Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Armour

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  1. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    20:46Light armour and the danger of detonations inside vehiclesNotable Point
  2. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:12:12Can a fast battleship keep battleship protection?Q&A
  3. Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:33:48When a Bismarck rebuild becomes a new shipQ&A
  4. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:55:18Armor and passive protection against small dronesQ&A
  5. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    1:21:14Battleship armor coverage versus battlecruiser speedChapter
  6. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    2:33:48Could early carriers answer the largest battleship guns?Q&A
  7. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:22:39Des Moines rapid fire against battlecruisers and battleshipsQ&A
  8. Ironclads go Two Decker....
    33:33Armor and machinery choices for a two-decker WarriorNotable Point
  9. Ironclads go Two Decker....
    41:33Two gun decks could bring armored decks forwardNotable Point
  10. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...restart
    43:30Full plate armour in shipboard fightingNotable Point
  11. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...restart
    44:18Fitted plate armour, layered protection, and breathingNotable Point
  12. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...restart
    46:22Ceremonial armour as status and intimidationNotable Point
  13. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...restart
    52:02Jadwiga of Poland in armourNotable Point
  14. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:44:16Reading Queen Elizabeth as a transitional battleshipQ&A
  15. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    2:15Tiger, Hood, and the battlecruiser spectrumNotable Point
  16. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    3:46How standard displacement could hide wartime weightChapter
  17. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    6:41Light peacetime armour on a hull prepared for warNotable Point
  18. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    25:05Preparing cruiser guns and protection for mobilizationNotable Point
  19. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    48:22Serial small carriers accelerate doctrine and designChapter
  20. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    49:47New-ship declarations and protective feed-water tanksChapter
  21. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    2:31:02HMS Victoria appears in place of HMS WarriorQ&A
  22. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    7:46:49Scaling the Queen Elizabeth class for 18-inch gunsQ&A
  23. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    4:40:21A rough quantitative test for warship densityQ&A
  24. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    2:23:49Local armour around a warship's vital spacesNotable Point
  25. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    7:01:29What makes a fast battleship rather than a battlecruiserQ&A
  26. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    7:30:25Why Nelson's forward magazine bulkhead matters to a damage modelNotable Point
  27. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    7:49:40Armour coverage versus subdivision in capital-ship protectionQ&A
  28. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    8:36:38Why turtleback armour would be difficult on a first rateQ&A
  29. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:56:50Scaling Queen Elizabeth to octuple 20-inch turretsQ&A
  30. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    12:12Redesigning the Pensacola-class cruisersQ&A
  31. Battle of Jutland: The Strategic Leadership which both defined it and denied it satisfaction
    20:37Why subdivision matters to battlecruiser survivalNotable Point
  32. Scuttlebutt 21st Century Battleship: Chat & Comment Response...
    19:44Limiting damage after a missile penetrates the defensesChapter
  33. Scuttlebutt 21st Century Battleship: Chat & Comment Response...
    20:39Why armor remains useful against shaped chargesQ&A
  34. Scuttlebutt 21st Century Battleship: Chat & Comment Response...
    45:00Why explosive reactive armor is unattractive at seaQ&A
  35. Scuttlebutt 21st Century Battleship: Chat & Comment Response...
    45:29Using water, coal, and machinery as protective depthNotable Point
  36. Scuttlebutt 21st Century Battleship: Chat & Comment Response...
    58:19Protecting magazines below armorQ&A
  37. HMS Queen Mary: An Evolutionary Ship in a Time of Fleet Transition
    19:39Power density, armor coverage, and subdivisionChapter
  38. HMS Queen Mary: An Evolutionary Ship in a Time of Fleet Transition
    50:13Distance as armour and the magazine riskNotable Point
  39. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II
    45:05A naval-archive oddity: the turtleback battleshipQ&A
  40. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II
    55:51When capital ships outgrew armour against their own gunsQ&A
  41. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II
    2:15:56Why dive bombers cannot reliably choose a battleship's weak endQ&A
  42. The Lessons of Never Built Carriers
    45:35Why Dunkerque's protection matters more than the battlecruiser labelNotable Point
  43. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:32:05Finding a fair gunboat opponent for HMS WarriorQ&A
  44. Royal Navy Submarines vs Axis Warships: WWII in every theatre, Patreon Premier
    1:26:13How armour handling and yard capability shaped warship constructionNotable Point
  45. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    1:38:32North Carolina with an all-forward F3 layoutQ&A
  46. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    1:10:09Why gunfire can sink ships through the waterlineQ&A
  47. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:31:26The cost of sixteen 14-inch guns on King George VQ&A
  48. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    1:21:18How armor plate could be reused after a ship's disposalQ&A
  49. Bruships 147: Naval History Questions & Book Boxes Getting Packed
    2:45:26How to assess Yamato's armour qualityQ&A
  50. HMS Revenge(1915): the Reliable Pikeman of the Royal Navys Battle Line!
    35:46Armor, machinery, and the speed tradeoffChapter
  51. The Last Invasion of Britain: Battle of Fishguard(1797)
    3:04:26Tillman III and Iowa trade speed against guns and armourNotable Point
  52. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    2:46:56A Ford-sized battleship could carry twelve 18-inch gunsQ&A
  53. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    2:32:56Why an underwater hit on Hood is not plunging fireQ&A
  54. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:14:28Modern warships benefit more from selective armor than an armored beltQ&A
  55. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:45:56Graf Spee's 11-inch shells were poorly matched to thin-skinned cruisersQ&A
  56. Operation Berlin (Atlantic) – a Failure of Both Sides?
    2:01:37Could 11-inch guns penetrate Ramillies's belt?Q&A
  57. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    1:38:01Why modern warships favor subdivision over heavy armorNotable Point
  58. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    3:35:23How treaty-era construction preserved British armor expertiseNotable Point
  59. Building A British Super Battleship!
    37:12Extreme armor exposes the limits of balance-by-weightNotable Point
  60. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 9
    20:59Balancing a fast heavy-gun battleship designChapter
  61. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 9
    28:59Finishing Thunder's secondary battery and protectionChapter
  62. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 9
    42:34A slow, heavily armoured battleship alternativeNotable Point
  63. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    11:25HMS Warrior made armour, speed, and firepower inseparableNotable Point
  64. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    1:08:29Ship stability was a gunnery requirementChapter
  65. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    2:31:58Why K3 remained a battlecruiserQ&A
  66. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 4
    2:51:10Choosing 16.5-inch guns for fast capital shipsChapter
  67. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 4
    2:59:50A 36-knot battlecruiser refitNotable Point
  68. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 4
    3:05:30Balancing a 61,000-ton fast battleshipChapter
  69. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    34:54What it would take to turn Tiger into a heavy cruiserQ&A
  70. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    2:18:43How stored belt armour might evade treaty limitsQ&A
  71. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    2:19:48Armor against 8-inch cruiser fireQ&A
  72. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    3:43:18Why armour gave way to compartmentalisationQ&A
  73. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    3:49:06Distributed armour versus all-or-nothing protectionQ&A
  74. How Many Guns Does that USN Battleship have?
    38:38Conning-tower armour only helps if commanders use itNotable Point
  75. How Many Guns Does that USN Battleship have?
    41:37Why these Yamato defeats need a counterfactual caveatNotable Point
  76. How Many Guns Does that USN Battleship have?
    1:38:33Trading torpedoes for cruiser survivabilityNotable Point
  77. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    3:18:38Deck armour, belt armour, and the protected citadelChapter
  78. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    3:30:19Battleship-thickness armour is not battleship protectionNotable Point
  79. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    2:09:18Balancing armour, secondary guns, and speedChapter
  80. Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock
    23:46Von der Tann's speed, armour, and machineryNotable Point
  81. Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock
    1:05:28Derfflinger and the design triangleNotable Point
  82. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy...
    1:06:49Building a fast battlecruiser with room to growChapter
  83. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy...
    1:27:01A second battlecruiser design works around fire-control limitsChapter
  84. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy...
    1:48:00A dreadnought design for a battlecruiser-heavy fleetChapter
  85. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy...
    2:33:54A second-generation battlecruiser balances speed and protectionChapter
  86. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    54:54Why rapid-fire eight-inch guns do not make a battleshipQ&A
  87. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    1:32:54Separating battlecruiser design from ammunition and gunnery failuresNotable Point
  88. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    2:57:38Iron hulls preserved buoyancy under heavier fireQ&A
  89. Austro Hungarian Battleships: Habsburg Class to Ersatz Monarch Class with a little help from Skoda
    29:00Radetzky class: powerful guns, limited elevationNotable Point
  90. Chilean Civil War & the sinking of the Blanco Encalada
    56:45Blanco Encalada's broadside ironclad designChapter
  91. Chilean Civil War & the sinking of the Blanco Encalada
    2:04:21Was 200 metres still gun range at Angamos?Q&A
  92. Steam Battleships (1876-1891)
    43:08Trafalgar class and the cost of low freeboardChapter
  93. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    3:26:59County-class cruisers and the treaty's spiritQ&A
  94. Timberborne: A Test for the Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game'
    1:29:34Armour and subdivision as modern warship resilienceNotable Point
  95. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war... Comment Response
    5:16Ark Royal was unarmoured, not wooden-deckedNotable Point
  96. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war... Comment Response
    20:35Why British armored carriers kept centerline liftsNotable Point
  97. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war... Comment Response
    29:13What 6-inch shells do at extreme close rangeQ&A
  98. 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers
    25:15Condottieri cruisers and the cost of light protectionNotable Point
  99. New Years 2023 Naval History Questions till the Bru runs out...
    1:19:25Armor-grade steel constrained early dreadnought constructionQ&A
  100. 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers
    1:09:25Why too little armor was still better than noneQ&A
  101. 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers
    3:00:04Newport News and the peak gun cruiserChapter
  102. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    22:47Armor priorities for an anti-aircraft battleshipQ&A
  103. Bruships 93: Soviet Navy Books & Random Books
    2:35:13Why Soviet industry struggled with very thick armorQ&A
  104. Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?
    2:01:43Why is deck armour usually thinner than belt armour?Q&A
  105. Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?
    2:24:46How did Nelson's armour compare with the other Big Seven?Q&A
  106. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    1:52:03Armament alone does not define a battlecruiserNotable Point
  107. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 3
    3:03:17Could Warrior's 68-pounders penetrate her armor?Q&A
  108. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:15:08Trento trades protection for speed and displayChapter
  109. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:30:13Early Condottieri behave like enlarged destroyersChapter
  110. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:32:35British magazine protection exposes the early Condottieri tradeoffNotable Point
  111. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:41:16Zara approaches a balanced heavy cruiserChapter
  112. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:22:11Duca d'Aosta adds protection without resolving the conceptChapter
  113. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:33:31Abruzzi finally delivers a balanced light cruiserChapter
  114. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:50:27How did Abdiel protection compare with Capitani Romani?Q&A
  115. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    1:25:49What could bring a modern battleship-like ship backQ&A
  116. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    3:37:13Why Second World War armor does not defeat modern missilesQ&A
  117. UAD Homage and Questions of US Cruiser Introduction Answered (Long Patrol)
    31:44A little armour overturns the cruiser simulationNotable Point
  118. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    1:19:36How navies replaced damaged battleship armourQ&A
  119. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    1:22:32Tools and methods for removing battleship armour plateQ&A
  120. Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet
    2:40:16Why Hood could not simply receive more aft armourQ&A
  121. The Art of Longsword Fighting with a Special Guest: A Book or Two to Review (35)
    18:33Armour changes the tempo of a sword fightNotable Point
  122. The Art of Longsword Fighting with a Special Guest: A Book or Two to Review (35)
    29:34HEMA and reenactment use different cutsNotable Point
  123. My G3/N3 Dreadnought Battleship + Battle Cruiser = Fast Battleship Design
    18:24Why a 1920s hull grows heavier by the Second World WarNotable Point
  124. My G3/N3 Dreadnought Battleship + Battle Cruiser = Fast Battleship Design
    19:33The British preference for a minimal conning towerNotable Point
  125. My G3/N3 Dreadnought Battleship + Battle Cruiser = Fast Battleship Design
    31:24A shorter armour belt as the final compromiseNotable Point
  126. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: 1805-1905 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Long Patrol
    12:32How engines made armoured hulls practicalChapter
  127. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: 1805-1905 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Long Patrol
    16:34HMS Warrior's selective armour schemeNotable Point
  128. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)
    3:30:02Fortifications persist by adapting to offensive technologyQ&A
  129. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    13:23Why copper sheathing was not armorQ&A
  130. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    1:00:32Which countries produced the best iron and armorQ&A
  131. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    1:31:57How alloy design changes warship armorQ&A
  132. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    1:47:14Modern armor against First World War gunsQ&A
  133. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    1:49:54Can a stopped shell still damage machinery?Q&A
  134. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    1:53:16Modern capacity for battleship armor plateQ&A
  135. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    2:06:24Lissa's influence on rams and ahead fireNotable Point
  136. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    2:38:22Why iron hulls did not end combat lossesQ&A
  137. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    4:00:39Vanguard against Falklands bombs and ExocetsQ&A
  138. Bruships 48: Reading History
    34:03Why 18 to 20 inches is a practical ceiling for naval gunsQ&A
  139. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    6:18Padded caps made metal helmets wearableNotable Point
  140. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:35:00Did the Neubaufahrzeug's armour justify its imposing appearance?Q&A
  141. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    2:45:15Armour was shaped for the person paying for itNotable Point
  142. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    2:49:23Could decorated armour encourage capture for ransom?Q&A
  143. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    3:00:53How heavy was a full suit of armor?Q&A
  144. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    3:08:20What was the most versatile type of armor?Q&A
  145. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    3:43:07Mail, plate additions, and the gaps in medieval armourNotable Point
  146. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:17:23Why infantry might still need powered armour beside tanksQ&A
  147. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:26:31Helmet design trades protection against battlefield awarenessNotable Point
  148. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    2:22:54What makes a coastal-defence battleship?Q&A
  149. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    2:53:18Compact armored warship or large space cruiser?Q&A
  150. Patreon Video 1: What would you put in warehouses at the end of WWI for WWII if you could?
    13:46Armour plate and optics as a reserve of industrial capacityNotable Point
  151. Patreon Video 1: What would you put in warehouses at the end of WWI for WWII if you could?
    1:24:01Why a major rebuild can cost less than a new shipNotable Point
  152. Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A
    1:24:40Why modern warships still need strong decksQ&A
  153. Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A
    1:26:38Strength decks and armor in British battlecruisersQ&A