Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Friendly Fire

Also searchable as Friendly Fire Incidents.

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  1. The "M" Class destroyers of WWI: The Grand Fleet's Workhorses...
    26:16Orpheus and the difficulty of identifying a friendly submarineChapter
  2. The "M" Class destroyers of WWI: The Grand Fleet's Workhorses...
    41:54Pasley, G9 and the consequences of mutual misidentificationChapter
  3. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    49:21Operation Wikinger: misidentification and minefieldsNotable Point
  4. What if duing the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Vice Admiral Ching Lee does a Nelson at Copenhagen?
    19:53Surigao Strait shows what preparation could achieveChapter
  5. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    53:02Recognition lights prepare the British fleet for darknessNotable Point
  6. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    1:30:17French recognition failures turn fire inwardNotable Point
  7. WWII Submarines that served the Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Navys
    14:48Polish crews take Allied submarines to warChapter
  8. CSS Arkansas & Isaac N. Brown... A study in tactical excellence & strategic incompetence...
    8:25Battle damage and heat cripple ArkansasNotable Point
  9. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    6:03:28Friendly fire was under-recorded in both world warsQ&A
  10. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    2:13:01Improvised French measures add confusion after darkNotable Point
  11. Submarines of the Minor Navys...Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Boats in WWII
    39:54Jastrzab and the lethal identification rules around convoy PQ 15Notable Point
  12. Yi Sun Sins May 1592: When Preperation and Reading History really paid off!
    55:37Okpo demonstrates cannon warfare against transportsChapter
  13. Admiral James Saumarez & the Battles of Algeciras
    55:45Two Spanish first rates destroyed each otherChapter
  14. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    58:05Italy's red-and-white ship identification stripesQ&A
  15. Battle of Elli
    1:53:27Why concentrated Ottoman fire struggled against AverofNotable Point
  16. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    4:01:21Why warships carried conspicuous deck markingsQ&A
  17. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    6:39:43Unbeaten: a probable Coastal Command friendly-fire lossChapter
  18. Only a Sea Fury: Peaking Obsolescence or Forgotten Innovation? Key Aircraft Series 3 Aircraft 1
    36:28Sea Furies in Commonwealth carrier operations over KoreaChapter
  19. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    2:24:32Enterprise and keeping fighters out of the AA engagement zoneNotable Point
  20. Bruships 145: Naval History Questions Answered & Will it be lego building or book boxing?
    49:40How expectations can turn a friendly submarine into a U-boatQ&A
  21. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:54:28Submarines and aircraft dominate many naval friendly-fire casesQ&A
  22. 'S' Class Submarines: The Royal Navy's All Rounders for WWII - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 7
    49:09Sturgeon's friendly-fire scare exposes signal confusionChapter
  23. Naval Historian Reacts to Four Random Books 30 - Courage
    37:02Clearing San Carlos protects ships but disrupts the landing forceChapter
  24. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943): The First Radar Battle?
    13:46Why radar did not eliminate friendly-fire riskQ&A
  25. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943): The First Radar Battle?
    1:57:02Collisions, misidentification, and radar's limitsChapter
  26. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943): The First Radar Battle?
    2:10:17Why radar contacts did not justify every torpedo shotNotable Point
  27. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943): The First Radar Battle?
    2:11:51Breaking off the pursuit and bringing Foote homeNotable Point
  28. HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 7
    1:36:11Friendly fire exposed an air-defence discipline gapNotable Point
  29. USS Enterprise (CV6): Key Ship Series 3, Ship 4
    22:06Enterprise's aircraft at Pearl HarborChapter
  30. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    2:10:39Queen Charlotte, Montagne, and command in the smokeNotable Point
  31. Glorious First of June (1794)
    2:39:25Smoke turned long-range support into friendly fireNotable Point
  32. Günther Lütjens, useful idiot or misunderstood leadership?
    3:31:37Could carrier aircraft attack during a surface battle without hitting friendly ships?Q&A
  33. Bruships 113: Jutland
    1:46:30Why Japanese-style night fighting does not transfer neatly to JutlandQ&A
  34. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    19:45Night attacks are not automatic carrier doctrineQ&A
  35. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 7(March 2023)
    2:06:02Supporting artillery without shooting friendly troopsNotable Point
  36. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    2:23:49Reconnaissance, withdrawal, and extending the lineChapter
  37. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    1:54:20Weighing friendly-fire risk against concentrated supportNotable Point
  38. Bombardment of Ellwood
    1:16:09Operation Cottage and empty KiskaChapter
  39. Bombardment of Ellwood
    2:43:22Kiska's evacuation and Operation CottageChapter
  40. Bruships 98: Steam Engines (both maritime and rail), random & naval questions
    31:11Long Lance torpedoes may have finished damaged Japanese shipsQ&A
  41. Leahy Class(+Bainbridge Class): Destroyer Leaders to Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen
    41:31Worden survived a Shrike friendly-fire strikeNotable Point
  42. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    2:49:35What sank the cruiser submarine Surcouf?Q&A
  43. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    2:10:02Friendly-fire confusion preceded Lord Stonehaven's loss to an E-boatChapter
  44. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    1:17:56Asia's close-range flagship duelChapter
  45. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    2:56:08The rear lines still hurt Asia - and exposed the danger of friendly fireNotable Point
  46. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    1:50:21Delayed charges keep St Nazaire in crisisNotable Point
  47. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    12:26German destroyers and the Narvik lossesChapter
  48. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    2:27:29Eskimo's prewar diplomacy and early-war confusionNotable Point
  49. Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII
    18:55Jutland's destroyer night action and HMS SpitfireChapter
  50. 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
  51. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    1:16:15The American destroyer plan breaks down during withdrawalNotable Point
  52. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:43:15Friendly fire and a collision during the Pulo Aura maneuverNotable Point
  53. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    2:10:54A fatal night interception forces rapid fleet-wide trainingNotable Point
  54. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P3/6 1904
    0:10The 1904 Dogger Bank incidentChapter
  55. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P3/6 1904
    8:39Casualties, friendly fire, and panicChapter
  56. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    1:23:29Turret-top flags helped aircraft identify British cruisersQ&A
  57. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    48:48Night attack exposes an unfinished defensive systemNotable Point
  58. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    25:58Crowded moorings restrict fire at low SwordfishNotable Point
  59. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    41:19Charles Lamb watches the defenders raise their fireNotable Point
  60. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:16:30Bouncing a Swordfish on the water to release its torpedoNotable Point
  61. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    1:18:51A crowded anchorage restricts Italian fields of fireNotable Point
  62. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    1:57:38Flying beneath guns that could endanger their own fleetNotable Point
  63. Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark
    2:41:24When an unexpected Swordfish returned earlyNotable Point
  64. BAD SOUND - An Introduction to Making Mare Nostrum a Hollow Jest part 1 of 2
    28:43Recognition rules and submarine friendly fireNotable Point