5 Naval Myths & Misconceptions - Range, Ramming and Sinking

Today we look at 5 naval myths/misconceptions as voted on by the fine folks over on Patreon! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:34 - What we're talking about 00:01:31 - Were Kamikazes a senseless/insane tactic? 00:24:14 - Battleships were obsolete on December 8 1941 / The US Navy only fully committed to Aircraft Carriers after the attack on Pearl Harbor? 00:38:48 - What ships actually looked like at early 20th century naval warfare ranges? 00:47:44 - Was there any possible way for HMS Glowworm to ram/defeat the Admiral Hipper? 00:51:52 - If you are too close to a sinking ship will the “suction” will drag you down? Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au