Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Firing Arcs

Also searchable as Arcs of Fire, Fire Arcs.

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  1. Products of Their Time: VLS vs Gun sighting in ship design
    1:20Fore-and-aft weapon arcs after a system failureNotable Point
  2. Products of Their Time: VLS vs Gun sighting in ship design
    2:27VLS missile coverage and the firing arcs of guns and lasersNotable Point
  3. Products of Their Time: VLS vs Gun sighting in ship design
    2:55Placing line-of-sight weapons before self-orienting missilesNotable Point
  4. Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs
    22:29FREMM weapon layers, firing arcs, and redundancyNotable Point
  5. Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs
    28:41Project 17B ambitions and the Indian frigate weapons mixChapter
  6. Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs
    31:39AK-630 traverse limits and overlapping close defenceNotable Point
  7. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:58:09Six twin 76 mm mounts demand a large hull with clear arcsQ&A
  8. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    2:49:45Destiny's separated gun batteries and blind firing arcsQ&A
  9. Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    48:02Turret arcs turn layout into tactical flexibilityNotable Point
  10. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    2:32:16Centerline secondary turrets and forward fireQ&A
  11. Check Campaign 11: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:03:48How battleship layout links firing arcs to hull balanceNotable Point
  12. Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    13:26Why Graf Zeppelin's raw specifications misleadQ&A
  13. Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    19:49Why six-inch guns seemed rational to German designersQ&A
  14. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    1:14:39Battleship speed and bow shape served the gunsNotable Point
  15. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 6
    3:27:36Checking main- and secondary-battery fire arcsNotable Point
  16. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 4
    1:59Rearward fire and speed preserve an isolated battlecruiserNotable Point
  17. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    1:17:18Chase geometry determines which guns can bearNotable Point
  18. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    2:14:26Turret placement trades firing arcs against weightNotable Point
  19. USS Monitor: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 6
    19:08Why VLS escaped the firing-arc problemNotable Point
  20. The Fleet of the Imperium of Man: A Naval Historian's take on Warhammer 40k Human Fleet
    11:20Why end-on fire makes bow and stern dangerousNotable Point
  21. The Fleet of the Imperium of Man: A Naval Historian's take on Warhammer 40k Human Fleet
    1:34:02Avenger class: immense short-range broadsidesNotable Point
  22. The Fleet of the Imperium of Man: A Naval Historian's take on Warhammer 40k Human Fleet
    1:54:44Multi-axis space combat requires wider firing arcsNotable Point
  23. The Fleet of the Imperium of Man: A Naval Historian's take on Warhammer 40k Human Fleet
    2:16:40Lance power comes at the cost of flexible mountingNotable Point
  24. G3 & N3 Classes: The Lost Dreadnought Generation, Key Ship Series 2, Ships 2 & 3
    8:59What the unusual turret position gained and lostNotable Point
  25. G3 & N3 Classes: The Lost Dreadnought Generation, Key Ship Series 2, Ships 2 & 3
    15:06An alternate G3 layout for balance and maintenanceNotable Point
  26. G3 & N3 Classes: The Lost Dreadnought Generation, Key Ship Series 2, Ships 2 & 3
    17:43All-forward guns for manoeuvring ship actionsNotable Point
  27. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    37:13A light cruiser built around massed 5.5-inch fireChapter
  28. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    2:32:38Destroyer air defence is limited by space and arcsNotable Point
  29. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    3:15:22Can stern box launchers coexist with a forward six-inch gun?Q&A
  30. Imperieuse Class(1883): 19th Century Cruisers p8
    14:22Diamond layout and the value of broad firing arcsChapter
  31. What if Washington allowed more than Nelson & Rodney: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    32:57How turret layout changes the forward firing arcNotable Point
  32. Bruships 53: The Big Gun Era... Questions
    1:32:46The G3's third turret privileged broadside fireQ&A
  33. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): Part 3 1907
    24:45Turret count does not determine broadside powerNotable Point
  34. Bruships 46: Accounts of Naval War
    1:21:23How the Worcester class arranged its anti-aircraft firepowerNotable Point
  35. Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 class - Patreon 15 Comments Response
    22:38G3 blind arcs and concentrated turret firepowerQ&A
  36. Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 class - Patreon 15 Comments Response
    39:50Dunkerque's aft aviation space and secondary-battery tradeoffsNotable Point
  37. Bilgepumps does Battlestar Galatica Deadlock for Navy Con 2/2
    42:14Defence arcs, networking, and the enemy's optionsChapter