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  1. WI Hitler had captial ships broken up?

    Not a bad move, but the rare elements were gone, already alloyed with the steel and mostly unrecoverable. Putting all the guns into shore enplacements, if it could be done (it's WAY more difficult than just transplanting the turrets) would provide a significant upgrade to the defeses, depending...
  2. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    A gun?:eek: Many of us are more committed that that! :D
  3. Japanese fleet in Europe

    The IJN was extremely Mahan in thinking. Everything was geared to the Decisive Battle. Sending a number of to the Med is not going to set up the Decisive battle. The IJN battle line, was barely superior to the U.S. Pacific Fleet (10 BB, including the four Kongo ex-Battle cruisers vs 8 U.S.)...
  4. Japanese fleet in Europe

    He is now guilty of not being able to predict a behavior that the Japanese hadn't demonstrated toward European PoW in WW I? Uh Huh. I would point out that most of those men still survived the experience, heinious as it was. Around 3/4 of the men who marched into captivity came home, a...
  5. Where would Germany launch amphibious assault in America?

    And we thought Bard was clueless.
  6. Japanese fleet in Europe

    Hardly. Poor tactical decisions? Yes Allowing the Fog of War to overwhelm him? Without question. Almost criminal mismanagement? Okay. Cowardice? Not a bit. Very hard to keep fighting in 100 degree heat with no water.
  7. Imperial Japan victory

    Without the Philippines being in U.S. hands, the Japanese might have avoided war with the U.S., although the defensive spheres needed by both nations would still have a huge overlap. This is very unlikely but it is the only way to get Japan into even a possible survival position. Even if...
  8. What if Hitler had not occupied Stalingrad?

    Long term? Not a chance. The final toll of dead German troops might be a bit less, or at least they die with weapons in hand than in Gulag, but the Red Army was going to crush the Heer once it got its collective feet under it.
  9. Pacific War Redux

    Correct. Del Monte Airfield, they began to shift B-17 operations south from Clark on December 17 ITTL.
  10. AH Challenge: American Cop D'Etat

    ASB intervention.
  11. Could Sealion have worked If?

    Only if the panzer divisions can then drive across the seabed beween the UK and the coast of Europe.
  12. Fully Mechanized Nazi Army

    Transportation of oil from the DEI won't work. Not enough tanker tonnage. The Japanese barely had enough to cover their own military & civilian needs. Almost all tankers at the time are Dutch, British or American, none of which will be available. Japanese convoy tachnique was also less than...
  13. Japanese fleet in Europe

    Sort of a DOA TL. Malta wasn't Crete, and as an initial airborne operation, it was a disaster waiting to happen. How do they manage this? Spain was NOT going to enter the war. No reason to, and LOTS of reasons not to get involved. (BTW: Taking Gibraltar is not as simple as you indicate.)...
  14. Operation Sealion succeeds...

    Somebody get the tar heated up. I'll go get the feathers and a split rail.
  15. WW2 delayed

    The Allies. Every minute the larger, richer states with more production capacity have is a win. The U.S. will have fully rebuilt its military by the end of 1942 (the Naval Build up was a reaction to the JAPANESE, as was much of the air build up). Stalin will have several THOUSAND T-34 tanks...
  16. Pacific War Redux

    The advantages are significant compared to OTL, but, as we have seen, a few extra bombers and fighters, even some extra troops, will only go so far. In a war of attrittion, which is what has developed, the side that can reinforce is always at the advantage. Thanks for the feedback.
  17. Pacific War Redux

    A short update for February 8-10, 1942. Enjoy. Comments encouraged. February 8, 1942 (DEI) Japanese airfields on Borneo receive first Zero Fighters. (PI) Despite orders to the contrary from General Homma, units of 14th Army make combat entry into Manila. Numerous European civilians...
  18. Fully Mechanized Nazi Army

    Oil, Oil, and manufacturing capacity. Every two trucks is one fewer tank. The only country on earth with sufficient manufacturing capacity was the United States, which had so much excess capacity that Studebaker motorized the Red Army while motorizing both the U.S. and British Armies. Germany...
  19. German Supertanks

    Another example of why you should never let an insane enlisted man run your army. Too heavy for roads Too heavy for bridges Should (love that qualifer) be able to cross rivers without a bridge. 35 meter long 14 meters wide Evidence that LSD was actually invented by the Nazis. As far as...
  20. WI: Flight 93 makes it to Washington, D.C.

    I was specifically noting the isssue with an actual shoot down by a fighter over Manhattan. If an aircraft just piled in, that would be different than one that blew itself apart at a couple thousand feet.
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