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This, Also, I've read theories on how such a weapon could carry chemical/bacterological warheads, or even a dirty Uranium-covered bomb. I shudder to think of the US retaliation to that...

That was the idea but, apparently, the greatest obstacle was inter-service political crud; the V-1 was an air force project and Goering never cooperated with anyone, when it came to giving up stuff. It was a problem that crippled over water air ops during the entire war...

Germany thought of it, check the Rocket U-boat And the USN actually did it, post war. This is the USS Cusk, firing a LTV-N-2 Loon copy of the V-1

I knew it, but at least (afaik...) no one is dumb enough to put it in subs!

I have seen this one before, and have to say I've found it to be the dumbest idea of the whole series (at least, what I''ve seen). Why use such a shoooooort ranged rocket plane?! It would take longer to open and deploy the thing that it would take to fly it!

Don't think there would be a BB untill France caves in. No more combat over France is what allowed the Luftwaffe to divert all eforts to gain air superiority over the UK, for an invasion.

With the POD we're discussing, the discovery of any martian ice is a long way off.

Atmosphere means heating, so it's and extra problem.

Portugal In 1578 King D. Sebastião died childless, causing Portugal to fall in Spanish hands for 60 years, with the loss of much of the Empire to the british and dutch. Much of Porugal's decline was blamed on this. For many generations there was a feeling of "what if" regarding his death, and...

It's still more than strong enough. If you land there, apart from the efects of the landing itself, you still have to walk around, carry gear and perform physical tasks. Even a basic suit, like the preassure suit used by the shuttle crew, weighs close to 40 kilos. Add 10 kgs of tools. Add...

Carl Sagan and Jim Henson.

You need a ship with a rotating section, for gravity. Yes, people have spent a year in orbit... and then they have to be carried out of the capsule on landing. So, if you want someone to actually land and work on Mars, you need to keep them fit, and that means gravity. No, just bikes and such is...

Chop down the intrastruture and the smokestack to a smaller size, and you have a decent coastal defense BB/monitor.

Not to mention: Tillman battleship. x'Dx'D

They worked agaisnt ground targets ; against aircraft? As a en-masse tactic, the germans tried it in 1945. Utter fail.

They had no choice. They were out of pilots, aircraft and fuel even before the USAAF starting pounding. Their "air defense" was a joke, and the available fighters were obsolete. By the time they finally get decent models the industry to build them has been destroyed, and there was no fuel or...

If the eastern war ends in 41-42 , this transfer happens long before that. In OTL, by late 43 it was far too late for the LW: the USAAF was flooding the european air with P-47 and P-51, escorting hundreds of bombers. The LW was overstressed covering everything everwhere, and was begining it's...

With the end of the war in Russia, there would be no shortage of fuel to train pilots, as in OTl 43-45. And hundreds of fighters & ground support equipment and staff would be transfered west.

Alaska could be used, I guess. But such assistance would quickly bring official complaints from the german government to the russian,

Don't forget the germans were far ahead on rockets. Even if they don't get the nuke (I've read they were on a completely wrong path, science-wise), a dirty bomb on top of a next gen V2 capable of reaching New York is not off the table. By which time another generation of german fighters will...