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  1. Could Pearl Harbor be delayed?

    Could it be delayed? Sure. Should it be delayed (assuming it is ever going to happen)? Probably not. The Japanese chose almost literally the first Sunday they could manage the strike after Zuikaku finished her shakedown. That gave the Kido Butai the six decks it needed to conduct the...
  2. What would a modern IJA and IJN consist of?

    If they survived without military defeat? This would require never engaging the WAllies or the USSR. It would also validate their strategic and tactical world view. High tech navy, trying to match the USN ship for ship (something that, on its own would likely break the country's economy)...
  3. WI: US Leaves Permanent Troops Behind in Iraq

    Current events. Active thread in Chat covering this subject. Locked. This is two of these in 24 hours. Take the hint.
  4. WI British German personal union.

    Enough with the "bumping". Cease and desist.
  5. WI: US Ground Forces Are Sent to Fight ISIS in 2014

    This is a current event. There are already Chat threads that discuss this at heart-breaking length. Locked.
  6. Possibility of a NAZI invasion of U.S.

    I was talking to someone about this today. Here is part of my response: The logistics are far more daunting... That is always the killer. Even the U.S., with its almost unlimited resources, didn't believe that it could actually invade all of Japan at once. Okinawa was going to be turned...
  7. Japanese elektroboote

    Well, these weren't electroboots. They were well streamlined conventional SS, without the most important feature, the snorkel. That gave them better speed, but they had poor endurance, so they are not useful in long range operations, something that is almost a base requirement for operations in...
  8. Japanese elektroboote

    As is usually the case with this sort of question, all it takes is for the IJN to throw out four decades of strategic and tactical thought, adopt an entirely different world view, and defy everything they ever learned about naval warfare. They do all that and it could be a problem, not in...
  9. Is it true-No Allied victory no depression?

    Economic down cycles are inevitible. The Depression was the worst in "modern times" mainly because it hit at a point when most of the world was still clawing back from the War and its debts. The Central Powers winning won't alter that reality.
  10. Q: Operation Barbarossa in 1942

    1. Well, they kinda sorta totally missed the existence of the KV and T-34 IOTL, despite the KV having been in use for two years and the T-34 for a full year. Among other Field Marshal Jodl expressed shock at the appearance of the T-34. The Soviets were paranoid, occasionally that is a good trait...
  11. Japan aids Germany during the invasion of the Soviet Union

    Of course, assuming it is that bad, and Stalin really needs to do something, there is also now a simply lovely set of locations for B-24s to start firebombing Japan in Spring of 1942. So burning oil faster, burning up infantry against Soviet positions, open support for Chinese troops by...
  12. Japan aids Germany during the invasion of the Soviet Union

    As noted it was mostly a myth. What is true is that the Soviets moved most of their heavy armor to the West, facing the Heer. The thing is, that the didn't NEED their heavy armor, especially fighting defensively, against the IJA. The IJA was a light infantry force, quite weak in armor. In...
  13. Japan aids Germany during the invasion of the Soviet Union

    Japan gets its ass kicked up between its shoulder blades (again) by the Far East Front, a formation that was never reduced in strength throughout the war (lost its t-34s, don't need T-34 to defeat the Type 89 and Type 95, BT- and anti-tank weapons will do just fine). Japan runs out of oil. Has...
  14. WI: Yamato is sent to the Solomon Islands

    It goes WAY beyond pure velocity. There is, however, no doubt that the 460mm guns could penetrate the armor of the U.S. ships at certain ranges and angles, as is the reverse. The question is, again, a matter of gun crews, drilling and not just spotting, but gunnery accuracy. Too big a force...
  15. Ideal WW2 tactical bomber: Single or Double engine?

    It delayed the aircraft, but it would, had the war continued, have allowed considerably better performance in the fighter-bomber role thanks to decreaded drag. The reality is that the aircraft was designed for a mission that didn't exist once Iwo was captured. Still, a remarkable bit of "what...
  16. WI: Yamato is sent to the Solomon Islands

    Biggest difference from Savo Island is that Admiral Willis (Ching) Lee was not only able to understand that radar had changed everything, but was a gunnery expert. His command was one of, if not the, best drilled in the Fleet. Getting into a fight with his command at knife fighting range was...
  17. WI: Yamato is sent to the Solomon Islands

    Ya, that will not end well.
  18. Ideal WW2 tactical bomber: Single or Double engine?

    There are a few REALLY interesting candidates, had things run a bit longer. My personal favorite in the "missedbythatmuch" category is the XF8B. 6x 20mm and a 6,400 pound bomb load in a single piston driven fighter (with trans-Atlantic range of 2,800 miles to boot). Think about that sort of...
  19. Base Maps from 550 BC to Modern Day, all in UCS! Part Duex

    Part 1 here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=103802
  20. WI: Yamato is sent to the Solomon Islands

    An interesting perspective, considering the fact that fewer, less damaging weapon hits sank Yamato outright. It is also worth noting that Washington checked fire, not due to lack of ammunition, but to search for other, still dangerous targets. She only fired a total of 117 main gun rounds...
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