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  1. Worst Case Scenario for Lee in Maryland in 1862?

    Worst? Grant or Sherman are in command of the Army of the Potomac. The ANV will never get back over the River. War's over in a week. I can't come up with a way to get this in place, but worst case? This is it.
  2. WI: Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Defense under Bush the Younger?

    Uh... Bush fired him as Army Chief of Staff for pointing out the Emperor had no clothes in 2003 leading up to the Iraq War. Zero probably event.
  3. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    The one major advantage that a direct thrust on Honshu provided was a massive reduction of the kamikaze threat. It is actually considerably farther from Northern Kyushu to Tokyo Bay than is is from South Kyushu to Okinawa. Most of the aircraft the Japanese had moved into position lacked the...
  4. PC/WI: SeaDart & SeaWolf used by US Navy?

    Honestly? A meteor strike.
  5. Would the Japanese have invaded the Philippines if they already acquired the rest of their wargoals?

    The U.S. was obligated to defend the Philippines under the same Treaty that granted the Islands independence. The rest of the scenario... Not sure the annual Monarch migration could handle all of that.
  6. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    The other side of that coin, of course is that Churchill would no longer be PM, having been displaced by Attlee in July of 1945. Attlee was nowhere near as invested in continuing the war in the Pacific as his predecessor, seeing it as mainly an American show.
  7. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    They would also be faced with the rather unpalatable choice to pull troops who had rotated back to the world based on points out of their stateside billets, stick them on a transport and drop them back into the frying pan. That would have been REALLY popular.
  8. WI: More American WWII commanders had combat experience

    Well, MacArthur and Patton both had combat experience in WW I. Apparently it did one hell of a good job of jacking up egos.
  9. If the Nazis won would they have been able to accomplish Generalplan Ost?

    Fair enough. Still a really interesting discussion. :)
  10. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    I tend to go low on estimates overall. My specific thinking goes something like this - 12,700 total aircraft available in August 1945 (many had been shipped either by rail or by steamer and were awaiting assembly, this would have been completed by November). Three months of continuing photo...
  11. If the Nazis won would they have been able to accomplish Generalplan Ost?

    I have pretty much laid out all my views on this, so I will limit myself to just the difficulty of finding sufficient personnel to complete what the Reich would frame as a Crusade to protect the "German Peoples". The Nazis don't need to find millions of psychopaths, that is the tragedy of the...
  12. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    Sure they would. The Volksstrum inflicted some losses on the Red Army too, cost them 600K KIA. Considering the American battle plan those losses would be about 500:1. Columns of girls and old men marching to battle right into the coverage arcs of South Dakota class battleships or trying to...
  13. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    They were. The Gestapo made sure everyone showed up and showed the proper enthusiasm for the Volksstrum (generally by shooting/hanging anyone who failed to do either). The Kempetai would have performed the same function. Made sure all those "dedicated volunteers" showed up to fight tanks with...
  14. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    I would disagree about the American losses being anything less than unprecedented. The U.S. total KIA for the entire war was 407K. Best case you get 250K in six months, worst case you exceed the rest of the war before getting off the Kanto Plain.
  15. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    Kamikaze attacks were startling effective. Despite the myth that the Japanese simply threw lives away, the USSBS (Pacific) found that 18.6% of the attacking aircraft hit their selected target or managed a damaging near miss (although of 2,200 attempts only 40-57 ships (figures vary by source)...
  16. How well prepared were the Japanese for Operation Downfall?

    Japan lost the war at 07:55 December 7, 1941. All that was left was how the Japanese surrender papers read.
  17. TLIAPOT: Follow the Money: Fear and Loathing in Mecham's America

    Plagiarism is utterly unacceptable here. You did a direct lift from another member's work and didn't even bother giving a nod in their direction. This is a one offense violation. Next time you WILL be Banned. Kicked for a week. BTW: Thread is fruit of a poisoned tree. Locked.
  18. If the Nazis won would they have been able to accomplish Generalplan Ost?

    1. There was no written plan to do any sort of trading. It may well have developed, certainly members of the Party were not allergic to money, especially at the expense of others. It may also have instead developed as a version of serfdom, where you own the land, you own the people. The REich...
  19. The Long Century

    You are NOT allowed to use this Board as an advertising outlet. You may place a link in your sig. That is all. Further attempt will result in a Ban
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