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  1. Third Reich SURVIVES World War II

    There are alot of ways to have the Reich survive WW II. Most require Hitler to depart from this mortal coil by August of 1940. Once the Soviets are engaged, the chances drop dramatically, once the U.S. enters the war they fall to virtually Zero (although the length of the war can vary...
  2. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Here is the next update. Comments, as always, encouraged. 21 Axis efforts to dislodge the Allies from their foothold were entirely unsuccessful, even when the weather was very much in the defender’s favor. The damage inflicted by the Allied air forces during the False Peaks operations...
  3. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    No Skypirate.
  4. No diversion of Bomber Command in early 44

    Agree on the Fighter Bombers. Not quite sure about the mediums. The heavies did more good, especially in the day (and when Harris could be pried away from killing civilians for a day or two, at night as well) than is generally accepted these days. Trucks use different materials so one...
  5. No diversion of Bomber Command in early 44

    More dead German and French civilians. More dead Americans, Australians, English, Canadian, South African, etc. troops not just in the Landings but all the way across France. Possibly a more advantageous position for the USSR at the end of the War (hard to be sure on this one). The...
  6. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Thanks to all for your best wishes.:) Things turned out okay. He took a spill (reason for this is a bit of a worry), and broke his nose & a couple fingers. Happily his major bits (legs, hips, etc.) are a-ok and the CAT Scan showed no serious head trauma. Still, a bit of a scare.
  7. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Maybe tonight. I'm at the Doctors with my Dad at the moment. Bit of a spanner in the works at the moment.
  8. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Thee is a Cherbourg landing upcoming (Operation Maverick). I briefly mentioned it when discussing the landings.
  9. What if the US pursued an "Asia First" Strategy

    I will repeat that there wasn't enough money (or U.S. blood for that matter) to prop up the the KMT. It might not have been Mao, but somebody would have led the CCP to eventual victory. You wouldn't have a Vietnam War because the U.S. would have still been fighting in China in 1965 trying to...
  10. WI: USAF buys Tomcat instead of Eagle

    Uh, the fact that the 'Cat was a two man interceptor with 100 mile range missiles and an air intercept radar designed to attack multiple large targets simultaneously? Maybe the fact that the F-14 carried almost 2,400 gallon of fuel internally? Possibly the fact that the the F-14A engine had a...
  11. WI: USAF buys Tomcat instead of Eagle

    The F-14, as glorious an aircraft as it was in its designed role of long range fleet interceptor, was NOT a fighter. It was designed to kill bombers and cruyise millies a long distance from the fleet, that it was able to serve as a dogfighter at all is a tribute to both the men flying it and to...
  12. Which ship class would have been 'the best' for 80's reactivation?

    All I can say is that I strongly recommend the Okun site. All armor is not created equal.
  13. IJN Yamato - A different fate

    If it stays in port it gets pounded into scrap during the U.S. air offensive and during the carrier raids. WAY too attractive a target to survive.
  14. What if the US pursued an "Asia First" Strategy

    Ah... Thank you. Missed that completely. In that case the U.S. almost certainly loses the Cold War. If we are lucky the UK hangs on. We still "lose" China, there wasn't enough money in Christiandom to prop up the "Nationalists". The Soviets will undermine every government in Western...
  15. Which ship class would have been 'the best' for 80's reactivation?

    The difficulty with the ASM is that it simply isn't designed to deal with a BB, especially on as well protected as the Iowas. The Iowas overall were the best protected warships ever floated (granted, this is because the IJN armor was of such vastly differing quality that the massive plates on...
  16. Which ship class would have been 'the best' for 80's reactivation?

    The over pressure from the main battery was why the only upgrade to the AAA suite in the 1980s was CIWS. The shock from the 16" firing scrambled any SAM they could hang on the ship.
  17. What if the US pursued an "Asia First" Strategy

    Interestingly, there would be virtually no change. The Pacific was a naval war, until you had the ships you couldn't do much. It would have been a little better for the Cactus Air Force since the number of fighters available would have been higher, but the end result on the 'Canal wouldn't have...
  18. WI US ships were sunk by Royal Navy instead of by Kaiserliche Marine...?

    The U.S. had a substantial investment in the Entente war effort through huge loans and contracts to provide small arms, munitions and other material. That, apart from anything else, would tend to moderate any response. There is also, as has been noted, the rather dramatic difference between...
  19. Which ship class would have been 'the best' for 80's reactivation?

    And a bunker that is pock marked by a 1,140 pound 12" shell is a grave when penetrated by a 2,700 pound 16" shell. A 16" shell is around 2.4 times more effective than a 12". You don't use a 16" gun to plink tanks, although you can do a job on a column of them with a salvo, you use it to...
  20. Which ship class would have been 'the best' for 80's reactivation?

    Really? Do, please, tell me of any Soviet ASM warhead designed to defeat better than a foot of Class B armor, then defeat an addtion 3-6" of armor on the next deck that was deployed in 1983 (or even today). Better than that, tell the USN. Because they are totally unaware of it. ASM are not...
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