All Types of Warships Explained
There are seven categories of modern warships; aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, amphibious assault ships, and submarines. If you ever wondered how some of these classes differed from the others, wonder no more, cause it's #NotWhatYouThink
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0:00 Intro
1:03 Aircraft Carriers
2:35 Cruisers
4:19 Destroyers
6:58 Frigates
8:29 Corvettes
10:28 Amphibious Assault Ships
11:00 Submarines
12:20 Outro
“Shortly after the torpedo destroyers started carrying torpedoes” you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain
You were supposed to DESTROY the torpedo boats, not join them - bring balance to the fleet, not leave it in darkness.
@@leithcrowther6086 Destroyer: i HATE YOU
@@zemildlybird2024 Carrier: "it's over destroyer, i have the sky ground"
@@zemildlybird2024 Battleships/Carriers: You were my protector. I loved you.
Torpedo boat: "Look what I found in your room! Where did you learn this?" Destroyer: "From you, dad! I learned it from you!"
Destroyers have become the very thing they swore to destroy
I see what you did there
Ironic
Did you ever heard of the tragedy of darth torpedo boat the wise?
@@kafkaesk3449 Enlighten me.
@@porsche-sandoesnotundersta8184 thats not a story the battleships would tell you
There's really only three categories. 1. Pointy floaty thing. 2. Flat floaty thing. 3. Rounded sinky thing.
Yup, that's the thing!
Lol😂💗
Jolly good. I get it.
Look at me. You are the Captain now. 😑
indeed. 3, take it or leave it.
The iPod, iPad, and iPhone was a really good analogy!
Pre WW2 ships: each class of ships have different tonnage and roles in the battlefield Ships now: *Ship is ship*
They have all the same weapons almost but with different quantities.
Nope, a ship is scrap - after a anti-ship missile hits it, no matter how big it was.
I ship it
Cold War: F-111 do intercept, A-7 do bombing, F-4 do fights Modern: F-22/Su-35 pls *do everything*
@@epicmetod a better example for the U.S would be the f15 or f35, the f22 is an almost purely air superiority aircraft whereas the f15E and f35 are truly multi role. I’m not sure about the russian side of things.
So essentially: Cruisers took the role of Battleships Destroyers took the role of Cruisers Frigates took the role of Destroyers Corvettes took the role of PT Boats Carriers are still carriers Amphibious Assault ships are still Amphibious Assault ships but with air power Submarines are still submarines And the Battleships got fired
Lol
Best analogy for the navy ever period.
so sad that rocket powered armaments are replacing cannons...
@@alamrasyidi4097 Yeah big guns are cool. Missiles aren't cool.
@@itsmesky3545 missiles are cool, but when used in conjunction with direct fire canons or railgun. Otherwise they just bloat the battlefield and lose their awesomeness
Let’s not forget that some cruisers , particularly in the Russian navy, have the incredible ability to transform in submarines! Outstanding
О это прям как американские УДК! А лоториалы могут превращаться в металлолом, если за это сначала заплатил конгресс, чтобы их построить, а потом еще заплатил чтобы разобрать спустя 3 года! Вау)
Hahahahaaa
@@romanberkutov2592 YEA
@@romanberkutov2592 lmao ruski is mad
@@unknownmf2599 это вы намекаете о подводных роботах-торпедах мощностью по пять мегатонн?
It's crazy how ships were just built bigger until torpedoes were invented, then a tiny little boat with a couple of guys and a torpedo could end a campaign, so smaller boats needed to be engineered
they were not
I think it comes down to the progression of weaponry. For a while, canons were the main offensive tool for ship combat. Bigger guns could shoot farther and do more damage, so bigger ships were better because they could hold more and bigger guns. Then torpedos and aircraft carriers were invented. Aircraft had significantly longer range than a battleship's main guns, so battleships became inferior to carriers. Fundementally it's about range. Rock -> club -> spear -> bow -> gun -> canon -> missile.
"You will finally know how to differentiate between these classes of warships" "Or will you" *VSauce intensifies*
*VSAUNCE*
Hahaha he questions just how u can differenciate , not just what u can differenciate
BIG BRAIN MOMENT
Dude as I read this he said it holy mr coincidence shit pile
Battleship then : giant and powerful piece of art, beautiful ruler of the ocean Battleship now : low poly unity assets
also battleship:time to have a vacation for a little bit 100 year
Lol you guys have some awesome comments
Kirov-class battlecruiser: -You sound funny (Yes i know that it is battlecruiser but not battleship but Kirov-class battlecruiser longer than Bismark)
@@user-oi2rn6qh2k laugh in richelieu
@@Nihil1265 richelieu was using in WW2, but Kirov-Class still using now(Pyotr Velikiy and Admiral Nakhimov)
My last year of high school my shop teacher had his brother, who worked for Lockheed Martin, do a class presentation for us. Although, the presentation was supposed to be about how he was hand building a canoe in his recent retirement and the wood working skills he used, it turned to his line of work prior. he had a part in the development of littoral combat ships and he told us how when they launched the first one and it took off it's wake washed all the civilian boats out of the way. Honestly a fascinating and fun story.
3:45 you can say goodbye to that ship
Learned more about warships in a short video than I did in 7 years in the Navy.
cool
What was your job in the Navy?
@@shawnryan2197 Avation maintenance so really a different navy than the actual sailors. That was long ago and far away. "I went to sea to see the world and what did I see? I saw the sea."
@@Not.TravisScott just say thank you for your service
because of guys like you pearl harbor was bombed
The most underrated ship of the strike group is the supply ship. Mystery meat from Monday with rice and spaghetti noodles gets old after 70 days out to sea. 🤣
Taco Tuesdays and burgers Wednesdays!
Mystery meat… well then even the navy likes humans quite a bit.
Seems autobiographical, are you a sailor?
@@mentalcare2509 We had a great cook that after burger Wednesday we would have Cheese Burger Soup Thursday. It was really good.
You're welcome! From MSC
that moskwa picture isnt up to date. its slightly more subnautical now
3:45 Look at that beautiful russian cruiser! It would be a shame if a couple of R-360 Neptun ASBM transformed it into a submarine...
hehe
Kursk all the way baby!
So there are very three types of ships: 1)anti submarine ships 2) "everything else" ships 3)submarines Got It.
Didn't we come with this knowledge?.. :)
2.5 ships that go what the shit when they see a enemy jet
umm... Aircraft carriers?
@@Suddhadeep Technically all ships do that
@@The_UPD. No Aircraft carriers are supposed to carry more than Helis and VTOLS. They are supposed to carry large arsenals of aircrafts and have limited mobility.
2:37 Cruiser would be "Cruising the world" . * shows a sinking antique cruiser *
He never said they did it well
It's not what u think
Flying dutchman
They’re doing their best, okay.
They became their name because they could "cross" the winds, tho.
It's interesting how a lot of classes converged on destroyer-sized vessels with largely similar capabilities. It could be that in the future any classification other destroyers, subs and carriers is obsolete.
it might be largely obsolete, but not completely obsolete. You need to pass a certain size to be able to conduct deep sea operations. So something like a torpedo boat or small corvette would still never be considered a destroyer even if powerfully armed - simply because a torpedo boat or small corvette would have a hard time against the ocean.
Still need something to carry the marines
And amphibious assault.
Battleships : *Why are we still here , just to become a giant target*
"Oh no, a man has fallen into the river in LEGO City!" U.S Navy: *Get my aircraft carrier, It's time for a search and rescue mission*
Search and *destroy*
@@wongcayven9893 search and *enslave*
long live CHINA
@@user-wf9sl9or2o long live Taiwan
@@NationalDefenceAnalysis long live *TEA*
"No more audience questions during the video. Thats what the comments section is for." Lol
Serious 4th wall breaking there. 🤣
@MorTobXD "Fourth wall" is originally from theater. It's when an actor "breaks" their role, turns to the audience, and does something. It can be a comment, a joke, or just a glance. The idea is that normally actors play their "3 walls" on stage (or behind the camera) and do not acknowledge that there is an audience (the fourth wall).
1000th like i feel powerful
@@jagoringjagoring9143 i haven’t played that in at least a year, but I loved that game and will have to try it out tomorrow and see what’s changed since I played it last. Thanks for the reminder.
Clittoral
I’m so glad I found this channel! Definitely enjoyed your video! Looking forward to going to your video archives now!
Welcome aboard!
Modern surface combatant classifications are almost entirely arbitrary. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer has the same displacement as the Ticonderoga class cruiser, and the Zumwalt class destroyer is so massive that it rivals the tonnage of smaller battleships. The days of destroyers being small escort ships are long over. They're now the main surface combatants of most modern navies.
Quite true, some reporting for the Canadian Type 26 frigate at full load will be 9400 tons about the same as the Burkes and Muscova. For Canada it will be more a general purpose ship with a proposed sensor array nearly as good or even better than some of the supposed larger types.
**torpedo boat destroyers being outfitted with torpedoes** "you become the very thing you swore to destroy"
Anakin, you were supposed to destroy the torpedo boats, not join them
Think about low radar cross section fast torpedo boats in modern warfare.
@zero g: underrated comment
Stolen
A naval monopoly.
Reviving Battleships using rail guns as their main armament.
If railguns become feasible, battleships will come back very quickly. The defenses on most warships are there to prevent them from getting hit, and it is /really/ hard to stop a shell from landing. Also, tungsten darts are likely /much/ cheaper than cruise missiles.
Also, smart ammo (basically tracking bullets) are starting to be used on guns, they act the same as missiles but at a somewhat shorter range, cheaper, and can’t be countered currently. These both combined could result in battleship or monitor type vessels reoccurring
If rail guns were to become practical it wouldn't bring back the Battleship unless you also end up with massive armor protection on the ship as well and this is unlikely due to the importance of speed. Historically ships with high caliber guns but without armor were called Battle Cruisers (though the term was lose) In reality your likely to just see such a single such weapon integrated onto modern cruisers replacing the existing deck gun and it would be arguable if this would even rise to the level of a new class, particularly if it becomes part of the existing weapon mix on the cruiser rather then something the whole ship is built around.
@@kennethferland5579 probably would just be a cruiser with a railgun instead of deck gun and the rest of the ship has storage for replacement parts and battery storage for the insane amounts of energy required to shoot it, i would imagine this type to be accompanied by a fleet close to what a carrier battlegroup would have in terms of protection and/or some dedicated supply ship with a nuclear reactor to supply the ship with the power to generate and charge the batteries
@Nabil Asyraf *Happier Hood Noises*
I'm hooked I love these videos, they for real separate alot of the Hollywood set ups in my head to the real details portrayed in your content
Thanks Jesse!
Thank you again your information and content is more solid than cnn or fox
As a Marine, I’m sure having that instantaneous artillery support from battleships would have been nice. Dropping 16 inch naval shells might not be effective against air, but it’s definitely effective against infantry or armor. The Navy also has to support us marines and our amphibious assault.
I mean its hard to calculate artillery strikes and not hit your people trying to compensate for the curvature and rotation of the earth. And then battleships doing that plus compensating for sway just sounds anxiety inducing for whom ever made the calculations back in the days pretty much they would just eyeball in the oldschool times and be like shoot anything with trees.
@@AngelA-mk5ty Jason... we have what is called ship gun fire-control systems. They used to be mechanical calculators that you use dials to operate with. Nowadays it's electronics, but the concept has been fully well-known for a long, long time before you were even born.
I'll be honest,decently fast firing,high caliber high explosive shells sounds better then an expensive missile that could be used for other targets farther in-land
Its mostly cost that prohibits battleships from being used- That and flexibility. Battleships are intended as water superiority ships, but Aircraft carriers are superior at that. I understand the desire for battleship artillery, but using aircraft for close support is usually going to be more effective, from both a cost and accuracy standpoint.
I never thought about that but I'm sure knowing there was a moving city covered in guns watching over you and your buddies would have been a reassuring thought.
One correction I have to make: Aircraft carriers traditionally used to have diesel engines. This, however, does not mean they would run on diesel fuel. In fact, the diesel engine is named after the Diesel cycle, as invented by Rudolf Diesel, and the fuel after the engine. Diesel engines can run on a variety of different fuels. Most marine diesel engines use heavy fuel oil, which is way cheaper than diesel.
Most civilian ships run on HFO, since it it cheaper, and the technology have been around since the late 1960s for the diesel cycle engines. Military tends to have different priorities, like usability, stability and inter-usage between ship types. The HFO (or FFO-Furnace Fuel Oil) was used during the switch over period from coal to oil, and used for steam boilers. Ships equipped with diesel engines and gasturbines were (and are) using a diesel fuel oil, in shipping also known as a MGO (Marine Gas-oil). The standard for this is Nato Fuel F76. So he is correct by saying that the ships are using diesel fuel.
@@Fabben1 Are you saying military ships with diesel engines and gas turbines or military ships with diesel engines and/or gas turbines use this fuel?
that is actually fascinating
@Niko Weindel @Niklas Fabritius, Thank you both; very informative!
@@Fabben1 Yes, our ships ships run on diesel or some so close to it, that you would be able to put in your car.
The jobs of boats Destroyers: I am a guard Cruises: I am a commander Battleship: I am the general Aircraft carrier: I AM YOUR LORD
The Submarine is the spy.
@@kuhaku9587 Nah, the Ohio-class is more like a doomsday-ninja
Where's the frigate
@@cordedtundra3556 behind you
@@stylinsandwich ಠ,_｣ಠ
This is a very good video. Thank you for your hard work, research, and final product. Informative content!
Brilliant Video. You get a full 100/100 from me for this. Explained practically everything.
The American Navy has the second largest Air Force in the world. Just in case you didn't realize how many planes participate in Modern Naval Combat
thats not true but it ranks in the top10 still, when we talk about capability surely rank 3 or in some years 4
The American navy has more airplanes than the American Air force.
@@BRla86 nope
@@BRla86 The largest air force in the world is the United States Air Force.
@@BRla86 you are right the navy does have more aircraft and better pilots.
I’m honestly sad Battleships were decommissioning. They look so amazingly bad ass with their big ass cannons.
So because they LOOK good yet have been outdated since the early 40s you're sad? Thank God you're not in charge of your country's military budget
@@chiarosuburekeni9325 LeTs SpEnD 22.5 BiLlIoN oN oNe BoAt. That fucking wasn’t worth the cost. Why can’t Battleships be upgraded, instead scrapped or retired as a museum of historic engineering. I understand that they were outdated but they can always be updated instead of left behind. I can guarantee you half the budget of the Zumwalt destroyer’s construction. Could upgrade 2 battleships to be just as capable for modern technology. That and older destroyers could be updated as well saving so much more money. Yes I get the Zumwalt has stealth features. But has it been tested in combat? That much money would make it too pricy for harsh testing.
Maneuverability for them is slow. Too costly for their size. Destroyer only cost little but it could destroy a battleship twice the cost as that destroyer. They could be use for beach assault or something but those roles were replaced by warships with better capability (aircraft carrier, missile destroyers, amphibious Assault ship, missile submarines, etc) there really isn't any technology that could let you build a powerful battleships this days. If you're telling them to replace the main guns with missile, It would be an easy target due to its massive size. They can be torpedoed away by some submarines which would just waste all of the missiles in that battleship. Mostly these days, nations prefer a small yet powerful offensive force like destroyer, rather than a big battleship with great armor with powerful guns. Battleships are obsolete this days. The example is battleship Yamato which just got sunk by a bunch of torpedo bombers. If you want to build a powerful weapon it must be cost effective one.
@@Jedssski Well battleships still pack a massive punch they could be redesigned to be naval mobile artillery because some nations have missile defense systems that can render certain missile destroyers useless
@@warnpeace5294 they could be, but as I said they lack mobility... If there is a technology where the battleship could be faster.. yes it could useful. but as of now it isn't nowhere as useful as modern cruisers. The battleship could even be a thing of the past tho
One of the cruisers you showed is currently operating a special mission at the bottom of the Azov sea.
So… it sunk?
@@RoflcopterLamo Yes, sir.
Very informative and helpful! Thanks for the video.
Honestly. You have taken the algorithm, shat on it and it was like "mmmmmm, I like that" and gives you millions (of well deserved) views.
What the hell?
Interesting description
Regarding submarines: "Regardless of their size, they are all referred to as boats." Ah, so they do turn inwards!
😅
I didn't get it, can you explain
@@fucky889 There's another video that tries to answer what is a boat and what is a ship. Take a look and it should make sense.
@@TomDestry thanks
@@NotWhatYouThink well you have some explaining to do and it better be not what I think XD
I genuinely love theses videos thanks
Bro , i click this video not knowing what channel it from . But whenever i listen to his voice , i automatically remember the " it's not what you think " guy . Love your videos❤️❤️
13 mins Jesus thats gonna be fun
Indeed
lol
Such an underrated channel
Exactly!!! Ahaha
Lmao
I've become fascinated by the prospect of an enormous ship that can sustain a large population indefinitely.
Hydrophobia: Prophecy is set on a boat like that.
From talking with dude's who have lived on a carrier it sucks over time. Living with the same 6k people gets old after awhile. My friend was with the Ike strike group and he said because of Covid last year they couldn't go into port....all they saw was water for months on end.
@@firingallcylinders2949 I live in a town of 4k people. That doesn't sound too different
@@firingallcylinders2949 Lmao they call it ikeatraz for a reason
@@DirtyStinky hahaha I didn't know that but that's hilarious
There are tow AS ships, submarine tender, are in Guam as home port. They have civilians and Navey personnell on board. Many years ago there was Destroyer Tenders and Repair ships, basically a floating repair facility for ships, but congress cut all but the two sub tenders.
Great video 🙂 My cousin is a Sargent in the Cabadaian military, and it has given me an interest in the military. This was a great video. Its very educational.
13:00 He nailed the differentiation of cruiser, destroyer, frigate and corvettes with his example.
he forgot patrol boats
@@Kaizoku_Zoro well you see this video is about warSHIPS
@@rodrigomarques1075 bruh they can also be called patrol vessels, ships, or craft.
@@Kaizoku_Zoro i think there is a big diference between a frigate and a patrol boat one of them is that one is habitable
@@rodrigomarques1075 just because a ship isn't habitable doesn't mean it's not a ship in fact people have lived on boats for a sea voyage.
Its kinda sad battleships are one of the coolest things you can see in a naval battle but now its getting more useless because of missiles and air superiority Edit2:The only 2 problem of railgun is the amount of power it cost to fire a round and the barrel can tear easily by shooting a round Edit:You can make an entire essay about battleships just by reading the comments
Sad that battleships are gone??? Simple! Make a MODERN BATTLESHIP
if you want battleships back you have to replace the aa guns with tomahawk missiles and use the main guns for bombardment
Kirov is probably the closest thing we got to a modern battleship
@@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059 A modern battleship. You have the most similar to that that is the kirov class
Talk the guys that were in desert storm , having BBs around was a bit of a moral thing as well even in modern warfare Was also pretty effective in deceiving the Iraqis that a massive amphibious operation was under way
The analogy at the End was great, thanks!
Very informative, thanks for putting this up.
I like how there’s like 3 completely different ships that are mostly made to counter submarines.
I still dont completely understand all these different ships. It sounds like they can all be fitted with different armaments to combat either subs, sea, land or sky. So what makes them really different then…
@@sjoperdje exactly.
Subs OP they need a nerf
@@sjoperdjetbh I think it’s more a size thing, as you can fit out a destroyer to be better at air defence or better at anti submarine warfare The classes are just the weight and even those are blurred, not much difference between a big frigate and a small destroyer
sadly, battleships just became large targets with no real long range attack systems.
They were still good ships, the main reason they stopped using them was the cost compared to effectiveness.
In post-conflict analysis after WW2, the Navy brass realized all they had used their Battleships for, was to support the Marines and Army landing on enemy shores. The real fighting at sea had been carried out (pun) by Aircraft Carriers.
@@Bitchslapper316 Yeah, that’s why..
Yeah but keep in mind the iowa had missile countermeasures added in the refit in the 80's so, its still a massive target, but it can defend itself to an extent.
@Lucas Mohler *Sad Cher noises*
Well done 👍🏾 🙏🏾Thanks for spending the time to create this content 🤙🏾
Thanks for watching, Zachary!
this is the coolest video I have seen in a while
So what you're saying is that Frigates still have the 3.5mm headphone jack?
Exactly 😁
😂😂 this is too funny
@@NotWhatYouThink yes,but it's not what you think 😂 I love it
@@NotWhatYouThink hahaha 😂🤣😀
That is good
Rest of the world: > Torpedo Boat Destroyers Russians: > Эскадренный миноносец (Mine warfare linear combat ship)
Was in Philly Navy firefighting school just out of boot camp. My friend was stationed on the carrier JFK in Norfolk. He drove up and we went to see his ship. I was astounded at the size of it. Truly something to behold. A giant city unto itself.
Man I know this is an old video but thank you for covering this. I was really into curious about what exactly the difference is. And was curious about the concept of formations and thought it'd be good to start with ships cause it's pretty easily distinguishable. I hope youve made these about other types of land stuff?
Military: “Battleships are useless” Marines: “F you we need Battleships to bombard beaches so we don’t just die” Cruise missiles: “OI IM HERE TOO”
Navy - we can provide state of the art zumwalt's $1m shells🤑
Thats what they did Except it was the soviets using conventional cruisers with 152mm guns for the Naval infranty
I would rather recieve close fire from a destroyer than a battleship. If you don't know the difference, you never served in the US Military during the eighties and ninties.
Imagine the point of the carrier
@@MajorHavoc214 yeah, battleships were great at firing on places like Iwo Jima.... before any marines landed... but even then they were powerful but the Japanese were just too dug in.
Battleship: “mass destruction heavy armor” Destroyers: “Button go push, ship go boom”
Best explanation so far!
The iPhone, iPad and iPod comparison was a great one!
Good background music choices.
Thanks 😅
1:04 Aircraft carriers 2:35 Cruisers 4:20 Destroyers 7:00 Frigates 8:30 Corvettes 10:30 Amphibious Assault Ships 11:01 Submarines
1:04 Aircraft carriers 2:35 Cruisers 4:20 Cruisers 7:00 Cruisers 8:30 Cruisers 10:30 Cruisers 11:01 Cruisers
Bro the KZheadr literally has it timestamped this is completely useless
Man, I hoped amphibious assault ships would drive on land like a Bagger 3000 Or imagine it walking with giant spider legs like the Cybran walking ships
@@thenortonantiI think subs should be referred as black fish or underwater boats
@@sirpineapple2262 maybe it wasn't timestamped a YEAR AGO??
As an ex airliner I just became interested in ships and this video is so good!
Now this is content ! 👍🏽💯
5:38 "you have become the very thing you swore to destroy"
*i know where this comment come from and it doesnt belong here*
I think I saw this comment somewhere
General Kenobi
As a soldier (back in the day) I worked with the Navy quite a bit, but never bothered to ask the difference between a Cruiser and a Destroyer. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle (Go Joe!) Thank you for the content. I really enjoy your narration. You never fail to evoke a smile.
Glad to hear that, Charlie! Finally, someone who likes my “robot” narrations (as some say 😅).
One thing I've never understood is why there isn't a dedicated missile ship, especially in carrier strike groups? I know Arleigh Burke destroyers have 90 SM-6 missiles each, but that isn't very much when sailing through contested waters like the South Chinese Sea. There is no limit to how many missiles that can be shot from land at our carrier group. Why isn't there a cargo ship like the HMM Algeciras outfitted with 100,000 Sm 6 missiles ready for defense?
Clears it up nicely
love the cruiser scene 😂 just drowning as you are talking about how were just cruising around. perfect b-roll
Random encounter: a wild destroyer appears. Boss music starts playing.
From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm.
"Your ship is evolving!" "It evolved to ..... *BIG BLOCK* "
Legendary conclusion you reached there! :)
Best conclusion ever x)
My great grandfather was the first person in the British Air Force to land a plane on an aircraft carrier.
ok
Whole british navy inferior to our Ohio-class alone.
Dude that's pretty cool what was his name?
Google says his name was Commander Edwin Dunning. Died 5 days later attempting another landing on another ship.
@@omniyambot9876 dont know a lot about the RN do you.
I remember hearing about a situation where as a ship was about to capsize, the ships captain ordered the entire crew to stand at the opposite side, turning it upright. That just goes to show how many people are in the ship, that them on their own can actually act as a counterweight to the ship itself
That's honestly really fuckin funny
@@gutslisteningtoasmr9801 Ikr
Sadly it failed.
@@derrickubay-ubay9503 No, it worked
Navy types call that a trim party when at sea, won't comment what they call a trim party ashore as this is a family type ..., a fuck it lol a girl in every port and a port in every girl
Excelent explanation and video. Well done. Congratulation.
very good video not everyithing is perfect, there are some minor errors and missconceptions ( especially when it comes to submarines ). but overall...very ,very good video that is giving a great sense of how naval power is structured
I’ve always wondered about this
The term 'cruiser' comes from the Dutch term 'kruiser' meaning 'crosser'. It was invented to bring the firepower of a battleship, but with much higher speeds to 'cross' enemy ships at sea, meaning to intercept them. About the frigates, there can be air defense frigates too. Most frigates have decent anti air capabilities. The littoral combat ships are discontinued. There are more categories. Logistic ships like tankers and tugs for example.
not to mention the different types of gunboats and landing craft that come in all shapes, purposes, and sizes
So you're saying that "cruisers" are actually "interceptors"? Way better name.
@@melanoc3tusii205 yes, well, even better specified: battlegroup / carrier group interceptors :) Nowadays they are obsolete, sadly. They look epic!
@Bob Shingles no, they are named that way because they are cruising long distances. They go relatively slow (compared to short range missiles) but have an enormous range. As in: more then 500km. They are (mostly) GPS guided, as it is impossible to have a target on radar, support the weapon with uplink, or have the risk of the weapon going for the wrong target (as you are blind on that range). They don't have to be big, a tomohawk can be shot from a standard VLS system (fitted on frigates and destroyers). They are somewhat the same size as a SM2 which is a short/medium range force defense missile.
Imagine a battleship created with today's technology. They could have just one gun turret, but the accuracy would be insane. Could easily swat away smaller threats with modern missiles and point defense systems while just looking at something miles away and wiping it off the map. Battleships are so underappreciated man, hurts my soul
One Railgun 3 gun turret and the rest of it's armaments are anti ship, anti air and torpedoes and maybe add drones of both air and sea variety.
Really informative, Thanks.
2:38 when a cruiser wants to be a submarine
Fun fact, in Russia larger submarines are normally referred to as cruisers.
@@tylerjohn4607 In motha Russia , everything is possible
I'm SO glad you guys had a picture of the Halifax-class frigate in this video, it's not seen often as Canada isn't seen by many people as a good or stable military compared to other countries. Please let me know if there is already a video of the Halifax-class on Not What You Think
where in the video was it shown?
It was very useful, thank you so much.
Good explanation 👍
Torpedo boat 'destoryers' learning of the origin for the name makes me think of stellaris. A common tactic in that game is to build pretty much entire armadas of torpedo and missile corvettes, one of the only ways to defend against it is to have a screen of a few dozen destoyers covered head to toe with anti-torpedo and missile weapons. They wont win any fights but they'll make sure the corvettes cant wipe half your fleet in the opening volley.
Stellaris is basically the entire reason I started getting into learning about naval combat and ship types.
Yes! That is the exact same role as to what the torpedo boat destroyers did served back in the day of late Victorian fleets.
Didn't they nerf the torpedo corvette strategy pretty hard? Gotta say, it was absolutely hilarious. The AI had not a single clue how to deal with torpedo corvette swarms and it gave me a good chuckle every time.
@@thegamesforreal1673 I haven't heard of any nerfs to it, that's one of the big reasons NSC2 is so popular because it really diversifies what's in your fleet and makes capital ships worth more than they currently are.
@@spikem5950 theyve changed the combat system, they got rid of torpedo corvettes and invented a whole new ship type for that role, frigate. Frigates are now armed with missiles (and neutron launchers go into the guided weapons slot too) and missiles have bonus damages against bigger ships (the bigger the ship, the bigger the damage). but all in all, frigates still suck, dont live long enough to make a dent. Missile cruisers, however, have a new life now, effective all-purpose vessels.
I've always searched for a video like this. Love your content
Watching this video is like reading at least 10 books about ships:) Amazing videos, keep it up! we support you:) ♥ ♥ With love Ali Mansoor Afshar- Motivational speaker and KZheadr from Afghanistan
I love how this channel is made up to be yet another click bait content farm but is actually well researched and well presented
We call it *honest clickbait* 😉
I have to say, I was thinking about doing a document trying to distinguish between ships like cruisers and destroyers. I was thinking about doing some more detail for mine, but I think you did a great job at making sense between it all. And thanks for not using ships designations as a weight class. Kinda drives me batty nowadays when people do that.
Great summary
Nice summation!
'Overwhelming force that could be brought to bear far from home...' Cruiser: *sinks*
7:53 Sadly that exact CH-148 Cyclone, tail number 148822, crashed on 29-Apr-2020 while on approach to landing on the Canadian Frigate HMCS Fredericton due to an autopilot issue.
ah good old auto pilot, not!
My heart dropped into my stomach as soon as I saw that number fly across the screen. I had to rewind the video a half dozen times just to be sure I wasn't seeing things. It was like seeing a ghostly face show up in a video.
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Big RIP to the brave personnel.
Amazing video
In the US Navy, cruisers are primarily an air defense vessel While in the Russian Navy their primary purpose is sinking
I knew it before, but still had to chuckle when it was explained what destroyers are. Funny, that the ship class, thats specialized in protecting the fleet, is called "destroyer" and not "protector". XD
I like the part where he says “torpedo boat”.
Great content 👌
Thank you for this ah-mazing video! Brings back so many memories to me as a child going down to the Halifax base and always being in awe at the size of what our fleet was like back then! Gotta say, the govt has really let our men and women of the HMCS down in such a huge way! When my dad and grandpa served we had such a huge fleet of ships! Yes we even had a couple air craft carriiers! It truly saddens me to see how instead of putting money into our services, our govt chooses to just give our money away to anyone who asks! Of course unless you are from here, then you get nothing!
You Missed an Opportunity to use the "Das Boot" theme for the Submarine Category
Not sure we would have been able to, due to copyright issues.
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