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  1. Pacific War Redux

    Thanks to everyone for the feedback. I should have December 9th up tonight Once we get past the first week or so it won't as necessary to do daily update except when major events or battles occur, but there is a LOT going on these first few days. I always knew that, but I didn't really...
  2. WI Japan Tried a Blockship at Pearl Harbor ?

    Without devoting any more time than necessary to what is rapidly becoming an ASB scenario. Pearl Harbor was attacked to destroy the Battle Squadron and hopefully the carriers. The carriers were missed, but the battlefleet was seriously damaged, to the point that it was a non-factor until...
  3. Pacific War Redux

    The mentions are brief, but they are there. The P-38 is noted to be a widow maker & the P-47 is noted to be loved by the pilots and loathed by the mechanics who have to solve the problems with them. It should be noted that, once the war began, putting aircraft into production and into squadron...
  4. WI Japan Tried a Blockship at Pearl Harbor ?

    Yes there is. It is made clear by your response. You have endeavored to create a POD that has no basis in any sort of reality, I was mainly making sure that it was intentional rather than an honest error. I can now answer your original question with greater clarity. As posited this is both a...
  5. WI Japan Tried a Blockship at Pearl Harbor ?

    So we are giving the American forces 30 minutes advance warning? Cool. Imagine how many water tight doors can be dogged down, gun crews emplaced, and planes launched in the mad panic that would follow the SINKING of the harbor guard destroyer. You might even get a few destroyers and a couple of...
  6. Pacific War Redux

    I am following the general Timeline from OTL, at least for a starting point, although the butterflies will make lots of changes in fairly short order. I have already noted the Invasion of Malaya on December 7 (the 8th in the Far East) with the first ground action in the DEI not occuring until...
  7. Pacific War Redux

    How far? I'm not sure. Fairly soon it will be all butterflies, which has its attractions, but will also be a bunch 'o work. So time will tell. Glad you are enjoying the TL.
  8. Pacific War Redux

    The Navy actually used the fixed wing Wildcat (F4F-3) on carriers, it wasn't the preferred design, that was the F4F-4, which didn't get to the fleet until 1942 but the -3 was the version in use on the carriers on December 7. As to airwings, here is the fighter contigent on the American...
  9. Pacific War Redux

    The biggest difference with the Wildcat is that, on December 7, all USN carrier squadrons have the Wildcat, since the USMC VMF units are flying Corsairs (many of which ARE fixed wing, since the early folding mechanism was an problem on the fighter, a non-issue for the Marine model, which is...
  10. Pacific War Redux

    Here is December 8th. As you will see, the butterflies will begin to flap their wings over the opening days of the war. Again, just as a reminder, much of the equipment shown here was already in place IOTL, just misused, such as the radar in the Philippines. Enjoy. Comments very welcome...
  11. What if Kim Falls Pre 9/11

    Assuming, as most in the West do, that the Stalinst regime falls when he does? The U.S. has an extra couple of CBG's and a spare mechanized division for the Sandbox.
  12. How the Marines won the Battle of Midway

    I like the competing TL idea. Not sure if I entirely buy the success of the VMB units, but an interesting take. I'm working my TL for the fun of it. Be watching this one for the counterpoints.:)
  13. Pacific War Redux

    Thanks for the overall feedback. To a few of the specific points: 1. I have to disagree. As I noted in some detail earlier, 1913 capital ships were both fairly small as such things go at 27,00 tons, but also far less well compatrmented than their younger, even by a few years, counterparts...
  14. Pacific War Redux

    More or less exactly the point of my original response in your thread. If we were talking 1943 tech we'd have P-51's with Merlin engines, B-29's, an American carrier force with all Hellcats, REALLY GOOD radars (something that would have identified the Pearl Harbor force 200 miles out, as soon...
  15. Pacific War Redux

    I would disagree on the ASB aspect. The changes to OTL here are, I believe, well within reason with fairly minor changes. The total number of aircraft produced here, beyond what was available in our December 1941, amounts to around 700 aircraft, from five different manufacturers (Boeing...
  16. Pacific War Redux

    The Washington Treaty did have such language, it expired 12/31/36. Neither of the two London treaties renewed the language. IOTL the U.S. was close to obsessed by the actions of the Japanese regarding the Mandates. ITTL all the U.S. does is do what was already in the planning pipeline and does...
  17. List of dubious Constitutional amendments

    Well, Tom Kartman has some unique perspectives. He did say in a thread here, during his brief membership, that he had written this particular book on spec. Based on his other works, I don't know if he would personally endore a couple of these (like the tiny military), but most of them aren't a...
  18. Pacific War Redux

    Thanks for the kind worlds. The total losses are from all causes.
  19. Pacific War Redux

    Problem with the Oklahoma and most capital ships built at the same time (1912/13), was that they were extremely vulnerable to torpedo damage (California sank with one serious bomb hit and a single torpedo). Even with the addition of torpedo buldges during her 1927 refit, she was still only...
  20. Pacific War Redux

    Yea, it is going to be a bit different.:D
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