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- Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...43:53Night aviation in the Force Z counterfactualNotable Point
- Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live2:22:18Skua, Zero and the timing of naval-aircraft comparisonsNotable Point
- Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live2:32:11Gun flashes and mistaken identification at North CapeNotable Point
- What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)1:08:35Would Enterprise be retained for specialised carrier work?Q&A
- What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)3:59:12Would Japan adopt British-style night flying?Q&A
- What happens if instead of Gallipoli, Fisher gets Churchill to go for the Baltic? (Patreon)1:41:31Night passage, surprise, and German radio trafficChapter
- Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:13:06Sea Mosquitos over Taranto and against the ZeroNotable Point
- What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)2:41:57A Singapore fleet could reinforce the Philippines and fight at nightQ&A
- What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?59:36More carriers could keep Swordfish in the North AtlanticNotable Point
- What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?1:03:16Attacking Graf Zeppelin before the German battleshipsNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)1:33:45How light carriers threaten German commerce raidersQ&A
- What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live57:59Swordfish remain useful on the earlier carriersNotable Point
- 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 315:05Expansion timing shapes naval aviation trainingNotable Point
- Fairey Barracuda: A Tale of Engine Metalurgy, Government Lethargy & Too Late Entropy10:06The Fleet Air Arm plans a silent night-shadow aircraftNotable Point
- What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?21:28Midway lessons for fighters, torpedo bombers, and screensChapter
- What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?51:14Why the Royal Navy invested in night shadowingNotable Point
- Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:21:41A Royal Navy carrier force at MidwayQ&A
- Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...15:48Bomber priorities and the operator-engineer gapNotable Point
- Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...1:03:51Organizing a three-wave night strikeChapter
- Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...1:13:15Flare silhouettes and Italian anti-aircraft enduranceNotable Point
- Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:42:20The Swordfish night strike that might have broken Kido ButaiQ&A
- Making Gallipoli Look Competent: The 1741 Battle of Cartagena de Indias53:15Lost guides and short ladders doom the San Lazaro assaultChapter
- The Battle of Cartagena de Indias(1741) - How not to do combined operations... Naval History Live1:35:04Grenadiers secure the Bocachica landing at nightNotable Point
- The Battle of Cartagena de Indias(1741) - How not to do combined operations... Naval History Live1:56:36The night assault plan and its approaching daylight deadlineNotable Point
- The Battle of Cartagena de Indias(1741) - How not to do combined operations... Naval History Live2:00:17The failed night assault on San LázaroChapter
- An Indomitable Force Z1:09:07Operation C could become a major Allied-Japanese carrier battleChapter
- An Indomitable Force Z1:14:09British night strikes and American daylight attacks could complement each otherNotable Point
- An Indomitable Force Z1:20:18A smaller Allied carrier force could still hurt Operation CNotable Point
- What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?1:45:19How Force Z's survival could transform the Battle of the Java SeaNotable Point
- What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?1:48:10How Operation C could become an Allied-Japanese fleet confrontationChapter
- What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?2:40:18Extra carriers could free Fulmars to illuminate TarantoNotable Point
- Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:45:04Why underpowered 1920s carrier aircraft could need twin enginesQ&A
- Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!2:39:56British continuous carrier operations and American concentrated strikesNotable Point
- Tribal Class of 1907: The WWI Channel Response Force35:22HMS Mohawk and the fractured Dover Strait responseChapter
- Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...10:16Japanese radar and night-flying limitations in 1941Notable Point
- Battle of Chattanooga(1863)49:01Wauhatchie became another missed Confederate opportunityNotable Point
- Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/41:49:23Wildcat formations and the limits of the Thach WeaveNotable Point
- Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/42:28:41A surviving Ark Royal with Force Z and ABDAQ&A
- Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/42:32:21The position-report error that frustrated an Operation C night strikeNotable Point
- Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/45:39:11Why a carrier pursuit can proceed below maximum speedQ&A
- Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/46:59:13A destroyer's speed and choice of battle against EspañaQ&A
- Chattanooga Campaign of 18631:01:14Wauhatchie shows the hazards of a confused night attackChapter
- So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?59:16A massed British night strike meets JapanChapter
- Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII1:01:57Night aviation required trained units as well as skilled pilotsNotable Point
- Bruships 160: Money for Kallax, Book Space ain’t Free! Naval History Questions & Chat...2:36:08Night carrier doctrine and an earlier Pearl Harbor strikeQ&A
- Japan's Naval Aviation Doctrine of the 1930s & WWII: Yûgeki Zengen Sakusen!1:04:23Jutland, cruiser losses, and the British appetite for risky trainingNotable Point
- Death from Above? Germany develops the Fritz X Early - Patreon Premier57:07Long-range controlled aircraft could reshape TarantoChapter
- Patreon 104: What could have been learned if Billy Mitchell had followed the rules in 1921?1:53:40Were Project B attacks tested at night?Q&A
- Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems2:04:01Night operations lose priority to strike volumeNotable Point
- Patreon 99: What would Imperial Star Destroyers look if designed by 1938 USN, RN, KM, IJN, RM & SN?1:09:47Albacore and B5N strike range with torpedoesNotable Point
- Carry on Invading Britain: The Battle of Fishguard (1797)47:26Cawdor cancels a dusk attack before a French ambushChapter
- Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!40:41How early US night-carrier doctrine could reshape the PacificQ&A
- Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!3:56:07What Enterprise could bring back from British carrier serviceQ&A
- Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 19422:09:08How British carrier doctrine divided night attack from day defenseNotable Point
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development30:35Competitions accelerate fighters and night flyingChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development39:01Eagle and Hermes enable carrier-versus-carrier trialsChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:28:22The whole carrier air group trains for night warChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:32:19Jutland drives night training across the fleetNotable Point
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:35:31Swordfish and torpedo evolve as one weapon systemChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:44:23Night attack makes torpedo-aircrew risk countChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:49:30Useful range includes navigation, payload, and darknessChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:54:46Two-seat fighters escort long-range and night strikesNotable Point
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development2:01:20Skua accuracy survives its fighter compromiseNotable Point
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development2:32:36Reconnaissance, range, and night attack form the doctrine's coreChapter
- Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s2:13:46Night helicopters change the Dunkirk and Calais evacuationsQ&A
- Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s2:57:47Why helicopters would not light the Taranto strikeQ&A
- Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time15:48Japanese night carrier doctrine changes opening-strike optionsQ&A
- Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 318:36Why Albacore crews missed the Swordfish's agilityNotable Point
- Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 324:54Why the Albacore remained a biplaneNotable Point
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 219:44The Cuckoo begins an evolutionary torpedo-bomber lineageChapter
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 222:14Blackburn production and the narrow window for a 1918 raidNotable Point
- Blackburn Blackburn: The Ugliest Eyes of the Fleet Ever Seen - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 111:43Night reconnaissance was built into Fleet Air Arm practiceNotable Point
- Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...21:57A Japanese night bombardment of Pearl Harbor trades surprise for delayQ&A
- If not Pearl Harbour?35:28Could the Royal Navy cripple Kido Butai at night?Q&A
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 243:02Taranto rewarded night-strike reliabilityQ&A
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 250:38Japan traded night aviation for surface torpedo freedomNotable Point
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 21:05:50Air-to-surface radar made a night search practicalNotable Point
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 21:08:03The missed night strike against Kido ButaiChapter
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 21:13:10Radar could guide torpedo aircraft to Kido Butai's largest shipsNotable Point
- Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 21:32:47Warspite complicated a Kongō pursuit at nightNotable Point
- British Response to Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response21:21Royal Navy night attack could bypass Graf Zeppelin's fightersQ&A
- Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers1:29:25Could Germany begin with night carrier strikes?Q&A
- Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers2:11:53Would the Norway battle resemble Cape Matapan?Q&A
- Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 196036:11Mature designs explain cannon reliability and the Fairey SwordfishNotable Point
- Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture3:35:40How aircraft range expresses carrier doctrineQ&A
- Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?2:08:58Night range and repairability kept the Swordfish usefulNotable Point
- Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued4:34:51The Eastern Fleet nearly tested night carrier doctrineNotable Point
- HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 743:27Benghazi: a night strike combining bombs and minesNotable Point
- HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 755:20Why long-range carrier aircraft carried navigatorsNotable Point
- HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 351:49Warspite and the outmatched Eastern FleetChapter
- Bruships 111: Random Books of History19:45Night attacks are not automatic carrier doctrineQ&A
- Graf Zeppelin: Likely British Response (Key Ships Series 2, Ship 1 Bonus)33:37The night-strike danger to Graf ZeppelinChapter
- Mayfly to the Future: A History of Naval Aviation36:18Night carrier aviation could shape the daylight battleNotable Point
- Mayfly to the Future: A History of Naval Aviation44:41Why the specialist night shadower lost its carrier spaceNotable Point
- Ship-Shape Special: Alex & Garius Command a Carrier... How bad can this be?1:52:02Nightfall and the carrier mission deadlineNotable Point
- Ship-Shape Special: Alex & Garius Command a Carrier... How bad can this be?2:00:06Why night carrier operations took time to learnQ&A
- HMS Dreadnought, but built around the RN's favourite battleship guns...1:57:47Fleet patrols and a concentrated carrier night strikeNotable Point
- HMS Dreadnought, but built around the RN's favourite battleship guns...2:03:44Night flying, landing aids and theatre-dependent deck parkingNotable Point
- HMS Dreadnought, but built around the RN's favourite battleship guns...3:33:17Closing range in a night battleNotable Point
- Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations23:19Escort carriers anchor the Royal Navy's late-war ASW systemChapter
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 32:40:52Why wartime bombers missed even prominent targetsQ&A
- Bruships 82: New Books, Fun Books & Random Books1:28:17Why early night carrier operations were so difficultQ&A
- Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine1:12:06Would Italian carriers change British planning?Q&A
- SMS Admiral Spaun & the Novara class: Scout Cruisers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy (Long Patrol)31:06A night breakout and commerce-raiding conceptNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)1:17:35Why a Blackburn Blackburn question became a Swordfish lessonQ&A
- Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books1:33:02The missions that shaped the Fairey SwordfishQ&A
- Some Sunday Naval Books18:05Why the Swordfish remained useful at nightNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)3:48:45Why darkness extended the Swordfish's strike lifeQ&A
- Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)6:08Why Fleet Air Arm night flying matteredNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (9)30:09Taranto in a single-front Mediterranean warQ&A
- Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)2:16:56Warspite and Tribals would need a night ambushQ&A
- 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
- Patreon 39:What if Courageous and Glorious had survived?2:59:42Night operations as an Allied advantageNotable Point
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary58:44The Swordfish was built for this missionQ&A
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary1:31:02Navigating a night strike back to a moving carrierNotable Point
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary1:44:23Blackout and night visibility at TarantoQ&A
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary1:48:33From Sopwith Cuckoo to Swordfish: more than a similar silhouetteNotable Point
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary1:51:14Fuel drainage and seal failures in a SwordfishQ&A
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary1:56:27How flares silhouetted the Italian battle fleetNotable Point
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary2:12:03Launching Swordfish into a night operationNotable Point
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary2:21:38Why Taranto's aircraft attacked in two wavesQ&A
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary2:22:14A damaged Swordfish attacks and returnsChapter
- Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary3:35:55Why Cunningham attacked without waiting for EagleQ&A
- The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P314:54Moonlight, navigation, and the reach of the Fleet Air ArmNotable Point
- The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P316:56The Swordfish as a stable torpedo-strike aircraftChapter
- The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P326:04The original Taranto date linked moonlight with Trafalgar DayNotable Point
- 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat1:18:22How late-war air defence changes attack tacticsQ&A
- Bruships 58: Some Cool Books & Naval History Chat1:53:31How Taranto's flares helped hide the SwordfishNotable Point
- Shipbuilding through the 1880s-1950s2:05:35Why the Swordfish remained a dangerous ship killerNotable Point
- Shipbuilding through the 1880s-1950s2:45:28Why carrier experience can be learned faster than it was accumulatedNotable Point
- Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement - Comment Response43:54Why night carrier attacks suited the Royal NavyNotable Point
- The Battle of the Philippine Sea: Live2:51:52Swordfish flare aircraft at TarantoNotable Point
- 'K' Class Submarines; not such a Kalamity43:32The Battle of May Island as a coordination failureChapter
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation2:21:06British night-flying carriers in the early Pacific WarQ&A
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation2:51:24Fleet Air Arm aircraft were designed for a different carrier warQ&A
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation3:10:41Why long-range naval fighters needed a navigatorQ&A
- Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...3:26:52Why Royal Navy strike aircraft needed navigatorsQ&A
- Battles of Dogger Bank: Response to Comments7:30Twilight visibility in the 1696 Dogger Bank actionQ&A
- Bruships 32: Ships & Space Ships (Reality & Scifi)2:58:59Who would win: HMS Furious or Akagi?Q&A
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 7: Conclusion16:08Carrier range broke battleship arithmeticChapter
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s57:34Why British night torpedo doctrine differed from the US alpha strikeQ&A
- The Fairey Story - Part 3 of 4: The Difficult Next Generation32:49Why the Swordfish beat the faster Blackburn SharkNotable Point
- Part 2 of 4 "The effect of the early jet age on naval warfare strategy/tactics?"15:34Fairey Firefly combines strike, night, and anti-submarine rolesChapter
- Part 2 of 4 "The effect of the early jet age on naval warfare strategy/tactics?"22:53Skyraider interest and Sea Vampire training expose the straight-deck transitionChapter
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond42:51Why Taranto and Pearl Harbor resist simple comparisonChapter
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond48:48Night attack exposes an unfinished defensive systemNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour8:30A Sunderland gives the final confirmationNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour14:16Flares, torpedoes, and shallow bombing work togetherChapter
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour19:41A separated Swordfish probably caused the last false alarmNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour22:58Darkened cruisers evade the bombersNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour38:55Torpedo release could lift a Swordfish into the barrageNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour54:32Darkened cruisers disappear against Taranto's hillsNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour1:01:47Why Charles Lamb thought he was the only survivorNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour1:03:39How Illustrious recovered aircraft in darknessNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour1:13:53The second wave returns through an alerted harbourChapter
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour1:23:28Six-and-a-half-hour sorties end with one minor landing accidentNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour1:24:05Why British carrier aircraft carried observersQ&A
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark16:07Glorious develops a night torpedo plan that Pound rejectsNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark18:28Why a night torpedo raid seemed too costlyQ&A
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark20:15Caspar John tests procurement against night-flying needsNotable Point
- Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation28:15Why the Albacore did not automatically improve on the SwordfishNotable Point
- Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation2:52:16Taranto's losses and Fleet Air Arm confidenceQ&A
- Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation3:05:32Flare droppers and a battleship hit at TarantoChapter
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)29:26The Dart and the rise of night carrier operationsChapter
- The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style49:06Night navigation and the cost of minesNotable Point
- Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-4347:39Somerville's intended answer: evade by day and strike at nightNotable Point
- Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 192945:06Exercise M1 tested concentrated carrier torpedo strikesChapter
- Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 192947:16M1 linked carrier command, torpedo performance, and strike concentrationNotable Point
- Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!21:44The Defiant and Hurricane in their useful rolesNotable Point
- Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!1:04:11Why favor smaller repeated strikes?Q&A
- Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!1:13:12How carriers planned night strikes before radarQ&A
- Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!1:56:02Radar's value to British night carrier doctrineQ&A
- Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)29:04Tribals linked Cunningham's forces at Cape MatapanChapter