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Sooooo..... If one has to turn broadside to bring all the barrels to bear, and broadside is the best chance for an over or a short, why is the guy yellow? I'm not getting something here. The ship did what it needed to, correct? Thanks Belushi TD

During a strafing attack, wouldn't it be BETTER to turn broadside, as then the lines of impacts from the cannon/machine guns only pass across the ship, rather than DOWN THE LENGTH of the ship? Or were they in a convoy and rammed and sank someone? Or are there other aspects that I don't recall...

How about the ATL version of the Zimmerman Telegram being the Balfour telegram? Might actually have the desired affect in this timeline, as the Germans were not anywhere near as good at breaking codes, and the UK would have to use a different neutral embassy/service to transmit the telegram...

There are actually a number of married priests in the catholic church. https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pope-married-priests-2017-story.html So, the way it happens today is that you (as a priest) get married in the Anglican or Episcopal church, convert to the Roman Catholic church, and...

I like it so far. One question though... Why did it take 9 months for a steamship to make it from Trelew to Vladivostok? That seems VERY excessive unless there's other stuff going on that we don't know about. Even if you go first to Seattle, 1,000 miles, and then another 4,400 miles to...

Had the belgians tried to do to the Aleuts, Athabaskans or any of the other native peoples, the ones who were not addicted to alcohol would have just melted into the woods. Nowhere near enough people to mine anything. Belushi TD

Re B-29 Vs. B-36 - The requirements for the B-29 was issued in 1938, I think. The requirement for the B-36 was issued in 1941. The B-29 requirement was issued with the assumption that there would be overseas bases (the UK) to launch from. The B-29 combat radius was NOT large enough to hit...

One thing that no one seems to have mentioned is that the B-29 is stillborn, and all the engineering effort that went into that goes into the B-36 instead. I believe your assumption that the US couldn't have build the atomic bomb is incorrect. Yes, the MAUD committee/mission helped push it...

Bugger. My apologies. Posting from work and trying to get a report out the door today. Belushi TD

You want a way for the US to get into the war? The US sends a BatRon consisting of the USS New York, Arkansas and Texas on a port visit to Scapa Flow at the end of the first week or so of October 1939. Being neutral, they are well lit, anchored near the entrance to separate themselves from the...

Dude - No aerial transport in 1905. Alaska actually has few good ports. Anchorage is entirely a man made port (and did not exist either as a port or a city prior to 1914). You've got Homer, and to a lesser extent Whitter and Seward for south central, but you're dealing with 20+ foot tides in the...

Its apparently a bit more complicated than that. Here's a link to an article published by the Civil War Trust. https://www.civilwar.org/learn/articles/ulysses-s-grant-myth-unconditional-surrender-begins-fort-donelson Belushi TD

Hey! Reading your G.O.A.T timeline. Good stuff. Have a question though. In the 2007 and 2008 season, you have the Giants getting the 6th seed. In the 2007 season you have them playing the #1 seed in the wildcard round, and in the 2008 season, the #3 seed. Am I reading it wrong, or did...

Are you having trouble accessing HPCA? I can't get there through the login page, but I can get there from your home page link. Thanks Belushi TD

I'm not familiar with the waterline as it is presented here. Are we talking something that is 50 feet across, or a half mile? If its a short distance, stockpile a large quantity of gravel and a couple bulldozers and dump trucks at each proposed crossing site, with a few large culverts. Night...

While you're fixing things, you might want to make the pickup a bit older. If its set in 84, an 83 pickup isn't an "old" pickup. I like how it starts... Belushi TD

Alaska Options Great stuff! As far as the Alaska options go, #3 is a non starter. The whole point of OTL Alaska Highway is to have a means of supply in case of Japanese attack. The route chosen was specifically chosen because it was furthest away from the coast among other reasons...

So its a battle between people who can't unalter clothing vs people who are unable to mine? I think this is the second time I've found myself posting on this thread. Great read, Astro, and after having read 740 pages of food based craziness, I'd like to re-recommend muktuk...

I've been hearing about this thread for a while now, and have finally managed to read the whole damn thing, and I've a couple comments. 1. HOLY CRAP!!! Great timeline. I love it. 2. My contribution to the food bits is Muktuk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktuk There's several different...