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Mark 41 VLS

Modular shipboard launcher for air-defence, strike and anti-submarine missiles.

Also searchable as Mark 41 Vertical Launch System, Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, Mk 41 VLS.

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  1. Japan's Mogami Class: The Ultimate Light Frigate Design?
    3:52What sixteen Mark 41 cells can carryNotable Point
  2. Japan's Mogami Class: The Ultimate Light Frigate Design?
    7:03A heavier Mogami with thirty-two launch cellsChapter
  3. Japan's Mogami Class: The Ultimate Light Frigate Design?
    7:49Missile choice can limit a thirty-two-cell magazineNotable Point
  4. Japan's Mogami Class: The Ultimate Light Frigate Design?
    9:10ESSM and CAMM as alternatives for missile packingNotable Point
  5. Bruships 266: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    24:49What could lengthen a Type 31 Mark 41 refit?Q&A
  6. Bruships 266: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:37:22Missiles for a modified Type 45 in Sea PowerQ&A
  7. Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!
    31:24Type 45 and the argument for a general-purpose missile batteryNotable Point
  8. Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!
    1:28:36Brandenburg and Sachsen expose the missile-magazine problemNotable Point
  9. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:15:59An enlarged Type 45 as a Type 83 starting pointQ&A
  10. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:28:38How earlier VLS adoption could change Type 45Notable Point
  11. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:06:20A $5 trillion US Navy: escorts, carriers and maritime logisticsQ&A
  12. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:11:02Does VL MICA use Mark 41 or Sylver launchers?Q&A
  13. Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:54Tomahawk size and VLS quad-packingQ&A
  14. Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:16:58A heavily armed Type 45 design exerciseQ&A
  15. The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)
    23:08F110 VLS growth: reported additions and inferred spare spaceChapter
  16. The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)
    29:38Sixteen F110 cells make the missile mix consequentialNotable Point
  17. The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)
    36:41Pohjanmaa combines air defence, strike weapons, and minelayingNotable Point
  18. The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)
    1:37:49Asahi-class escorts and the case for looking at 13DDXChapter
  19. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    53:11A possible Arrowhead 140 frigate for ChileQ&A
  20. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    57:00Why frigate prices rise with their combat systemsNotable Point
  21. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:13:45News about Aster 30 and Mark 41 integrationQ&A
  22. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    3:27:42A proposal for a larger Type 45 missile loadoutNotable Point
  23. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    4:12:40A proposed 144-cell destroyer layoutQ&A
  24. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    4:17:31Mark 57 size and a small customer baseNotable Point
  25. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:08:50British escort orders and gaps in shipbuildingQ&A
  26. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:41:20Mission-based Mk 41 loadouts and missile reservesQ&A
  27. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    28:02What would a modern Royal Navy fourth-rate look like?Q&A
  28. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:59:34Designing escorts around a 96-cell air-defence standardQ&A
  29. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:01:21How a larger Type 45 could divide its missile magazineNotable Point
  30. Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs
    42:47Mogami's balanced fit and resistance to feature creepChapter
  31. Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs
    46:41Upgraded Mogami missile capacity and Australian choicesChapter
  32. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    2:33:11Ticonderoga began as a destroyer leaderChapter
  33. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    2:36:30A Long Beach hull for the Aegis cruiserChapter
  34. Bruships 256: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    32:43Choosing a Royal Navy ballistic missile interceptorQ&A
  35. Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    35:05How a longer Type 45 run might have evolvedQ&A
  36. Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:57:50British and Indonesian Type 31 VLS choicesNotable Point
  37. Bruships 254: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:38:41Why modern warships can outweigh older armoured shipsQ&A
  38. Bruships 254: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:45:03Armament for a hypothetical Canadian icebreaking cruiserNotable Point
  39. Task Force Doctrine; How it evolved from WWI to WWII in the big three navys - IJN, RN & USN(Patreon)
    2:25:09A hypothetical Type 45 with deeper missile magazinesNotable Point
  40. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:56:38A 144-cell extended Type 45 conceptQ&A
  41. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:10:12CAMM and CAMM-MR in Mark 41 cellsQ&A
  42. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:16:34Why sixty Arrowhead 140 frigates are not cheapQ&A
  43. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:38:39Why European frigates often lack ASROCQ&A
  44. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    3:14:06Underwater protection and Type 31 missile upgradesNotable Point
  45. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:00:10Type 45 power improvements and Sea Ceptor instead of Mark 41Notable Point
  46. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    37:57Why warship missions matter more than Top Trumps rankingsNotable Point
  47. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    9:26Home waters shape Japan's decision to remove VLS reload cranesNotable Point
  48. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    10:37Murasame supplies helicopters and general-purpose escort strengthChapter
  49. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    14:58Takanami increases missile capacity with a common Mark 41 launcherChapter
  50. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    18:27Atago and the ship numbers needed for continuous screeningNotable Point
  51. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    24:33Japan moves from a paper presence toward continuous deterrenceNotable Point
  52. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    28:37Hyuga generates ASW helicopter sortiesChapter
  53. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    43:04Akizuki combines electronic warfare with a balanced escort fitChapter
  54. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    58:57Asahi pairs quiet electric cruising with a balanced ASW fitChapter
  55. Resurgent Japan, the "Destroyer Navy" of the 21st Century
    1:05:29Mogami adds wartime escort mass and deeper VLS magazinesChapter
  56. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:59:53Talos-sized missiles exceed the Mark 41 launcher's limitsQ&A
  57. Could the US Navy have kept the Oliver Hazard Perry's in service for longer?
    1:10:53Mark 41 VLS and a modern Perry fitChapter
  58. Could the US Navy have kept the Oliver Hazard Perry's in service for longer?
    1:27:27Could an evolved Perry carry a 5-inch gun?Q&A
  59. Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?
    30:28Fixed VLS and swappable modules can divide core and optional weaponsChapter
  60. Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?
    37:45The MEKO A400 could combine Aegis, fixed VLS, and modular payloadsChapter
  61. The Rise & Fall of the Constellation Class: What happened to the FFG-62 Program?
    14:40VLS and Aegis expectations raise frigate costNotable Point
  62. The Rise & Fall of the Constellation Class: What happened to the FFG-62 Program?
    1:07:55Point defence, area air warfare, and the meaning of FFGNotable Point
  63. Korean Destroyers: Core of a Statement Surface Fleet
    28:44KDX-II combines Mark 41 and Korean VLS in a multipurpose destroyerChapter
  64. Korean Destroyers: Core of a Statement Surface Fleet
    35:43Sejong missile density makes the destroyer a fleet shieldChapter
  65. Korean Destroyers: Core of a Statement Surface Fleet
    39:46Missile diversity protects the fleet from supply interruptionNotable Point
  66. Korean Destroyers: Core of a Statement Surface Fleet
    43:17KVLS-II gives Jeongjo a heavier ballistic-missile roleChapter
  67. Bruships 244: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:13:14European VLS and Sylver adoption limitsQ&A
  68. Bruships 244: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:14:41VLS supply reliability and industrial sovereigntyNotable Point
  69. Bruships 244: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:06:39Type 26 Mark 41 VLS capacity limitsQ&A
  70. Bruships 244: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:08:14Does VLS depth encroach on machinery space?Q&A
  71. Bruships 244: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:04:06Why contemporary US warships carry limited VLS magazinesQ&A
  72. Bruships 242: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    47:12Zumwalt, cruiser politics, and Burke procurement inertiaQ&A
  73. Bruships 242: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:02:14A more conventional Zumwalt with mixed VLS batteriesQ&A
  74. Bruships 242: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:27:41Mark 57 versus Mark 41 VLS for Royal Navy retrofitsQ&A
  75. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
    9:58Why early Burkes carried 90 VLS cellsNotable Point
  76. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
    11:51Mark 41 VLS makes the Burke adaptableNotable Point
  77. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
    15:19Mark 41 loadouts trade striking power against air defenceNotable Point
  78. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
    17:00Magazine depth and targeting systems drive Burke sizeNotable Point
  79. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
    33:04Flight IIA brings the practical upgradeChapter
  80. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
    1:13:18DDG(X) and the new-hull dilemmaChapter
  81. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
    1:26:19Flight III takes on cruiser duties without the old 122-cell expansionChapter
  82. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
    1:36:31A Zumwalt Flight II would still need political touchstonesNotable Point
  83. Five Topics which tend to lead to me debating vigorously with other historians... (Patreon Live)
    25:13Type 23 and Type 45 choices that removed fleet slackNotable Point
  84. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:19:10Deep StanFlex modules for VLSQ&A
  85. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:17:25Could an international StanFlex standard have changed LCS?Q&A
  86. Why do Modern Warships just keep getting bigger?
    13:54Type 45: Sea Ceptor magazine growth and the Mark 41 alternativeNotable Point
  87. Why do Modern Warships just keep getting bigger?
    16:05Why containerized VLS does not fit cleanlyNotable Point
  88. Why the Royal Navy's Type 45s Daring Class Destroyers are what they are & what their future is?
    13:50What one missing Mark 41 module costs a frigateNotable Point
  89. Why the Royal Navy's Type 45s Daring Class Destroyers are what they are & what their future is?
    42:01Mark 41 options and the SAMPSON advantageNotable Point
  90. Why the Royal Navy's Type 45s Daring Class Destroyers are what they are & what their future is?
    55:08First-of-class accounting and the cost of unfitted equipmentNotable Point
  91. Why the Royal Navy's Type 45s Daring Class Destroyers are what they are & what their future is?
    1:26:59Twenty-four Sea Ceptors and the alternative Mark 41 loadNotable Point
  92. Why the Royal Navy's Type 45s Daring Class Destroyers are what they are & what their future is?
    1:31:44Six land-attack variants could have retained a twelve-hull programmeChapter
  93. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    24:22The Type 45 analogy for mission-limited procurementNotable Point
  94. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    1:53:13British Mark 41 VLS production is technically possibleQ&A
  95. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    38:02Spruance turns destroyer size into presenceChapter
  96. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    40:25Spruance's weapons and the later Tomahawk VLSNotable Point
  97. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:48:38Why Talos cannot simply return in a Mark 41 cellQ&A
  98. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:10:13How continuous construction could fund a larger fleetQ&A
  99. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:04:21Why Mark 41 costs more than its launch cellsNotable Point
  100. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:11:05Mark 41 as the benchmark vertical launch systemQ&A
  101. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    1:29:36Strike-length VLS preserves future weapon choicesChapter
  102. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    2:19:26Why Type 45 received reused CAMM launchersQ&A
  103. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    2:46:36Why VLS length labels do not standardize firepowerQ&A
  104. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    2:52:14Individual CAMM cells versus a quad-packed Mark 41 alternativeNotable Point
  105. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    3:00:39A Mark 41 successor could continue the same design familyQ&A
  106. Bruships 235: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:09:42Designing a modern Black Swan-style escortQ&A
  107. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:15:10More Type 45s and a proposed Mk 41 missile fitNotable Point
  108. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    3:18:09Why long-range missiles belong on escorts, not the carrier deckNotable Point
  109. Bruships 234: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:30:32How Henderson-style admirals might have changed the modern Royal NavyQ&A
  110. Bruships 234: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:43:28A personal Type 45 design with a much deeper magazineNotable Point
  111. Bruships 232: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:00:01What an enlarged Type 45 should gain in missile capacityQ&A
  112. Operation Deadlight(not Deadbeat)... scuttling U-Boats(Live)
    2:05:43Near-term Royal Navy investment prioritiesNotable Point
  113. The rise and fall of Constellation class Frigate program? (Patreon Live)
    1:10:36FREMM launcher choices and the US capability listNotable Point
  114. The rise and fall of Constellation class Frigate program? (Patreon Live)
    3:40:01European comparisons with Constellation procurementQ&A
  115. The rise and fall of Constellation class Frigate program? (Patreon Live)
    3:54:15Could shorter class runs reduce US procurement risk?Q&A
  116. Bruships 230: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3rd Start
    1:09:33Why British Mark 41 integration pressures the Sylver familyQ&A
  117. Bruships 230: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3rd Start
    1:37:26Why VLS cell count cannot define corvettes, frigates, destroyers, and cruisersQ&A
  118. Bruships 230: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    32:28A family design for a heavily armed Type 45Notable Point
  119. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:28:24Mounting vertical-launch cells along a ship's sidesQ&A
  120. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:32:39When a US frigate without Mark 41 still mattersQ&A
  121. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:43:48Modernizing HMS Vanguard with 1980s technologyQ&A
  122. How to go about Designing a Warship... and a Fleet!
    41:25Choose combat systems before drawing the hullChapter
  123. Scuttlebutt 17: Missiles, Guns & Other Barrels of Fun
    12:09Do Canada's River-class combatants offer value?Q&A
  124. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    36:21How 32 VLS cells fit Constellation's escort missionNotable Point
  125. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    2:59:32Provisional launcher figures in the Defiant concept discussionQ&A
  126. Why are Modern Warships getting bigger? (Live)
    28:26Container dimensions constrain naval missile launchersNotable Point
  127. Type 26 & Type 31 Frigate Program Updates: City, Hunter, River(Destroyer), Inspiration & the rest!
    43:45Mark 41 changes the Type 31 weapons fitChapter
  128. Type 26 & Type 31 Frigate Program Updates: City, Hunter, River(Destroyer), Inspiration & the rest!
    44:43The strike-missile sequencing dilemmaNotable Point
  129. Type 26 & Type 31 Frigate Program Updates: City, Hunter, River(Destroyer), Inspiration & the rest!
    51:51Why containerized weapons consume so much spaceNotable Point
  130. Future Fleets: Some Ideas of Naval Warfare
    13:08Sea Ceptor changes the Type 45 missile mixNotable Point
  131. Trumps Battleship; A Naval History view on what we know of the Defiant Class so far
    19:25Hypersonic tubes and an unexpectedly modest VLS magazineNotable Point
  132. Trumps Battleship; A Naval History view on what we know of the Defiant Class so far
    24:05Why Mark 41 lowers launcher-integration riskNotable Point
  133. Trumps Battleship; A Naval History view on what we know of the Defiant Class so far
    44:49Mature weapons keep lasers and railguns off the critical pathNotable Point
  134. The World Naval Review 2026: A Great Key Book Series
    29:18Shipboard ASW competes for magazine and launcher spaceChapter
  135. The World Naval Review 2026: A Great Key Book Series
    30:31Changing unused VLS missiles reconfigures a ship's roleNotable Point
  136. What the Frigate is wrong with how we buy ships, tanks & aircraft?
    2:12A conventional weapons fit for the Zumwalt hullChapter
  137. What the Frigate is wrong with how we buy ships, tanks & aircraft?
    9:46How Type 45 lost its general-purpose optionNotable Point
  138. What the Frigate is wrong with how we buy ships, tanks & aircraft?
    28:15Type 23 hull wear and delayed replacementNotable Point
  139. What the Frigate is wrong with how we buy ships, tanks & aircraft?
    40:35The general-purpose frigate can become a mini-BurkeNotable Point
  140. Scuttlebutt 15: Frigates
    14:45Why Burke production keeps defeating its replacementNotable Point
  141. Exploring the meme: Top 5 & Bottom 5 inventions/systems of war that started in British Sheds(Live)
    2:05:33What is the naval equivalent of the Sten gun?Q&A
  142. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    5:45:50Why the ANZAC class uses the FFH designationQ&A
  143. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    43:59Why a Patriot missile would not quad-pack in Mark 41Q&A
  144. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    1:26:41A British rocket-delivered Sting Ray and the VLS questionQ&A
  145. Bruships 217: Back from Japan 2025: Jetlag is a Myth - Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:01:30Non-US missiles for the Mark 41 launcherQ&A
  146. Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    39:56PAC-3 integration and missile-supply riskQ&A
  147. Bruships 214 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:01:41Reading the Type 31 missile fitQ&A
  148. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...After Power Cut
    2:21:50A heavily armed modern destroyer conceptQ&A
  149. #2Historians Live: With @Drachinifel comes to chat & build UAD Dreadnoughts that Almost were P3
    20:36Why empty VLS weight does not determine a battleship conversionNotable Point
  150. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:38:00More Type 45s and the fleet availability problemQ&A
  151. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:07:44Type 31 magazine depth and fleet resupplyQ&A
  152. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:10:10How interceptor firing practice consumes missile magazinesNotable Point
  153. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:29:22Atago-class destroyers versus Type 45Q&A
  154. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:58:35How the Type 26 fights submarines without fixed torpedo tubesQ&A
  155. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:49:53Mark 41 canisters integrate European naval missilesQ&A
  156. Bruships 194: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    38:28How ASROC could complement Royal Navy helicoptersQ&A
  157. Bruships 186: Naval History Questions Answered Live...Restart 2!
    24:10Could European navies move away from US weapons systems?Q&A
  158. Bruships 186: Naval History Questions Answered Live...Restart 2!
    1:28:43Can European naval systems replace US-sourced components?Q&A
  159. Bruships 185: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    37:23Sea Ceptor in Mark 41 and Norway's inshore defenceNotable Point
  160. Bruships 185: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:20:58Why fully European military systems would take decadesQ&A
  161. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:15:16Renown's proposed missile battery and fleet commonalityNotable Point
  162. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:20:08Why a Mark 41-equipped Renown might retain British missilesQ&A
  163. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II
    1:13:02Mark 41 or Sylver: choosing a vertical-launch systemQ&A
  164. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...
    2:01:28Mark 41 or Sylver vertical-launch systems?Q&A
  165. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    2:05:00Why a future DDG(X) launcher may still be Mark 41Q&A
  166. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    4:38:48Why Type 45 uses Sylver while Type 26 and Type 31 receive Mark 41Q&A
  167. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    1:20:03Why sixteen missile cells leave doubts about Australia's frigate requirementNotable Point
  168. French Naval Aviation Doctrine & Other potential carrier powers of the 1930s
    48:32Fleet design should follow strategyChapter
  169. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:36:50Why Australia selected Spanish warship designsQ&A
  170. Super Carriers & Specialists: The Aircraft Carrier Debate from WWII to present...
    48:30Why carriers are harder to future-proof than missile shipsNotable Point
  171. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:16:53How Aster-family missiles could move into Mark 41 launchersQ&A
  172. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    3:00:55A rail-guided system for reloading VLS at seaQ&A
  173. Patreon 96: Odd ship designs that actually work.
    1:00:31Mark 41 cells and a stable offshore reloading platformQ&A
  174. The Philosophy behind Autoloader Development for Navies
    44:39VLS speed trades away magazine depthChapter
  175. Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out
    2:17:49A modern Royal Navy heavy cruiser would concentrate large guns forwardQ&A
  176. HMS Repulse (1892): KSS1 S9 Comment Response
    13:09Mark 41 VLS compatibility is not automaticQ&A
  177. Unrotated Projectiles to Hypersonics: Some History & thoughts on Missiles as part of navies
    52:23Anti-submarine missiles deliver torpedoes beyond the shipChapter
  178. When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? Part 1 of 2 - Slides
    26:28A common launcher creates options and dependenciesNotable Point
  179. When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? Part 1 of 2 - Slides
    31:11Growth margin must be reserved before it is neededNotable Point
  180. Patreon 79: AH - WW1 incidents happen that bring the US enters war on the side of Germany...
    10:22Mark 41 cells do not give Type 31 an area-defence roleNotable Point
  181. HMS Repulse(1892): Key Ships Series 1, Ship 9
    15:22Why a shared name does not mean identical technologyNotable Point
  182. Ticonderoga(1981) Class: Aegis Covers it All
    17:39From Mark 26 rails to 122 VLS cellsNotable Point
  183. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 2
    54:47RUM-139 ASROC and Royal Navy Mk 41 launchersQ&A
  184. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    26:22Iver Huitfeldt as a cruiser-like frigateChapter
  185. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    48:05Fridtjof Nansen’s compact regional weapons fitChapter
  186. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    1:34:23De Zeven Provinciën as a general-purpose cruiserChapter
  187. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    45:04Iver Huitfeldt on the cruiser spectrumChapter
  188. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    2:07:35One Aegis family called frigate and destroyerChapter
  189. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    2:23:28Type 26 as a global cruiser familyChapter
  190. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    2:36:51De Zeven Provinciën as a balanced air-defence shipChapter
  191. NMS Elisabeta (Romanian Navy): A Cruiser's Purpose (Long Patrol)
    18:02What fitted weapons communicate about commitmentNotable Point
  192. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    40:12A British seeker for Tomahawk and the case for Mark 41Q&A
  193. Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment
    2:27:52When a proposed Type 45 missile upgrade becomes realQ&A
  194. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    41:42When changing Type 26 means designing a new shipChapter
  195. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    46:00Type 45 class cuts, power choices, and missile spaceChapter
  196. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    47:36Type 45 missile capacity and threat reassessmentNotable Point
  197. Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat
    2:30:32Why navies need a successor to Mk 41 VLSNotable Point
  198. Bruships 61 - Ship Design; Sci-fi, Wooden & Steel, and some Naval History Questions
    2:04:38Type 45 gains missiles within a constrained VLS choiceNotable Point
  199. The 3 Type 26s - City, Hunter & CSC, where do they fit in the WWII navies that they will serve?
    4:32A frigate with cruiser-like scale and a flexible weapon fitChapter
  200. The 3 Type 26s - City, Hunter & CSC, where do they fit in the WWII navies that they will serve?
    8:44Missile magazines do not replace every close-range gunNotable Point
  201. The 3 Type 26s - City, Hunter & CSC, where do they fit in the WWII navies that they will serve?
    12:19Hunter and CSC turn an ASW hull into broader combatantsChapter
  202. The 3 Type 26s - City, Hunter & CSC, where do they fit in the WWII navies that they will serve?
    17:17Missile-cell counts and the trap in simple comparisonsChapter
  203. The 3 Type 26s - City, Hunter & CSC, where do they fit in the WWII navies that they will serve?
    24:55Specialist British escort or all-round Commonwealth combatant?Chapter
  204. Patreon 38: Evaluating Type 26 Frigates against WW2 ship classes...
    14:05The City-class baseline: missiles, gun, sonar, and growth spaceChapter
  205. Patreon 38: Evaluating Type 26 Frigates against WW2 ship classes...
    39:23Three national variants, three fleet problemsChapter
  206. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)
    3:56:48What happens to Type 45's reserved VLS spaceQ&A
  207. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    1:29:55A San Antonio hull proposed as an arsenal cruiserNotable Point
  208. Patreon 24: Everything Wrong With Star Wars Fleets (From a Naval History Perspective)
    49:55A VLS without missiles exposes a procurement gapNotable Point
  209. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    56:50Why 74-gun third rates carried the fleetNotable Point
  210. Bruships 41: A History of Armour & Amphibious Warfare (Kyle Hardman)
    2:42:19Missile capacity for a proposed large warshipQ&A
  211. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P2/7 Keith Speed
    40:07Type 45 underarmament tests Speed's procurement ruleNotable Point
  212. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    3:25:20Adding Mark 41 strike cells to Type 45Notable Point
  213. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    3:30:26Could Type 45 replace Sylver A50 with Mark 41?Q&A
  214. Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:45:34Type 45 VLS replacement is technically easier than politically certainQ&A
  215. An Introduction to My Top 10 Warships (No Tribal, Battle, Daring or Town Classes allowed)
    10:16HMS Dragon, Sea Viper, and unused Type 45 potentialNotable Point