Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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5.5-inch Guns

Also searchable as 140 mm Guns, Five Point Five Inch Gun, Five Point Five Inch Guns.

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  1. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:30:04A Cadorna-sized destroyer with multiple 5.5-inch gunsQ&A
  2. The Perils of Standardisation: Can Navy's Standardise too much? (Patreon Premier)
    1:39Royal Navy gun standardization created more variationChapter
  3. The Perils of Standardisation: Can Navy's Standardise too much? (Patreon Premier)
    2:12Why one gun calibre did not guarantee one fleet standardNotable Point
  4. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:35:50Six-inch Bristol-class cruisers and the later TownsQ&A
  5. Jeune Ecole Batch 2... The French Destroyers up to WWI
    49:43The M89 fleet destroyer remains unrealizedNotable Point
  6. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:35:14British gun standardization and destroyer sizeQ&A
  7. Hitler's Destroyers: How Type 1934 & Type 1936 Classes, including their variations were developed...
    1:00:00Narvik and rushed destroyer developmentChapter
  8. Bruships 231: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:59:13Why the Royal Navy accumulated so many gun calibresQ&A
  9. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    35:28Dual-purpose secondary guns for a redesigned 1915 fleetQ&A
  10. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    9:18:44Why Britain chose 5.25-inch instead of 5.5-inch gunsQ&A
  11. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    47:24Visualizing a late-1920s F3 developmentNotable Point
  12. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    48:02Continued building advances British gunneryNotable Point
  13. What changes if the Royal Navy Tribal class got built with 4.5in guns?
    3:25Royal Navy gun diversity reflected changing prioritiesNotable Point
  14. Bruships 189: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:11:06A British 5.5-inch dual-purpose gun pathNotable Point
  15. From Mary Rose to Victory, How & Why Construction of the Wooden Wall changed... Naval History Live
    1:51:03A 5.5-inch standard could have reshaped British batteriesNotable Point
  16. Japan's I-400 Class: Waste of Resources, Idea to Soon or Idea to late?
    38:21Impressive gun and radar figures met physical limitsNotable Point
  17. Check Campaign 26: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    42:49What the 12,000-ton escort cruiser buysNotable Point
  18. Check Campaign 26: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    47:04Why choose a 5.5-inch gun over a 6-inch gun?Q&A
  19. Check Campaign 26: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    49:23When destroyer guns erode the case for a cruiserNotable Point
  20. Check Campaign 19: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:30:50The 5.5-inch naval gun as a path not takenNotable Point
  21. Check Campaign 16: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:04:25How destroyer guns can force cruiser growthNotable Point
  22. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    2:50:01A Warspite-style refit for AgincourtNotable Point
  23. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:23:14An Admiral-class carrier could move beyond Eagle's gun patternQ&A
  24. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    1:33:52Six parallel gun calibres expose a procurement problemNotable Point
  25. Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out
    39:45A universal 5.5-inch secondary batteryQ&A
  26. Some Books Aquired So Far in #NavHistAus23! Brisbane
    1:17:09When destroyer guns begin to create a cruiserQ&A
  27. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    54:12Reworking G3 and F3 capital-ship ideasChapter
  28. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    1:02:16Building a 15,000-ton large cruiserChapter
  29. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    1:51:46Hood and the potential of the 5.5-inch gunNotable Point
  30. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    43:28Mogador's 138.6 mm gun adds another design complicationNotable Point
  31. Starting off Franco-Italian Battleship race... come see what a Francisco Caracciolo might have done
    1:31:39Lyon secondary guns and horizontal protectionNotable Point
  32. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    37:13A light cruiser built around massed 5.5-inch fireChapter
  33. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    57:48Testing the machine-gun cruiserNotable Point
  34. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    1:31:39The cost of a 21-inch-gun battleshipChapter
  35. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    2:26:41Building a French answer to the Tribal classChapter
  36. UAD: 18in gun Agincourt & Other Ideas
    41:10Redesigning protection and secondaries after the failed trialChapter
  37. Town Class 1913 +: Birmingham & Birkenhead Classes + HMAS Adelaide
    11:50The Greek origins of the Birkenhead subclassNotable Point
  38. Town Class 1913 +: Birmingham & Birkenhead Classes + HMAS Adelaide
    28:36Birkenhead's lighter guns and wartime rescue workChapter
  39. Town Class 1913 +: Birmingham & Birkenhead Classes + HMAS Adelaide
    49:05The 5.5-inch versus six-inch cruiser-gun tradeoffChapter
  40. Cut Price County Questions and a Modern Battle Cruiser: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    15:35Hood's 5.5-inch guns and alternative cruiser weaponsQ&A
  41. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    2:51:44What role was the 5.5-inch gun meant to fill?Q&A
  42. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    20:41The five-inch compromise and the six-inch roleNotable Point
  43. What a the choice of Secondary gun calibre tells us: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    5:18Why dreadnought secondaries targeted torpedo craftChapter
  44. What a the choice of Secondary gun calibre tells us: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    8:48Rate of fire against destroyers and torpedo boatsNotable Point
  45. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    25:32Pluton's original armament and a possible Allied refitNotable Point
  46. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 2/11 1890s Battleships
    1:02Charlemagne's heavy but awkward designNotable Point
  47. Bruships 55: New Books
    1:02:21A Crusader tank fitted with a 5.5-inch gunNotable Point