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On another note... I was reading up on the Nationalist Chinese Navy and it's rapid expansion during the 20s and 30s, especially after they received Italian and German expertise. They basically went from a handful of Pre-WWI ships to possessing a navy large enough to cause trouble for Japan in a...

I am curious how many states there are since a good chunk of Washington was merged into British Columbia.

What if there is a compromise where 2 of the ships are fully operated by the RN, but one is manned by a Canadian crew but still under RN command? Something similar to the arrangements on HMS Nabob and HMS Puncher.

Not much, except Takei would be a dual citizen of America and Canada.

One other change among the cast Star Trek is George Takei. ITTL, we had his family decide to go up to Canada to avoid internment with his father joining the 2nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Said regiment would land at D-Day, where George's father became a war buddy of one James...

I'm guessing this plane might be the F-111 replacement? CF-190 Crossbow

Perhaps something akin to a hybrid of the SMLE and the Enfield P14? With the firing mechanism and Mauser-based claw bolt extractor of the P14 with the 10-round magazine and overall dimensions of the SMLE.

Things that would be interesting had Rommel lived: -meeting with his Allied counterparts. If Patton didn't die in the post-war auto incident, it would be fascinating how these two tank generals would have interacted. Heck, I'd imagine the two becoming drinking buddies. It would be...

Could they have prosecuted Rommel if he survived the war? Perhaps, though I don't think anyone was itching to hang him by the noose. But given how things turned out in real life, and with the realpolitik of the Cold War, I wouldn't be surprised if they simply gave him a short prison sentence...

Military-wise, I guess a trend in the Middle-East is that the ones following Iran's lead in modernization will also have more effective militaries, given the changing cultural attitudes. I have heard a lot of anecdotes about the Saudis and other Arab nations basically pouring out money on...

Also, IIRC, the Iraqis at best were trained to follow early Cold War-era Soviet doctrines, whereas the Coalition used the relatively newer AirLand Battle, specifically meant to deal with the numerical advantage a Soviet-style heavy armoured force would have. Of course, Iraq had neither the...

What if Constantine the Great still converted to Christianity, but instead of making it the state religion, simply ended the discrimination of Christians? However, in this scenario, he is strongly influenced by the statement of Jesus of Nazareth, as written in Matthew 22:21: "Render Unto...

The Mann, I am also wondering if the Federal Government had implemented some additional resources for young parents, meaning they can afford to have children, thus keeping the birth rate at near or equal to replacement rate. That could certainly help Canada boost its population.

The Mann, you mentioned Vancouver having a Metro system beginning just after WWII then having SkyTrain arrive with Expo 86 starting with 2 Lines, then 4 more Lines. What were you imagining as the history of Greater Vancouver's rapid transit system, the line routes, and other details?

I wonder if Peurto Rico became a state, perhaps around the same time as the establishment of Canada's Caribbean Provinces. Maybe Alaska was made a state earlier than OTL, with Hawaii and Peurto Rico becoming the 49th and 50th States, respectively.

That sounds more appropriate. I presume Armenia might become aligned towards the Western Bloc, given that Iran seems to have remained friendly to the West, and the Commonwealth stepped in as protection.

How bad's the situation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania? I presume Lithuania bore the brunt given the destruction of their nuclear power plant. Were any of the Soviet coup leaders captured? We only saw the death of Yeltsin, what happened to Gorbachev?

So I guess India is relatively neutral in that they operate some Russian equipment but are firmly part of the Western-aligned Commonwealth?

I say he might just go all out. He wasn't exactly sane even then, so maybe he decides to attack everyone at once.

In seriousness, TheMann wrote that it is an ATL design, manufactured by Diemaco firearms, the IAR-4 "Challenger." For all intents and purposes, it is essentially a bullpup rifle chambered in .280 British, with the overall layout similar to the OTL IMI Tavor. The handguards and aesthetics are...