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Bruships 214 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...

Study Bruships 214 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live..., a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 5 Oct 2025, with 37 time notes. Topics include Live Q&A, Naval Heritage, Naval History.

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  1. 13:36
    QuestionWhere would Britain base 110 reserve patrol vessels based on New Zealand's Lake class, built between 2005 and 2025?Answer

    Disperse them in regional squadrons worldwide, while retaining a large home allocation for patrol, fisheries, and SSBN-security duties.

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  2. 16:45
    QuestionWere battlecruisers generally worth their cost despite some bad designs?Answer

    Yes for their era, because speed could control an engagement until aircraft and missiles displaced that advantage.

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  3. 18:49
    QuestionWhat do you think of the reported grey-fleet disposal of drones and the French arrest of a ship's master?Answer

    Rapid technical change makes early drones disposable, while expensive uncrewed ships pose harder escalation questions. The arrest is left unanswered for lack of detailed information.

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  4. 24:58
    QuestionWhich Second World War Japanese warship would be the personal choice to own?Answer

    Mutsu, because her surviving artifacts give her a particularly strong connection to Yokosuka's naval history.

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  5. 26:07
    QuestionHow would you design a modern sloop of war?Answer

    Build an uncrewed 2,000-ton modular ship with a 76 mm gun, missile options, limited maintenance accommodation, and strong redundancy.

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  6. 32:04
    QuestionWhy did Hipper or Reinhard Scheer not lead the interned High Seas Fleet, and how might scuttling have been prevented?Answer

    A less senior commander was considered more acceptable within the German navy; tighter inspections or an earlier British seizure could have prevented the scuttling.

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  7. 34:06
    QuestionDo you expect to discover anything new when visiting naval exhibits in person?Answer

    It is hard to predict: inspecting the North Korean spy vessel revealed unexpected scale, engine-room damage, and a lack of subdivision that photographs had not conveyed.

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  8. 36:49
    QuestionWhy are the two Battles of the Atlantic underrepresented in public imagination?Answer

    One proposed explanation is that they expose frightening dependence on maritime trade, which governments often fail to explain as plainly as Japan does.

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  9. 47:58
    QuestionWill catapult-launched reconnaissance seaplanes return as drones on corvettes, frigates, or destroyers?Answer

    Probably not; net recovery and expendability suit small drones, while short-takeoff and tiltrotor designs look more likely.

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  10. 51:17
    QuestionHow useful could CCGS Arpatuuq and her class be?Answer

    They appear to be useful polar assets, but judgment on the class should wait for firm orders and delivered ships.

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  11. 53:56
    QuestionWill keeping future sea lanes open fall to individual navies?Answer

    It always has, and renewed rivalry makes visible naval presence and differing national rules more important.

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  12. 58:14
    Economics and defence technology need different expertise

    Economic and military analysis draw on different expertise, so confident forecasts still need scrutiny from specialists in the systems involved.

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  13. 1:00:08
    QuestionWould surplus warships have been too old to matter if the Washington treaty allowed their sale?Answer

    No; although their remaining service lives would be limited, older dreadnoughts and cruisers could still be useful to the powers buying them.

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  14. 1:01:41
    QuestionWhy had the Royal Navy not stated the exact Type 31 VLS count?Answer

    The detailed fit was still evolving, but published information and space for three eight-cell modules indicated the likely scale.

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  15. 1:03:47
    South Korea's Global 6500 airborne-warning platform

    The reported Global 6500 selection prompts a comparison of electronics space, apparently side-mounted radar panels, and the modest speed requirements of airborne-warning aircraft.

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  16. 1:05:05
    QuestionWill foreign Type 26 and Type 31 orders reduce Royal Navy costs, and by how much?Answer

    The saving remains unknown until later hull prices are available. An extra Type 26 is the preferred use of a budget comparable to the estimated cost of a sail training ship.

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  17. 1:06:11
    QuestionWhat is the argument for a navy operating a large sail training ship?Answer

    Leadership training is the stated rationale, but the need for a sailboat is disputed; prestige and environmental presentation are also suggested motives.

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  18. 1:08:45
    QuestionAre sailboats becoming a reasonable form of cargo carrier again?Answer

    Not as a primary system; wind assistance may save fuel, but ship layout, sail scale, route safety, and unreliable weather impose severe limits.

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  19. 1:10:23
    QuestionWhich university courses are recommended for studying war and warfighting?Answer

    King's College London is the leading choice, with Birmingham, Annapolis, Georgetown, Sydney, and Singapore among the alternatives discussed.

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  20. 1:12:24
    QuestionHow many decades ahead does Britain plan its warship building?Answer

    Concepts can extend 50 to 100 years, but solid programs typically cover one or two decades of infrastructure and construction.

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  21. 1:15:36
    QuestionWould two 65,000-ton carriers make sense as replacements for six Invincible-class ships?Answer

    Probably not; starting from six operational hulls would make dropping below three large carriers very difficult.

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  22. 1:18:25
    QuestionWould attitudes within the British Empire change during a proposed 100-year decolonization plan?Answer

    Yes; the plan would need to anticipate that change and use consultation to build more durable cooperation and influence.

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  23. 1:19:35
    QuestionWhy did converted carriers begin with rounded flight-deck edges and later receive square ones?Answer

    Rounded ends managed airflow, while square ends were simpler, cheaper, and less demanding of skilled labor.

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  24. 1:22:16
    Why wartime shipyards cannot surge skilled labor

    American wartime output could mobilize vast numbers of workers, but apprentices still needed years to become rounded tradespeople and yards had spent years minimizing expensive skilled labor.

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  25. 1:26:36
    QuestionWould the names of the Queen Elizabeth- and Revenge-class battleships be reused after two decades of no-treaty construction?Answer

    Probably; continuous construction would replace the old hulls and make their established names available for new capital ships.

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  26. 1:30:14
    QuestionHow long before the US Navy asks Congress to fund new guided-missile submarines?Answer

    No date is given; further Ohio conversions or a guided-missile version of the new submarine class are expected because the capability is useful for gunboat diplomacy.

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  27. 1:30:55
    QuestionWhat is the medium-term outlook for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary?Answer

    Recovery depends on raising pay enough to compete with other merchant-maritime employers.

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  28. 1:33:54
    QuestionShould I buy expensive printed textbooks when I retain less from the online copies?Answer

    Look for cheaper copies from graduating students, students in the year above, or second-hand sellers; a shorter study guide of relevant, cited extracts is another option.

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  29. 1:37:35
    QuestionIs a video about Mikasa planned?Answer

    Yes; it will use Mikasa to examine the leadership and design choices behind the Six-Six Fleet and Tsushima.

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  30. 1:44:55
    QuestionWhy were the captains of HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta not recommended for the Victoria Cross, and can overlooked cases be reconsidered?Answer

    Very late posthumous awards are unusual. The proposed explanation for these captains is that their exceptional courage still fell within what the Royal Navy expected of them.

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  31. 1:46:11
    QuestionWhat if every British battleship became the fictional HMS Conqueror in 1939?Answer

    Britain would gain unmatched capital ships, sharply weakening Axis naval options and possibly changing Italy's decision to enter the war.

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  32. 1:48:07
    QuestionCan Mikasa be described as the oldest surviving Vickers-built ship?Answer

    Not confidently without more research, because older small Vickers vessels may survive and Mikasa's preserved condition complicates the claim.

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  33. 1:48:48
    The limits of public specifications for modern naval systems

    Different approaches to public information explain why an analyst may discuss modern naval systems with stated limits or prefer historical subjects.

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  34. 1:55:23
    QuestionDoes a Japanese ship's curry belong to one hull, or pass to the next ship with the same name?Answer

    The recipe passes with the name, and each successive namesake adds something to it.

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  35. 1:56:24
    QuestionWhich ship name seems most cursed by repeated bad luck or sinkings?Answer

    Revenge, Acasta, Titan, and Titanic are among the suggestions, with further jokes about wars accompanying construction and Royal Navy naming patterns.

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  36. 2:05:29
    QuestionWhich three modern books should be sent to Jackie Fisher when he becomes First Sea Lord?Answer

    Send The Price of Victory plus modern studies of British battleships and destroyers, because Fisher could turn their historical and technical lessons into near-term reform.

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  37. 2:11:36
    Warning Fisher about control of naval aviation

    A proposed warning about transferring naval aviation to the RAF raises the question of whether Fisher would trust deliberately partisan scholarship.

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