Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Motor Gun Boats

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  1. Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:40:09Could the Molins gun serve postwar small craft?Q&A
  2. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:58:16A motor gun boat could defeat Trafalgar's sailing fleetQ&A
  3. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    7:38:13A rapid route to a modern coastal combat boatQ&A
  4. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    3:45:17How a Bofors-armed motor gunboat could dominate TrafalgarQ&A
  5. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    2:56:52Were 40 mm guns designed for surface combat?Q&A
  6. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:04:07Uncrewed motor gun boats could escort forces through narrow watersQ&A
  7. Landing Ship Tanks Mk1s: The First Attempts to Get Troops Ashore - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 3
    18:08Misoa at Juno Beach and as a coastal-forces mother shipNotable Point
  8. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: Pacific, Black Sea & Baltic Designs
    1:09Why torpedo boats became gunboatsChapter
  9. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: Pacific, Black Sea & Baltic Designs
    43:02PT-658 left the factory as a heavily armed gunboatNotable Point
  10. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: Pacific, Black Sea & Baltic Designs
    55:00Okinawa exposed a shortage of motor gunboatsChapter
  11. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: Pacific, Black Sea & Baltic Designs
    57:31Why the loss of small craft matters to historiansNotable Point
  12. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: Pacific, Black Sea & Baltic Designs
    58:49Shallow water gave armed small craft a defensive nicheNotable Point
  13. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: Pacific, Black Sea & Baltic Designs
    1:56:09Small-boat doctrine had to be learned in warChapter
  14. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: Pacific, Black Sea & Baltic Designs
    2:00:56Shared missions produced similar small-boat designsNotable Point
  15. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    24:31How large can a World War II motor torpedo boat be?Q&A
  16. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    28:49The 1938 US requirement already included a gunboat optionNotable Point
  17. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    41:29Was an autoloading 3-inch gun tried on motor gun boats?Q&A
  18. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    1:04:33Okinawa revealed the need for small-craft gunboatsChapter
  19. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    2:45:41The P-4 Komsomolets: a more adaptable Soviet fast boatNotable Point
  20. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    2:55:53Why motor torpedo boats became motor gun boatsChapter
  21. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    2:59:26Why riverine gunboats need a separate comparisonQ&A
  22. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    3:01:50Why a steel gun mount could worsen alloy-hull corrosionQ&A
  23. How & Why during WWII Motor Torpedo Boats(MTBs) became Motor Gun Boats(MGBs): Pacific Theatre
    3:03:27Crew additions and the British response with purpose-built gunboatsNotable Point
  24. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:12Why European torpedo boats became gunboatsChapter
  25. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    53:50Fairmile C: turning the family into a motor gun boatChapter
  26. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:02:43Fairmile D: the heavily armed ambush boatChapter
  27. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:09:57Why gunboats regained the MTB labelNotable Point
  28. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:16:40Why small coastal boats could be reconfigured so readilyNotable Point
  29. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: European & Mediteranean theatres
    1:20:31The final balance: speed, seaworthiness, and firepowerChapter
  30. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    8:18Why torpedo boats became gun boatsChapter
  31. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    20:06From giant-killers to coastal duellistsNotable Point
  32. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    28:45Schnellboot armour versus speedQ&A
  33. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    1:33:13Fairmile C: the motor gun boat arrivesNotable Point
  34. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    1:41:29Who crewed motor gun boatsQ&A
  35. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    1:57:17Fairmile D "Dog Boats": guns, stability, and enduranceChapter
  36. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    2:04:52Why the heavily armed Dog Boat stayed stableQ&A
  37. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    2:20:01The gun-boat solution: outfight the raidersChapter
  38. Ship Shape & Running on Gas
    12:41MGB 509 and the first marine aero-derived turbineNotable Point
  39. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:17:22Steam gunboats and Grey Goose's gas turbinesChapter
  40. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:21:39Fairmile C stopgap gunboatsNotable Point
  41. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:26:14Fairmile D dog boats and flexible coastal warfareChapter
  42. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:47:04American PGM gunboats and the PT-boat speed mismatchNotable Point
  43. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    35:06Did monitors replace river gunboats?Q&A
  44. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:38:08Fairmile C interim motor gunboatsChapter
  45. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    1:45:46Treaty exemptions for small combatantsNotable Point
  46. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:01:26Fairmile D coastal attack tacticsNotable Point
  47. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:09:58Fairmile D armament upgrades and the Mollins autoloaderNotable Point
  48. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:26:09PGM-1 subchaser conversion mismatchChapter
  49. Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII
    2:49:11Were PGMs only meant to escort PT boats near the attack area?Q&A
  50. Christmas Videos Comment Response: Soviet Navy 1918-39 & Cruisers of the Reichsmarine & Kreigsmarine
    41:10S-boats and Dog Boats filled different coastal-force nichesQ&A
  51. Bruships 97: Random Books, Naval Chat & Possibly the Sound of Rain
    2:14:47Dog boats used disguise, surprise, and close-range gunneryChapter
  52. Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine
    2:13:56Motor torpedo boats evolved into missile-armed fast attack craftQ&A
  53. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    11:45Where gas turbines enter the fast-boat storyQ&A
  54. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    12:16Motor gun boats revive the torpedo-boat destroyerNotable Point
  55. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    27:26Dog Boats were the small-craft threat E-boats fearedQ&A
  56. 2 Minutes: Dog Boats - The Fairmile D's
    0:14Fairmile D Dog Boats and Britain's coastal fleetChapter
  57. 2 Minutes: Dog Boats - The Fairmile D's
    1:16Fairmile D weight and firepower compared with E-boatsNotable Point
  58. 2 Minutes: Dog Boats - The Fairmile D's
    1:32Fairmile D torpedo conversions and D-DayNotable Point
  59. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    2:18Specialist yards expanded coastal-craft productionNotable Point
  60. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    24:31Steam gun boats as a heavily armed answerNotable Point
  61. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    27:02Fairmile flexibility and the torpedo-boat counterNotable Point
  62. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 3 of 3
    29:20Mass-produced coastal craft and firepowerChapter
  63. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    8:39Fairmile D "Dog Boats" as E-boat fightersChapter
  64. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    10:27Why early radar could mistake an E-boat for debrisNotable Point
  65. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    12:11An unverified ramming story from convoy fightingNotable Point
  66. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    17:10A coordinated night interception of E-boat groupsChapter
  67. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    21:33Radar, restraint, and the convoy-first missionNotable Point
  68. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    22:37Star shell, communications, and practiced readinessNotable Point
  69. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    34:56Coastal craft in the St Nazaire raidChapter
  70. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    10:24A flexible mix of motor boats and launchesNotable Point
  71. Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:41:02Design references for Allied coastal forcesChapter
  72. Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:49:08Coastal-force weapons, camouflage, and layoutsChapter
  73. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    17:42Motor torpedo boats versus motor gunboatsNotable Point
  74. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:16:47Keeping small-boat designs alive after the warQ&A
  75. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    28:05Fairmile D dog boats hunted Schnellboots with guns and depth chargesChapter
  76. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    32:51Elco S-class gunboats traded torpedoes for concentrated automatic fireNotable Point
  77. Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:23:11Japan's limited use of motor torpedo and gun boatsQ&A