Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Warship Armour

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  1. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:52:24Tirpitz's deck armour and Operation TungstenNotable Point
  2. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:20:27Dupleix-class armoured cruisers: battery and protectionQ&A
  3. Raphael Semmes: A Legacy of Literary Leadership
    33:47Kearsarge defeats Alabama off CherbourgChapter
  4. Special Catch Up Ramblings on Behalf of @TheFleetOfOceans
    1:57:19Why Hood's armor belt was not F3 protectionNotable Point
  5. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    9:50Lexington battlecruisers as large scouting cruisersQ&A
  6. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    5:05:47The unresolved tradeoffs in putting Chobham armour on warshipsQ&A
  7. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    5:07:54Why Royal Navy armour weight complicates thickness comparisonsQ&A
  8. Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:13:30Internal armour and sectional survivabilityNotable Point
  9. Why do Historians like to visit the History?
    0:58HMS Warspite's surviving barbette steelNotable Point
  10. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:47:25County-class armor provisions varied between batches and refitsNotable Point
  11. Jellicoe's Jutland: Analytical leadership at its best and its most problematic
    1:10:04Battlecruiser protection failed inside fleet tacticsChapter
  12. Royal Navy gets activist for Research & Development from 1900 onwards...
    32:12Armor design was a question of weight, area, and metallurgyNotable Point
  13. Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song
    4:09:06Modern warships could use armour around vital compartmentsQ&A
  14. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:35:36Why an armored flight deck must also carry structural loadsQ&A
  15. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    31:00A reference for Queen Elizabeth and Hood armor layoutsQ&A
  16. Check Campaign 20: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:40:14A torpedo hit defeats magazine protectionNotable Point
  17. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:56Why destroyers were not armored like battleshipsQ&A
  18. The Royal Navys Response to a 1906 Dante Alighieri
    2:42Reconstructing Dante Alighieri's designChapter
  19. The Royal Navys Response to a 1906 Dante Alighieri
    1:05:42Why the simulation adds deck armour, not belt armourNotable Point
  20. Tillman Class: Dreams of Super Battleships - KSS2 S8 Comment Response
    0:39How Tillman IV-2 fits fifteen 18-inch gunsQ&A
  21. Dante Alighieri: Not Dreadnought but still an Inferno - Key Ships Series 7, Ship 1
    12:10Dante Alighieri versus HMS DreadnoughtChapter
  22. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    47:44Armour plate needed capacity at every levelQ&A
  23. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    56:10County-class protection was concentrated and later strengthenedNotable Point
  24. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    1:33:32A 1945 battlecruiser becomes a faster, heavier VanguardQ&A
  25. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    4:22:17The H3 battlecruiser answers a need for 18-inch gun powerQ&A
  26. Bruships 126: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    59:00Why large naval guns cannot be recreated quicklyQ&A
  27. Bruships 124: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    1:07:52Armour against aircraft bombsQ&A
  28. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    11:37Protection, broadside guns, and sail enduranceNotable Point
  29. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 9
    26:38Fighting power behind Nelson's political missionNotable Point
  30. Joffre Class: Too Many Enemies - Key Ship Series 5, Epsiode 5
    24:55High power supported a forty-aircraft light carrierChapter
  31. Nothing Wrong With Our Shells; Alternate History, Jutland if Royal Navy Shells Work extended editon
    2:09:23A fast battleship is easier to balance than a battlecruiserNotable Point
  32. Building a NelRod County Class...
    10:31Protection choices on a fast heavy cruiserNotable Point
  33. Building a NelRod County Class...
    44:51A 9.2-inch Hawkins-class alternativeChapter
  34. Building a NelRod County Class...
    1:59:39Scaling the forward-gun idea into an 18-inch battleshipChapter
  35. Building a NelRod County Class...
    2:26:34Testing a rebuilt Bismarck against an 18-inch designNotable Point
  36. Steam Battleships (1876-1891)
    28:59Amiral Baudin: old status guns and newer fighting batteriesNotable Point
  37. HNLMS Schorpioen(1868): Key Ship Series 1, Ship 6
    12:12A compact but heavily protected ironcladChapter
  38. HNLMS Schorpioen(1868): Key Ship Series 1, Ship 6
    16:18Why iron armour and machinery retained valueNotable Point
  39. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    1:27:34Why British warship armour remains hard to studyNotable Point
  40. Asama Class: Armoured Cruiser or Battleship? (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 11)
    18:35Armor and gun layout make Asama costly to fightNotable Point
  41. Asama Class: Armoured Cruiser or Battleship? (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 11)
    20:41Layered armor and subdivision make Asama hard to disableNotable Point
  42. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    16:54Layered armor and practical air defenseNotable Point
  43. Abruzzi Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    41:35Fast enough, armored enough, and hard to outmatchChapter
  44. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 2
    3:28Realistic gun ranges for late nineteenth-century warshipsQ&A
  45. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 2
    24:35Early ironclads versus armored ships of the lineQ&A
  46. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 2
    1:52:22Why armor and shell production depends on specialist industryQ&A
  47. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 2
    2:07:18Why a huge battleship might still carry nine gunsQ&A
  48. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out
    26:03Could destroyer guns penetrate a pre-dreadnought?Q&A
  49. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out
    1:32:47Destroyer gunfire against a capital shipQ&A
  50. Tre Kronor Class: Because the Swedish had a lot of Bofors guns to use..
    5:23Tre Kronor armament, speed, and protectionChapter
  51. Raimondo Montecuccoli Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    2:07Montecuccoli class corrects the early Condottieri bargainChapter
  52. Raimondo Montecuccoli Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    3:27ONI estimates reveal the class and its machinery lineageNotable Point
  53. Raimondo Montecuccoli Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    42:55A transitional Condottieri design balances speed and survivalNotable Point
  54. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    44:49Why missile size determines useful modern armorQ&A
  55. Luigi Cadorna Class: The Regia Marina's Condottieri Part 2
    6:01Giussano protection and the range a fleet neededChapter
  56. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by another name? (Patreon 57 Videos Comment Response)
    5:06Why battleship-style armour does not solve the missile threatQ&A
  57. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by another name? (Patreon 57 Videos Comment Response)
    12:04An internal citadel for future automated warshipsQ&A
  58. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    15:49Thin protection kept the Northamptons at long rangeNotable Point
  59. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    52:14Houston and Augusta may have carried subtly different turret protectionNotable Point
  60. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    2:34:00Why modern warships do not regain heavy armourQ&A
  61. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    3:04:04Armour is central to the battleship definitionQ&A
  62. Suffren Class: Mon croiseur de 1ère classe de la Marine Nationale préféré (Long Patrol)
    5:20Protection for cruiser work, undermined by narrow gun arcsChapter
  63. Suffren Class: Mon croiseur de 1ère classe de la Marine Nationale préféré (Long Patrol)
    17:16Suffren-class machinery, endurance, and protectionChapter
  64. A Treaty Inspired Destroyer Design Discussion: UAD & Patreon Infused video
    40:22Destroyers survive by avoiding vital hitsNotable Point
  65. Sentinel Class (1904): Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    12:44A destroyer-fighting battery with little protectionChapter
  66. Questions of the Equitable Washington Treaty Answered: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    40:36Funnel placement, weight offset, and armour distributionNotable Point
  67. All Forward vs Aft Balance Main Armament: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    24:46Armour distribution and presenting the stronger endNotable Point
  68. RMS Titanic, 110yrs on what lessons were learned?
    1:38:37What separates a bulkhead from armour?Q&A
  69. Leipzig Class (Reichsmarine)
    29:55Similar silhouettes concealed different protection schemesNotable Point
  70. County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)
    6:41Speed, armament, and thin armour in Spain's County derivativeChapter
  71. County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)
    34:48Why treaty labels did not make a convincing heavy cruiserChapter
  72. County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)
    47:46Armour narrows the ranges at which shells can penetrateNotable Point
  73. County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)
    49:14Trade speed and endurance for a survivable flagshipNotable Point
  74. Battle of Singapore Straits (Equitable Washington Treaty Scenario): A UAD Infused(Long Patrol)
    33:50Balancing firepower, armour and speedNotable Point
  75. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)
    14:31When impractical limits make evasion normalNotable Point
  76. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)
    1:04:41Armour schemes and intended fighting rangeNotable Point
  77. If Hood Was the Washington Template not the exception: A UAD infused discussion
    42:19What 41,000 tons buys a capital shipChapter
  78. Battle Cruiser Squadron Action: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    4:13Armour, weight, and speed pull against one anotherNotable Point
  79. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    0:43Rebalancing Tiger's speed, protection, and weightChapter
  80. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    35:27Battlecruiser armour cannot answer every heavier gunNotable Point
  81. Bruships 69: The Decider
    1:57:42Armouring a carrier for its likely threatQ&A
  82. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    51:28Fisher's Incomparable versus the ship Britain might have builtQ&A
  83. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    2:12:14Hood and Bismarck compared by displacement efficiencyQ&A
  84. The Battle of the Philippine Sea: Live
    1:10:43Would smart guns bring armour back to warships?Q&A
  85. The Battle of the Philippine Sea: Live
    1:12:58Railguns and the return of selective warship armorQ&A
  86. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 1913
    0:40HMS Tiger and the battlecruiser trade-offChapter
  87. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 1913
    3:02Normandie's quadruple-turret compromiseNotable Point
  88. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 1913
    7:18Bayern, Revenge, and fleet numbersChapter
  89. Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front: Long Patrol, Part 1, Humber Class
    10:32Six-inch firepower in a moving armoured platformNotable Point
  90. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 3: Ships
    8:52Royal Sovereign-class firepower and protectionChapter
  91. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 3: Ships
    11:25Why British battleships carried such heavy armourNotable Point
  92. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 3: Ships
    31:37How protected cruisers shield machinery without a battleship beltNotable Point
  93. Steel of a Hundred Years Ago: Ships of 1920
    1:42:17Jutland, anti-flash protection, and Lexington's light armourQ&A
  94. Steel of a Hundred Years Ago: Ships of 1920
    2:06:17Nagato: powerful, prestigious, and underusedChapter
  95. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    22:29Where a battlecruiser departs from a cruiserQ&A
  96. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    36:07Internal armor and survivability in the Town classNotable Point
  97. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    39:52What the Town class's internal armour protectedQ&A
  98. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    41:12Southampton, Gloucester, and Edinburgh subclass tradeoffsChapter
  99. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    2:02:43Why an open gun mount could be safer than a weak turretNotable Point
  100. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    2:06:49How the Town class's water-filled bulges workedQ&A
  101. Four Random Books 10: Overview Books
    4:34Zara-class treaty breach and capital-ship armourNotable Point
  102. Bru Ships Episode 14: Special & Covert Operations Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:03:20Armour for a future multi-railgun warshipQ&A
  103. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:55:19A heavy cruiser versus a modern warship at gun rangeQ&A
  104. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:17:23The practical limit of World War II armourQ&A
  105. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:35:47Armour works best with compartmentationQ&A
  106. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:37:47The promise and complexity of spaced sloped armourQ&A
  107. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:52:21Why sloped armour can still matter against descending shellsQ&A
  108. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:53:56Internal armour against modern missile damageQ&A