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- Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live1:46:36Torpedo-bomber preferences from the Cuckoo to the AvengerQ&A
- Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live3:09:47A brief assessment of the Fieseler Fi 167Q&A
- Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...1:28:33Harbour-strike doctrine and aerial torpedo entryNotable Point
- Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...22:35Torpedo bombers and the problem of sinking a shipChapter
- Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...23:54Which F35: the 1916 torpedo bomber or the modern fighter?Q&A
- Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...36:50Torpedo-bomber payloads and the need to find the fleetChapter
- Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...51:35How successive defensive layers disrupt a torpedo attackChapter
- Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...54:45Dive-bomber mission kills and the danger of torpedoesNotable Point
- Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...58:16Why naval fighters break off after turning an attack awayNotable Point
- Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...21:41How interservice language left Force Z without fighter coverNotable Point
- Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...25:31Italian air power beyond wartime stereotypesNotable Point
- What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)4:31:04Would the RAF join attacks on ships in harbour?Q&A
- The Perils of Standardisation: Can Navy's Standardise too much? (Patreon Premier)42:05How mixed air attacks divided a fleet's attentionNotable Point
- WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)3:02:53Torpedo bombers as the first offensive carrier aircraftQ&A
- WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)3:47:18Purpose-built carriers instead of HMS EagleQ&A
- Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:30:42Fleet Air Arm torpedo and dive-bombing paperQ&A
- Bruships 242: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:13:37Swordfish belly-drop torpedo techniqueQ&A
- Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...27:07Swordfish radar reliability and night attacks at TarantoNotable Point
- What happens if Winston Churchill doesn't pause the Carriers, Fast Battleships & Cruisers in 1939?1:00:57Why rough seas complicate Swordfish torpedo entryNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)48:48Japan could shift fleet scouting onto small carriersNotable Point
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor0:50Hosho's first fighters and torpedo bombers share bombing dutiesNotable Point
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor25:24Sempill, Mitsubishi, and aviation intelligenceNotable Point
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor40:32The B2M combines imported components with Japanese productionChapter
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor51:06The B4Y is a pragmatic fallback for war and small carriersNotable Point
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor52:20The Swordfish's torpedo-release system helps in shallow waterNotable Point
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor1:10:16B6N development outpaces Japan's ability to field itNotable Point
- Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor1:19:03The B5N reaches Pearl Harbor with known limitationsChapter
- Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?41:53Cruiser carriers scout for dispersed naval stationsChapter
- What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live1:06:57Giulio Cesare's berth frustrates the larger Taranto attackNotable Point
- Bruships 228: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:00:46The land-based naval bombers that attacked Force ZNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live19:07The Sopwith Cuckoo and the planned 100-aircraft strikeChapter
- What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live23:32Why early aerial torpedoes struggled in shallow harborsChapter
- What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live25:25Why a tension wire limited torpedo-release speedNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live49:29Were land-based torpedo bombers available in World War I?Q&A
- What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live1:02:00How modern air-dropped torpedoes enter the waterQ&A
- What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live1:19:00How the historical carrier force might attack WilhelmshavenChapter
- What if the Royal Navy carried out a carrier strike against Wilhelmshaven in WWI? Patreon Live2:19:13Why Zeppelins made poor torpedo bombersQ&A
- Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...3:38:28Beaufighter, Hornet, and Whirlwind offer different twin-engine fighter tradeoffsQ&A
- Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...3:39:32Beaufighter variant recollections and torpedo-release capabilityNotable Point
- Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:50:43Why an early carrier strike on Wilhelmshaven still strugglesQ&A
- Lions not Indefatigables - the Dominions chose to build 13.5in Battlecruisers prior to WWI...2:31:23Would torpedo bombers arrive earlier?Q&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...1:01:31Swordfish, Devastator, and Avenger against BismarckQ&A
- Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...1:22:59Swordfish against super-battleshipsQ&A
- Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:36:00Adapting Swordfish torpedo gear to faster aircraftQ&A
- Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...37:07Shokaku-class air groups and strike compositionNotable Point
- Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...41:02The shallow-water torpedo planning gapChapter
- Planning for Pearl Harbor: Decisions to Strike at the USN's mid-pacific base...45:01Fire kills and the case for more dive bombersNotable Point
- More Lessons of Never Built Carriers20:34A French hybrid carrier tried to fit colonial roles into 20,000 tonsChapter
- Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress4:40:59Changing air strength in the MediterraneanNotable Point
- What happpens if Admiral "Jackie" Fisher & Admiral R.G.H Henderson Swap Third Sea Lord Tenures?1:29:23Gun upgrades or faster torpedo bombers define Fisher's fleetNotable Point
- Fairey Barracuda: A Tale of Engine Metalurgy, Government Lethargy & Too Late Entropy11:10S.24/37 asks one carrier aircraft to do three jobsChapter
- What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?10:26Tulagi's high ammunition cost for limited resultsNotable Point
- What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?12:32Why aerial torpedoes needed a controlled water entryChapter
- What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?29:23The cost of uncoordinated Midway air attacksChapter
- Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:29:14A Princess derivative carrying a torpedo salvoNotable Point
- If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?1:36:15The Swordfish's low speed creates an awkward fighter problemNotable Point
- Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:37:08The US Navy adopts the Fairey SwordfishQ&A
- Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:56:02Why missiles replaced torpedo bombersQ&A
- Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…2:00:04How could high-speed aircraft drop torpedoes in a harbor?Q&A
- Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:12:46Rejecting level bombing would shift aircraft toward torpedo attackQ&A
- Bruships 197: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:59:15Why France pursued twin-engine carrier attack aircraftQ&A
- 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?1:42:25Mediterranean target profiles rewarded concentrated 40 mm fireNotable Point
- Bruships 189: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:38:05Why the Swordfish survived after becoming an anachronismNotable Point
- Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...1:14:10Why Japan adopted the B6N JillQ&A
- Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...3:06:12Why 1930s carrier air groups divided missionsQ&A
- Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:25:23How the Swordfish's low speed complicated fighter attacksQ&A
- What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?54:37Why the historical Japanese strike overwhelmed Force ZChapter
- What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?2:11:43Would Japan attack carrier-equipped Force Z without fighter cover?Q&A
- What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?2:27:20Would Japan arm its bombers differently against a carrier?Q&A
- Bruships 184: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:29:04A twin-engine, all-purpose Fleet Air ArmQ&A
- Bruships 184: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:44:41Why a common carrier airframe must do more than intercept bombersQ&A
- Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership2:24:38Why the TBM-4 Avenger was an incremental refinementQ&A
- Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership2:44:27Why Fairey Spearfish and Grumman Avenger are different generationsQ&A
- A Hearts of Iron Christmas 2... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit10:43Land-based air power challenges carrier accessNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 8: Beatty, Sopwith Cuckoos, Carriers & the Defence Debate...26:54Why the Air Ministry disliked the Sopwith CuckooQ&A
- Scuttlebutt 8: Beatty, Sopwith Cuckoos, Carriers & the Defence Debate...28:26What the Sopwith Cuckoo was designed to doQ&A
- Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/42:57:58What an early Bristol Pegasus would change at seaQ&A
- The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 74:43A British carrier force changes the Singapore counterattackQ&A
- Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'1:49:25Tiger Cub hulls could accelerate British carrier developmentChapter
- Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'1:52:04Why early aerial torpedoes might still threaten WilhelmshavenNotable Point
- Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII1:12:45American strikes damage Shokaku and ChikumaChapter
- Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII1:19:28Hornet is overwhelmed despite defensive doctrineChapter
- Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII1:25:22Enterprise survives the second waveChapter
- Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII1:27:56USS Smith uses South Dakota's wake to fight a fireNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 5: Some Tremendous Questions & Frustrations!22:27Making attacks count against armoured carriersQ&A
- Scuttlebutt 5: Some Tremendous Questions & Frustrations!26:20An armoured Ark Royal and its ninety-aircraft groupNotable Point
- Bruships 158: Home for Naval History Questions & Trialing the new Question Bot... so cross fingers!39:03Soviet PT-1 carrier torpedo-bomber conceptQ&A
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage5:18Small air fleets as a strategic problemNotable Point
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage7:48A mixed air fleet protected by distanceNotable Point
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage10:34Baltic geography and torpedo strikeChapter
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage25:01HD 16 and closing the back doorChapter
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage26:21Ju 86 targeted maritime strikeChapter
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage29:54He 115 dispersed seaplane strikeChapter
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage34:54Ca.313 and wartime strategic flexibilityChapter
- Swedish 1930s Torpedo Bomber Strategy: Key Aircraft Series 7, Aircraft 7 & ScandiShip24 Montage39:21Saab 18B and a domestic strike industryChapter
- Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,3:01Soviet geography made torpedo bombers attractiveChapter
- Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,12:21DB-3 reliability made it broadly usefulChapter
- Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,17:17DB-3 range filled a Soviet naval gapChapter
- Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,23:47Baltic naval aviation used DB-3s beyond torpedo attackChapter
- Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,28:28More Il-4 firepower did not deliver more rangeNotable Point
- Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,35:45Aerial minelaying fit Soviet maritime theatersNotable Point
- Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,36:22Perfect attack narratives invite source criticismNotable Point
- Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,37:30Impossible sea-state stories raise a different warningNotable Point
- Japanese Naval Aviation Organisation; Going their own way from 19121:03:36Three-aircraft sections and attack geometryNotable Point
- Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?1:42:46An early Barracuda and the Fleet Air Arm's AvengersQ&A
- Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?2:45:24A monoplane Albacore against the Regia MarinaQ&A
- Scuttlebutt 2: H Class Battleships, Japanese Carrier Aircraft Design and lots more19:42Why SM.79 sinking totals need operational contextQ&A
- Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!1:34:53Japanese night-carrier doctrine at Pearl HarborQ&A
- Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 40:47The SM.79 in the Mediterranean air warChapter
- Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 47:30Development confidence and the loss of HMS BedouinNotable Point
- Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 415:54Vitals, range, and the Fulmar comparisonChapter
- Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 436:08Aerosilurante doctrine and Royal Navy targetsNotable Point
- Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 439:23Why the SM.84 failed to displace the SparvieroNotable Point
- Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 440:14Strike results versus harder targetsNotable Point
- Lexington Class: The First Modern Carriers?42:03Coral Sea tests Lexington's wartime carrier valueNotable Point
- F8F Bearcat: Overshadowed Greatness - Key Aircraft Series 2 Aircraft 312:33Power-to-weight as a naval-aircraft yardstickNotable Point
- Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems21:02Dive bombers help torpedo aircraft reach battleshipsNotable Point
- Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends3:08:58Torpedo water-entry control for fast monoplanesQ&A
- The Red Fleet Project Teaser: Discussing Graf Zepplinski with Fleet of Oceans29:00The first air group favors rugged, easy-to-fly aircraftNotable Point
- What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!25:28Langley exercises make torpedo air attack a fleet problemNotable Point
- Hansa-Brandenburg - The Builder behind WWI German Naval Aviation: Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 123:10Hansa-Brandenburg aircraft for a hypothetical German carrierNotable Point
- The Furious Age: The First Aircraft Carriers22:56Japanese officers learn from British carrier and torpedo-aircraft trialsNotable Point
- Check Campaign 11: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign31:17How later fixes reshape the Mark 13 torpedo's reputationQ&A
- Bruships 144: Some Books(Can't Find Lego Cam Sorry) & Naval History Questions33:44Could the Fairey Gannet carry a torpedo?Q&A
- HMS Ben My Chree(1908/1915): A Soaring Service with a Legacy of Fire Risk Managment38:28Edmonds and Dacre make pioneering aerial torpedo attacksChapter
- The Graf Zepplin's Proposed Teeth: The Fi 167 & JU-87C, Key Aircaft Series 1 - Aircraft 87:10The capable Fi 167 remained a low-priority designChapter
- The Graf Zepplin's Proposed Teeth: The Fi 167 & JU-87C, Key Aircaft Series 1 - Aircraft 813:30Torpedo bombers offered a proven way to sink shipsChapter
- The Age of the Seaplane Carrier: Why WWI was the true first Naval Aviation War13:22Aerial torpedoes and the fleet-in-being problemChapter
- USN Squadron Organisation: The Bureau of Aeronautics had Issues47:04How aircraft role letters shaped squadron codesChapter
- Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered3:03:52Why torpedo bombers and dive bombers divergedQ&A
- HMS Furious: Finding Virtue and Utility in Evolution18:06The planned 1918 torpedo strike on WilhelmshavenChapter
- HMS Furious: Finding Virtue and Utility in Evolution19:36Why early aerial torpedoes would struggle in shallow waterNotable Point
- HMS Furious: Finding Virtue and Utility in Evolution35:00The first night carrier landing advances strike doctrineNotable Point
- Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!2:55:58An Audacious-sized carrier could operate navalized BeaufortsQ&A
- Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!1:52:28Why submariners could command early aircraft carriersQ&A
- Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!2:59:10Why Britain used 18-inch aerial and 21-inch ship torpedoesQ&A
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development28:31Layered air defense aims to spoil the attackNotable Point
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development39:01Eagle and Hermes enable carrier-versus-carrier trialsChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development59:45Exercise MZ demonstrates repeated carrier torpedo strikesChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:35:31The Swordfish belongs to a new mid-1930s generationNotable Point
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:35:31Swordfish and torpedo evolve as one weapon systemChapter
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:38:51Six-aircraft flights attack from several bearingsNotable Point
- British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development1:44:23Night attack makes torpedo-aircrew risk countChapter
- Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered1:47:21Late-1940s carrier anti-ship attack doctrineQ&A
- Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered1:58:26Torpedo bombers over JutlandQ&A
- Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered2:45:35Why a three-person carrier aircrew matteredQ&A
- Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered2:49:09Why a torpedo sighting wire needs structural supportNotable Point
- Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 66:02The Martin T4M made replacement easy to postponeChapter
- Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 640:31Torpedo bombers remained the proven carrier ship-killersNotable Point
- Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time1:27:29Faster monoplanes push torpedo drops toward parachute systemsQ&A
- Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time1:37:52Twin-engine torpedo bombers need a fleet-wide support systemQ&A
- Pierre Levasseur: A Designer of Note, Key Aircraft Series 1 - Aircraft 57:50The PL.2 solves a small French carrier orderChapter
- Conception of Admiral Moffett’s Flight Deck Cruisers & the IJN’s construction of Ryūjō39:10Ryūjō's practical 1942 air groupChapter
- Beginnings of Naval Aviation & Beginnings of the Year of Aircraft Carriers43:03Why navies trusted torpedo bombersQ&A
- What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s1:17:08A turboprop Fleet Air Arm replaces the Swordfish generationChapter
- What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s1:18:33A new torpedo aircraft would still need controlled water entryNotable Point
- Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 333:45The Albacore's performance came with much more weightChapter
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 23:58A torpedo bomber intended to threaten WilhelmshavenChapter
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 28:00Acceptable losses in an early mass torpedo strikeNotable Point
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 219:44The Cuckoo begins an evolutionary torpedo-bomber lineageChapter
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 225:26Cuckoo and Swordfish dimensions reveal two different generationsChapter
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 230:08Why a biplane layout does not make the Swordfish a World War I designNotable Point
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 233:30Destroyer-towed targets moved Cuckoo training beyond harbor attackNotable Point
- Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 246:15Why early aerial torpedoes skipped, dived, or broke apartChapter
- If not Pearl Harbour?45:05Could Japan damage dams near San Francisco?Q&A
- Lexington Class: America's Battle Cruiser Dreams - KSS2 S4 Comment Response18:33Why 1920s carrier aircraft did not immediately replace battlecruiser scoutsNotable Point
- Patreon 89: Everything a Scharnhorst - Germany standardises on one hull for Capital ships & Carriers2:32:00Fi 167 speed does not guarantee air superiorityNotable Point
- Unrotated Projectiles to Hypersonics: Some History & thoughts on Missiles as part of navies10:19The unrotated projectile as an aerial minefieldChapter
- Patreon Bonus: Battle Cruisers & Battleships are separate Categories in the Washington Naval Treaty3:16:26How larger carriers multiply the Taranto strikeNotable Point
- Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 196036:11Mature designs explain cannon reliability and the Fairey SwordfishNotable Point
- Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!2:59:27When Swordfish could fly from seaplane carriersQ&A
- Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built2:37:52How more fighters could change the Taranto strikeQ&A
- Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture2:40:28How an earlier Barracuda could change British carrier strikesQ&A
- Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy2:14:40Spearfish horsepower answered the slow torpedo-bomber problemQ&A
- Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy2:29:31How engine allocation repeatedly reshaped the Fairey BarracudaQ&A
- Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy3:11:44An earlier Fleet Air Arm could accelerate engine developmentQ&A
- Some Myths of the Royal Navy in WWII & Treaty Years1:05:57Swordfish design for rugged torpedo attackNotable Point
- Some Myths of the Royal Navy in WWII & Treaty Years1:29:01Cancelled fighters and multirole naval aircraftNotable Point
- Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?2:04:27Swordfish was specialised, not simply obsoleteChapter
- Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?2:07:25How Swordfish torpedoes attacked in shallow harboursNotable Point
- Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued2:32:11A successful Wilhelmshaven strike reshapes carrier doctrineQ&A
- HMS Ark Royal(1937): Key Ships Series 3, Ship 945:20The strike that slowed BismarckNotable Point
- Jeune Ecole: A Cheaper Way of War? The Jeune Ecole43:25Possible successors to the surface torpedo boatNotable Point
- Günther Lütjens, useful idiot or misunderstood leadership?3:31:37Could carrier aircraft attack during a surface battle without hitting friendly ships?Q&A
- Graf Zeppelin: Likely British Response (Key Ships Series 2, Ship 1 Bonus)15:05Fi 167 payloads and assisted take-offNotable Point
- HMS Dreadnought, but built around the RN's favourite battleship guns...2:00:24Swordfish reliability and shallow-water torpedo deliveryNotable Point
- Bruships 110: Naval Aviation1:05:05A three-carrier Taranto strike changes mission allocationNotable Point
- Bruships 110: Naval Aviation1:15:15Why the Fleet Air Arm made Swordfish its scoutsQ&A
- Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History1:13:53Scout carriers for reconnaissance and raider huntingChapter
- Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History1:35:09Torpedo delivery could keep the TSR a biplaneNotable Point
- Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 762:16:40More engine power for torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance aircraftNotable Point
- Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 762:18:09Why torpedo delivery could preserve the Swordfish biplaneNotable Point
- Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 762:59:10A scout carrier can strike while its cruisers closeQ&A
- If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?25:55Carrier air groups before the ZeroNotable Point
- If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?1:07:39How could Britain avoid defeat by superior Japanese torpedo bombers?Q&A
- 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
- If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?1:25:33A carrier dash toward Singapore risks mines and submarinesNotable Point
- If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?1:40:03A fleet in being at Kure invites a Taranto-style strikeChapter
- Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?18:17Carrier force and aircraft reality in 1939Chapter
- Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?2:22:22The race to Singapore is a carrier gambleNotable Point
- Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI? Comment Response26:20Why naval aircraft needed more than raw horsepowerNotable Point
- Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI? Comment Response45:48Multi-role twin-engine air groups and availabilityChapter
- Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI? Comment Response49:59Carrier torpedo bombers before twin-engine conceptsQ&A
- USS Wichita(CA-45); The Greatest Treaty 8in Cruiser41:01Rennell Island and the danger of one-threat planningNotable Point
- Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 651:52:00American alpha strikes and British continuous operationsNotable Point
- Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War11:13What could replace the TBD Devastator before the Avenger?Q&A
- Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War16:00A slow Swordfish creates an unusual problem for Zero pilotsNotable Point
- Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More2:25:33Taranto's harbor geometry protected Giulio CesareQ&A
- Patreon 63: Escort carriers, the idea, designs, development and notable operations40:52Why naval anti-aircraft fire did not need a killChapter
- Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 329:13What a Bf 110 torpedo bomber would requireQ&A
- Patreon 52: Scapa Flow - A History & A Future2:48:05Would heavy bombers have helped a Taranto carrier strike?Q&A
- Adriatic if WWI hadn't started till 1918: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)28:10Why capable Japanese torpedo bombers still needed massQ&A
- The Most Pointless Mission: Operation Tan No 2 (Long Patrol) - Working Sound11:08Operation Tan's small-strike problemChapter
- Operation Tan No 2 (Sound Missing)11:08Operation Tan's inadequate strike scaleNotable Point
- Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books1:33:02The missions that shaped the Fairey SwordfishQ&A
- Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru1:43:22Twin-engine aircraft and the Taranto problemQ&A
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)1:25:45Recasting the Blackburn Skua as a strike aircraftQ&A
- Pearl Harbor: A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do?1:00:00Prewar planning for a Hawaiian air raidChapter
- Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)3:17:20Q&A: the Swordfish did not begin as a Greek requirementQ&A
- Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books2:54:55How a Second World War carrier group might fight BismarckQ&A
- The Beginnings of Naval Aerial Strike: p1 Taranto Long Patrol12:00Why torpedoes mattered to a harbour strikeNotable Point
- The Beginnings of Naval Aerial Strike: p1 Taranto Long Patrol13:21The Sopwith Cuckoo and early aerial-torpedo limitsNotable Point
- The Beginnings of Naval Aerial Strike: p1 Taranto Long Patrol19:55Why battleships remained credible in interwar planningNotable Point
- The Beginnings of Naval Aerial Strike: p1 Taranto Long Patrol20:49Swordfish stability and effective torpedo deliveryNotable Point
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?10:33Blackburn Dart and the problem of aerial torpedoesChapter
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?24:23What determined an aerial torpedo's entry depth?Q&A
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?44:24French carrier aircraft and the Béarn what-ifChapter
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?1:37:53Swordfish torpedo gear and shallow-water attackChapter
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?2:02:00Devastator and Swordfish reflected different strike doctrinesChapter
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?2:59:11The balanced carrier air group planned for JoffreQ&A
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?3:00:07The Albacore's dive-bombing capabilityNotable Point
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?3:02:07Why a torpedo bomber could not simply dive with its heaviest loadQ&A
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?3:18:56Barracuda and Fairey's long-range aircraft lineageChapter
- Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?3:34:58The delayed TBY Sea Wolf was unlikely to displace the AvengerQ&A
- Shipbuilding through the 1880s-1950s2:05:35Why the Swordfish remained a dangerous ship killerNotable Point
- A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant18:25Taranto and Fleet Air Arm public visibilityNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)1:39:16Bristol Beaufort maritime strike serviceQ&A
- Bruships 49 Special: 'Questions on ‘Battle Cruisers’ & ‘Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14)2:45:01Early German carriers in the BalticQ&A
- Some More Battle Cruisers1:02:09An Admiral-class conversion points toward the strike carrierNotable Point
- Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s1:25:22Denmark turns the Horsley into the Dantop seaplane torpedo bomberNotable Point
- Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s1:36:09The first Hawker Harrier tests another torpedo-bomber routeNotable Point
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation2:13:21An early Fairey Barracuda in the MediterraneanQ&A
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation2:19:37Air defense succeeds by disrupting concentrationNotable Point
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation2:25:10Barracuda and Avenger as mature wartime strike aircraftQ&A
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation3:49:59The tension wire behind shallow-water torpedo attacksNotable Point
- Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation3:52:33Torpedo bombers as formation-breaking weaponsNotable Point
- Four Random Books 26: The Sturviant Fleet Air Arm Collection12:38From Blackburn Shark specification to sea trialsChapter
- Supemarine Aircraft of the Interwar: Long Patrol Part 3/3 Scapa to Type 32233:50Type 322 offers an alternative to the Fairey BarracudaChapter
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...9:19Why spotting mattered before carrier strike maturedNotable Point
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...16:55Carrier strike exercises and dive-bombing practiceNotable Point
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...22:13Torpedo strike within a mixed carrier air groupChapter
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s57:34Why British night torpedo doctrine differed from the US alpha strikeQ&A
- Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?42:51How air-dropped torpedoes could work in shallow waterQ&A
- Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?1:39:06Air defense only needed to disrupt the first waveChapter
- The Fairey Story - Part 4 of 4: Into WWII10:28The Albacore traded Swordfish simplicity for modern equipmentChapter
- The Fairey Story - Part 3 of 4: The Difficult Next Generation19:59Specification M.1/30 forced difficult carrier-aircraft compromisesChapter
- The Fairey Story - Part 3 of 4: The Difficult Next Generation23:10Blackburn, Fairey, Gloster, and Parnall pursue M.1/30Chapter
- The Fairey Story - Part 3 of 4: The Difficult Next Generation25:58From S.9/30 and TSR prototypes to the Fairey SwordfishChapter
- The Fairey Story - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Going After WWI31:33Parnall's G.4/31 offered a multi-role alternative to the SwordfishNotable Point
- Part 1 of 4 "The effect of the early jet age on naval warfare strategy/tactics?"31:06The Blackburn Firebrand's multirole ambitionNotable Point
- The Fairey Story Anew...2:20:10A demanding torpedo-bomber specification leads toward SwordfishChapter
- The Fairey Story Anew...2:40:25Swordfish ripple dives reveal a broader attack repertoireNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour14:16Flares, torpedoes, and shallow bombing work togetherChapter
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour17:10The Swordfish manoeuvres around obstacles at wave-top heightNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour36:24The first torpedo hits Cavour and leaves two prisonersNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour38:55Torpedo release could lift a Swordfish into the barrageNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour43:41Two torpedoes miss Cavour and run on toward Andrea DoriaNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour44:40Why did only six aircraft in the first wave carry torpedoes?Q&A
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour46:56Point-blank attacks bring the first wave to three torpedo hitsChapter
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour52:14Dispersed moorings made each torpedo attack an individual shotNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour1:13:53The second wave returns through an alerted harbourChapter
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour1:15:34An unexploded torpedo leaves the lost Swordfish's attack uncertainNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour1:16:30Bouncing a Swordfish on the water to release its torpedoNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark16:07Glorious develops a night torpedo plan that Pound rejectsNotable Point
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark18:28Why a night torpedo raid seemed too costlyQ&A
- Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark41:20The torpedo solutions that made Taranto possibleChapter
- Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark4:57Could Blackburn aircraft replace the Swordfish?Q&A
- Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark14:43Could an earlier aircraft have achieved Taranto?Q&A
- Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark45:12The First World War roots of a harbour strikeChapter
- Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark52:36Why reliability mattered more than marginal performanceNotable Point
- Battle of Taranto - a Stringbag Strike from the Dark54:42Who developed the aerial torpedo?Q&A
- Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation14:49How a Greek naval project led toward the SwordfishChapter
- Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation1:49:13The move toward single-seat carrier strike aircraftChapter
- Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation1:53:54The Skypirate's heavy payload lost out to single-seat doctrineNotable Point
- Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation2:36:04A Swordfish attack run at TarantoChapter
- Bilge Pumps does Battlestar Galactica Deadlock for Navy Con 1/25:49How institutional incentives shaped dive bombingNotable Point
- Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War58:07How Swordfish torpedoes were prepared for TarantoNotable Point
- 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 5 of 5/Articles 17-2242:04Diverging paths in carrier aviationNotable Point
- Making Wooden Airscrews (Propellors) - 4 Minutes3:21The Blackburn Shark and the M.1/30 requirementNotable Point
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)7:45The Swift as a carrier torpedo-bomber experimentNotable Point
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)13:30Swift exports spread Blackburn's torpedo-aircraft experienceNotable Point
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)29:26The Dart and the rise of night carrier operationsChapter
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)38:57Ripon: torpedo strike meets long reconnaissanceChapter
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)45:30A Blackburn design enters Japanese carrier aviationNotable Point
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)50:42M.1/30 turns fleet needs into detailed design rulesChapter
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)1:00:17The B.3 integrates structure, buoyancy, fuel, and weaponsChapter
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)1:05:24Baffin conversion preserves aircraft and squadron continuityChapter
- Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)1:11:55Shark combines multirole performance with catapult serviceChapter
- Specification: M.1/30 - Genesis of a Legend - 2 Minutes (ish)0:41Blackburn's route to Fleet Air Arm torpedo bombersNotable Point
- Specification: M.1/30 - Genesis of a Legend - 2 Minutes (ish)1:07M.1/30 bomb loads, torpedoes, and metal constructionChapter
- Specification: M.1/30 - Genesis of a Legend - 2 Minutes (ish)1:51Defining the Fleet's future strike aircraftNotable Point
- Blackburn T.5 Rippon - 2 Minutes (ish)0:24The Ripon II's redesigned engine installationNotable Point
- Blackburn T.5 Rippon - 2 Minutes (ish)0:59The Ripon II's undercarriage and torpedo clearanceNotable Point
- Blackburn T.5 Rippon - 2 Minutes (ish)1:58The Ripon II's fuel system for fourteen-hour reconnaissanceNotable Point
- Blackburn T.2 Dart - 2 Minutes0:36How the Dart helped refine aerial-torpedo techniqueNotable Point
- Blackburn T.2 Dart - 2 Minutes0:51Dart torpedo training at GosportChapter
- The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?26:23Six-inch guns as an anti-aircraft barrage weaponNotable Point
- HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers14:38Why breaking up a strike matters more than its kill totalNotable Point
- HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers17:10Fulmars: useful patrol fighters with a costly limitationChapter
- Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:48:01Fleet Air Arm torpedo and dive-bombing rolesQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 17: Fiction & Fraction, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A2:38:10Why torpedo bombers usually carried one or two weaponsQ&A
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 412:44Fleet Air Arm options before the war hardensNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 434:42A Wellington and Swordfish combined attackNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 446:47Night operations, radio beacons, and SwordfishNotable Point
- Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 441:06Singapore's limited local air and escort resourcesNotable Point
- An Introduction "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P1/4 WWI18:49The Gotha WD.14 and German torpedo-bomber ambitionsNotable Point
- An Introduction to “The Battle of Malaya & Force Z” – Part 2: The Counter-Factual; My Plan30:00Bring the fleet into a torpedo-bomber threat zoneNotable Point
- An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 219:28Vosper 73-foot boats and the Admiralty fight over coastal strike craftChapter
- Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A33:30Sea Dart and Blackburn Dart belong to different naval rolesQ&A
- Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 192926:19Air attack tables connected weapons effects to operational rangeChapter
- Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 192936:19Exercise MZ tested air attack in a balanced fleet problemChapter
- Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 192945:06Exercise M1 tested concentrated carrier torpedo strikesChapter
- Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 192947:16M1 linked carrier command, torpedo performance, and strike concentrationNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 1: Book Reviews/Q&A33:07When aircraft became a serious threat to surface fleetsQ&A
- Special Episode: Design, Design, Design!1:56:36Why the Swordfish biplane was not obsolete thinkingQ&A