Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Kiev Class Aircraft Carriers

Soviet missile-armed aviation cruisers pairing Yak-38 strike aircraft and ASW helicopters with heavy shipboard weapons.

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  1. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    41:44Why Kiev and Minsk became tourist attractionsQ&A
  2. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    49:56The economics of repairing Minsk after a fireQ&A
  3. What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead?
    37:11Gorshkov and Soviet ocean-going naval powerNotable Point
  4. What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead?
    39:14Soviet deployments and the cost of diverting NATO forcesNotable Point
  5. What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead?
    56:43The maximum Invincible hull and propulsion arrangementChapter
  6. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    21:34Yak-38 testing delays and flight-crew shortagesChapter
  7. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    25:00Why six Yak-38s could still help a missile cruiserNotable Point
  8. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    26:04Yak-38 accidents, serviceability and withdrawalChapter
  9. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    27:31Why 231 built did not mean 231 available Yak-38sNotable Point
  10. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    32:37What the Yak-38 gave the Kiev classChapter
  11. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    34:31Kiev's foreign flights and the Minsk interceptNotable Point
  12. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    37:57Why warship missions matter more than Top Trumps rankingsNotable Point
  13. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    40:39Six hundred Yak-38 sorties in mission contextNotable Point
  14. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    42:01Invincible's air-defence role and delayed early warningNotable Point
  15. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    42:44Why the Yak-38's Cold War shock fadedNotable Point
  16. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    44:02A larger Kiev air group and a better Yak-38Notable Point
  17. KA-27 Helix; Rugged, Reliable, Pin Up Model for Contra Rotating Rotors!
    7:19Kiev-class carriers drive KA-27 service entryChapter
  18. What Happens if Australia, Canada & the UK go all in on the Invincibles in the 1970s? (Patreon Live)
    48:39Soviet blue-water growth changes the alliance calculationChapter
  19. What Happens if Australia, Canada & the UK go all in on the Invincibles in the 1970s? (Patreon Live)
    1:19:00Sea Eagle gives eight carriers a Soviet-raider missionChapter
  20. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    46:09Kiev task groups reveal the next destroyer gapChapter
  21. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    48:28Kiev's air cover supports diesel-submarine bastionsNotable Point
  22. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    3:25:35Making the Kiev class and Yak-38 more credible against NATOQ&A
  23. Admiral Sergey Gorshkov: Life, Lessons & Writings of the man who Conceived the Cold War Soviet Navy
    1:51:41Strike doctrine supported Kiev, Kirov, Slava, and KuznetsovNotable Point
  24. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    52:17Why a Kiev-class ship would be a fleet carrier in the Second World WarQ&A
  25. So You Want to Build an Aircraft Carrier: Operation & Learning From Experience! Part 3 or 1 of 3
    32:54Soviet carriers evolved for bastion defenseChapter
  26. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    5:04:55Why helicopter cruisers work as ASW shipsQ&A
  27. Soviet Naval Aviation Doctrine: Always Wrestling the Same Demons
    1:13:56The Barents bastion and the Norwegian Sea battleChapter
  28. Kuznetsov Class Aircraft Carriers: Smoking the Mazut
    1:09:11The Soviet Union's difficult carrier-aviation learning curveNotable Point
  29. The Current Carrier Generation: War is over/War has yet to begin
    1:08:32Chinese carriers and defensive depth at seaChapter
  30. Bruships 164: Is this Book life? Is this just a library?Caught in a landslide, no Kallax for safety!
    52:35Why unlike carrier designs can all be good valueQ&A
  31. The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage
    58:50Carrier numbers threaten Soviet bastionsNotable Point
  32. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    0:00Why Kiev and Invincible both fit the through-deck cruiser ideaChapter
  33. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    7:49Carrier weapons could interrupt flight operationsNotable Point
  34. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    21:49A missile-heavy battle carrier with a limited Yak-38Notable Point
  35. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:12:48Kiev and Invincible compared in size and propulsionChapter
  36. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:16:02Published carrier speeds and boiler reliability need contextNotable Point
  37. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:18:17The four Kiev-class ships formed an iterative design sequenceNotable Point
  38. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:29:49Kiev's saturation-strike role versus Invincible's defensive roleChapter
  39. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:41:53Kiev traded aircraft space for a heavy cruiser weapons fitChapter
  40. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:45:13Kiev's offset flight deck still imposed axial operationsNotable Point
  41. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:46:45The Kiev class developed Soviet carrier knowledge by evolutionChapter
  42. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:57:26What might a larger Kiev-inspired Invincible have looked like?Notable Point
  43. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    3:38:36A foreign-built late-Cold-War Royal NavyQ&A
  44. The HMS Ark Royals Saga: A History of Naval Aviation in a Name...
    40:20Why the Soviet Union pursued Kiev-class aviation shipsNotable Point
  45. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:04:33A sensible Kiev design must choose carrier or cruiser firstQ&A
  46. Bruships 131: Battleships...
    1:42:20Why Vikramaditya was not the right starting point for KievQ&A
  47. Stalingrad Class Battlecruiser: Key Ships Series 2, Ship 7
    21:23How a completed force could reshape Soviet naval developmentChapter
  48. Cold War Goes Hot: Red Storm Norway 1980
    1:34:34Smaller Soviet task groups push toward NorwayChapter
  49. Red Storm Rising: The GIUK Gap in a 1980 conventional war between the Warsaw Pact & NATO(Patreon 77)
    3:06:10Which Soviet major warships were actually available in 1980?Chapter
  50. Red Storm Rising: The GIUK Gap in a 1980 conventional war between the Warsaw Pact & NATO(Patreon 77)
    3:18:24Kiev or Minsk could anchor a Soviet forward task groupChapter
  51. Soviet Navy 1918-1991
    4:02:15Kiev and the Yak-38 solved a peacetime air-cover problemChapter
  52. Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?
    36:42Kiev's cruiser, command, and aviation rolesChapter
  53. Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?
    40:20Yak-38s, aircraft identification, and peacetime interceptionNotable Point
  54. Sverdlov Class: Comment Response
    35:58Why Kiev's bastion role cannot explain the earlier SverdlovsQ&A
  55. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    1:03:10The Yak-38 as a shoestring first-generation carrier aircraftNotable Point
  56. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    1:14:36Could the Kiev class pass the Turkish Straits as cruisers?Q&A
  57. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    3:22:41Why the Kiev class was built around the wrong aircraftQ&A
  58. Patreon 46: Nelsons, Dunkerques, Tones and Battles - Good or Bad to Concentrate Main Armament
    2:19:48Moskva and Kiev combine missile firepower with organic air defenceNotable Point
  59. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)
    1:22:31Aegis on old cruisers and Soviet aviation ships in 1980Q&A
  60. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    54:44The Soviet answer to layered air defense was missile saturationChapter
  61. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:03:49Why the Yak-38 adds little to the Kiev strike groupQ&A