The Battle of Jutland - Clash of the Titans - Part 1 (Beatty vs Hipper)

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• DR

  @Drachinifel · 6 years ago · pinned

  Pinned post for Q&A :)

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• JH

  @JH-lo9ut · 6 years ago

  Who is the genius that scratched the words &quot;SEA PLNAE&quot; on the picture of the first sea plane ever?<br>I guess we will never know.

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• MI

  @micuu1 · 6 years ago

  Royal Navy: does something stupid<br>Scheer: &quot;This must be part of their plan! How can I match the wits of such a cunning opponent and beat them at their own game of 4-dimensional chess?&quot;

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• AM

  @amatthew1231 · 5 years ago

  The British perspective in the Battle of Jutland:<br><br>&quot;Man this is some shit RNG&quot;

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• MA

  @mariusweber4990 · 4 years ago

  The fact that Beatty&apos;s horrible communication, which both his superiors and his inferiors had to compensate for, landed him a promotion rather than disciplinary action infuriates me.

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• ZA

  @ZaGaijinSmash · 5 years ago

  Those casualty numbers are sickening. It&apos;s easy to imagine it&apos;s just big chunks of metal battering each other ,but when you&apos;re reminded that they&apos;re packed with over a thousand men and every hit received has extinguised an untold number of young lives, it&apos;s rather sobering .

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• KE

  @Kevin_Kennelly · 6 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkR2HpkrJ2c&amp;t=1824">30:24</a> &nbsp;&quot;Aboard HMS New Zealand, Captain John Greene, also known as &apos;Jimmie&apos;, solemnly orders the Maori warrior skirt and green pendant, be brought to the bridge, where he puts them on. &nbsp;Thus enabling the supernatural protection that these items bestow upon his ship.&quot; &nbsp; &nbsp;THIS. &nbsp; &nbsp;This is why I am here.

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• RI

  @rishakrisha777 · 6 years ago

  The fact that Warspite&apos;s captain is narrated by The Mighty Jingles makes me appreciate this video so much more. Stellar job, Drach!

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• RE

  @redram5150 · 6 years ago

  I can’t help but imagine a sloshed German sailor, with his uniform unevenly buttoned and mumbling song lyrics, with a handle of liquor in one hand and the ship’s wheel in another. And on his dirty hat, askew to one side, the word “Seydlitz”

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• RI

  @rinzler9171 · 5 years ago

  The Warspite busting a move in front of the entire German Fleet and surviving is the stuff of legends.

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• GU

  @gustavderkits8433 · 6 years ago

  One point not sufficiently emphasized is that Beatty’s JOB was to scout and REPORT. Beatty was a classic example of a man whose social capabilities (e.g. fox hunting) weighed far more than his naval talents in determining his promotions. His neglect of the most fundamental requirement of his orders would have led to a court of inquiry and dismissal for a man with less powerful connections. It would have been easy for Beatty to have tasked a junior officer to report to Jellicoe every 20 minutes the position, heading, and speed of the battlecruiser force, whether it was all together or separated, conditions of the enemy, if seen, including heading and speed, whether engaged, and casualties either side. These few bits of information would have been invaluable to Jellicoe. Beatty was so deeply incompetent he should have been buried in a Potter’s field, rather than the place of highest honor.

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• HM

  @hmskinggeorgev7089 · 6 years ago

  Any RN ship at Jutland: &nbsp;Beatty we need a heading <br>Beatty: ...

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