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March 1944 Britain receives it,s first batch of tallboy bombs from Vickers. The First squadron to receive the new bomb is 617 Squadron (the dam busters). The first target for the squadron is the Sorpe dam in the Ruhr valley. The first bomb misses the dam but still destroys the dam due to the...

What if instead of gloster aircraft company getting the contract for the E.28/39 another aircraft company like Super-marine or De-Haviland. What possible Jet aircraft could we see. Would we get the Vampire or a jet powered Spitfire?

RAF Fighter Command is at breaking point, Hitlers Air force is battering the RAFs command and control facilities and fighter commands airfields and radar .The RAF in an act of desperation asks the Gloster Aircraft Company to put its experimental jet prototype into full production. Power Jets...

18/05/1941 The Admiralty learn from the SOE that Bismark under the command of Admiral Gunther Lutjens along with the battlecruiser Prinz Eugan has left German waters and is heading into the North Sea and possibly into the North Atlantic.The Admiralty Decide that the threat of Bismark getting...

What would the possible consequences be if Stalin puts Operation Storm (Typhoon) into effect before the Germans put Operation Whirlwind (Barbarossa) into effect instead of waiting for them to attack? Could we see the Germans win in the east or would the sheer weight of numbers swing it in the...

1929 Frank Whittle shows his engine concept around the Central Flying School where he is posted as an instructor, The concept attracts the attention of Flying Officer Pat Johnson a former patent examiner. Who takes the concept to the base commander who in turn asks Johnson to fetch Whittle to...

The Agreement between FDR and Churchill is upheld by the US does Britain get the bomb earlier than 52? Or does America Screw Britain and Canada again is in OTL?

The beating of a butterflys wings causes a Hurricane in Berlin. Could a Lanc carry and drop Hurricane or Fat man.

What if during the yom kippor war America does not give aid to Israel. Do the Israelis go nuclear if it seems that they are about to lose the war?

Would it be possible to build one/two lions by 1943.I found this when i was researching for a TL.Now could we build one of the Lions instead of Vanguard.Using the 15" guns of Courageous and Glorious. By early 1939 it was clear that the first two Lion-class battleships could not be delivered...

As title says it is upto you to choose the best ships you would have in a battle group. You can have any constructed ships or planned designs to any specs.Any Carrier capable aircraft on deck.

As title says Could we have built just one class CV. The Illustrious class for example 10 of them, then the Malta class as a follow on?

What if we pulled out of the f35 program due to spiraling costs, what other aircraft could we put on the two new super carriers being built. Would we be able to put a naval typhoon on deck by 2016?

Thanks to pedmore1202 for the help. March 1918 Following the announcement of the formation of the new Royal Air Force by the Prime Minister the previous month, the heads of both the Army and the Navy hold several closed door meetings to discuss the proposed plans. During these discussions...

If the RAF is not created does Frank Whittle still create the Turbojet engine? And what service branch does he get posted too. The FAA or the Army Flying Corp?

What if we don,t surrender in Singapore 1942, Could we keep hold of the city or still lose it but break the Japanese.

What could happen if we kept MAUD from the Americans and pushed through with tube alloys would we get a gun type device to Berlin in 43 or later.

1938 - 1939 With war in Europe looming Britain and France sign a defense pact with economic undertones.One of the key points of the defense pact is nuclear research another is the creation of a multinational armed defense force.Britain persuades Poland, Canada and Norway to join, the French...

Is it possible for the RN to build a new class of BC before WW2 and use them as fleet escort defense.

Mid 1939 to mid 1942 It is clear that the Lion class Battleships are not going to be ready by 1943 at the earliest and further battleship construction was needed to counter the newer build battleships of the Germans and Japanese already under construction.The main constraint in building a...