Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Surface Warfare

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  1. Bruships 254: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:31:15Why approach geometry matters when intercepting hypersonic weaponsNotable Point
  2. Bruships 254: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:32:45Layered ways to defend ships from drone swarmsQ&A
  3. Bruships 254: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:57:34If the Zumwalt programme had continuedQ&A
  4. Bruships 254: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:10:51Why NATO does not need one standard surface combatantQ&A
  5. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    43:00How long could Belgrano have remained a threat?Q&A
  6. Ideal Destroyers: Screening Fleets & National Interests from 1890 to Today
    0:07Why screening defines the destroyerChapter
  7. Ideal Destroyers: Screening Fleets & National Interests from 1890 to Today
    18:52World War I destroyers need speed for the battle lineNotable Point
  8. Ideal Destroyers: Screening Fleets & National Interests from 1890 to Today
    33:28Why destroyer guns shield and torpedoes strikeNotable Point
  9. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    11:30Sharing fire-control data when a ship's own system is damagedQ&A
  10. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    24:30CODAG propulsion for endurance and high-speed interceptionQ&A
  11. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:23:58A modern destroyer sent back to the Korean WarQ&A
  12. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    37:57Why warship missions matter more than Top Trumps rankingsNotable Point
  13. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    57:27An all-drone navy still needs defended command shipsQ&A
  14. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:53:41Turning a merchant ship into a peer warship means rebuilding itQ&A
  15. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:05:36Why armed cargo ships do not replace dedicated warshipsQ&A
  16. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:08:20Fifteen 9.2-inch guns versus six 12-inch gunsQ&A
  17. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:02:28A composite battleship built around AndromedaQ&A
  18. Korean Destroyers: Core of a Statement Surface Fleet
    27:14Submarines deny the sea while surface ships exercise controlChapter
  19. Korean Destroyers: Core of a Statement Surface Fleet
    32:39French stealth influence and Sejong's Burke-like silhouetteNotable Point
  20. The Large Torpedoboats & Torpedoboat Destroyers of the Imperial German Navy in WWI
    31:02Hit-and-run attacks versus longer screening fightsNotable Point
  21. The Large Torpedoboats & Torpedoboat Destroyers of the Imperial German Navy in WWI
    34:56S113 hull quality meets the 6-inch gun problemChapter
  22. The Large Torpedoboats & Torpedoboat Destroyers of the Imperial German Navy in WWI
    39:22Why close-range destroyer combat favors rapid fireNotable Point
  23. 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
  24. Bruships 244: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:30:14Strike cruiser doctrine and arsenal-ship limitsQ&A
  25. What Happens if Australia, Canada & the UK go all in on the Invincibles in the 1970s? (Patreon Live)
    1:19:00Sea Eagle gives eight carriers a Soviet-raider missionChapter
  26. What Happens if Australia, Canada & the UK go all in on the Invincibles in the 1970s? (Patreon Live)
    1:32:34Two Sea Harrier squadrons share patrol and strike readinessNotable Point
  27. Jeune Ecole Batch 2... The French Destroyers up to WWI
    35:12Bouclier-era ships approach contemporary destroyersChapter
  28. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    17:31Visible presence and the argument for a balanced fleetNotable Point
  29. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    2:25:42Why the proposed battleship emphasizes magazines, power, and commandChapter
  30. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    4:21:16How many new battleships might be built, and what would they replace?Q&A
  31. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    4:26:59Is the battleship partly a vehicle for shipyard investment?Q&A
  32. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    4:45:20Will the Navy build both the battleship and DDG(X)?Q&A
  33. Bruships 242: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:42:37Eight-inch destroyers and naval fire supportQ&A
  34. Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development
    0:00Destroyers remain both shield and spearChapter
  35. Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development
    19:45World War I reorganizes destroyers for fleet warChapter
  36. Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development
    24:45Paired destroyers create mutual support and torpedo trapsNotable Point
  37. Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development
    50:46Tribal-class guns support night torpedo attacksChapter
  38. Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development
    59:39Guns and VLS should be complementary magazinesNotable Point
  39. Destroyers: Modern Navy's most powerful surface combatants - 134yrs of development
    1:13:18Post-Cold War destroyers inherit cruiser diplomacyChapter
  40. Live: What the Royal Navy's Type 83 Will Not Be: AKA Reality of Future Air Dominance System(FADS)
    59:48Air defence alone does not make a useful warshipQ&A
  41. Live: What the Royal Navy's Type 83 Will Not Be: AKA Reality of Future Air Dominance System(FADS)
    2:23:14Missile threats do not remove the need for surface warshipsQ&A
  42. Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII
    10:45Wrangel and Wachmeister reserve a sixth torpedo for the turn awayChapter
  43. Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII
    37:59Göteborg salvos reserve torpedoes to catch an evasive targetNotable Point
  44. Protecting Ikea in the Cradle; Swedish Destroyers in WWII
    48:36Öland remains dangerous through repeated modernisationNotable Point
  45. Bruships 240: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:00:00Coral Sea night surface action counterfactualQ&A
  46. Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...
    36:36Surface presence, submarine concealment, and crisis managementNotable Point
  47. Dutch Destroyers in WWII: The Free Dutch navy at it's Freeest?
    5:54Z1 against the Normandy screenNotable Point
  48. Dutch Destroyers in WWII: The Free Dutch navy at it's Freeest?
    9:49Isaac Sweers at Cape Bon: a qualified contributionNotable Point
  49. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    18:07Baltic service without a battle honourNotable Point
  50. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    24:32An attempted breakout from KronstadtNotable Point
  51. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    10:53German fast attack craft and Baltic presenceQ&A
  52. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    32:43Defiant-class numbers for carrier escortQ&A
  53. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    43:40Transport and escort requirements for weapon bargesNotable Point
  54. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:38:30More Type 055s or a Chinese nuclear surface combatant?Q&A
  55. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    1:36Which French ships did the Royal Navy miss most?Q&A
  56. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    2:42Contre-torpilleurs in task-group doctrineNotable Point
  57. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    19:31Le Fantasque and the cruiser-destroyer boundaryNotable Point
  58. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    35:18La Terrible as a useful but late Allied assetNotable Point
  59. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:05:46A 1930s task group for hunting surface raidersQ&A
  60. Japan's First Destroyers: How they intimidated the Russian Empire on less than 1000tons...
    23:41Destroyer speed becomes a tactical weaponNotable Point
  61. Japan's First Destroyers: How they intimidated the Russian Empire on less than 1000tons...
    37:12Kamikaze-class lessons for night operationsNotable Point
  62. Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be
    41:24Sovremenny procurement buys a strategic backstopNotable Point
  63. Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be
    1:26:05Type 052D cell depths may vary between batchesNotable Point
  64. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    8:19Surface ships make power visible without firingNotable Point
  65. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    15:04Kildin turns Project 56 toward anti-ship missilesChapter
  66. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    20:55Cuba exposes the Soviet surface-fleet gapChapter
  67. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    25:30Balanced fleets deny an enemy an easy counterNotable Point
  68. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    54:48Sunburn connects anti-ship strike to nuclear escalationNotable Point
  69. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    1:00:01Sovremenny turns a destroyer into a status shipNotable Point
  70. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    1:11:29Udaloy's Silex complicates single-role labelsChapter
  71. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    1:21:01Coordinating Sunburn and Silex attacksChapter
  72. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    20:21Surviving battleships raise the cost of a Japanese surface advanceNotable Point
  73. What if Force Z(HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse) doesn't get sunk on the 10th of December 1941?
    1:09:39Choosing a night air strike or a radar-assisted surface actionChapter
  74. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    11:46R, S, and V/W classes become a design laboratoryChapter
  75. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    56:04Alphabet classes grow around the torpedo attackChapter
  76. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    58:18Why official torpedo loads omit spare weaponsNotable Point
  77. Harnessing and Maintaining Thoughtful Aggression! Royal Navy Destroyers of the Interwar Years...
    1:13:40Flotilla tactics turn torpedo numbers into a weaponNotable Point
  78. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    3:49Why ten torpedoes changed the attack problemNotable Point
  79. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    45:53Kimberley and Manchester intercept a German freighterNotable Point
  80. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    47:22Fleet-destroyer generalists and Hunt-class specialistsNotable Point
  81. An introduction to Torpedo Boat Destoyers
    39:01Speed lets early destroyers control the light-force battleChapter
  82. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    5:31A surviving Ukrainian frigate would still be trapped by Black Sea geographyQ&A
  83. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    3:02:57Armed speedboat drones meet layered guns, missiles, and helicoptersQ&A
  84. Why are Modern Warships getting bigger? (Live)
    3:14:21Fixed VLS loads strengthen the case for naval gunsQ&A
  85. Trumps Battleship; A Naval History view on what we know of the Defiant Class so far
    3:56From concentrated quality to a modern strike cruiserChapter
  86. What the Frigates up with our Frigates? A Bilgepumps Christmas 2025 @Drachinifel& @wgowshipping
    33:17Competing accounts of submarine-community influenceNotable Point
  87. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    1:06:14Exercise 78 shows why destroyers need cruiser supportChapter
  88. More Lessons of Never Built Carriers
    22:24Heavy guns tempt carriers into the wrong fightNotable Point
  89. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    7:26:35An uncertain torpedo-hit tally for HMS BelfastQ&A
  90. Bruships 217: Back from Japan 2025: Jetlag is a Myth - Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:17:47When depth charges damaged surface combatantsQ&A
  91. Nuclear Powered Warships: are they worth the cost?
    6:55Surface ships can retain nuclear-trained personnelNotable Point
  92. The Argentine Navy's Plan of Attack in the 1982 Falklands War
    22:10Belgrano's guns made sense as a finishing forceNotable Point
  93. The Argentine Navy's Plan of Attack in the 1982 Falklands War
    31:42HMS Brilliant brought Sea Wolf and an aggressive captain to the surface groupNotable Point
  94. What if duing the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Vice Admiral Ching Lee does a Nelson at Copenhagen?
    0:00Leyte Gulf as a Japanese operational gambleChapter
  95. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:30:21Turning Zumwalt into a surface-warfare shipQ&A
  96. Zumwalt Class: Defined by Procurment... Destroyed by Politics of Procurement.
    10:46Cold War studies and the recurring Burke stopgapChapter
  97. Zumwalt Class: Defined by Procurment... Destroyed by Politics of Procurement.
    16:43The discarded surface-combatant alternativesNotable Point
  98. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    6:40:10A guided 76 mm barrage against KongoQ&A
  99. Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:38:31When surface torpedoes stopped being decisiveQ&A
  100. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    49:46How did Dido and Atlanta compare in combat power?Q&A
  101. Dalrymple Hamilton: The Captain of HMS Rodney who believed she could be a destroyer
    1:44:28Royal Navy doctrine massed every available gunNotable Point
  102. Bruships 184: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:27:34A 45,000-ton Zumwalt-style cruiserQ&A
  103. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    2:15:44Destroyer captains who attacked much heavier shipsQ&A
  104. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    3:02:03Why guns and missiles solve different naval fire-support problemsNotable Point
  105. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    3:22:27How long-range missiles restore the escort's surface-strike roleQ&A
  106. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    2:35:48How dual-purpose batteries divide air and surface threatsQ&A
  107. The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 7
    23:45Lexington, Iowa, and the capital-ship spectrumQ&A
  108. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    53:27A surface engagement with General BelgranoQ&A
  109. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    1:55:51Six-inch guns on destroyers, then and nowQ&A
  110. Check Campaign 24: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    34:27Uneven surface action and force overmatchNotable Point
  111. Check Campaign 23: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    6:44Light-cruiser gunnery and torpedo riskNotable Point
  112. Check Campaign 23: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    13:27ASW cruisers as a submarine screenNotable Point
  113. Check Campaign 23: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    14:23Weather, radar, and crew quality in a capital-ship duelChapter
  114. Check Campaign 23: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:30:53Capital-ship overmatch and unfair fightsNotable Point
  115. Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    34:15Destroyer screening against a capital shipNotable Point
  116. Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    41:31Torpedo danger after the screen breaksNotable Point
  117. Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:46:30Speed, range, and battlecruiser designNotable Point
  118. Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:57:31Slowing into line ahead improves the firing solutionNotable Point
  119. Check Campaign 21: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    25:09Speed, range, and balanced capabilityNotable Point
  120. Check Campaign 21: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    33:17Light-cruiser smoke as a gunfire distractionQ&A
  121. Check Campaign 21: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    35:04Secondary fire deters torpedo attackNotable Point
  122. Check Campaign 21: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    50:25Destroyer deception and cruiser gunfireNotable Point
  123. Check Campaign 21: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:44:28Destroyers with battleship fire supportNotable Point
  124. Check Campaign 21: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:25:46Dividing fire in a cruiser actionNotable Point
  125. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    47:03Battlecruisers as heavy-cruiser substitutesNotable Point
  126. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    49:27Naval radar roles are not interchangeableNotable Point
  127. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:01:32Battle-line speed and range controlNotable Point
  128. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:12:10Screen disposition before a destroyer-heavy actionNotable Point
  129. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:15:21Destroyer-heavy force teaches a screening lessonNotable Point
  130. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:23:05Fleet cohesion over an ideal firing angleNotable Point
  131. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:25:34Secondary fire priorities against torpedo boatsNotable Point
  132. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:31:59A possible second Italian battleship and divided strengthNotable Point
  133. Check Campaign 19: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    11:22Capital-ship targeting and broadside overmatchNotable Point
  134. Check Campaign 19: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:14:16Escort destroyers and torpedo pressureNotable Point
  135. Check Campaign 19: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:26:52Does the campaign have a steep learning curve?Q&A
  136. Check Campaign 19: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:40:57Battlecruiser as heavy-cruiser substituteNotable Point
  137. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    8:44Torpedo-boat habits and fleet commandNotable Point
  138. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    18:03World War I as Lutjens's torpedo-boat schoolChapter
  139. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    1:08:25Norway, Renown, and the destroyers left at NarvikChapter
  140. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    1:47:22Raiding logistics and the strain on Royal Navy escortsNotable Point
  141. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    2:29:16Fire discipline and the decision not to pursue Prince of WalesChapter
  142. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    2:48:09Bismarck's last battle, uncertain scuttling, and survivor rescueChapter
  143. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    42:42HNLMS Java against Admiral Graf SpeeQ&A
  144. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    3:47Destroyer and cruiser convoy attackNotable Point
  145. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:32:26Destroyer screens and sensible battery targetsNotable Point
  146. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:34:38Long-range guns and the politics of modernizationNotable Point
  147. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:04:04Low-fuel destroyers and battle-line focusNotable Point
  148. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:11:22Cruiser torpedo reserve and a task-group mistakeNotable Point
  149. Check Campaign 17: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    11:42Scouting speed and torpedo avoidanceNotable Point
  150. Check Campaign 17: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    17:47Speed margin trades closure for gunnery accuracyNotable Point
  151. Check Campaign 17: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:20:03Torpedoes reverse a lopsided battleship actionNotable Point
  152. Check Campaign 17: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:37:18Survivable heavy cruiser refitNotable Point
  153. Check Campaign 17: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:44:25Pursuit geometry over broadside firepowerNotable Point
  154. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    1:13:38An early game test of the rebuilt TownNotable Point
  155. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    1:25:11Scharnhorst and Gneisenau face a denser patrolNotable Point
  156. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    1:35:59Captain Edward Kennedy at Rawalpindi's last actionQ&A
  157. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    2:15:47Building a Type 1936A opponent for the simulationChapter
  158. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    2:26:52Why the first cruiser-destroyer simulation failsChapter
  159. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    3:19:494.7-inch cruisers at GuadalcanalQ&A
  160. Check Campaign 15: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    5:32Operations matter more than sink countsNotable Point
  161. Check Campaign 14: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    36:52Grouping fast cruisers for a torpedo attackNotable Point
  162. Check Campaign 14: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    51:57Convoy screening and cruiser positioningNotable Point
  163. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    45:44Guided-missile destroyer or frigate distinctionQ&A
  164. Check Campaign 12: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    9:03Why a cruiser inside a convoy is so destructiveNotable Point
  165. Check Campaign 12: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    36:59Why damaged ships should not be committed before repairNotable Point
  166. Check Campaign 12: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    45:32Rapid-fire guns and the danger of torpedo magazinesNotable Point
  167. Check Campaign 12: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    59:39When honor gives way to crew survivalNotable Point
  168. Bruships 144: Some Books(Can't Find Lego Cam Sorry) & Naval History Questions
    3:04:05How G3 battlecruisers reshape the German surface warQ&A
  169. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    0:28Blackett Strait rewards preparation and informationChapter
  170. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    21:30Cape Bon offers an earlier resupply ambushNotable Point
  171. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    1:01:28Night bombardment geometry creates a torpedo hazardNotable Point
  172. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    1:12:19The bombardment group enters behind a layered screenNotable Point
  173. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    1:15:13Radar contact becomes a five-minute destructionChapter
  174. Battle of Blackett Strait
    1:35:49Merrill and Halsey bring aggressive, adaptive commandChapter
  175. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:05:15Why missiles and drones do not make surface ships obsoleteQ&A
  176. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:18:34Why hypersonic weapons may revive very large cruisersQ&A
  177. Check Campaign 5: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    15:12Six dreadnoughts demonstrate overwhelming overmatchNotable Point
  178. Check Campaign 5: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:56:39Pre-dreadnoughts clear a secondary theatreChapter
  179. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    46:20Royal Navy carriers sometimes fought with their own gunsNotable Point
  180. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    31:36A carrier should keep launching aircraft even as a gun duel closesQ&A
  181. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    33:17Armor buys a carrier time, not suitability for surface combatQ&A
  182. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    1:25:17A carrier gun battle turns on speed before it turns on gunsQ&A
  183. Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    19:49Why six-inch guns seemed rational to German designersQ&A
  184. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    51:45Effective range could matter more than maximum rangeNotable Point
  185. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:16:22Could Japanese surface ships reach the Americans in gun range?Q&A
  186. Ticonderoga Class: Comment Response
    6:43Bridge windows trade visibility against protectionQ&A
  187. Ticonderoga Class: Comment Response
    16:28Career paths and the surface fleet's missing flagshipNotable Point
  188. Ticonderoga Class: Comment Response
    20:15Ticonderoga captains directed carrier-group air warfareNotable Point
  189. Ticonderoga Class: Comment Response
    35:52Why early surface-to-air missiles struggled against shipsQ&A
  190. Stalingrad Class Battlecruiser: Key Ships Series 2, Ship 7
    18:31A layered Soviet carrier battle groupNotable Point
  191. Stalingrad Class Battlecruiser: Key Ships Series 2, Ship 7
    21:23How a completed force could reshape Soviet naval developmentChapter
  192. Stalingrad Class Battlecruiser: Key Ships Series 2, Ship 7
    24:57A harder blockade during the Cuban Missile CrisisNotable Point
  193. UAD: Queen Elizabeth Maximus & Other Ideas
    23:21Long-range ranging, gun caliber, and engagement controlNotable Point
  194. UAD: Queen Elizabeth Maximus & Other Ideas
    40:18Circling a disabled battleship and keeping guns trainedNotable Point
  195. UAD: Queen Elizabeth Maximus & Other Ideas
    2:03:55Speed, armor, and staying outside secondary rangeNotable Point
  196. UAD: Queen Elizabeth Maximus & Other Ideas
    2:09:06How would a warship signal surrender?Q&A
  197. UAD: Queen Elizabeth Maximus & Other Ideas
    2:22:57Engine damage brings Ajax within seven-inch gun rangeNotable Point
  198. UAD: Queen Elizabeth Maximus & Other Ideas
    2:30:16Destroyer smoke and the unresolved cause of Ajax's close engagementNotable Point
  199. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 2(February 2023)
    1:36:27Line tactics and game fire controlNotable Point
  200. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 2(February 2023)
    1:43:54Admiral Yi and maritime perspectiveNotable Point
  201. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 2(February 2023)
    2:31:13Single-frigate escape and capture tacticsNotable Point
  202. Blockade!!
    10:45Blockade depends on practical sea controlNotable Point
  203. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 1(February 2023)
    36:17Realistic games and divided vehicle-crew rolesNotable Point
  204. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 1(February 2023)
    55:15Comparing Empire and Napoleon naval mechanicsNotable Point
  205. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 1(February 2023)
    1:02:00Pirate action, chain shot, and prizesChapter
  206. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 1(February 2023)
    1:31:48Fifth-rate engagement tacticsNotable Point
  207. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 1(February 2023)
    1:42:35Overwhelming and capturing a pirate galleonChapter
  208. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 1(February 2023)
    2:28:11Capturing a race-built galleonChapter
  209. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    47:01Birmingham's torpedoes complicate a three-cruiser interceptionNotable Point
  210. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    1:15:23Night fighting and torpedo attack as the British edgeNotable Point
  211. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    47:22Birmingham and Vincent Paul turn Tsingtao dangerousChapter
  212. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    1:55:55What role would the Tribal-class destroyers play?Q&A
  213. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    2:03:25British night doctrine shapes the fleet battleChapter
  214. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    2:31:00Retaking Hong Kong under Allied air coverChapter
  215. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    2:53:54The East China Sea blockade-breakerChapter
  216. Admirals, Lexingtons & Tosa; What if the Washington Naval Treaty built them?
    1:07:01A worked-up carrier group reverses the Glorious encounterNotable Point
  217. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:10:17The third-rate balance at Cape St VincentChapter
  218. What if Germany didn't invade Belgium in 1914?
    54:10A Channel battle of annihilationNotable Point
  219. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    1:10:27A Channel battle with no good optionsNotable Point
  220. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    1:18:04Does the Channel negate a dreadnought's advantage?Q&A
  221. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    1:23:09The convoy turns naval defeat into national defeatNotable Point
  222. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    1:28:01Could coastal batteries join the Channel battle?Q&A
  223. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    1:31:20Which battlecruiser survives the Channel simulations?Q&A
  224. US Treaty Cruiser in War & Retrospect
    22:55Brooklyn and six-inch volume of fireNotable Point
  225. US Treaty Cruiser in War & Retrospect
    34:25Cleveland as a general-purpose wartime cruiserNotable Point
  226. US Treaty Cruiser in War & Retrospect
    37:03Baltimore and the fighting-cruiser culminationChapter
  227. New Years 2023 Naval History Questions till the Bru runs out...
    22:17VLS refits do not rule out more gunsQ&A
  228. Ticonderoga(1981) Class: Aegis Covers it All
    30:00The surface fleet's missing prestige cruiserNotable Point
  229. 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers
    55:40Unprotected cruisers and the survivability problemQ&A
  230. 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers
    1:42:35Deutschland-class raiders as a planning problemNotable Point
  231. Leahy Class(+Bainbridge Class): Destroyer Leaders to Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen
    32:37Leahy served as a modernized command shipChapter
  232. Leahy Class(+Bainbridge Class): Destroyer Leaders to Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen
    38:18Cold War presence without the expected battleNotable Point
  233. Leahy Class(+Bainbridge Class): Destroyer Leaders to Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen
    41:31Worden survived a Shrike friendly-fire strikeNotable Point
  234. Leahy Class(+Bainbridge Class): Destroyer Leaders to Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen
    45:02Dale showed why combat systems mattered as much as missilesNotable Point
  235. Albany Class; Conversioning for a Missile(A quick boxing day recording)
    0:51Oregon City hulls made the conversion possibleChapter
  236. Albany Class; Conversioning for a Missile(A quick boxing day recording)
    2:19Gun-cruiser groups could threaten Soviet battlecruisersNotable Point
  237. Albany Class; Conversioning for a Missile(A quick boxing day recording)
    4:45A battleship conversion could retain guns forwardNotable Point
  238. Albany Class; Conversioning for a Missile(A quick boxing day recording)
    7:11Chicago's weapons fit defines the new missionChapter
  239. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    1:45:34Maori at Cape Bon and under Malta's air siegeChapter
  240. Slava Class: The Spare that became the Heir?
    46:19Moskva links maintenance, predictability, and Black Sea riskChapter
  241. USS Long Beach(CGN-9): The USN's Last Cruiser...
    38:56Dong Hoi and the value of Long Beach's radar capabilityNotable Point
  242. USS Wichita(CA-45); The Greatest Treaty 8in Cruiser
    11:08How Wichita's armor changed an eight-inch fightNotable Point
  243. USS Wichita(CA-45); The Greatest Treaty 8in Cruiser
    36:28PQ 17 and the Arctic convoy heavy-cover dilemmaNotable Point
  244. USS Wichita(CA-45); The Greatest Treaty 8in Cruiser
    38:22Wichita at Casablanca in Operation TorchNotable Point
  245. USS Wichita(CA-45); The Greatest Treaty 8in Cruiser
    41:01Rennell Island and the danger of one-threat planningNotable Point
  246. USS Wichita(CA-45); The Greatest Treaty 8in Cruiser
    46:26Why Wichita wins the treaty heavy-cruiser comparisonChapter
  247. Calypso (1883) Class
    19:50Machinery, guns, and protected-corvette fighting valueNotable Point
  248. Calypso (1883) Class
    24:52The de Bange breech and safe naval breech loadingNotable Point
  249. Calypso (1883) Class
    42:18Calliope, Samoa, and the Apia cyclone escapeChapter
  250. Soviet Navy Part 2/3: 1939-65
    27:37Risk aversion neutralized Black Sea Fleet superiorityNotable Point
  251. Soviet Navy Part 2/3: 1939-65
    39:35Arkhangelsk and the cost of supporting capital shipsNotable Point
  252. Soviet Navy Part 2/3: 1939-65
    1:29:36The Cuban Missile Crisis exposed a Soviet surface-fleet gapChapter
  253. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    59:39An Abdiel-class minelayer with 4.7-inch gunsNotable Point
  254. Kresta Class Cruisers Iterative Development of the Soviet Style
    35:01Metel gives the Kresta II reach against submarinesNotable Point
  255. Kresta Class Cruisers Iterative Development of the Soviet Style
    1:09:47Why an anti-submarine ship can still be a cruiserNotable Point
  256. Groznyy/Kynda (1961) Class: Gorshkov's Template for a Blue Water Navy
    30:01A visible cruiser as political pressureNotable Point
  257. Groznyy/Kynda (1961) Class: Gorshkov's Template for a Blue Water Navy
    49:05Kynda's blue-water raider rationaleChapter
  258. Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine
    1:30:43Why German cruiser policy failed to cohereNotable Point
  259. German Heavy Cruisers & Cruiser Policy/Procurement of WWII
    35:08Why six 11-inch guns limited a Deutschland raiderChapter
  260. German Heavy Cruisers & Cruiser Policy/Procurement of WWII
    1:14:17How a refitted Renown could fight three DeutschlandsQ&A
  261. Admiral Hipper Class
    9:29Why Germany needed effective light cruisersNotable Point
  262. Admiral Hipper Class
    27:39Admiral Hipper's first major sortie found no merchant shippingNotable Point
  263. Admiral Hipper Class
    27:39Admiral Hipper from Glowworm to the Barents SeaChapter
  264. Admiral Hipper Class
    32:40Surface raiders could not deter trade while avoiding battleNotable Point
  265. Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers
    29:31Sverdlov's speed, gun battery, and armour schemeChapter
  266. Bruships 91: New Books & Cruiser Books
    27:50Modern fire control versus World War II destroyersQ&A
  267. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    1:54:07Could a smaller-gun ship strip defenses with high explosive first?Q&A
  268. Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"
    3:18:57Does the Atlantic surface war resemble a Western?Q&A
  269. Capitani Romani Class Cruisers: Supersized Destroyers or Shrunk Cruisers?
    38:52Speed and survival were not enough to win a cruiser fightNotable Point
  270. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    10:14How missiles displaced guns as the main surface-warship weaponQ&A
  271. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    53:20Boise's dramatic gunnery order hides a targeting problemNotable Point
  272. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    30:09The lost Zumwalt railgun fleet conceptQ&A
  273. Patreon 63: Escort carriers, the idea, designs, development and notable operations
    2:51:15Would battleships have helped Taffy 3?Q&A
  274. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 2
    2:12:16Surface- and submarine-launched torpedo variantsQ&A
  275. Bruships 85: Cruiser, New & Random Reading
    2:38:31Why some anti-aircraft positions stayed empty in surface combatQ&A
  276. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    1:35:57Modern destroyer guns trade volume for accuracyQ&A
  277. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    29:38The strategic contradiction of limiting cruisers in 1936Chapter
  278. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Other Ships & Fortifications (Long Patrol)
    47:58Japanese light cruisers emphasized torpedo attackNotable Point
  279. Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine
    26:09Why missiles displaced surface-ship torpedoesQ&A
  280. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    24:10Exeter under Graf Spee's fire at the River PlateChapter
  281. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    44:43Ammunition exhaustion and the torpedo finishNotable Point
  282. Bruships 69: The Decider
    2:29:34Torpedoes remain lethal, but surface ships rarely reach launch rangeQ&A
  283. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P7/12: Karl Dönitz
    33:50The surface fleet and force redistributionNotable Point
  284. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    5:51Graf Spee and the speed requirement for surface raidersQ&A
  285. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    20:34Strategic costs of a submarine-only German fleetQ&A
  286. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    29:32Fast cruisers as surface-raider pressureQ&A
  287. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    47:19A Baltic fleet and German resource prioritiesQ&A
  288. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    47:53Surface-raider prospects after 1940Q&A
  289. Patreon 30: Japanese hybrid warships of WW2
    2:43:50Could unconverted Ise-class battleships have served elsewhere?Q&A
  290. Patreon 30: Japanese hybrid warships of WW2
    2:53:33Can battleship guns make a carrier self-defending?Q&A
  291. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    16:38Surface raider carrier counterfactualNotable Point
  292. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    19:28German capital-ship construction bottleneckNotable Point
  293. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    1:59:53Steam rams failed when collision became the main weaponQ&A
  294. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    15:59Modern commerce war changes the torpedo mathNotable Point
  295. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    24:20German balanced-force alternativeNotable Point
  296. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    28:15The best bad option and the Deutschland-class problemNotable Point
  297. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    29:54Defensive submarines and fast raidersChapter
  298. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    32:27A disguised forty-knot commerce raiderNotable Point
  299. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    1:53Why ancient ramming does not translateNotable Point
  300. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    4:55Ramming as secondary bow strengthNotable Point
  301. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    7:42Ramming invites the enemy to cross the TChapter
  302. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    9:36Confined waters and luck at LissaNotable Point
  303. Cruiser Submarine: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p5/7
    4:20A cruiser submarine's odds against escort gunsChapter
  304. Cruiser Submarine: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p5/7
    5:49Why a larger gun did not guarantee a longer engagement rangeNotable Point
  305. Bruships 53: The Big Gun Era... Questions
    32:56Enemy ships set the harder requirement for naval gunsQ&A
  306. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    15:27Why fleets needed smaller frigate-like shipsQ&A
  307. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    20:52Battle of the Downs and the frigate-hull advantageNotable Point
  308. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    47:14Great frigates and the battlecruiser ideaQ&A
  309. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    1:08:1618-pounder frigates and carronade tradeoffsNotable Point
  310. The Battle of the Philippine Sea: Live
    2:35:29Why battleships still mattered in a carrier battleQ&A
  311. Robert Sherbrooke: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 2
    10:57Sherbrooke, Cossack, and forward firepower at NarvikChapter
  312. Basil Jones: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 1
    17:26The destroyer action off Ile de BatzChapter
  313. Basil Jones: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 1
    26:40Tribal torpedoes against a shallow-draft transportNotable Point
  314. Four Random Books 33: Liberty Ships & Depth in History
    21:12US surface ships move beyond the carrier-escort roleChapter
  315. Four Random Books 33: Liberty Ships & Depth in History
    23:39Tomahawk and space systems give surface ships strategic reachNotable Point
  316. Patreon 21: Notable WW2 commanders of smaller naval forces
    1:18:40The selective command course for surface-warfare officersNotable Point
  317. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 4 Ceylon to Newfoundland
    44:13Newfoundland's battle with the Egyptian frigate DomiatChapter
  318. Crown Colony Class Cruisers
    1:12:02Did Fiji and Gloucester still have main-gun ammunition?Q&A
  319. Crown Colony Class Cruisers
    1:21:04Why cruisers still needed six-inch guns as air defense grewNotable Point
  320. Crown Colony Class Cruisers
    1:39:15How were Crown Colony cruiser torpedo tubes intended to be used?Q&A
  321. Bruships 35: Personal Wars + a New Book from Pen & Sword
    2:48:05Warships that fought far above their apparent weightQ&A
  322. Bruships 23 - New Book Review
    2:34:49Why one main gun can still feel too littleQ&A
  323. Four Random Books 7: Dunkirk
    10:27Why committing destroyers to Dunkirk was a strategic riskNotable Point
  324. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    26:50Why E-boats avoided Tribal-class destroyersQ&A
  325. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:21:21Why Italian surface officers could be more experienced than German advisersNotable Point
  326. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 1: Tribal Class (+Admiral Henderson)
    31:07From Pedestal to a new destroyer templateChapter
  327. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    1:07:08Why torpedoes defined interwar destroyersNotable Point
  328. Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!
    1:33:40From carrier gun batteries to layered task forcesQ&A
  329. Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!
    1:51:01Why the Royal Navy preferred separate carriers and cruisersQ&A
  330. Tribal Class in 60s (Combined)
    3:05Gun-heavy layout and advanced fire controlNotable Point
  331. Tribal Class in 60s (Combined)
    7:14The Tribals' aggressive fight at NarvikChapter
  332. Tribal Class in 60s (Combined)
    13:22Cape Bon puts the cruiser-killer concept into practiceChapter
  333. Tribal Class in 60s (Combined)
    15:37Ushant removes a German threat after D-DayChapter
  334. Tribal Class in 60s (Combined)
    16:46Far East offensive cruising in Operation IrregularChapter