Fibreglass hulls in mine countermeasures vessels
The Hunt class illustrates fibreglass construction in naval vessels.
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Estimating a US Navy for simultaneous conflicts
A rough fleet estimate works back from immediate carrier availability to the total supporting force.
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A surviving Confederacy and its hypothetical navy
A wider war involving Britain and France could keep Confederate armies supplied, though a surviving Confederacy is expected to have only a tiny navy.
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Seward and reunification through foreign war
An external enemy could add another war without reconciling a country already divided.
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Obstacles to invading Canada during the Civil War
Reinforcements, mobilisation and difficult approaches to Halifax complicate a hypothetical Union invasion.
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Why navies retain sail training ships
Sail training combines leadership and seamanship with a visible diplomatic role.
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American ships in a Mers-el-Kébir counterfactual
Warnings, negotiations and anchorage arrangements make an accidental attack on American ships difficult to explain.
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Why a submarine-only fleet could simplify British defence
More German submarines before the war would also give Britain a clearer production priority.
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Missile diversity complicates enemy countermeasures
Several weapon types make an opponent's defensive preparations less straightforward.
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A mixed conventional and nuclear carrier fleet
Retaining conventional carriers could help preserve carrier numbers, subject to funding.
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South Africa's navy and shipping diverted around the Cape
Disruption at Bab el-Mandeb strengthens the case for South African presence and investment.
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Fitting Seaslug into a Leander-sized ship
A Seaslug installation would demand severe armament and aviation sacrifices.
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The cost of a convincing full-size warship decoy
A convincing imitation could approach the cost and complexity of the real vessel.
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Why LHAs do not replace carrier battle groups
An amphibious formation's strike aircraft do not make it interchangeable with a carrier battle group.
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Piracy and South African fleet capacity
Presence requirements place substantial work on a small frigate force.
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Large Russian anti-ship missiles and 16-inch shells
The largest Russian anti-ship missiles and 16-inch shells receive a rough comparison of impact energy.
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Attrition against fictional shipgirls with vast ammunition reserves
Unlimited-ammunition assumptions shift this fictional scenario towards exhaustion through continual combat.
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MEKO 100 and a River-class replacement
A MEKO-based light frigate would exceed River-class patrol needs and could compete with larger warships for funding.
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Why an operational Graf Zeppelin would attract intensive attack
A German carrier's reconnaissance and strike reach would make it an urgent British target.
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The limits of a protective pen for Graf Zeppelin
A carrier shelter would require enormous construction and still have vulnerabilities.
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Bouncing bombs and U-boat pen entrances
Narrow openings and bent approaches complicate a direct attack through a pen entrance.
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Design 1047, Scharnhorst and German construction experience
Scharnhorst's construction built on the Deutschlands and prepared German yards for later ships.
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Incorporating British overseas territories into the UK
Earlier incorporation might have helped with territorial disputes, while a present-day change would probably add difficulties.
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Port traditions and belonging in a naval mess
Shared port customs give a gathering structure and help people join the group.
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A stealth weapons pod for the F-35
An F-18 weapons pod could be adaptable to the F-35, with the work required and adoption still uncertain.
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Bringing back Lexington and Saratoga as ship names
Lexington and Saratoga could return on carriers or ballistic-missile submarines.
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F-35B availability and the cost of a small fleet
Too few aircraft carrying a larger fleet's workload leave little room for maintenance.
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Carrier drones need numbers, maintenance and suitable range
Drone procurement needs defined missions, suitable production aircraft and enough airframes to sustain operations.
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Why a carrier drone accident still endangers people
Maintainers and nearby aircraft remain at risk on a crowded deck.
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The interwar Polish Navy and a war that arrived too soon
Poland's growing fleet was overtaken before it had enough strength and depth.
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A useful destroyer range for Pacific operations
A cruising-range figure must support outward passage, combat and return.
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Extra tanks and the scale of warship fuel needs
Temporary fuel storage must be judged against requirements measured in hundreds of tons.
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News about Aster 30 and Mark 41 integration
Quiet integration programmes offer little public evidence of their progress.
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Old ironclads without Fisher's scrapping programme
Old ironclads could have remained on the roster until about 1910 without Fisher's intervention.
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Would an uncrewed F-35B cost half as much?
Removing the F-35B's pilot would still leave computing requirements and operator training costs.
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Missile wings and control surfaces
Different fin shapes perform different jobs on a missile.
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Gentlemanly capitalism, imperialism and social connections
An interpretation of imperial expansion connects missionaries, traders and officers through social relationships.
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Hospital drones, central laboratories and secure deliveries
Nearby hospital sites illustrate useful sample delivery and more difficult medication security.
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Remote surgical equipment and radiation exposure
Remote equipment could separate an operator from CT-scanner radiation while preserving direct control.
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Japan's continuous destroyer programme
Japan kept building destroyers through the 1920s and 1930s, while measuring their capabilities against other navies.
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Treaty limits and the work of Japanese shipyards
Capital-ship restrictions created an economic reason to keep Japanese yards working through destroyer orders.
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Buddhist-owned shipyards and naval contracts
A personal research finding suggests that naval contracting overlooked some Buddhist-owned yards capable of advanced shipbuilding.
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Destroyers in the interwar fleet programme
An early fleet programme allotted 27 destroyers across first- and second-class designs alongside other warship construction.
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Momi and Minekaze show the two destroyer sizes
Momi's smaller hull sacrificed guns and torpedo tubes without an equivalent saving in crew or shipyard demands in this comparison.
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Momi's range, machinery and later escort use
Momi's stated 3,000-nautical-mile cruising range raises a Pacific endurance problem, while later conversions show a different use for the hulls.
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From enlarged torpedo boats to fleet protection
Pre-war assumptions about fighting torpedo craft restricted the development of a broader fleet protection role.
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Minekaze's speed and Pacific endurance
Minekaze was larger and faster than the smaller destroyers, but its stated cruising range still invites questions about distant operations.
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Destroyers and Japan's problem of numerical inferiority
A deterrence argument asks whether Japan's destroyers could make a larger rival commit its full fleet to a Pacific campaign.
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