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  1. John Hackett's Third World War

    A good piece of work, although it was designed to be a cautionary tale about the need to modernize. The follow up Untold Story is IMO not as strong.
  2. Pacific War Redux

    Feel free.
  3. Pacific War Redux

    Thanks for the kind words. Sadly, I have zero map making skills.
  4. Pacific War Redux

    The IJN vision of the Decisive Battle (and interestingly, the USN as well) is a massed battle near the Philippines, as the U.S. fleet pushed through to Manila Bay to relieve the Islands. The Japanese want the battle to occur under their land based air cover somewhere southwest of Formosa, where...
  5. Pacific War Redux

    Screaming for replacements he is; getting them is a bit different. The War Department is flying some through the Africa Route (the Pacific Route is not yet established, as IOTL), but the part is still not readily available. The Philippines started the War with six replacements (2 per set), but...
  6. Pacific War Redux

    Here is January 12 - 16. Enjoy. Comments encouraged. January 12, 1942 (U.S. Eastern Seaboard) German U-boat campaign begins. (PI) 1st & 2nd Sasebo, remnants of 1st Yokosura SNLF depart from Appari for Formosa pending immediate air transportation to next assignment. (DEI) Organized...
  7. WI Japanese Paratroopers Went to Oahu ?

    Kill them all! Or, more likely, Kill them all, along with their kids, and burn their ^&%#$ islands to the ground!
  8. Sealion successfull

    I was going to argue, but this last point is so compelling....
  9. WI Japanese Paratroopers Went to Oahu ?

    BTW: Far from being a "wolf pack" event I would simply remind you that posters here are from the entire world, with a fair concentration being in the UK, Australia & North America (not surprising given the board is in English). By my clock I was replying at 13:20 (aka coffee break). I have to...
  10. WI Japanese Paratroopers Went to Oahu ?

    The PoW & Repulse were killed by G3M & G4M land based torpedo bombers. Now the loss of the SNLF troops (probably from 1st or 3rd Yokosuka) will be a significant problem in the "main event". There was a finite number of jump qualified SNLF troops, each unit had a paper strength of 850 or so...
  11. WI Japanese Paratroopers Went to Oahu ?

    In this scenario (as shakey as it is) the paras are from the Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF). The SNLF was, in no small part, due to the surprising hatred that the IJN & IJA shared. Getting the Army to cough up 10 Lily transports is the least of this scenario's roadblocks.
  12. The Zimmerman Telegram

    While the Japanese were allied with the UK, who were, in turn, doing everything possible to get the U.S. to commit troops to France? Somehow that simply won't track.
  13. WI Naval Gunboats

    Sounds a bit like the Kirov or the Slava. The refurbished Iowas lacked the anti-air capacity, but they were also damned near unsinkable with 1980's era conventional weapons (unless a Vic III driver was having a VERY good day) and had firepower to burn. I have to admit, I'm one of those "the...
  14. What IF the Combined Fleet Went to Oahu ?

    Just a quick aside here (since my TL was mentioned in the paratrooper thread). You are probably right about the amount of research time needed. For every post I make, I would estimate that there has been at least a couple hours, on average, of research. I have been kicking around the idea of...
  15. Pacific War Redux

    Thanks for the kind words. They have still been pretty lucky, just not quite as lucky as IRL.
  16. Pacific War Redux

    Thanks for the feedback. One thing that might have been lost as I have been posting this is the entire situation in the Philippines turned on a single act so far, namely the Opening day attack against the Japanese bases on Formosa. Had the USAAF been chained to the ground as happened IOTL the...
  17. Pacific War Redux

    Right now, Stalin is up to his eyes in Wehrmacht. The War in Europe is going as IOTL.
  18. WI a real Punisher?

    A guy like this IRL, not in the comics, would be a complete nightmare to deal with. SEAL's, Delta, SAS, and the like who receive CT training are taught how to blend in. He's on the tall side, but not exceptionally so, has dark hair, and it appears, brown eyes. He's a ghost, until he acts...
  19. Pacific War Redux

    Here is January 9 - 11, 1942 As always comments are greatly appreciated. Enjoy January 9, 1942 Just after midnight, Japanese Cruiser Tone sinks from damage inflicted by U.S. attack on January 7th. The Emperor’s Portrait is successfully transferred to Chikuma. Under cover of darkness USS...
  20. Pacific War Redux

    And, to this point have. Still, we are very early in the game, just a month into the war & the U.S. cupboard is far from stuffed with resources. Thanks for the input. New update should be up in a couple of hours. :)
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