Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Armoured Warfare

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  1. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    2:28:21Italy's terrain and the limits of the 'soft underbelly'Chapter
  2. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    2:34:27More armoured vehicles could reach smaller armiesNotable Point
  3. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    3:12:15Would an armoured division prevent Singapore's fall?Q&A
  4. Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:04:52Operation Crusader and the cost of mechanical unreliabilityNotable Point
  5. The Defence Investment Plan: A Live Review if it's been published, A Chat of What to Look For if not
    2:01:59Tanks and drones in combined armoured teamsChapter
  6. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    18:52German battlefield skill and horse-dependent logisticsNotable Point
  7. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    20:10British tanks for Hokkaido terrainNotable Point
  8. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:13:58Why powered infantry changes the need for tanksNotable Point
  9. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    31:38Japanese tank doctrine and northern China's bridgesNotable Point
  10. Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:35:24Why older Allied tanks could remain useful against JapanNotable Point
  11. What the Frigate is wrong with how we buy ships, tanks & aircraft?
    56:14Enduring military roles and a balanced fleetNotable Point
  12. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    1:49:24Could experienced forces from Egypt reach Malaya in time?Notable Point
  13. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    1:51:35Matilda tanks in the war against JapanNotable Point
  14. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    3:42:50Why the Bradley remains difficult to replaceQ&A
  15. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    11:38:41Armoured support in the Space Marine assault forceNotable Point
  16. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    3:57:28Why a Stryker formation needs mobile direct fireQ&A
  17. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    8:15:27Why Sweden designed the turretless Stridsvagn 103Q&A
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    8:18:38Italian and Japanese armoured vehicles on an Italian battlefieldQ&A
  19. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:19Why torsion bars would not improve the early ShermanQ&A
  20. Bruships 197: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:51:17Why 1941 T-55s would win battles but strain US logisticsQ&A
  21. Bruships 197: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:07:02A 1935 self-propelled Long Tom meets the chassis problemQ&A
  22. Bruships 191: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:07:06A Star Wars AT-TE as a Second World War combined-arms problemQ&A
  23. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    1:26:19Dieppe's shingle beach obstructed both tanks and landing craftQ&A
  24. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    1:35:09Specialist engineer vehicles reveal serious preparations for warNotable Point
  25. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    3:20:10A battleship on tracks would still need close-defense weaponsQ&A
  26. A 1920s Caspian Sea Carrier: What happens if the German/Soviet relationship includes a carrier?
    8:03Rapallo and the secret German-Soviet training networkChapter
  27. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:01Challenger 3 and planning its successorNotable Point
  28. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:56:06Britain did continue developing tanks after World War IQ&A
  29. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:00:01Japanese tanks need to be judged against their intended warNotable Point
  30. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:04:58Abrams or more T-55s: firepower, maintenance, and support crewsQ&A
  31. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    2:08:24How tanks adapt to anti-tank missiles and FPV dronesNotable Point
  32. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    2:16:04CV90, Centauro, and the tradeoffs of lighter gun vehiclesNotable Point
  33. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    4:03:43A modern armoured brigade would shatter the Afrika KorpsQ&A
  34. Naval History Live: Operations Tiger and Splice
    2:26:01Gibraltar as a fortified bottleneckNotable Point
  35. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:40:59Japanese tanks could be tested in North AfricaNotable Point
  36. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:38:22The limits of beaver wetlands as battlefield obstaclesQ&A
  37. Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s
    3:06:28Would helicopters make Market Garden succeed?Q&A
  38. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    1:31:15British armoured doctrine before the North African campaignNotable Point
  39. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:47:58Britain's swimming tanks and Hobart's FunniesQ&A
  40. Unrotated Projectiles to Hypersonics: Some History & thoughts on Missiles as part of navies
    25:10Tulip tank rockets help capture the Lingen bridgeChapter
  41. Unrotated Projectiles to Hypersonics: Some History & thoughts on Missiles as part of navies
    55:01Anti-tank missiles give small naval craft useful firepowerNotable Point
  42. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    2:10:33British armour and the value of a mechanized armyNotable Point
  43. British Capture of Trincomalee(1795) & it’s consequences
    2:02:10Tank transporters support more than tanksQ&A
  44. Patreon 79: AH - WW1 incidents happen that bring the US enters war on the side of Germany...
    3:16:05A 1919 Ruhr offensive depends on the war continuingNotable Point
  45. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    3:47:32Warspite's rapid fire against a Normandy armoured columnQ&A
  46. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword
    3:20:26Even a small tank force could devastate the 1982 landing vehiclesQ&A
  47. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 1(February 2023)
    36:17Realistic games and divided vehicle-crew rolesNotable Point
  48. Bruships 102: New Books, Sea Wolves & Skagerrak
    3:37:42Why most high-scoring tank commanders emerged in the eastQ&A
  49. Christmas Comment Response: HMCS Sackville, Descartes & some 60s shorts
    11:15A naval 4-inch gun in a British cruiser tankNotable Point
  50. Christmas Videos Comment Response: 4.7in Dual Purpose what if & Soviet Navy 1939-65
    15:20The Red Army of 1939 was not the army of 1945Notable Point
  51. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    2:12:41Why Japan's late-war tanks could not offset Allied massNotable Point
  52. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    2:30:25What Japan's 3,000 Chi-Ha tanks representedNotable Point
  53. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    2:41:25Japan's Tiger tank never reached JapanNotable Point
  54. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    2:48:51Japanese geography favored lighter tanks over TigersNotable Point
  55. Bruships 95: Science Fiction, Including Paddle 'Corn Oil' (Aka BioDiesel) Battleship Twist...
    1:54:13Regimental identity in the 4th Royal Tank RegimentChapter
  56. Bruships 95: Science Fiction, Including Paddle 'Corn Oil' (Aka BioDiesel) Battleship Twist...
    2:40:36Chieftain performance depended on maintenanceQ&A
  57. German Heavy Cruisers & Cruiser Policy/Procurement of WWII
    2:44:52Standardisation turns replacement parts into combat powerNotable Point
  58. German Heavy Cruisers & Cruiser Policy/Procurement of WWII
    2:50:35Naval turrets offered little direct template for tank designQ&A
  59. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    15:28Panzer III and Matilda compete for best early-war tankQ&A
  60. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    23:31A Battle of the Bulge guide follows the relief of BastogneChapter
  61. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    33:57An early 17-pounder still needs a tank able to carry itQ&A
  62. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    48:55A 1945 Centurion could anchor an earlier Allied tank standardQ&A
  63. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    57:31A 1939 Centurion creates a six-year technology mismatchNotable Point
  64. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    1:04:45Chieftain's reputation depended heavily on maintenanceNotable Point
  65. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    1:33:15The Panther book frames quality against quantityChapter
  66. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    21:28Reinforcing Malaya and deterring JapanQ&A
  67. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    1:08:45The southern France redoubt as a logistical raceQ&A
  68. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    37:39Savannah becomes the First Division's tank killer in SicilyChapter
  69. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    1:19:13Why available Panzer IVs could matter more than superior PanthersQ&A
  70. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    1:40:14Could stronger command prolong the Philippines campaign?Q&A
  71. Bruships 79: Eight New Books, plus Discussions of a Naval Nature
    2:52:51The M60 guide turns technical specification into modelling evidenceNotable Point
  72. Bruships 79: Eight New Books, plus Discussions of a Naval Nature
    3:28:34Tactical aircraft could stop tanks without destroying themNotable Point
  73. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    1:26:06A tank fleet needs a deployment planQ&A
  74. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    1:29:20How uncrewed tanks could be controlled in battleNotable Point
  75. The 614th Running the Gauntlet: Six Books Reviewed (Long Patrol)
    15:45British armoured warfare and the engine revolutionNotable Point
  76. The 614th Running the Gauntlet: Six Books Reviewed (Long Patrol)
    18:44British cavalry mechanisation and regimental continuityNotable Point
  77. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    1:32:47Why Sherman numbers and support mattered more than mythologyNotable Point
  78. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    1:46:03Why keeping armoured divisions in Europe was not enoughQ&A
  79. What if Washington allowed more than Nelson & Rodney: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    23:35Penny packets versus complete force packagesNotable Point
  80. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    1:36:35Hetzer as history and modelling referenceChapter
  81. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    2:51:02American tanks through design, production and combatChapter
  82. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 3/4
    12:20How initiative and fuel risk shaped France in 1940Notable Point
  83. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    8:10Plan for the tanks an expeditionary force may actually meetNotable Point
  84. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    1:34:57Armour is not an afterthought in amphibious warfareNotable Point
  85. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    2:01:24Amphibious warfare became faster and heavierQ&A
  86. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    2:02:40A modern LHD at Gallipoli exposes the technology gapQ&A
  87. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    2:14:29Defeat the landing across several domainsQ&A
  88. A Book or Two to Review (27): The Tiger from Poznan
    0:21A Tiger memoir and the production questionChapter
  89. A Book or Two to Review (27): The Tiger from Poznan
    6:23A saved Tiger loses its mobilityNotable Point
  90. A Book or Two to Review (27): The Tiger from Poznan
    13:51The Tiger production question survives the memoirNotable Point
  91. Bruships 55: New Books
    1:02:21A Crusader tank fitted with a 5.5-inch gunNotable Point
  92. Bruships 55: New Books
    1:05:12The Old Gang's trench-breaking TOG tanksChapter
  93. Bruships 55: New Books
    1:06:51TOG 1's electric transmission and difficult trialsNotable Point
  94. Bruships 55: New Books
    1:09:33TOG 2 changes the track route to make room for a larger turretNotable Point
  95. Bruships 55: New Books
    1:09:55Why TOG 2's proposed mixture of guns drew criticismNotable Point
  96. Bruships 55: New Books
    1:13:29Valentine variants, the Churchill Crocodile, and less familiar British tanksNotable Point
  97. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:58:40Mechanized for war, but still learning how to use armourNotable Point
  98. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    49:37Static divisions were not a ready-made mobile reserveNotable Point
  99. Maginot Line: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p2/7
    8:01Layered defense and false confidenceChapter
  100. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:42:26What direct control of the panzer divisions might have changedQ&A
  101. Four Random Books 35: Romans!
    10:00Reading Liddell Hart's Scipio argument criticallyNotable Point
  102. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    1:31:59Why Dunkirk needed both little ships and destroyersQ&A
  103. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:31:50Would a production TOG have beaten the German tanks in Norway?Q&A
  104. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    14:18A deployable British Army built around specialized divisionsNotable Point
  105. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    14:25Why amphibious forces need armour and heavy firepowerChapter
  106. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    22:48Were tanks landed at Namsos before Narvik?Q&A
  107. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    25:51A common vehicle family after the USMC Abrams withdrawalQ&A
  108. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    33:54Diversions let an amphibious attacker concentrate the heavy blowNotable Point
  109. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    41:51Normandy's first-wave tanks were there to break the beach defencesNotable Point
  110. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    50:38Were Dieppe's tank routes planned adequately?Q&A
  111. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    56:53Why tanks still matter beside air and naval fire supportQ&A
  112. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    58:58Dieppe's port objective founders on routes off the beachNotable Point
  113. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    1:00:47Javelin range and the obstacles of urban combatNotable Point
  114. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    1:21:51Tanks, artillery and infantry on Bacon's assault pontoonsNotable Point
  115. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:04:09Operation Husky brings waterproofed tanks ashoreNotable Point
  116. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:09:38Armour in Sicily's narrow roads and defended hillsChapter
  117. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:12:19Sicily's rearguards force repeated combined-arms attacksNotable Point
  118. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:16:31Do portable anti-tank weapons make tanks obsolete?Q&A
  119. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:17:23Why infantry might still need powered armour beside tanksQ&A
  120. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:26:15Sea lift must carry heavy equipment across the beachNotable Point
  121. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:44:45El Alamein and the turn toward cautious armoured warfareChapter
  122. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:47:23Valentine tanks as a basis for DD developmentQ&A
  123. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    3:48:07The Sherman beyond the death-trap mythNotable Point
  124. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    3:59:08Why naval, tank, and artillery barrels are not interchangeableQ&A
  125. Four Random Books 24: Power, Money & Strategy in 1930s
    5:01Interwar modernization was a problem of immature technologyChapter
  126. Bruships 36: International Relations
    2:51:41The missing combined arms in Starship TroopersNotable Point
  127. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations
    2:08:45Why Challenger 2 was presented as continuityNotable Point
  128. Four Random Books 13: It's Armoured Warfare Time...
    0:41Kursk beyond the tank-battle labelChapter
  129. Four Random Books 13: It's Armoured Warfare Time...
    5:13The danger of an unarmoured training tankNotable Point
  130. Four Random Books 13: It's Armoured Warfare Time...
    8:31British armour and rules of engagementNotable Point
  131. Four Random Books 13: It's Armoured Warfare Time...
    9:40Tank Men's campaign-wide structureChapter
  132. Four Random Books 13: It's Armoured Warfare Time...
    12:24Tank Men as an entry pointNotable Point
  133. Four Random Books 13: It's Armoured Warfare Time...
    12:56Reassessing British armoured doctrineNotable Point
  134. Four Random Books 13: It's Armoured Warfare Time...
    15:24The Odon advance stalls under hard resistanceNotable Point
  135. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    2:03:34Five barrels of fuel for a Panzer IV or a Tiger?Q&A
  136. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    46:22Market Garden: execution and diversionary optionsQ&A
  137. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:05:16Dieppe's raid label and its armoured forceNotable Point
  138. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    30:48Yugoslavia and Romania in the Axis war planNotable Point
  139. Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:52:07Mission kills without destroying the targetNotable Point
  140. Bru Ships Episode 14: Special & Covert Operations Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:14:59Earlier Pershing production and American tank strengthQ&A
  141. Bru Ships Episode 11: Top Trumps/Ship Comparison Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:35:45Why the US Marine Corps paired a few heavy tanks with lighter forcesQ&A
  142. An Introduction to Falklands Command
    45:17Light tanks overturned assumptions about Falklands terrainNotable Point