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  1. WI: A strong Polish interceptor, 1939

    Middle powers came up with some VERY good weapons. The Czech LT vz. 38 was arguably the best tank in the world when it entered service, vastly superior to the Pz I & II (the Reich kept it in production until 1942) The Oerlikon 20mm (Switzerland) and Bofors 40mm (Sweden) were the gold standard...
  2. Did the Japanese government think they could winn WWII?

    The Japanese believed that they could manage a "flash knockdown" of the U.S. The idea was to secure a defensible perimeter strong enough that it would be too costly for the U.S. to defeat the Japanese. They counted on the U.S. being unwilling to make the sacrifices and accept the privations...
  3. WI: A strong Polish interceptor, 1939

    The question, however, is can it make a difference? The WAllies had several hundred Hurricanes (which could literally fly circles around the PLZ-50) in France. Didn't matter. The Poles could have 300 modern fighters and still be swamped by the Luftwaffe.
  4. WI no statues are build on Easter Island?

    The way you do that is walk away. Mic drops don't work really well hereabouts.
  5. WI no statues are build on Easter Island?

    Well, that was informative. Perhaps you missed the word DISCUSSION in the thread description. Please refrain from one liner drive-by posts
  6. Okinawa WW2 WI

    The difficulty with this sort of a strategy is actually multifold. 1. It violates one of the basic principals of warfare in that it leaves a strong enemy in your rear areas. An enemy who can be reinforced and resupplied, admittedly with difficulty, by submarine (and the Japanese had...
  7. Was Guantanamo a Concentration Camp under Bush?

    Not just a current politics subject but with a poll. Can't be moved to Chat. Locled.
  8. WI/PC: Can the UK acquire Alaska after Seward's Folly?

    Uh.... Play the ball, not the man.
  9. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Yep. As I have mentioned numerous times, if the A4 falls apart there will be decades/centuries of quarrels and hatred unbottled all at once. It will be the Charlie Foxtrot of all times.
  10. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Yes and no. The A4 will let you get away with a lot internally, short of Genocide they really don't care. They will not allow aggressive war. Period. Dot. This actually allows the UN ATL to function the way it was envisioned, things are settled by diplomacy, or more properly tamped down by...
  11. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    No a 1990s world at all. Not even close. The world is at peace, yay! It is a peace enforced by an Alliance that destroyed the entire city of Stettin, resulting in the deaths of 275,000 residents because a revolt broke out, using a weapon that took 2.5 days to arrive. It is enforced by an...
  12. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Not to the U.S. Not to anywhere really until the UN declared areas to be disease free, something that took a LONG time. There is some immigration into South America, some into the Asian Tigers, especially the Philippines, although that is somewhat hampered by the need to display fluency in...
  13. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    The A4 doesn't have its own flag. It is an Alliance, but it never went the NATO route. The countries continue to use the Blue Ensign, the Maple Leaf (which replaced the Canadian Red Ensign in 1971), the Stars & Stripes, and the Union Jack. At official meeting and on Alliance letterhead the...
  14. WI: The HP.80 Victor stays in service

    Have the British involved in a couple wars where they actually need a heavy bomber. By the time the Falklands came along it had been close to 30 years since that sort of system was useful. That is a LONG time to keep upgrading early 1950s tech, at considerable cost, for what is a very niche role.
  15. Stalin dies in 1945, effects on Cold War?

    Duplicate new/active discussion exists.
  16. YB-60 instead of B-52?

    Oh. Absolutely. The myth, however, is vastly better than any functional aircraft would have been. In production format it would have been a more costly, less capable Tornado IDS (an aircraft that is an excellent example of spreading out R&D costs, BTW) that would have been overtaken by tech...
  17. YB-60 instead of B-52?

    And a fine job they did. As late as the Cardassian War, Romulan defense professionals would wince at the mention of the word BUFF.
  18. YB-60 instead of B-52?

    The British didn't HAVE that kind of money. That was (and is, for that matter) the problem with UK defense programs. Very good, often even brilliant ideas that simply can not be developed/produced in-house. The UK lacked/lacks a good secondary market to spread out the developmental costs...
  19. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Unions continue to exist, if not thrive, in the traditional industries. There has been less success in expanding into the newer industries (solar power as an example) Unions are, however, less likely to use strikes, most Union Contracts have a "binding Arbitration" clause. It is in the best...
  20. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    There were only two choices if the "starve them out" option was off the table. The option that occurred and and continued strikes with WMD. There was no good option.
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