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  1. What Good Would the French Fleet Have Done the Germans in 1942?

    A serious "Fleet in Being" would reset all the calculations for Husky and Avalanche as well. The WAllies were still very short of combat power into mid 1943 thanks to the heavy losses in the PTO (neither Husky nor Avalanche naval covering forces has even a heavy cruiser assigned, although the...
  2. WI: Apollo 11 planted the UN flag on the moon

    Not at all. For all the "for all mankind" talk the U.S. space program, especially in the 1960s/early 70s, was a war by another means against the Soviet Union. The "race to the moon" wasn't against the made up deadline that JFK give in a speech, it was against the USSR. Both countries knew it...
  3. Aftermath of a 1961/1962 Nuclear war, specifically in Europe? (The West launches the first strike)

    While I am far from qualified to argue the specifics of the models a couple things stand out. The 2007 study, in paragraph 18, presupposes that the area coverd by cities has increased since the 1980s studies, in this scenario the opposite is true; the cities are generally more compact, with...
  4. WI: Apollo 11 planted the UN flag on the moon

    Actually, I would recommend moving out of North America entirely.
  5. Aftermath of a 1961/1962 Nuclear war, specifically in Europe? (The West launches the first strike)

    As requested... NATO striking would include the UK using its independent deterrent (France has tested weapons starting in 1960, but did not deploy the AN-11 until 1964). This also would require that the entire NATO leadership approved the offensive action. This seems fairly unlikely. The...
  6. WI: Apollo 11 planted the UN flag on the moon

    American taxpayers blow a valve. NASA leadership are ALL fired. Reasonable chance that the entire U.S. space program is scrapped.
  7. VK 4501 P instead of Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger Ausf. H1

    Well, the drive sprockets are NOT part of the engine, not directly, they are the drive gear for the tread system. They were connected to the engine via an electrical motor set-up.
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