The reason Sea Lion is so fascinating is that it is not - technically - ASB:
The Luftwaffe could win the Battle of Britain.
The KM could force a sea corridor across the channel.
The army could get an expeditionary force to the south coast of England.
Germany could keep the corridor open and the...
Az elso= LOL: The "U" and "umlaut U" are very hard to distinguish to the English ear. When I was studying Hungarian, I would constantly mispronounce "ur" (sir) as "umlaut r" (space). I kept getting the response "I am a space man?"
A masik: I think this might be a miss-post.
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This is why some of us love discussing our fave sea mammal. In theory it is possible, but requires even more astounding luck than Germany had already run through. The discussion is about how to make the odds less ridiculous.
Sea Lion has three parts:
1) The...
In the ancient comic strip "The Wizard of Id" the king was sitting on his throne when a courtier rushed in: "Sire! The moat monsters are starving!" Another courtier rushes in: "Sire! The peasants are without water!"
The king muses to himself, "I think I have a solution to both problems..."...
I did not know this. I didn't think Bedford was unique, but this seems to have happened more than I was aware of.
Re the OP: No World War I might work. Imagine if the lessons learned from 1861 to 1865 and 1914 to 1918 were not available in 1939 <Shoo butterflies! SHOO!>. If the massed...
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Like its predecessor Confederation eighty years earlier, The CSA didn't have the power to enforce its edicts, and devolves from a true confederation into a mutual defensive alliance.
IMNSHO, once the war was over, the USA would be extremely reluctant to start another one.
Don't be. This...
My main question is how would the two nations, with 1942 equipment, compare in combat; including industrial support, logistical capability, etc.
I'm not really interested in the how of the wank, but let us say that in the spring of '42, the Axis string of luck continued. The Soviet Union and...
http://scienceblogs.com/laelaps/2008/05/07/that-mean-ol-mr-darwin/ :D
:rolleyes: Not *quite* the same thing.
I've never understood the meme. IMO, France in 1940 was well and truly beaten: A combination of bad luck and bad leadership destroyed the French military. They had no choice but to...
Maybe I should post this in the Unpopular Opinions thread. :p
But I see a Unionist reconquest effort extremely unlikely. IMNSHO, a Federal defeat would cause a "Viet Nam Syndrome."
"We just fought a devastating war! Unimaginable casualties, as well as horrific treasure expended! For...
Most of the 56'rs I knew had names ending in Y (old aristocracy). They talked of re-establishing the aristocratic system. I figured at the time it was probably a pipe dream, but I'll ask here, any chance of this?
OK, thanks guys.
Option 1: France wins 7 years war.
1) Death of Frederick (Thank you for that link - even if you did "self advocate" ;) ) causes collapse of Anglo-Prussian war effort.
2) British fail to take Louisbourg, which bolos the whole Canadian front.
Option 2: France loses, but sees...
Just what it says. I can think of three ways it could happen, but I'm curious about what the forum comes up with.
Bonus points if the English colonies still revolt.