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Really enjoying this TL. How would this effect the RN’s building programme? How much could the KGV battleships or Illustrious class carriers build time be sped up? Will we see the lion class built?

If the Luftwaffe is flying more sorties over more days, particularly the relatively small number of stukas, then there losses will go up maintance will suffer etc. How much damage was the LW willing to take over Dunkirk, bearing in mind they knew they would be needed to support further...

What would the consequences of this be? Also how could this happen with events going as OTL up to May 10th. I still see the Germans holding a fair portion of France, most/all of Belgium and the Netherlands. But without knocking France out of the war are we looking at a rerun of World War One?

In terms of why no war broke out, I was thinking more along the lines of no Sino-Japanese war breaking out in 1937, which would lead to no oil embargo etc. now how realistic that is and how that could happen I will admit I really don't know. With no Japanese takeover of French indochina would...

Assuming that somehow the pacific war is averted, what affect would this have on the course of WW2? I think that the USA would still eventually come into the war due to the undeclared war that USA was fighting against u-boats etc. One immediate effect would be that troops, planes and ships...

If Norway doesn't fall and joins the allies then Norway would supply raw materials to the UK plus equipment would be going to Norway, this could have some interesting effects, convoy battles in an area where the allies have more air cover could see increased u-boat losses 1940-41, as well as...

If the main problem is how to defeat the German assault on southern Norway, would it be possible to have the Danes resist for a few days say 3-4 therefore delaying moving troops across the straits to Norway? Thus if the Northen and Central forces are caught at sea, this allows the Allies and...

If Germany still attacks the USSR , then the allies will back the USSR as in OTL, the defeat of Nazi Germany will be seen as the priority, i dont see Finland joining the Axis in the scenario however, how would this affect the eastern front?

But how would they invade? They have already tried to go by sea once and its been defeated, presumably by the time they try again say late 1941/early 1942 the Norwegian armed forces would have been considerably built up and on alert not including any British units based there-which would include...

Actually I think the attack on France would probably go as OTL as the allied forces commited to Norway probably wouldn't make any difference, however post Dunkirk with most of the German KM and merchant shipping sitting on the ocean floor, there should be less of an invasion panic. One thing...

What would the effects be of a failed German invasion of Norway? The POD being that the Royal Navy manages to sink or turn back enough transports, that the invasion fails within 2 days. 1. How realistic would this be? 2. what would the long term effects be? 3. would this effect the German...

The Germans doing this would play straight into the Allies hands, their plans were based on the Germans coming through Belgium. The allies would then advance to the Dyle river to meet it. This would also mean the Germans going head to head with the strongest of the French armies. This would...

First of all I would like to say well done on an excellent and enthralling timeline so far. Now a question will you be giving an Update on the RN construction plans as they stand at the moment? Only asking as it's a bit hard to keep up with what's going on in this regard due to the size of...

The RNs med fleet is not going to be sitting in harbour watching this happen however.

I know this is looking far ahead but i've thinking about what will happen when the RN goes up against the IJN ITTL, then had a thought will Japan even attack? They would have seen the RN destroy the KM and presumably the RM and will know that most of the RN can be concetrated against them would...