Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Coastal Forces

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  1. Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:40:09Could the Molins gun serve postwar small craft?Q&A
  2. Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:15:14Adding boats and prefabricated works to island defensesQ&A
  3. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    3:13:16Could British yards build new Dog Boats?Q&A
  4. Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off
    31:40Keeping control during the Rajang River confrontationQ&A
  5. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    7:38:13A rapid route to a modern coastal combat boatQ&A
  6. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    27:17Equipping coastal boats for wartime supply workQ&A
  7. Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:31:07Britain fortifies Malta before World War IIQ&A
  8. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    2:56:52Were 40 mm guns designed for surface combat?Q&A
  9. Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command
    51:03Augustus Agar models aggressive professional leadershipChapter
  10. WWI in the English Channel... A Primer on Years of Hard Forgotten Fighting
    20:41Builder experimentation inside the first Tribal classNotable Point
  11. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    2:49:15Coastal Forces fought a close-range convoy warQ&A
  12. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    2:57:58What an early Bristol Pegasus would change at seaQ&A
  13. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    5:52:27Dominion torpedo craft depended on budgets more than designQ&A
  14. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    6:27:06An Archer replacement should begin with lifeboat seakeepingQ&A
  15. Kriegsmarine(Kaiserliche Marine)'s Nightmare Returns: The RN finds some 1910 Town Class in a couch!
    1:04:02Reserve crews and coastal-convoy firepowerNotable Point
  16. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:44:10Can a country create a coastal navy during a war?Q&A
  17. Check Campaign 4: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:28:33Motor torpedo boat crews and improvised firepowerNotable Point
  18. Check Campaign 4: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:51:13Why coastal-force improvisations are hard to documentNotable Point
  19. Check Campaign 4: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    3:04:56Different warships reward different command personalitiesQ&A
  20. Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s
    1:01:14Swordfish range and helicopter responsiveness divide the workNotable Point
  21. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    40:07Gas-turbine motor torpedo boats before the warChapter
  22. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    1:03:01Gas turbines give Coastal Forces a forty-knot test bedNotable Point
  23. Landing Ship Tanks Mk1s: The First Attempts to Get Troops Ashore - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 3
    18:08Misoa at Juno Beach and as a coastal-forces mother shipNotable Point
  24. Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers
    2:22:01Britain adds coastal torpedo craft to sea denialNotable Point
  25. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    29:17Operation Tunnel and the danger of predictable patrolsNotable Point
  26. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:12Why European torpedo boats became gunboatsChapter
  27. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    19:29Why German R-boats were mistaken for SchnellbooteNotable Point
  28. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    32:47Harbour defence launches as adaptable coastal craftNotable Point
  29. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    38:11Vosper MTBs and the fog of small-craft numbersNotable Point
  30. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    42:43Fairmile A: an anti-submarine starting pointChapter
  31. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    45:05Fairmile B mass production beyond the paperworkChapter
  32. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    47:43Fairmile B improvised armament and submarine huntingChapter
  33. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    53:50Fairmile C: turning the family into a motor gun boatChapter
  34. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:09:57Why gunboats regained the MTB labelNotable Point
  35. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:15:29Why new motor torpedo boat types stopped late in the warNotable Point
  36. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:16:40Why small coastal boats could be reconfigured so readilyNotable Point
  37. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:20:31The final balance: speed, seaworthiness, and firepowerChapter
  38. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    8:18Why torpedo boats became gun boatsChapter
  39. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    18:36How coastal craft reached distant theatresQ&A
  40. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    1:57:17Fairmile D "Dog Boats": guns, stability, and enduranceChapter
  41. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    2:13:08Close-range combat encouraged unofficial armamentNotable Point
  42. Bruships 115: Hopefully Australia Trip in Summary!
    3:06:31British motor torpedo boats needed opportunitiesQ&A
  43. Bruships 102: New Books, Sea Wolves & Skagerrak
    1:54:25Gas turbines and a 50-knot Royal Navy gunboatQ&A
  44. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    58:44Gunboats supporting torpedo-boat night attacksChapter
  45. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:17:22Steam gunboats and Grey Goose's gas turbinesChapter
  46. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:21:39Fairmile C stopgap gunboatsNotable Point
  47. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:26:14Fairmile D dog boats and flexible coastal warfareChapter
  48. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:54:31Small ships, aggregate value, and modern OPV successorsNotable Point
  49. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:28:44Steam Gun Boats built to hunt E-boatsChapter
  50. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:38:08Fairmile C interim motor gunboatsChapter
  51. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:44:58Could Steam Gun Boats have aided Singapore's evacuation?Notable Point
  52. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:01:26Fairmile D coastal attack tacticsNotable Point
  53. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:09:58Fairmile D armament upgrades and the Mollins autoloaderNotable Point
  54. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:21:10Could night gunboats deter coastal submarines?Q&A
  55. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:52:00Gunboats and the small necessary functions of warNotable Point
  56. Bruships 99: Political History, Geostrategic History & Naval History
    2:41:07Fairmile D 'Dog Boat' firepower in a small hullNotable Point
  57. Christmas Videos Comment Response: Soviet Navy 1918-39 & Cruisers of the Reichsmarine & Kreigsmarine
    41:10S-boats and Dog Boats filled different coastal-force nichesQ&A
  58. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    3:02:53Would Britain build a Channel motor-torpedo force?Q&A
  59. Bruships 97: Random Books, Naval Chat & Possibly the Sound of Rain
    2:14:47Dog boats used disguise, surprise, and close-range gunneryChapter
  60. Bruships 97: Random Books, Naval Chat & Possibly the Sound of Rain
    2:27:43E-boats and R-boats were not the same German coastal craftNotable Point
  61. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    2:10:02Friendly-fire confusion preceded Lord Stonehaven's loss to an E-boatChapter
  62. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:14:23French naval knowledge strengthens covert supplyNotable Point
  63. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1941-42
    30:01Finding English-language sources on the Norwegian NavyQ&A
  64. Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet
    1:39:07What survives of Britain's coastal forces craftQ&A
  65. Patreon 48: Anglo-Japanese War in Feb 39 - if Tsingtao Incident goes "hot", what's IJN doctrine?
    5:51Would British motor boats deploy to Singapore?Q&A
  66. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    38:41Coastal convoys around BritainQ&A
  67. Bruships 48: Reading History
    1:34:23How Portland's air attack exposed convoy OA 178 to E-boatsChapter
  68. Prince Philips Navy
    1:14:41How useful was early radar against S-boats?Q&A
  69. Prince Philips Navy
    1:16:58Wallace, FN 655, and the danger of East Coast convoysChapter
  70. Prince Philips Navy
    1:22:17Could German S-boats reload torpedoes at sea?Q&A
  71. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    1:18:27Port admirals ran active wartime area commandsQ&A
  72. Bruships 29: Best Seller History
    3:59:49Dog Boats on river operationsQ&A
  73. Bruships 28: New Books & Christmas Buys
    17:10Coastal Forces, MTB 718, and clandestine operationsChapter
  74. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:50:04Philip Vian, E-boats, and rapid equipment changeChapter
  75. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    12:16Motor gun boats revive the torpedo-boat destroyerNotable Point
  76. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    15:18Fairmile Bs could serve in anti-submarine workQ&A
  77. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    17:37Channel geography sets the small-craft problemChapter
  78. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    19:23Why E-boats penetrated a D-Day exerciseQ&A
  79. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    23:23Why the Irish Sea lay beyond the main E-boat threatQ&A
  80. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    29:57Planed timber shaped the small-craft fleetQ&A
  81. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    34:47Why the fall of France changed the problemChapter
  82. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    42:01Dunkirk turned Ramsay into a coastal-forces advocateNotable Point
  83. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    44:11Fairmile production turns timber into fighting craftChapter
  84. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    1:20:48Dog Boats participated in wartime weapons experimentsQ&A
  85. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    1:25:04Dog Boats received high-octane aviation fuelQ&A
  86. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    1:31:55Fairmile B fittings enable rapid role changesNotable Point
  87. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    1:34:53Small craft at the St Nazaire raidChapter
  88. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    1:44:48A command ship must add informationNotable Point
  89. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    2:14:44Coastal forces keep D-Day sea lanes openChapter
  90. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    2:18:24Why E-boats did not strike the D-Day fleetQ&A
  91. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    2:22:38Steam Gun Boats changed fit and one survivedChapter
  92. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    2:34:47Small-boat combat resembled an aircraft dogfightNotable Point
  93. 2 Minutes: RN vs the E Boat a quick Summary...
    0:51Reaction speed against E-boat ambushesNotable Point
  94. 2 Minutes: RN vs the E Boat a quick Summary...
    1:28Gunboats and destroyers against E-boatsNotable Point
  95. 2 Minutes: RN vs the E Boat a quick Summary...
    1:57Why small escorts carried anti-aircraft guns against E-boatsNotable Point
  96. 2 Minutes: Steam Gun Boats - The 'Gray' Class
    0:01Grey Goose's survival as a houseboatNotable Point
  97. 2 Minutes: Steam Gun Boats - The 'Gray' Class
    0:43Seven Steam Gun Boats completed, one lostChapter
  98. 2 Minutes: Steam Gun Boats - The 'Gray' Class
    1:12Steam Gun Boats against the E-boat threatNotable Point
  99. 2 Minutes: HMS Rutherford
    0:18HMS Rutherford's American-built originChapter
  100. 2 Minutes: HMS Rutherford
    1:16HMS Rutherford's guns and anti-submarine armamentNotable Point
  101. 2 Minutes: HMS Rutherford
    1:45A radar-equipped command ship for motor torpedo boatsNotable Point
  102. 2 Minutes: Dog Boats - The Fairmile D's
    0:14Fairmile D Dog Boats and Britain's coastal fleetChapter
  103. 2 Minutes: Dog Boats - The Fairmile D's
    1:16Fairmile D weight and firepower compared with E-boatsNotable Point
  104. 2 Minutes: Dog Boats - The Fairmile D's
    1:32Fairmile D torpedo conversions and D-DayNotable Point
  105. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    0:06The E-boat threat as an operational problemChapter
  106. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    2:18Specialist yards expanded coastal-craft productionNotable Point
  107. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    4:14A command-authority aside on German coastal craftNotable Point
  108. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    6:38Making the Channel a no-go area before D-DayChapter
  109. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    12:03Depth behind the Tribal destroyer screenNotable Point
  110. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    20:04Layered coastal defense around NormandyChapter
  111. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    22:47Basil Jones coordinates a mass interception forceNotable Point
  112. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    24:31Steam gun boats as a heavily armed answerNotable Point
  113. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    29:20Mass-produced coastal craft and firepowerChapter
  114. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    1:20Dunkirk and the need for an E-boat counterforceChapter
  115. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    5:08Layering escorts against E-boat attacksNotable Point
  116. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    16:09Ambushing an attacker that must approach the convoyNotable Point
  117. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    17:10A coordinated night interception of E-boat groupsChapter
  118. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    21:33Radar, restraint, and the convoy-first missionNotable Point
  119. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    22:37Star shell, communications, and practiced readinessNotable Point
  120. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    27:41Why the Channel Dash exposed a coordination failureNotable Point
  121. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    30:54MTB 74 and torpedoes designed to clear netsNotable Point
  122. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    34:56Coastal craft in the St Nazaire raidChapter
  123. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    39:23Mass-produced Fairmiles behind the elite boatsNotable Point
  124. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    41:03Command frigates, radar control, and a Channel no-go zoneChapter
  125. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    2:52E-boat terminology and the British viewpointChapter
  126. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    7:23Prewar roles for British motor torpedo boatsNotable Point
  127. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    8:51The 1940 shock drives new coastal craftChapter
  128. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    10:24A flexible mix of motor boats and launchesNotable Point
  129. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    14:16Early Vosper and Fairmile hulls establish wartime design familiesChapter
  130. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    18:04Fairmile B modularity turns one hull into several rolesNotable Point
  131. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    19:29A Vosper private venture meets an engine bottleneckNotable Point
  132. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    21:29Ramsay uses Vosper speed to inspect the Dunkirk routesNotable Point
  133. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    24:13France's fall reshapes Channel securityNotable Point
  134. Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:41:02Design references for Allied coastal forcesChapter
  135. Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:49:08Coastal-force weapons, camouflage, and layoutsChapter
  136. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald
    18:10Captain Augustus Agar's combat reputationNotable Point
  137. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:49:18Why 75 mm is small for a warship's main gunNotable Point
  138. Bru Ships Episode 12: New to Me Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:44:16A close reference for Allied coastal forcesChapter
  139. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    4:11How the London Naval Treaty defined little shipsChapter
  140. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    10:35Small boats as massed ambush forcesNotable Point
  141. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    14:45Why navies could risk small attack craftNotable Point
  142. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    17:42Motor torpedo boats versus motor gunboatsNotable Point
  143. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    25:01Why official small-craft range figures misleadNotable Point
  144. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    32:27Leadership balance aboard small attack craftNotable Point
  145. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    38:15Fairmiles, Schnellboots, and usable sea speedQ&A
  146. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    49:17How changing MTB numbers obscured British strengthNotable Point
  147. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    57:26Assault minesweeping followed every major landingNotable Point
  148. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    59:58A gunboat screen for Singapore's crossingsNotable Point
  149. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:13:12Why small craft become locally specializedNotable Point
  150. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:18:02What counts as a modern MTB equivalentQ&A
  151. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:42:08Reading Leonard Reynolds on coastal forcesQ&A
  152. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:45:17How small crews altered attack-boat performanceNotable Point
  153. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    19:28Vosper 73-foot boats and the Admiralty fight over coastal strike craftChapter
  154. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    26:29Schnellboots brought greater size and firepower to the torpedo-boat fightNotable Point
  155. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    28:05Fairmile D dog boats hunted Schnellboots with guns and depth chargesChapter
  156. Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:23:11Japan's limited use of motor torpedo and gun boatsQ&A
  157. Bru Ships Episode 1: Book Reviews/Q&A
    1:47:34PT-boat weapons followed the targets actually encounteredQ&A
  158. Bru Ships Episode 1: Book Reviews/Q&A
    1:52:20A future fast attack craft might be unmannedQ&A