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  1. What are the effects of a limited nuclear war?

    A "limited nuclear war" is a contradiction in terms. The chances of a nuclear EXCHANGE remaining limited are very poor & even if the actual exchange somehow remained at just two states, it is almost certain that one side, if not both, would use a large proportion, if not all, of their...
  2. Pacific War Redux

    Not at this point in history. The Manchurian forces were considered to be too important to touch until the grinder of the Solomons and New Guinea began. The destruction of the Lamon Bay infasion force and the bogged down 14th Army have changed that. The Plan is still there, this was one of...
  3. Pacific War Redux

    They are still the graduates of the intensive training schools, however, they do not have the polishing or combat experience that was common for the pre-Pearl Harbor JNAF pilot. The training gap between the IJN & USN air arm was never, in practical terms, that great; the difference was always in...
  4. Pacific War Redux

    Here is the update for January 19 - 26 Comments very welcome. Enjoy. January 19, 1942 (Singapore) General Alexander signals General Wavell that additional troops are not as required as additional supplies and ammunition, especially bombardment ammunition for shore battery guns...
  5. Stalingrad on the Tigris:

    1st - Import 2,000,000 Soviet soldiers. Men immune to misery, because it it their daily bread. Men who will willingly fight to the last breath to defend their Motherland (Rodina). Men who actually perfer to fight in basements in the pitch dark, because its warm. Make them think they are in...
  6. Ideal British WW2 Multi-role Plane?

    It was a total failure IOTL?
  7. WW2 Axis victory

    The sudden crib death of every first born male under the age of 2 years in the English speaking world immediately after Hitler and Tojo procaimed it would occur. This would, of course, have been preceeded by a series of other calamities, including sudden darkness, locusts, and the like. In...
  8. Ideal British WW2 Multi-role Plane?

    And the Lighning was NOT carrier capable. Making it carrier capable is just about impossible.
  9. WW2 Axis victory

    OH MY GOD! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Let's see... Odds of a sucessful Sealion: 1,000,000,000 cubed:1 Odds of SUCCESSFUL invasion of the U.S. by Japan: Googel:1 Chance of BOTH occurring: Dammit! :mad: I ran out of numbers! Odds that this fine...
  10. Ideal British WW2 Multi-role Plane?

    Back to the F4U Corsair. While some other contenders for the title exist (Sea Fury, Hellcat), the F4U was likely the best piston engined carrier aircraft ever produced. Fast as anything in the sky, excellent manuverability, especially at altitude, heavy armament (including a version with 4 .50s...
  11. 9/11 Overreaction

    Nuking and/or devastating targets that had nothing to do with bin Laden, but are of great value to Islam at large. Some of the crazier folks on talk radio wanted to see artificial sunrises over Mecca, Medina and Tehran. There were, as I noted, nuts, but there were LOTS of scared, VERY pissed...
  12. President Bush Jr. Assassinated in December 2004, what happens?

    Ummm... Nothing? Since George H. W. Bush JR was never elected to the Presidency.
  13. Pacific War Redux

    A short update for January 17 & 18, 1942. Enjoy. Comments encouraged. January 17, 1942 RAAF Buffaloes catch convoy en route to reinforce Japanese 5th Division on open stretch of road. The 12 fighters destroy most of the convoy. 53rd Infantry Brigade of British 18th Division...
  14. Ideal British WW2 Multi-role Plane?

    Thanks for the info. Further research seems to indicate that this was a less than successful effort. As you note only a total of 66 examples were built (with 53 examples having folding wings), compared to 860 Sea Fury variants. The FAA also soldiered (sailored??:confused:) on with less than awe...
  15. WI:WWI continues into 1919?

    Ground war will be interesting, since the Germans had no trench system in place along the German frontier and the AEF, BEF and French had broken the German defenses in numerous places in early October. If the High Seas Fleet comes out and gives battle; it's dead. It spit the hook at Jutland...
  16. Ideal British WW2 Multi-role Plane?

    Yea, that'd be fun to put on deck.
  17. Ideal British WW2 Multi-role Plane?

    In taking another look at this thread, it seems that many recent posters have lost the FAA requirement. That means we are talking something that can launch from a carrier. The Mosquito couldn't, and adding the things needed to make it a carrier capable aircraft (arrestor hook, beefed up gear...
  18. Pacific War Redux

    Cool Map. As of the last posting, the Japanese hold Northern Luzon from Lingayen Bay northward. British Borneo is lost, as is part of Dutch Borneo. Situation is something like this (very generally) with Japanese conquests since 12/7 in red
  19. Less drastic post Cold War drawdown?

    Yes. No. Sorry to hear that.
  20. Doug MacArthur gets way in 1951, Korean War goes nuclear

    In 1950 the U.S. had roughly 370 100 kt weapons, the USSR had 5 25kt. In 1951 the U.S. had 640, the USSR had 25 In 1952 the U.S. had 1,000, the USSR had 50 In 1953 the U.S. had 1,400, the USSR had 120 In 1950 the U.S. had roughly 250 bombers capable of reaching Major Soviet and PRC cities...
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