Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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ABDA Command

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  1. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    17:25Extra US cruisers in the Philippines still need a workable command planQ&A
  2. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    23:26Phillips's staff and flagship could have strengthened ABDA commandNotable Point
  3. No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America
    19:53ABDA without an American warNotable Point
  4. No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America
    28:07The Philippines on alert while America remains neutralNotable Point
  5. No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America
    31:44Why the timeline stops at American entryNotable Point
  6. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    53:48Free French ships could alter ABDACOMQ&A
  7. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    2:09:21Free French Indochina removes Japan's easy staging areaChapter
  8. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    1:11:58Earlier Implacables could reinforce a fleet built around Force ZNotable Point
  9. Dutch Destroyers in WWII: The Free Dutch navy at it's Freeest?
    18:05Dutch officers and Allied coalition staffsNotable Point
  10. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:50:24Would ABDA light carriers change the East Indies?Q&A
  11. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:59:44Could carrier-backed ABDA hold until Allied reinforcements arrive?Q&A
  12. Bruships 234: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:00:13Planning the Asiatic Fleet's move toward AustraliaQ&A
  13. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    7:34Tom Phillips reshapes ABDA commandChapter
  14. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    11:38An ABDA headquarters ashore needs a separate fleet commanderNotable Point
  15. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    14:54ABDA needs the naval half of British joint planningNotable Point
  16. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    23:57Multinational fleet command needs room for staff and communicationsNotable Point
  17. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    33:11Phillips could lead ABDA while Wavell directs its ground forcesNotable Point
  18. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    37:08Phillips brings staff and diplomatic experience to ABDANotable Point
  19. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    56:16Why Force Z's survival would not rescue the PhilippinesNotable Point
  20. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    58:08Why the Dutch East Indies pulls Allied carriers togetherChapter
  21. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    1:22:18Why King favored British leadership of ABDANotable Point
  22. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:33:18A carrier-backed Force Z could contest the South China SeaChapter
  23. Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:04:50Unfinished battlecruisers sold to Denmark and the NetherlandsQ&A
  24. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    1:13:38How earlier joint preparation could have reduced ABDA's disasterQ&A
  25. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    10:31:44An Alaska-led battle group in the Java SeaQ&A
  26. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    10:33:45What protects the hypothetical Alaska group from submarines?Q&A
  27. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    2:13:28What Dominion battleships could have contributed in 1939Q&A
  28. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:48:46A Dutch G3 battlecruiser enters service in 1939Q&A
  29. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    16:46A surviving Phillips reshapes ABDA commandChapter
  30. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    27:18ABDA concentrates its scattered ships around Force ZChapter
  31. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:08:24Thailand might seek neutrality between two pressuresNotable Point
  32. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:09:17Darwin had warning but no fleet to act on itNotable Point
  33. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:14:20ABDA crews cooperated better than its staff systemNotable Point
  34. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:26:15Dido cruisers follow the carriers eastNotable Point
  35. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:03:03The Philippines still falls despite a stronger ABDA fleetQ&A
  36. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    2:55:26Who could outrank MacArthur in February 1942?Q&A
  37. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:27:19Admiral Keyes commanding ABDAQ&A
  38. The Atlantic Charter: Signed 14th of August 1941...84 yrs ago today!
    1:19:22Would Far East command have kept Tom Phillips in Singapore?Notable Point
  39. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:17:44A viable ABDA naval force in Southeast AsiaQ&A
  40. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:50:11A 1940 proto-ABDA command under Roger KeyesQ&A
  41. Not a Top 10 Mad Destroyer Captains of World War II List
    21:53Ernest Evans learns destroyer command before SamarChapter
  42. An Indomitable Force Z
    58:24Carrier reconnaissance gives ABDA Command a fleet coreChapter
  43. An Indomitable Force Z
    1:04:18Interdicting Japanese logistics could keep Singapore in the warChapter
  44. An Indomitable Force Z
    1:07:30A surviving Singapore would attract Allied fleet reinforcementsNotable Point
  45. An Indomitable Force Z
    1:11:18Singapore as a submarine base could reshape the Dutch East Indies campaignChapter
  46. An Indomitable Force Z
    1:14:09British night strikes and American daylight attacks could complement each otherNotable Point
  47. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    1:35:27A surviving Force Z changes ABDA naval concentrationChapter
  48. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    1:40:02Does Singapore still fall with Indomitable in Force Z?Q&A
  49. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    1:45:19How Force Z's survival could transform the Battle of the Java SeaNotable Point
  50. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:33:10How a surviving Force Z could change Allied concentrationQ&A
  51. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    28:27Karel Doorman and the impossible ABDA command burdenChapter
  52. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    32:23ABDA had ships from four governments but no common fleet systemNotable Point
  53. The Monroe Doctrine, a living history of Rhetoric vs Reality
    1:55:03Free French action exposed wartime ambiguitiesNotable Point
  54. Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/4
    2:28:41A surviving Ark Royal with Force Z and ABDAQ&A
  55. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    4:54:31What Bearn could add to the ABDA defenseQ&A
  56. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    1:04:04A surviving Force Z could slow the fall of the Dutch East IndiesQ&A
  57. Check Campaign 25: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    29:46Could Force Z make Java Sea a larger battle?Q&A
  58. Check Campaign 25: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    32:26A stronger ABDACOM complicates MacArthur's commandQ&A
  59. Check Campaign 25: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    33:36Torpedo caution and a usable coalition flagshipNotable Point
  60. Bruships Gothenborg style...
    51:44If Force Z survived, it could anchor an Allied carrier forceQ&A
  61. Bruships Gothenborg style...
    1:03:40Surviving Force Z makes an Allied carrier counterstroke credibleQ&A
  62. Bruships 154: Ship-Shape's Scandi Ship 2024... answering naval history questions...
    3:46:59Force Z survival and an Allied carrier counterstrokeNotable Point
  63. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:00:24Sending a carrier task force to ABDA CommandQ&A
  64. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:42:27How a surviving Force Z could have strengthened ABDANotable Point
  65. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    1:05:55Sydney needs layered defence for the naval base and cityChapter
  66. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    1:45:14An established theater command sidelines MacArthurNotable Point
  67. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    2:11:46From France to ABDA: why coalition command matteredNotable Point
  68. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:02:57Why replacing Doorman would not fix the Java Sea forceNotable Point
  69. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    1:24:09Dutch Lion-class battlecruisers in the Far EastQ&A
  70. Some Books Aquired So Far during #NavHistAus23! Perth Take 2!
    28:12How Force Z might have changed ABDA commandQ&A
  71. New Years 2023 Naval History Questions till the Bru runs out...
    1:02:35Force Z disappeared into the ABDA command structureQ&A
  72. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    1:41:34A Trincomalee-based Force Z could have become an ABDA coreQ&A
  73. Bruships 95: Science Fiction, Including Paddle 'Corn Oil' (Aka BioDiesel) Battleship Twist...
    22:03Dual-purpose guns and the limits of improving ABDACOMQ&A
  74. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    3:31:25Surviving Force Z could give ABDA a stronger battle fleetQ&A
  75. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    1:13:47An Allied carrier concentration seeks decisive battle in AsiaChapter
  76. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1941-42
    25:46ABDA needed a coalition staff before the warQ&A
  77. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1941-42
    1:54:01Dutch battlecruisers as the core of a stronger Force ZQ&A
  78. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out
    41:26How Force Z survival might have changed ABDA commandQ&A
  79. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    6:26How a carrier might have changed Force ZQ&A
  80. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    42:50Why the Dutch struggled to secure outside helpQ&A
  81. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    1:02:58How Phillips's loss weakened Far Eastern commandQ&A
  82. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1941
    8:02The Dutch case for an early ABDA commandChapter
  83. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1941
    19:20Consolidate duplicated Far East headquartersNotable Point
  84. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    29:02ABDA placed Exeter against full-sized Japanese cruisersChapter
  85. Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet
    46:35What ABDA needed to become a credible fleetQ&A
  86. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    48:06How Force Z's survival could strengthen ABDAQ&A
  87. Patreon 45: Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney
    2:24:11Q&A: how Repulse might have changed Java SeaQ&A
  88. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (9)
    1:57:51A surviving Force Z becomes the core of an eastern battle groupQ&A
  89. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    56:31A surviving Force Z could anchor ABDA commandQ&A
  90. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)
    2:41:39ABDA's enduring command-and-control lessonQ&A
  91. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    1:00:56A modernized HMAS Australia in Southeast AsiaQ&A
  92. A Book or Two to Review (32): Total Germany
    12:32From Dutch MAC ships to Karel DoormanNotable Point
  93. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)
    35:07Des Moines-class cruisers in the early Pacific warQ&A
  94. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)
    43:53ABDA's command problem and the value of a visible Allied forceQ&A
  95. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    27:13If ABDA avoided the Battle of the Java SeaQ&A
  96. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    2:32:36Prince of Wales and Repulse as ABDA's command coreQ&A
  97. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    3:26:57ABDA's narrow path to success in the Java SeaQ&A
  98. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWII) – The Comment Questions
    41:51An ABDA fleet with ships, staff, and communicationsQ&A
  99. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p2/3 - Force Z
    24:04Ceylon and a stronger ABDA alternativeNotable Point
  100. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    4:12:38Why NATO membership does not complete task-group integrationQ&A
  101. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    41:55What a carrier could have changed for Force ZNotable Point
  102. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    44:08Why ABDA could not become a fleet in timeNotable Point
  103. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    47:18Perth's last fight in Sunda StraitChapter
  104. Amphion Class Cruisers
    39:38How earlier carrier losses weakened the Far EastNotable Point
  105. Amphion Class Cruisers
    42:27Perth's final action in Sunda StraitChapter
  106. Amphion Class Cruisers
    44:48What a balanced ABDA force could have changedNotable Point
  107. Amphion Class Cruisers
    47:41Why Perth used Sunda StraitQ&A
  108. Amphion Class Cruisers
    49:57Why ABDA kept fighting after Singapore fellQ&A
  109. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    1:02:44A reading route into the Battle of the Java SeaQ&A