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I'm not British, have never been and hardly will become - but when all that is said I can fully back your description of how the RN goes to war. In spirit second to none - through all the centuries!

As I understand the vibration problems at high speed were never fully overcome, but became acceptable if still annoying. IIRC the main solution was replacing her propellers so there was a different number of blades on the inner and outer shafts. It was during the tests to find this solution that...

In theory high trajectory/howitzer like main armament would be very effective vs. naval targets, as it would be practically impossible to put enough deck armour on a floating vessel to protect it from 2000 lbs + projectiles with a steep impact angle. The problem is that it was(is) also...

Yes, I once saw some data on a USN BB prolonged practice firing (IIRC USS Idaho), the number of misfires certainly rised steeply as the number of rounds grew and - again from memory - to a level comparable to that of PoW and DoY in their prolonged engagement. In the DoY case the heavy seas are...

Even the strongest ship is worth nothing before it is put to service and already for this reason I would hesitate to nominate ships that weren't in service at all (like) Lion, H-class) or the ones not in service before the war was won (like Iowa class). And even in a clean tech-spec comparison...

You could start with ASBs - in massive numbers

Two engines, one pushing and one pulling, would appear an obvious solution to keep extra drag down following from more engines. But apart from a few floatplanes it is difficult to find operational examples of the principle being applied - was there a backside? Could the turbulence from the front...

Three man teams were quite common in the SU - one who could write, one who could count and the third to watch if the two intellectuals were involved in any conspiracies... ;)

Reading some recent post I can see I was quite lucky with the places I was posted - lots of trees anyway :firstimekiss:

If I could wish for an AFV for the Italians and Romanians I would rather have something like SU76M. Simple to produce and operate, but still with excellent firepower and even better mobility. Just ideal for supporting the infantry heavy Italian and Romanian armies and also providing good...

That should have been the Kirov factory in Leningrad then. I don't think the KV1 was that attractive as a tank design though. There are a few very highly profiled examples of single (immobilised) KV1s holding up large forces until they were destroyed by assault teams or 88 or 105mm guns. The...

I'll first try to answer in your own spirit: No it isn't! Then I'll try to move on into elaborating where I think the distinction between tactical and operational level ought to be, and that is at the level where units are expected of performing independent combat. In most WWII armies the...

I could easily imagine the British planning "to do something", and if Japan stays put or is defeated in the Far East, it certainly will be a much stronger British Empire compared to OTL. My basic claim is however, that the British will not be able to seriously threaten German interests in the...

Exactly, and wouldn't this just push Petain and other conservatives into the German lead anti-bolshevism camp? From my home country there were many conservative and very nationalistic officers who volunteered for the SS - but only for service on the East Front against the Soviet Union. It was...

I actually think the "logistics" issue is overrated concerning Barbarossa. Sure the Wehrmacht rarely got the supplies out to the frontline that was needed to be 100 % effective, but their Supply Distribution Efficiency (SDE) was much more efficient than that of the Red Army during Barbarossa. In...

How do we do that now he's dead? But sure Petain wasn't German or even fond of Germany, but anti-bolschevism had a strong appeal in conservative circles all over Europe. In this context I think regaining control over all French territory would be very tempting if it could be paid by having a...

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If Germany in 1940 realise the magnitude of the Red Army a sensible PoD ought to have been a serious approachment towards Vichy France, certainly if it is also decided to ignore the British Empire. Offer Vichy to have all of France back again now and 5 British colonies after the war in return...

The total war economy certainly should put everyone on alert, but I actually kept the OTL economy in the PoD. The decision to ignore GB was not at least based on gathering more resources for Barbarossa without going to total war economy. I'm not sure however if anything but a full fledged...

This ATL has some very interesting potential for larger and general PoDs. When USA later has to decide whether the strategy should be a (Naval) Pacific island jumping one or an (army) SEA based one, I think the last one in this ATL has had extra weight added compared to OTL, not at least because...