Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Battle Of Taranto

Also searchable as Attack On Taranto, Operation Taranto, Raid On Taranto, Taranto Raid.

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  1. Britain's Rearmament 1937 vs 2026: What Lessons are we forgetting?
    1:30:22Swordfish torpedoes and the problem of shallow waterChapter
  2. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:40:10Choosing a modern Royal Navy ship for the Second World WarQ&A
  3. Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:24:04Taranto with Glorious and a larger Mediterranean carrier forceNotable Point
  4. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    57:49What a larger Taranto strike might changeChapter
  5. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:01:18More Taranto hits and the limits of Italian repairsNotable Point
  6. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:22:40Eagle's fighter cover could release larger carriersNotable Point
  7. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:28:00Cumulative Allied advantage in 1940 and 1941Chapter
  8. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    1:28:33Harbour-strike doctrine and aerial torpedo entryNotable Point
  9. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    1:12:22More carriers at Taranto and time for refitsNotable Point
  10. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    1:43:12Sea Mosquitoes, Swordfish and shallow-water torpedo attacksQ&A
  11. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    40:51No Mers-el-Kébir and a larger Taranto strikeNotable Point
  12. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    45:25Giulio Cesare and the limits of a larger Taranto raidNotable Point
  13. Why Can't Modern Russia Build Destroyers?
    19:09Why warships are vulnerable when tied up in harbourNotable Point
  14. Nazi Destroyers of WWII: Failing to Learn, Failing to Build, Failing to Deliver...
    53:30Why a submarine-only threat was easier to counterNotable Point
  15. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:13:06Sea Mosquitos over Taranto and against the ZeroNotable Point
  16. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:47:47Taranto and the operations surrounding a successful strikeNotable Point
  17. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    27:07Swordfish radar reliability and night attacks at TarantoNotable Point
  18. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    28:00A greater Taranto success could attract Hitler to Graf ZeppelinNotable Point
  19. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    59:32Béarn would probably stay out of the Taranto strikeQ&A
  20. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:32:04A freed Ark Royal transforms the Taranto strikeChapter
  21. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:35:32Swordfish tension wires control shallow torpedo entryNotable Point
  22. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:46:18Defeat in Libya and Taranto threatens MussoliniChapter
  23. Could the Royal Navy have lauched a Carrier Strike in WWI on Wilhelmshaven?
    11:15Shallow water makes aerial torpedo entry a design problemNotable Point
  24. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:54:11How light carriers reshape early Royal Navy carrier lossesQ&A
  25. 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
  26. Top/Bottom 5 inventions/adaptations of RN ships that came from the ships themselves...(Patreon Live)
    2:31:28What if Littorio had been caught at Cape Matapan?Q&A
  27. Bruships 232: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:20:14How an Italian peace in 1941 could release Allied resourcesQ&A
  28. Bruships 232: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:21:03What could bring Italy to peace in 1941?Q&A
  29. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    27:22Earlier Illustrious-class carriers bring trained air groups to battleChapter
  30. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:00:48Multiple carriers balance armor, air groups, and maintenanceNotable Point
  31. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:02:51A three-carrier Taranto raid could cripple the Italian fleetChapter
  32. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:06:08Why Italy would struggle to recover from a larger Taranto raidQ&A
  33. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:06:57Giulio Cesare's berth frustrates the larger Taranto attackNotable Point
  34. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:05:10An early Mediterranean collapse could delay the Afrika KorpsQ&A
  35. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:07:07Taranto and the loss of North Africa could bring Mussolini down earlierQ&A
  36. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:33:43Warspite becomes a stronger museum-ship candidateQ&A
  37. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:38:46Carrier strength could let Cunningham add a battleship bombardment at TarantoQ&A
  38. What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live
    23:32Why early aerial torpedoes struggled in shallow harborsChapter
  39. What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live
    25:25Why a tension wire limited torpedo-release speedNotable Point
  40. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    2:11:24Why Taranto's Swordfish observers sat beside leaking fuel tanksQ&A
  41. Talking through the Myths of WWI with @GariusTheBrit
    1:11:19Naval signaling skills moved into military and civil aviationNotable Point
  42. Talking through the Myths of WWI with @GariusTheBrit
    2:04:03Churchill repeated a World War I shipbuilding pause in 1939Notable Point
  43. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    7:52Why Japanese carriers could concentrate in 1941Notable Point
  44. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    27:11Range, speed, and aircraft survivability tradeoffsNotable Point
  45. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    4:14:30Carrier mass at Malta and Taranto in an accelerated 1940Chapter
  46. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    3:12:03How Italian neutrality could transform the Mediterranean warQ&A
  47. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    5:23:40How Cunningham combined simple operations to complicate enemy choicesNotable Point
  48. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    2:32:54Would stronger anti-aircraft batteries change Taranto?Notable Point
  49. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    19:00Hiding Taranto inside a crowded operational pictureChapter
  50. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    22:51What Eagle might have added at TarantoNotable Point
  51. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    24:01RAF reconnaissance makes Taranto possibleChapter
  52. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    24:58A Swordfish, potatoes, and an intelligence-sharing workaroundNotable Point
  53. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    25:49Delay exposes Taranto's defences and Eagle's crews reinforce IllustriousNotable Point
  54. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    26:37Timing Taranto around convoy cover and a concealed approachChapter
  55. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    30:18Why Cunningham resisted a second Taranto strikeNotable Point
  56. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    31:42Successful deception gives the enemy a plausible storyNotable Point
  57. Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships
    31:44Why battleships still made sense in the late 1930sChapter
  58. Torpex: A Short History of it's History...
    27:38A Torpex counterfactual for Taranto and Cape MatapanNotable Point
  59. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:35:00How peacetime port visits could inform torpedo-attack plansNotable Point
  60. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:19:57Would a larger Taranto raid free Italy's cruisers to fight?Q&A
  61. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:23:58Who could remove Mussolini after a greater naval disaster?Q&A
  62. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:32:17What the US Navy might learn from a devastating TarantoQ&A
  63. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:40:10How other powers might read a larger Taranto victoryQ&A
  64. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    8:27Harbor-attack planning before TarantoChapter
  65. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    20:05Swordfish reliability and shallow-water torpedo attacksChapter
  66. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    24:34The original two-carrier Taranto strikeChapter
  67. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    29:10Operation Judgement inside Operation MB8Chapter
  68. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    31:30Operation MB8 as a fleet logistics systemChapter
  69. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    35:12Taranto's defenses and the risks faced by Swordfish crewsChapter
  70. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    41:33Historical damage and Taranto's operational payoffChapter
  71. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    46:39The unrealized two-carrier damage caseNotable Point
  72. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    55:39Two plausible routes to a four-carrier forceChapter
  73. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    1:03:51Organizing a three-wave night strikeChapter
  74. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    1:10:42Twenty-five torpedo hits against Italian protectionChapter
  75. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    1:13:15Flare silhouettes and Italian anti-aircraft enduranceNotable Point
  76. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    1:16:18Eight targets and overloaded Taranto repairNotable Point
  77. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    1:17:26Taranto as a twenty-year set-piece operationNotable Point
  78. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:59:29Courageous, Glorious, and Ark Royal transform the Eastern FleetQ&A
  79. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    22:50Swordfish observers flew amid leaking fuel at TarantoQ&A
  80. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    48:16Aerial mines in Royal Navy port-attack planningQ&A
  81. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:23:47Adding aerial mines to the Taranto raidQ&A
  82. Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:25:10Taranto was planned as a multi-carrier strikeNotable Point
  83. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    39:30Axis coordination may prevent an invasionChapter
  84. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    44:04The invasion becomes a Mediterranean fleet battleChapter
  85. Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:18:25How a large Italian carrier changes British planningQ&A
  86. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    38:28Four carriers could widen the attack on TarantoQ&A
  87. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    41:33An October Taranto attack would miss Caio DuilioQ&A
  88. Bruships 197: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:20:26World of Warships supercarriers enter service in 1939Q&A
  89. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:34:31A hypothetical torpedo strike against Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, or the High Seas FleetQ&A
  90. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    48:13How a submarine-only Germany could strengthen a British attack on TarantoNotable Point
  91. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:24:37An all-submarine Germany shifts Royal Navy power eastQ&A
  92. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    3:03:23A hypothetical carrier, bomber, and submarine attack on Bismarck in FranceNotable Point
  93. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    3:09:47Why Royal Navy multi-carrier plans exceeded wartime opportunitiesNotable Point
  94. Leadership Alive: What happens if Adm R. Henderson & Adm W. Fisher Live through WWII?
    1:24:48More carriers bring a larger Swordfish strike to TarantoChapter
  95. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    2:19:10Could Courageous and Glorious surviving have saved Ark Royal?Q&A
  96. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    2:22:01A Taranto exercise shows why dive bombers matteredNotable Point
  97. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    2:40:18Extra carriers could free Fulmars to illuminate TarantoNotable Point
  98. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:56:25German carriers could preserve and accelerate British carriersNotable Point
  99. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:27:57How saving Courageous could reshape later carrier operationsQ&A
  100. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    30:50Why a more successful Taranto raid would not automatically remove ItalyQ&A
  101. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    3:27:20Institutional barriers to early Royal Navy air-launched rocketsQ&A
  102. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:36:38Why Taranto and Tsushima are imperfect parallelsNotable Point
  103. Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/4
    4:35:47Why Taranto did not create the Pearl Harbor planQ&A
  104. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    4:40:52A second Ark Royal could alter Taranto, Bismarck, and Force ZQ&A
  105. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    6:21:20Four carriers would turn Taranto into a fleet-ending strikeQ&A
  106. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    6:45:51Cochrane with modern carrier doctrine would strike Italy earlyQ&A
  107. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:04:47Deferred repairs keep Eagle out of the Taranto strikeNotable Point
  108. @Drachinifel & Dr Clarke Discuss Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers that almost were! #2Historians ep 1
    39:40Armored Ark Royals and multi-carrier operationsChapter
  109. For History: Which Three ships should never have been scrapped?
    59:00HMS Illustrious from Taranto to the British Pacific FleetNotable Point
  110. For History: Which Three ships should never have been scrapped?
    59:38From Mers-el-Kebir to Taranto in Fleet Air Arm reputationNotable Point
  111. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:49:30Small carriers as an experience base for fleet aviationNotable Point
  112. Japan's I-400 Class: Waste of Resources, Idea to Soon or Idea to late?
    46:29The planned attack on the Panama CanalChapter
  113. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    1:25:10Henderson might have accelerated Britain's carrier programmeQ&A
  114. War Experience Carriers: Taiho, Ticonderoga, Audacious, Midways & Maltas... a discussion
    45:52Malta and Midway: shared lessons, different doctrinesNotable Point
  115. Death from Above? Germany develops the Fritz X Early - Patreon Premier
    57:07Long-range controlled aircraft could reshape TarantoChapter
  116. Check Campaign 26: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    54:27How a German submarine focus changes Matapan and TarantoNotable Point
  117. What is an Escort Carrier to be for? Bogue & Ruler Classes - Why building Woolworths made sense!
    31:20Interwar threat assumptions behind carrier planningNotable Point
  118. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    6:33The Malta-Alexandria convoy patternChapter
  119. Mediterranean Convoy Runs Done Well: Operations Tiger, Splice & Rocket!
    10:49Operation Collar and Cape Spartivento after TarantoNotable Point
  120. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    1:23:56How Glorious's survival might have changed TarantoNotable Point
  121. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    1:21:46A loaned US carrier and the Taranto strikeQ&A
  122. Evolution of Carrier Air Groups 1918-2024: A Discussion
    31:11The Sopwith Cuckoo begins a carrier strike lineageNotable Point
  123. Treaty Era Aircraft Carriers: A Discussion
    54:58Interwar carrier raids rehearse attacks on ships in harborNotable Point
  124. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:14:32Carrier readiness and aircraft numbers reshape the Taranto planNotable Point
  125. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:18:29Taranto becomes a night-and-dawn carrier blowChapter
  126. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:20:07A dawn strike compounds Taranto's damage despite torpedo limitationsNotable Point
  127. Taranto Zero: Japan joins WWII on side of Britain in June 1940 - Patreon Alternate History
    1:24:56A greater Taranto defeat threatens Mussolini's authorityNotable Point
  128. Check Campaign 14: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    8:09How more carriers change Britain's 1939 choicesQ&A
  129. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    27:55How an Italian exit after Taranto would trap German strategyQ&A
  130. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    32:07How a more destructive Taranto attack changes Roma's prioritiesQ&A
  131. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    46:11What a 27,000-ton Illustrious could bring to TarantoQ&A
  132. 824 Sqn Royal Naval Air Service: Spectat Ubique Spiritus (The Wind Everywhere Looks On)
    6:11Insignia and battle honours trace 824 Squadron's changing identityNotable Point
  133. 824 Sqn Royal Naval Air Service: Spectat Ubique Spiritus (The Wind Everywhere Looks On)
    22:10824 Squadron's Swordfish flew from Taranto to Atlantic trade warfareChapter
  134. 824 Sqn Royal Naval Air Service: Spectat Ubique Spiritus (The Wind Everywhere Looks On)
    22:39Carrier fires and damage made Taranto a problem of timing and resilienceNotable Point
  135. Fairey Fulmar: innate soundness and competence but not the stuff of headlines
    47:59Fulmar performance, armament, and the Taranto flare planChapter
  136. Patreon 100: Stalin's 1930 London Treaty - the USSR joins the Naval Treaties at London
    2:42:11Multiple armored Ark Royals transform a Taranto strikeNotable Point
  137. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    54:28Giulio Cesare's protected berth at TarantoChapter
  138. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:07:10Japan joins the Allies and follows Taranto at dawnQ&A
  139. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:08:14Would a Japanese Taranto attack change Pearl Harbor readiness?Q&A
  140. HMS Furious: Finding Virtue and Utility in Evolution
    19:36Why early aerial torpedoes would struggle in shallow waterNotable Point
  141. Europa & Giuseppe Miraglia: The Regia Marina's Love for Seaplane Carriers
    2:16Royal Navy exercises offered Italy an aviation warningNotable Point
  142. Patreon 97: What if Senator Tillman was at the Washington Naval Treaty...
    2:27:02More carriers reshape doctrine and aircraft productionChapter
  143. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:15:57How early RP-3 and Tiny Tim rockets could change TarantoQ&A
  144. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    3:44:39Why Force H would choose a Yorktown-class carrierQ&A
  145. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:09:08How British carrier doctrine divided night attack from day defenseNotable Point
  146. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:35:31Swordfish and torpedo evolve as one weapon systemChapter
  147. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:44:23Night attack makes torpedo-aircrew risk countChapter
  148. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    2:04:53Ark Royal and Illustrious divide strike and survival prioritiesChapter
  149. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:50:11If the Taranto strike fails completelyQ&A
  150. Patreon 96: Odd ship designs that actually work.
    21:45How more British carriers could have changed wartime operationsNotable Point
  151. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    45:56An Allied Japanese carrier fleet against ItalyQ&A
  152. Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s
    2:46:44Why early helicopters make the naval war unpredictableChapter
  153. Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s
    2:57:47Why helicopters would not light the Taranto strikeQ&A
  154. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    34:04Lions and Malta-class carriers create the Axis naval nightmareQ&A
  155. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    2:33:09A royal marriage could keep Japan aligned with Britain in 1940Q&A
  156. Patreon 93: Old crocks at war. How useful to WWI were the old ships brought out of reserve?
    2:13:59Carrier survival widens British options from Norway to CreteNotable Point
  157. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:24:39Comparing Saratoga's Rabaul raid with TarantoQ&A
  158. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    1:18:33A new torpedo aircraft would still need controlled water entryNotable Point
  159. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    1:45:24Turboprops could relieve the Fleet Air Arm's horsepower shortageNotable Point
  160. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:59:52Earlier light fleet carriers could transform British multi-carrier operationsQ&A
  161. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:11:44A three-carrier Taranto raid could decide the Mediterranean campaignQ&A
  162. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:32:55A fully alert Pearl Harbor could still suffer from badly distributed defensesQ&A
  163. Blackburn Blackburn: The Ugliest Eyes of the Fleet Ever Seen - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 1
    33:51Long-range fuel exposed Swordfish observers at TarantoNotable Point
  164. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    28:17Taranto intelligence and the Swordfish torpedo wireNotable Point
  165. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    43:02Taranto rewarded night-strike reliabilityQ&A
  166. Francesco Caracciolo: The Almost Next Battleship Era - KSS2 S6 Comment Response
    6:56Why Ark Royal and the Illustrious class had complementary rolesQ&A
  167. British Response to Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    26:30Matapan and Taranto turned Royal Navy exercises into combatNotable Point
  168. Bruships 131: Battleships...
    2:34:37Why Taranto and Pearl Harbor needed different fighter plansQ&A
  169. What Happens if 1930s Germany Standardises on the Scharnhorst hull for Capital Ships & Carriers?
    1:41:36Atlantic pressure reshapes Mediterranean carrier deploymentsNotable Point
  170. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    1:18:32Taranto's warning may still be discounted at Pearl HarborNotable Point
  171. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    2:37:52How more fighters could change the Taranto strikeQ&A
  172. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    1:57:11What delayed carriers and battleships cost the Royal NavyNotable Point
  173. Losing Control of the Sea: Bad time for the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail
    36:03Taranto was more than its torpedo strikeNotable Point
  174. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    3:33:19Why RAF bombers were absent from the Taranto planQ&A
  175. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    2:07:25How Swordfish torpedoes attacked in shallow harboursNotable Point
  176. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    2:16:06Taranto's lessons were not automatically acceptedQ&A
  177. HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 9
    38:08Norway displaced an early two-carrier Taranto possibilityNotable Point
  178. HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 9
    42:12Ark Royal helped conceal the Taranto concentrationNotable Point
  179. Bruships 115: Hopefully Australia Trip in Summary!
    2:46:42Taranto set Italy back, but did not end the warNotable Point
  180. Bruships 115: Hopefully Australia Trip in Summary!
    2:48:48A successful Taranto strike could transform the Skua's reputationQ&A
  181. Ship-Shape Special: Alex & Garius Command a Carrier... How bad can this be? Mission 2
    1:39:59How First World War shocks reshaped the Royal NavyChapter
  182. Graf Zeppelin: Likely British Response (Key Ships Series 2, Ship 1 Bonus)
    43:34Would a carrier battle reshape British naval memory?Notable Point
  183. Mayfly to the Future: A History of Naval Aviation
    25:15Taranto, damage, and the alternative use of aircraftNotable Point
  184. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    1:39:25A larger multi-carrier strike at TarantoChapter
  185. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    2:26:22Making ships visible for a night dive-bomber attackNotable Point
  186. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    3:05:00A larger Taranto strike reshapes the MediterraneanChapter
  187. Help I Inadvertently Built a Super Bismarck...
    1:10:19A mass submarine programme would trigger a responseNotable Point
  188. The Submarine Century? How Submarines evolved over the 20th Century
    8:59Why isolated ship losses do not settle the battleship-versus-aircraft debateNotable Point
  189. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    44:41Harbor-attack planning before TarantoNotable Point
  190. Admirals, Lexingtons & Tosa; What if the Washington Naval Treaty built them?
    1:09:24Multi-carrier practice enlarges Taranto and Pacific cooperationChapter
  191. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    3:35:54One bomb at Jutland and TarantoQ&A
  192. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    1:30:40Carrier warfare still matures without Washington and LondonQ&A
  193. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    1:29:49Why losing Courageous and Glorious mattered beyond two hullsNotable Point
  194. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    4:11Adriatic lessons hardened into Italian speed doctrineChapter
  195. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    27:26Giuseppe Garibaldi from fleet actions to guided missilesChapter
  196. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    19:30A three-carrier version of the Taranto raidQ&A
  197. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    56:23How an early Italian collapse transforms the MediterraneanQ&A
  198. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    2:25:33Taranto's harbor geometry protected Giulio CesareQ&A
  199. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    2:31:02Skuas could add dive bombing to a larger Taranto strikeQ&A
  200. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    2:42:53Could Littorio survive the explosion of both main magazines?Q&A
  201. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    2:50:15Comparing Moskva's loss with Taranto, Hood, and BelgranoQ&A
  202. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    2:55:34A Littorio explosion could threaten nearby ships with a large waveQ&A
  203. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    3:00:55Littorio's destruction would make Taranto a greater disasterQ&A
  204. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    3:28:50Earlier British carriers expand the options at Taranto and against BismarckQ&A
  205. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    39:21A larger carrier force intensifies the Taranto raidNotable Point
  206. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:27:16A much larger carrier strike on TarantoChapter
  207. New Orleans Class: US Treaty Era Cruisers
    33:53Pearl Harbor surprise compared with wartime readiness at TarantoNotable Point
  208. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    19:30How earlier British carriers might change TarantoNotable Point
  209. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:12:06Would Italian carriers change British planning?Q&A
  210. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    57:34Adding a second carrier to the Taranto strikeQ&A
  211. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    1:53:23Why Taranto did not make Italian battleships irrelevantQ&A
  212. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    1:32:19How a stronger Taranto raid could change the Bismarck huntQ&A
  213. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    1:35:12Charles Lambe was not the Taranto aviatorQ&A
  214. Bruships 80: Books From Travels
    56:28Could a larger Taranto strike force Italy out of the war?Q&A
  215. Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)
    3:44How extra carriers could compound the Taranto strikeQ&A
  216. Equitable London Treaty: Aircraft Carriers (Long Patrol)
    42:49Strike carriers and fleet carriers answered different missionsChapter
  217. Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine
    2:40:03Reliable early-war weapons can compound across a campaignQ&A
  218. Patreon 52: Scapa Flow - A History & A Future
    2:48:05Would heavy bombers have helped a Taranto carrier strike?Q&A
  219. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    2:57:17What if Britain destroyed the German surface fleet in Norway?Q&A
  220. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    39:29Taranto's limits shaped the risk at Suda BayNotable Point
  221. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    2:56:28Why cancelling Taranto only postpones the fleet attackQ&A
  222. Adriatic if WWI hadn't started till 1918: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    28:10Why capable Japanese torpedo bombers still needed massQ&A
  223. Operation Tan No 2 (Sound Missing)
    11:08Operation Tan's inadequate strike scaleNotable Point
  224. Operation Tan No.2 (77yrs ago today)
    38:43Why shallow-water torpedo attacks demanded special preparationNotable Point
  225. Bruships 69: The Decider
    17:23Adding Taranto, Midway, and Grenada to naval historyQ&A
  226. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    3:07:48Why cruiser forces still needed Tribal destroyersQ&A
  227. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    1:30:56Why Giulio Cesare was hard to attack at TarantoQ&A
  228. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    1:43:22Twin-engine aircraft and the Taranto problemQ&A
  229. Question Time: Answering Knight6831's Questions (Long Patrol)
    21:54A larger Taranto strike tests Italian repair capacityNotable Point
  230. Question Time: Answering Knight6831's Questions (Long Patrol)
    25:17Taranto’s result could redistribute the battle fleetNotable Point
  231. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (9)
    30:09Taranto in a single-front Mediterranean warQ&A
  232. How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII? (Long Patrol)
    10:40Taranto's psychological effectNotable Point
  233. How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII? (Long Patrol)
    1:07:46Taranto as a navigation achievementNotable Point
  234. Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII
    41:27Training let Cunningham plan around a fleet action after darkNotable Point
  235. Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books
    1:19:03Taranto's possible North African effectQ&A
  236. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: 1805-1905 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Long Patrol
    3:06Trafalgar, wind, and global naval operationsChapter
  237. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    0:07Taranto and the changing balance of sea powerChapter
  238. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    3:24What remains from the Taranto raid?Q&A
  239. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    4:30Taranto and Pearl Harbor in proportionNotable Point
  240. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    7:45Why torpedoes mattered more than bombsQ&A
  241. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    24:02Japanese investigation at TarantoQ&A
  242. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    24:16Civilian risk around Taranto harbourQ&A
  243. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    24:50Earlier raids did not create the Taranto planQ&A
  244. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    25:02Why concentrating at Taranto was riskyChapter
  245. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    32:23A raid both too successful and not successful enoughNotable Point
  246. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    33:23How British torpedoes worked in Taranto's shallow waterNotable Point
  247. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    46:23Why Britain did not rely on bombs alone at TarantoQ&A
  248. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    55:00What happened to Taranto's missing torpedoes?Q&A
  249. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:06:10Would sinking the battleships in deep water have cost Italy more?Q&A
  250. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:06:44Why Littorio survived three torpedo hitsQ&A
  251. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:15:17Why a second Taranto strike was not flownQ&A
  252. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:18:38How Italy contained news of the raidQ&A
  253. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:20:34Taranto as a proof of concept, not a Pearl Harbor blueprintQ&A
  254. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:27:18The defensive lesson the United States missedQ&A
  255. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:33:42Taranto and Italy's radar problemQ&A
  256. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:40:48What the loss of Glorious removed from the Taranto forceQ&A
  257. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:44:23Blackout and night visibility at TarantoQ&A
  258. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:51:31Why Taranto lacks Pearl Harbor's attack imageryQ&A
  259. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:55:10The Abyssinia Crisis reveals a mature Taranto planNotable Point
  260. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:56:27How flares silhouetted the Italian battle fleetNotable Point
  261. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:58:51The Regia Marina near its peak in 1940Q&A
  262. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    2:22:14A damaged Swordfish attacks and returnsChapter
  263. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    2:57:47Battle damage and the limits of victoryChapter
  264. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    2:59:19What Italian ammunition figures reveal about the defenceNotable Point
  265. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    3:08:44Target geometry inside Taranto harbourNotable Point
  266. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    3:17:25Operation White exposes Taranto's strategic limitNotable Point
  267. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    3:19:50Italian withdrawal and the Otranto trapChapter
  268. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    3:24:07What happened to Taranto's damaged battleshipsQ&A
  269. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    3:27:00What HMS Eagle might have changedNotable Point
  270. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    3:36:39Why RAF bombers did not support or mine TarantoQ&A
  271. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    0:18The cost of stopping twenty SwordfishNotable Point
  272. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    2:01Why Taranto's damage figures need cautionNotable Point
  273. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    4:04Reconstructing John Wellham's torpedo runNotable Point
  274. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    5:50A fleet concentrated in an exposed anchorageChapter
  275. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    6:43Success inside Italy's principal eastern baseNotable Point
  276. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    7:31Naval aviation becomes a fleet-strike weaponNotable Point
  277. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    8:16Why the Regia Marina moved to NaplesChapter
  278. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    9:46Cavour lost, Littorio saved, and a fleet still in beingNotable Point
  279. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    13:31Taranto and Pearl Harbor: available force mattersChapter
  280. The Results: Taranto Long Patrol
    16:12A limited strike with a disproportionate deterrent effectChapter
  281. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    0:22Operation MB8 beyond the Taranto air strikeChapter
  282. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    1:37Reaching Taranto required operational deceptionNotable Point
  283. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    5:54Why Taranto mattered to Italian fleet mobilityChapter
  284. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    11:21Why Taranto emphasized torpedoes against battleshipsChapter
  285. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    13:05How the Royal Navy measured Taranto's successNotable Point
  286. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    14:54Moonlight, navigation, and the reach of the Fleet Air ArmNotable Point
  287. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    21:20Harbour knowledge built from institutional memoryNotable Point
  288. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    24:10Weather exposes gaps in Taranto's defencesNotable Point
  289. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    26:04The original Taranto date linked moonlight with Trafalgar DayNotable Point
  290. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    16:46Taranto damaged Italy without ending the fleet threatNotable Point
  291. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    21:20A more decisive Taranto could have shifted forces eastNotable Point
  292. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    25:49Shallow torpedo entry was a standard Swordfish techniqueNotable Point
  293. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    15:46Would faster postwar aircraft transform Taranto?Q&A
  294. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    2:58:13Two books on naval aviation's wartime evolutionChapter
  295. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    7:13Why HMS Eagle still mattered in 1940Notable Point
  296. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    10:02The limited Swordfish striking force at TarantoChapter
  297. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    11:14A two-carrier plan for TarantoNotable Point
  298. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    14:12Target geometry and the third-wave advantageNotable Point
  299. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    15:28Multi-carrier doctrine and Italian fleet riskChapter
  300. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    19:50How Operation MB8 concealed the Taranto strikeNotable Point
  301. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    22:08Operation White and Cape Spartivento after a heavier Taranto strikeChapter
  302. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    24:14The nine-day repair window that might have returned Eagle to TarantoNotable Point
  303. Operation Judgment: HMS Eagle Variance (the 10mins of lost sound from Operation MB8! - Long Patrol)
    31:49Taranto's exposed harbour and Cunningham's timing problemChapter
  304. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    3:45The interlocking operations behind TarantoChapter
  305. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    10:00A risky balance in the eastern MediterraneanNotable Point
  306. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    37:01Taranto depended on a balanced strike packageChapter
  307. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    46:00The best operational plan may use the second-best tactical toolNotable Point
  308. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    49:28Eagle's absence constrained the Taranto strikeNotable Point
  309. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    51:40A two-carrier model tests the limits of Taranto's resultNotable Point
  310. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    53:08Why some Taranto bombs passed through their targetsNotable Point
  311. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    1:53:31How Taranto's flares helped hide the SwordfishNotable Point
  312. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    3:03:47Royal Navy multi-carrier doctrine before the warNotable Point
  313. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    4:07:16Reading Taranto through damage and recoveryChapter
  314. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    4:19:42Taranto and the Swordfish's real wartime valueNotable Point
  315. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    4:24:43Why British aerial torpedoes suited Taranto's shallow waterNotable Point
  316. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:49:12Taranto planning may have predated the 1930sNotable Point
  317. Admiral John Arbuthnot 'Jackie' Fisher: Long Patrol
    58:57From Copenhagen to Taranto and Pearl HarborNotable Point
  318. Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence
    3:56:25Taranto was one part of a wider Mediterranean operationQ&A
  319. A Book or Two to Review (32): Total Germany
    6:00The operational scale behind familiar battlesNotable Point
  320. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 10/11 Why the Battleship Fizzled Out
    2:40A battleship built to meet another battleshipNotable Point
  321. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) P3/14: Domenico Cavagnari
    20:44Battle of Calabria and Cavagnari's removalChapter
  322. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 8/11 Both Queens but Different
    11:20Strike air groups and the limits of deck parkingNotable Point
  323. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement - Comment Response
    29:41What extra carriers could have changed at TarantoNotable Point
  324. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p2/3 - Force Z
    18:25Why Force Z had no carrierChapter
  325. A Book or Two to Review (16): Carrier, A Century of First-Hand Accounts of Naval Operations...
    5:23Single-carrier limits and multi-carrier practiceNotable Point
  326. A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant
    18:25Taranto and Fleet Air Arm public visibilityNotable Point
  327. The Battle of the Philippine Sea: Live
    2:51:52Swordfish flare aircraft at TarantoNotable Point
  328. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:42:15How should historians judge claims in national archives?Q&A
  329. Bruships 44: Strategy
    2:05:30Mediterranean sea control linked fleets, armies, and commerceChapter
  330. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    2:13:21An early Fairey Barracuda in the MediterraneanQ&A
  331. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    3:49:59The tension wire behind shallow-water torpedo attacksNotable Point
  332. Patreon 19: 2nd Tier powers Dreadnoughts: Spain, Austria-Hungary, S.America, Greece & Ottomans
    29:39Cavour-class careers from Taranto to Soviet serviceChapter
  333. Four Random Books 25: On a Precipe
    11:21Taranto, land-based air power, and survival at MaltaNotable Point
  334. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations
    3:30:05Naval stories that deserve films: Taranto and Fleet Air Arm memoirQ&A
  335. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    3:00Pearl Harbor as a high-risk Japanese gambleChapter
  336. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    42:51How air-dropped torpedoes could work in shallow waterQ&A
  337. Patreon 12: “The Battle of Sluys: ...one of the Western World decisive battles"
    1:39:33Taranto and Midway persuaded different navies about carrier powerNotable Point
  338. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    0:37Force X carries the attack into the AdriaticChapter
  339. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    5:16Taranto strikes fuel, prestige, and protected watersNotable Point
  340. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    7:34One operation forces several Italian responsesNotable Point
  341. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    11:27Why a second strike at Taranto was not pursuedNotable Point
  342. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    16:02Could gunfire or submarines have deepened the Taranto blow?Notable Point
  343. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    18:40Damaged battleships change Mediterranean operationsChapter
  344. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    24:28Why the damage was grave but casualties were lowerNotable Point
  345. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    28:23Readiness and modernisation shape harbour-attack survivalNotable Point
  346. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    30:26Taranto becomes a lesson for Pacific naviesChapter
  347. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    33:38Torpedo debris reveals only part of the shallow-water methodNotable Point
  348. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    36:08Japan follows up while John Opie's warning stallsNotable Point
  349. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    42:51Why Taranto and Pearl Harbor resist simple comparisonChapter
  350. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    52:10A small carrier force produces a strategic resultChapter
  351. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    0:45Force F passes through the Sicilian ChannelChapter
  352. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    4:26Convoy dispersal conceals the northward turnNotable Point
  353. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    8:30A Sunderland gives the final confirmationNotable Point
  354. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    11:35A neutral US Navy observer watches the strike briefingNotable Point
  355. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    14:16Flares, torpedoes, and shallow bombing work togetherChapter
  356. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    17:10The Swordfish manoeuvres around obstacles at wave-top heightNotable Point
  357. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    19:41A separated Swordfish probably caused the last false alarmNotable Point
  358. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    22:58Darkened cruisers evade the bombersNotable Point
  359. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    25:58Crowded moorings restrict fire at low SwordfishNotable Point
  360. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    36:24The first torpedo hits Cavour and leaves two prisonersNotable Point
  361. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    41:19Charles Lamb watches the defenders raise their fireNotable Point
  362. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    43:41Two torpedoes miss Cavour and run on toward Andrea DoriaNotable Point
  363. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    44:40Why did only six aircraft in the first wave carry torpedoes?Q&A
  364. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    45:14Why did bombs hitting warships fail to explode?Q&A
  365. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    46:56Point-blank attacks bring the first wave to three torpedo hitsChapter
  366. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    51:35Could mines have obstructed recovery after Taranto?Notable Point
  367. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    52:14Dispersed moorings made each torpedo attack an individual shotNotable Point
  368. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    54:32Darkened cruisers disappear against Taranto's hillsNotable Point
  369. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    57:23Bombing the seaplane base damages aircraft supportNotable Point
  370. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    58:37Why a dud bomb could damage Libeccio yet leave a repairable shipNotable Point
  371. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:01:47Why Charles Lamb thought he was the only survivorNotable Point
  372. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:13:53The second wave returns through an alerted harbourChapter
  373. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:15:34An unexploded torpedo leaves the lost Swordfish's attack uncertainNotable Point
  374. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:16:30Bouncing a Swordfish on the water to release its torpedoNotable Point
  375. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:20:16A loose balloon cable and a burst shell fail to stop a SwordfishNotable Point
  376. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:23:28Six-and-a-half-hour sorties end with one minor landing accidentNotable Point
  377. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:30Taranto as the product of long preparationChapter
  378. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    11:54Peacetime port photographs retain intelligence valueNotable Point
  379. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    13:22The Abyssinian Crisis makes a Taranto strike operationalChapter
  380. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    33:06French participation and a hypothetical larger carrier strikeNotable Point
  381. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    41:20The torpedo solutions that made Taranto possibleChapter
  382. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    56:18Cunningham accepts the risk after Ark Royal attacks DunkerqueNotable Point
  383. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    57:18Pollock bypasses an intelligence-sharing barrierChapter
  384. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:05:15Harbour geography and incomplete torpedo nets shape the attackChapter
  385. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:08:34The uncertain source of Taranto's net-depth intelligenceNotable Point
  386. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:10:02Sound detectors could warn Taranto without preventing surpriseNotable Point
  387. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:12:46Readiness and complex mounts weaken Italian anti-aircraft fireChapter
  388. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:18:51A crowded anchorage restricts Italian fields of fireNotable Point
  389. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:22:45Doctrinal rivalry complicates secrecy before TarantoNotable Point
  390. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    0:47How carrier problems delayed and reduced the raidChapter
  391. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    27:16Twenty aircraft and the coming of carrier air powerChapter
  392. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    43:09What the bomb and flare aircraft achievedQ&A
  393. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    44:40Why was the follow-up mission cancelled?Q&A
  394. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    45:12The First World War roots of a harbour strikeChapter
  395. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    57:51A tactical raid with a strategic basing effectNotable Point
  396. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    59:30When a tactical naval victory becomes strategicQ&A
  397. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:12:23Why the concentrated Italian fleet made Taranto possibleChapter
  398. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:22:10Taranto inside a wider Mediterranean operationChapter
  399. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:33:26Making an aerial torpedo work in a shallow harbourNotable Point
  400. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:37:36The layered air defences around TarantoNotable Point
  401. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:48:55Taranto's dispersed targets versus Battleship RowNotable Point
  402. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:53:19Damage to battleships and reconnaissanceChapter
  403. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:55:16Heavy material damage with limited loss of lifeNotable Point
  404. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:00:47How much larger could the strike have been?Q&A
  405. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:03:16The command careers that followed TarantoNotable Point
  406. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:11:04Why did the Royal Navy not immediately return?Q&A
  407. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:17:13Would Littorio have survived the same hits at sea?Q&A
  408. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:23:58How the Fleet Air Arm remembers TarantoQ&A
  409. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:29:35Tailoring the torpedoes for TarantoNotable Point
  410. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:47:03Planning the second wave's harbour approachChapter
  411. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:50:25A balloon cable and a near crash into TarantoNotable Point
  412. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:52:29Why Taranto was not another Channel DashQ&A
  413. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:59:12Keeping a crippled Swordfish in the airNotable Point
  414. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:05:21Comparing Taranto and Pearl Harbor on like termsChapter
  415. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:08:09How many torpedoes did the raid use?Q&A
  416. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:09:49Charles Lamb expected to be the sole survivorNotable Point
  417. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:18:31The bomb failures found in the debriefNotable Point
  418. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:21:09Why a second raid was not carried outNotable Point
  419. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:26:36Why submarines did not wait outside TarantoQ&A
  420. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:28:00Why Italy did not find Illustrious after launchQ&A
  421. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    3:40:30How radio silence protected the strikeQ&A
  422. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    24:03Aircraft choices follow naval doctrineQ&A
  423. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    2:36:04A Swordfish attack run at TarantoChapter
  424. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    2:52:16Taranto's losses and Fleet Air Arm confidenceQ&A
  425. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    3:05:32Flare droppers and a battleship hit at TarantoChapter
  426. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    3:12:11Taranto's bombs, fuel dumps, and reconnaissance threatQ&A
  427. Four Random Books 3: Naval Aviation in a Swordfish
    8:00Swordfish, Taranto and carrier-landing cultureNotable Point
  428. Four Random Books 3: Naval Aviation in a Swordfish
    10:49Naval Wings: a Swordfish pilot's wider warChapter
  429. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    26:43The abandoned rocket distraction for TarantoNotable Point
  430. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    44:13Diversion operations and the Scarpanto strike planNotable Point
  431. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:21:06What if Taranto had used another carrier?Q&A
  432. Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:38:17If Taranto and Matapan had not weakened the Italian fleetQ&A
  433. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6b Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    14:04Carrier experience and the value of night attackNotable Point
  434. Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    22:16Taranto, diversion, and the centrality of logisticsNotable Point
  435. Long Patrol: Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest - RN Submarines in the Meditteranean
    1:12:31Submarine pressure in the North African campaignChapter
  436. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 3
    5:40Andrew Cunningham and calculated operational riskChapter
  437. Bru Ships Episode 2b: Book Reviews/Q&A
    13:46How a larger air group might alter TarantoQ&A
  438. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    21:26How Taranto tested the adaptability of armoured carriersQ&A
  439. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    1:50Global communications and the Royal Navy's night-fighting edgeChapter