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Check Campaign 4: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign

Study Check Campaign 4: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign, a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 22 Jan 2024, with 35 time notes. Topics include Battleships, Fleet Logistics, Fleet…

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Runtime3:36:01
Guide points35 time notes

Time notes

  1. 2:03
    Relearning UAD after a major systems update

    The campaign tests how ship design and strategy must adapt to Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts' revised systems.

    Chapter
  2. 9:12
    Research priorities for a battleship-led campaign

    The campaign's research plan shifts toward protection, machinery, and battleship development while older forces cover a worldwide war.

    Chapter
  3. 13:40
    QuestionCould viewers design ships and compete for construction contracts in a future campaign?Answer

    Possibly: he likes competitive viewer shipyards, but would first define rules that keep submitted designs usable rather than purely comic.

    Q&A
  4. 20:56
    QuestionWhat does the Starship and Super Heavy test suggest about the role of private companies in space exploration?Answer

    Governments usually finance the high-risk frontier; smaller private firms follow as technology opens commercial opportunities, and larger firms enter once the risk and cost fall.

    Q&A
  5. 22:36
    Concentrating submarines and battle fleets across a global empire

    Submarines are redistributed from bases that can spare them while heavier forces assemble for invasions against Spain.

    Chapter
  6. 31:05
    QuestionWhy do British submarines have designations such as E2 and N?Answer

    They reflect traditional Royal Navy letter-and-number naming systems that began around the First World War era.

    Q&A
  7. 37:25
    Why mixed AI gun batteries weaken fire control

    The game's AI favors many gun types instead of coherent batteries optimized for fire control.

    Notable Point
  8. 40:10
    Using fleet tonnage to dominate Caribbean invasions

    The British fleet masses far more tonnage than required to seize Cuba and prepare further operations against Spanish possessions.

    Chapter
  9. 47:33
    QuestionWhy do so many conflicts center on canals, ships, and ports?Answer

    Because they control communications and enable heavy or bulky cargo to move with much less friction and infrastructure than overland transport.

    Q&A
  10. 48:27
    QuestionWhich late-1930s Royal Navy captain would suit a raiding role against Spanish treasure traffic?Answer

    Robert Sherbrooke is his preferred example, with Tribal-class senior officers generally well suited to the aggressive role.

    Q&A
  11. 50:27
    Ridicule as psychological warfare against Russian prestige

    An in-game phrase prompts an explanation of how Ukrainian humor can attack Russia's political image by making official claims look absurd.

    Notable Point
  12. 55:00
    Building a submarine cordon around Russian routes

    War with Russia prompts a global redeployment designed to block key ports, contain the Baltic Fleet, and attack economic capacity.

    Chapter
  13. 1:01:23
    QuestionDo destroyers become more useful and much faster as the campaign advances?Answer

    Yes; later destroyers improve substantially, and their capabilities increasingly converge with those of light cruisers.

    Q&A
  14. 1:23:35
    University teaching should build independent judgment

    University teaching should develop independent critical thought instead of leading students toward a prescribed answer.

    Notable Point
  15. 1:25:49
    A modernized battle line overwhelms Russian pre-dreadnoughts

    A tactical battle demonstrates the advantage of speed, long-range gunnery, and coordinated screens against slow Russian capital ships.

    Chapter
  16. 1:31:36
    QuestionWhich Royal Navy names have prestige comparable to the United States Navy's original six frigate names?Answer

    Names associated with first rates rank highly; he specifically includes Warspite, Dreadnought, and the repeatedly revived Queen Elizabeth.

    Q&A
  17. 1:32:13
    QuestionWould a modified Trieste-class LHD be a good replacement for HMS Ocean?Answer

    Yes; three ski-jump-equipped derivatives could replace Ocean, Albion, and Bulwark while providing amphibious lift and limited carrier backup.

    Q&A
  18. 1:35:33
    Command initiative should prevent fleet collisions

    Game collisions prompt a historical point about captains' duty to use judgment rather than slavishly follow orders into danger.

    Notable Point
  19. 1:44:17
    Slava's historical reputation amid a virtual fleet defeat

    As the Russian squadron is destroyed, Slava's reputation as a capable and determined fighting ship separates history from the game result.

    Notable Point
  20. 1:45:53
    QuestionCan the campaign reproduce Copenhagen by seizing the Russian fleet?Answer

    Perhaps, but money or territory is preferable because captured AI-designed ships are usually poor assets that must be refitted or scrapped.

    Q&A
  21. 1:49:49
    Why new warships may need an immediate refit

    An immediate in-game refit reflects the real gap between a ship's design date, trials, and entry into operational service.

    Notable Point
  22. 1:56:15
    Rebuilding the Renown class for speed, range, and protection

    A detailed refit trades added displacement for oil firing, 28-knot speed, stronger protection, improved steering, and longer range.

    Chapter
  23. 2:05:35
    QuestionWhy has Russia so often treated or maintained its warships badly?Answer

    Money, doctrine, corruption, dispersed fleets, and inadequate ports all matter, but the central problem is poorly located infrastructure that Russia often cannot afford to expand.

    Q&A
  24. 2:09:19
    Balancing battleship numbers, cruiser shortages, and yard capacity

    With 39 battleships but too few light cruisers, the campaign exposes the tension between fleet balance, refit queues, and construction capacity.

    Chapter
  25. 2:16:23
    Researching an unwanted caliber to unlock better guns

    Fourteen-inch-gun research continues for the advances it unlocks, even though the fleet is meant to standardize on heavier weapons.

    Notable Point
  26. 2:17:04
    Standardizing older battleships around 28 knots

    Two capital-ship refits seek common speed, protection, and gun standards so older designs can remain useful with the main fleet.

    Chapter
  27. 2:28:33
    Motor torpedo boat crews and improvised firepower

    A joking gun proposal recalls reports that British motor torpedo boats sometimes appeared to hit with weapons far heavier than they carried.

    Notable Point
  28. 2:29:18
    Cruiser refits expose speed and armament tradeoffs

    Successive cruiser refits trade speed against machinery weight, gun upgrades, armor, and stability when the older hulls cannot accept every desired improvement.

    Chapter
  29. 2:34:31
    A twelve-gun Queen Elizabeth-class counterfactual

    A Queen Elizabeth design rebuilt around four triple 16.5-inch turrets would radically alter the dreadnought competition.

    Notable Point
  30. 2:51:13
    Why coastal-force improvisations are hard to document

    Motor-boat crews combined Home Guard-style ingenuity with aggressive initiative, but weak records leave many colorful ideas difficult to verify.

    Notable Point
  31. 2:53:36
    QuestionWould improvised Home Guard tactics have been treated as Geneva Convention violations, and which Allied force generated the most such folklore?Answer

    Modern war-crime law was formalized relatively recently, and Canada is jokingly identified as the Allied force most associated with stories of rules being written afterward.

    Q&A
  32. 2:57:18
    Choosing Chinese invasion targets by port and economic value

    A new war with China sends submarines and task forces toward Shanghai and eastern China, chosen for port capacity and economic value.

    Chapter
  33. 3:04:56
    QuestionShould all Allied light-cruiser and destroyer commands adopt the mentality of motor torpedo boat crews?Answer

    No; different ships attract and require different personalities, and forcing the same aggressive type into every command creates problems.

    Q&A
  34. 3:09:56
    QuestionWould a Barnes Wallis-designed Lancaster with Rolls-Royce Griffon engines have been substantially better?Answer

    Not necessarily: heavy bombers benefited more from efficient multi-engine production, larger bombs, and high-altitude performance than from simply fitting the latest engines.

    Q&A
  35. 3:24:06
    Designing the Bristol light cruiser to fill a fleet gap

    The stream closes with a new 9,000-ton light cruiser built around six-inch guns, torpedoes, armor, and the realities of remaining yard capacity.

    Chapter