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  1. Post WW2 - punish Germany more harshly

    Because we are all assuming that the OP doesn't intend to cause mass starvation. Genocide is so 1943. I don't think you are quite understanding this.The OP didn't ask what should have happened, he is asking what worst case (presumably without causing a genocide) could have been. Major...
  2. Post WW2 - punish Germany more harshly

    Far too harsh, considering you are punishing states that were not involved, and actually rewarding one of the Axis states, albeit one who changed sides mid-war, not to mention triggering another war. The Swiss were not engaged, touching their territorial integrity is an open act of war that...
  3. P35 or the Buffalo

    Can I choose to be shot before taking off?
  4. If the US annexed Canada...

    Both of you best dial back. Right now.
  5. Pearl Harbor Happens Later

    Not much difference actually. Every day the Japanese waited, the USN grew stronger. Fleet carriers and battleships weren't going to be used in the Atalntic straight away, if at all, although a couple of the fast BB might wind up sitting on Tirptiz given the British's obsession that she would...
  6. WI: The US joined the Axis during WW2

    I would dispute this, not entirely on funding (although the weapon was only half the equation, the rest is the delivery system, something that cost more then Manhattan), but on resources/infrastructure. The electrical requirements alone were stunning, requiring the construction of the largest...
  7. WI: The US joined the Axis during WW2

    The Bomb was an utterly massive effort. There was no country on Earth that could have diverted the incredible amount of effort needed to bring Manhattan to fruition while still fighting the war. There may not BE a Bomb in this sort of scenario, but if one was going to happen the U.S. was the...
  8. What if Japan never attacked the US?

    This has been discussed many times. The search feature sort of sucks, but it might be worth a try. The short version is that the Japanese couldn't leave the U.S. out of the Lunge South. American bases (Subic Bay, Clark, Wake, Guam, even Midway) were located in such a way that the twin...
  9. WI: the Werwolf group was effective

    Zombie werewolf sighted (what, one mythical creature at a time wasn't enough?). Thermobaric weapon deployed. Target negated.
  10. HMS Ranger-style CV in WWII?

    Thanks for this. It explodes a couple things I've read in other sources regarding the operations of the U.S. TF.
  11. AHC:Worst possible Crusades

    Worst? The Crusaders are completely successful,eliminate the Orthodox Church by putting all and sundry to the sword, destroy the various Arab/Islamic armies sent against them, hold the Holy Land permanently, and use it as a base to utterly eliminate Islam, eliminating all the many advances...
  12. AHC: No or limited Hawaiian Independence movement

    Well, it is quite limited. To my knowledge that is not a single state/federal level politician in the Hawaiian Legislature/Congress. Until there is enough political power to at least get a single candidate elected, the movement is exceptionally limited.
  13. Could no smallpox in 1520 have saved the Aztecs?

    In general yes, but the percentages are simply mind numbing. The death rate could be dramatic, and there was no knowing in advance. As an example, Cuba lost 1/3 of the the entire population to smallpox in 1519, a measles outbreak a few years later took out 2/3 of the survivors, leaving only...
  14. Could no smallpox in 1520 have saved the Aztecs?

    It wasn't just smallpox that devastated the Americas. Measles probably wiped out more people in the New World, than smallpox, followed by Influenza, and a whole host of other illnesses. In the specific instance, it is had to say if no smallpox would have meant no mass die-off. Measles is, if...
  15. WI/AHC: No battle of Iwo Jima

    My rebuttal :): 1. The problem with using carriers is that the Japanese rather enjoyed punching holes in them. They didn't manage to sink many, but they knocked the hell out of a number. Using them to provide escort also would tie the fleet to a rather small footprint (realistically a WW II...
  16. How early can the USSR collapse?

    More unabashedly status quo. Everyone had more or less given up on the Tsar. The Whites lacked any sort of unifying political goal. It is my understanding that the main groups barely communicated.
  17. If US & allies proposed a permanent neutral Ukraine in 2009-2014, would Moscow agree?

    Clearly current political subject. Should be in Chat. Since a poll is imbedded can go into Chat. Locked.
  18. HMS Ranger-style CV in WWII?

    Essex class ships had roughly 40% greater bunkerage (measured by range at 15 knot cruise) as the Implacable class, double the range of the Illustrious class ships and triple that of Ark Royal had at 10 knots. Even the earlier Yorktowns and Independence class CVL had more range at 1/3 higher...
  19. HMS Ranger-style CV in WWII?

    One of the difficulties in inter-operations was that RN ships tended to have much shorter legs than the USN counterparts. American ships were designed with operations across the Pacific in mind while the RN ships were built more for short endurance North Atlantic or Med operations. The RN ships...
  20. Ultimate Question: Did World Wars Advance Mankind

    Political Chat subject. Has poll attached, can't be moved to Chat. Locked.
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