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Fleet Tactics

Also searchable as Fleet Maneuver, Fleet Maneuvers, Fleet Manoeuvre, Fleet Manoeuvres, tactical signals.

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  1. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    55:03Using Galaxy-class ships as a reserve or breakthrough forceNotable Point
  2. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    55:03Galaxy-class saucer separation in the Dominion WarQ&A
  3. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    1:26:54Hood's protection and the need to maneuverNotable Point
  4. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    1:29:20The Italian ship that forces every battle line to accelerateChapter
  5. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    2:43:16Fast battleships break the traditional battle lineNotable Point
  6. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:24:22Dividing a fleet to hunt a Tiger battlecruiserQ&A
  7. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:05:41Andromeda's glass-cannon destroyers and fleet balanceQ&A
  8. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:06:42Andromeda's Magog and firepower against mass attacksNotable Point
  9. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:14:03Mary Poppins versus the Covenant fleet depends on canonQ&A
  10. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:40:31Fleet command with light-speed communication delaysNotable Point
  11. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:24:25Which science-fiction setting has the best fleet mix?Q&A
  12. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:44:47Which Warhammer 40K navy looks most modern?Q&A
  13. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:43:36Breaking the Separatist blockade of RylothQ&A
  14. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:47:59Carrier pairs and a recovery reserve at RylothNotable Point
  15. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    45:54Naval disasters lost at the tactical levelQ&A
  16. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:12:11Night strike navigation before radarQ&A
  17. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:43:52Why a Scharnhorst group loses to a balanced task forceQ&A
  18. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:51:12Translating a naval task force into Star WarsQ&A
  19. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:56:13Why a Star Wars carrier still needs an anti-fighter screenNotable Point
  20. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:26:54Staff initiative, the Battle of the Bulge, and Nelson under JervisQ&A
  21. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    34:50What battlecruisers were meant to do at JutlandNotable Point
  22. Top/Bottom 5 inventions/adaptations of RN ships that came from the ships themselves...(Patreon Live)
    10:11Why K-class submarines made poor fleet scoutsNotable Point
  23. Top/Bottom 5 inventions/adaptations of RN ships that came from the ships themselves...(Patreon Live)
    1:22:25Why Panjandrum ranked below the K-class submarinesQ&A
  24. Bruships 230: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3rd Start
    44:08A modern destroyer's guns and radios in earlier naval battlesQ&A
  25. Bruships 230: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    36:44Aegis formations against mass missile attacksQ&A
  26. Bruships 230: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    40:22The aircraft carrier as a reloadable air-defence layerNotable Point
  27. Trials and Tribulations- why ships go through the testing they do before they enter service
    36:00Crash stops and zigzags test the whole ship at onceChapter
  28. Trials and Tribulations- why ships go through the testing they do before they enter service
    1:32:07Operational exercises teach a carrier to obey the task groupChapter
  29. Trials and Tribulations- why ships go through the testing they do before they enter service
    1:42:10Exercises reveal how sensors and destroyers should cooperateChapter
  30. Trials and Tribulations- why ships go through the testing they do before they enter service
    2:48:30No aircraft carrier is untouchable without its task groupQ&A
  31. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    45:05Night exercises build delegated destroyer commandChapter
  32. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    46:19The war manual puts torpedo attack firstNotable Point
  33. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    49:07Searchlights can reveal a battle fleet to destroyersNotable Point
  34. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    1:10:58Torpedo priority shapes destroyer layout and gun supportNotable Point
  35. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    1:13:40Flotilla tactics turn torpedo numbers into a weaponNotable Point
  36. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    1:14:50Destroyer officers learn fleet command earlyNotable Point
  37. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    1:20:05Ideal mass attack meets exercise realityNotable Point
  38. Germany's Torpedo Boats 1890-1913: Torpedo Boats, Destroyers or Something Uniquely German?
    29:35The S90 made the torpedo boat an offensive fleet armChapter
  39. Germany's Torpedo Boats 1890-1913: Torpedo Boats, Destroyers or Something Uniquely German?
    40:54Different S138 machinery complicated flotilla maneuversNotable Point
  40. Germany's Torpedo Boats 1890-1913: Torpedo Boats, Destroyers or Something Uniquely German?
    1:03:52Torpedoes were meant to finish Germany's fleet ambushChapter
  41. Germany's Torpedo Boats 1890-1913: Torpedo Boats, Destroyers or Something Uniquely German?
    1:06:10Why torpedoes promised a rapid fleet decisionNotable Point
  42. Germany's Torpedo Boats 1890-1913: Torpedo Boats, Destroyers or Something Uniquely German?
    1:07:00What if the German fleet ambush became a brawl?Q&A
  43. Germany's Torpedo Boats 1890-1913: Torpedo Boats, Destroyers or Something Uniquely German?
    1:15:30Why the V1s accompanied the High Seas FleetNotable Point
  44. Bruships 227: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:30:49A Galactic Empire fleet in the Space Battleship Yamato settingQ&A
  45. Future Fleets: Some Ideas of Naval Warfare
    0:43Why future-war comparisons need the whole task groupNotable Point
  46. Future Fleets: Some Ideas of Naval Warfare
    17:11A task group distributes capabilities across large and small shipsChapter
  47. Future Fleets: Some Ideas of Naval Warfare
    19:13Task-group spacing keeps weapons clear to engageNotable Point
  48. Future Fleets: Some Ideas of Naval Warfare
    36:05Layered attacks must defeat layered fleet defencesNotable Point
  49. Future Fleets: Some Ideas of Naval Warfare
    47:26A carrier group gains depth from an uncrewed escort screenNotable Point
  50. Bruships 221: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:07:55A better Allied disposition at Savo IslandQ&A
  51. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    3:42:24When one advanced warship can overmatch an older fleetQ&A
  52. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    5:39:20When a convoy needed battleship protectionQ&A
  53. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    1:22:31Fleet quantity versus Yamato and BismarckNotable Point
  54. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    1:29:05Yamato's two-opponent gunnery conceptNotable Point
  55. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    3:43:22Slow battleships as convoy-defense anvilsNotable Point
  56. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    3:46:11The Revenge class behind an Indian Ocean night attackNotable Point
  57. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    4:15:11A 50-knot Royal Navy and control of engagement rangeQ&A
  58. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    5:37:06USS New Ironsides is a better comparison for HMS WarriorQ&A
  59. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    1:35:04Why nuclear-gun fleet actions offered no useful victoryQ&A
  60. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    2:31:22A Deutschland-class ship in the German battle lineQ&A
  61. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    1:07:32Battlecruisers threaten cruisers more than battle linesNotable Point
  62. Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships
    15:19Kaiser as Lissa's wooden glass cannonNotable Point
  63. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    32:33Royal Sovereign fights alone until the column arrivesNotable Point
  64. Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:18:08Why fictional FTL drives need consistent limitsQ&A
  65. HMS Gorgon(HNoMS Nidaros) takes part in the First Battle of Narvik
    15:35Mutual support changes the torpedo problemNotable Point
  66. HMS Gorgon(HNoMS Nidaros) takes part in the First Battle of Narvik
    54:24Three Norwegian ships contest the harborChapter
  67. Battle of Actium(31BC); Last Gasp of the Roman Republic
    32:29Liburnians supply speed and maneuverNotable Point
  68. Battle of Actium(31BC); Last Gasp of the Roman Republic
    45:00Balanced fleets adapt while specialized fleets smashNotable Point
  69. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    33:34Leander defies the fourth-rate's usual restraintNotable Point
  70. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    47:17Nelson plans to double the anchored French lineNotable Point
  71. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    1:05:09Goliath finds the gap behind the French vanChapter
  72. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    31:11Hornby adapted fleet tactics to steam and ironcladsChapter
  73. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    1:05:30Hornby rejected a single prescribed battle formationNotable Point
  74. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    1:06:16Hornby judged Nelson brilliant but too erraticNotable Point
  75. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    53:12How fleet formation produced rear and vice admiralsNotable Point
  76. Fortress Crete: What if the Greek Government had invested in Crete in the 1920s & 30s?
    1:01:42An invasion fleet sacrifices freedom to maneuverNotable Point
  77. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    15:46Moskva and the value of fighting in groupsNotable Point
  78. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    2:06:03Could Kido Butai sink the battle line after it sortied?Q&A
  79. Suffren: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Voldermort
    21:26A fleet without a common officer cultureNotable Point
  80. Suffren: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Voldermort
    25:04Providien: numerical advantage lost to command frictionChapter
  81. Suffren: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Voldermort
    33:50Negapatam: a handful of French ships carry the fightChapter
  82. Suffren: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Voldermort
    43:20Trincomalee: close-action orders misreadChapter
  83. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    14:00Inconclusive fleet actions squander Swedish advantagesNotable Point
  84. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    36:54Ösel Island demonstrates lethal force concentrationNotable Point
  85. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    1:21:03Öland shows why withdrawal can be a strategic defeatNotable Point
  86. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    1:31:36Reval turns Sweden's battle line into targetsChapter
  87. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    1:42:10Kronstadt rewards Russia without a decisive battleNotable Point
  88. How has Ukraine confirmed, dispelled or updated the lessons of the Falklands War 1982?
    6:25Why littoral danger is not a new naval lessonChapter
  89. How has Ukraine confirmed, dispelled or updated the lessons of the Falklands War 1982?
    1:36:19Moskva and the danger of solo patrolsChapter
  90. How has Ukraine confirmed, dispelled or updated the lessons of the Falklands War 1982?
    2:27:47The Moskva lesson navies may choose to avoidQ&A
  91. Admiral Duncan: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Tower of Power
    1:11:39Duncan's calculated break with doctrine at CamperdownChapter
  92. Admiral Duncan: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Tower of Power
    1:15:57When Camperdown's signal book gave way to mission commandNotable Point
  93. Admiral Duncan: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Tower of Power
    1:20:27Monarch makes a passage through the Dutch rearChapter
  94. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:45:26How a 24-knot Dreadnought raises every fleet speedQ&A
  95. What went wrong with the Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships?
    8:15The fast wing of the Grand FleetChapter
  96. What went wrong with the Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships?
    25:30Derfflinger and the speed required by the missionNotable Point
  97. Battle of Tsushima: Leadership, Logisitics and Lessons to be learned
    1:40:00A balanced fleet beat arithmetic gun countingChapter
  98. An Unknown critical plank in the Wooden Wall of Great Britain: Joshua Rowley
    1:04:30Martinique: Rodney assigns Rowley the troublesome rearChapter
  99. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    34:23How the German battle turn workedNotable Point
  100. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    1:08:28Battle turns extracted the High Seas FleetChapter
  101. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    1:13:39Grand Fleet standing orders explain the torpedo responseNotable Point
  102. Jellicoe's Jutland: Analytical leadership at its best and its most problematic
    1:10:04Battlecruiser protection failed inside fleet tacticsChapter
  103. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:35:35Coordinating attacks across a dispersed carrier groupQ&A
  104. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    1:22:51How layered fleet air defense was meant to workChapter
  105. Vice-Admiral Joshua Rowley: The Trials of Being the Solid Deputy for the Greats!
    39:49Rowley and HMS Montagu at CartagenaChapter
  106. Vice-Admiral Joshua Rowley: The Trials of Being the Solid Deputy for the Greats!
    1:48:47Grenada and the danger of breaking formationChapter
  107. Vice-Admiral Joshua Rowley: The Trials of Being the Solid Deputy for the Greats!
    2:01:14Rodney trusts Rowley to hold the rearChapter
  108. Battle of Zonchio 1499: Limitations of Command... Venetian Style
    47:45How Grimani arranged the Venetian battle lineChapter
  109. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    18:01Fleet formations and the Defiant as an escortNotable Point
  110. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    2:02:23Are battleships safer at sea if a sinking becomes unrecoverable?Q&A
  111. So you want to Build a Battleship today? For the 21st Century? Naval History Live
    58:03A battleship can command uncrewed forces from the forward positionChapter
  112. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    33:21Cape Spartel: concentration without a decisive battleNotable Point
  113. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    56:26Jervis attacks the larger Spanish fleet at Cape St VincentChapter
  114. The Royal Navy's Transition from Coal to Oil: HMS Spiteful to HMS Queen Elizabeth
    32:22Darkness shaped scouting in the high-speed steam eraNotable Point
  115. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    49:51Rodney at the Second Battle of Cape FinisterreChapter
  116. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    2:12:13Signal confusion frustrates Rodney off MartiniqueChapter
  117. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    2:47:12Rodney rotates fresh ships into the vanChapter
  118. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    2:52:06French collisions draw de Grasse back without a shotNotable Point
  119. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    2:53:17Formidable breaks the French line at the SaintesChapter
  120. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    2:55:36Rodney times fire near de Grasse's flagshipNotable Point
  121. Lord Howard of Effingham: Leadership of a Disparate Band of Individualists... the 'English Fleet'
    58:21Four squadrons turn rivalry into coordinated pressureNotable Point
  122. Royal Navy gets activist for Research & Development from 1900 onwards...
    1:23:27What a 24-knot battle fleet could dictateNotable Point
  123. What if the 1900s Royal Navy went full DARPA?
    1:36:39William May's fast, distributed fleetChapter
  124. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    1:36:16Adapting a historical fleet to a fictional space warQ&A
  125. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    1:40:24Relativistic combat and incompatible science-fiction fleetsNotable Point
  126. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    1:42:43Why electronic warfare forces Star Wars fleets to closeNotable Point
  127. David Farragut: Leadership from Roll Models & Experience
    3:18:11Monitors form a mobile armored screenNotable Point
  128. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    42:19Lepanto's flagship duel made command experience decisiveNotable Point
  129. Battle of Elli
    1:25:11Greek destroyers and Georgios Averof create a speed advantageChapter
  130. Battle of Elli
    1:49:37Averof hoists the Z flag and attacks independentlyChapter
  131. Battle of Elli
    1:55:41How did the Ottoman fleet react to Averof's pincer?Q&A
  132. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    1:19:23Why an 80-gun two-decker makes an adaptable battle lineQ&A
  133. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    1:49:37A Star Wars sector fleet is far too large for anti-piracyQ&A
  134. The Royal Navy's Spirit Ship: HMS Tiger(1913) - Key Ships Series 9, Ship 9
    1:05:25The logic of long-range gunnery and controlled closingNotable Point
  135. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    8:51Small gun-count differences compounded into a third-rate advantageNotable Point
  136. WWI in the English Channel... A Primer on Years of Hard Forgotten Fighting
    59:07The Dover raid's lesson for destroyer tactics off NormandyNotable Point
  137. Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/4
    5:39:11Why a carrier pursuit can proceed below maximum speedQ&A
  138. What if Japan pulls out of China in August 1941 instead of preparing for War? Patreon 108
    2:34:52How delay changes Japan's attrition doctrineChapter
  139. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    24:15Scheer could keep the High Seas Fleet mobile enough to trap Hipper's pursuersQ&A
  140. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    1:32:37How many torpedo boats would overmatch Graf Spee at the River Plate?Q&A
  141. Twitch Live: USA Goes Battlecruiser for all their Capital Ships Campaign 1
    41:01Spanish cruisers expose a slow battleship fleetChapter
  142. Twitch Live: USA Goes Battlecruiser for all their Capital Ships Campaign 1
    2:43:26Massed torpedo boats overwhelm isolated cruisersNotable Point
  143. Twitch Live: USA Goes Battlecruiser for all their Capital Ships Campaign 1
    3:11:09Concentrating a battle fleet against Austria-HungaryChapter
  144. Twitch Live: USA Goes Battlecruiser for all their Capital Ships Campaign 1
    3:23:29Manual aiming limits early concentrated gunfireNotable Point
  145. Twitch Live: USA Goes Battlecruiser for all their Capital Ships Campaign 1
    3:25:02Austrian fleet defeat opens the way to peaceNotable Point
  146. Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:57:31Slowing into line ahead improves the firing solutionNotable Point
  147. Kaiser Wilhelm II goes full navy: Kaiserliche Marine wins the funding battle! Patreon Premier 2
    29:30Jutland's numbers expose Germany's starting deficitNotable Point
  148. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    2:24:26Building a fleet around a 28-knot battle lineQ&A
  149. Check Campaign 19: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:14:16Escort destroyers and torpedo pressureNotable Point
  150. Check Campaign 19: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:26:52Does the campaign have a steep learning curve?Q&A
  151. Bruships 152: Patreon July Premiers Announcement, Special Guests & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:05:27Why a close-range opening at Jutland is unrealisticQ&A
  152. Bruships 152: Patreon July Premiers Announcement, Special Guests & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:08:26What the Royal Navy would learn even from a decisive Jutland victoryQ&A
  153. Bruships 152: Patreon July Premiers Announcement, Special Guests & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:35:41The Invincible class was outside its intended Jutland roleQ&A
  154. Check Campaign 16: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    31:04Exhausting the enemy's torpedoes before closingNotable Point
  155. Check Campaign 16: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    45:09Why a battle line needs combined firepowerNotable Point
  156. Check Campaign 16: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:06:50Organizing a mixed fleet by speed and tactical roleChapter
  157. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    2:38:02Why battle squadrons sought eight similar shipsQ&A
  158. Admiral Fisher no longer replaces Admiral Battenberg as First Sea Lord in November 1914...
    1:33:29An alternative Battle of CoronelNotable Point
  159. Admiral Fisher no longer replaces Admiral Battenberg as First Sea Lord in November 1914...
    1:54:50Jutland, intelligence, and time to finish the battleNotable Point
  160. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    26:06HMS Africa approaches the enemy line alone at TrafalgarNotable Point
  161. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    35:28Sceptre and the broken French battle line at TrincomaleeChapter
  162. Hansa-Brandenburg - The Builder behind WWI German Naval Aviation: Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 1
    44:45W.19 long-range scouting and layered floatplane tacticsChapter
  163. USS Akron; The World's First Purpose Built Flying Aircraft Carrier
    2:23:06The accident that kept Akron out of Fleet Problem XIIINotable Point
  164. USS Akron; The World's First Purpose Built Flying Aircraft Carrier
    2:40:56West Coast scouting shows the airship's search reachChapter
  165. The Furious Age: The First Aircraft Carriers
    1:12:15Furious reveals the maneuvering demands of flight operationsChapter
  166. Check Campaign 11: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:28:09Concentrating a fleet instead of losing it piecemealNotable Point
  167. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    1:56:10A tactical line is different from a concentrated battle fleetQ&A
  168. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    2:35:33Why task forces displaced the single fleet battleQ&A
  169. Imperial Star Destroyers if designed by the World's Major Navys in 1938
    33:26Japanese deterrent firepower against industrial inferiorityChapter
  170. Imperial Star Destroyers if designed by the World's Major Navys in 1938
    37:08Attrition doctrine and Kantai KessenChapter
  171. Carriers of the Kaiserlichemarine: the WWI potential of German Naval Aviation
    40:05Could a German carrier have changed Jutland?Notable Point
  172. Check Campaign 10: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    44:20Break up destroyer attacks before torpedo rangeChapter
  173. Check Campaign 10: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    51:27Sacrificial cruisers fix the enemy for destructionNotable Point
  174. Check Campaign 10: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    54:59Damage can erase a light cruiser's speed advantageNotable Point
  175. Check Campaign 10: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:04:21An escort fails when it abandons the convoyChapter
  176. Check Campaign 10: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:07:24Target fixation overturns a favourable destroyer duelNotable Point
  177. Check Campaign 10: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:09:11Target the ships that pose the immediate threatNotable Point
  178. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    1:53:07Italy could challenge only a carefully limited British squadronQ&A
  179. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    2:19:26Fisher's Baltic plan was feasible with the right battle fleetQ&A
  180. Check Campaign 9: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:45:47Deliberate force mismatches overwhelm enemy destroyers and cruisersNotable Point
  181. Battle of Blackett Strait
    1:49:03Clevelands and Fletchers form a fast raiding packageChapter
  182. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    32:01Why a British-Austro-Hungarian battle is a fleet problemQ&A
  183. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    39:14Placing a heavily armoured 16-inch battleship at JutlandQ&A
  184. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    56:31British manoeuvre against an Austrian battle lineNotable Point
  185. Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction
    22:48Why defensive interceptions must move farther from the shipNotable Point
  186. Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction
    41:01The Venator is misused as a battleshipChapter
  187. Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction
    1:34:13Castle Federation makes carrier dynamics matterChapter
  188. Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction
    1:40:54Carrier fiction improves when the enemy gets a voteNotable Point
  189. Check Campaign 6: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    22:24When a formal line of battle is unnecessaryNotable Point
  190. Check Campaign 6: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    53:23Choosing which naval battles deserve direct commandNotable Point
  191. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:44:47Why fast German battleships could still be slowed at JutlandQ&A
  192. Patreon 93: Old crocks at war. How useful to WWI were the old ships brought out of reserve?
    1:48:19Was Italy's Second Fleet meant to absorb enemy fire?Q&A
  193. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:10:54Blücher's speed gives her a narrow path against MinotaurQ&A
  194. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:19:49A 2.4-knot margin lets Blücher choose the firing geometryQ&A
  195. 'T' Class Submarines: The Royal Navy's Ambush Predators - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 6
    2:52The T class as an ambush predatorChapter
  196. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    31:36A carrier should keep launching aircraft even as a gun duel closesQ&A
  197. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    1:25:57Beatty ahead of Jellicoe might constrain Scheer's escapeQ&A
  198. The Royal Navys Response to a 1906 Dante Alighieri
    15:48Why the British battleship aims for 26 knotsChapter
  199. The Royal Navys Response to a 1906 Dante Alighieri
    33:50Would 26-knot battleships force 32-knot battlecruisers?Q&A
  200. The Royal Navys Response to a 1906 Dante Alighieri
    1:13:12Gun numbers, salvo fire, and the mathematics of warNotable Point
  201. Tillman Class: Dreams of Super Battleships - KSS2 S8 Comment Response
    31:57Why carriers should rely on cruiser escortsQ&A
  202. The Missed Generation - The G3 & N3 classes: KSS2 S2 Comment Response
    1:06:32All-forward guns traded stern fire for tactical controlQ&A
  203. Dante Alighieri: Not Dreadnought but still an Inferno - Key Ships Series 7, Ship 1
    11:12Cuniberti's six-ship deterrent squadronNotable Point
  204. Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers
    1:45:36Norway becomes a carrier-and-battleship fleet actionChapter
  205. Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers
    2:11:53Would the Norway battle resemble Cape Matapan?Q&A
  206. Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers
    2:15:56The 11-inch ships screen the Norway formationNotable Point
  207. Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers
    2:26:47Could Germany win by destroying one hunter group?Q&A
  208. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: There was a game update
    1:06:20Primitive fire control shapes a battle with RussiaChapter
  209. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: There was a game update
    2:21:27Fog should enable a massed torpedo attackChapter
  210. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: There was a game update
    2:28:19The update breaks expected fleet-command behaviorNotable Point
  211. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    39:17The historical command baseline at JutlandChapter
  212. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    1:12:14Training the battlecruisers as a fleetChapter
  213. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    1:30:50Keeping Fifth Battle Squadron in the formationNotable Point
  214. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    1:59:11A more resilient run to the northNotable Point
  215. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    2:08:46Tryon's divisional initiative at JutlandNotable Point
  216. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    2:10:15Using the battlecruisers as Jellicoe's eyesChapter
  217. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    2:17:34The dangerous breakthrough battleNotable Point
  218. Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    2:25:19Could British gunfire break the German breakout?Q&A
  219. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    3:10:42Book watch point: Fleet Tactics and the Falklands WarChapter
  220. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:18:45Why Fleet Tactics remains worth readingNotable Point
  221. Being the Benchmark Navy: It has Costs as well as Benefits
    33:22Argincourt simulation: range, firepower, and fleet contextNotable Point
  222. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    29:19Radio and staff work enabled more fluid fleet tacticsNotable Point
  223. Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 6
    33:09Speed, range control, and South Dakota's twelve gunsNotable Point
  224. Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 6
    37:28Shell volume can outweigh larger calibreNotable Point
  225. Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 6
    40:00Why a duel cannot represent the whole battle lineNotable Point
  226. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 3
    7:28Fast battlecruisers as a hunting forceNotable Point
  227. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 3
    13:23Speed and concentration against isolated cruisersNotable Point
  228. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 3
    19:07Grouping fast battlecruisers against a battleshipNotable Point
  229. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 3
    33:27Forming a battle line for accurate gunfireNotable Point
  230. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 3
    48:39Renown's reconnaissance design closes the escape routeNotable Point
  231. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 3
    1:35:21Searching through fog with battlecruisersNotable Point
  232. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    8:52Using battlecruisers to concentrate forceChapter
  233. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    19:38A battle line with a fast battlecruiser wingNotable Point
  234. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    24:36Why fleet games struggle with naval presenceNotable Point
  235. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    1:04:31A destroyer attack exploits a gap but risks encirclementNotable Point
  236. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    1:17:18Chase geometry determines which guns can bearNotable Point
  237. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    1:31:40A turret explosion forces an improvised withdrawalNotable Point
  238. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    1:37:39When a fast capital-ship force should disengageNotable Point
  239. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 2
    1:54:36Overconfidence turns an even battle into a defeatNotable Point
  240. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    14:57A British response to Yamato would be a fleet problemChapter
  241. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    51:40A battlecruiser survives by using range and speedNotable Point
  242. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    1:24:42Design ships for the fight their weapons permitChapter
  243. Fleets of Lissa(1866): Lessons for Technology
    7:07Tegetthoff's wedge exploits Italian disunityChapter
  244. American vs Japanese Battleships... testing some historical ideas
    1:20:11Why stronger fleets seek superior numbersChapter
  245. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    24:08Speed and firepower in battlecruiser designQ&A
  246. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    1:00:08Why numerical superiority compounds in a gunfightQ&A
  247. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    22:20A rapid French sortie changes the oddsChapter
  248. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    24:27Roman discipline explains the value of a formed battle lineNotable Point
  249. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    28:43Gun weight and the battle-line matchupsNotable Point
  250. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    35:39How the general chase left Lion exposedChapter
  251. Dreadnoughts (1905-1914)
    23:13Wyoming's aft turrets reveal a broadside designNotable Point
  252. Dreadnoughts (1905-1914)
    24:32Why battle lines needed common performanceNotable Point
  253. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:21:08False confidence yields the weather gaugeNotable Point
  254. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:55:32Valiant, Orion, and Queen exploit local openingsNotable Point
  255. An Imperial Navy start... This really did not end well...
    41:29An escort mission tests fleet concentration against attacks from several directionsNotable Point
  256. An Imperial Navy start... This really did not end well...
    1:03:18Fleet destruction and objective control are different routes to victoryNotable Point
  257. An Imperial Navy start... This really did not end well...
    1:24:32Target fixation leaves the rest of the fleet without attentionNotable Point
  258. An Imperial Navy start... This really did not end well...
    1:56:17A divided enemy fleet creates an opportunity for defeat in detailNotable Point
  259. An Imperial Navy start... This really did not end well...
    2:32:43Destroying the enemy fleet still loses the battle on objective pointsNotable Point
  260. An Imperial Navy start... This really did not end well...
    2:41:33A powerful station cannot compensate for a dispersed defending fleetNotable Point
  261. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    32:42An all-centreline 13.5-inch dreadnought experimentChapter
  262. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    1:31:36Cruiser speed as a survival toolNotable Point
  263. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    1:48:17Night fighting, range, and revealing gun flashesNotable Point
  264. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    2:07:00Destroyer convoy defence and access to torpedo rangeNotable Point
  265. An Imperial Navy start... this can not end well...
    1:23:29Where the age-of-sail analogy stopsNotable Point
  266. An Imperial Navy start... this can not end well...
    1:31:31Using a scout to reveal and draw in the enemyNotable Point
  267. An Imperial Navy start... this can not end well...
    1:47:41Balancing an advance against repair and counterattackChapter
  268. An Imperial Navy start... this can not end well...
    2:04:27Inflicting attrition before an orderly withdrawalNotable Point
  269. An Imperial Navy start... this can not end well...
    2:14:54Movement, engine damage, and survival under fireNotable Point
  270. An Imperial Navy start... this can not end well...
    2:27:47Concentrating the fleet and removing escorts firstChapter
  271. An Imperial Navy start... this can not end well...
    2:59:20Separating a mobile fleet from fixed defensesNotable Point
  272. Building the Fleets for Jutland
    41:38Why Germany accepted slow pre-dreadnoughts at JutlandNotable Point
  273. Bruships 112: Julian Corbett
    42:23A Lexington-Alaska fast task groupQ&A
  274. Amagi Class Battlecruiser: Key Ship Series 2, Ship 5
    41:31How much speed is needed to control the rangeNotable Point
  275. Starting off Franco-Italian Battleship race... come see what a Francisco Caracciolo might have done
    34:51Why a capital ship should preserve its range advantageNotable Point
  276. HMS Renown(1895); Key Ship Series 1, Ship 10
    7:44Fisher's practical approach to fleet signallingChapter
  277. HMS Renown(1895); Key Ship Series 1, Ship 10
    8:19Why flag-signalling rules for port failed at seaNotable Point
  278. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    26:08Destroyers spotting for heavier gunsQ&A
  279. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 9(April 2023)
    10:14Fleet concentration rather than one-on-one duelsNotable Point
  280. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 9(April 2023)
    27:07Standardised armament and cruiser numbersNotable Point
  281. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:43:19Q&A: Best speed versus maximum speedQ&A
  282. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:07:40General chase meant each captain's best speedNotable Point
  283. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:10:31Hawke rolled up the French rear with local superiorityChapter
  284. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:43:15Ushant 1778: formation problems and a missed decisionChapter
  285. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:47:36Damaged rigging constrained Palliser's response to Keppel's ordersNotable Point
  286. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...
    1:07:30The trapped Song fleet at YamenChapter
  287. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...
    1:13:14Were the Song deceived or too exhausted to respond?Notable Point
  288. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    2:01:08Why did Parker keep his reserve out of the close action?Q&A
  289. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    17:36Using warships as shock forces in the gameNotable Point
  290. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 4(February 2023)
    2:37:15Why real squadron handling fails in the gameNotable Point
  291. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 4(February 2023)
    2:50:11One ship chases while another cuts off escapeNotable Point
  292. New Years 2023 Naval History Questions till the Bru runs out...
    46:49Two extra knots could rewrite an entire battle sequenceQ&A
  293. Sverdlov Class: Comment Response
    44:32Why two Darings were a doubtful answer to a SverdlovNotable Point
  294. Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?
    2:37:25Can a battleship dodge incoming shells?Q&A
  295. Arethusa(1913) Class: Light Cruisers or....
    40:01Undaunted uses resemblance and surprise at TexelChapter
  296. Arethusa(1913) Class: Light Cruisers or....
    44:12Destroyer coordination decides the Battle of TexelChapter
  297. Cressy(1899) Class: Famous for the Wrong Things - 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 12
    25:57How armoured cruisers could reinforce a battle lineNotable Point
  298. Asama Class: Armoured Cruiser or Battleship? (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 11)
    24:03Asama's intended place beside the battle squadronChapter
  299. Asama Class: Armoured Cruiser or Battleship? (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 11)
    30:20How Tokiwa exploited range and speed at TsushimaNotable Point
  300. Asama Class: Armoured Cruiser or Battleship? (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 11)
    37:05Tsushima pits Russia against a fused Japanese forceNotable Point
  301. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)
    34:33Niobe's Boer War escort, rescue, and fleet serviceChapter
  302. Apollo(1890?) Class: Quantity = Quality (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 7)
    16:13Apollo armament and protection support group tacticsNotable Point
  303. Apollo(1890?) Class: Quantity = Quality (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 7)
    1:25:39The Astraea class develops Apollo's distributed risk-fleet logicNotable Point
  304. Battle of Coronel: Comment Response
    20:51Could Cradock shadow von Spee until reinforcements arrived?Q&A
  305. Battle of Coronel: Comment Response
    44:50Did Cradock close the range too quickly at Coronel?Q&A
  306. Battle of Coronel: Comment Response
    1:04:59Otranto, smoke, and a possible night escapeQ&A
  307. BC-304 Daedalus Class: Stargate SG1's Battle Cruisers (Comment Response)
    16:16Why early warning still matters against cloaked shipsQ&A
  308. BC-304 Daedalus Class: Stargate SG1's Battle Cruisers (Comment Response)
    34:47A warship cannot always escape through hyperspaceQ&A
  309. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    1:04:07The weaknesses of the Ottoman horseshoe formationNotable Point
  310. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    1:21:29Azov and Dartmouth collapse the Ottoman crescentChapter
  311. Bruships 88: Way of War
    3:06Why Yamato required a fleet battle planChapter
  312. Bruships 88: Way of War
    10:25Could the Queen Elizabeths defeat Yamato together?Q&A
  313. Bruships 88: Way of War
    36:15Why a light cruiser could threaten LexingtonQ&A
  314. Bruships 88: Way of War
    46:07Holland's maneuvering at Denmark StraitQ&A
  315. Bruships 88: Way of War
    1:42:30How a 28-knot Nelson class changes fleet operationsQ&A
  316. Bruships 88: Way of War
    1:55:15Why two or three knots matter in a gun battleQ&A
  317. Bruships 88: Way of War
    1:57:45A 28-knot Nelson in the Bismarck chaseNotable Point
  318. Epic Blunders of Naval History
    12:11Sluys and the failure of a floating fortressNotable Point
  319. Epic Blunders of Naval History
    16:42Chesma punishes an Ottoman fleet that confines itselfNotable Point
  320. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    22:57Sluys turns a fleet into a fixed land battleNotable Point
  321. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    37:38Chesma and the cost of surrendering maneuverChapter
  322. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    3:17:29Jutland's missed German night-fighting opportunityQ&A
  323. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    43:33Could older French battleships face Littorio?Q&A
  324. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1941 & 1942; Response to some Comments
    19:26Better force packages for hunting BismarckQ&A
  325. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    11:18Three-dimensional tactics in space battlesNotable Point
  326. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    26:20Tranquility's defense layers fighters, missiles, and sacrificial guardshipsChapter
  327. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    2:00:01Dispersing Battle Group Avalon to block escapeChapter
  328. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    2:02:17Moving the threatened ships gives their fighters time to interceptNotable Point
  329. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    2:07:14Space fleets may maneuver in plain sightNotable Point
  330. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    2:12:18Layered missile salvos manufacture openings in strong defensesNotable Point
  331. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    26:02A British answer to the Tillman battleshipsQ&A
  332. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    1:34:35How foreknowledge could reshape the Denmark Strait battleQ&A
  333. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1940
    20:16Schnellboote as a second dimension of German sea powerChapter
  334. The Jeune Ecole in 30mins or Less
    15:36Mixed fleets turn torpedo boats into force multipliersNotable Point
  335. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:48:19Did radar invalidate Italian attack doctrine?Q&A
  336. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:49:28Would an Italian Atlanta-style cruiser fit the doctrine?Q&A
  337. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:52:39Italian cruiser doctrine remains caught between two fleetsChapter
  338. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    3:02:03Cape Matapan puts the Zaras in the wrong battleNotable Point
  339. Blonde Class(Take 2): Scout Cruisers of the WWI Royal Navy (Long Patrol)
    37:45The small-ship battle hidden by Jutland mapsNotable Point
  340. Blonde Class(Take 2): Scout Cruisers of the WWI Royal Navy (Long Patrol)
    43:48Fleet effectiveness beyond firing gunsNotable Point
  341. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    1:56:28Why speed does not let Bismarck defeat an R-class escortQ&A
  342. Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)
    2:33:29Why battle-line speed mattered for crossing the TQ&A
  343. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    14:02An all-forward battery changes the tactical geometryNotable Point
  344. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    37:01Main-battery fire on destroyers creates an ammunition trade-offNotable Point
  345. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    54:00Using destroyers to create a torpedo threatNotable Point
  346. More Questions of the Equitable Washington Treaty Answered: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    48:20Battlecruiser utility depends on relative speedQ&A
  347. Bruships 77: Leadership, books & questions...
    16:57Coordinating mixed fleets before radioQ&A
  348. Leipzig Class (Reichsmarine)
    53:54Why a fast carrier and battlecruiser form a natural pairNotable Point
  349. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    10:40Setting up the four-versus-four battleChapter
  350. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    14:30Speed and gun arcs shape the running fightNotable Point
  351. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    18:31What destroyers and carriers would changeNotable Point
  352. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    22:01Convoy duty can cancel a fast escort's escape optionNotable Point
  353. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    26:38What an AI-run battle can and cannot testNotable Point
  354. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    31:18A prewar naval crisis need not become a fight to annihilationNotable Point
  355. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    36:46Ammunition limits the simulated British victoryNotable Point
  356. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    44:16Why a one-ship margin could decide the squadron actionNotable Point
  357. The Maple Confrontation (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    50:42Why the British win more simulated meetingsChapter
  358. The 18in Gun HMS Agincourt and UAD video comment response (Long Patrol)
    8:58Why two knots may not be enough to cross the TNotable Point
  359. The 18in Gun HMS Agincourt and UAD video comment response (Long Patrol)
    42:21Command succession after a flagship is lostNotable Point
  360. The 18in Gun HMS Agincourt and UAD video comment response (Long Patrol)
    43:27All-forward armament and the pursuit manoeuvreNotable Point
  361. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    0:22Why isolated battle-squadron duels are unlikelyQ&A
  362. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    7:14Gun arcs make formation the opening tactical problemNotable Point
  363. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    8:53Maneuvering battlecruisers in divisionsChapter
  364. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    14:43An outnumbered squadron should break contactNotable Point
  365. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    25:17Torpedoes punish a close-range squadron fightChapter
  366. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    36:33Torpedo doctrine reveals a fleet's purposeChapter
  367. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    39:06Navies build fleets, not isolated shipsNotable Point
  368. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    56:56Capital ships should use range, not brawlNotable Point
  369. What if Washington allowed more than Nelson & Rodney: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    14:15Quantity versus armour in the battle lineNotable Point
  370. What if Washington allowed more than Nelson & Rodney: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    15:18Why a small speed margin can cost operational radiusNotable Point
  371. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    6:43Why fleet effectiveness matters more than a single shipChapter
  372. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    30:11Battlecruisers fought as groups, not solo test casesNotable Point
  373. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    32:52Command structure restrains tactical fixationNotable Point
  374. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion
    0:20HMS Tiger as a battlecruiser hunterChapter
  375. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion
    33:31Why Tiger carried six-inch secondariesNotable Point
  376. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion
    38:25Speed lets a battlecruiser choose the rangeNotable Point
  377. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion
    50:54Closing to six-inch range means accepting torpedo riskNotable Point
  378. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion
    55:30Tiger's role in a layered battle fleetChapter
  379. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion
    59:45Evaluate warships within the fleetChapter
  380. Forward (1904) Class: Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    36:41Why Dreadnought's three-knot gain raised scout speed requirementsNotable Point
  381. Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books
    1:38:44How four Admirals could operate with carriersQ&A
  382. What a the choice of Secondary gun calibre tells us: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    10:04When six-inch secondaries make senseNotable Point
  383. What a the choice of Secondary gun calibre tells us: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    16:49Reading a navy's expected battle from its secondary batteryChapter
  384. What a the choice of Secondary gun calibre tells us: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    22:00How fleet support shapes secondary armamentNotable Point
  385. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    28:47Why gun totals misread the coming battle at TsushimaNotable Point
  386. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    1:08:16Why British convoys still needed heavy cruisersQ&A
  387. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    1:37:44Could a third British column have protected Nelson?Q&A
  388. Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII
    2:05:40Darkness could turn a smaller fleet's weakness into an opportunityNotable Point
  389. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    1:32:55Why an airborne patrol did not reveal a carrierQ&A
  390. Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?
    3:04:43How to use spare Town-class cruisers in the PacificQ&A
  391. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: 1805-1905 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Long Patrol
    41:44French and British battleship design intentNotable Point
  392. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: 1805-1905 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Long Patrol
    54:15Dreadnought's cumulative revolutionChapter
  393. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:19:22Why Britain expected the whole Italian fleet to answerQ&A
  394. Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat
    5:14:51Yamato versus Iowa depends on the wider fleetQ&A
  395. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:10:48The two-column attack at TrafalgarChapter
  396. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:09:52Why numbers did not decide TrafalgarQ&A
  397. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:11:08How to read a Trafalgar battle mapQ&A
  398. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:17:36Was Santísima Trinidad an effective warship?Q&A
  399. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:18:36How Howard of Effingham might have attacked at TrafalgarQ&A
  400. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:09:57How captains helped refine Nelson's attackQ&A
  401. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:15:13How slowly Trafalgar unfoldedQ&A
  402. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:21:23HMS Africa and the appearance of a third columnNotable Point
  403. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:47:55Breaking the line was already British practiceNotable Point
  404. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:51:58Nelson's captains planned the attack togetherChapter
  405. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:54:40Why Villeneuve left Cadiz in poor orderChapter
  406. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:08:02Villeneuve's possible double-line defenceQ&A
  407. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:23:24How the British concentrated force in the centreNotable Point
  408. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:37:41The allied turn and a hypothetical third columnNotable Point
  409. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    38:47The weather gauge at the battle openingChapter
  410. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    42:35Early fire undermines British cohesionNotable Point
  411. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    43:56Conquistador strikes, then fights onChapter
  412. Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence
    1:25:48Why torpedo boats rarely attacked far ahead of the fleetQ&A
  413. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 6/11 WWI
    6:31Why a fleet submarine still could not keep upChapter
  414. A Book or Two to Review (28): Jutland - double book time
    8:20Why deployment depended on repeated reportsChapter
  415. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (4)
    2:01:16King George V against LittorioQ&A
  416. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWI) – The Comment Questions
    17:25R-class speed against the German battle lineQ&A
  417. The Battle of Athos 1807: A Long Patrol
    52:32Paired Russian attacks disrupt Ottoman commandChapter
  418. The Battle of Athos 1807: A Long Patrol
    54:34A disabled frigate jams the Ottoman battle lineNotable Point
  419. Bruships 52: A Year of Bruships - Questions & Books
    3:37:31Do not use the fleet carrier as the littoral ASW platformQ&A
  420. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    1:31:01Copper sheathing gives Rodney freedom in the Moonlight BattleNotable Point
  421. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:24:20Howe's maneuver completes the relief and peace finally ends the siegeChapter
  422. A Book or Two to Review (2): The Life and Letters of David Beatty
    6:31Obsolete cruisers leave the Grand Fleet short of scoutsNotable Point
  423. A Book or Two to Review (2): The Life and Letters of David Beatty
    8:59Scouting positions mislead the Grand FleetNotable Point
  424. A Book or Two to Review (2): The Life and Letters of David Beatty
    13:50Jellicoe's deployment and Beatty's creditChapter
  425. A Book or Two to Review (2): The Life and Letters of David Beatty
    15:58Goodenough and Evan-Thomas bypass Beatty's reporting chainNotable Point
  426. A Book or Two to Review (2): The Life and Letters of David Beatty
    18:08Scheer's surprise tests who earned the tactical crossingNotable Point
  427. A Book or Two to Review (2): The Life and Letters of David Beatty
    19:20Communications staff and Beatty's strategic limitNotable Point
  428. A Book or Two to Review (2): The Life and Letters of David Beatty
    21:14Regular wireless reports could bring Jellicoe in soonerNotable Point
  429. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 1913
    17:21Why matching gun power did not equal deterrenceNotable Point
  430. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 1910
    18:22Distributed armament preserves options in a running fightNotable Point
  431. Patreon 24: Everything Wrong With Star Wars Fleets (From a Naval History Perspective)
    25:20Why use fighters when armed corvettes can fight effectively?Q&A
  432. Patreon 24: Everything Wrong With Star Wars Fleets (From a Naval History Perspective)
    50:54Should a capital ship enter an asteroid field?Q&A
  433. Patreon 24: Everything Wrong With Star Wars Fleets (From a Naval History Perspective)
    1:42:10Interdictors make sense inside a coherent task groupNotable Point
  434. Some More Battle Cruisers
    56:30G3's forward battery limits its tactical freedomChapter
  435. Some More Battle Cruisers
    1:04:35Postwar task-force doctrine reinforces G3's battlecruiser characterNotable Point
  436. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    15:03Force K's night attack on the Duisburg convoyChapter
  437. Basil Jones: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 1
    8:23Radar enables a line-abreast destroyer attackNotable Point
  438. Basil Jones: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 1
    11:22Intelligence and training shape the night engagementChapter
  439. Basil Jones: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 1
    15:18Why the Canadian Tribals probably carried PPI radarNotable Point
  440. Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail
    1:31:53Admiral ranks began as positions in the battle lineQ&A
  441. Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail
    2:39:43Why cruiser caliber and range decide a battlecruiser's oddsQ&A
  442. Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail
    3:07:09At Lagos, convoy duty made battle unavoidableQ&A
  443. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    47:01Naval combat without radio or radarQ&A
  444. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    1:46:36Why a fleet needs battleships more than battlecruisersQ&A
  445. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    55:56Drake traded flagship weight for pursuit speedNotable Point
  446. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    3:52:33Torpedo bombers as formation-breaking weaponsNotable Point
  447. Patreon 20: Sino Japanese War of 1894: Fighting a modern war with feudal societies
    3:02:44Yalu formation and flagship protectionQ&A
  448. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    46:29Beatty places the Fifth Battle Squadron on the wrong side of his screenNotable Point
  449. Battles of Dogger Bank: Response to Comments
    15:46Could destroyers have been held in reserve at Dogger Bank?Q&A
  450. Battles of Dogger Bank: Response to Comments
    16:36How battlecruiser speed and guns encouraged aggressive handlingNotable Point
  451. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    1:54:38Do battleship fleet actions come down to a lucky hit?Q&A
  452. Thomas Whitcombe: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Episode 1
    14:05Duncan's attempted line-breaking attack at CamperdownNotable Point
  453. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 1: Context
    3:28Battleships could support operations without being presentNotable Point
  454. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 1: Context
    13:21French battleship variety weakened squadron coherenceChapter
  455. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 1: Context
    21:20Fleet totals hid difficult coalition assumptionsNotable Point
  456. Patreon 12: “The Battle of Sluys: ...one of the Western World decisive battles"
    1:17:09Could the fleets at Sluys have fought a running battle?Q&A
  457. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    25:15Keeping a Venator hidden while its fighters attackNotable Point
  458. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    1:40:53Launching a final salvo after loss becomes inevitableNotable Point
  459. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    2:34:11Why a battleship wants a steady firing courseNotable Point
  460. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    3:24:25Why Starfleet needs fighters and uncrewed systemsNotable Point
  461. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    7:07Thomas Foley's route inside the French lineNotable Point
  462. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    8:24French competence and catastrophe at the NileNotable Point
  463. Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era
    47:07How Hornby might have performed in a major warQ&A
  464. An Introduction to the Battle of Texel (1673)
    21:18Fleet balance and the role of fireshipsNotable Point
  465. An Introduction to the Battle of Texel (1673)
    38:03Banckert separates the French vanNotable Point
  466. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    7:03Jutland's legacy for Royal Navy night fightingNotable Point
  467. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    45:21The concentrated fleet battle the Royal Navy planned forNotable Point
  468. P2 Introduction to Pre-Tribal Class Destroyers of the RN
    7:50Gun elevation and the limits of peacetime exercisesNotable Point
  469. P2 Introduction to Pre-Tribal Class Destroyers of the RN
    16:19I-class torpedoes and the path to the TribalsChapter