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  1. US annexes Barbary States in 1823

    And there is, of course, not significant difference between the United Staes of 1823 and the U.S of 1898 either in wealth, political perspective or military power. The Australian aborigine, with scattered small stone age tribal populations clearly offered as difficult a tactical problem to the...
  2. The Montana class battleships get built

    That's quite a response to an agree to disagree comment. I never claimed that the -71 could reach orbit, fly at mach 6, outrun any missile that could be fired at it, disappear from radar, or any of the other rather outlandish claims that are surprisingly common. They are all, on their face...
  3. US annexes Barbary States in 1823

    The U.S goes broke trying to control a region too large and too far away. Great Britian adds the Barbary States to its growing Empire.
  4. The Montana class battleships get built

    As I said, the source I had was, IMO, quite reliable. Without going any further, I guess will will just agree to disagree a bit on this specific. :)
  5. The Montana class battleships get built

    Regarding the "battle cruiser" aspect of the Iowas I may have been unclear. They were NOT meany to pursure enemy surface raiders, or act as commerce raiders themselves, instead they were designed with speed as their foremost quality, even at the cost (albeit minor in their case) of maximum...
  6. The Montana class battleships get built

    The Montanas would have been significantly better battleships, far less adaptable than the Iowas, but better warships. What is forgotten in the post-war era is that the USN looked at the Iowa class as a compromise design. It sacrificed some defensive features for speed. The ships were purpose...
  7. Was WW2 Inevitable

    It depends on your definition. Was the war we saw inevitable? No. Was A war involving most of the same powers a near certainty? Almost unquestionably. Would the players be on the same sides? Not necessarily. Barring a series of HUGE changes, both in region AND in Europe/Colonial...
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