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  1. What if Nazis won and attacked America?

    On the very off chance you are serious, and we are talking 1939-40, the Kreigsmarine is found, fixed, and defeated by the USN at roughly 40W by 50N. In 1939 The Kriegsmarine consisted of two BC with 11" guns, two panzerschiff (armored cruisers) with 11" guns, two Hipper class CA, six obsolecent...
  2. What if Nazis won and attacked America?

    Ten post so far. Could still go either way. There is also the chance that he's your basic 12 year old and just is utterly clueless (we KNOW he can't spell:D). His first post here asked for help for a school "report". That is pure U.S. Jr. High School-speak.
  3. November 1, 1940 the War Department wakes up

    Because it seemed as good a day as any? :p Actually, as I mentioned, the scenario & POD are based on Riain's TBD thread, where the idea is that the U.S. figures out pretty much the same thing, albeit not on that exact date. The date is obviously pulled out of the air, but the concept itself...
  4. November 1, 1940 the War Department wakes up

    Here is a scenario inspired by Riain’s TBD thread. POD# One is on November 1, 1940. On 1/1/40, the U.S. undergoes an epiphany, realizing that it is virtually certain to be at war within a year, probably with both the Reich and Japan. Weapons production, not just procurement, but actual...
  5. WI TBD-2.

    It is true that there was not any torpedo aircraft that could have prospered under the conditions that confronted the pilots of VT-3, VT-6, and particularly, VT-8, (as was proved by the slaughter of the TBF squadron operating from Midway on the same June 4 morning) but the concept of a TBD II...
  6. WI TBD-2.

    The TBD suffered from a range of issues, some inherent to the aircraft, some due to the weapon. Weapon first - Mark 13 torpedo was slow (33.5 knots maximum speed vs 40 knots plus for it's British, Germany & Japanese counterparts) making it barely faster than the majority of the warships it was...
  7. More Twin Boom Aircraft Like the P-38

    The "problem" that the P-38 had was it had never been designed as a dogfighter. It was, in a departure for American designs, a true interceptor, purpose built to do high altitude inteception of enemy bombers. That sort of requirement calls for speed, climbing ability, and a heavy punch. That it...
  8. More Twin Boom Aircraft Like the P-38

    Who's being shot down? If you are talking about Allied, specifically American aircraft, I believe you will find that, with the exception of a few transitional designs that were obsolecent at the start of the war (e.g. F2A Buffalo, Gloster Gladiator) that the A6M comes out on the wrong side of...
  9. WI America was discovered by wayward Crusaders?

    Dinner.:eek::eek::p
  10. Patton vs. Zhukov

    Just a quick response regarding the YaK-15. The aircraft was far from a significant breakthrough (unlike the later MiG-15) in terms of performance. It was actually slower than either the P-51H and the Spitfire XXII and enjoyed a service ceiling advantage of less than 300 meters. It was also not...
  11. WI America was discovered by wayward Crusaders?

    Your final sentence explains why any wayward shipwreck victims would be a significant disadvantage. They would be exceptionally weak, likely scurrvy ridden, and lacking the weapon that would potentially be enough to make the difference, the mounted man at arms. On foot, sick, lost, the chances...
  12. No atomic bombings to end World War II

    Huh? <useless filler>
  13. Patton vs. Zhukov

    Pe-8? Somewhere between 80 & 93 built, including a number with diesel engines (IIRC a unique feature among WW II bombers) by May 1945 roughly 30 remained active, mainly in the transport role (by comparison the USAAF accepted some 12,000 B-17s,18,000 B-24s, 3,900 B-29s, & even 118 B-32s, an...
  14. Patton vs. Zhukov

    Well, that is part of the problem with the initial scenario. Zhukov was a Front Commander; prior to that he was effectively the commander of the entire Red Army. Patton was a subordinate to a subordinate, commanding a orce that was, at best, a quarter of the size of Zhukov's Front. Air Power...
  15. WI John Paul Jones became our first admiral?

    You know what? That the UNITED STATES CONGRESS specifically forbade the rank of Admiral? Or that Jones was still, somehow, going to be made an Admiral in the USN, depsite the fact that the rank did not exist? Or that you read a book?
  16. Patton vs. Zhukov

    A font? :eek::D In any case, here is one of the sources I used. http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_berlin.html#app1 When comparing U.S. and Soviet WW II armored units, you also need to look at the strength to get a true picture. The average Red Army unit was at pretty close to...
  17. AH CHALLENGE: A stronger US Navy.

    Right.:rolleyes: Unfortunately, in 1819, the United States goes bankrupt attempting to keep pace with the building program of the richest empire on Earth. Congress, having begun to make aristocratic appointments(like Admiral) in the midst of the economic collapse, finds a number of members...
  18. WI John Paul Jones became our first admiral?

    WHAT??!!! You mean some of these here people are furiners?? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: :D:p
  19. July 20 Plot

    In a thread about the death of the leader of the Nazi state, you never thought about the possibility of a civil war as the Army, Himmler, Gobbles, Speer, and the rest of the Nazi den of thieves look for the upper hand? :rolleyes::rolleyes: You did say that you thought yourself to be...
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