Other than Russian, what ethnicities would be a smaller percentage than iOTL? Seems like OTL WWII killed a higher percentage of just about everyone than Russian...
Other than Russian, what ethnicities would be a smaller percentage than iOTL? Seems like OTL WWII killed a higher percentage of just about everyone than Russian...
Slovakia do not even share border with USSR while Hungary does - Ruthenia.Red Army will need to start from occupied Poland and at the end of the war at max they will be able to occupy Slovackia if they are quick, Hungary,
I very much doubt it. It will more likely be a great partner for technical expertise, and to some extent training. Depending on how USSR acts these alliances might very well merge.Post-war, will the Swedish-Finnish union feel cramped if Norway, Denmark and Poland are all part of a Military alliance with the UK and France?
Slovakia do not even share border with USSR .
I very much doubt it. It will more likely be a great partner for technical expertise, and to some extent training. Depending on how USSR acts these alliances might very well merge.
I guess you are looking at wrong map. Ruthenia was fully occupied by Hungary in March 1939. So again, Slovakia didn’t had common border with USSR. Hungary on other side did.Huh? As I look at a map I see a shared border with the Ukraine that the SU fronted on in 1940.
And this has actually come up in the thread fairly recently since when Hungary declared war on the 3R, they were able to not only invade pre-war Austria, but German controlled Poland as well. However the border between Hungary and Poland is small and with horrible transportation links.I guess you are looking at wrong map. Ruthenia was fully occupied by Hungary in March 1939. So again, Slovakia didn’t had common border with USSR. Hungary on other side did.
No he didn’t. I believe he implied there may be some negotiations. Hungarians will definitely want to keep at least territories with Hungarian majority.And this has actually come up in the thread fairly recently since when Hungary declared war on the 3R, they were able to not only invade pre-war Austria, but German controlled Poland as well. However the border between Hungary and Poland is small and with horrible transportation links.
For the Entente, Hungary's DOW is useful in the short term, but the question is how much do they get post war. The Author hasn't indicated if there were promises given
Two comments here. I'm not saying that the Japanese don't have an advantage, but it is limited by two factors.I was looking over the list of aircraft carriers in the Far East theater and it appears that the Japanese may have a significant superiority in aircraft available.
I was looking over the list of aircraft carriers in the Far East theater and it appears that the Japanese may have a significant superiority in aircraft available. Although Japan has 6 fleet aircraft carriers to the UK's 5 aircraft carriers, the Japanese superiority in aircraft available is larger due to the British operational doctrine of relying on a passive defense for their armored Illustrious-class carriers, which resulted in not keeping a permanent deck park. This changed in 1944 in the OTL, when the RN started to follow the lessons learned from the USN practice of a permanent deck park, but probably wouldn't have occurred by this time in TTL. Here is aircraft complements of the British and Japanese aircraft carriers. I've also included the 1944 complement for the British for reference.
British Far East Fleet: 204 total aircraft (288 with deck park)
Imperial Japanese Navy: 409 aircraft
- Ark Royal: 60 aircraft
- Illustrious: 36 aircraft (57 with deck park)
- Formidable: 36 aircraft (57 with deck park)
- Victorious: 36 aircraft (57 with deck park)
- Indomitable: 36 aircraft (57 with deck park)
- Akagi: 66 aircraft
- Kaga: 72 aircraft
- Soryu: 63 aircraft
- Hiryu: 64 aircraft
- Shokaku: 72 aircraft
- Zuikaku: 72 aircraft
Two comments here. I'm not saying that the Japanese don't have an advantage, but it is limited by two factors.
1) I believe that the French Aircraft Bearn is in the Far East as well, I'm not sure it is at Singapore, but the Japanese certainly have to take it in account when trying to attack Singapore.
2) The Japanese have two possible routes to the DEI, if they go through the South China Sea, then I believe that the UK and France can use land based aircraft as well, and if they try to go the long way around the PI to the East, then they have other issues.
And at this point, the Japanese have about two weeks(?) until the Navies of the Entente are more or less useless in the Atlantic (+North Sea, +Med) and everything else can be sent. (I'm not saying that the British would be *comfortable* leaving the US Navy as the largest navy in the Atlantic and the Italian Navy as the largest Navy in the Med, but worse sacrifices have been made)
To repeat a question I think I asked before...Yep, the RN is outnumbered, but they have a luxury; they don't have to fight and hold ground. They can retreat if need be and their rear is covered under a dense land based fighter force with a comprehensive radar direction network guiding it. Furthermore, the RN/MN will be operating under friendly MPA cover so they should have a very good idea when/where the Japanese are and can elect to offer battle in conditions most advantageous to the RN/MN (moonless night Swordfish strikes?)
Two comments here. I'm not saying that the Japanese don't have an advantage, but it is limited by two factors.
1) I believe that the French Aircraft Bearn is in the Far East as well, I'm not sure it is at Singapore, but the Japanese certainly have to take it in account when trying to attack Singapore.
2) The Japanese have two possible routes to the DEI, if they go through the South China Sea, then I believe that the UK and France can use land based aircraft as well, and if they try to go the long way around the PI to the East, then they have other issues.
Two comments here. I'm not saying that the Japanese don't have an advantage, but it is limited by two factors.
1) I believe that the French Aircraft Bearn is in the Far East as well, I'm not sure it is at Singapore, but the Japanese certainly have to take it in account when trying to attack Singapore.