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The most united the Dominion of New England ever got was when they united to overthrow the royal governor so they could go back to being separate colonies. I suppose in time it's possible for a similar amalgamation to occur for the sake of organizing the Empire, but it'd have a better chance of...

Yes, the Macedonian regent Antipater crushed the Spartans in battle and Alexander made them join the League of Corinth. Their defeat was enough that the Spartans stayed out of the next major Greek rebellion against Macedon, but Alexander himself considered it less than a sideshow compared to his...

Because it's Canadian. The hype behind the Arrow seems to mostly be based on it being an unproven plane from a country not normally known for expensive military projects and on paper it's not terrible so they can get away with all sorts of hype and blaming the Americans for it not seeing success...

I'm getting the feeling you aren't really interested in a discussion nor do I think you really understand how the Royal Geographical Society functioned or what high society in general was like back then. If none of them were interested in such intense mudslinging IOTL there's no reason to think...

They didn't do that IOTL and Scott living to tell the tale gives them even less incentive, in this time period and society the story of a tragic fallen hero who died battling the elements is far more marketable and compelling than quibbling over who exactly deserves a nonexistent prize for being...

They don't have that sort of power, by the time news got back of Scott's death (or his survival ITTL) everyone had already acknowledged Amundsen's achievement and I can't imagine the British scientific and exploration communities going along with that sort of insanity when they showed Amundsen...

Some Brits tried arguing as much, though AFAIK it didn't catch on much and it took the news of the death of Scott and his companions to overshadow Amundsen's achievement. Even if some of the press tried getting aggressive about it, they'd be called out by their countrymen. IOTL Shackleton...

He becomes known as "the guy who lost us the race to the South Pole". His death was what made him a hero IOTL, but alive he's suddenly much more vulnerable to criticism and people are generally less interested in his story since there's no tragic narrative. Amundsen on the other hand gets to...

The earliest possible avenue of discontent towards old England I can think of would be the Good Old Cause. New England was founded by Puritans after all and as such they were overwhelmingly in favor of the Parliamentarian faction in the civil wars. Possible maybe you could have a large amount of...

Are you sure you're not thinking of the Mk4? Mk3 is an iterative step up from Mk1, new engine, turret, and fcs, but same thin armor and same gun. By the time it was being marketed most countries were moving on to newer better things, Mk3 was meant for poorer countries and therefore only saw...

Overall similar to the OTL battles between Cuban and FAPLA T-55s vs SADF Olifants. T-62 represents an improvement in armor and firepower, the latter of which gives it a notable advantage compared to OTL's engagements, but the armor still isn't enough to stand up to the rounds Olifant will...

I can also see the Australian government just deciding to continue production for the sake of boosting their own industry, they did make plenty of AC1s after all and even a pilot production model of AC3 Thunderbolt. In any case, same conclusion, the Australian cruisers are very similar to...

POD for that would be 1775 at the latest, afterwards it's just downright impossible, OTL is the best case scenario for US-UK relations after an event like the Revolutionary War. Without knowing what your mother would consider anglophobic or how representative her experiences were it's hard to...

Yes, and outside of Turtledove books with the Rebs being granted AK-47s by time-travelers I've never seen any credible suggestion they almost captured DC.

The Russians are going to be in big trouble here. They might have had the largest army in WW1 IOTL, but they critically relied on Allied support to arm them. The Americans alone provided several million rifles and other firearms to the Russians, many Russian warships were built in the USA, and...