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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Not at all. However you will find a range of views from 1 American with a pen knife can beat 20 Brits - 'Murika nd Freeeeeedommmm!!!!! to 1 Brit with a lb of tea and 50 rounds can hold off the Americans indefinetly..... Darn Colonials don't know their place pip pip and all stops in between
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Question. If they are bombing cities will we see fire bombing of the massive wheat fields? In OTL America seems to feel that its home land is inviolate (which may be why 11 September came as such a shock) the same is not true in TTL and that will also have effects on the national psychi.
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    I do not see how the CW would accept that one of their Core Dominions - invaded and occupied 'without provocation' should be left disarmed and defenceless in the face of that same aggressor. If the CW win normally you would expect the losing power to be disarmed not the victor........
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    If the CW gives the PA a sound drubbing outside the CONUSA...... And America still wants to fight on with an occupied Canada eventually their will be Sunshine over America. The CW can not and will not abandon Canada. The CW can not and will not let America 'win' and dictate terms just by...
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    In OTL this is true - not so much in this. There is a huge difference between the CW and the British Empire - and between TTL America and OTL USA But it seems that many people are having a real problem getting their minds around that.
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Long term the PA can’t win. The best they can do is not lose
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    One problem I think people have is divorcing the US and British Empire of OTL from their equivalents in TTL. Thus the US must be the colossus of our WW2 and the Commonwealth must be a ramshackle Empire where most of its components long for freedom
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Because ITTL its still Siam.....
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    How can you tell when a plane full of Brits has landed in Oz??? When the engines stop the...

    How can you tell when a plane full of Brits has landed in Oz??? When the engines stop the whinnying continues....... :-)
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    3 divisons is a hopelessly small number to invade and occupy the Canadian Mid-west. Based on the TOE of the BRO in 1940 thats about 45,000 men in total.... The Total canadian frontier is over 5,500 miles - around 4,000 miles facing South. The Americans do not have the force to meaningfully...
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    You might want to think about the way the Swiss planned to defend their national redoubt. Bridges etc built with demolition chambers. Links built so they cross each other so you can drop one onto the other blocking both etc .
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    27 CW divisions + the militia forming up behind them + the home guard + plus Uncle Tommy..... The US do not have the 100 divisions they need for a quick victory. They do not have the 70 divisions to be able to grind through and ignore casualties The CW are on the strategic defensive here -...
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    From POW interviews: Interegator: Why are you guys fighting for the Brits? They are occupying your country Injured Punjabi havildar doped up on pain killers: We are soldiers of the Commonwealth. I: It just the British Empire by another name. Why do you risk your lives for those who...
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Split it by using the Anglican provinces of Canterbury and York. The two areas even get their own Archbishops........
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Well the CW will have all those people that in our TL they looked down on and did not consider fit to serve..... You have a famine in India - well there is assistance but also the offer of a paying career in the RN. So they should have no problems. America - well it is poorer and less well...
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Looking at the probability of those dice rolls have you checked them for possession??? The 'good' guys never roll over 7 including 3 4's out of 5 rolls whilst the bad guy never rolls under 8 in 4 rolls and includes a 10 and an 11??? On 2D6........
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Burn the Heretic - purge the Mutant...... It will be a holy war against blasphemy and corruption..................
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    There is a difference between winning a war, winning a campaign and winning a battle. The English occupation of many provinces of France in the 100 years war did not win the war for them. If America were fighting just the initial Canadian forces then probably they can occupy it (or at least...
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    Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)

    Different America and with an unsinkable Aircraft carrier to base off. Here you have a weaker America - a stronger Canada and more importantly a far stronger CW to support Canada.
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