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Check Campaign 21: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
Study Check Campaign 21: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign, a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 17 Jun 2024, with 19 time notes. Topics include Amphibious Warfare, Battlecruisers…
Time notes
- 25:09Speed, range, and balanced capabilityNotable Point
A capital-ship action shows why speed, long-range fire, and balanced design let a commander refuse the enemy's preferred range.
- 33:17QuestionHow is the light cruiser being used to distract the enemy's guns?AnswerQ&A
The light cruiser periodically makes smoke, becoming more visible and drawing attention away from the battleship.
- 35:04Secondary fire deters torpedo attackNotable Point
The fight turns on keeping range, avoiding a heavy secondary battery, and using a cruiser screen without wasting it on a risky torpedo run.
- 50:25Destroyer deception and cruiser gunfireNotable Point
A destroyer buys time with apparent torpedo runs, but six-inch cruiser fire reaches its machinery and ends the threat.
- 57:51Mediterranean invasion geometryNotable Point
Capturing Rome could cut supply links and open a route around the mountains, while Sardinia supports control of the western Mediterranean.
- 1:00:52Fleet size versus force structureNotable Point
A comparison with Italy shows that even a very large fleet can have shortages in the ship types needed for its intended missions.
- 1:05:56Research priorities for fleet qualityNotable Point
Economy and crew growth take priority alongside light-cruiser turrets, armor, rangefinders, and a deferred submarine-propeller upgrade.
- 1:33:55Concentrating fleet tonnage for naval invasionsNotable Point
Preparing several naval invasions shows how local tonnage, fleet composition, and repair priority support an amphibious campaign without guaranteeing success.
- 1:40:08Assessing a seventeen-inch battlecruiserNotable Point
The enemy battlecruiser's eight 17-inch guns, armor, and 29.2-knot speed are checked against the British force before battle.
- 1:44:28Destroyers with battleship fire supportNotable Point
Battleships support a destroyer rush, and the opposing battlecruiser's speed determines whether it can escape.
- 1:59:09Modern armor, heavy cruisers, and submarine researchNotable Point
A technology review weighs modern armor and a 19,000-ton heavy cruiser against a specialist submarine branch that may lead to a larger minelayer.
- 2:01:03Submarine minelaying as strategic disruptionNotable Point
A hypothetical Japanese force of long-range minelaying submarines shows how mines near American ports and the Panama Canal could impose delay, losses, and psychological pressure.
- 2:05:35The Philippines and South China Sea controlNotable Point
In the campaign, taking the Philippines would support control of the South China Sea and strengthen Britain's position across Southeast Asia.
- 2:07:03Japanese mine and aerial-torpedo investmentNotable Point
Japanese mines are described as capable, and Japan's better early-war torpedo performance is attributed to heavier prewar investment.
- 2:11:59QuestionWould Germany have been first to try a guided torpedo if it had more time before the Second World War?AnswerQ&A
Probably not. German aerial weapons were controlled by the Luftwaffe, whose prewar priorities made guided torpedoes unlikely.
- 2:19:15Long-range hits and capital-ship reputationNotable Point
Scharnhorst's hit on HMS Glorious and Bismarck's destruction of HMS Hood are considered alongside target readiness and ship-type context.
- 2:25:46Dividing fire in a cruiser actionNotable Point
A small surface fight uses destroyers, a light cruiser, and a heavy cruiser to divide attention against a mini-dreadnought-style cruiser.
- 2:33:20King George V's fourteen-inch guns in contextNotable Point
A discussion of the King George V class separates criticism of the chosen fourteen-inch battery from the exaggerated claim that such guns were puny.
- 2:36:44Somalia and Indian Ocean positionNotable Point
Somalia would extend British influence in the Indian Ocean, although Dutch-held Indonesia would prevent one continuous British-controlled system.