Topic

Fighter Tactics

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  1. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:11:19Should an interceptor attack the Intruder or its Tomcat escort?Q&A
  2. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:36:15The Swordfish's low speed creates an awkward fighter problemNotable Point
  3. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:45:08When did boom-and-zoom become accepted practice?Q&A
  4. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    40:33Finnish mechanics unlocked the Buffalo's strengthsChapter
  5. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    2:33:52How could a Swordfish evade a much faster fighter?Q&A
  6. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    2:13:51A Japanese jet fighter against the F6F HellcatQ&A
  7. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    2:23:28Japanese pilot attrition and American tactical learningNotable Point
  8. Type 96 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude": Genesis Fighter for the WWII IJN Air Service
    11:45Why Allied pilots could mistake an A5M for a ZeroNotable Point
  9. Type 96 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude": Genesis Fighter for the WWII IJN Air Service
    38:27Lightness delivered speed without making the A5M disposableNotable Point
  10. Patreon 98: The World Spins on a Coin: The February Revolution Fails & Imperial Russia survives WWI
    2:22:20Did Fleet Air Arm fighters use RAF vic formations?Q&A
  11. Bruships 112: Julian Corbett
    3:07:39British Wildcat armament matched boom-and-zoom tacticsQ&A
  12. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI? Comment Response
    43:46Twin-engine fighters and energy tacticsQ&A
  13. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1939-40
    1:39:26Why tactics matter more than aircraft specifications aloneQ&A
  14. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    46:02Avalon's fighters divide targets and survive a carrier's defensesNotable Point
  15. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    56:15Why Fulmar fighters defended fleets differentlyQ&A
  16. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    3:01:36The Fairey Fulmar's record against Axis air powerNotable Point
  17. Bruships 34: Random History
    1:07:54Why Jimmy Thach chose to escort Yorktown's torpedo bombersNotable Point
  18. Bruships 34: Random History
    1:11:35Fitting six Wildcats around a slow torpedo formationNotable Point
  19. Bruships 34: Random History
    1:13:36Why the Thach Weave used four fighters in two sectionsNotable Point
  20. Bruships 34: Random History
    1:17:20Why the Thach Weave did not transfer neatly to the Bf 110Q&A
  21. Patreon 11: "The effect of the early jet age on naval warfare strategy/tactics?"
    11:48Pilot rotation preserved air-defence expertiseNotable Point
  22. Battlestar Galactica Deadlock - Some Naval History Fun...
    17:02Viper tactics exploit gaps in ship defenceNotable Point