Search results

Hmmm... Teddy almost did in 1912, and might have if he hadn't been so disliked by his own party. Truman in 1956, if Ike was seen as a mistake/failure. Ford in 1980, if Reagan didn't run. I don't know, I think after Teddy's failure it became unpopular to even try.

Being a gaming nerd... REH was all about the powerful individual. JRRT was about the 'merry band of companions'. Could the Dungeons and Dragons Role Playing Game arise where the fantasy genre was about the individual vice the team?

Anakin is too old at 8. Luke is barely acceptable at 20. Consistant not Yoda is.

Star Wars Prequals: Don't. Prequals never work, as they always violate the established canon. Make episodes 7-9 instead, George. If you must: Episode I needs these changes just as a start: 1. No one elects a 14 year old queen. Have her inherit at 18, new to the throne, and rewriting the...

1. "Unlikely", not impossible. I-23 had 6 bow tubes, her sister ship I-19 sank Wasp, the destroyer O'Brien and hit battleship North Carolina with one salvo, but Wasp was performing flight ops and the hits on O'Brien and NorCar were lucky accidents. The American 'Standards' were tough ships for...

The First U.S.-C.S. War.

A very nice little time line. Personal Opinion: 1. One submarine sinking two battleships is unlikely. 2. A deceased Admiral Kimmel would be a martyr. It would improve his reputation, and a tendency to 'not speak ill of our honored dead' would protect it. 3. I was going to make a point about...

Oh, it was a very big "if", I'll admit. The only naval action that the PacFlt could win at sea would be a daylight gunnery action, which is also the least likely action it would get. A night action is in Japan's favor, and a day action would never get in gun range without massive Japanese...

It wouldn't be even on BBs. Kimmel had 7 BBs available (8, if you get USS Pennsylvania out of dry dock), Nagumo had 2 (Kongo Class). IIRC. If the Americans can get the Japanese in 14" range in daylight, the IJN are in trouble... at least until the Kido Butai uses thier superior speed to pull...