Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Rate Of Fire

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  1. Japanese Destroyers of WWII: Quantity is a Quality of it's own, it can also be a Decisive one
    31:24Gun comparisons against thin-skinned destroyersNotable Point
  2. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    3:27:21Why the gun race stops before 30 inchesQ&A
  3. The Large Torpedoboats & Torpedoboat Destroyers of the Imperial German Navy in WWI
    34:56S113 hull quality meets the 6-inch gun problemChapter
  4. The Large Torpedoboats & Torpedoboat Destroyers of the Imperial German Navy in WWI
    39:22Why close-range destroyer combat favors rapid fireNotable Point
  5. The Large Torpedoboats & Torpedoboat Destroyers of the Imperial German Navy in WWI
    42:49V170 returns to 105 mm guns but still lacks weight of fireChapter
  6. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:05Fourteen-inch battleship gun doctrineQ&A
  7. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:11:03Six-inch firing volume and the case for 9.2-inch gunsNotable Point
  8. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:45:10How quickly a four-inch gun crew fires 86 roundsQ&A
  9. Scuttlebutt 18: Guns & Points of Order
    35:24Yamato's maximum range versus effective rangeQ&A
  10. Talking through the Myths of WWI with @GariusTheBrit
    1:51:56Battleship gun calibre did not decide sustained firepowerNotable Point
  11. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    2:18:18Plymouth's game rate of fire against a finite magazineNotable Point
  12. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    6:12:41Why sustained gun rates can understate a short burstNotable Point
  13. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    6:18:11How a Town-class cruiser could expend most of its ammunitionNotable Point
  14. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    6:23:58Chatfield's gun preference and a heavier King George V counterfactualQ&A
  15. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    6:39:08How Königsberg's 150 mm guns compare with 6-inch cruiser gunsQ&A
  16. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    7:46:36Why a fifth rate with 42-pounders would be inefficientQ&A
  17. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    8:35Should a navy choose pom-pom or Bofors?Q&A
  18. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    34:18The technical comparison turns on practical fire and ammunition supplyChapter
  19. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    40:45Ammunition outfits reveal the air war a ship expectedNotable Point
  20. From Mary Rose to Victory, How & Why Construction of the Wooden Wall changed... Naval History Live
    2:32:16Did Royal Sovereign's heavier guns slow her fire?Q&A
  21. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...
    1:25:29Weight of fire versus individual shell calibreNotable Point
  22. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    4:03:03Why an eight-inch cruiser gun beats a comparable 7.5-inch weaponQ&A
  23. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    0:14Why fourth rates struggled in the middle groundChapter
  24. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    25:43Japan: qualitative superiority versus shipyard bottlenecksChapter
  25. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    26:09Twenty-inch guns: loading cycles and rangeNotable Point
  26. What do the fleets look like if they achieve full pre-WWII Modernisation? Patreon Premier
    1:27:45British responses to very large guns and imperial logisticsNotable Point
  27. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:39:59Shell weight trades range and penetration against accuracyNotable Point
  28. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:57:34A complementary 18-inch-gun battleshipNotable Point
  29. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    2:23:13Tribal-class gunnery rewards maneuver and rate of fireNotable Point
  30. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    11:21Why the interwar Royal Navy stopped short of 18-inch gunsQ&A
  31. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    49:15Why the 8-inch cruiser gun could be overratedQ&A
  32. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    2:53:18Shore batteries could exceed the 16.5-inch naval gun limitQ&A
  33. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:42:45Why 9.2-inch guns offer a useful cruiser balanceQ&A
  34. The Philosophy behind Autoloader Development for Navies
    16:07Six inches marks the practical hand-loading ceilingNotable Point
  35. The Philosophy behind Autoloader Development for Navies
    28:02Why advertised gun rates mislead at seaChapter
  36. The Philosophy behind Autoloader Development for Navies
    38:16Vertical launch embodies the autoloader philosophyChapter
  37. The Philosophy behind Autoloader Development for Navies
    39:25Firing first creates more chances to disable the enemyNotable Point
  38. The Philosophy behind Autoloader Development for Navies
    41:24Balancing shell power against volume of fireNotable Point
  39. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:07:28Range and rate of fire in an alternative AA mountingQ&A
  40. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    49:46How heavy was the early quick-firing six-inch shell?Q&A
  41. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    1:00:20Three rounds per minute could transform a treaty battleshipNotable Point
  42. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    1:51:17Six-inch versus eight-inch autoloader ammunition logisticsChapter
  43. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    2:04:32Can an autoloader slow down for ranging salvos?Q&A
  44. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    2:18:28From gun autoloaders to vertical launch systemsChapter
  45. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    2:26:13How rate of fire shaped successful naval gun calibersChapter
  46. The Royal Navys Response to a 1906 Dante Alighieri
    35:28Why published gun rates of fire need contextNotable Point
  47. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 11
    46:17Why mature 16.5-inch turrets beat newer 17-inch gunsChapter
  48. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 11
    54:38Spending saved gun weight on shells, protection, speed, and radarChapter
  49. What Battleships and Battlecruisers that were not built can tell us...
    3:31Why bigger naval guns were not automatically betterNotable Point
  50. What Battleships and Battlecruisers that were not built can tell us...
    1:53:59Soviet battleship and battlecruiser ambitionsChapter
  51. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 10
    3:27:27Newer 6-inch guns could outperform older 10-inch weaponsNotable Point
  52. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 8
    30:14Why 16.5-inch guns appeal as a heavy-gun compromiseNotable Point
  53. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    51:45Effective range could matter more than maximum rangeNotable Point
  54. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:22:53Why more barrels can slow a turretQ&A
  55. Problems with Building Bigger Guns - A Short Discussion
    16:26Heavier shells slow fire control even with radarNotable Point
  56. Problems with Building Bigger Guns - A Short Discussion
    18:28The 10-inch gun illustrates the danger of paper compromisesNotable Point
  57. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    2:22Calibre versus usable firepowerNotable Point
  58. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    5:43Why gun number matters for ranging fireNotable Point
  59. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    19:58Incomparable versus G3: calibre against volume of fireChapter
  60. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    41:33Volume of fire defeats the Incomparable modelNotable Point
  61. Testing out Lion Class & Potential Lion Class Successors on UAD
    1:49:09Why game destroyer range can misrepresent historyNotable Point
  62. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells; Alternate History, Jutland if Royal Navy Shells Work extended editon
    1:06:46British volume of fire hid poor shell effectNotable Point
  63. Starting off Franco-Italian Battleship race... come see what a Francisco Caracciolo might have done
    2:14:00The appeal and limits of 14-inch volume of fireNotable Point
  64. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 9(April 2023)
    24:12Choosing naval gun size without sacrificing rate of fireNotable Point
  65. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:37:48Ripple fire depends on timing and fire control, not barrel count aloneQ&A
  66. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    47:52Better shells also reward gunnery and rate of fireNotable Point
  67. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    1:06:23Better shells remove Germany's numerical case at JutlandChapter
  68. UAD: 18in gun Agincourt & Other Ideas
    2:29Inspecting the Queen Elizabeth MaximusChapter
  69. UAD: 18in gun Agincourt & Other Ideas
    58:43The trade-off between 16.5-inch and 18-inch gunsNotable Point
  70. UAD: 18in gun Agincourt & Other Ideas
    1:18:30Why six-inch secondaries transform the UAD fightChapter
  71. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    3:49:12Why the six-inch cruiser gun survives without treaty limitsQ&A
  72. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    51:22Why 10-inch guns sit awkwardly between cruiser and battleship weaponsQ&A
  73. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    2:48:45A fireship confrontation triggered general actionChapter
  74. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    17:30Why 6-inch volume fire suited the scouting missionChapter
  75. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    1:24:45Forty-five 6-inch guns demonstrate Brooklyn rapid fireNotable Point
  76. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    5:47Why naval gun inflation is hard to measureQ&A
  77. Town Class 1913 +: Birmingham & Birkenhead Classes + HMAS Adelaide
    49:05The 5.5-inch versus six-inch cruiser-gun tradeoffChapter
  78. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    21:15Why paired guns repay their added complexityQ&A
  79. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    1:00:02Why 76 mm guns matter for close-in defenseNotable Point
  80. 2022 Canada Naval History Trip Reading List (Long Patrol Book Review)
    11:49King George V armament and battleship perceptionChapter
  81. Glourious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth (Long Patrol)
    53:54Launcher allocation and extraordinary missile volumeNotable Point
  82. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    2:16:47Why cruiser-calibre guns did not make a better destroyerNotable Point
  83. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    2:33:24Why a 10-inch cruiser gun falls between useful categoriesQ&A
  84. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:19:45The tactical gamble of crossing the enemy lineChapter
  85. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    4:49:44Why Germany preferred 8.3-inch guns to a 9.4-inch armoured-cruiser weaponQ&A
  86. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    1:21:02Why Britain might accept a lighter 18-inch shellQ&A
  87. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    3:50:41Rate of fire matters in a Tribal-Fletcher gun comparisonQ&A
  88. Patreon 32: Japanese heavy cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s, were they worth it?
    1:57:26Why Mogami's 155 mm turrets may have fired slowlyQ&A
  89. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (4)
    2:14:25How quickly a 16-inch naval gun can fireQ&A
  90. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    1:49:56How gun size affected age-of-sail rate of fireQ&A
  91. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): Part 1, 1905
    3:24Rate of fire could outweigh shell weightNotable Point
  92. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): Part 1, 1905
    4:59Why Dreadnought balanced on twelve-inch gunsNotable Point
  93. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    3:23:56Why gun trials do not settle destroyer performanceQ&A
  94. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P4/6 1915
    50:44German and British reviews draw opposing gunnery lessonsNotable Point
  95. Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 class - Patreon 15 Comments Response
    25:46Why an unrestricted gun race might revive mixed batteriesQ&A
  96. Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era
    1:04:47Accuracy versus rate of fire at AlexandriaNotable Point
  97. An Introduction to the Spanish Armada Part 2 of 2
    23:32Rate of fire could outweigh a heavier shotNotable Point
  98. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    2:06:49Sustaining the Des Moines class's rapid eight-inch fireQ&A