Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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County Class Cruisers

Also searchable as British treaty cruisers, County class, County Class Cruiser, County-class heavy cruisers.

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  1. Britain's Rearmament 1937 vs 2026: What Lessons are we forgetting?
    42:45Cruiser orders kept armour production aliveNotable Point
  2. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    37:58Hood and Prince of Wales manoeuvring independentlyQ&A
  3. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    34:36New capital ships accelerate retirement of older vesselsNotable Point
  4. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    50:43British six-inch and 9.2-inch cruiser possibilitiesNotable Point
  5. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:50If Cumberland had joined the Battle of the River PlateQ&A
  6. Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:16:39Why Australia kept its County-class cruisersQ&A
  7. Bruships 256: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:22:39Favorite warship appearances and the details behind themQ&A
  8. Bruships 256: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:31:27Identifying the mislabeled HMAS Australia modelQ&A
  9. Bruships 254: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:09:49More Grom-class destroyers in a stronger 1939 Polish fleetNotable Point
  10. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:05:52Royal Navy 9.2-inch cruisers against the DeutschlandsQ&A
  11. What would need to change for HMAS Australia & HMS New Zealand to be retained under Washington?
    48:24Britain still needs County-class cruisersNotable Point
  12. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:16:01Why warship labels reveal less than roles and design compromisesNotable Point
  13. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:21:20Beatty's strengths fit subordinate command better than flag rankQ&A
  14. What if HMS Hermes was the first of a class of Cruiser Carriers?
    26:11A County-class hull offers a practical route to the cruiser carrierChapter
  15. What if HMS Hermes was the first of a class of Cruiser Carriers?
    45:24A cruiser-carrier programme keeps shipyards and Dominion procurement activeChapter
  16. Live: What the Royal Navy's Type 83 Will Not Be: AKA Reality of Future Air Dominance System(FADS)
    15:28York and Exeter show the limits of buying smaller cruisersChapter
  17. What happens if the British & Japanese refuse to break their alliance? (Patreon Live)
    2:25:35Nine- or ten-gun cruisers improve on York and ExeterQ&A
  18. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    32:37Beatty's interwar procurement prioritiesNotable Point
  19. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:29:29Could a heavy-cruiser hull become a small carrier?Q&A
  20. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:43:13Could ordinary cruiser yards build and crew light carriers?Q&A
  21. Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:10:24Cruiser aircraft and the hunt for Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  22. Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:42:09Vickers Design 1242 for AustraliaQ&A
  23. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    6:41Light peacetime armour on a hull prepared for warNotable Point
  24. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    19:15What each navy historically chose to bendNotable Point
  25. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    41:53Cruiser carriers scout for dispersed naval stationsChapter
  26. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    5:52:50Fitted-for-but-not-with treaty cruisersNotable Point
  27. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    5:04:11Why a larger County programme does not fix postwar export totalsQ&A
  28. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    6:38:06Favourite treaty cruisers and the limits of the categoryQ&A
  29. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    9:29Cruisers compensate Australia for losing its flagshipNotable Point
  30. Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:22:37Why Britain treated the County class as light cruisersQ&A
  31. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...After Power Cut
    1:57:01Naval turret machinery repurposed for space antennasQ&A
  32. Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:04:17World War II escorts worth saving as museum shipsQ&A
  33. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:08:01County-class armor and aviation-ship classificationNotable Point
  34. #2Historians Special: @Drachinifel comes to chat Dreadnoughts that Almost were P2 of ?
    1:18:53Treaty compliance could leave room for later armour and emergency powerNotable Point
  35. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    6:32:16A 1920s Empire cruiser follows the County-class patternQ&A
  36. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:18:12The missing British heavy-cruiser museumNotable Point
  37. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:52:18A 12,000-ton treaty cruiser with 9.2-inch gunsQ&A
  38. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:23:46US cruisers and destroyers become British classesQ&A
  39. Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:17:37County cruisers with twelve eight-inch guns and detachable armourQ&A
  40. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:35:25A larger treaty cruiser limit would help Tennessee's rivalsNotable Point
  41. Why didn't the Royal Navy go for High Pressure boilers & what if they got 850psi boilers in 1934?
    1:02:56A stronger fleet changes deterrence and destroyer designChapter
  42. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:06:05Naming another Australian County-class cruiserQ&A
  43. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:01:03Why Deutschland's guns did not make it a battleshipNotable Point
  44. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:42:05Royal Navy classifications, concealed gun development and treaty flexibilityQ&A
  45. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:47:25County-class armor provisions varied between batches and refitsNotable Point
  46. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    1:12:28The Indian Ocean shows why isolated ships valued Bofors reachNotable Point
  47. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    19:25Eight-inch proximity fuzes for County-class cruisersQ&A
  48. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:01:04Australian County cruisers using eight-inch guns against aircraftNotable Point
  49. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:56:05Why Hawkins and County cruisers began as large light cruisersQ&A
  50. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:02:14Photographs of County-class guns at 70 degreesQ&A
  51. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    0:00How the heavy AA cruiser idea emergedChapter
  52. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    2:12:23Tropical ammunition failures begin with wartime stowageNotable Point
  53. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    2:53:34How capable was radar-assisted Pom-Pom fire control?Q&A
  54. Bruships 194: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:07:23Better-protected Counties and small carriers for global scoutingNotable Point
  55. Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty
    1:52:45Stimson, fleet parity, and differing naval missionsChapter
  56. Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty
    2:00:24A cruiser allowance based on each navy's missionsNotable Point
  57. Admiral James Somerville: Communicating a Command Apprenticeship
    1:03:31Rebuilding HMS Norfolk after the Invergordon MutinyChapter
  58. Bruships 186: Naval History Questions Answered Live...Restart 2!
    16:01Pensacola, County, and York cruiser design comparedQ&A
  59. Bruships 185: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    27:16Why County-class cruiser conversions made little senseQ&A
  60. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:10:54How the Royal Navy preferred to bend treaty rulesQ&A
  61. Royal Navy go for speed not bulwark in the Nelson Class design...
    1:33:05Fast capital ships could reshape British cruisersNotable Point
  62. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    3:22:25The cruiser force a commerce raider least wants to meetQ&A
  63. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    3:28:57A County-hull scout carrier for the interwar Royal NavyQ&A
  64. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    5:03:03What deck-edge lifts could teach a County-hull carrier fleetQ&A
  65. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    1:55:28How County-class cruisers built ties with their namesakesQ&A
  66. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    36:28Why two York-class cruisers did not justify the cut-price conceptQ&A
  67. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    52:55Treaty labels and the roles of eight-inch cruisersNotable Point
  68. Scuttlebutt 6: Responding to some History Hot Takes...
    36:20County cruisers in contemporary perspectiveNotable Point
  69. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    13:33Cruisers and sloops as an imperial economic programmeChapter
  70. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    14:07How more County-class cruisers could change treaty bargainingNotable Point
  71. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    44:12Cruiser carriers built from County-class hullsChapter
  72. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    54:58Cruiser-carrier squadrons and the next treatyNotable Point
  73. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:21:39Treaty-selective designs and conversion reservesChapter
  74. Empire Prepares: What if the British Empire invested more in the 1920s & 30s
    1:27:00Building cruisers and small carriers before the London treatyNotable Point
  75. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:24:34F3-style British heavy cruisers would complicate recognitionQ&A
  76. Death from Above? Germany develops the Fritz X Early - Patreon Premier
    26:13Existing Royal Navy guns suit the stand-off aircraft threatChapter
  77. Sōryū/Hiryū Class… Breaking into the future? Key Ships Series 9, Ships 5
    37:32Treaty limits, paper ships, and design workaroundsNotable Point
  78. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    1:46:08County-class squadrons overmatch German pocket battleshipsQ&A
  79. What would the economic impact have been if the Naval Treaties hadn't happened? Patreon Premier 1
    20:56Washington Treaty shock to shipyardsNotable Point
  80. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    4:00:23Dominion cruiser-building options in the interwar yearsQ&A
  81. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    29:22Two Town classes with different design ancestryNotable Point
  82. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    1:20:31Turning World of Warships' Cerberus into a real cruiserQ&A
  83. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    3:33:02Building an interwar Canadian cruiser-and-destroyer fleetQ&A
  84. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    3:52:24County-class cruisers and a qualitative Anglo-American raceQ&A
  85. Bruships 147: Naval History Questions & Book Boxes Getting Packed
    1:06:36Mass-producing County-class cruisersQ&A
  86. The reality that the Marvel Shield Helicarriers Drew From: The USS Akron an Airship Aircraft Carrier
    7:26What if Akron and Macon had survived into the Second World War?Notable Point
  87. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    4:27:43Why 10-inch County cruisers erase the 12-inch cruiser nicheQ&A
  88. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    4:35:16How County-class cruisers would move into second-line dutiesQ&A
  89. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    5:08:08How an expanded County-class program would enter serviceQ&A
  90. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    5:16:31Why an 'unmodernized' County cruiser could still be usefulQ&A
  91. Patreon 99: What would Imperial Star Destroyers look if designed by 1938 USN, RN, KM, IJN, RM & SN?
    2:54:52Where British cruisers would reinforce the US Pacific warQ&A
  92. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    29:33County-class cruiser design depends on treaty limitsQ&A
  93. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    1:09:19A larger County trades deeper draft and turning circle for protectionQ&A
  94. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    1:18:25The County class works better in Royal Navy termsQ&A
  95. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    2:55:23Balancing armor on a 9.2-inch treaty cruiserQ&A
  96. Patreon 100: Stalin's 1930 London Treaty - the USSR joins the Naval Treaties at London
    3:02:42What could Australia receive from the enlarged Royal Navy?Q&A
  97. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    1:02:34A British cruiser at Graf Spee's true displacementQ&A
  98. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    1:05:29How much heavier a 9.2-inch cruiser shell wasQ&A
  99. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    1:26:41Names for a forty-ship County-class programmeQ&A
  100. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    1:29:53Furutaka under a 9.2-inch cruiser treatyQ&A
  101. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    2:23:02What a 14,000-ton County cruiser could carryNotable Point
  102. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:16:34Why removing County-class high elevation saves littleQ&A
  103. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:28:43What eight extra treaty cruisers give the Royal NavyQ&A
  104. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:45:54Why admiral names were unlikely for prewar heavy cruisersQ&A
  105. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    4:13:57Cut-price County cruisers make sense only in a large seriesQ&A
  106. Senator Tilman's Washington Naval Treaty
    1:17:36A 12,000-ton cruiser ceiling sustains competitionChapter
  107. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    2:43:33Designing a County-class cruiser around 9.2-inch gunsQ&A
  108. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    2:56:52Why County names can protect a cruiser programQ&A
  109. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    3:21:33The weight behind County high-angle fireQ&A
  110. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    3:25:40When Japan would recognize a larger County-class threatQ&A
  111. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    4:12:39Would larger County cruisers require a Japanese battlecruiser response?Q&A
  112. Patreon 97: What if Senator Tillman was at the Washington Naval Treaty...
    2:10:49A 12,000-ton cruiser keeps yards and designers busyChapter
  113. Patreon 97: What if Senator Tillman was at the Washington Naval Treaty...
    2:14:09Twelve-gun Counties increase the pressure on German raidersNotable Point
  114. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    28:29An eight-inch American carrier-escort cruiserQ&A
  115. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:42:45Why 9.2-inch guns offer a useful cruiser balanceQ&A
  116. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:48:34How County-class escorts could save HMS GloriousQ&A
  117. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    3:35:35How Des Moines-class cruisers would transform the wartime Royal NavyQ&A
  118. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:54:32American and Italian answers to British 9.2-inch treaty cruisersQ&A
  119. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:07:23What 9.2-inch County-class cruisers change in combatQ&A
  120. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:15:52Where a five-turret County-class cruiser would matterQ&A
  121. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:30:09Why the Royal Navy valued more gun turretsQ&A
  122. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    3:01:30A 9.2-inch County-type cruiser in the PacificQ&A
  123. What changes if Helicopters are at their third generation in 1939?
    46:43Town-class helicopter cruisers trade a turret for informationChapter
  124. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    22:56Canadian and Australian Counties could multiply the imperial cruiser forceQ&A
  125. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    1:00:40Internal machinery makes the Dreadnought leap larger than its silhouetteQ&A
  126. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    3:08:36An F3 layout creates a recognizable British capital-ship familyQ&A
  127. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    1:47:08Could a County-class hull become an escort carrier?Q&A
  128. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    2:33:50How would a larger County-class cruiser be armed?Q&A
  129. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    3:08:29What forty County-class cruisers do to treaty fleetsQ&A
  130. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    3:12:02Why Australia would buy County-class cruisersQ&A
  131. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    25:54Forty County-class cruisers and the treaty systemQ&A
  132. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    35:04County-class cruisers at Denmark StraitQ&A
  133. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:56:22Why the cruiser requirement was not a two-for-one replacementQ&A
  134. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:02:30How a larger British cruiser fleet changes the hunt for Graf SpeeQ&A
  135. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:34:12A 9.2-inch treaty limit would pull rival cruisers toward the British calibreQ&A
  136. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:36:08The 9.2-inch gun combined cruiser rate of fire with heavier penetrationQ&A
  137. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:41:23Forty County-class cruisers would inflate the whole treaty tonnage ladderQ&A
  138. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    52:37Enterprise bridged two generations of British cruiser designChapter
  139. Scharnhorst Class(1936): Most Valued Player of the German Capital Ships - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 4
    42:21Why speed bought a surface raider timeNotable Point
  140. Bruships 130: Battleships
    42:02British and American heavy-cruiser standoutsQ&A
  141. Bruships 130: Battleships
    1:43:53Why extra old cruisers do not postpone British replacementQ&A
  142. Bruships 130: Battleships
    2:34:11What an interwar Dominion naval buildup would actually buildQ&A
  143. Bruships 130: Battleships
    2:48:15Building County-class cruisers in Britain or AustraliaQ&A
  144. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    31:02A nine-gun alternative to the County classQ&A
  145. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    46:52Fitting a 9.2-inch gun into an eight-inch mountingQ&A
  146. Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 2
    32:20From royal escorts to the Singtao confrontationChapter
  147. Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 2
    43:05Presence fleets were planned in generationsNotable Point
  148. The Sydney Strategy: What if the British Empire Far East Base was Sydney not Singapore
    49:01A Sydney strategy redesigns the Royal Navy around rangeChapter
  149. Patreon 88: Sydney Strategy: When looking for a Far East Naval Base - what if Sydney not Singapore?
    1:11:05How Sydney would double the fleet's design rangeChapter
  150. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    56:10County-class protection was concentrated and later strengthenedNotable Point
  151. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    1:16:16Planned, announced, ordered, and built are different fleet countsQ&A
  152. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    2:52:49HMS London's 1941 B5/B6 camouflageQ&A
  153. Battle Cruisers and Battleships are Separate Categories in the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty
    28:50Heavier cruisers reshape German commerce raidingNotable Point
  154. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 10
    36:56The York class as a warning about false economyNotable Point
  155. Neptune Class: The Cruiser Conundrum Crisis - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 6
    23:32A cruiser with capital-ship dimensions and crewNotable Point
  156. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    54:26What Britain might build after the County classQ&A
  157. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:21:23What a 16,000-ton treaty cruiser looks likeQ&A
  158. Mistakes & Missed Opportunities of the Washington Naval Treaties
    19:27An Empire cruiser baseline before the London TreatyNotable Point
  159. Mistakes & Missed Opportunities of the Washington Naval Treaties
    43:08Indian-built cruisers as national capacityNotable Point
  160. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    46:02Canada's missed County-class cruiser programChapter
  161. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    52:05Would cheaper cruisers have persuaded Canada to build more?Q&A
  162. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    56:57Why County-class cruisers used four twin turretsQ&A
  163. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    1:09:40South Africa and the Cape route escort gapChapter
  164. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    1:13:06Possible names for South African County-class cruisersQ&A
  165. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    2:12:10New Zealand's naval contribution and skilled migrationNotable Point
  166. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    2:27:14How American cruiser orders could have encouraged an Empire fleetNotable Point
  167. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    2:29:51Were British cruisers weakened by cheap construction?Q&A
  168. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    2:33:51How cruiser numbers could deter commerce raidersNotable Point
  169. What the Governments at the 1922 Washington Treaty wanted...
    1:27:14Testing treaty arithmetic with an Australian capital shipNotable Point
  170. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    1:38:28The unrealised dominion cruiser bargainNotable Point
  171. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    1:43:41How a cruiser race could occupy Japanese shipyardsNotable Point
  172. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    2:03:04Sastri links naval capacity to Indian nation-buildingNotable Point
  173. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    2:10:32How forty-eight Counties reshape a war with GermanyQ&A
  174. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:32:51Testing hypothetical gas-turbine machinery in cruisers firstQ&A
  175. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    1:53:21Warship silhouettes could complicate identificationQ&A
  176. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    2:14:04Designing treaty ships for rapid wartime completionQ&A
  177. Building a NelRod County Class...
    2:01Designing a Nelrod-style County cruiserChapter
  178. Building a NelRod County Class...
    29:13When the County-Zara trial disables the main batteryNotable Point
  179. Building a NelRod County Class...
    55:40What cruiser could Canada have ordered?Q&A
  180. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    1:22:31York's cut-price battery weakened its firepowerChapter
  181. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    1:26:43A forty-ship County-class programmeQ&A
  182. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    1:28:21Distributing County-class cruisers across the DominionsNotable Point
  183. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    1:40:07The wider cruiser programme behind forty CountiesNotable Point
  184. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    3:26:59County-class cruisers and the treaty's spiritQ&A
  185. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    1:31:57Naval constructors designed around treaty accountingNotable Point
  186. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    1:39:27Could scout carriers share County-class machinery?Q&A
  187. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    3:11:35Four or five turrets for a later County-class cruiser?Q&A
  188. Bruships 99: Political History, Geostrategic History & Naval History
    1:09:19A County-class heavy cruiser for CanadaQ&A
  189. What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    41:45An existing 4.5-inch plan makes mass conversion credibleNotable Point
  190. Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine
    1:26:04Triple turrets, aft firepower, and mine-handling riskNotable Point
  191. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    2:18:01How the Royal Navy might spend 80,000 extra treaty tonsQ&A
  192. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    2:21:01Books for the County and Town classesQ&A
  193. Bruships 91: New Books & Cruiser Books
    2:15:49HMS London across cruiser service and imperial retreatChapter
  194. Bruships 91: New Books & Cruiser Books
    2:18:09HMS London, QP15 and the pressure of Arctic convoy serviceNotable Point
  195. Bruships 91: New Books & Cruiser Books
    2:51:59Why the York class looked like cut-price CountiesQ&A
  196. Washington "Cheaties'': an Inevitability of Winning a Treaty
    36:10The 10,000-ton cruiser rule invited predictable evasionNotable Point
  197. Washington "Cheaties'': an Inevitability of Winning a Treaty
    58:43Successful arms control must reward complianceChapter
  198. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    2:00:07County-class cruisers were designed to receive armor laterChapter
  199. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    2:17:01Why only some County-class cruisers show hull bulgesQ&A
  200. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:23:52A photographic reference for County-class cruisersQ&A
  201. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    52:53County-class missile conversions could bridge Britain to later air-defence shipsQ&A
  202. Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 4
    18:34The cruiser classes missing from headline battle historiesNotable Point
  203. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    1:45:33Could Bismarck steer with a centered rudder?Q&A
  204. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    31:09Eight-inch coastal batteries for the FalklandsQ&A
  205. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    37:52How modernization changed HMS London's handlingQ&A
  206. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    27:54Why fitting for upgrades does not guarantee installationQ&A
  207. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    31:09Why a two-ship economy cruiser class failsQ&A
  208. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1941-42
    10:22Why Canada did not acquire interwar cruisersQ&A
  209. Introduction to Unprotected, Protected & Armoured Cruisers: 19th Century Cruisers p1
    29:51Cruiser capability versus costChapter
  210. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    10:21Why Northampton-class cruisers did not fit the Royal NavyQ&A
  211. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:45:40Could Algérie fight contemporary eight-inch cruisers?Q&A
  212. UAD Homage and Questions of US Cruiser Introduction Answered (Long Patrol)
    28:05Could Britain maintain Baltimore-class cruisers?Q&A
  213. Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)
    54:14County-class reserve for post-treaty growthQ&A
  214. Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)
    45:34Simplifying cruiser ratios and fleet compositionChapter
  215. Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)
    47:24County-class weight and the York-class compromiseNotable Point
  216. Introduction to US Cruiser Strategy in the 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol)
    21:19Omaha and the limits of interwar naval presenceNotable Point
  217. Introduction to US Cruiser Strategy in the 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol)
    32:20How mission uncertainty shaped cruiser gun layoutsChapter
  218. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    17:11Replacement holidays left cruiser fleets aging togetherChapter
  219. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    25:12How prescriptive limits encouraged creative accountingChapter
  220. Pensacola Class: US Interwar Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    35:15Competing with British County-class cruisersChapter
  221. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)
    27:05Why the treaty could permit forty-eight County-class cruisersNotable Point
  222. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    0:10Why the County class was not the only treaty-cruiser answerChapter
  223. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    16:20Comparing the proposal with the Kent-class County cruisersNotable Point
  224. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Other Ships & Fortifications (Long Patrol)
    14:25British ship exports and a possible County-class building programmeNotable Point
  225. Why the Galaxy Class are Cruisers in 12 minutes...
    0:31Why size does not decide whether the Galaxy is a cruiserChapter
  226. Cut Price County Questions and a Modern Battle Cruiser: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    9:28Why cut-price County cruisers were a false economyChapter
  227. Cut Price County Questions and a Modern Battle Cruiser: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    16:03Could simplified Type B cruisers save money through repetition?Q&A
  228. Cut Price County Questions and a Modern Battle Cruiser: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    17:33Operating costs undermine the cheap-cruiser caseNotable Point
  229. Cut Price County Questions and a Modern Battle Cruiser: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    20:08Why two Type B cruisers could not justify a new designNotable Point
  230. Cut Price County Questions and a Modern Battle Cruiser: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    27:25Did the York class improve on County-class protection?Q&A
  231. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    41:11Canarias and Baleares extend the County design lineageNotable Point
  232. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    44:14Graf Spee against a full-strength County and TownQ&A
  233. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    46:30Alternative cruiser schemes make the County choice historicalNotable Point
  234. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    48:47Why design institutions make the County choice more revealingNotable Point
  235. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    1:01County cruisers caught between two naval erasChapter
  236. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    10:35Treaty ceilings distorted cruiser designChapter
  237. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    45:36Britain accepted the limit but never funded the numbersNotable Point
  238. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    50:55The County class's real value: ships available nowChapter
  239. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    56:21A cruiser designed to project battleship-like presenceNotable Point
  240. County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)
    6:41Speed, armament, and thin armour in Spain's County derivativeChapter
  241. County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)
    41:22A heavier County derivative that was less survivableNotable Point
  242. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    0:13Why York and Exeter were cut-price CountiesQ&A
  243. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    13:34The economy case versus lost fighting powerChapter
  244. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    20:30County cruisers balanced many roles at onceNotable Point
  245. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    22:53Exeter improved York without rethinking the conceptNotable Point
  246. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    0:48Treaty limits and the grey areaChapter
  247. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    23:41The steady drumbeat of naval ordersChapter
  248. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    1:03:01Replacing the Hawkins class before the next warQ&A
  249. Bruships 73: Some Old, Some New, None Borrowed, but Some Blue
    1:39:12A County-cruiser hull would make a fast but small carrierQ&A
  250. All Forward 8in Cruiser & a Battle of the River Plate (RN Dream Team): A UAD Infused Discussion
    24:44County cruisers and conservative treaty designChapter
  251. County Cruisers P5: Getting Proscriptive with Cruisers… London Naval Treaty of 1930 (Long Patrol)
    2:27County cruisers, Hawkins, and replacement choicesNotable Point
  252. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    0:26Why the planned Norfolk class shrank to two shipsChapter
  253. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    3:58Norfolk-class design within the County familyNotable Point
  254. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    14:05Why County cruisers were not built for one enemyChapter
  255. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    34:52County-class armour and the danger of stopping too muchNotable Point
  256. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    1:00:50From full Counties to the reduced York-class answerChapter
  257. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion
    34:47A counterfactual Tiger in the Second World WarNotable Point
  258. Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books
    1:58:58If Hood's opening salvo hit Prinz EugenQ&A
  259. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    15:02The London class trades weight for speedChapter
  260. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    20:48Why a changed design can remain part of the same classNotable Point
  261. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    21:40Devonshire's accident became an opportunity to moderniseNotable Point
  262. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    30:54Why commanding a County cruiser could lead toward flag rankNotable Point
  263. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    52:11Sussex's damage, refit, and return to serviceChapter
  264. British Industry: The More than Just Ships P1/4 - Building (Long Patrol)
    6:19Treaty limits and the shipbuilding pipelineNotable Point
  265. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    1:48What Renown revealed about the Deutschland classQ&A
  266. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    3:28How Royal Navy hunter groups could neutralise a raiderNotable Point
  267. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    35:27Why County-class turret armor was hard to increaseQ&A
  268. The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)
    2:30:32Why did Britain retain the County-class cruisers?Q&A
  269. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    1:33:29Saving money on a County cruiser without sacrificing speedQ&A
  270. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    1:38:41Why one County cruiser could deter a pocket battleshipNotable Point
  271. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    3:07:23How the Royal Navy bent treaty displacement rulesNotable Point
  272. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    1:15Why the Counties were not simply ‘heavy cruisers’Chapter
  273. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    12:32County cruisers in Far Eastern deterrenceChapter
  274. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    28:46Brassey’s and the large-light-cruiser lensNotable Point
  275. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    49:38Australia’s five-year naval plan and County orderNotable Point
  276. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    56:06British-Australian cruiser exchange and fleet integrationChapter
  277. County Cruisers P2: The Kent Class Continued
    1:01:35Why one navy’s cruiser differs from another’sChapter
  278. County Cruisers P1: The Kent Class (Long Patrol)
    26:53County cruisers as station flagshipsChapter
  279. County Cruisers P1: The Kent Class (Long Patrol)
    29:20Imperial stations and the County programmeNotable Point
  280. County Cruisers P1: The Kent Class (Long Patrol)
    40:52Why the Counties still look like large light cruisersNotable Point
  281. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (9)
    19:55Armoured-cruiser limits invite disguised expansionQ&A
  282. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (9)
    1:16:29British treaty practice relied on favorable allowancesQ&A
  283. My G3/N3 Dreadnought Battleship + Battle Cruiser = Fast Battleship Design
    10:53A 1920s six-inch dual-purpose secondary batteryNotable Point
  284. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    26:24Berwick added a modernized County-class cruiserNotable Point
  285. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    3:53:52A County-class Exeter changes damage, not River Plate's resultQ&A
  286. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)
    2:25:31Why the Royal Navy needed more cruiser hullsQ&A
  287. A Book or Two to Review (13): Images of War Armoured Warfare and the Fall of France 1940
    2:23A County-class cruiser beside armour bound for AlexandriaNotable Point
  288. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    1:31:22HMS London's extensive cruiser refitQ&A
  289. Prince Philips Navy
    33:47Indian Ocean service as a conventional midshipman apprenticeshipChapter
  290. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 1 - where did they come from
    32:07Naval planners questioned whether the treaty was practicalNotable Point
  291. Bruships 36: International Relations
    1:12:21How HMS Cumberland changed Graf Spee's breakout oddsNotable Point
  292. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 2
    7:04HMS Kent turns naval prestige into diplomacyChapter
  293. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    1:17:26Shipping tonnage and modern cruisers made presence visibleNotable Point
  294. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    1:55:46Why did County-class refits cut down the quarterdeck?Q&A
  295. For Random Books 18: Freidman's Royal Navy
    8:26Why triple turrets strained British treaty-cruiser designsNotable Point
  296. For Random Books 18: Freidman's Royal Navy
    10:09A 34-knot four-triple cruiser could not protect its magazinesNotable Point
  297. Bruships 29: Best Seller History
    3:54:24Why the Royal Navy favored six-inch cruisersQ&A
  298. Town Class Part 3 of 7: Pre-War
    26:02Belfast and Edinburgh were poised for the China StationNotable Point
  299. Town Class Part 2 of 7: Contruction
    18:05Why twelve 6-inch guns beat fewer 8-inch guns in the studyChapter
  300. Town Class Part 1 of 7: Cruisers
    21:19A 96-cruiser force for Britain's worst-case warNotable Point
  301. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    46:28The York's lighter eight-inch turret became the heavier oneQ&A
  302. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    50:22Surrey as a balanced County-class successorChapter
  303. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    1:07:20Japanese officers could study Counties and Towns on stationQ&A
  304. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    1:10:13County cruisers belonged to an early-1920s design generationQ&A
  305. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    1:12:45How Surrey compared with Spain's Canarias classQ&A
  306. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 1 of 5/Articles 1-7
    8:16Cruiser imbalances behind the negotiationsNotable Point
  307. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    6:35The first generation of new 1930s light cruisersChapter
  308. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:41:57How one cruiser class could contain distinct subclassesQ&A
  309. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    3:11:53Pacific combat would decide the County-class cruisers' futureQ&A
  310. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    17:00Using HMS Eagle to find Akagi firstChapter
  311. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 2 - HMS Enterprise
    8:35Enterprise as a double-turret test bedNotable Point
  312. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald
    22:18Comparing cruiser answers to a Deutschland raiderNotable Point
  313. Bru Ships Episode 14: Special & Covert Operations Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:40:17County-class versus Hipper-class in a duelQ&A
  314. Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:13:23Could Norfolk and Suffolk have attacked Bismarck?Q&A
  315. A Name to illustrate a navy - HMS Leander through history
    39:40Why Leanders were not Town-class substitutesQ&A
  316. Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!
    2:00:08County-class eight-inch guns in an anti-aircraft roleNotable Point
  317. When Good Guys Go Bad - A Conference History Video
    34:17A cruiser success reveals Far Eastern weaknessNotable Point