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How difficult is it to adapt a standard mine to be air-dropped? Could a standard mine be altered quickly or would a purpose built one be needed? If a purpose built mine is necessary, how much lead time is necessary? How hard would it have been for the Japanese to have built air-dropped mines...

People tend to give their timelines cool names like Arcturus Rising, or Decades of Darkness or the Ministry of Space or or or well I can't think of any more. What would you name the OTL?

This is my first (partially) researched timeline. Please be kind. *rolls into ball* From an Article in the Texas Gazette May 2, 1836 Sam Houston, the Hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, has been forced to seek treatment for his wounded ankle in the United States. He is expected to...

If america loses wars with mexico, or conquers canada, or doesn't absorb texas or does just about anything big before 1850, is a civil war still going to happen? What does winning/losing wars do to the timing of a civil war (if any)

Would the USA attempt (And likely succeed) at taking over mexico's northern territories, even if the republic of texas maintains its independence and the oregon territory is organized into its own country in the absence of a mutually acceptable partioning between britain and the usa? The...

I am working on an enhanced space race timeline. The country on which I am focusing on is capable of spending nine-tenths of one percent of its GDP on its space agency. Over the course of 16 years (1960-1975) the amount spent (per year) increases from 6.305 to 10.554 billion dollars (constant...

As we approach the 89th anniversary of the end of the First Great War, I ponder the many changes that could have affected the result. The question I pose to you is: What would have resulted if the Mexican Government declined the offer made by Mr. Zimmerman?

Say Sam Houston's wound at the battle of San Jacinto gets infected and he is either rendered incapable of affecting the politics of Texas or dies (please advise if the first is possible), and Mirabeau B. Lamar becomes president. Is it possible for him (Lamar) to chart a course resulting in...

Hey folks. This timeline has been bouncing around between me and a friend for about 6 months now and you finally get to see it. I'm presenting it in the form of news articles from various newspapers and times. I would greatly appreciate feedback on this system. Is the fact that you don't get...

How capable and willing was the ussr to invade germany after the invasion of poland? would greater losses on the part of germany be sufficient catalyst? would not invading finland provide enough troops? and could it happen early enough to prevent germany from invading france?

In this timeline, a different method is used to get to the moon, the Earth Orbit Rendezvous. This has the effect of increasing the time it takes to get to the moon, thus giving the soviets a greater chance. This prolonging of the space race gets NASA greater support than our timeline, and the...