Sure, people do dumb things all the time.
Yes since UK lose Gibraltar. Malta will be lost/abandoned. etc.
WW2 would not look anything like OTL WW2. France may not sign the peace treaty on time. Even if France does, the Germans may spend so much time mucking around in Spain that we don't get...
I tend to think the question is more "Is the Second Lord of the Treasury ready for it?" I have trouble seeing the parliament just funding all the additional costs of the speed on these ships, so I think the scenario involves more like 5-6 fast QE over 8 R's every 4 years type situation. So I...
Spain can close the Med to shipping as long as Southern Spain is in Axis hands. And Spain can be supplied by rail and comes without that pesky Italian Empire to defend.
No, I am assuming max effort on first day, and good luck/planning. After that, for the deep strike, I am assuming well under 10% of assets used for these missions.
Air Forces really should view their planes like Capital Ships. Just like a BB could not be replaced during a short war, neither...
USA did it twice on December 7th, 1941 (PI and Pearl). We did it again on September 11th. Our Air Force is considered pretty good. Egypt did it in 1967. Syria did it in 1983 or so. Seems like Pakistan did it in one war with India. Soviets did it over a week in 1941. Whole theater size Air...
As to the second point, my scenario specifically had Taiwan having great days on the first few days.
As to the second point, I doubt 2000 pound bombs do much against the main body of the dam. I was talking about a strike against the ship locks that bypass the dam. That combined with outer...
I did an ATL where a strong Ottoman power is a side effect of the CP winning WW1. Basically, you just need a few things to wank the Ottomans.
Need to be on winning side of war.
Need to repudiate capitulations, and likely debts. Since most are with Britain and France, CP win is better.
Have...
Probably best answer is "Could but probably would not". It also depends a lot on the year and how bad the defeat was. War is this chaotic, angry beast that rarely gives leaders what they expected. There are lots of variable that can synergize in a negative way here. The big one that jumps to...
Trent Affair.
Fairly early, so it has less harm to CSA economy.
CSA will need Allies to survive long term, and this puts the CSA into European Alliance system in one step.
USA is pissed off. Give the USA 15 years or so to militarize, and the UK will need the CSA to help compensate for...
I tend to think without Wilson IOTL, the USA gets additional territories. ITTL, we have both this factor (expansionist president) and USA probably has to enter war at least year earlier to offset big advantage of Dutch joining. Adding Dutch forces plus more logistical routes to OTL opening act...
If the Germans had acted decisively (i.e. had a naval war plan), these Germans could have occupied these islands in the first days of the war. And these islands would give the Germans a military advantage.
My understanding of prewar doctrine is that BC retreated from main battle lines, and this was true for all navies. It just never seems to work out that way in combat.