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- Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...55:03Using Galaxy-class ships as a reserve or breakthrough forceNotable Point
- Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...55:03Galaxy-class saucer separation in the Dominion WarQ&A
- Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:01:01Recovering a detached Galaxy-class saucerQ&A
- Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:30:42Comparing science fiction when authors set the rulesQ&A
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?22:08Iconian gateways and coalition resistanceChapter
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?35:47Can the Doomsday Machine be stopped?Chapter
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?44:03The Tholian Web and the problem of passing trafficNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?44:40The Genesis Device puts planet-scale power in one unitNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?46:08How does the Tholian Web trap a ship?Q&A
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?48:10The Xindi test strike gives Earth a warningChapter
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?2:28:04How did Kirk stop the planet killer?Q&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...8:51Defending a Starfleet base against cloaked shipsQ&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...10:29Would arming Earth Spacedock strengthen a Starfleet coup?Notable Point
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...53:11Which science-fiction militaries fit their own technology?Q&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:21:25Are Intrepid and Defiant frigates or destroyers?Q&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:28:26Mutual support at the Battle of the Mutara NebulaQ&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:31:27Three ships or two pairs for mutual support?Q&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:32:52Refitting a Klingon B'rel Bird-of-PreyQ&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:37:36Why firing under cloak is exceptional in Star TrekQ&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:38:40Prometheus versus Odyssey as Starfleet's strongest shipQ&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:43:22Lexington dreadnoughts in the Dominion WarQ&A
- Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:50:07Searching for a science-fiction Punic Wars analogyQ&A
- Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...28:14Human-seeding stories are not evidence of real originsQ&A
- Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:25:52Judging science fiction by plot, setting, and engineeringQ&A
- Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:31:45Star Trek's films divide opinion over character developmentNotable Point
- Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:40:22Starfleet secrecy through bureaucracyNotable Point
- Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:09:08Probert's Enterprise-C design leaves the outcome unchangedQ&A
- The Press Gang, myth and reality...1:53:44Why an exploration ship needs supportNotable Point
- Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:47:43Roddenberry's series are separate visionsQ&A
- Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:17:20Physical controls, touchscreens, and fragile hologramsNotable Point
- Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:29:54Would Starfleet's replicated food make its crews vegan?Q&A
- Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:34:10Do Star Trek replicators turn energy directly into matter?Q&A
- Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development24:45Paired destroyers create mutual support and torpedo trapsNotable Point
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...40:58Enterprise-E versus an Imperial Star DestroyerQ&A
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:04:54Was Voyager uniquely suited to the Delta Quadrant?Q&A
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:10:50Voyager's unused aeroshuttle and the Delta FlyerNotable Point
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:33:46Earth's naval policy without the FederationQ&A
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:19:55Choosing a Star Trek era by command riskQ&A
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:22:55A fictional Dominion War plan aimed at supply planetsNotable Point
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:23:29The Burn and a shared failure across Star Trek's fleetsNotable Point
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:26:32The Stargazer incident as self-defenseQ&A
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:42:15The Klingon Bird of Prey as a logistics warningQ&A
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:59:29Fictional villains and failures of controlQ&A
- Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...26:05How science-fiction navies handle commandQ&A
- Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:26:52Star Wars warships under Star Trek physicsQ&A
- Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:31:20How replicators would weaken a planetary blockadeNotable Point
- Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:03:44Duchy of Terra super-battleships across settingsQ&A
- Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:36:12Why Star Trek's cruiser labels confuse fleet comparisonsNotable Point
- Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:16:51Military discipline in Starfleet AcademyQ&A
- Bruships 233: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:43:35Politics works best in Star Trek when the story carries itNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 18: Guns & Points of Order46:00Designing workshop space for uncrewed aircraftNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 16: Logistics21:37Does democracy explain the Federation's logistics problems?Q&A
- Scuttlebutt 16: Logistics25:03What replicators hide from Federation leadersNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 16: Logistics25:33Why Starfleet's lone exploration ships draw criticismNotable Point
- Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...12:34Why the Picard Maneuver fails in a fleet meleeQ&A
- Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...15:47Why Deep Space Nine needed an intelligence officeNotable Point
- Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:45:22Why states distrust self-appointed secret servicesQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...22:49Science-fiction universes that shaped the panelQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...48:05A Vickers salesman selling oversized phasersQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...49:07Deep Space Nine's armament and the limits of an overseas baseQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...1:26:29Why Babylon 5's fleets feel more organized than Star Trek'sQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...1:31:41Landing parties and command continuityNotable Point
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...1:44:00Does the Federation maintain armies or marines?Q&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...1:46:28Why a visible fleet does not settle its organizationNotable Point
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...2:18:51Finding Derfflinger's role in science-fiction fleetsQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...3:20:17A task group for Star Trek's five-year missionQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...3:25:14A second Cardassian station at the wormholeQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...3:27:15AR-558 reinforcements and experienced leadershipNotable Point
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...3:36:55Filling gaps without overriding the primary fictional sourceNotable Point
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...4:19:44Choosing a Starfleet ship to commandQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...4:21:38Are Nebula pods interchangeable mission packages?Q&A
- Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:43:02Jurgen, Nog and fictional supply networksNotable Point
- Chatting Books, Amazon & Youtube with Glynn Stewart: #2historians #scifi56:10Starfleet Command: firing arcs and shoot-and-withdraw tacticsQ&A
- Bruships 221: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:37:38Why a long-range ship needs people outside its watch rotationsNotable Point
- Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy I2:03:23Why Ambassador is an odd name for a capital shipQ&A
- Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:18:08Why fictional FTL drives need consistent limitsQ&A
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...18:08Star Trek, Hornblower, and the lone-ship voyageQ&A
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...47:56Why Babylon 5's Victory-class destroyer struggles across universesQ&A
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:58:00Building a six-person bridge crew from science fictionQ&A
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:08:27Starfleet deterrence needs more than prestige cruisersQ&A
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:10:48Neo-Constitution nostalgia versus Intrepid and Excelsior IINotable Point
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:23:42Ezri Dax and the case for fuller Star Trek charactersNotable Point
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:28:46Cruisers and battlecruisers in Star TrekQ&A
- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...5:08:57Relics and an engineer finding a place in a later generationQ&A
- Bruships 192: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:19:46Why science-fiction fleets need a three-dimensional arrival conventionQ&A
- What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?1:14:40Starfleet's missing staffs expose a real command problemNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...0:34Why ship-level competence does not scale by itselfChapter
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...3:35Why one Starfleet adjutant cannot replace a fleet staffChapter
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...5:03The cost of removing a prepared mission commanderNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...8:37The wormhole as the Dominion War's decisive supply routeChapter
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...10:33Coalition warfare and persuading the KlingonsNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...13:53The missing junior officers behind Sisko's staff workNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...18:01Fleet formations and the Defiant as an escortNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...23:03Disrupting two ship commands for a Cardassian crisisChapter
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...24:25A Cardassian incursion as a limited-war gambleNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...29:01Warship presence as diplomatic signalingNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...31:15Janeway delivers a concise and credible command briefingNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...59:11Bad admirals as a narrative foil for good captainsNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...1:01:21Civilian expertise as an informal staff resourceNotable Point
- Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...1:02:10Television compression and Starfleet's missing staffNotable Point
- Admiral James Somerville: Communicating a Command Apprenticeship45:14A communications officer learns command from the insideChapter
- Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:01:00Which science-fiction ship offers the best technology windfall?Q&A
- Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:26:39What four science-fiction settings would tradeQ&A
- Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:56:15Gurkhas, Ferengi, and a hypothetical Klingon encounterQ&A
- Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:59:11What makes a Star Trek ship design unconvincingQ&A
- Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II2:23:38Science-fiction warships and the exploration-combat trade-offQ&A
- Prof Bennet & Dr C Discuss Naval Culture: does it exist & whether it matters? #2Historians ep 425:45Women's long, often informal role in naval communicationsNotable Point
- Glynn Stewart & Alex Discuss How Do You Create a Science Fiction Fleet? #2Historians ep 31:02:03Television production constraints shaped Star Trek technologyNotable Point
- Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax4:10:33Why an updated Constitution hull would become an inefficient escortQ&A
- Bruships 166: As I walk through the library of Naval History, I take a look at my shelf space....36:20What controls a Star Trek starship's hull lifeQ&A
- Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!30:38Star Trek firing arcs illustrate standoff and brawling designsNotable Point
- Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!1:20:4064-gun captains and demanding independent commandsNotable Point
- Suggest Series Name Please: Comment Response video with a twist4:08Which Star Trek fleets resemble historical navies?Q&A
- Suggest Series Name Please: Comment Response video with a twist8:24Why ships in ordinary preserve fleet depthNotable Point
- Imperial Star Destroyers if designed by the World's Major Navys in 193859:48Applying the method to Star Trek ship designNotable Point
- Carriers in Science Fiction: Parsite Craft as a primary means of defence & offence...54:56How a Starfleet carrier could multiply presenceChapter
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction15:22Which Starfleet ships could become carriers?Q&A
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction17:57Why a combat starship should not double as a troopshipQ&A
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction2:02:53Starfleet carriers as disaster-relief hubsChapter
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction2:09:28Does Star Trek have carriers?Q&A
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction2:11:07Why did Starfleet need new Romulan evacuation ships?Q&A
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction2:16:49Do Star Trek fighters have crews of a dozen or more?Q&A
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction3:02:32Why send the starship when a probe can go first?Q&A
- USS Enterprise: A Star is Born - KSS3 S4 Comment Response13:49Why the Enterprise name resonates in American naval cultureQ&A
- Capital Ships of Science Fiction: Battlestars to Star Destroyers with a Naval Historian57:57Vor'cha class as a visible statement of Klingon powerNotable Point
- Capital Ships of Science Fiction: Battlestars to Star Destroyers with a Naval Historian1:10:11Galaxy class: adaptable capital ships with a complexity costNotable Point
- Bruships 100: Science Fiction & Some Fvourites1:14:42Star Trek, Star Wars, and fleet-design continuityQ&A
- Bruships 100: Science Fiction & Some Fvourites1:18:48The Enterprise refit and the case for new shipsNotable Point
- Sverdlov Class: Comment Response21:19Separating Soviet strategic thought from logistical capacityNotable Point
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 41:06:12Klingon forces combine different real-world naval analogiesQ&A
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 42:26:49Jellicoe and Trafalgar through fictional command stylesQ&A
- Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More3:33:36Believable science fiction respects shipbuilding timelinesNotable Point
- Columbia (1892) Class: 19th Century Cruisers (+ Star Trek & SSBNX) part 1156:14The Star Trek Columbia refit as a modernization thought experimentChapter
- Columbia (1892) Class: 19th Century Cruisers (+ Star Trek & SSBNX) part 1159:43Rapid technical change tests long-lived ship designsNotable Point
- Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1939-402:18:21Rebuilding Starfleet after the Dominion WarQ&A
- Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again11:18Three-dimensional tactics in space battlesNotable Point
- Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again1:01:39How replicators could change warship battle-damage repairQ&A
- Technology an Introduction to a History... of Sorts...29:46Alliance standardization versus technological diversityChapter
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)12:10Why can a radical starship rebuild still be called a refit?Q&A
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)21:57Could a Galaxy-class ship defeat an Imperial Star Destroyer?Q&A
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)29:48A peaceful federation with warship problemsChapter
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)38:03Federation membership as strategic soft powerNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)47:49Why transporters are not an effortless superweaponQ&A
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)2:13:26Why intelligence does not guarantee tactical skillQ&A
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)2:58:21Why long-running fictional worlds need historiansNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)3:49:49The conclusion: Galaxy ships are cruisersNotable Point
- Galaxy Class Cruisers: Carrier Variants and Fighters in Star Trek & Star Wars, all in 9mins 30s1:11Fighters in a Federation fleet battleChapter
- Galaxy Class Cruisers: Carrier Variants and Fighters in Star Trek & Star Wars, all in 9mins 30s2:49Galaxy-class carriers as durable force multipliersNotable Point
- Galaxy Class Cruisers: Carrier Variants and Fighters in Star Trek & Star Wars, all in 9mins 30s4:13Long battles turn carriers into sustainment systemsChapter
- Galaxy Class Cruisers: Carrier Variants and Fighters in Star Trek & Star Wars, all in 9mins 30s6:32Carriers as fighter logistics hubsNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century0:01Using naval history to read the Galaxy classChapter
- Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century15:36Naval culture shapes Starfleet's peaceful self-imageNotable Point
- Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today2:44:02Training Star Trek's security crews for ground combatQ&A
- Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today2:55:46Why Starfleet security cannot replace specialist ground forcesNotable Point
- Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today3:06:31Star Trek ground forces in sourcebooks and on screenNotable Point
- Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today3:12:21Personal protection for Star Trek's ground troopsQ&A
- Patreon 44 "More than just ships: Infrastructure - the yards that ruled the world"2:37:31Star Wars and Star Trek illustrate mobile repair logisticsNotable Point
- Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books1:52:55Why detachable warship hulls struggle in salt waterQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)1:48:01Using Star Trek to compare Second World War fleet culturesQ&A
- Patreon 30: Japanese hybrid warships of WW23:05Why science-fiction warships often become hybridsQ&A
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi1:45:00Why senior commanders should not lead routine away teamsNotable Point
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi1:48:28Chief O'Brien gives Star Trek's enlisted crew a visible roleNotable Point
- Bruships 42: Some More Scifi2:56:23Why Warhammer and Star Trek novels receive less attention hereQ&A
- Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...2:16:40Why Star Trek should use its battle bridgeQ&A
- Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3:33:22Using massed fighters against the EnterpriseNotable Point
- Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3:46:10Why an exploration starship should carry its own small-craft fleetNotable Point
- Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...4:09:59Science-fiction fleets reflect historical naval culturesQ&A
- Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books35:01Why Discovery's perfect machinery seems unconvincingNotable Point
- Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books40:32The hidden logistics of photon torpedoesNotable Point
- Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books2:06:13How can Ensign Tilly serve as executive officer?Notable Point
- Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books2:22:34Saru, Burnham and plausible deniabilityNotable Point
- Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books3:24:25Why Starfleet needs fighters and uncrewed systemsNotable Point
- Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books3:41:37Transporters delivering nuclear weaponsNotable Point
- Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books4:00:13Could Discovery's repair drones repel boarders?Notable Point