Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Torpedo Warfare

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  1. Japanese Destroyers of WWII: Quantity is a Quality of it's own, it can also be a Decisive one
    6:59Shimakaze's fifteen-torpedo broadsideNotable Point
  2. What the unbuilt destroyers of the Regia Marina tell us about WWII?
    34:33Why wartime destroyers weighted fire forwardNotable Point
  3. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    54:23How aerial torpedoes were adapted for shallow harboursNotable Point
  4. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:55:50Lanchester equations and disabling hits at seaNotable Point
  5. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:38:13Why doubling Type 93 torpedo range would not guarantee hitsQ&A
  6. Imperial Russian Destroyers: The Paper Numbers vs The Reality of what they didn't have at Tsushima
    10:17Tsushima exposed Russia's screening shortfallChapter
  7. Bruships 240: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:05:22The Battle of Cape Bon night ambushNotable Point
  8. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    1:45How the J class complemented the Tribal classChapter
  9. 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
  10. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    6:24I-class torpedoes and wartime acquisition of export warshipsChapter
  11. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    7:34How the L and M classes kept eight torpedoes while strengthening escortsNotable Point
  12. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    13:33Torpedo weight in a mixed destroyer flotillaNotable Point
  13. The Tribal Class's Sisters... the Royal Navy's J, K & N Class Destroyers of WWII
    1:05:18ORP Piorun and the destroyer box around BismarckChapter
  14. Bruships 227: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:24:07An interwar Austro-Hungarian Navy would emphasize cruisers and torpedoesQ&A
  15. An introduction to Torpedo Boat Destoyers
    43:04Jutland was numerically a destroyer and torpedo battleChapter
  16. An introduction to Torpedo Boat Destoyers
    46:23Destroyers shaped Jutland without dominating its historyNotable Point
  17. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    52:09Reliable aircraft and elite crews underpin Japanese scoutingNotable Point
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    10:15:55How navies defined the destroyer leader differentlyQ&A
  19. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    10:32:44Fictional concealment and cruiser torpedo attacksQ&A
  20. Kaigun-chūjō Gunichi Mikawa: The IJN's Pearl Harbor back up plan
    7:43Early service builds Mikawa's torpedo expertiseChapter
  21. Kaigun-chūjō Gunichi Mikawa: The IJN's Pearl Harbor back up plan
    39:33Mikawa exploits Japanese night-fighting doctrineChapter
  22. Torpex: A Short History of it's History...
    25:39Torpex raises torpedo blast effect by halfNotable Point
  23. Torpex: A Short History of it's History...
    27:38A Torpex counterfactual for Taranto and Cape MatapanNotable Point
  24. Destroyer Guns of WWII: Why, Why & Why
    38:30The 4.7-inch gun and British destroyer tacticsChapter
  25. Destroyer Guns of WWII: Why, Why & Why
    1:20:26Japan's 127 mm guns and attrition doctrineChapter
  26. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    1:11:00Tone-class scouts in Japan's attrition doctrineChapter
  27. Chūichi Nagumo: The Creation of the Kidō Butai's Kaigun Chūjō
    15:16Destroyer command and attrition warfareChapter
  28. Chūichi Nagumo: The Creation of the Kidō Butai's Kaigun Chūjō
    30:35Fleet politics and command of the MogamisChapter
  29. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    7:51Scheer's ordinary start concealed practical strengthsChapter
  30. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    19:05Torpedo expertise won Scheer Tirpitz's backingChapter
  31. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    1:08:28Battle turns extracted the High Seas FleetChapter
  32. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    1:12:52Scheer compressed German order timingNotable Point
  33. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    1:13:39Grand Fleet standing orders explain the torpedo responseNotable Point
  34. Jellicoe's Jutland: Analytical leadership at its best and its most problematic
    1:03:41The torpedo turn-away and Scheer's night escapeNotable Point
  35. Simone Antonio Pacoret de Saint Bon: Father of the Regia Marina
    27:56Why Saint-Bon rejected a small-ship strategyNotable Point
  36. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    7:13:10Comparing First World War destroyers by year and missionQ&A
  37. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    7:20:19The Tribal class and the general-purpose destroyerQ&A
  38. What happens if Britain has a Malta off the coast of Germany in WWI? Helgoland!
    1:08:05Coastal motorboats versus battlecruisersNotable Point
  39. What happens if Britain has a Malta off the coast of Germany in WWI? Helgoland!
    1:25:10The coastal motorboat questionNotable Point
  40. Check Campaign 25: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    33:36Torpedo caution and a usable coalition flagshipNotable Point
  41. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    8:04Japanese attrition and ambush before decisive battleNotable Point
  42. Bruships 152: Patreon July Premiers Announcement, Special Guests & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:22:20French large-destroyer design after MogadorQ&A
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. Check Campaign 14: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:07:25Torpedo range, sensors, and evasionNotable Point
  46. Check Campaign 14: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:46:14Torpedo damage, maneuver, and warning timeNotable Point
  47. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    47:27The Fletcher succeeds as a general-purpose destroyerNotable Point
  48. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    52:33Japanese night doctrine fails without warningChapter
  49. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    1:01:28Night bombardment geometry creates a torpedo hazardNotable Point
  50. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    1:15:13Radar contact becomes a five-minute destructionChapter
  51. Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle
    1:25:07A reversed ambush tests the value of informationNotable Point
  52. Check Campaign 7: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    38:21Five heavy cruisers attack a Chinese battleshipChapter
  53. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    20:13Ambush, attrition, and the political trapChapter
  54. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    28:17Taranto intelligence and the Swordfish torpedo wireNotable Point
  55. HMS Cossack: A Dangerous Destroyer to Behold - KSS3 S1 Comment Response
    7:45Tribal-class destroyers in a Guadalcanal night actionQ&A
  56. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    50:38Japan traded night aviation for surface torpedo freedomNotable Point
  57. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943)
    42:11Omori later directed the Kaiten special-attack programNotable Point
  58. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 11
    5:38Using a fast screen to run down an isolated battleshipNotable Point
  59. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 11
    24:18Disengaging a damaged cruiser from a torpedo threatNotable Point
  60. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 11
    1:02:33Building a battle line around Hood while preserving the screenNotable Point
  61. Jeune Ecole: A Cheaper Way of War? The Jeune Ecole
    18:05Torpedoes promise a cheap decisive weaponChapter
  62. Jeune Ecole: A Cheaper Way of War? The Jeune Ecole
    24:40Submarines add reach but invite anti-submarine warfareNotable Point
  63. Building the Fleets for Jutland
    1:22:50Cruisers and destroyers made fleet strength deeperChapter
  64. Building the Fleets for Jutland
    1:37:02German torpedo-boat labels can hide destroyer rolesNotable Point
  65. Building the Fleets for Jutland
    1:41:42German torpedoes offset, but could not erase, gun disparityNotable Point
  66. Starting off Franco-Italian Battleship race... come see what a Francisco Caracciolo might have done
    1:10:28Reconstructing Caracciolo protection and secondary weaponsNotable Point
  67. Starting off Franco-Italian Battleship race... come see what a Francisco Caracciolo might have done
    1:41:54Destroyer screens and stopping torpedo attacksNotable Point
  68. Starting off Franco-Italian Battleship race... come see what a Francisco Caracciolo might have done
    1:58:04Atlanta-style cruisers and saturation fireNotable Point
  69. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    2:26:41Building a French answer to the Tribal classChapter
  70. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    3:07:44The Italian super-destroyer as a small cruiserNotable Point
  71. Patreon 74: What if History - Greenboy shells had been developed and deployed in time for Jutland.
    1:56:37Nestor's destroyers fight through the battlecruiser screenNotable Point
  72. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    3:06:47Destroyers and cruisers would turn Denmark Strait into a multi-axis fightQ&A
  73. Raimondo Montecuccoli Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    27:38Nightfall reverses the balance at First SirteChapter
  74. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:52:39Italian cruiser doctrine remains caught between two fleetsChapter
  75. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    18:38USS Northampton from carrier escort to TassafarongaChapter
  76. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    58:37Houston and Perth's outnumbered night fight at Sunda StraitChapter
  77. Alex & Drach @ Haida (live)
    8:41Tribal destroyers at night-fighting rangeQ&A
  78. Alex & Drach @ Haida (live)
    11:10Extra torpedoes and Haida's deck arrangementNotable Point
  79. Alex & Drach @ Haida (live)
    14:23How HMS Eskimo survived losing her bowQ&A
  80. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    17:53British protection versus Japanese speed and torpedoesChapter
  81. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    29:19All-forward firepower in a pursuit engagementNotable Point
  82. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    53:05Testing the cruiser pair against a Deutschland-class raiderNotable Point
  83. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    54:53More torpedoes still do not overcome the protection tradeoffNotable Point
  84. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    33:17Match destroyer weapons to the threatNotable Point
  85. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    40:19A Greek island ambush force without the numbersChapter
  86. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    50:02Norwegian destroyers and the coastal-defense mismatchChapter
  87. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    1:18:19The Fletcher package for Italy's escort gapNotable Point
  88. Konigsberg Class (Reichsmarine): Long Patrol
    15:18The light-cruiser shortage behind German surface raidingChapter
  89. Forward (1904) Class: Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    0:02Why destroyer flotillas needed scout cruisersChapter
  90. Forward (1904) Class: Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    8:23Forward class machinery, armament, and enduranceChapter
  91. Adventure (1904) Class: Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    4:33Why destroyer flotillas needed scout cruisersChapter
  92. Adventure (1904) Class: Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    43:57Scouting ahead of the destroyer sweepChapter
  93. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    2:07:28What Jellicoe might gain by turning toward the torpedoesQ&A
  94. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    2:16:56Warspite and Tribals would need a night ambushQ&A
  95. Take 2: Pearl Harbour – A product of the Kantai Kessen Doctrine or something to do? (Live)
    2:32:11Force Z nearly reached vulnerable transportsQ&A
  96. Victims of the Kantai Kessen: Japanese Cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol / Patreon 32)
    23:59Three cruiser roles in the decisive-battle planChapter
  97. Victims of the Kantai Kessen: Japanese Cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol / Patreon 32)
    25:52Furutaka modernisation and useful old cruisersNotable Point
  98. Victims of the Kantai Kessen: Japanese Cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol / Patreon 32)
    1:05:38The intelligence sequence behind Kantai KessenChapter
  99. Patreon 32: Japanese heavy cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s, were they worth it?
    43:09Why Japanese cruisers carried heavy torpedo batteriesQ&A
  100. Patreon 32: Japanese heavy cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s, were they worth it?
    55:40Torpedoes as a substitute for capital-ship numbersQ&A
  101. Patreon 32: Japanese heavy cruisers of the 1920s & 1930s, were they worth it?
    1:34:02Takao modernisation: replacing a turret with air defenceNotable Point
  102. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)
    4:00:25Eight Tribal-class destroyers against Graf Spee's fleetQ&A
  103. Bruships 52: A Year of Bruships - Questions & Books
    1:13:27The torpedo-carrier idea for HMS EagleQ&A
  104. Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front: Long Patrol, Part 6, Gorgon Class
    42:29How Gorgon could complicate the German entry into NarvikNotable Point
  105. RN Paper Cruisers; the what might have beens…
    49:38Royal Navy destroyers practised torpedo aiming by firelightNotable Point
  106. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    44:08Why ABDA could not become a fleet in timeNotable Point
  107. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    47:18Perth's last fight in Sunda StraitChapter
  108. WWI in the Far East; Penang, Tsingtao, Emden & Cormoran the Long Patrol
    43:43Emden's surprise attack at PenangChapter
  109. WWI in the Far East; Penang, Tsingtao, Emden & Cormoran the Long Patrol
    1:05:52Torpedoes gave cruisers an offset weaponNotable Point
  110. P2 Introduction to Pre-Tribal Class Destroyers of the RN
    0:52Why destroyers need reach and speedChapter
  111. P2 Introduction to Pre-Tribal Class Destroyers of the RN
    5:58E and F classes: a standard destroyer fitNotable Point
  112. P2 Introduction to Pre-Tribal Class Destroyers of the RN
    16:19I-class torpedoes and the path to the TribalsChapter
  113. P2 Introduction to Pre-Tribal Class Destroyers of the RN
    18:03I-class minelayers and Turkish ordersNotable Point
  114. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 3: Daring Class
    4:56What a Daring could do in a Jutland-era fleetNotable Point
  115. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 3: Daring Class
    21:46Torpedoes and the last back-pocket cruisersChapter
  116. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 3: Daring Class
    30:44A speculative lineage from Henderson to DaringNotable Point
  117. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 1: Tribal Class (+Admiral Henderson)
    27:19HMS Eskimo’s resilience at NarvikNotable Point
  118. An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville
    19:02Somerville's uneasy fit with destroyer commandNotable Point
  119. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    33:06The British cruisers seize the initiativeChapter
  120. Battle of The River Plate - A River Plate 80 Video
    53:49The threat of night action drives Graf Spee toward portNotable Point