Nigeria gets its independence somewhat earlier than it did IOTL, then proceeds to piss away the oil benefits. I have been there more than a few times, and I swear the Nigerian government could teach lessons on corruption to Huey Long.....:eek:
Mike Garrity
Correct. It was piss-poor forensic work that wrecked the OJ case; that, plus serious issues with chain-of-custody. In all seriousness, a first-year law student could have won that case for Simpson.
Mike Garrity
I don't quite understand what you mean. If I am correct in undertsanding that you are asking what happens if the bomb test in New Mexico fails and the invasion of Kyshu goes forward, the simeple annswer is that LOTS of people die.
The planning staff for Operation: Olympic assumed that another...
How about the 'Project: Pluto' nuclear-powered cruise missile? As if the payload of thermonuclear weapons wasn't bad enough, the weapon was designed to fly around over enemy territory after the weapons were expended and contaminate the ground below with its radioactive exhaust.....:eek:
Mike...
If either the Capitol Building or the White House had been hit by Flight 93 on 9/11, the response by the U.S compared to what happened would make what was done IOTL seem like a light pleasantry.........:eek:
This being said, I think the Capitol was the intended target because it is larger and...
The Romans would surround the city and give the people once chance to surrender. If this was refused, the legions would take the city by storm, kill all the men and sell the women & children as slaves.
Mike Garrity
The only real advantage that Bismarck has over USS Iowa is the rate of fire for the 15" main batteries; these can fire faster than Iowa's 16/50"s
In terms of overall firepower, USS Iowa has got Bismarck beat hands down; 9 16"/50s vs 8 15".
The 16" guns have longer range and throw a...
Bite your tongue, heretic. The concept of the Unmentionable Sea Mammal being ASB is as close to an article of faith as there is on here.....:cool:
Mike Garrity