Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Turret Fighters

Also searchable as fighter turret, turret fighter, Turreted Fighters.

Related time notes

  1. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    7:36:06Removing the Blackburn Roc turret would not cure the designQ&A
  2. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    2:55:56Why the Blackburn Roc was not a true stopgapQ&A
  3. 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
  4. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    1:14:04The Defiant P.94 as a missed naval aviation optionQ&A
  5. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    1:23:53Why turret fighters worked better at night than by dayQ&A
  6. Turreted Fighter: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p4/7
    0:14Turreted fighter 360-degree fire ideaChapter
  7. Turreted Fighter: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p4/7
    1:45Single-engine power and turret weightChapter
  8. Turreted Fighter: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p4/7
    4:04Good concept, wrong technology windowNotable Point
  9. Turreted Fighter: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p4/7
    5:08Defiant night fighter and Beaufighter replacementNotable Point
  10. Turreted Fighter: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p4/7
    5:51Turret armament weight and firepower tradeoffNotable Point
  11. Turreted Fighter: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p4/7
    7:29Wellington turret night fighters as a doubtful alternativeChapter
  12. Turreted Fighter: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p4/7
    9:31Roc development costs and a more powerful SkuaNotable Point
  13. Four Random Books 29: Weapons of War
    2:17Blackburn Roc plans show crowded carrier operationsNotable Point
  14. The Fairey Story Anew...
    7:19The Blackburn Roc answers the call for a navalized DefiantQ&A
  15. The Fairey Story Anew...
    18:29Turret-fighter firing geometry leaves the aircraft exposedNotable Point
  16. Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)
    1:33:37The Roc and the cost of the turret-fighter conceptNotable Point