But…but…but rotten edifice and all that 😱Lost cause. Once the Soviets were defeated.
Hmmm.... I see more than just one lost cause there....
But…but…but rotten edifice and all that 😱Lost cause. Once the Soviets were defeated.
Hmmm.... I see more than just one lost cause there....
Well Britain will be putting the boot into Europe's "Soft Underbelly".But…but…but rotten edifice and all that 😱
I quite like the soft Aegean approachWell Britain will be putting the boot into Europe's "Soft Underbelly".
Given the events of the recent past (the Winter War), it didn't look like a bad call to make. Hells, if Stalin hadn't been as firmly ensconced in power as he was, it might have been a fairly decent call.But…but…but rotten edifice and all that 😱
There's more than that, I'd say that given the different play of events, HMS Formidable wasn't damaged as per OTL, and likely neither were HMS Warspite and HMS Barnham, and HMS Ark Royal won't be sunk.If the Tobruk raid means that the MAS lads can't do Alexandria, that helps the RN a fair bit. With QE and Valiant still operational, the Andrew aren't quite as overstretched. Providing the Army can clear up Libya, that helps the RN even more, due to reduced pressure in the Med. They'll still need to keep enough in the Med to deter the RM, and at home to keep the KM honest, but there's a bit more slack in the system.
Everyone in the Heer thought so.Given the events of the recent past (the Winter War), it didn't look like a bad call to make. Hells, if Stalin hadn't been as firmly ensconced in power as he was, it might have been a fairly decent call.
That's not even counting the escorts that are still around as well which will go a long way to providing both screens, run convoys and of course escort to the larger warships.There's more than that, I'd say that given the different play of events, HMS Formidable wasn't damaged as per OTL, and likely neither were HMS Warspite and HMS Barnham, and HMS Ark Royal won't be sunk.
Everyone in the Heer thought so.
Except the logistics specialists.
They said it could not be done and were told to put up and shut up.
I imagine that they took very little satisfaction in being proven right.
Indeed. I wonder how long it will take to put the airstrip back into commission.Early days but a promising start.
I know the Allied Navy has turned the Med into a British lake effectively even more so than OTL but do they have the ability to lift the troops required to cut the main road between the remaining Axis controlled areas and Tunisia.Indeed. I wonder how long it will take to put the airstrip back into commission.
I do hope that the British land troops near the Tunisian border, and turn the whole thing into the Axis' swan song.
I know the Allied Navy has turned the Med into a British lake effectively even more so than OTL but do they have the ability to lift the troops required to cut the main road between the remaining Axis controlled areas and Tunisia.
As I read it, they were due to receive (as of post #1063) two LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks), and five LSIs (Landing Ship Infantrys) in addition to the three LSIs already in theatre. Maybe not enough for a landing against serious opposition, but I doubt the Axis forces will have anything more than monitoring posts at, say, Zuwara.I know the Allied Navy has turned the Med into a British lake effectively even more so than OTL but do they have the ability to lift the troops required to cut the main road between the remaining Axis controlled areas and Tunisia.
I think defeat in this battle will probably push them to that point. The obvious question is what's happening at home? That said Italy as a whole trying to turn its coat would probably not go well right now, probably even worse than OTL 1943 as there is no way Britain can get enough back up into Italy fast enough to avoid an occupation.I have to wonder, how many Italian units are still even willing to fight? High command is not sending them any support, they are left to wither on the vine. Their German allies talked a big game, lost and tried to shift all blame unto the Italian forces. The British are at this point probably known to be very good when it comes to treating POWs well. The men willing to die for their country have already had plenty of opportunities, so how many are left?
The irony here being that Rommel (the man in charge here) suffered a nasty setback by the British in France. As to Greece, nah, that wasn't a walkover by any standards.I think right now a lot of units are more than likely going to start putting down their guns except for maybe the most rabid blackshirt supporter or Nazis amongst them. Right now morale is equally bad amongst both German and Italian units though, for different reasons, I also think the germans may be in shock since they probably thought this would be a walkover like how the perceive Greece and France as well as Norway though Norway was a disaster from the start.
That breathing room is soon going to be taken up by the Japanese. Fortunately, the Japanese aren't in the same ballpark of tough as the Germans, if their first attack falters, their whole strategy comes apart.For the survivors though of both sides, this is going to be a damned nasty hit to them as well as the confidence of those in the know and has brought Britain and the Commonwealth much needed breathing room by closing one front earlier than OTL.