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  1. Which ship class would have been 'the best' for 80's reactivation?

    What could be done? Scrap the triple damned things and build something useful. The Alaskas maneuverability issues center on the steering gear itself, mainly the use of a single rudder on a 800 foot long, 28,000 ton ship (this is a REALLY lousy idea and was a well known fact since, oh, 1911 or...
  2. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    You mean the Repl Depl? 'Fraid so.
  3. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    We will be seeing a "free Pole" unit. I couldn't possibly leave the most tragic story of all the Governments in Exile completely out of the story. There are absolutely some high emotions in this group.
  4. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Uncle Ho is still very much in charge. Like I said, some flavor of democracy exists, not perfect ones. Ho is the most well known of the resistance leaders from the war with Japan, and was the easy choice for election. A hint? Hmmm... Hopefully it will be interesting? :D
  5. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Vietnam is an independent state. Communism is pretty unpopular ITTL with the effective end of the USSR and its support for the Movement. Fascism is also not much in vogue outside of Europe thanks to the Nazi example of the system. Otside of Europe the primary systems of government are either...
  6. Wi a new "Pacific war" between China and USA ?

    Not a chance in hell. 5,000,000 U.S. KIA casualties in a conventional war would require an total casualty number around 75,000,000 (current battlefield losses are about 9.5:1 WIA:KIA thanks to major improvements in trauma treatment). The MOST the U.S. could field, including the massive...
  7. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    They are still fighting, but their numbers are very low. They are an irritant now, not a threat.
  8. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Wow, another member from this T/L! Welcome. Italy is something of a mess, much like IOTL. It is starting to dawn on a lot of people that things are really, really, not going to turn out well.
  9. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    To a degree. The Allies are starting to figure things out, in part with the help of some refugee Red Army commanders who Patton, of all people, finally got the Army to talk to on the subject, but the concept is still vague at best. The Army still believes that conventional tanks best mission...
  10. Which ship class would have been 'the best' for 80's reactivation?

    The Iowas were the best ships to reactivate. If you are looking for guns, which was part of the reason, or for available space and weight to mount ASM and land attack missiles, which they were, the Iowas were not just the best choice, they were the only choice. Add in the near invulnerbility to...
  11. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Welcome to the Board! Go Bears!:D
  12. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    The Sheridan is slightly less advanced than the M 60 in some ways, mainly in targeting systems and the Americans are still learning tank tactics on a large scale (this is best illustrated by the fact that the Chamberlain is deployed in what are still called "anti-tank" battalions). The U.S...
  13. Wi a new "Pacific war" between China and USA ?

    The "Vlad Award" is given for the person who has come up with a way to exterminate human life. It usually is found in the ASB Forum.
  14. Wi a new "Pacific war" between China and USA ?

    A war between the PRC and the U.S. would be a bloodbath. Who would win depends on what the cause of the war was and what defined victory. If it was over the Spratleys or Taiwan the U.S. would likely wind up the "victor" but with losses that haven't been seen since 1945. If it was some sort of...
  15. How decisive was US support for the Soviet war effort against Germany?

    Don't forget boots. The U.S. sent 14 MILLION pairs of boots to the Soviets. Here an interesting link for those who REALLY want to see the jaw dropping figures for uniforms and clothing supplied by the U.S. across the board (by country of receipt)...
  16. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    There is actually quite a bit of competitiion for that title, but the Alaskas definitely deserve a place in the rotation.
  17. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    They built four of the Worcesters (hey, everyone makes a mistake) before they decided to finish the class off as CLGs, with the aft turrets replaced by Terrier/Talos launchers. Several of the Cleveland conversions are in progress.
  18. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    That is all dead on. Far better to finish the last two Iowas or build five-six more Des Moines. Too expensive, too poorly protected (not even a balanced design for God's sake), and no real mission. Total commissioned life of THREE YEARS. Worst construction decision the USN made during the...
  19. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    I hadn't thought of it before, but that would be elegant, wouldn't it.
  20. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Thanks for the feedback. The Americans built the Chamberlain specifically to withstand the best the Panzer 105mm could through at it. There is a cost to it, namely that the vehicle has less then stellar range and is limited to 23-24MPH, but the vehicle is damned near impossible to kill in tank...
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