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  1. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    Probably, but the only references I could find for planned shell weight were in the ~2800 lb range. Obviously, they'll correct that deficiency in time. I suppose more of the G3s would be more in keeping with the Royal Navy's actual needs. As for in-story reasons, America was involved much...
  2. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    Yes. It might be a while though.
  3. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    While constructive criticism is always appreciated, I could do without the venom. Resisting enemy gunfire will be the alt-South Dakota's only merits. And the finished version of her stats will reflect that; she'll be too slow to be of much use in a post-carrier world, and she'll be built to the...
  4. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)
    Threadmarks: Battleships of the Royal Navy

    I've been kind of working on this off and on for a while, but seeing the Red Star Rising's updates concerning the Mediterranean I figured I'd get these in a publishable state. So here's a basic primer of the British Royal Navy, particularly the capital ships, and some basic historical fluff that...
  5. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    Hey guys. Just stopping in to tell you I'm getting back into the swing of writing. Currently working on a big revision update, and after that there'll be another WW2 update.
  6. Aelita

    Reds fanfic

    I like it. The details might be fudged, but I like general concept.
  7. Aelita

    WI the movie Avatar ended with the Colonel's infamous fan-made monologue?

    Did we even watch the same movie? The Na'vi were never portrayed as noble savages too pure for this sinful universe. They were xenophobic, often more concerned by old blood feuds with other tribes than with the real threat, and quite venal enough to have their own internal power struggles. Our...
  8. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    Comrades working on modding HoI4, you might want to take a look at this mod and get in touch with it's creators. I'm sure they'd be more than happy to let you use it as a prereq, and it solves all the doctrinal issues you were worried about.
  9. Aelita

    WI the movie Avatar ended with the Colonel's infamous fan-made monologue?

    But see, they never state this in movie. They don't even imply it; they make it rather explicit that the exploitation of Pandora was for economic reasons. And even if Earth were dying, that would make humanity even worse. Because rather than banal greed being at play, it would mean that...
  10. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    I've been quite busy with a new job and family matters lately, so I haven't had time to even be on AH.com. But things are slowing down now so while I don't have anything substantive, I'm popping in to answer this burning question. Yeah, it feels like a plothole because it was explained poorly...
  11. Aelita

    Now we are all sons of bitches.

    How are you going to account for the major intelligence failure/success of Soviet maskirovka, which caused the US military to fatally underestimate the number of deployed missiles in Cuba as well as conceal many of their positions from US reconnaissance?
  12. Aelita

    Reds fanfic

    Reminds me vaguely of Salo: 120 Days of Sodom
  13. Aelita

    State of Socialism/Anarchism if no WW1?

    It would probably start as a more liberal revolution, but I could see increasing radicalization espescially if the reactionaries dig in or it starts to get close to civil war. Ultimately, there will either be reform or a radical disruption in Germany, and with Kaiser Wilhelm II in the driver's...
  14. Aelita

    State of Socialism/Anarchism if no WW1?

    Indeed, the pre-war arms races were a sort of military Keynesianism helping shore up the economy. But they couldn't continue forever at the pre-war pace.
  15. Aelita

    State of Socialism/Anarchism if no WW1?

    The War made immanent a growing conflict within the parties of the Second International. To a great extent, I only think it hastened the inevitable. That said, most of the parties of the Second International were continuing to grow in membership and support right up until the War. I expect...
  16. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)
    Threadmarks: Comintern Tanks Master Post (Eventually)

    T-4 "John Henry" tank Type: Medium tank Place of Origin: Union of American Socialist Republics Used by: Comintern In service: 1939 to 1946 (WFRA) Designer: Detroit Arsenal Designed: 1935-38 Produced: 1939-44 Number built: 29,776 (all variants) Notable Variants: GMC-4 self-propelled artillery...
  17. Aelita

    WI M3 Lee was the main allied tank?

    An assault gun style M3 might have been an effective weapon throughout the war, ditching the turret for a smaller, better armored casemate. It would obviously be a stopgap in a frontline role until something like the T20 series gets fielded, at that point it will move into more of a support tank...
  18. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    I've only really figured out military awards Those are just the main ones; obviously campaign and unit citations would exist as well.
  19. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    It's a thinly veiled reference to spy dramedy tv-show, Burn Notice.
  20. Aelita

    The Great Crusade (Reds! Part 3)

    Indeed he does :D
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