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Check Campaign 12: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign

Study Check Campaign 12: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign, a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 8 Apr 2024, with 21 time notes. Topics include Commerce Raiding, Convoy Warfare, Force…

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Runtime2:43:57
Guide points21 time notes

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  1. 9:03
    Why a cruiser inside a convoy is so destructive

    A campaign battle sends a light cruiser into a convoy, illustrating how quickly a surface raider could destroy exposed merchant shipping.

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  2. 13:40
    Concentrating a fleet for an overseas invasion

    The campaign requires 200,000 tons of nearby shipping for an invasion of the French Antilles, turning force concentration into a strategic constraint.

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  3. 15:51
    QuestionWould a variation of Fisher's Baltic plan have been more sensible than Gallipoli?Answer

    Gallipoli could have been sensible if naval mine clearance and troop landings had followed immediately, before the Ottoman defenses were reinforced.

    Q&A
  4. 24:15
    A submarine-heavy fleet for global sea control

    A campaign overview links fleet composition, repair capacity, diplomacy, and a very large submarine arm to worldwide strategic freedom.

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  5. 28:06
    Designing a sixteen-gun battleship

    A 107,000-ton battleship design combines sixteen 16.5-inch guns with stability limits, secondary-armament choices, and optional deck torpedoes.

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  6. 28:19
    When anti-mine cruisers replace unworkable destroyers

    The campaign's successive anti-mine-warfare cruiser classes show how a fleet can transfer a specialist role when its destroyers cannot be balanced reliably.

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  7. 30:45
    How fighting style shapes an entire fleet

    Ship design, trade protection, deployment, and minelaying submarines are treated as parts of one fleet built around the commander's preferred way of fighting.

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  8. 36:59
    Why damaged ships should not be committed before repair

    A French campaign force enters battle already badly damaged, turning repair decisions and fuel state into a lesson about operational readiness.

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  9. 43:10
    What the early Tribal-class armament was built to fight

    An inspection of a First World War-era Tribal-class destroyer uses its five 3-inch guns and two 18-inch torpedo tubes to distinguish anti-torpedo-boat firepower from its principal striking weapon.

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  10. 45:32
    Rapid-fire guns and the danger of torpedo magazines

    A campaign light cruiser uses numerous 3-inch guns and torpedoes against a slower opponent, and a torpedo-magazine penetration exposes the danger of its explosive stowage.

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  11. 59:39
    When honor gives way to crew survival

    An outmatched cruiser prompts a discussion of when a captain should fire for honor, strike the colors, and preserve the crew.

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  12. 1:13:42
    Training turns paper strength into combat power

    A discussion of Russia, Ukraine, and the United States argues that equipment inventories mean little without training, exercises, and cohesive teams.

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  13. 1:21:05
    Putin, intelligence habits, and the limits of coercion

    An interpretation of Putin's intelligence background and earlier success against weaker targets helps explain the control-minded judgment he brings to Ukraine.

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  14. 1:26:15
    QuestionIf Courageous, Glorious, and Furious had carried three triple 12-inch turrets similar in size to 15-inch mountings, could Fisher have obtained repeat Renowns without alarming the Treasury?Answer

    Potentially, although the triple 12-inch turrets would have been unusually large.

    Q&A
  15. 1:28:24
    Jutland shell failures and quality control

    Jutland's shell-performance failures illustrate the point at which institutional corruption begins to undermine combat reliability.

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  16. 1:32:07
    Could prewar spending have deterred Germany?

    A 1919 argument for larger prewar armies and sixteen fast battleships opens a counterfactual about deterrence, the Admiral class, and treaty tonnage.

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  17. 1:38:15
    Political oratory as a route to statesmanship

    A comparison from Lloyd George and Churchill to Bismarck treats oratory as one route to statesmanship while showing how administrative power could substitute for public charisma.

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  18. 1:46:17
    How rigorous debate separates ideas from people

    Forceful criticism of an argument is separated from personal attack, while willingness to revise beliefs when evidence changes is treated as a core scholarly discipline.

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  19. 1:52:01
    What Yes Minister gets right about political skill

    A discussion of Hacker and Humphrey uses Yes Minister to explore why senior politicians require real cunning and why governing experience matters when confronting a permanent civil service.

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  20. 2:11:56
    QuestionWhat are your thoughts on using the V-280 tiltrotor as a medical-evacuation vehicle?Answer

    The V-280 Valor appears to be a promising next-generation tiltrotor with more long-term potential than the V-22 Osprey, although medevac-specific requirements are not assessed.

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  21. 2:25:47
    How a six-versus-four demand became eight capital ships

    A procurement compromise illustrates how the Admiralty's demand for six ships and the economists' offer of four ultimately yielded eight capital ships.

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