Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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SMS Seydlitz

Battlecruiser of the Imperial German Navy, built as a unique design.

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  1. Trials and Tribulations: Why Testing Warships Matters...
    19:27Speed trials and commissioning politicsNotable Point
  2. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    43:08Why Germany might answer with a second SeydlitzChapter
  3. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    51:22The fleet cost of German prestige deploymentsNotable Point
  4. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    54:52A German prestige deployment could trigger a Dominion battlecruiser huntNotable Point
  5. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    1:08:24Why a 15-inch Tiger would need a sisterNotable Point
  6. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    1:10:45Why Dogger Bank is the counterfactual's firmest battleChapter
  7. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    1:15:46A victory that could erase Germany's Dogger Bank lessonsNotable Point
  8. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    1:19:24The hidden cost of another German battlecruiserNotable Point
  9. Lions not Indefatigables; What if Australia & New Zealand go Battlecruiser not Battle Cruiser...
    1:21:01How a harsher Dogger Bank could prevent JutlandChapter
  10. Bruships 217: Back from Japan 2025: Jetlag is a Myth - Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:39:00The same Seydlitz survived Jutland and reached Scapa FlowQ&A
  11. What if the High Seas Fleet was not Scuttled in Scapa Flow?
    35:42Which German warships were the real prizesChapter
  12. What if the High Seas Fleet was not Scuttled in Scapa Flow?
    40:36A plausible division of the High Seas FleetNotable Point
  13. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:20:08Nubian, Eskimo, Seydlitz, and other lucky shipsQ&A
  14. #2Historians Special: @Drachinifel comes to chat Dreadnoughts that Almost were P1 of ?
    1:11:05How Seydlitz's crew brought a wrecked battlecruiser homeNotable Point
  15. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    2:11:12Why German battlecruiser losses could have lasting effectsNotable Point
  16. Battle of Jutland: The Strategic Leadership which both defined it and denied it satisfaction
    1:15:37Jellicoe delivered sea control despite wider omissionsChapter
  17. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    49:15Fleet readiness constrained Scheer's 1916 planNotable Point
  18. HMS Queen Mary: An Evolutionary Ship in a Time of Fleet Transition
    46:25Queen Mary's loss at the Battle of JutlandChapter
  19. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    44:21Why Seydlitz is a leading case of battle-damage survivalQ&A
  20. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    4:34:29Why allowing Germany to retain Seydlitz would widen naval arms controlQ&A
  21. The Royal Navy's Spirit Ship: HMS Tiger(1913) - Key Ships Series 9, Ship 9
    43:58Dogger Bank: speed, fire control, and a confused target orderChapter
  22. Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'
    1:10:14Tiger Cubs turn Dogger Bank into a German disasterChapter
  23. Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'
    1:22:48Dogger Bank could remove both German leaders and safety lessonsNotable Point
  24. Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?
    13:16The 1914 force balance makes Lion availableChapter
  25. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    2:01:16Dogger Bank without the signal that concentrated on BlucherNotable Point
  26. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    0:00Germany's one-two-one-three battlecruiser sequenceNotable Point
  27. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    2:54Why Seydlitz was a transitional German battlecruiserChapter
  28. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    19:24Seydlitz and the value of a coherent design teamNotable Point
  29. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    22:10Seydlitz's shrinking speed advantageChapter
  30. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    29:41Seydlitz's armor, 11-inch guns, and secondary batteryChapter
  31. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    31:51Why Seydlitz's G6 and G7 torpedoes lagged behind her gunsNotable Point
  32. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    40:12Why Hipper selected Seydlitz as his flagshipChapter
  33. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    42:50Seydlitz's early-war road to Dogger BankChapter
  34. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    43:16Dogger Bank and the magazine fire that changed German practiceChapter
  35. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    45:05Seydlitz survives Jutland with negative freeboardChapter
  36. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 8
    1:41:23Did Seydlitz sink if her crew brought her home?Q&A
  37. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells; Alternate History, Jutland if Royal Navy Shells Work extended editon
    1:51:49Seydlitz shows why loss estimates need cautionNotable Point
  38. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells; Alternate History, Jutland if Royal Navy Shells Work extended editon
    2:01:28Fifth Battle Squadron hit with partial broadsidesNotable Point
  39. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    40:26If the Jutland battlecruisers had survivedQ&A
  40. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    12:15Early reliable shells could break off the battlecruiser actionChapter
  41. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells Today; Alternate History, What if British Shells at Jutland Work?
    58:02British hit volume mattered despite poor shell performanceNotable Point
  42. Patreon 74: What if History - Greenboy shells had been developed and deployed in time for Jutland.
    13:40How Seydlitz escaped Britain's night forcesNotable Point
  43. Patreon 74: What if History - Greenboy shells had been developed and deployed in time for Jutland.
    1:46:23Failed shell bursts spare Seydlitz and DerfflingerNotable Point
  44. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    4:34How might Greenboy shells have changed Jutland?Q&A
  45. Bombardment of Ellwood
    11:05Could more effective shells have kept Seydlitz from returning home?Q&A
  46. Pathfinder Class(1904): Scout Cruiser (Long Patrol)
    27:43HMS Patrol at the Hartlepool raidChapter
  47. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter: A UAD infused discussion
    24:27Building a Seydlitz-like German opponentChapter
  48. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 1911
    21:25Seydlitz: armour without tactical dominanceChapter
  49. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P4/6 1915
    43:17A target-allocation error leaves Moltke unengagedNotable Point
  50. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P4/6 1915
    44:37Seydlitz survives through rapid magazine floodingNotable Point
  51. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    3:11:07Seydlitz survives a near magazine catastropheNotable Point
  52. Patreon Video 1: What would you put in warehouses at the end of WWI for WWII if you could?
    2:10:45Why Seydlitz would represent the High Seas FleetQ&A