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  1. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    One thing about, particularly Churchill, talking up a Norwegian campaign is that more and more German troops get sent north to freeze waiting for an invasion which never comes.

  2. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    One thing Norway doesn't have is a shortage of timber. IIRC one other thing the German occupation stopped was the export of timber props for mines to the UK. I think they had to import from Canada instead which obviously takes more shipping.

  3. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Just looking for the population of Narvik it's currently 15k & was around 5k before WW2. So taking your 1:8 ratio would be looking at 40k German troops & I just wonder where they'd put them all as you don't want to live under canvas during a Norwegian winter.

  4. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    Just the sheer distance for any land based air unless the Japanese have bases much closer than I'm aware of.

  5. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    You can probably ignore the Japanese air force apart from whatever is onboard any carriers. Even then without a constant CAP the Dutch may get an occasional free run at any invasion fleet. Although even with that against warships bombers of the period are likely in effective but may be able to...

  6. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    If they are just operating these in the Black Sea fine, but if they are trying to send them from the Med there is the small problem that Britain is at war with Romania making these legitimate targets for any wandering RN subs. Unless butterflies have altered the 7th December '41 declaration of OTL

  7. A US 'Ju-88'

    Would a US JU-88 equivalent also need to have a dive bombing capability?

  8. AHC/What If: End the Atlantic Slave Trade earlier

    One way of reducing the Atlantic slave trade would be if the ideals of the American Declaration of Independence were taken further i.e. all men being created equal and having the right to liberty resulted in the US banning slavery from its inception.

  9. How successful would Henry VIII’s reforms be if there was a legitimate cadet rival Tudor line?

    A Tudor having many healthy sons is not quite ASB but is heading in that direction

  10. WI/AHC: A British Revolution in 1919

    I'm not sure decolonisation would be quicker with a communist Britain as I'm not aware of any communist regime which willingly gave up any areas it controlled. Although I am willing to be corrected on this if anyone has examples of such.

  11. What if there was no major fleet action between the Grand Fleet and High Seas Fleet in WW1?

    And in the end, in OTL, the sailors of the HSF mutinied rather than face the GF which say what you like about the other German arms they didn't refuse to face the enemy.

  12. Germany goes with hybrid carries after the Panzerschiffe

    As they have more than a single scout aircraft flying from them these obviously belong to the Luftwaffe. 😁 If the LW can have panzers why not aircraft carriers - it's even in the name!

  13. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    I take it you mean problems in WW1?

  14. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    More likely to be a Panzer IV as there apparently were no Tigers deployed in the St Vith area. Although as nearly every German tank was misidentified as a Tiger it's an easy mistake to make.

  15. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    I agree with the users defining the requirements for tanks but that does depend on them actually knowing what they want! - More machine guns - US Army - And put them in turrets - Hobart

  16. Why do you think there is more interest in the Tudors than the Stuarts among the general public?

    @Domz I don't think Henry VIII belongs on your list of competent rulers as he bankrupted the treasury his father left him, lost all his wars and was basically fooled in all of the treaties he signed.

  17. Robert Falcon Scott survives returning from the South Pole

    Perhaps even becomes known as "Cannibal Scott" if they end up eating their companions to survive.

  18. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Nonsense, flying off Ark Royal will be the winged version of the Victor the mk. V. It is of course incredibly slow but there's nothing a Zero carries that can penetrate it beyond point blank range and from below. 😋

  19. WI: Second American Civil War of 1876

    But "That's totally different" probably sums up American Exceptionalism. 😋

  20. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    This may have been due to the way the Churchill's tracks extended in front of the hull meaning the tank may have already been climbing an obstacle before the blade reaches it.
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