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Sims Class Destroyers

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    1:49:08Sims paired Mark 37 fire control with an experimental machinery layoutChapter
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    1:49:39Gibbs & Cox from the Sims class to modern frigate workNotable Point
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    1:11:32The Sims class attempted too many improvements at onceNotable Point
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    2:17:23The Sims class tried to advance too many destroyer features at onceChapter
  7. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    1:12:58Fletcher-class numbers turn doctrine into capabilityChapter
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    3:04:09The Sims lineage behind the Fletcher destroyersChapter
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    40:50John Opie's destroyer career reaches a documentary gapNotable Point
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    1:07:08Why torpedoes defined interwar destroyersNotable Point