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  1. PDWs as spin-offs from the 'Artillery Luger' in widespread use in 1915-1945

    Let's see, a 12" barrel and a modified SMLE butt stock should do the job nicely if needed but not get in the way. Use half moon clips for rapid reloads (easier to carry and design webbing for than full moon clips) and you've a viable PDW up to the 1930's.
  2. AHC make it hard to colonize North America

    Your best bet is some sort of disease that the locals have developed genetic immunity or resistance to. Something akin to the situation in Africa and malaria (only more extreme) where settlements inland become increasingly difficult to colonising forces. Unlike Africa then have the Native...
  3. What is Greater Poland

    Thing was, Greater Poland was "older" Poland, that is why it was "Polonia Maior". Polish statehood started there, first capital and archdiodese were located there, but later political center of Poland moved south-to Cracow, to "younger" Poland.
  4. If not Russia what would have been the most likely state to have been the first to turn communist?

    Unsure on the rest, but for the UK - I doubt it, because of several things: 1) Genuine popular support for the monarchy - coupled with the monarchy being firmly seperated in people's heads from the government (A working class voter may hate a conservative government which was in power, but not...
  5. Lusitania

    AHC make it hard to colonize North America

    The issue was that native populations were still being de instead by European diseases into the end of the 19th century. Yes you will slow down but not stop.
  6. An Age of Miracles Continues: The Empire of Rhomania

    So the Romans might well commit genocide in the Levant?
  7. An Age of Miracles Continues: The Empire of Rhomania

    All indications we have is that they'll be solving the Arab question in the Levant in a more horrific fashion sadly. They may be the heroes of the story, but the Romans are no angels.
  8. An Age of Miracles Continues: The Empire of Rhomania

    I think Rome should push for: A) All territories lost over the past decades (obviously) B) Plus the Assyrian majority areas in Northern Mesopotamia Assyrian people being Christian and not too culturally far removed from the rest of Rome's Asia territories should be easy to integrate if the...
  9. WI the British were members of the Triple Alliance?

    I do agree in general. A lot would have to change for things to end up that way. Probably no Russia Japanese war. More focus on German intervention the triple intervention. Russia and Japan agreeing to a shared sphere of influence in Manchuria and putting their domination over China in the...
  10. AHQ: Stable succession system in Byzantium

    That is not especially encouraging, in my opinion. Late middle ages is pretty close to "only within the family" (after Michael VIII in 1259, we only have John VI from outside the family until the empire was conquered). It's possible in theory for Alexius Philanthropenos say to become emperor...
  11. No Collectivization in the Soviet Union

    Almost anything would be better than OTL a reality but the cooperatives as an idea did not pick up in pre-collectivization SU due to the shortage of volunteers. Not clear from your optimistic picture how the “farmers” (majority of the Russian peasants were not “farmers” in the Western meaning of...
  12. No Collectivization in the Soviet Union

    What's the name of that thread? I 100% concede that my solution at best mitigates the issues.
  13. What is Greater Poland

    Yes, I think that's the key as to why Greater Poland was "greater" - perhaps "outer" could be used to capture the original intent of the word. One would notice they were in "greater" Poland as they noticed that towns and other signs of civilization were becoming fewer and farther between. As...
  14. WI: Tiberius survives

    It seems that Caligula and Claudius were only reasonable and plausible candidates. One might had been Tiberius' grandson Tiberius Gemellus whom had meaningt o be Caligula's co-emperor. But it is quiet unlikely that he could be emperor by his own rights due his youth and emperor Tiberious hardly...
  15. An Arthurian Empire of Britannia discussion

    I agree that it's not useful to discuss in terms of mass genocide/rape when talking about centuries-long processes of population replacement driven by migration and local scale warfare, but at the same time genetic clines can exist even in very drastic population changes. For example, let's...
  16. For All Mankind (AH Tv series at Apple TV)

    Thats probably their main goal but there is also revenge for the death of the other cosmonaut,the retaking of the mining site, the current geo-political situation on Earth in Panama, over the downing of the Korean airliner and over the fact the Soviets are using the Buran to blockade the Moon...
  17. PDWs as spin-offs from the 'Artillery Luger' in widespread use in 1915-1945

    ...When they see opportunity, they charge. If this happens, you want a round that will punch lengthwise through Joey or Seabiscuit and make things *stop*. Volume of fire from pistol cartridges might not do the trick. Full-sized rifle cartridges might. Might is better than might not. Until...
  18. Lenwe

    How far does Communism spread if the US is disinterested?

    Well Chile was, and still is, pretty Pro-palestinean, so I doubt Chile will be affected by the Crisis, plus in 1973 we distill oil, unlike in 1985, so there is no reason the economy will suffer from this, is more is propably the crisis will boost the Chilean Economy Edit: look like in 1974...
  19. Vainglory and death: Kurita continues

    Calbear mentioned once that there were 63 destroyers covering the landing. https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/japan-wins-the-battle-of-leyte-gulf-then-what.232723/page-2#post-5693184 So even if some of the transports are still there how would the Japanese get anywhere near them...
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