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  1. No JSF - The alternatives

    The fact that the Rafale is a fine aircraft does not mean the Typhoon is not. The two platforms are not meant to perform the same range of missions (try landing a Typhoon, or an F-22 for that matter, on a carrier; it will not end well). If the argument is that the Eurofighter group would have...
  2. Philippines and 200 B-17's: credible deterrent?

    One of the many myths that still persist about WW II is the superiority of the A6M to every other platform in use at the time. It is, much like the "decks crowded with aircraft" Midway myth, simply wrong. The A6M was a very good, albeit undergunned, low speed dogfighter (one that had a...
  3. When would MacArthur have left active duty after 1945?

    Technically he was not ALLOWED to resign his commission. I know what was done, on paper. The legalities are different. Once you get the 5th Star your are unable to retire. The rank is yours until you die or until a Court strips you of it. It is different from any other position in the U.S...
  4. When would MacArthur have left active duty after 1945?

    Once he received the 5th Star, he was NEVER going to be able to retire. Ever. Ike was actually an active 5 Star officer while POTUS. He out ranked the military Chiefs not just as POTUS, but by actual military position.
  5. BAttle of Midway, minus Aleutians Fiasco

    The difficulty with all the scenarios, including the latest addition to the thread (Welcome, BTW :)) is that they ignore the entire Japanese strategy to improve one small element of the overall plan. The Aleutian invasion was, actually, a rather brilliant bit of theater, fully in line with...
  6. No JSF - The alternatives

    The Typhoon is a disaster? Maybe for the Luftwaffe, that is sort of what happens when you buy the car but forget to hire anyone to change the oil.
  7. No JSF - The alternatives

    Considering the almost certain cost overruns (something that the idiotic U.S. procurement process virtually guarantees) it would have been far better to have done something similar to this: USAF: Continue to produce the F-22 to at least the original order (something that would have...
  8. Could the RN have done much to stop a German invasion in 1942?

    With 11" guns? A waste of steel.
  9. American Empire-US in North and South America

    Welcome to the Board. :) Just to point out a couple items. The OP (ericams2786) hasn't even logged on since last April. This thread has been dead for EIGHT YEARS. Please allow it and others of its ilk, to rest in peace. Thanks.
  10. W/I: China Invades Taiwan During Korean War

    The one unshakable reality is that non nuclear states do NOT threaten Nuclear States, especially when only one Country realistically has any weapons. The U.S. knew, with reasonable certainty the total possible Soviet inventory in 1950 was under 15 weapons (keeping in mind that the USSR had only...
  11. W/I: China Invades Taiwan During Korean War

    USN ASW in 1950? Best on Earth, with only the RN being a serious rival.
  12. W/I: China Invades Taiwan During Korean War

    Seventh Fleet was stations IN the Taiwan Strait per Presidential order after the War in Korea broke out (interestingly, prior to the DPRK invasion, Truman had stated that the U.S. would not interfere in the Taiwan Strait, the "Communist" aggression on the Peninsula altered that policy)...
  13. AHC: Make France a Germanic nation

    Seriously? A superior CULTURE? I won't point out any of the innumerable examples of just how wrong this is coughDi Vinci cough, but I will point out that it is bigotry with a remarkably broad brush. You have been here far too long to think this is acceptable in any way, shape or form. This...
  14. WI: Boeing wins the JSF competition instead of Lockheed?

    The problem with the Joint Strike Fighter is the "Joint". In theory it was a great idea, in the real world the requirements are so difficult that it is almost impossible. The DoD should have continued with the F-22 program, modifying what was already a completed design with most of the bugs...
  15. on the beach Naval aircraft on shore.

    Ah, the Buc, not built, carved out a solid ingot. Hell of a nice aircraft.
  16. on the beach Naval aircraft on shore.

    The F4U was a terror from land bases, one of the best, maybe THE best radial engine fighter or the war. That was with all the extra gear needed for deck certification. Strip that off and the performance would only improve. The Sea Fury was perhaps the ultimate expression of the piston powered...
  17. ACH: Kill or Cripple McDonald's

    Hmmm... Long pig! :p
  18. WI German navy destroys British navy in Jutland.

    You just love to try yo get under people's skin with passive aggressive insults don't you? In addition to one formal warning to watch it, there have been several other threads where a general caution has been necessary mainly due to your snide comments and sniping. That method of interaction...
  19. WI: Pants never adopted by Women widely

    You have been dancing on the edge ever since you signed up. Just crossed the line. Kicked for a week. When you come back you best cut this junior high school wise-guy routine out.
  20. Can the luftwaffe destroy the Suez Canal?

    The 8th AF, 9th AF, and Bomber Command combined couldn't have destroyed the Suez Canal. It is unlikely that, prior to highly accurate short range stand off weapons/very high speed low level attack aircraft with nuclear weapons that there was any practical way to destroy the Canal. Even with...
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