The invention of the high-explosive torpedo led to the creation of the Poisson, a new destroyer class built to test the limits of these destructive weapons. The Faulx carries as…

In pursuit of cheaper destroyers to fill out the German fleet around the world, Germany designed the Bremen with minimal ordnance, allowing many of these ships to be built with…

Leviathan technology and doctrine has led to most battles being fought at short range, but the Adler follows this philosophy to its conclusion, removing the final gap between ships. …

Big batteries and slow turns define the Japanese fleet, which believes in running straight ahead and destroying everything in the way. The Kawa class cruiser carries heavy armor and powerful…

Russian leviathans winning the Battle of Tsushima proved to the Great Powers that these "monsters in the sky" were not new toys but the future of warfare. Russia maintains the…

With a large coastline and a smaller total fleet than other Great Powers, Italy embraces a hit-and-run fleet doctrine. With powerful engines and swarms of torpedoes, Italian leviathans harass their…

Germany entered the stage of the Great Powers late, but their Sky Fleet stands as one of the world's finest. "Armor before speed" is the mantra of German ship design.…

Masters of the waves, the British are taking their skill and industry to the skies. Tasked with defending the empire on which the sun never sets, the British sky fleet…