Recent content by Sanderford

Practically zero. The people of Britain and France just outright rising up in arms against their own governments for declaring war on an aggressive regime in Berlin is verging into ASB territory in my view. Now, if you would inquire about the prospect of political upheaval leading to massively...

You reply by informing your superiors that if this is in fact the case, and your local subject matter expert attests it is so, that a sortie on that day will not, repeat not, be possible. Your options then are night attack, await Royal Navy carrier support if you don't already have it, or wait...

This is true, and a night engagement would be a good idea, with the benefits of hindsight letting us know just how badly outnumbered the British truly were. Given the situation, it is not even beyond possibility here to imagine a British force commander other than Philips recognizing the enemy...

Pair this up with some prearranged land-based air support, and I think we may be in business.

I was trying to be a bit humorous there, but to answer your question 100% seriously? If we assume Force Z is more competently led, waits for H.M.S. Indomitable and arranges for land-based air support to protect the big gunships and the flight deck as they head up the coast, the most realistic...

I think the issue here is one of density. Also, while the Russians were able to trade space for time, they did so at horrendous cost in lives, particularly among the civilians in the path of the invaders. My argument here is less having the settlements there makes it 100% invalid, and more that...

The main thing Israel gains by taking and holding the Sinai is strategic depth. It gives them a buffer, a zone of empty land which they could afford to give up in the face of an invading army. Of course permitting their people to settle on the peninsula sort of nullified that, but they had a...

That's what I was getting at, yes. Barring some serious butterflies, likely of the sort which would prevent FDR winning in the first place, Amendment XX still exists, and smooths out the legal response to the death of FDR before he can take the oath of office. I still wouldn't mind having a look...

Of course the real question here is when exactly Mr. Roosevelt dies. The exact date may determine the legalities, as there was a crucial change in the legal landscape around this point in American history.

Give him the John Wilcox treatment. He mysteriously falls overboard in rough conditions and is never recovered. He is assumed to have drowned before a rescue was possible. In the confusion after his death legalities lead to his port cabin door taking command. The door proceeds to lead Force Z...

Basically, this. If the Camp David Accords and general thaw of Egyptian-Israeli elections does not occur, then it is entirely plausible for the Israeli government of the era to double down and refuse to give up the Sinai, insisting it has a right under U.N. declarations to defensible national...

I mean if my understanding of the law is correct, Garner doesn't need Hughes to vote for him. He was on the winning ticket and he is technically Vice President-elect. Thus when he is sworn in, as there will be no POTUS he would automatically be elevated to that office after, and then sworn in as...

My thoughts exactly. She would be preserved as a museum, and any officer suggesting she be returned to service to fight the Argentines would find their career prospects...lessening. H.M.S. Vanguard would be a better bet, and to be honest even she's a seriously long shot.

I do not recall having ever denied America has imperialist tendencies just like all the other great empires in history. Rome was styled a Republic all through its history, after all. I will agree it is not likely the U.S. would agree to a colonies for aircraft purchases deal. It wasn't how we...

You absplutely did. France and Britain straight tried to rebrand theirs under new names as part of a desperate effort just to hold on to what they could. Portugal had to be literally driven out of what remained of her empire with bayonets, then Lisbon had the laughable nerve to seek U.N...