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  1. Japanese fleet in Europe

    You have to consider the source. There are people from whom that comment would be close to fighting words, then there are others.
  2. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    Yep. THhat is one reason I can't put the Scarnhorts into the BC class. They are meat for any BB thay try to fight with little hope of scoring even a seriously damaging hit before they are pounded to pieces. BTW: Do you think we have a new Bard?
  3. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    Bard, is that you? Yes the German U-Boats would bever so much more dangerous ITTL, what with the U.S. not having to escort ships all the way to Europe. There is a reason that I split the Axis fleets in my original post. I thought it would make thing crystal clear. As far as combining the...
  4. Japanese fleet in Europe

    Teenager. Figures.
  5. DBWI: Battle of Jutland

    Only if the German HSF came out again.
  6. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    I would say that they are very much similar, although the Heavy cruisers are, of course, lighter. The later classes of USN CA (Baltimore class & later) would do quite nicely against Scharnhort or her sister, with the Des Moines likely to tear them into shreds before the German ship even got the...
  7. Japanese fleet in Europe

    Okay. That cuts it. I need to know exactly who I'm dealing with here. Exactly which Military Academy did you graduate from? ROTC? You are then well versed in the responsibility of an officer to see to the welfare of his command. Not to mention the concept of necessary vs. useless sacrifice...
  8. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    To resurrect a response held for special occasions: Bollocks. WW II Fleet Size Germany 0 CV 0 CVL 0 CVE 2 BB 9 CA/CB 9 CL 40 DD 48 DDE/E-boat 1100 SS(including coastal boats) Italy 0 CV 2 CVL 0 CVE 7 BB 8 CA 19 CL 58 DD 101 DDE/TB 142 SS Japan 11 CV 6 CL 5 CVE 12 BB 18 CA 24 CL...
  9. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    Did you bother to read the rest of this thread? How about my long (over long??:confused:) post? Or even the history of the Manhattan program? The British/American cooperation sped up the device; it wasn't irreplacable for either party (although I will grant that the British might have gone...
  10. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    True. The F-22 is at least 50% more expensive that it would be if the full original order had been built.
  11. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    Sure. F-15E (1998) $31.1M 1110 times as costly F-15K (2008) $100M 3571 times as costly F-16 (i.e. the "low cost" fighter) $18.8M 671 times as costly F-18 $41M 1464 times as...
  12. Japanese fleet in Europe

    Or live to bounce your grandchildren on your knee? Last stands are really cool. Unless you are the poor SOB making one.
  13. No Tirpitz or Bismarck

    Bismarck Class, two ships- 50,000 tons Crew 2,100 Allied ships sunk - One total 48,000 tons Type VII U-Boat 780 tons Crew 50 Allied ships sunk (U-48 only) - 52 total 308,000 tons No Bismarck class provides the Kreigsmarine crews and materials for 80+ boats. The German capital ships tied...
  14. Japanese fleet in Europe

    Nagumo is still in the AO. IOTL his carriers (granted minus Shokaku & Zuikaku) wiped out Darwin on 2/19/42, four days after Singapore surrendered. Had the Island still been holding on, Nagumo could have thrown a couple hundred dive and level bombers at it on the 16th or 17th. Shokaku & Zuikaku...
  15. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    Not to mention that a P-51 cost about 20 times what a new Chevy cost in 1944 ($50K vs. $2,500) and a F-22 costs FORTY-NINE HUNDRED times as much as 2008 Impala ($137M vs. $28K).
  16. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    Well, yay. Too wordy?:confused:
  17. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    I didn't forget the P-39, I ignored it. On PURPOSE! :D The F4F was a case of using the lower of the figures I found. Some 'Net sources go as high as 8,000, I used the Pacific War Online Encyclopedia figures (as I did for most of the data), as they are generally fairly well researched, and did...
  18. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    Good place to get some sun too. Always thought them Nazis were a bit pale. What? Oh. OH! Never mind.
  19. Japanese fleet in Europe

    True. Unfortunately, you still deal with Nagumo's carrier force at some point in that sort of scenario. I'm fairly sure the RN comes out second in that encounter.
  20. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    In the early 40's the police departments were mostly six shooters. They had some units with access to Tommy Guns and BARs but most were 4" .38 revolvers. As to the original question: The key to the impossibility of invading the U.S. is distance, followed closely by the size and terrain of the...
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