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  1. AHC: Plausible Near Total Extinction of Humans (No ASB/Space objects)

    In rough order of probability for massive die off Nanotech accident (aka Grey Goo) Naturally evolved pandemic (natural event, but not ASB per se in this scenario) Ice Age (natural event, but not ASB per se in this scenario) Bio-weapons Cobalt salted nuclear weapons A.I...
  2. If Reagan respectfully asks to attend Brezhnev's funeral Nov. 82, less dangerous '83?

    I am struggling to picture a POTUS asking if he could please attend the funeral of a dictator that led a country with around 30K nuclear weapons cocked and locked on the U.S. Be one way to stop Reagan from being reelected.
  3. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Because it hasn't ended, not across all of the Occupied territories. There are still plenty of Slavs that need to be handled along the Frontier. Some SD groups have been disbanded/folded into the Waffen SS, but there remains million of additional people who need to be "processed" or overseen in...
  4. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    Actually there was one absolute breakout performer in the 5"/38 system and that was in the train rate. The Mark 30 single had a train rate of either 28.75 degree/sec, or an incredible 34 degree/sec, and Mark 28 twin mounts had a train rate of 25 degrees/sec, which was phenomenal at the time it...
  5. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    One thing to keep in mind is that Gravel wouldn't happen if Thorn Bush had been either repulsed or turned into a Gallipoli. While they were initially scheduled to happen in fairly rapid succession, mainly in hopes of crossing up the Waffen SS as it attempted to reinforce, Thorn Bush was also a...
  6. Schliefen vs Seelöwe

    It actually started out as "the sea mammal which must not be named", followed by "the unmentionable sea mammal".
  7. AHC: Have the Middle Age Last until Now

    Isn't this sort of the premise behind The Two Georges? Your definition of the "Middle Ages" was actually business as normal in the Russian Empire until well into the 19th Century.
  8. Stresa Revived - an Allied Mussolini TL

    Don't be a twit.
  9. Did Imperial Japan plan on conquering all of China?

    The Japanese wanted to CONTROL China (never really gave well thought out reason for WHY they wanted to, just that they did). One of the things that led to some of the excesses/outright war crimes by the IJA was the frustration creates when the Chinese simply refused to collapse, regardless of...
  10. Schliefen vs Seelöwe

    Seelowe was impossible on so many levels that almost any other military scheme looks decent by comparison. The Schliefen Plan was not practical in that it required more forces than the Heer had available. That being said, had the French reacted just slightly differently, or the BEF not...
  11. Ethnic Cleansing in Pakistan

    Reminder... This is NOT Chat. You SO don't what to act like it is.
  12. Ethnic Cleansing in Pakistan

    Now, be really careful how you answer this... How do you propose they ethnically cleanse 60,000,000 people?
  13. WI: US/USSR tested a 1000 megaton bomb?

    There is a reasonably strong possibility that the Russians have a few 25mT weapons on the remaining R-36 (SS-18) and virtual certainty that the same missile has MIRV 18mT warheads. This capability will be replaced by the RS-20 (SS-X-30) in due course, with up to 10 heavy warheads MIRV. These are...
  14. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    Oh, it is even better than you might imagine. The First wave from the Kido Butai was just starting to land aboard ship (10:00 Hawaiian Time) when the ceremony started at 12:00 PST. The VP of Grumman was literally called away from the punch bowl to take the call telling him that the U.S. was at...
  15. WI: US Uses Nuclear Weapons in Afghanistan After 9/11

    i.e. Ritual dick swinging. Would never have happened.
  16. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    The limit on the Devastator was the early Mark 13, not the aircraft. The TBD was actually a remarkable aircraft at the time of introduction. All metal monoplane, as fast as many fighters when it was ordered (the IJN was, at the time, still operating the A4N, top speed 194 mph). It is also sort...
  17. AHC: Gustavus Adolphus is the biggest trending internet meme.

    Ya' know, I kicked you for this sort of crap before. DO NOT tempt fate.
  18. Question about Japan

    So the Japanese remain safe until the 1980s? Flying wings were death traps until computer aided stability systems were available.
  19. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    The 9mm has a rather unfortunate record of requiring multiple hits to put a target down (particularly if you are limited to FMJ bullets, as military units are). This is why most police departments, including the Feds, have gone to 10mm or .40. While this lack of stopping power can be solved in...
  20. WI: Gary Johnson does not run in 2012

    Who? No one, and I mean no one, outside the Libertarian Party, would notice, much less actually care. Might as well ask what would have happened if Rosanne Barr hadn't run.
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