Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Bearn

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  1. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    50:10Different carrier prospects for France and ItalyNotable Point
  2. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:31:04Spanish battleships and Béarn in a French interventionQ&A
  3. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    2:02:06Béarn versus Graf ZeppelinQ&A
  4. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    7:00Béarn as an Atlantic escort carrierNotable Point
  5. What happens if the French navy goes all Free French in 1940?
    21:16What Béarn shows about French naval innovationNotable Point
  6. Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:18:31Choosing a German warship to preserveQ&A
  7. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    26:06Béarn is limited but still usefulNotable Point
  8. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:29:41French carrier demand competes with Britain's other commitmentsNotable Point
  9. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:39:38Early U-boat losses could damage Germany's training cadreNotable Point
  10. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    11:41Akagi's strength versus Béarn's value before carrier conversionQ&A
  11. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    4:25:29Why Moskva loses the design comparison with BearnQ&A
  12. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    4:30:34Why a world of Bearn copies sidelines naval aviationQ&A
  13. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    4:30:34What Béarn copies would do to Japan's carrier offensiveQ&A
  14. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    4:53:45Why Illustrious would likely find the enemy firstQ&A
  15. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    5:03:05Why a fleet carrier must outrun the battle lineNotable Point
  16. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    7:29:43The best wartime role for three Bearn carriersQ&A
  17. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    7:34:32Casablanca and Bearn in the escort-carrier comparisonQ&A
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    6:35:35Ninety years of French aircraft-carrier developmentChapter
  19. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    6:38:29Bearn's specialised lifts and obstructed flight deckNotable Point
  20. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    6:40:26Bearn's concentrated machinery and damage-control concernsNotable Point
  21. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    6:44:17Bearn's aviation fuel and the risk of a spreading fireNotable Point
  22. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    7:47:45The better Bearn conversion France did not chooseQ&A
  23. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    7:52:45Bearn's protective coal and Washington Treaty displacementNotable Point
  24. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    8:04:44Why Ranger is a fairer comparison for Bearn than LangleyQ&A
  25. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    8:16:21Would an all-turbine Bearn have a more useful career?Q&A
  26. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    8:17:06Could an expansion engine replace Bearn's low-power turbine?Q&A
  27. A 1920s Caspian Sea Carrier: What happens if the German/Soviet relationship includes a carrier?
    17:27Bearn and Joffre test French aircraft-handling ideasNotable Point
  28. Bruships 185: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    11:17Why Béarn was a difficult carrier conversionQ&A
  29. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    4:05:41Treaty carrier conversions were compromises, not ideal carriersQ&A
  30. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    1:11:35Why Béarn wants to close the range with IndependenceNotable Point
  31. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    0:39Béarn's specialized lifts and political designNotable Point
  32. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    14:03Béarn's air group and national independenceChapter
  33. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    20:10How specialized lifts could cripple operationsNotable Point
  34. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    25:34Speed, range, and the raider-hunting carrierChapter
  35. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    39:03A doctrine constrained by BéarnNotable Point
  36. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    39:58Béarn's mixed propulsion compromiseNotable Point
  37. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    3:24:35French Wildcat, Dauntless, and Vindicator ordersQ&A
  38. French Naval Aviation: A Quick Historical Overview & Introduction to it's Squadrons
    9:30Béarn, treaty constraints, and a missed carrier forceChapter
  39. French Naval Aviation: A Quick Historical Overview & Introduction to it's Squadrons
    17:19The recurring vulnerability of a one-carrier fleetNotable Point
  40. French Naval Aviation: A Quick Historical Overview & Introduction to it's Squadrons
    18:04The collapse of Anglo-French maritime planningNotable Point
  41. French Naval Aviation: A Quick Historical Overview & Introduction to it's Squadrons
    52:16What two Béarns might have changed before the Second World WarNotable Point
  42. Navys in the Embassy Bar after the Washington Treaty(1922)
    10:00French parity frustration and the Béarn conversionNotable Point
  43. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    41:29A better propulsion scheme for the Normandie classQ&A
  44. Check Campaign 8: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:04:39Béarn's long service reflected continuing French needQ&A
  45. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:14:47What Britain would need to change on BearnQ&A
  46. Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out
    2:51:21Blackburn Blackburn aircraft and Béarn's lift designQ&A
  47. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    1:22:33Why two Béarns would still be emergency escort carriersQ&A
  48. Alsace class: France Building Back - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 9
    5:35Béarn's lifts and the danger of paper solutionsNotable Point
  49. H Class Battleships: Ignoring Reality for Perfection, Key Ships Series 4, Ship 4
    22:15Ignoring useful foreign naval solutionsNotable Point
  50. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    1:44:18A Franco-Italian naval war depends partly on French carrier timingQ&A
  51. HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 7
    1:47:25Continental and blue-water carrier design pathsNotable Point
  52. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    6:03Bearn's raised lifts obstructed flight operationsChapter
  53. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    9:01Bearn's machinery changed after the hull was laid outNotable Point
  54. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    11:44What makes a warship a Bearn?Chapter
  55. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    17:21Bearn's lifts obstruct aircraft handlingChapter
  56. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    19:17Why HMS Eagle was the more usable carrierNotable Point
  57. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    24:47Were improvements to Bearn ever proposed?Q&A
  58. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    30:33Were monoplane aircraft planned for Bearn?Q&A
  59. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    31:47Did Bearn's specialised fighter lift offer an advantage?Q&A
  60. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:00:43What was the simplest way to improve Bearn?Q&A
  61. Timberborne: A Test for the Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game'
    1:18:21Béarn as a warning in interwar carrier designNotable Point
  62. Bruships 104: Primary or Secondary Sources
    4:10:41Béarn as a benchmark for limited carrier useNotable Point
  63. Bruships 104: Primary or Secondary Sources
    4:15:23Unbuilt carrier designs that might rival Béarn's problemsQ&A
  64. Bruships 102: New Books, Sea Wolves & Skagerrak
    3:10:44The most likely wartime fate of BéarnQ&A
  65. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI? Comment Response
    24:48Bearn's turbines, range, and conversion economyNotable Point
  66. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    10:00Bearn as the carrier problemChapter
  67. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    16:58Would Bearn have been better as a battleship?Q&A
  68. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    49:58Was Bearn dangerously top-heavy?Q&A
  69. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    52:21Bearn's mixed propulsion compromiseChapter
  70. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    57:49Why Bearn remained at Martinique in 1940Q&A
  71. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    58:45Why France did not start with a civilian training carrierQ&A
  72. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:03:51Bearn as a drag on a German sortieNotable Point
  73. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:04:56Bearn's range case fails against the Courageous classNotable Point
  74. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:06:49Bearn's long afterlife beyond carrier operationsNotable Point
  75. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:23:59Bearn lagged behind other navies' secondary carriersNotable Point
  76. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:44:21Bearn's elaborate aircraft-handling systemChapter
  77. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:52:33How Bearn's lift cycles compared with British and American carriersQ&A
  78. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:55:27Could a skilled crew overcome Bearn's slow lifts?Q&A
  79. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:56:13Bearn's 875-person complementQ&A
  80. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    2:06:00Why France lacked a mature carrier-aircraft programQ&A
  81. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    2:19:10An Italian carrier might have forced a French responseNotable Point
  82. Shortcomings of Early Aircraft Carriers: What Lessons can we Learn from Innovation?
    18:53Bearn carried battleship compromises into carrier serviceChapter
  83. Shortcomings of Early Aircraft Carriers: What Lessons can we Learn from Innovation?
    22:12Bearn's elaborate elevators slowed aircraft movementChapter
  84. Shortcomings of Early Aircraft Carriers: What Lessons can we Learn from Innovation?
    27:10Bearn's two-level hangar turned aircraft flow into rigging workChapter
  85. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    44:28Béarn's three incompatible aircraft liftsChapter
  86. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    54:00Béarn's suspended-rail aircraft handling systemChapter
  87. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    1:01:27How tall were Béarn's aircraft hangars?Q&A
  88. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    1:03:05How were aircraft moved on Béarn's rails?Q&A
  89. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    1:03:11How many weapon systems burdened Béarn?Q&A
  90. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    1:04:09Béarn traded flight speed for mixed propulsionChapter
  91. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    1:18:16Could Béarn's experimental status benefit France?Q&A
  92. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    1:19:21A French battlecruiser would make a better first carrier than BéarnQ&A
  93. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    1:28:18French carrier design mixed strong concepts with difficult machineryNotable Point
  94. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    1:31:44Béarn's limitations still left a convoy roleNotable Point
  95. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    1:32:20Béarn retained coal bunkers as underwater protectionNotable Point
  96. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    8:24A French battle fleet in the Indian OceanQ&A
  97. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    32:26Béarn as France's early carrier experimentQ&A
  98. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    35:43Why Béarn became an aircraft transportNotable Point
  99. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    15:56The Atlantic force and Béarn's convoy roleChapter
  100. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    25:20Evacuating the fleet does not preserve France's industrial baseNotable Point
  101. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    30:18Why Béarn could serve as an escort carrierNotable Point
  102. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    47:55What seven battleships and seventy-four submarines addChapter
  103. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:08:24More patrols and earlier convoy air coverChapter
  104. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    29:23Axis carriers could cause panic without being good shipsQ&A
  105. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1939
    9:39France's carrier opportunity and unclear fleet purposeNotable Point
  106. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    43:10When cruiser orders consumed carrier and battleship capacityNotable Point
  107. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:08:40The aircraft carrier as a missed Jeune École opportunityNotable Point
  108. Suffren Class: Mon croiseur de 1ère classe de la Marine Nationale préféré (Long Patrol)
    22:51Béarn and France's missing second carrierNotable Point
  109. Questions of the Equitable Washington Treaty Answered: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    1:06:45Mediterranean and overseas carrier requirementsNotable Point
  110. Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books
    2:25:07Why Joffre was a credible French carrier advanceQ&A
  111. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    2:51:45Why Béarn remained usefulQ&A
  112. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:00:30How Béarn might have freed a British carrier for the MediterraneanQ&A
  113. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    1:13:49What a viable Béarn carrier rebuild needsQ&A
  114. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    44:24French carrier aircraft and the Béarn what-ifChapter
  115. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    1:03:29Would Béarn have helped Germany as a reparations carrier?Q&A
  116. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    1:12:11Dewoitine D.371 and D.373 linked French carrier and Spanish fighter aviationNotable Point
  117. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 1913
    3:02Normandie's quadruple-turret compromiseNotable Point
  118. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 8: Questions Answered
    20:47A Free French Bearn as an escort carrierQ&A
  119. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 7: Conclusion
    11:41Carrier designs must be judged against national needsChapter
  120. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 7: Conclusion
    22:16What flawed first-generation carriers still taught naviesNotable Point
  121. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 5: French & German Carriers
    2:01Béarn as a battleship-to-carrier conversionChapter
  122. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 5: French & German Carriers
    5:44Béarn's specialized lifts and two-level hangarNotable Point
  123. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 5: French & German Carriers
    26:54Joffre and the PA-16 design lineageNotable Point
  124. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    8:35Japan's incomplete 1939 carrier forceChapter