than the Musashi.
@@ja6973 Well, she was undoubtebly better designed
Ahh, classic japanese naval engineering. If it still have space on it, it will be a gun turret
Marcelo Henrique Soares da Silva I thought it was, if there is a mast, build the Tower of Babel on it and then add the Empire State Building for good measure.
Josefu Josturr thats more accurate to the Americans.
Q: There is an empty space on the deck
A: yes
Q: why
A: Idk
Q: put a 20 Mil there you dipshit
Considering how... Modest their protection was, i think it's more accurate to say that the japanese made space for more guns, maybe that was a yankee influence of liking more guns.
I like the real voice narration better btw, I know its more work but personally just sounds more polished. Keep up the good work!
I think all former robot voice videos are now human voiced.
Great vid Drach, I wasn't aware the Japanese had more than one instance of a ship blowing up in port, I thought Mutsu was the only one.
have you considered getting in touch with Wargaming and seeing if they would be interested in having you create content for World Of Warships? I really thing you could be an asset for their game.
But he wouldnt make russian ships broken, they can't have that.
love your videos, so much information and history keep up the great work
Drachinifel: " The fore and aft and the wing guns may have had different ballistic performances but I'll consider these ships close enough for laughs to being full dreadnoughts"
Awesome more to watch, thanks for getting so many out today!
What’s with Japanese battleships blowing up in port?
They used similar ammo to the British at the start of WW1 but took longer to move away from it.
@@Drachinifel Well, blowing up certainly moves parts of their navy away from it.
@@tomhath8413 buh dum, tiss!
not sure whats better at sarcasm, the drawl english accent or the computer voice.
I like the combination of both.
The word I think you are looking for is 'droll'.
Lol 😂
Only freakin dude on youtube who's video I like before seeing them
huh, considering this was teased in the War Thunder update trailer, id say i ought watch this too know what ill soon be up against in naval matches. thanks youtube recommendations!
Satsuma & Aki deserve their own video treatments
Q&A Which Navy in the Second World War had the most effective Dive Bomber?
spooky shadow hawk
Probably the USN followed by the IJN.
Kawachi vs Heligoland which one would win in a battle of the Hexagonal battleships
Any info on that deliberately started fire on Mikasa in 1912? I can find mention of the fire but nothing on it's deliberate nature
If I'm not wrong, a revolt happened and the revolters wanted to start a small fire as a distraction. However, amid all the chaos the fire grew uncontrollable.
A sucidal enlisted crewman set afire in the forwards main magazine.
archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57269uvic#page/n14/mode/1up
QnA - Why was Tosa scuttled instead of scrapped, considering the Japanese shortage of steel?
Good question, was about to ask the same thing!
Not sure whether this applies to the Tosa specifically, but in many of the cases where ships were used as targets, they were subsequently raised and scrapped.
@@mebsrea they might not have had the drydock space at the time
Still love the old intro music...
Video subject request: Battle of Savo Island. I find it hard to get good rounded reports of what actually happened.
Can we please hear about the USS Tennessee?
I see comments about robot voiced . But they must have been. Rerecorded with human voice , as none? Are now robot voiced that I can find.
He has a play list of the old robo voiced videos.
As in life you have to start somewhere.
Drachinifel you play World of Warships?
Indeed
@@Drachinifel Is your clan called "SB"? If that is really you, you have solid statistics, sir!
@@estoyaqui5386 yep that's me/us :)
How can a ship be a practice target and then fulfill any other roles, like being a barracks? Does it mean the gunners and the pilots missed her so much :) ?
It was to be fired upon by smaller ships like destroyers, probably with inert shells (ones that dont explode)
So it would get dents and holes, not full on explosions deep inside
coal fired radio controlled ship
ah nevermind
why has humanity come to the conclusion that
war is sensible
I suspect a nation absolutely committed to never going to war will find war being brought to it, or surrendering itself without a shot being fired. Note the Swiss don't get involved in other countries' wars, but do their best to be prepared to defend themselves. No personal military experience, so make of this what you will, and I'm American, not Swiss, just bringing them up as an example.
USS Laffey DD - 724
The ship that wouldn't die. One of the greatest Navel stories of all time
USS Johnston DD - 821
Ryan Cargill Wrong Johnston. The famous one is DD-557
@@GetWarded Thats what I get for using google to look up the hull number. The Navy loved to reuse names didn't they. Wasn't the original Laffey lost in Iron Bottom sound?
@@LostShipMate Laffey DD-459, lost at Guadalcanal fighting Hiei and their fleet after sinking a few IJN destroyers herself
You forgot the Schleswig Holstein
Who is here because of War Thunder?
Heck no
First
is it "setsu" or "satsu" or just "a british person who refuses to google names"?