It is noteworthy to me that the first diesel engine tank to enter large scale production was Japanese, given the overall backwardness associated with Japan's AFVs during the WWII era.
I agree on the overall issue with regard to doctrine being more important than the quality of the tanks in...
Another excellent update, eager to see what happens in the next. The influence of the surrounding empires seems certain to add an interesting dynamic to the interactions among the states.
This is my definite impression as well.
There are a very small number of the Chi-Nu and the Chi-Ha is the main medium tank, however the biggest improvement compared to the 1939 situation for the Japanese is that they will have air superiority most of the time and there is a much larger number...
Your challenge, with a POD(s) anytime, is to have a country adopt as its military doctrine, both officially and de facto, that the advent of nuclear weapons makes all previous weapons systems obsolete, and therefore, the only worthwhile form for armed forces to take is as nuclear weapons...
To be clear, the rigid defense is based on the historical Soviet strategy in 1941, which saw Stalin consistently refuse to countenance withdrawals and insist constantly on counterattacks even when they failed with enormous losses. The difference is that historically, as a result of being caught...
Glad you like the new sobriquet.
Here is the next update. I have not forgotten about the paratrooper operation, it will be covered when the narrative next reaches the fighting in the Caucasus.
(Section 2)
A knocked-out Soviet tank near the pre-war border.
While the struggle for control...
Interesting, from what I remember of the period, Virginia has a larger number of trained officers, but New York is more advanced economically, so both sides have their advantages. I wonder how their efforts to secure alliances will go.
I too am intrigued. One question, if I may (of course don't answer if it would mean giving away spoilers), why is the title "The Warring United States Period" instead of something like "The American Warring States Period" as it seems pretty clear what unity remains will soon be swept away?
This is a fair point.
I agree, but him doing a good job isn't necessarily mutually exclusive with him claiming credit for things which were at least in part due to others.
It was one of their greatest failings, no doubt. One thing which should be kept in mind, though, is the extent to...
So you have a source which says he didn't believe the same thing earlier?
Since Glantz states the Soviet forces in front of Moscow in September were stronger than in October, the alt-Vyazma might catch more prisoners, which is probably what he is referring to. Nor does he say it certainly...
Fritz is narrating the entire period, not just a few day.s
Nor is Glantz claiming it would, he explicitly acknowledges the Bryansk encirclement wouldn't be happening.
Barbarossa Derailed was published in 2010.
No, I explicitly mentioned "the continuing futile offensives of the Soviet...
Based on some new information I have discovered recently I have decided to go back and re-address some earlier posts which my previous responses to lacked the full picture. Specifically, in response to this post,
You claimed
This is the quote from Ostkrieg referred to- "Bock in fact...
Well, according to the wiki article on the Siege of Leningrad the city produced 11% of Soviet industrial production by 1939 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad, although the figure obviously doesn't take into account evacuation.