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  1. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Part of the reason for China is that the post-war world (which, BTW, was pretty much spitballing on my part, the actual T/L ended in with the surrender and its immediate aftermath) had the potential to wind up all Star Trek-ish, with everyone happy, united, and tolerant. That was pretty...
  2. Pacific War Redux

    Eventually. I have been doing some editing as part of preparation for a relaunch.
  3. WI:Mitsubishi A7M Reppu 1943-44

    Ironically they sacrificed the extra maneuverability, for additional protection, which was still insufficient, and did nothing to improve the aircraft's armament, which was, by 1943, woefully inadequate.
  4. Pacific War Redux

    Stupid was not a trait limited just to the Axis. There were serious political issues at play, in the UK, the U.S. and between the two governments. Both of the dramatic defeats that shook their countries IOTL, have been delayed. To simply let the Bataan defenders to die on the vine, when you...
  5. What ultimately made the Japanese surrender in WWII?

    Both. It is wrong to look it as an either/or. Neither was sufficient, on their own, to induce sufficient shock on the Imperial government to allow the peace party to successfully convince the military that the game was up.
  6. WI:Mitsubishi A7M Reppu 1943-44

    Actually they aren't. The Japanese lacked the industrial plant to continue to produce enough A6M to maintain any sort of credible force while also producing sufficient new, more advanced, aircraft to provide critical mass produce TWO different new designs (the J2M, a pure land based fighter...
  7. Best possible performance of Japan in WWII?

    You saw it. It was a bloody miracle that they were as successful as they were. Not one, but TWO senior officers (one American, the other British) bungled the defense of their, admittedly exposed, commands to the extent that they did (Percival, had, while the GHQ staff written a study that was...
  8. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Not combine. Redux is a different story. I've actually been editing it on and off the last few weeks, getting to ready to repost.
  9. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    I am sort of surprised at the amount of interest this still seems to hold. I am starting to wonder if I should do the Pacific of this ATL.
  10. Which defeat was worse for the Germans: Stalingrad or Tunisia?

    It might have been, provided you had inexhaustible resources. The Reich didn't. They Germans only got involved because the Italians were getting their clocks clean bu the British. It was a reflexive reaction, not a plan. There was no way to move sufficient force to the theater, so the Heer...
  11. Which defeat was worse for the Germans: Stalingrad or Tunisia?

    They lost an ARMY, close to a full Army Group in fact, not a division. Heer casualties (KIA/WIA. PoW/MIA) were almost 2,500 per DAY if you average the 162 days of the battle
  12. What if a Hipper ran into a Brooklyn?

    Unfortunately the Worcesters simply didn't work out. For a variety of mechanical reason the auto loading system for the 6"/47 DP never quite came together, resulting in serious jamming issues. It was pretty much a failure, unlike the Des Moines class 8"/55 RF, which actually outperformed all...
  13. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    The Reich didn't care if it had cities destroyed. Whether it is 600 Lancasters burning the place to the ground or one B-29/B-36, it is still burned to the ground. Unlike the democracies, the Reich OTL or ATL didn't give a damn about public opinion. Moreover, OTL demonstrates just how little...
  14. Which defeat was worse for the Germans: Stalingrad or Tunisia?

    IMO? Absolutely. There was noting to be gained in Africa, not for the Reich.
  15. Which defeat was worse for the Germans: Stalingrad or Tunisia?

    I didn't say that they could win if viewed objectively. I am referring to the way the troops, and field grade commanders saw the situation.
  16. Duel of the Imbeciles: Alaska vs. Tirpitz

    Recommend you look at the individual weapon data on Navweaps. There is more than just weight or velocity to be considered, the design of the shell, especially how difficult it is to decap, is a critical consideration
  17. What if One Direction members keeps growing

    Zero content, zero thought thread. Locked.
  18. Which defeat was worse for the Germans: Stalingrad or Tunisia?

    Stalingrad was, by far, the more confidence destroying defeat. The impact on Heer morale was so severe that it can be argued that it never recovered. The Heer believed that it WOULD defeat the Soviets until Stalingrad. Afterwards it was that they could win, The difference is far more than...
  19. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Independent. Semi-liberal democracy. After the defeat of Japan, Formosa really didn't want to become part of China, even then it was pretty clear that there was going to be a bloodbath for control. Since they were under U.S/Australian control they sort of begged out of reunification.
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