Andromeda

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1. Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?17 Sept 2026
   1:35:36Where do Andromeda's Nova weapons fit?Q&A
2. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3 May 2026
   2:05:41Andromeda's glass-cannon destroyers and fleet balanceQ&A
3. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3 May 2026
   2:06:42Andromeda's Magog and firepower against mass attacksNotable Point
4. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3 May 2026
   4:40:08Alternative fictional commands and their crew requirementsQ&A
5. Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...22 Feb 2026
   26:05How science-fiction navies handle commandQ&A
6. Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...22 Feb 2026
   3:59:05Designing an ultimate science-fiction battlecruiserQ&A
7. Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...14 Dec 2025
   2:25:14Protecting Andromeda's missile bombardment shipsNotable Point
8. Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...14 Dec 2025
   3:03:44A science-fiction HMS WarspiteQ&A
9. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...31 Aug 2025
   1:14:25When science-fiction ships lose their operational purposeQ&A
10. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...31 Aug 2025
    1:18:54Andromeda's missile ships and the cost of their supporting fleetNotable Point
11. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...31 Aug 2025
    4:44:20Personal weapons built around different kinds of powerQ&A
12. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...31 Aug 2025
    5:48:08Andromeda's missile specialists and the cost of their escortsNotable Point
13. Carriers in Science Fiction: Parsite Craft as a primary means of defence & offence...9 Mar 2024
    29:25Why Andromeda is a command cruiser, not a carrierChapter
14. Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction29 Feb 2024
    57:36Why the Glorious Heritage is not quite a carrierChapter
15. Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction29 Feb 2024
    1:00:26Warship aesthetics can project political powerNotable Point
16. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    0:46Why the Glorious Heritage is a cruiserChapter
17. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    11:05A cruiser asked to do too many jobsChapter
18. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    14:56Does light-speed fire control leave time to evade?Q&A
19. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    27:36Why are the ship AIs not simply in command?Q&A
20. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    29:25From Vedran empire to federal CommonwealthChapter
21. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    32:00Long peace and a missing battle fleetChapter
22. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    40:13Security assumptions after twelve centuries of peaceNotable Point
23. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    45:18Why emergency command authority needs protocolNotable Point
24. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    55:04A superweapon without employment doctrineChapter
25. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    1:26:55What the Glorious Heritage carriesChapter
26. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    1:35:37What would a battlecruiser version look like?Q&A
27. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    1:38:36Battle blades and defensive trade-offsNotable Point
28. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    1:42:31Do battle blades provide more than visual intimidation?Q&A
29. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    1:43:50The scale and danger of a nova bombChapter
30. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    1:48:12Negative-energy bombs for ship-scale targetsChapter
31. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    1:56:22Who provides the four superweapon authorizations?Q&A
32. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    1:57:13What is the most dangerous ship-to-ship weapon?Q&A
33. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:06:11Was Dylan Hunt court-martialed for using nova bombs?Q&A
34. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:07:53Pax Magellanic and the cost of abandoning the shipChapter
35. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:10:45Pax Magellanic and a long-lived cruiser classNotable Point
36. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:15:17Why does slipstream travel need an organic pilot?Q&A
37. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:17:03Million Voices and drydock securityChapter
38. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:25:06Lance's Hope and the danger of investigating aloneChapter
39. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:31:35Why an abandoned cruiser needs recovery or denial plansChapter
40. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:37:31Named Glorious Heritage losses at Witch HeadNotable Point
41. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:39:13A vast fleet defeated in penny packetsNotable Point
42. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    2:46:50Giving a sentient ship AI a place in commandNotable Point
43. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    3:01:41Why the federal fleet needs ships beyond home-guard reachChapter
44. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    3:05:44A presence fleet still needs a warfighting coreNotable Point
45. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    3:06:58Witch Head abandons the fleet's standoff doctrineChapter
46. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    3:11:33Would specialist engineering and medical AIs help?Q&A
47. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    3:17:23Planetfall defense bots as underused combat powerNotable Point
48. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships20 Mar 2022
    3:33:13Are the Glorious Heritage's weapons aimed mainly forward?Q&A
49. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books29 Nov 2020
    1:58:05Andromeda's underused Marines and war walkersNotable Point
50. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books29 Nov 2020
    2:02:17Why Andromeda needed more of her original crewNotable Point
51. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books29 Nov 2020
    2:08:02Captain loyalty and abandon-ship ordersNotable Point
52. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books29 Nov 2020
    2:31:12Why is Andromeda still superior after three centuries?Q&A
53. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books29 Nov 2020
    2:47:31Andromeda and the loss of warship-building capacityNotable Point