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That's all well and good but...... For the purpose of the thought experiment what would be the effect of using 2017 ROE and understanding of what is a war crime from 1st Jan 1943. The Axis, Russia and China are not effected by the change so what sort of things are going to change in the short...

As I said UK 2017 rules So for example no use of intelligence gained through 'enhanced' interrogation methods for example

.... from 1st January 1943 the Western Allies (so NOT Russia or China) start to fight under a 21st Century understanding of the rules of war?? They will not plan or conduct any operations that they now consider to be war crimes. They gain no future knowledge either of History or technology so...

Get better translators So the Greek speakers do not think the Latin speakers have added the et Filii and the Latin speakers do not think the Greek speakers have removed it....

From what I have read the Kwarezmshahs are particularly vulnerable at this time. They have just taken over large areas and have not properly assimilated it. They have bad relations with other nations. They have incorrect information about the Mongol skill in siege warfare The Shah is fearful...

What if........ In OTL Shah Ala ad-Din Muhammad drew the wrath of Genghis Khan by how he treated the ambassadors sent to him and by ordering the execution of some 500 merchants. What might have happened if the visit of the Ambassadors went differently. Instead of insulting the mongol's and...

I am looking at having the guy who discovered Fulminates be born 7 years earlier..... not that ASB I think - born 2 years after his older brother rather than 9 years. After all his Sister was born around then - so a simple switch of the birth order?? The guy seems to have been a genius so I...

I am not looking to mass produce Enough to replace the Baker Rifle which does not get made Any slight over production to be given to Marines fighting from the rigging. I want to avoid it being ruled ASB if I write something here PS I just noticed that6 both Forysth and Furguson were from...

I am looking for a non-ASB way to have a workable breech loader rifle in place of the Baker Rifle - so the shortage of gun smith is not a problem. If they can make X number of Baker Rifles a year they can make X number of Ferguson-Bakers a year. It does need to be soldier proof in the hands...

Yes - the basic Ferguson needs a good deal of improvement - which is why I think you would need a POD where he survives. Given he was 36 at the time of his death in OTL as an Officer class he might be expected to have another 20-30 years of productive development before he dies say in 1812...

Assuming Major Patrick Ferguson survives the Battle of Kings Mountain and the rest of the war what improvements might he have been able to make to his breech loading rifle design?? Minié ball - Does this have significant precursors or was it something that could have been developed easily at...

I take in as given that one of the problems with C21 Africa is that the states that exist are often arbitrary collections of peoples within lines drawn on maps by officials thousands of miles away...... How might Africa have looked if boarders had been drawn such that ethnic groups were not...

In the above battle the Germans are defeated never getting to Turkey. Turkish entry into the war is delayed though probably not averted Not sure how long the delay might be for - Admiral Wilhelm Souchon does not become commander of the Turkish navy on 24th September. Without the support of...

This will be a series of possible POD's for WW1 1. 3rd August. Admiral de Lapeyrère, assumes that is the Goeben and Breslau will be dealt with by the British if they try and sail west. Thus he deploys "Groupe A" to the east of his area of operations. 2. 4th August. This is confirmed as...

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Every account I have read says they at least started with a cavalry charge..... Spiky hedge in front - Spurs in the side / behind and possibly a spiked bridle in the mouth to correct any attempt to do other than go forward..... The training and conditioning of the horse would make a...

If this did become a TL the Anglican Chaplains etc might look a little to much like the Lollard's that the English had taken up burning in the years leading up to their appearance.... However... Reading about medieval knights charging Given the range of the Brown Bess this would imply a...

If I do I would add the following Headquarters Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonKG GCB GCH PC FRS 173 off 1889 men Personal Staff Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey KCB 83 off 9 men Medical Staff Inspector Sir James Grant 39 off 0 men Artillery Corps Colonel Sir George...

To return to my original question Do Knights on trained war horses have a better chance of charging and breaking a square than their C19 decedents? They are used to charging against infantry and now they face unarmored and unsheilded infantry with very short spears or Would the discipline of...

Anecdotally When I was about 13 we went to the national Army museum and part of the day involved one us loading and firing a musket (without inserting the ball) that person was me. I volunteered again when I was 14 and when I was 15. When I was 16 I told the guy that I knew how to load and...