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  1. Op Anthropoid

    I was wondering if the op could have worked better if instead of Stens that had used Thompson or even MP40? As the Czech did complain about the guns. And the sten did fail at the time of the attack.
  2. OP Marget Garden

    What if the RAF had been told to drop the Paras where the asked at Arnhem. and if they where worried about the German airfield perhas a couple of sqns of Lancs could plaster it. and hopefull suppress the defences? woild it have made any difference if the paras where closer to the bride so more...
  3. Monty's point about esinhower

    Was Monty right or wrong about esinhower desicoun to take charge of the Allied forces in late 44?
  4. Russians shut out of versilles

    I was wondering if the Allies in WW1 Let the Germans keep The Brest lestov gains as the Russians made a separate peace with Germans in 17 so they do not deserve anything from Versellise.
  5. B17 Modification

    I was wondering if it was possiable to mod a B17 to carry a Tallboy? or a US equivalent
  6. Em2 adoption

    I was just watching Forgotten Wepons and Ian the gun jesus was talking about the Em2 and I was wondering if after the 1950 trials and it adoption in NATO had said very nice you stick to 30cal US. The rest of us are adopting .280 british. What would small as development be like with a bullpups...
  7. Waterloo

    I was wondering what Wellington would have done differently had he got the summer or Dante commanders he wanted not all the ones sent out by horse guards?
  8. charge of the light brigade

    I was wondering what would have happened if Lord Cardigan he been able to provide support to the light brigade. Sending support to actually attack the correct guns and perhaps pushing infantry up behind them how would the battle have gone?
  9. luftwaffe questions

    I was just rewatching Battle of Britain. I was wondering if the luftwaffe had any sort of plan other than fly over and bomb the RAF also I was wondering if the vertical rack on Germany bombers was better than the horizontal of the RAF? Cheers
  10. island in the sea of time

    Thought I should read this as it seems to be a seminal work but I am not enjoying it should i persevere?
  11. Vikings Sucsess

    I was watching a programme on the BBC last night about Alfred the great and I was wondering why the Vikings had such good military success? They did not bring any new armour or weapons tech. They had supuior movment by sea leading to local surprise for raids but whgy did they do so well the...
  12. sink the Bismark

    Just a quick note that Film4 has just stArted showing this excellent film :D
  13. Peggy Sue got Married

    This excellent little film (Well I like it:D) I was wondering what everyone thought about it and how badly she screws with the T/L? According to WIki she gose back to 1960
  14. British Involvment in the US Civil War

    First of all I am aware of the broad strokes of the civil war but not the details. I have noticed that most if not all TL has GB joining the confedrates side. Usally throught the Trent affair I was wondering what would make the british join the union side? The confedrate diplomatic effort can...
  15. De Havalind Names

    after reading the FAA thread i was wondering after the Vampire Venom & then the Vixon What next in the V stakes would Vulcan Valiant and Victor become fighter names perhaps Valikry would be used? What do people think. I consdier the 3 V bomber name do not sound right for a fighter Valikry...
  16. WW2 US army anti tank doctrine

    I know that the US army A/T doctrine was to use tank destryers to kill enmay tanks while the tanks support the infantry and it did not work out as the Germans where not using the large scale tank attacks like in 40-43. I was wondering would the doctrine have been sound if the germas could have...
  17. Aircraft comparisons

    I know in WW2 RAF flew captured luftwaffe and Japaness planes to learn what the could from them. Did they do the same with allied planes and did the US fly british planes I know the USAAF used british planes and the RAF used US ones but was there a systamatic test of the planes?
  18. Probably stupid gettyburg question

    I am just watching Gettysburg (Turner one with the Beards) I just had a though probabley imposable as I do not belice avelry worked like that in the ACW but what if the Union had counter charged Pickets etc Divisons when they got hung up around the fence and where disorganised? If Union cav was...
  19. French Borders

    I was wondering why the french never pused there border up to the Rhine at some point? it seems a natural border to me was the HRE powerful enough to stop france? it was obvosly as they never did push the border
  20. Alternative Dambusters raid

    I was watching a programme about the raid. I had a thought what if insted of bouncing bombs they had used tallboys would have that changed the raid they could have come higher which would made the run in easer and the aiming less stressful as they would bot have to use string and pencil or...
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