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  1. Malaya What If

    In New Zealand in the late '60s, in both Army Cadets and Air Cadets, we were issued Enfield No.4 Mk.1* Long Branch rifles for drill and shooting. I believe they continued for some years after that. I think the Ishapore Armoury in India was still manufacturing batches of Enfield No.III* pattern...
  2. Malaya What If

    Just love that smooth Lee cam action.😁
  3. Alternate History Combat Aircraft

    Ah. A bit different from those angles...and I concur about the Bristol 188.
  4. Alternate History Combat Aircraft

    It also looks a little Super Etandard-ish (sort of a Super, Super Etandard).
  5. Malaya What If

    One of the easiest ways to keep calorie intake up in modern rations is their supplementation with "energy bars." When I was in the Royal New Zealand Army Corps 45 years ago, such things didn't exist, but we were issued a 100g Cadbury "Energy" chocolate bar with our daily (mainly tinned)...
  6. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 4

    So a British lightweight S-tank. Cool.
  7. A Blunted Sickle - Thread II

    So does Canada.
  8. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 4

    Unless it has a steam engine, I would consider it closer to Dieselpunk... Just imagine them supporting Bob Semple tanks.
  9. Why the Chinese play cricket (an Imperial Federation timeline)

    The best of luck getting a new and secure domicile. Praying for an early and long-term solution for you.
  10. Malaya What If

    Bushido = Superior Japanese fighting spirit aka arrogance. Could come unstuck in certain circumstances.
  11. In Britannia Salutem

    Indeed.
  12. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 4

    Sober! You've fitted a supercharger to your liver and twin turbochargers to your kidneys, haven't you, you cunning Scottish engineer.
  13. Malaya What If

    There is nothing more disconcerting in a tropical wet season than opening a box you think has been kept dry and finding a slimy wet kludge with orange rust nuggets in it.
  14. “It is better to cure a sick man than to kill him.” A Northumbrian Survival Timeline

    Feliz Navidad, Meri Kirihimate, Bonne Noel, Manuia le Kirisimasi, Fröhe Weihnachten, Mele Kalikimaka, Buon Natale, et Felicem Natalem Christi.
  15. Alternate History Combat Aircraft

    The prop version of the Kyushu J7W1 Shinden prototype was just beginning its test flights when the war ended. The jet version J7W2 Shinden-kai was still only a paper project, although planning was well advanced.
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