Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Kido Butai

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  1. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    43:53Night aviation in the Force Z counterfactualNotable Point
  2. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:36:36Kido Butai waits for the US relief forceQ&A
  3. No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America
    11:17A three-month delay creates two different clocksNotable Point
  4. No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America
    19:53ABDA without an American warNotable Point
  5. No Pearl Harbor: Japan Enters WWII without attacking America
    28:45A reinforced Force Z still faces the full Kido ButaiChapter
  6. Task Force Doctrine; How it evolved from WWI to WWII in the big three navys - IJN, RN & USN(Patreon)
    1:57:18The Pearl Harbor strike sat between fleet and task forceQ&A
  7. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    23:20Generalist Japanese officers commanded enlisted specialistsChapter
  8. Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...
    34:13Shokaku and Zuikaku transform the raidChapter
  9. Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...
    37:40Kido Butai's escort strength and surface riskChapter
  10. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    9:12Japanese air deployments across the opening offensivesNotable Point
  11. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    23:15Why a restored Kidō Butai still loses the production warQ&A
  12. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:09:17Darwin had warning but no fleet to act on itNotable Point
  13. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:15:20The decisive carrier battle shifts toward the Java SeaChapter
  14. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:42:20The Swordfish night strike that might have broken Kido ButaiQ&A
  15. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    36:13Kusaka's air plan and the fleet's separate movement planNotable Point
  16. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    50:08Why missing American carriers ruled against a third strikeNotable Point
  17. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    51:49Stealth was essential because Kido Butai could not risk a surface battleChapter
  18. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    58:07What if Kido Butai was discovered before reaching Pearl Harbor?Q&A
  19. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    1:03:27Why Japan selected six carriers instead of its whole carrier forceChapter
  20. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    1:06:38Tone-class reconnaissance protected the carrier force's secrecyNotable Point
  21. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    1:07:21The logistical cost of taking more carriers to Pearl HarborNotable Point
  22. 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
  23. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…
    2:14:07What if Kido Butai arrived for an unannounced friendly visit?Q&A
  24. Chūichi Nagumo: The Creation of the Kidō Butai's Kaigun Chūjō
    0:59Nagumo before the carrier warChapter
  25. Chūichi Nagumo: The Creation of the Kidō Butai's Kaigun Chūjō
    40:41Why Nagumo received the Kidō ButaiNotable Point
  26. Chūichi Nagumo: The Creation of the Kidō Butai's Kaigun Chūjō
    48:29Why withholding a third Pearl Harbor strike made senseNotable Point
  27. Leadership of the Battle of Midway: When decisions go wrong...
    52:37Kido Butai as an underprotected sword and shieldChapter
  28. Leadership of the Battle of Midway: When decisions go wrong...
    1:06:36Fast escorts tied to a slow invasion forceNotable Point
  29. Leadership of the Battle of Midway: When decisions go wrong...
    1:26:13A simpler Japanese force design for MidwayNotable Point
  30. Leadership of the Battle of Midway: When decisions go wrong...
    1:55:55Spruance launches without waiting for perfectionChapter
  31. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    16:26How the fleet's course changes the encounterNotable Point
  32. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    21:36A northward sortie risks a confused night battleNotable Point
  33. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    42:23How Japan might learn the fleet has sailedChapter
  34. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    50:03Japan's choice: attack the base or hunt the fleetNotable Point
  35. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    53:24If Japan strikes the empty baseChapter
  36. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    59:06Kido Butai attacks the fleet from behindChapter
  37. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    1:02:23Japan can concentrate the Pearl Harbor strike package at seaNotable Point
  38. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    1:07:19The American carriers launch a counterstrikeChapter
  39. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    1:09:15A fleet hunt might delay Japan's opening blowNotable Point
  40. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    41:55Could Japan have launched a third Pearl Harbor strike?Q&A
  41. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    46:47Kido Butai's northern approach and communications problemNotable Point
  42. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    54:43Would earlier B-17 arrivals find Kido Butai?Q&A
  43. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    1:28:46If Kido Butai attacks an empty Pearl HarborChapter
  44. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    1:34:33If Kido Butai hunts the battle line insteadChapter
  45. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    2:18:27Could the battle line cut off Kido Butai's return route?Q&A
  46. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    2:20:33Were Japanese floatplanes searching widely before the attack?Q&A
  47. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    2:23:09Could a relay chain quietly warn Kido Butai?Q&A
  48. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    2:29:16Could fishing vessels relay warnings to Kido Butai?Q&A
  49. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    1:48:10How Operation C could become an Allied-Japanese fleet confrontationChapter
  50. Prof Mercogliano & Dr C Discuss What is going on with Logistics(Shipping)? #2Historians Ep 5
    18:40Oilers made long-range carrier warfare possibleChapter
  51. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    5:31Why the Kido Butai was so difficult to discoverChapter
  52. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    22:00Why merchant traffic was unlikely to expose the carriersNotable Point
  53. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    33:07A storm-covered sighting and the shadowing problemChapter
  54. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    56:00How an American carrier ambush might workChapter
  55. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:01:26What destroying the Kido Butai changesNotable Point
  56. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:04:46A public warning removes Pearl Harbor's essential surpriseChapter
  57. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:35:09The likeliest outcome: withdrawal and a rearmament raceChapter
  58. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    4:53Why Kido Butai was so hard to findChapter
  59. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    44:44Why Kido Butai cannot silence Task Force 3 in timeQ&A
  60. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    1:05:26Destroying Kido Butai opens Japan's defensive perimeterQ&A
  61. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    1:07:40The United States would let Kido Butai turn awayQ&A
  62. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    1:14:53Japanese fleet decryption would not provide a quick answerQ&A
  63. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    2:36:32A carrier breakdown could abort the Pearl Harbor raidQ&A
  64. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    2:52:31The most embarrassing way to expose Kido ButaiQ&A
  65. The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 7
    4:43A British carrier force changes the Singapore counterattackQ&A
  66. Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax
    3:49:14A damaged Akagi could abort the Pearl Harbor raidQ&A
  67. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    1:04:12British and American forces trap the Kido ButaiChapter
  68. 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
  69. Scuttlebutt 5: Some Tremendous Questions & Frustrations!
    29:05Japan's aviation training system under early rival expansionQ&A
  70. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    1:58:26Fast diesel Haguro-class cruisers with Kido ButaiQ&A
  71. Japan's Naval Aviation Doctrine of the 1930s & WWII: Yûgeki Zengen Sakusen!
    1:14:52Why a concentrated enemy fleet suited Kido ButaiNotable Point
  72. Sōryū/Hiryū Class… Breaking into the future? Key Ships Series 9, Ships 5
    12:51Carrier air power as Japanese offset strategyNotable Point
  73. Sōryū/Hiryū Class… Breaking into the future? Key Ships Series 9, Ships 5
    43:01Soryu, Hiryu, and Kido Butai doctrineChapter
  74. Sōryū/Hiryū Class… Breaking into the future? Key Ships Series 9, Ships 5
    1:02:01The Indian Ocean raid depended on Sōryū and HiryūNotable Point
  75. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    11:23Shokaku and Zuikaku in Kido ButaiNotable Point
  76. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    45:01US carriers become the center of fast task forcesNotable Point
  77. Patreon 100: Stalin's 1930 London Treaty - the USSR joins the Naval Treaties at London
    2:15:00Larger carrier fleets expose differences in pilot replacementChapter
  78. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    4:11:06How an Indian Ocean victory would reopen Allied fleet plansQ&A
  79. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    4:16:00Would all 24 Essex-class carriers still be built?Q&A
  80. If not Pearl Harbour?
    27:08Nagumo's two waves sat between incompatible strategiesNotable Point
  81. If not Pearl Harbour?
    31:25What about Pearl Harbor's fuel tanks and oil storage?Q&A
  82. If not Pearl Harbour?
    35:28Could the Royal Navy cripple Kido Butai at night?Q&A
  83. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    58:20Operation C aimed to destroy the Eastern FleetNotable Point
  84. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    1:08:03The missed night strike against Kido ButaiChapter
  85. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    1:13:10Radar could guide torpedo aircraft to Kido Butai's largest shipsNotable Point
  86. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    1:17:29A night strike could make Nagumo overestimate the British forceNotable Point
  87. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    1:19:11A stronger Far Eastern fleet changes Japanese choicesChapter
  88. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    1:03:29What a failed Pearl Harbor raid changesQ&A
  89. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    1:16:19How victory at Pearl Harbor could reshape Pacific commandQ&A
  90. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    1:27:10How a failed Pearl Harbor raid could alter Malaya and Force ZQ&A
  91. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    3:04:52A 1939-40 Pacific war before the Kido Butai maturedQ&A
  92. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    3:11:06Why the Kido Butai did not bring every carrier to Pearl HarborQ&A
  93. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    1:13:47An Allied carrier concentration seeks decisive battle in AsiaChapter
  94. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1941
    8:19Expand Kido Butai with rapid carrier conversionsNotable Point
  95. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1940
    2:26Yamato construction and Japan's hidden industrial burdenChapter
  96. Anglo Japanese War: If Tsingtao caused a war in January 1939 (Comment Response)
    14:14If Japan cancelled the Yamatos, where could the resources go?Q&A
  97. Anglo-Japanese War Feb 39 - if Tsingtao incident blows up, what would be IJN doctrine? (Long Patrol)
    1:05:00What Japan's carrier force actually contained in February 1939Notable Point
  98. Patreon 48: Anglo-Japanese War in Feb 39 - if Tsingtao Incident goes "hot", what's IJN doctrine?
    2:31:39The Kido Butai does not yet existChapter
  99. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    41:12Why the Japanese kept looking for carriersQ&A
  100. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    58:01An early sighting could have postponed Pearl HarborQ&A
  101. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    2:07:21Pearl Harbor left experienced carrier air groups behindQ&A
  102. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    2:08:28Why a third strike was not automaticQ&A
  103. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    2:56:17A Royal Navy night strike could compound dangerQ&A
  104. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    50:28Axis logistics limited a deeper Indian Ocean thrustQ&A
  105. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: Long Patrol - P6/14: Osami Nagano
    11:19The Pearl Harbor force-allocation dilemmaChapter
  106. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    3:26:16Kido Butai's elite strength lacked replacement depthQ&A
  107. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    13:35How American carriers would have changed the attackQ&A
  108. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    46:05The Kido Butai's extraordinarily lucky approachChapter
  109. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    1:16:20The vulnerable logistics behind Japan's carrier strikeChapter
  110. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 5 of 5: What ifs, Ships & Patreon Votes
    14:39Could warning have turned Pearl Harbor into an ambush?Notable Point
  111. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    8:35Japan's incomplete 1939 carrier forceChapter
  112. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    32:01Concentrating British carriers in the Far EastNotable Point
  113. Bru Ships Episode 12: New to Me Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:48:53If Pearl Harbor had met a prepared U.S. fleetQ&A
  114. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    2:19:08The Kido Butai raid was not an entirely new kind of threatQ&A
  115. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    47:18Operation C was more than a carrier raidNotable Point
  116. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    49:33The recall that turned Cornwall and Dorsetshire toward dangerNotable Point
  117. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    24:14Operation C and Somerville's missed night battleChapter
  118. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    35:34What was Operation C intended to achieve?Q&A
  119. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    52:18Could Operation C have changed the postwar balance?Notable Point