Comments by "TheRezro" (@TheRezro) on "Ship Types in the Age of Steam - Corvettes to Super-Battleships" video.

  1.  @nl-oc9ew  Yup. Too many people apply video game logic to IRL. Weapon triangles don't actually exist.
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  2.  @josephlongbone4255  Battlecruiser is basically a "Light" Battleship, what was not expected to actually fight other battleships. But either hunt cruisers thanks to higher speeds then regular Battleships. Or provide supporting fire during larger combat, but not engaging in direct fire exchanges. What generally was proved to be bad idea during Battle of Jutland. And later class was superseded by Fast Battleships, when engines become good enough to move even Battleships with full speed. Also technically HMS Dreadnought was actually a Battlecruiser. But later inspired Battleships, pick heavy armour instead. For obvious reasons.
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  3. I think he has one of earlier videos what explain exactly how terms come to be. Because it is actually different then people think so: Development of torpedoes make small Torpedo Boats a direct treat to Capital ships. So as defense older class of Gunboats was picked. What also become equipped in Torpedoes, superseding them in that task. But Torpedo Gunboats were not exactly sea worthy. So Spanish design larger seaworthy Torpedo Gunboat, what was called Destruktor. It inspired class of oceanic so called Torpedo Destroyers. What were still relatively small. But those start growing rapidly also being armed with AA and anti-Sub weapons, losing and later regaining torpedo focus. And after WW2 Americans basically fused them with Fleet Leader class, what was type of Light Cruiser attached to fleet. Those were called Fleet Destroyers, but after introduction of guided missiles those become Guided Missile Destroyers, so just Destroyers as other types died out. Meanwhile because Destroyers as dedicated fleet escorts, become simply too big and costly. British reinvent term Corvette for Flower class anti-sub ship. British also use term Sloop, but no one else does that and generally if even is used usually the opposite way as intended. Because Corvettes become from cheap, a specialized coastal war ships. While only circumstance when terms Escort or Sloop could be used is basically armed civilian vessel (aka Q-ship). When proper Corvette is not available. Term Frigate was used by US in reference to ship larger then Destroyer, but after those grow. US reclassify them with European definition. What was used to something what could be defined as "Coastal Destroyer". I remind that unlike boats Corvettes and Frigates can operate at sea. Just perform better in coastal areas then larger Destroyers, while not being fast enough to fallow War Fleet at full speed.
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