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  1. plausible ways of getting Great britian out of WW2?

    It might be possible for a combination of circumstances to get the UK to agree to a ceasation of active hostilities but beyond that seems quite unlikely. No one in the British government trusted Hitler as far as they could throw him aftert Munich and they were not about to start. The British...
  2. What if USA not broke any Japanese codes during World War 2

    Actually, electrical availabilty was a huge requirement (even though I am still vexed by having carefully saving the reference book so well I can't find the bloody thing). The need to operate massive number of various kinds of separation systems was critical to the process, even in enriched...
  3. Hitler's Post-war Plans

    Annexation was not in the cards, except for those regions that were considered to be German (primarily the A/L) You utterly underestimate the depravity of the Reich if you think that they would care a bit about a revolt. You do not need to use the industrial methods of the Holocaust to wipe...
  4. Midway Lost

    Quite true. There is also the rather fragile nature of the Early (pre Shokaku) IJN carriers as well. The Shokaku and Zuikaku, along with the Tahio (a rather handsome design, the only example of which was lost, after a single torpedo hit, due to remarkably inept damage control at the Battle of...
  5. What if USA not broke any Japanese codes during World War 2

    Actually it would be about 80% of the U.S. 1937 production. To date I have not been able to turn up the U.S. generating capacity in 1940, which is actually a much more germane number. My Google-fu is failing me in this regard. I have also not found the book where I found the TVA and overall...
  6. Disaster at Midway

    No one in the IJN used a two-phased search. Fuchida, who was the first to introduce the concept into the Midway discussion post war, stated that it should have been done, but the concept didn't enter Japanese doctrine until the lessons of both Coral Sea AND Midway had been absorbed. See...
  7. Midway Lost

    No he wouldn't. No they wouldn't. The Japanese had more than enough float planes available at Midway, although many were the "Type 95" E8N2 which was the standard model carried by most IJN ships, plus at least one, probably two "experimental" recon aircraft (actually the pre-production model...
  8. What if USA not broke any Japanese codes during World War 2

    The Japanese had NO plan to bombard the Island with their heavies. The Plan called for a brief bombardment by a Cruiser division. The IJN battleships were armed for a surface engagement, not shore bombardment, so they have very limited number of non AP shells in their magazines. AP shells are...
  9. What if USA not broke any Japanese codes during World War 2

    Based on the engine performance of ALL high output Japanese designs (mainly due to materal issues rather than design problems) it is probable that the Japanese would have required far more than the normal time frame common in the Western nations. This does not even begin to consider the...
  10. What if USA not broke any Japanese codes during World War 2

    Well, since they never even constructed a mock-up, much less a testbed for the engine, never ran the engine, and gave up on the project long before they could do so, it is fair to say they had no delivery system in place. I would also point out the significant issues the U.S.had with the...
  11. Perception of Communism after Nazi victory

    Nice! Short and to the point.:D
  12. A Hitler that does this? What Happens?

    The Heer has about a third of the tanks it had in 1939. It gets its ass kicked by the Czechs who have had an extra year months or so to get ready and finish their already impressive border defenses. The Heer's attempt to overrun Poland in a blitzkrieg fail due to the lack of armor and trucks...
  13. CH: No Yamato Battleships

    Problem with this theory is that the Yamatos weren't even designed until after the Empire withdrew from the Naval Treaty. The second problem is that the Yamato and her sister(s) were better than twice the size limit allowed even under the updated London treaty.
  14. What if USA not broke any Japanese codes during World War 2

    Japan gets beaten into paste. Featherweights don't get into bare knuckles fights with Super Heavyweights and survive. American losses are somewhat higher. Midway becomes the major attrition fight of the Pacific War. This is actually REALLY unlikely since the British had also broken JN-25...
  15. WI: Academy Award for Best Ensemble 1972-Present

    I'll only comment on obvious years. 1973 American Graffiti Huh? Try The Sting or The Exorcist 1976 All the President's Men Maybe. Network is also very strong. 1977 - Star Wars No way. Except for Sir Alec Guinness and Harrison Ford the rest of the cast in the movie was weaker than hell...
  16. What would happen in a 3-way WWII?

    Depends on the cause belli. The West/Soviet Alliance was always more about hating the Fascists more than each other.
  17. What happens to Britians colonies after a Revolution?

    When is the revolution?
  18. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Himmler pretty much made sure that there wasn't anyone in the Waffen SS who could threaten his position. It took him some time, but he mostly put all the Heer leadership out to pasture (and occasionally under the pasture). Goering was a dead man walking as soon as the serious air war restarted...
  19. AHC: Have all FIVE Yamato class battleships built

    The increased impact is rather unlikely. The carrier aircraft which doomed the big gun ships were already on the drawing board (or in early testing). The TBF factory actually opened on December 7, 1941, the F6F contract was let in summer of 1941, the first Corsair flew in mid-1940 (and the...
  20. CH: No Yamato Battleships

    Best case against the Yamato and her sisters was cost. They damned near bankrupt the Japanese Treasury, especially since they actually had to construct slipways large enough to handle them. It is easier to get the IJN to accept more fast battleships, armed with 16" guns, than to get rid of...
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