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  1. WI: Matzen Oil Field is Discovered Between the Anschluss and WWII Starting

    Now, im totally without the details and the small, but important nuances, however: Since the field is next to the Danube, transportation is solved (until the allied forces start to mine the river, but that happened only in late 44 if i remember correctly OTL). Also, if i remember correctly, a...
  2. Best possible Czech 38T light tank

    Sponson-style hull extension. It can be even angled, minimal weight increase. Make the hull welded, that would men weight decrease - and more stylis. Get rid of the hull MG, maybe even the MG/radio operator, single plate front armor (ofcourse, angled). With the increased turret ring, a...
  3. How do we know there wasn't an advanced civilization on earth 12,000 years ago?

    Minor or not, and not even too far up north - since the limes was at the danube, few days of march for romans, however, they came fromAquincum so the long way around.... Anyway. For sure, the limes was not the end of the world. Not for the romans. We know dozens of buildings on the other side of...
  4. How do we know there wasn't an advanced civilization on earth 12,000 years ago?

    Trencsen castle... And your last sentence is at least debatable ;P
  5. WI: Soviet Union without Christie Suspension

    Nothing. Or better, avoid a dead end in tankndevelopment.
  6. Italy remains neutral in World War II. What happens to its territories and colonies?

    Not set in stone. Pact of steel aside, should Benny be a little bit more of a vulture (one can still attack a capitulated france or demand things without a drop of blood in the negotiations) they could have sit out the whole affair with, even with shenigans on the balkans. Bad news for the...
  7. British army create a universal tank class

    Suspicious suspension (since never ran a test, we would not know) and a possibly horrid, already underpowered coupled engine duo. Okay, could have turned out just fine, but usually, thats the exception.
  8. British army create a universal tank class

    Again, not black and white. The common myth, that the germans aimed for the perfect instead of the good enough... is at least misleading. They go for what they thought suit their needs - and those needs were different than f.e. the US needs. Of course, they had their flaws and they lacked...
  9. British army create a universal tank class

    They increased the original 14,5 mm frontal armor to 80mm (30/50/50+30 and finally 80) and upgraded the gun. It was pretty much efficient. The "Nazi gigantomaniac overengineered superweapons instead of simple solutions" cliché is... stupid.
  10. USS Indianapolis vs Panzerschiff Admiral Graff Spee?

    Ajax was a 6" cruiser and AGS engineering space was intact. The US shell was probably more effective than the UK one tough...
  11. USS Indianapolis vs Panzerschiff Admiral Graff Spee?

    Let just say, this is highly doubtful.
  12. Nazis Apply Leopard I Philosophy to WW2 Tanks

    Human factor. If the crew is not trained, motivated and generally capable, no matter what equipment you gave them, they are more lolely to be defeated, and a motivated, capable crew can build a castle from shit. Like the israelis. Or the finns.
  13. Hungary occupies Voivodina in 1999

    With NATO air supprt, yes. Otherweise, on paper yes, in reality hell knows. About---6? mechanized brigades, independent artillery brigade, after mobilization about 9 motorized brigade... lets say, the hardware and the possible manpower were there. No one wanted that tough.
  14. How well would Nazi-trained Arab forces do against the IDF

    Question is: Did they? Since apart from the legion, from that era only the soviet training give us some sample - and of course, the more recent US trainings - it would be worth to first investigate that issue first.
  15. How would you have dealt with Germany post WW1?

    There were no winners of that war. Only losers, now the degree and the time of the loss varies, but still. Oh, and deciding not to play would not guarantee a win.
  16. WI: English as command language for Austro-Hungarian Army

    No. It wa no problem at all, the regional regimentql system took care of that. The myth of it may come from the fact, that the official command langue in the common army was german, and the common soldiers simply broke it - somewhere i seen a german-common army german-hungarian dictionary, its...
  17. AHQ: Is the Mongol conquest of Eurasia ASB?

    Dunno, decimal system and the integration of othet tribes, even elevating them into high position is not really unheard of in other nomadic\steppe tribes. Iwould say the mongolian system was the norm since long before the mongolians, but they had the most impact with it..
  18. WI: Hungarian victory and Mongol disaster at Mohi

    The video for sure misses the topography by some extent... the rivers seem to be somewhat odd place, with or without the XIX. century works. Worth checking the google maps anyway, the satellite view, or this...
  19. Hungary not annexed after Mohacs

    What Ottos? The Calvinist question is tricky. Since Hungary itself was more or less "safe" itself from the non-Catholic movements, the neighbours were indeed not. But the king/nobility/leadership were Catholic at all time i do not think, that would change. Concurrent.. kinda yes. I expect to...
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