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Spruance Class Destroyers

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    2:33:11Ticonderoga began as a destroyer leaderChapter
  3. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    3:03:00Why a Ticonderoga hull cannot simply be stretchedQ&A
  4. Bruships 256: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:03:53Australia's Spruance-class idea remained a paper optionQ&A
  5. Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:47:58Would more missile cruisers remove the case for a BBGN?Q&A
  6. Ideal Destroyers: Screening Fleets & National Interests from 1890 to Today
    1:00:27Spruance and Burke divide the screening missionNotable Point
  7. The Rise & Fall of the Constellation Class: What happened to the FFG-62 Program?
    1:10:21Why Constellation invited comparisons with the BurkeNotable Point
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    1:24:32Ticonderoga's destroyer origins and cruiser designationNotable Point
  9. Total Burke Domination: Why the US Navy could be rebranded the Arleigh Burke Flotilla & Friends?
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    1:09:26Conventional deterrence needs visible escalation optionsNotable Point
  11. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    34:52Older destroyers buy time for a clean redesignNotable Point
  12. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    38:02Spruance turns destroyer size into presenceChapter
  13. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    40:06What an 8-inch Spruance might have changedNotable Point
  14. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    40:25Spruance's weapons and the later Tomahawk VLSNotable Point
  15. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    42:57The 5-inch gun's automation and perceived diplomatic effectNotable Point
  16. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    44:48Spruance and Type 42 solve different escort problemsNotable Point
  17. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    47:32Ticonderoga begins as a Spruance-hulled destroyer leaderNotable Point
  18. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    48:21Spruance pushes toward multi-role destroyersNotable Point
  19. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    51:42Kidd shows the route to BurkeChapter
  20. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    54:27Hardened computing drives destroyer growthNotable Point
  21. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    1:00:37Kidd's resemblance to Spruance multiplies uncertaintyNotable Point
  22. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:53:49Why US frigate requirements grow toward a destroyerQ&A
  23. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    1:02:36Spruance adds aviation and room for missile growthChapter
  24. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    1:09:22The design lineage from Fletcher to Charles F. AdamsNotable Point
  25. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    1:13:40Spruance's size does not guarantee a modern missile magazineNotable Point
  26. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    1:57:57A Mark 26 alternative for the Spruance classQ&A
  27. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    3:02:18Export timing limited the Spruance classQ&A
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    2:13:11Helicopter destroyers as ASW group leadersQ&A
  29. Zumwalt Class: Defined by Procurment... Destroyed by Politics of Procurement.
    4:31Zumwalt's intended presence and stealth rolesNotable Point
  30. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:32:51US frigates and destroyers replace British Falklands escortsQ&A
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  32. Ticonderoga Class: Comment Response
    13:39Ticonderoga was designed around Aegis phased arraysNotable Point
  33. Ticonderoga Class: Comment Response
    14:23Where the Kidd class fits before TiconderogaQ&A
  34. USS Long Beach: Comment Response
    0:18Why Long Beach ends the US cruiser lineageQ&A
  35. Ship Shape & Running on Gas
    31:14How the Coast Guard de-risked U.S. Navy gas turbinesNotable Point
  36. Ticonderoga(1981) Class: Aegis Covers it All
    5:04Spruance roots and crowded air-warfare requirementsNotable Point
  37. Ticonderoga(1981) Class: Aegis Covers it All
    23:17How the Spruance hull lost its growth marginNotable Point
  38. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    2:28:52Why the Ticonderogas were called cruisersQ&A