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  1. How much different would cancelling operation Barbarossa make on WW2

    Depends on who survives the gulags from the purges and whether Stalin might go further with them since he now has time to do so...
  2. Have the Rover SD-1 be more successful

    For starters, had the SD1 been more reliable from the outset and better built. And fitted with all-round disc brakes and independent suspension.
  3. How much different would cancelling operation Barbarossa make on WW2

    Germany’s oil deficit in 1941 even without an invasion was gonna be in excess of 1 million tons. In 1942 German oil reserves would have decreased from 2 million tons in December 1940 (And 2.4 million prewar) to just 500,000, with the situation becoming critical in 1943. Soviet supply wasn’t...
  4. McPherson

    What were the biggest tech and weapon mistakes and missed opportunities of Germany in ww2

    https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Valve-failure-sends-flames-into-sky-at-Moss-Bluff-1969876.php
  5. UAS militarily planes if no Vietnam war

    The poster you were quoting didn't say it would be a good idea, merely that North American would be pushing for it. Which they probably would be, but I can't see them succeeding.
  6. TL-191: Filling the Gaps

    It's often speculated Cuba becomes a U.S. state after being conquered by the U.S. Much, if not all, of the Caribbean under the Entente would be handed over to the U.S. and they become states and territories as well. See "After the End" for more reference of one such scenario.
  7. What were the biggest tech and weapon mistakes and missed opportunities of Germany in ww2

    A few small airholes from oil shafts aren't going to cut it. That is not talking about them being easily blocked. Weld them shut if need be, lead might be best because it is easily and quickly melted (It isn't like it is going to go in the water supply or anything). Move big rocks on top of...
  8. An Imperial Match: Anne Boleyn marries Charles V

    Perhaps she could wed Francesco II Sforza, the Duke of Milan? It's not the best match of course, but it could be inoffensive to the French and the Habsburgs. maintaining the balance of power as a Portuguese match would not put Milan firmly on either side. Other than him I see few other decent...
  9. Napoleonic empire survives - how?

    Napoleon perishes at Regensburg is the obvious choice. An interesting one is not a Napoleonic POD at all: The Ottomans end up with no obvious clamant after Mahmud II and Mustafa IV are killed during the coup of 1808.
  10. Ernak

    WIP Map Thread

    :)
  11. RJ Mitchell does not get cancer

    Supermarine's post-war output might have been more succesful, particularlt the Swift and the Scimitar.
  12. marathag

    A couple WIs regarding the Boxer Rebellion

    They needed to ally strongly with at least one Great Power, to keep the others out
  13. An Imperial Match: Anne Boleyn marries Charles V

    #SuchReactions #MuchSurprises
  14. WI: Apollo 13 becomes the most expensive suborbital flight in history?

    Not really. An asymmetric thrust situation can be addressed by shutting down the opposing engine. Leads to a mission abort, of course, but depending on the timing you weren't going to the Moon anyway.
  15. When could an independent/unified Ireland happened?

    The English had unified to some degree as a reaction against the Viking threat, and later when Cnut built his empire. Not enough to stay unified or to seriously exert an attempt to take Wales and Scotland, but enough that England as a polity was a thing by the 11th century. The Normans were...
  16. McPherson

    What were the biggest tech and weapon mistakes and missed opportunities of Germany in ww2

    Salt domes have to have holes. How does one get the oil out?
  17. WI: Ford Motor Company buys 'Austin Rover Group' in 1986 - 1987?

    The Mini would have survived because it was an iconic name. However, the blue oval badge might appear on it. The Granada/Scorpio might be rebranded as a Rover as the range topper. It was fundamentally a good car which sold less numbers than planned because it was having to compete with...
  18. No 1991 August Coup

    That could be it.
  19. pandizzy

    An Imperial Match: Anne Boleyn marries Charles V

    The Portuguese still have the right of being shocked and I don't want Isabella in a convent, but I also don't know where to put her
  20. N7Buck

    Would black population growth be higher in an independent American South

    The confederacy would be an economic wreck, so probably a lower African-American population.
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