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From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Japanese destroyers used long-range Long Lance torpedoes at Tassafaronga, exploiting night observation and an American cruiser formation that did not maneuver enough.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
The number of weapons did not determine the doctrinal label: a full Japanese salvo remained a snipe because it targeted a predicted position from long range.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
The Imperial Japanese Navy's night-fighting advantage relied on high-quality low-light binoculars and optical systems rather than electronic night-vision equipment.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Spearfish is identified as probably the fastest conventional torpedo, with official figures above 60 knots and a design requirement shaped by the very fast Alfa-class submarine.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
World War II destroyers used smoke, speed, and coordinated approaches to turn a single wave of torpedoes into a more difficult multi-axis threat.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
By the end of World War II, torpedo development had produced variations recognizable as the basis of later homing weapons.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Deck stowage risked carrying explosives in the open, while submerged tubes created hull openings that complicated torpedo protection.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Asked about anti-torpedo torpedoes, the answer favors decoys that exploit sound layers while noting that a correctly placed explosive barrage can also disrupt an incoming weapon.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Fear of torpedo boats led a warship to open fire on fishermen during the Dogger Bank incident even though no torpedo attack was under way.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
The Japanese opening attack at Port Arthur damaged ships caught without time to maneuver, but other torpedoes were stopped by extended nets.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
The threat of torpedo attack drove destroyer requirements for the Grand Fleet, battlecruisers, the Harwich Force, and convoy protection.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
German-Japanese wartime exchange was constrained by the need to move physical samples in low-capacity submarines through a hazardous route, not merely send drawings.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Private firms continued experimenting with motor torpedo boats between the wars until the navy could order the best available wartime design.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
British, American, and Japanese exercises tested large destroyer attacks and defenses, influencing launcher arrangements, torpedo fits, and far-eastern sustainment planning.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
A technically obsolete torpedo could remain operationally dangerous in the 1940s because its explosive charge still caused serious damage when fired within range and able to hit.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
A question about obsolescence leads from wartime motor gun boats to modern fast attack craft and the cost of making Sweden's Visby class perform mine-countermeasure duties as well.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Axis forces often had more Allied merchant shipping to attack, so raw tonnage alone can exaggerate a performance difference unless historians compare available targets and deployment demands.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Every treaty navy used favorable definitions, exclusions, and allowances to fit more capability into nominal displacement limits.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
A question about British torpedo engines opens a discussion of the Spearfish production restart, BAE Systems' role, and the specialist industrial supply chain behind the weapon.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
The conclusion ties torpedo development to the technologies, cultures, fleet purposes, and strategic assumptions of France, Britain, the United States, and Japan.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
A question about British 21-inch Marks leads to a reminder that torpedoes were replaced through overlapping development programs and rigorous testing, not instant upgrades.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Asked whether torpedoes will become larger or smaller, the answer expects familiar dimensions but suggests faster weapons and payloads that divide into several smaller attack bodies.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
A question about reliable American torpedoes leads to a wider lesson: better weapons at the start of a war can remove scarce assets early and alter later operations through compounding availability effects.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Even a helicopter-equipped anti-submarine ship could retain torpedo tubes for the dangerous case in which a submarine reached weapon range and the surface ship needed one immediate return shot.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Attacking Mers-el-Kébir already created the political rupture. Inflicting more damage would mainly reduce British fears that French ships might fall under German control.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
Asked whether torpedo bodies are steel or plastic, the deliberately cautious answer is that modern casings tend to use specialized alloys.
From Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine ·
The Boadicea class emerged after the Admiralty compared rival scout cruisers from several private yards, then had Pembroke build a new in-house synthesis.
A 25-knot scout cruiser could lead destroyers in the pre-dreadnought era, but could not comfortably keep pace once fast battleships and battlecruisers transformed fleet speed.
Dreadnought went from a dominant 1905 battleship to a secondary wartime role, a measure of how quickly naval technology and fleet requirements changed.
Twelve Yarrow boilers and Parsons turbines gave the Boadiceas long range. Their mixed fuel system and 25-knot maximum also reveal how cautiously the Admiralty handled technical risk.
The 3,350-ton Boadiceas were only modestly larger than modern 2,000-ton Batch 2 River-class patrol vessels. The comparison shows how the scale attached to naval labels has changed.
Pembroke’s record as a specialist naval builder prompts a case for keeping yards active through steady light-cruiser orders, even during capital-ship limits.
The Boadiceas' six BL 4-inch Mark VII guns produced a four-gun broadside, while a speculative three-turret layout could have brought all six guns to bear.
Boadicea led destroyer flotillas, briefly carried Jellicoe to Scapa Flow, survived rough-weather damage, and later laid mines in the Kattegat.
Bellona served with several battle squadrons, survived a destroyer collision, was present at Jutland without firing, and joined Boadicea in the Kattegat mine operations.
The ships proved useful, but their small order and conservative 25-knot design left the Royal Navy's first turbine cruiser class short of its potential.
A live answer explains why Dunkirk required more than ships: naval strength, merchant shipping, political will, and a feasible operating distance all mattered.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
A question about Star Trek refits reframes the limits on rebuilding a spacecraft: available volume, time, and resources matter more than preserving an old external form.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
A proposed twin C turret leads to a broader case for three triple 15-inch mountings and a standardized upgraded gun across older Royal Navy capital ships.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
The limiting danger to capital ships during Dunkirk was not simply Luftwaffe attack, but mines, submarines, torpedo boats, and the lack of cleared operating water.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
Raw firepower favors the Star Destroyer, but maneuverability and transporter-assisted precision give the Galaxy class an asymmetric route to victory.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
Starfleet's uneven admirals become a lesson in professional military education: commanding one ship does not automatically prepare an officer to direct staffs, task groups, or theaters.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
The opening case for treating Federation exploration ships as latent warships: a state bordered by rivals cannot rely on peaceful labels alone.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
An alternate-history aircraft proposal leads to a cautious British design judgment: an early jet reconnaissance flying boat would probably favor two engines rather than a very small single-engine layout.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
Changing an entire saucer is not presented as an official rapid-conversion method, but the question reinforces the class's deeper logic of configurable internal capacity.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
The Federation's scale and first-contact offer show how access to technology, trade, and collective protection can make political alignment attractive without a direct threat.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·
A Romulan-blockade deployment exposes the personnel side of mobilization when Starfleet must disperse officers from one ship to command reactivated vessels.
From Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live) ·