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Dido Class Light Cruisers

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  1. Destroyer Leaders: Where did they come from and why?
    49:54Could Dido cruisers have led more Tribal flotillas?Notable Point
  2. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    1:00:21Comparing 5-inch/38 and 5.25-inch gun coverageNotable Point
  3. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:07:07A Malayan Dido-class cruiser would find many claimantsQ&A
  4. The Perils of Standardisation: Can Navy's Standardise too much? (Patreon Premier)
    2:12Why one gun calibre did not guarantee one fleet standardNotable Point
  5. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    7:38Cruiser build times lengthen despite protected shipyard laborNotable Point
  6. What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?
    1:05:17Earlier cruisers could give Force Z a proper screenNotable Point
  7. Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:27:55Royal Navy dual-purpose guns and the Dido roleQ&A
  8. Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:31:02What automatic 5.25-inch guns could have changedQ&A
  9. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    25:08January reinforcements fill the fleet's carrier and AA gapsChapter
  10. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    10:04Simplified cruisers still took longer to buildChapter
  11. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    15:36Restart priorities stretched a six-month pause into longer delaysNotable Point
  12. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    1:22:56An 800-day cruiser assumption changes deliveries and later programsNotable Point
  13. Bruships 228: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:04:45How large a ship needs to be for TalosQ&A
  14. Scuttlebutt 14: Aircraft Carriers
    14:22A 5.3-inch US dual-purpose cruiser for carrier warQ&A
  15. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    6:48:12Why the Hs 293 hit crippled HMS SpartanQ&A
  16. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    7:04:35Dido and Atlanta solved different cruiser problemsQ&A
  17. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    6:41:18Arethusa, Dido, and the cost of fitting more into a smaller cruiserNotable Point
  18. What happpens if Admiral "Jackie" Fisher & Admiral R.G.H Henderson Swap Third Sea Lord Tenures?
    20:58Henderson's carrier doctrine and rearmament portfolioChapter
  19. What happpens if Admiral "Jackie" Fisher & Admiral R.G.H Henderson Swap Third Sea Lord Tenures?
    41:23Carrier operations help define Dido and Tribal requirementsNotable Point
  20. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:26:15Dido cruisers follow the carriers eastNotable Point
  21. What changes if the Royal Navy Tribal class got built with 4.5in guns?
    24:26Could 4.5-inch guns replace the 5.25-inch battery?Chapter
  22. What changes if the Royal Navy Tribal class got built with 4.5in guns?
    33:10An all-4.5-inch Dido could trade shell weight for gun densityNotable Point
  23. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:50:40Why a future naval gun may jump from five to six inchesQ&A
  24. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:55:59A Crown Colony-sized Dido needs fewer heavy mounts and more light AAQ&A
  25. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    1:20:36Why Vian blamed his hesitation for HMS Naiad's lossChapter
  26. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:20:17A third Dido-class run with Vanguard's improved 5.25-inch gunsQ&A
  27. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    11:39The Dido requirement was fleet screeningChapter
  28. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    23:00Dido force design under treaty limitsChapter
  29. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    25:01Dido concentrated six forward guns against destroyer attacksNotable Point
  30. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    29:13Why Didos carried ASDIC without becoming submarine huntersNotable Point
  31. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    30:20Dido endurance suited fleet workNotable Point
  32. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    33:07Dido endurance beyond the official figuresNotable Point
  33. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:05:15Didos came of age in Mediterranean fleet warfareChapter
  34. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:09:16Why the 5.25-inch gun reached useful cruiser fighting rangesNotable Point
  35. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:11:31Screening success at the Second Battle of SirteNotable Point
  36. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:15:05Didos as escort-carrier command shipsChapter
  37. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:16:44Radar changed the balance of Dido guns and close air defenseNotable Point
  38. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:19:40Black Prince backed the 10th Destroyer FlotillaNotable Point
  39. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:22:56Dido traded cruiser diplomacy for fleet specializationNotable Point
  40. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    3:00:00A personal choice among British anti-aircraft cruisersQ&A
  41. Not a Top 10 Mad Destroyer Captains of World War II List
    23:44Why Taffy 3's destroyers had to lead the defenseNotable Point
  42. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:01:51How new cruiser classes released older ships for other rolesQ&A
  43. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    31:29The Dido class as screening cruisersChapter
  44. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    36:28Atlanta and Dido emerged in parallelChapter
  45. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    44:23Did Dido incorporate lessons from C-class conversions?Q&A
  46. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    46:07Did Dido replace the C- and D-class cruisers?Q&A
  47. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    48:36Did planning for Japan shape Dido and Atlanta?Q&A
  48. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    49:46How did Dido and Atlanta compare in combat power?Q&A
  49. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    52:14Armament shortages changed early Dido completionsNotable Point
  50. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    54:44Dido's place in a destroyer attack and carrier screenChapter
  51. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    57:14Dido's radar and ASDic supported fleet screeningNotable Point
  52. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    58:23Scylla and Charybdis tested the 4.5-inch upper-deck mountingNotable Point
  53. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    1:01:12Were Dido-class cruisers built for radar?Q&A
  54. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    1:02:54When did naval radar become effective?Q&A
  55. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    1:34:00Why send a Dido-class cruiser to New Zealand?Q&A
  56. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    1:50:22Air and surface screening in the Bay of BiscayChapter
  57. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:00:24HMS Spartan and the guided-bomb threat at AnzioChapter
  58. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:07:29Second Sirte: tactical success, strategic failureChapter
  59. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:09:17First Sirte: light escorts, gunfire, and radarChapter
  60. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:13:01Dido-class air defence during the Crete campaignChapter
  61. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:18:29Royalist as an escort-carrier flagshipChapter
  62. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:25:47HMS Black Prince screened the D-Day fleetNotable Point
  63. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    2:49:25What if automatic dual-purpose 6-inch guns had arrived earlier?Notable Point
  64. An Indomitable Force Z
    37:50Why AA cruisers could not replace the fighter layerNotable Point
  65. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    3:23:28Why Dido replacements did not remove older cruisers from serviceQ&A
  66. Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/4
    8:16:57Dido-class 4.5-inch refits and disputed wartime gun fitsQ&A
  67. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    26:37Redesigning the Dido class and its link to the Tribal destroyersQ&A
  68. Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax
    8:17How a British 130 mm gun could reshape the Dido classQ&A
  69. Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax
    2:15:46Why a Tromp-style hybrid solved the wrong Royal Navy problemQ&A
  70. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    3:06:54When a Belfast-based anti-aircraft cruiser becomes worthwhileQ&A
  71. Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song
    2:54:33World War II analogues for Burkes and TiconderogasQ&A
  72. Scuttlebutt 5: Some Tremendous Questions & Frustrations!
    46:53Royal Navy AA conversions in a war delayed to 1942Q&A
  73. Bruships 154: Ship-Shape's Scandi Ship 2024... answering naval history questions...
    5:32:17Henderson and the Dido class's 5.25-inch compromiseQ&A
  74. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    1:02:21An Italian Dido-style anti-aircraft cruiserQ&A
  75. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    55:38An Atlanta-style Dido needs a larger cruiser hullQ&A
  76. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    1:54:00Could the four-inch Didos receive 4.7-inch mounts?Q&A
  77. The Furious Age: The First Aircraft Carriers
    14:17Carrier protection shapes Tribal and Dido design thinkingNotable Point
  78. Patreon 99: What would Imperial Star Destroyers look if designed by 1938 USN, RN, KM, IJN, RM & SN?
    3:01:15K25 as an evolved Dido designNotable Point
  79. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    31:14A 4.5-inch Dido trades range for volume rather than transforming battlesQ&A
  80. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    52:23Gas turbines make Dido-class cruisers faster respondersNotable Point
  81. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    1:30:31Gas turbines recast the Dido-class light cruisersNotable Point
  82. Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 2
    36:51Town-class cruisers became wartime fleet cornerstonesChapter
  83. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    1:24Why these Didos resemble destroyersChapter
  84. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    6:01A Dido hull reshaped around 4.5-inch mountsNotable Point
  85. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    10:03An emergency answer to the 5.25-inch shortageChapter
  86. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    18:10The Dido's contested place between cruiser and destroyerChapter
  87. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    18:37Why completed ships miss their design displacementNotable Point
  88. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    22:45Why the Didos were conceived for distant escort workNotable Point
  89. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    38:49Wartime adaptation can produce a useful shipChapter
  90. Neptune Class: The Cruiser Conundrum Crisis - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 6
    12:12Wartime cruiser lines and Neptune's design ancestryChapter
  91. Bruships 124: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    2:26:00When C- and D-class cruisers might retire without warQ&A
  92. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 5
    22:58Why Tribals could offer better value than DidosQ&A
  93. 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
  94. Montana Class, The Bulwarks for the New Battle Line: Key Ship Series 4, Part 2
    1:09:39Capital ships inside a whole fleet systemNotable Point
  95. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    23:55Interwar delay was not belief that war was impossibleQ&A
  96. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    2:54:02When 'better not built' still requires a replacementQ&A
  97. Slava Class: Comment Response
    17:28A cruiser analogy for Kara and SlavaQ&A
  98. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    1:16:47Dido's anti-aircraft fit crowded out cruiser qualitiesChapter
  99. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:35:56Dido shows the cost of overstuffing a cruiser hullNotable Point
  100. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:41:37Why did Dido need peacetime presence facilities?Q&A
  101. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:46:18Could 4.5-inch guns on King George V have helped the Didos?Q&A
  102. Patreon 78: The Bearn of every major treaty navy...
    2:48:31Would a Leander hull have made a better Dido?Q&A
  103. Julian Corbett: Speaking Truth to Power
    1:00:16Availability favors adaptable warshipsNotable Point
  104. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    3:12:53Were the Dido-class cruisers powerful enough?Q&A
  105. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    3:17:26How did cruiser and 5.25-inch gun shortages shape the Didos?Q&A
  106. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    3:18:29Why did the Didos have limited postwar lives?Q&A
  107. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    3:20:48Was there a modified Dido replacement design?Q&A
  108. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword
    1:05:27A 1942 war opens with more new cruisers and more AA conversionsNotable Point
  109. USS Wichita: Comment Response
    25:27Wichita hull anti-air and missile ideasNotable Point
  110. USS Wichita: Comment Response
    27:25Royal Navy light-cruiser production tradeoffsNotable Point
  111. Bruships 98: Steam Engines (both maritime and rail), random & naval questions
    3:45:00Dido-class firepower left little modernization marginQ&A
  112. US Treaty Cruiser in War & Retrospect
    30:42Atlanta, Dido, and layered air defenceChapter
  113. 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers
    2:31:02Three Tribals for the price of one DidoQ&A
  114. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    1:32:31Why the Dido class resisted postwar modernizationQ&A
  115. What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    34:02Tribal destroyers against Norway's dive bombersChapter
  116. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    1:15:08Tribals, Didos, and massed high-angle fireChapter
  117. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    1:56:48Why Didos struggled with topweight more than TribalsNotable Point
  118. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    2:31:08Mount assembly was not the same as turret productionNotable Point
  119. Capitani Romani Class Cruisers: Supersized Destroyers or Shrunk Cruisers?
    21:19The Dido comparison exposes a cruiser-on-cruiser mismatchNotable Point
  120. Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 4
    18:34The cruiser classes missing from headline battle historiesNotable Point
  121. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    2:19:44The Dido class shows ships designed around a weaponQ&A
  122. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1939-40
    49:07Why the Atlanta class offered a better fleet-wide gun systemQ&A
  123. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1939-40
    52:51A 4.5-inch standard weapon for the Royal NavyQ&A
  124. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    45:37A buildable cruiser path for Canada and AustraliaQ&A
  125. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    40:57Dido-class cruisers against Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  126. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    1:17:21World War Two analogues for Type 45 and Arleigh BurkeQ&A
  127. UAD Homage and Questions of US Cruiser Introduction Answered (Long Patrol)
    28:05Could Britain maintain Baltimore-class cruisers?Q&A
  128. A Treaty Inspired Destroyer Design Discussion: UAD & Patreon Infused video
    31:43Destroyer balance depends on the navy's missionNotable Point
  129. A Treaty Inspired Destroyer Design Discussion: UAD & Patreon Infused video
    46:24Large destroyers displace light-cruiser rolesNotable Point
  130. Equitable London Naval Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD infusion (Long Patrol)
    1:03:12UAD British and German treaty battleship designsChapter
  131. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    19:03Italian speed doctrine meets the escort problemChapter
  132. Patreon 50: 1939 Destroyer Doctrine of the combatant navies & Where did it come from?
    57:39Cruiser gun calibre follows independent or escort dutyNotable Point
  133. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    5:00Why the Royal Navy retained six-inch cruisersNotable Point
  134. County Cruisers P5: Getting Proscriptive with Cruisers… London Naval Treaty of 1930 (Long Patrol)
    20:24Modern replacements versus the 70-cruiser headlineNotable Point
  135. Bruships 69: The Decider
    23:59A common 4.5-inch battery across the fleetQ&A
  136. Bruships 68: Random Naval History Books & Questions
    25:50What extra anti-aircraft cruisers would give the Royal NavyQ&A
  137. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    19:29Royal Navy cruiser designs worth reconsideringQ&A
  138. The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)
    2:07:13Were Arethusa and Dido designed for the same role?Q&A
  139. Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII
    2:48:18Dido-class cruisers supplied starshell for destroyer flotillasQ&A
  140. My G3/N3 Dreadnought Battleship + Battle Cruiser = Fast Battleship Design
    10:53A 1920s six-inch dual-purpose secondary batteryNotable Point
  141. The 3 Type 26s - City, Hunter & CSC, where do they fit in the WWII navies that they will serve?
    31:31Dido firepower, Black Swan ASW and Britain's specialist choiceChapter
  142. Patreon 38: Evaluating Type 26 Frigates against WW2 ship classes...
    18:38A modern frigate with Second World War cruiser displacementNotable Point
  143. Patreon 38: Evaluating Type 26 Frigates against WW2 ship classes...
    1:39:23Britain's Type 26 blends Dido and Black Swan functionsNotable Point
  144. Operation MB8 - Taranto's Big Picture... more than just Sinking Battleships! (Long Patrol)
    33:54ME3 shows how older warships preserved new-build capacityChapter
  145. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    3:25:59British planners expected powerful Japanese torpedoesQ&A
  146. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:11:19Choosing one modern ship to fight TrafalgarQ&A
  147. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    3:19:04Britain answered Italian light cruisers with several ship typesQ&A
  148. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    2:43:44Why the Arethusas fought like large destroyersQ&A
  149. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    7:45From HMS Dido to Excellent and VanguardChapter
  150. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    12:56Aurora and the Arethusa-class cruiser balanceNotable Point
  151. Bruships 34: Random History
    1:19:10Would an Arethusa-class cruiser be a better choice at Narvik?Q&A
  152. Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 class - Patreon 15 Comments Response
    41:15G3 design lessons and carrier-conversion potentialNotable Point
  153. Bruships 32: Ships & Space Ships (Reality & Scifi)
    33:34Were the Atlanta and Dido classes destroyer-killing cruisers?Q&A
  154. Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy
    3:36Reading Edinburgh's formation with Hermione and EuryalusNotable Point
  155. Town Class Part 2 of 7: Contruction
    18:05Why twelve 6-inch guns beat fewer 8-inch guns in the studyChapter
  156. Town Class Part 2 of 7: Contruction
    35:36Gun-cycle averages behind cruiser procurementChapter
  157. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:02:37Vian's aggressive approach to the Malta fightChapter
  158. 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
  159. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    40:07Operation Stone Age rebuilds Force KNotable Point
  160. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    42:49Dido cruisers supporting a destroyer strike forceNotable Point
  161. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    48:02The destroyer-led second Force KNotable Point
  162. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    11:28Radar height and a layered anti-aircraft screenNotable Point
  163. 2 Minutes: Force K's an Overview Part 2/2
    1:41Force K in 1942: strength against convoy escortsNotable Point
  164. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:08:58Why the Royal Navy moved from Arethusa to DidoQ&A
  165. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:11:36Why build Crown Colonies instead of more Towns?Q&A
  166. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:15:12The compromise behind the 5.25-inch dual-purpose gunQ&A
  167. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    17:56Cruiser construction, treaties, and long-term choicesNotable Point
  168. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6b Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    57:56Cruiser design choices shaped by treaty hopeChapter
  169. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    7:39Dido-class cruisers expose the cost of treaty-limited hullsNotable Point
  170. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    8:04The cruiser pipeline cannot be redesigned overnightNotable Point
  171. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    46:01A Pacific-first war changes the ships Britain buildsChapter
  172. Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:02:09Atlanta and Dido as super-destroyersQ&A
  173. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 1: Tribal Class (+Admiral Henderson)
    8:41What the Tribal design bought for its costNotable Point
  174. Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:12:00Dido and Arethusa classes reflect different cruiser prioritiesQ&A
  175. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 2 of 2
    27:48Durban's final role as a Mulberry blockshipNotable Point
  176. Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:24:43How effective was the Dido class in its intended role?Q&A
  177. Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!
    24:59The 1929 exercises reshape carrier warfareChapter
  178. HMS Edinburgh - A Ship Profile
    18:00Why spare space distinguished the Town classNotable Point
  179. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    25:13Dido, Town, and Type 31: designing space for naval presenceNotable Point