Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

SBD Dauntless

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  1. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    7:40:43When mature Helldivers and Avengers outperform their predecessorsQ&A
  2. Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...
    1:20:29Why Vindicator experience mattered to the SBDQ&A
  3. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:06:02Carrier strikes are generated in wavesNotable Point
  4. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:12:45American strikes damage Shokaku and ChikumaChapter
  5. Bruships 160: Money for Kallax, Book Space ain’t Free! Naval History Questions & Chat...
    2:25:46Why the Fleet Air Arm ordered so many SBD-1sQ&A
  6. Sōryū/Hiryū Class… Breaking into the future? Key Ships Series 9, Ships 5
    1:02:50Midway carrier losses and air-group attritionChapter
  7. Sōryū/Hiryū Class… Breaking into the future? Key Ships Series 9, Ships 5
    1:05:52Soryu's fueled hangars turn bomb hits into a ship-killing fireNotable Point
  8. Sōryū/Hiryū Class… Breaking into the future? Key Ships Series 9, Ships 5
    1:07:53Hiryu's last airworthy aircraft and forward flight-deck collapseNotable Point
  9. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    2:08:34A Royal Navy Dauntless would need folding wingsQ&A
  10. Suggest Series Name Please: Comment Response video with a twist
    14:12Did pilots' preference for the Dauntless settle the Helldiver comparison?Q&A
  11. Suggest Series Name Please: Comment Response video with a twist
    16:03Why an aircraft's first reception can dominate its historyNotable Point
  12. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    2:31:52The unresolved count of aircraft lost with USS WaspQ&A
  13. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: Impression vs Reality - Key Aicraft Series 1, Aircraft 10
    8:02Why the Dauntless was the wrong technical baselineChapter
  14. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: Impression vs Reality - Key Aicraft Series 1, Aircraft 10
    12:11How the Curtiss-Douglas cycle preserved experienceChapter
  15. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: Impression vs Reality - Key Aicraft Series 1, Aircraft 10
    15:21What the Helldiver's performance figures actually showNotable Point
  16. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: Impression vs Reality - Key Aicraft Series 1, Aircraft 10
    25:32A rival designer's measured verdict on the HelldiverNotable Point
  17. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: Impression vs Reality - Key Aicraft Series 1, Aircraft 10
    46:44Why experienced aircrews saw an obsolete ideaNotable Point
  18. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:47:21Why SBD fuel endurance depends on the flight profileQ&A
  19. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    30:43Aircraft range and a carrier's distance from the targetNotable Point
  20. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    48:40The carriers, air groups, and machinery behind the raidsChapter
  21. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:29:12Lexington breaks up the first Betty bomber attackChapter
  22. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:52:00The Salamaua-Lae strike crosses New GuineaChapter
  23. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:27:37A Dauntless with the Skua's dive-bombing sightQ&A
  24. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:35:05What the Fleet Air Arm would learn from the SBD DauntlessQ&A
  25. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:57:17Bismarck's air defenses and Germany's intelligence gapQ&A
  26. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    4:00:35Ed Heinemann's account of the SBD DauntlessChapter
  27. Conception of Admiral Moffett’s Flight Deck Cruisers & the IJN’s construction of Ryūjō
    46:58Enterprise finds Ryūjō and Saratoga sinks herChapter
  28. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    2:53:47How Britain might extend the SBD DauntlessQ&A
  29. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:08:13British aircraft requirements behind the Dauntless comparisonQ&A
  30. USS Enterprise (CV6): Key Ship Series 3, Ship 4
    22:06Enterprise's aircraft at Pearl HarborChapter
  31. Bruships 112: Julian Corbett
    2:32:48Could the Dauntless bridge the Barracuda gap?Q&A
  32. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    2:59:48Hellcats served the Fleet Air Arm; Dauntless combat use is uncertainQ&A
  33. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    2:35:19Changing an aircraft engine changes the aircraftQ&A
  34. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    58:44The Swordfish was built for this missionQ&A
  35. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    3:21:51Judge carrier aircraft within their operating doctrineNotable Point
  36. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 8: Questions Answered
    20:47A Free French Bearn as an escort carrierQ&A
  37. The Fairey Story Anew...
    3:17:14Swordfish or SBD: which had the greater WWII impact?Q&A
  38. Bruships 26 - The Random Collection
    3:29:14Ed Heinemann's naval-aircraft design rangeNotable Point
  39. Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!
    1:01:53Why the Blackburn Skua was not retained as a dive bomberQ&A