Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Anti-Aircraft Cruisers

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  1. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:07:07A Malayan Dido-class cruiser would find many claimantsQ&A
  2. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    25:08January reinforcements fill the fleet's carrier and AA gapsChapter
  3. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    7:04:35Dido and Atlanta solved different cruiser problemsQ&A
  4. What changes if the Royal Navy Tribal class got built with 4.5in guns?
    20:02Standardization spreads beyond the Tribal classChapter
  5. What changes if the Royal Navy Tribal class got built with 4.5in guns?
    33:10An all-4.5-inch Dido could trade shell weight for gun densityNotable Point
  6. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    50:42Italy faces a dangerous commitment off CreteNotable Point
  7. Why didn't the Royal Navy go for High Pressure boilers & what if they got 850psi boilers in 1934?
    31:39C-class AA conversions gain internal roomNotable Point
  8. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:55:59A Crown Colony-sized Dido needs fewer heavy mounts and more light AAQ&A
  9. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:20:17A third Dido-class run with Vanguard's improved 5.25-inch gunsQ&A
  10. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    47:29C- and D-class conversions were the dedicated AA cruisersChapter
  11. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    49:17C-class conversions traded endurance for stronger air defenseNotable Point
  12. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    3:00:00A personal choice among British anti-aircraft cruisersQ&A
  13. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:09:25HMS Delhi's American 5-inch/38 conversionNotable Point
  14. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    5:13AA cruiser ideas before World War IIChapter
  15. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    16:12Why an early AA cruiser could age badlyNotable Point
  16. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    19:03Could an early AA cruiser simply be upgunned?Q&A
  17. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    20:37A possible 4.7-inch armament for an earlier AA cruiserNotable Point
  18. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    47:50Why were AA cruisers vulnerable to submarines?Q&A
  19. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    1:26:14C-class conversions as true AA cruisersChapter
  20. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:45:11Were heavy AA cruisers worth building?Chapter
  21. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    3:18:44Did Axis navies pursue AA cruiser concepts?Q&A
  22. Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:37:12Why logistics would limit a Soviet M-class AA cruiserQ&A
  23. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    26:37Redesigning the Dido class and its link to the Tribal destroyersQ&A
  24. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    7:31:47Why the US Navy did not convert Omaha into an anti-aircraft cruiserQ&A
  25. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    2:49:28Why the Royal Navy wanted at least seventy cruisersQ&A
  26. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    3:06:54When a Belfast-based anti-aircraft cruiser becomes worthwhileQ&A
  27. Bruships 164: Is this Book life? Is this just a library?Caught in a landslide, no Kallax for safety!
    3:29:19Why a Hawkins-class anti-aircraft conversion went nowhereQ&A
  28. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    2:52:22A 1942 war sends the AA cruisers to the MediterraneanQ&A
  29. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    4:07:10Why plan a 6-inch anti-aircraft cruiser?Q&A
  30. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    1:02:21An Italian Dido-style anti-aircraft cruiserQ&A
  31. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    59:28Turning the Spähkreuzer into an AA cruiserQ&A
  32. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    1:39:45Overage Hawkins-class cruisers could become anti-aircraft shipsQ&A
  33. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    31:14A 4.5-inch Dido trades range for volume rather than transforming battlesQ&A
  34. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    31:47The refit that might have sent Enterprise to the PacificNotable Point
  35. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    56:08What continued E-class building might have changedNotable Point
  36. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    31:56More new cruisers could accelerate C-class anti-aircraft conversionsQ&A
  37. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    37:14A useful anti-aircraft cruiser used in the wrong fightNotable Point
  38. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    51:45Effective range could matter more than maximum rangeNotable Point
  39. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    1:16:47Dido's anti-aircraft fit crowded out cruiser qualitiesChapter
  40. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    1:20:09Giussano's thin armour offered little safety from destroyer fireNotable Point
  41. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:35:56Dido shows the cost of overstuffing a cruiser hullNotable Point
  42. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:41:37Why did Dido need peacetime presence facilities?Q&A
  43. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:46:01Did Britain pursue an autoloading 6-inch anti-aircraft cruiser?Q&A
  44. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:48:31Would a Leander hull have made a better Dido?Q&A
  45. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    3:03:06Could a treaty-limit anti-aircraft cruiser carry heavy armour?Q&A
  46. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    37:13A light cruiser built around massed 5.5-inch fireChapter
  47. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    57:48Testing the machine-gun cruiserNotable Point
  48. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword
    1:05:27A 1942 war opens with more new cruisers and more AA conversionsNotable Point
  49. USS Wichita: Comment Response
    25:27Wichita hull anti-air and missile ideasNotable Point
  50. 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers
    2:31:02Three Tribals for the price of one DidoQ&A
  51. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    25:49A single calibre reshapes much more than destroyersChapter
  52. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    50:22Why the 4.5-inch upper-deck mount arrived too lateNotable Point
  53. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    1:15:08Tribals, Didos, and massed high-angle fireChapter
  54. Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 4
    18:34The cruiser classes missing from headline battle historiesNotable Point
  55. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    45:45PQ 18 integrates an escort carrier into the convoyChapter
  56. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    52:23The Swordfish makes small convoy flight decks practicalNotable Point
  57. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    58:47PQ 18 shields Avenger inside its air-defence formationNotable Point
  58. Town Class (1911): Chathams
    46:44HMAS Brisbane links Australian shipbuilding with ocean patrolsChapter
  59. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    5:30Why Britain argued that it needed seventy cruisersChapter
  60. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    5:00Why the Royal Navy retained six-inch cruisersNotable Point
  61. A Rumble in the Tumble: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    49:25Specialists, generalists, and fleet compositionChapter
  62. Operation Tan No.2 (77yrs ago today)
    2:35:50A heavily armed convoy escort depends on the warQ&A
  63. Bruships 65: Naval History Books & Questions Answered
    2:55:41The Atlanta class as a Second World War Burke analogueQ&A
  64. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    33:54ME3 shows how older warships preserved new-build capacityChapter
  65. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 9/11 Building for Victory
    10:33Wartime output scaled designs already under developmentChapter
  66. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 1 - where did they come from
    36:54Who judged whether Britain could exceed treaty tonnage?Q&A
  67. 50th Live Special: Thank You
    1:02:21The D-class anti-aircraft conversion war interruptedNotable Point
  68. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 2 of 2
    12:03The unrealised anti-aircraft cruiser refitChapter
  69. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 2 of 2
    24:15Delhi's conversion and Despatch at MulberryNotable Point
  70. Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:24:43How effective was the Dido class in its intended role?Q&A