Ep 96: Vincent O’Hara and Trent Hone on Naval Combat at Night
School of War - Een podcast door Nebulous Media
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Vincent O’Hara and Trent Hone, naval historians and co-editors of Fighting in the Dark: Naval Combat at Night, 1904-1944, join the show to talk about how naval warfare was transformed by technology that made possible night combat at sea. ▪️ Times • 02:01 Introduction • 03:35 Night combat pre-19th century • 06:02 Why do we fight at night? • 09:30 Getting close in • 13:47 Different approaches • 19:28 German naval thinking pre-WWI • 22:05 Jutland and after • 27:09 Theory vs. experience • 32:04 Japanese success at night • 37:59 The Italian navy • 40:52 Long range torpedoes • 45:27 Changes in command expectations • 49:44 Dealing with technological changes today • 52:36 Is the U.S. Navy the “best”? Follow along on Instagram Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack