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  1. Billy the Kid survives and becomes an old man

    Frivolous ASB it right up yonder ^
  2. AHC :Have Battleships remain the biggest fleet element up till today .

    All of them after 1935 or thereabouts.
  3. Operation Backstroke

    Great idea, but... 2 of 3, in a medium bomber? You would be happy to get that with a Warthog. Still an interesting concept. Be interested to see where you take this.
  4. Doppelzünder FLAK shell introduced in 1942, effects on air war?

    As was noted, one significant difference is that the Luftwaffe was shooting at large bomber boxes that were part of a bomber stream that extended back for miles flying toward a target in formation, while the situation, by that time in the Pacific was almost always singletons or pairs entering...
  5. AHC: Screw Up The Luftwaffe Worse Than Udet

    Typos are my midlle name :p The idea though, is actually IMO really solid. Hitler was, in some ways, like a kid, he was heavy on the "Ooh Shiny!" and short of common sense. Convincing him the best idea would be to rain destruction on the Bolshies and the English, with the chance to maybe do...
  6. AHC: Screw Up The Luftwaffe Worse Than Udet

    Easy. Push for a "Urals" Bomber program. Get Hitler to believe that the Super Heavy is a better choice as a "V" weapon than the experimental rockets. Divert BMW 801 engine production to support the effort. Every bomber replaces six Fw-190s in production. Strongly backed bomber program can...
  7. AHC: President Fred Karger in 2012

    Actually, I would agree with you except for one thing. Fred Karger DID run for the GOP Presidential nomination. It literally happen IOTL. It is IMO impossible to get the end condition for AHC as set out by the OP. But since the candidacy actually happened, it is anything but an ASB subject.
  8. WI: Germans use U-Boats for Troop Transport

    Mines are death incarnate for subs, especially moored mines. They can be set at a depth that allows even the largest surface ship to pass, but that forces a sub to surface to pass through the field. Surfaced subs near enemy shore batteries are generally referred to as "lost with all hands". If...
  9. Pacific War without MacArthur thread #871

    Mining by subs can be very effective, but only if done occasionally. If it is a constant effort the enemy can simply sweep for the mines, knowing that they are there and that the resources that need to be dedicated will be put to good use. If a boat shows up and leaves a small field out of the...
  10. WI: Germans use U-Boats for Troop Transport

    Exactly how much ammunition do these troops have? Best guess is they have two, maybe three, fires. Against was well armed force with virtually unlimited ammunition and heavy weapons. If they held for 48 hours it would be a miracle. There seems to be a basic misunderstanding of how a...
  11. WI: Germans use U-Boats for Troop Transport

    Well, if you do that, the boat sinks and everybody dies. Warships don't generally have much in the way of extra personnel, especially the smaller ones (carriers, BB/BC and even some CA have space for flag accommodations and staff, don't find that on destroyers, much less subs) Sort of renders...
  12. Unknown Aircraft that could have been great .

    As Grumman did here: Family resemblance is remarkable, don't you think?
  13. Unknown Aircraft that could have been great .

    ...and, to complete the set: The F8F Find a good template you just keep refining it.
  14. Unknown Aircraft that could have been great .

    It was dead in line with all that came before. Brewster Buffalo F3F is where the family lines really stand out. Even the F6F
  15. Japanese Invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941

    ...and now its going to be an Official Warning.
  16. Unknown Aircraft that could have been great .

    The F8B would have been much faster (about 30%-50%) with better range/loiter, always a handy thing when looking at CAS potential, but notably lower in combat load, by 15-25% depending on if it is the AD 1 or the AM-1. The potential of the aircraft was just off the hook, but it was too late to...
  17. Unknown Aircraft that could have been great .

    I thought it was mortal lock. My only surprise was it took so long.
  18. Unknown Aircraft that could have been great .

    As far as a positive note: AM-1 Mauler Sort of a beefier version of the A1 Skyraider (think about that one for a second) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_AM_Mauler
  19. Unknown Aircraft that could have been great .

    It had less lift than a C-47, even before you add in a read loading ramp. Of course any contemporary aircraft that gets into a comparison with the Skytrain is in for a long day.
  20. Unknown Aircraft that could have been great .

    Or, as is more likely, two AIM-54, 2 AMRAAM and 2 Sidewinder. The Persian Gulf springs readily to mind. As does the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. The only people who took Russia off the possible list of opponents were the idiots inside the Beltway. You plan for capability not best case...
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