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  1. Best fleet of WWII

    Yes and no. IJN forces did show considerable tactical aggressiveness at Savo Island and in other early cruiser engagements in Solomons along with a decisive victory in Java Sea, although that was an engagement where the Allied fleet was made up of units from three different navies, with little...
  2. Best fleet of WWII

    On 12/7/41 Wasp was carrying 81 front line aircraft (35 F4F, 37 SB2U, 2 TBD, & 1 SJN-3.
  3. June 6 1944, Operation Overlord goes Holland (could it have worked?)

    500 Sorties seems very low, considering there are at least that many operational aircraft, once twins are taken into consideration, within flying range. A thousand on day one, with a couple thousand per day after that would be more reasonable. The pilots flying out of the air fields around...
  4. Not Our Hour

    April 16, 1997 12:05 GMT British Parliament (House of Commons) Question Time "... possibly justify the usage of a nuclear weapon?!" numerous boos and "here here" in the background PM Major: "In the opinion of top experts, both here and in the United States the ONLY way to ensure that the...
  5. Best fleet of WWII

    The problem with this sort of scenario is that there are too many variables. Which ocean? Who locates who first? Weather? The IJN is, by far, the weakest fleet at the time. By treaty her heavy forces are only 60% of either the RN or USN. Her carrier aircraft are, in 1939, nothing to write home...
  6. June 6 1944, Operation Overlord goes Holland (could it have worked?)

    If it doesn't the Red Army winds up on the Rhine.
  7. Not Our Hour

    I wonder if anyone but the two of us are even looking at this? I sort of miss the views counter.
  8. June 6 1944, Operation Overlord goes Holland (could it have worked?)

    Oh, the Allies could get air superiority, just not 24/7 that far North. It would also have required a large majority of the single engine fighters deployed be deployed in the air-to-air role and not be available for ground attack. It was much easier in Normandy, where the Luftwaffe was very thin...
  9. WI: "Contingency" was/is a real U.S. government program?

    About the only country on Earth that might even think about this sort of Charlie Foxtrot is the DPRK.
  10. June 6 1944, Operation Overlord goes Holland (could it have worked?)

    Except the Allies didn't advance solely through the Ardennes. The Heer's effort in the Bulge is, in fact an excellent example of what can happen to a narrow offensive. The defenders attacked it from three sides, cut the head off, and killed it. Narrow Fronts allow an enemy to take maximum...
  11. June 6 1944, Operation Overlord goes Holland (could it have worked?)

    Yes you are. You are missing the political element and part that France was to play in the post war world. There is also the not insignificant fact that this sort of narrow offensive is considerably easier to defend against than a wider front.
  12. June 6 1944, Operation Overlord goes Holland (could it have worked?)

    The Luftwaffe had more or less stripped its single engine fighters to defend the Reich. Out of roughly 1,050 serviceable single engine aircraft 430 of them were inside the 1937 Reich Borders along with 71 of 151 twin engine fighters, 421 out of 572 night fighters (this includes converted Ju-88...
  13. June 6 1944, Operation Overlord goes Holland (could it have worked?)

    Too far North, especially for the RAF air cover. At best you are looking at an additional 100 miles round trip compared to Normandy. The Typhoon only had a combat radius of ~325 miles, the Spitfire ~410 while carrying a decent ground attack load, even the P-47 capped out at around 500 mile...
  14. Carrier Essentials

    Uh... You did. All the major fleets (the IJN, RN, USN) were in the carrier business by 1922. The second level fleets (RM, MN, KM) had plans for or were operating a carrier/seaplane carrier. The type did not become the lethal weapon that exited WW II until the aircraft tech caught up to the...
  15. Not Our Hour

    April 12, 1997 17:00 EDT Nationally broadcast Address "-ted States" "My fellow Americans. I am addressing you this evening to provide you an update on the events of the last five days. It is important that we go through the chronology of the events. On April Seventh I received a direct call...
  16. Not Our Hour

    April 12, 1997 01:45 GMT BBC "... heavily armed conducted what appear to be coordinated raids in France, Germany, Russia, in the U.S. states of Maryland, Illinois, and Washington, and in five locations across the United Kingdom. No official announcement regarding this unprecedented..." April...
  17. Not Our Hour

    April 12, 1997 02:30 local "Oh bloody HELL! "Superbird 104, Sword. Bolter. Repeat Bolter. One truck broke containment south gate. Possible package aboard. Repeat possible package aboard!" "Roger Sword. Status?" "Three of the lads are down, will be prepared to exit target in Five Mikes with...
  18. Not Our Hour

    April 10, 1997 WH Situation Room. POTUS: "Are you SURE George. I mean beyond any shadow of doubt sure?" George Tenet (DCI): "That level of certainty doesn't exist Mr. President, not in the world of intelligence gathering. We are sure beyond reasonable doubt, both my people and PM Major have...
  19. What else would the Nazis have banned?

    Asimov would almost certainly be banned since he was a Jew (never mind what his religious beliefs were).
  20. Sports Careers That Might Have Been

    Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox 1939-1960 HR- 717 (# 2 All time) RBI - 2541 (# 1 All time) BA -.365 (# 2 All time) Hits - 3128 (# 19 All time) OBP - 1.1712 (# 1 All time) Williams lost most of five full years due to two stints in the military (WW II & Korea) at the utter prime of his career. He...
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