by jamesyoung | Sep 17, 2020 | Warship Wednesday
For those of you familiar with the Pacific Theater, Admiral Chester Nimitz’s “Graybook” is available online in all its .pdf glory. For those less familiar, this is basically Admiral Nimitz’s complete war diary from assumption of command until... by jamesyoung | Apr 8, 2020 | Warship Wednesday
As you guys may have noticed, I am completely willing to lean on the works of others. With that in mind, for today’s discussion, we’ll talk about a topic which as absorbed much ink: decks. Specifically, armored vs. unarmored iterations thereof. So,... by jamesyoung | Mar 18, 2020 | Alternate History, Usurper's War, Warship Wednesday
If you ever wonder just how crazy things got towards the end of the Washington Naval Treaty, look no further than the Alaska-class large cruisers. I’m going to let the always excellent Drachnifel give a quick rundown of the vessels here: Unlike the poster (and...
by jamesyoung | Mar 11, 2020 | Usurper's War, Warship Wednesday
Thanks to the U.S.S. Iowa for filming this interior of the 16-inch turrets. In the case of the Iowa and many other late war ships, each gun could elevate and fire independently. Bonus: Here is a World War II-era training video. As an...
by jamesyoung | Feb 5, 2020 | Air Warfare, Usurper's War, Warship Wednesday
Interesting thing I discovered about carrier doctrine in writing the Usurper’s War series in general, but definitely with regards to Against the Tide Imperial: The three main carrier navies in our timeline did things very, very differently. The USN basically... by jamesyoung | Jan 15, 2020 | Air Warfare, Warship Wednesday
It is my intent to do a 2019 Year In Review blog post at some point before the end of the month. Until then, feel free to read some in-depth analysis of the Prince of Wales’ loss. Much like reading an autopsy report will tell you quite a bit about how...