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  1. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    I absolutely hate to have to take actions in a thread I have participated in. I'll do it, it just irritates the hell out of me. Please don't force the issue.
  2. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    But... but... You are implying that there is more than one perfect answer. You, Sir, are threatening the existence of the entire Internet as we know it!
  3. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    IOTL, after the Italians surrendered and effectively changed sides, Hitler sort of saw the Arab states as being worth courting, rather than flat destroying, possibly as a way to bring the Turks into the Reich's orbit (he had a odd view of the region, even odder than most of his positions). His...
  4. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    In the ATL 1960s and later? The Tsarist Republic is trying, but all the structures, the Winter Palace, Kremlin St. Basil's, Smolny Cathedral, that make Moscow and Saint Petersburg/Leningrad the cultural treasures they are IOTL, are gone. What you have left is some ring roads and apartment...
  5. WI: OJ Simpson kills himself before trial

    No. Justice would not. State would save a ton of money, there wouldn't be the spectacle that was the trial itself, and we wouldn't have some really tiresome meme floating about, but there would be no justice. There would be an end. That isn't justice.
  6. WI: Only one plane manages to crash on 9/11

    Oh, please do elaborate on this position.
  7. Nukes on Nazis in 1945/1946 TL?

    It doesn't prevent the former, the latter is a very different issue. A Reich that is powerful enough to defeat the USSR (and for the country to be in the position depicted in this scenario, not facing invasion, much less not invaded already by late summer of 1945, the USSR has been defeated)...
  8. WI-Original peace terms for War of 1812 accepted?

    Chill. Seriously, calm down. If your only argument is to carpet bomb with f-bombs, the argument itself probably needs some work.
  9. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Then the leaders like Molotov and the rest of the surviving Politburo members would have gotten killed by some factor until someone surrendered. The Red Army had effectively been decapitated and there was no Front level leadership that was worth a damn. They made the same mistake that the...
  10. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Females have a slightly better survival rate, but it is minimal, a couple percent, although the circumstances of the deaths can vary wildly, especially for the Soviet tribute levies (the hazards to especially attractive women, and more than a few men, is fairly obvious, these poor souls at least...
  11. Could've the US *actually* won the war in Iraq if it had more ground troops?

    Political, with open debate in Chat. Unable to move due to poll. Closed.
  12. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Most is a relative term. Most who were on the far side of the Urals survived. A reasonable number on the "European" side of the divider survived as well, at least enough to reestablish the Tsarist Republic. A total of 71 MILLION Soviet Citizens (military/civilian combined) died in the War and...
  13. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Among other tasks. Killing people when they were too weak to stand wasn't much of an issue for them.
  14. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    Yes & no. If you have 85% confidence that the primary structural members can survive sustained Sea State 6 or Beaufort 9 conditions and you: 1. Know the Enemy is headed your way and you are outnumbered, badly and 2. Have a high confidence weather forecast that no heavy weather (Sea...
  15. AHC: Plausible Near Total Extinction of Humans (No ASB/Space objects)

    There is very little chance that someone would post classified data here, even sensitive is also quite unlikely. Your concern is, however, not entirely misplaced, although not in quite the manner you phrased it. If you ever what to have the absolute %$#^ scared out of you, go to either a...
  16. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    She was repaired to combat readiness. Carrier meatball surgery if you will. MASH level repair. Had she survived Midway unscathed she would still have needed full yard work at either Mare Island or Bremerton.
  17. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    You actually have to add in other factors. Additional support (fuel mainly, an Essex had 150% the endurance of an Illustrious class, at as greater cruise speed, and the support vessels needed to move the fuel to the ships, or extra ships to replace the carrier on line while others leave to...
  18. julius Caesars daughter is born a son

    DO NOT do this.
  19. AHC: Plausible Near Total Extinction of Humans (No ASB/Space objects)

    Not initially to kill everyone. It is one of those things that can escalate, just like a regular exchange. One side uses them, the other, far more damaged side realizes it, and breaks out the jacketing materials. You can also take steps to have a percentage of YOUR population survive, on the...
  20. Best weapon, in its class, in WW2

    aka USS Robin Damn near killed Ernest King.
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