Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Gun Barrels

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  1. Lions not Indefatigables - the Dominions chose to build 13.5in Battlecruisers prior to WWI...
    2:32:19Gun length versus barrel lifeQ&A
  2. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    9:24The pom-pom begins as a First World War heavy machine gunChapter
  3. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    34:18The technical comparison turns on practical fire and ammunition supplyChapter
  4. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    43:41Radar and barrel replacement altered wartime gun performanceNotable Point
  5. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    44:17A like-for-like Mark 8 Pom-Pom and L60 comparisonChapter
  6. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    54:51Could crews change 40 mm barrels at sea?Q&A
  7. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    1:35:00Mediterranean fighting turns barrel wear into a supply chainChapter
  8. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    1:38:04Could overseas bases reline Pom-Pom barrels?Q&A
  9. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    1:38:55Rearmament depended on the factories that made the machine toolsNotable Point
  10. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:33:44British naval gun length, barrel wear, and distant basesNotable Point
  11. Royal Navy gets activist for Research & Development from 1900 onwards...
    1:46:39Longer gun barrels imposed a worldwide maintenance burdenNotable Point
  12. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    6:39:15Gun length, propellant burn rate, and barrel wearQ&A
  13. Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax
    48:37Why a 60-caliber 5.1-inch gun brings diminishing returnsQ&A
  14. Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song
    3:32:00What limits the length of a 20-inch gun barrelQ&A
  15. Bruships 167: Tell me why, everything turned book – packing up, stacking up is all kalax want to do.
    3:29:29How long can a practical naval gun barrel be?Q&A
  16. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    1:01:44Why boring out a 410 mm gun sacrifices barrel marginQ&A
  17. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    2:02:53Loose liners and naval-gun maintenanceQ&A
  18. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    2:30:29Why Lion kept a 45-calibre sixteen-inch gunQ&A
  19. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    21:13Built-up gun barrels contained explosive pressure in layersChapter
  20. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    22:33Wire winding and monobloc casting answered the limits of steelNotable Point
  21. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    25:30Monobloc casting and barrel life set limits on rangeNotable Point
  22. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    41:24Rifling traded barrel wear for predictable shell flightNotable Point
  23. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    1:04:21Turret layouts balanced accuracy, arcs, and redundancyNotable Point
  24. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    1:06:53Barrel droop made foundry quality part of fire controlNotable Point
  25. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    1:19:34Monobloc casting capped the century of gun-centred developmentNotable Point
  26. Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy
    1:00:34Why longer naval guns depend on better metallurgyQ&A
  27. Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy
    1:20:53How naval guns are renewed through reliningQ&A
  28. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    3:45:51Balancing shell mass, velocity, barrel life, and rate of fireQ&A
  29. Timberborne: A Test for the Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game'
    31:17Why a French high-velocity 13-inch gun is not a simple upgradeQ&A