Recent content by David Floyd

I wonder how much of a meat grinder Gibraltar has been turned into by now? This will also make Torch rather more…impossible. Do we see ‘42 Sledgehammer? Or ‘42 Norway and ‘43 Roundup?

Also worth noting that Ridgway was a vastly superior combat commander compared to Dugout Doug.

I’m enjoying this, and while I am certainly glad we didn’t drop the atomic bomb IOTL, there really isn’t much China can do about it. The far bigger problem is that this will set a precedent for future conflicts.

What ground forces could Britain commit? Britain’s 3 heavy divisions formed the linchpin of NATO’s defense of Northern Germany. No way are those getting withdrawn except as part of a UK withdrawal from NATO. The forced that retook the Falklands won’t be remotely sufficient for Hong Kong. Any...

I actually think they might just get away with it. Sure, the West could economically cripple China at the time, but then again the US counted on China as a counterweight to the Soviet Union.

Let’s also remember that the US deployed the 6th, 8th, and 10th Armies, the entire 6 division USMC, plus Bill Slim’s 14th Army and the majority of the ANZACs. All of the above was more than sufficient to defeat Japan up to including invading Japan.

Concur with the UK for all reasons listed.

What prevents the IJN from creating another overly complex plan, continuing to suffer from an intelligence disadvantage and suffering Midway 2.0? At the very least, 4 US CVs aren’t going down without inflicting at least equivalent losses and gutting IJN airpower, and it’s quite unlikely IMO...

I certainly agree that Devers was ultimately correct!

It’s possible the Americans may have accepted a British overall commander if Britain agreed for a 1942 invasion of France. Even as late as 1943 Britain had the preponderance of ground forces available. Not saying France ‘42 would have been a good idea, of course.

Besides Marshall, Ike and Devers the only American I can think of might be McNair. Brooke and Alexander also had the seniority but there was zero chance of a British commander.

Also no partition of Korea, looks like.

Not sure about Greenland other than Coast Guard and some USAAF patrol aircraft and security forces, but I do know 1st Marine Brigade was on Iceland until sometime in 1942.

I have followed this TL literally for years. Sad to see it winding down but super excited to see what’s next!

Nothing much changes for NATO, as their conventional forces were on a defensive posture and numerically weaker anyway, but this will have massive economic implications for the USSR.