Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Carronades

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  1. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    53:02Why the photographed shell gun remains unidentifiedQ&A
  2. Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End
    3:57Rainbow's carronades against a new French frigateChapter
  3. Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End
    5:06How Rainbow's chase guns prompted a French surrenderChapter
  4. Bruships 234: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:41:01Why the plasma lance is compared with Rome's corvusQ&A
  5. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    3:16:46How much powder could a first rate carry?Q&A
  6. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    3:17:25Conflicting carronade calibres for L'OrientNotable Point
  7. Mary Rose to Victory: How the Wooden Wall Grew as both forest and trees
    1:47:40Victory's layered battery balanced range and rate of fireChapter
  8. Paulet Affair of 1843: When the Royal Navy found itself in charge of Hawaii
    1:19:23Dublin's advantage depended on fighting range and an uncertain gun totalNotable Point
  9. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    3:46:18Arming a Roman quinquereme for the late Age of SailQ&A
  10. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    1:04:53Najaden trusts confined waters to deter DictatorNotable Point
  11. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    52:11Porter sought a warship duel his carronade frigate could not controlNotable Point
  12. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    58:28Essex's carronades made range the decisive tactical choiceChapter
  13. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    1:00:50British rearmament gave Essex a long-gun batteryNotable Point
  14. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    1:07:24Should Phoebe have closed to give Essex an honorable fight?Q&A
  15. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    1:56:19Essex's carronades punished one mistake before Hillyar reset the fightNotable Point
  16. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    1:27:54Why an 18-gun sloop could carry more than 18 gunsQ&A
  17. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    1:31:09Broadside weight mattered only inside effective rangeNotable Point
  18. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    1:37:52Cherub trades carronades for longer-range gunsNotable Point
  19. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    1:51:10A prisoner exchange confirms Essex's carronade weaknessNotable Point
  20. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    2:40:09Long guns dominate the dead calmNotable Point
  21. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    27:10Why armed merchant ships carried carronadesQ&A
  22. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    55:08What did Independence's ninety 32-pounders actually mean?Notable Point
  23. What Cannon is right for this ship?
    30:53Weight distribution and the carronade trade-offChapter
  24. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    52:05Carronades and rating distortionNotable Point
  25. Privatising War: Guerre de Course
    42:51Commerce warfare shapes warships and merchant shipsNotable Point
  26. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    2:20:51Post-Napoleonic warships packed heavier batteriesNotable Point
  27. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    13:45Merchant gunports could conceal a manpower weaknessNotable Point
  28. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    50:18The China Fleet carries immense value with one brig for escortChapter
  29. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    1:14:08Salamine and Emerald show two kinds of cruiser careerNotable Point
  30. Action of the 18th of June 1799: How to Lose Frigates & Influence (Long Patrol)
    38:10Emerald's battery and long cruising careerChapter
  31. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    10:51Phoenix's disguise masks an unequal frigate fightNotable Point
  32. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    12:46HMS Phoenix captures Didon and her dispatchesChapter
  33. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    22:01First and second rates: gun decks and gun countsNotable Point
  34. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    1:19:58Why carronades were omitted from nominal gun ratingsQ&A
  35. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    1:33:15When long guns or carronades decided a frigate fightQ&A
  36. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:07:10HMS Calcutta shows the merchantman-warship gapNotable Point
  37. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    7:27HMS Amazon as a prime frigate appointmentChapter
  38. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    12:05Amazon trains sails and guns before convoy dutyNotable Point
  39. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    1:22:46Wind, carronades, and the chance to break throughNotable Point
  40. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:13:19Carronades rewarded close-range fightingQ&A