Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum

EP17 Engineering Victory with Elon

Dec 13, 2021

01:41:46

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Episode guests

Elon Musk

Bill Riley

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How Do You Think the Generals Are Going to Do With All These New Systems?

02:13

Is That a Miscalculation?

03:12

Air Fuel Combustion Problems - What's the Role of the Super Charger?

01:46

Introduction

4min

The Engineer's War

2min

The Romans Actually Won Their Wars Through Technology

4min

Is There a Difference in Tactics?

3min

Is the Rate of Innovation Related to Adapt Toleke?

3min

Using a Thicker Wing Skin?

3min

Iss to Increase Mass Begets Mass

3min

Is That a British Engine?

2min

Air Fuel Combustion Problems - What's the Role of the Super Charger?

2min

10.

Is the P 30 Lightning a Good Plane for Wargaming?

2min

11.

The Hell Cat - The Most Effective Fighter Plane in World War II

2min

12.

The Rock Paper Scissors in Air Combat

2min

13.

The Zero - The Worst Aircraft in the World?

2min

14.

The Zero Is a Kickas a Figter.

2min

15.

Ground Attack Aircraft

4min

16.

The Spitfires and Hurricanes - And the Harkaneds

2min

17.

German Strategic Decision Making Leaves Something to Be Wrong

3min

18.

A Star Trick Episode in Mind

4min

19.

The German Tanks Are a Good Choice for the Germans

2min

20.

Is It a Good Idea to Have a German Pilot?

4min

21.

Is the P 61 Black Widow a Super P38?

2min

22.

The Pilot Lists

3min

23.

Do You Want a Computer Controlled Aircraft?

2min

24.

How Do You Think the Generals Are Going to Do With All These New Systems?

2min

25.

Is the Door Open for Drone Wars?

2min

26.

Is It a 'Satellite'?

3min

27.

Is That a Miscalculation?

3min

28.

Would You Rather Have a Nuclear Weapon or Do More Damage to Knock Out the Satellites?

2min

29.

The Importance of Technology in Warfare

2min

30.

Rifling in the Mt. Napoleonic Wars

2min

31.

I Think the Nit Has an Irish Guy, I'm Going to Agree With You

3min

32.

Is Everything American Dos Good?

2min

33.

Are You Willing to Kill a Large Number of Civilian Unit Sastus?

3min

34.

Is It Too Late?

3min

35.

Is There Anything I Didn't Get Into?

2min

36.

The Impact of Technology in Early Warfare

2min

37.

The Romans Really Were the Best Engineers

2min

38.

Balls of the Wallad

2min

39.

What's the Difference Between a Ball on the Wall and an Amo Belt?

2min

40.

Is It a Hardcore History Thing?

5min

41.

Battle Guide Virtual Tours - Get a Real Feel of a Battle Field Tour

2min

Elon Musk and Bill Riley from SpaceX join Dan to discuss the underappreciated role of science and engineering in war. As you might imagine, military aircraft feature prominently in the conversation. 1. The Wages of destruction by Adam Tooze2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3.The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze

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