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  1. Mr_Fanboy

    WI: Byzantine Emperor converts to Islam?

    It seems marginally more likely for a Byzantine emperor to try and bring back paganism in that particular moment, as some sort of “retvrn to tradition” gambit in a time of crisis. After all, there were still some number of polytheists in Greece at that point. To be clear, both are incredibly...
  2. Bush Presidency without Cheney?

    I guess someone needs to quote FDR’s first VP that the job ain’t worth “a warm bucket of piss.” although the quote was cleaned for the newspapers as “not worth a bucket of warm spit.” Bush, Sr. had a minimal role in the Reagan administration. Dan Quayle had a minimal role in the Bush...
  3. Dunkirk Disaster causes Spain and Soviet Union to join Axis.

    ...invincible, but they had C3I and air power/combined arms down fairly well thatks to the Soviet author. Lol wut? Soviets are going to extract a *Heavy* price for their cooperation, including the Baltic states, Moldavia, and possibly suerzanity over Bulgaria and Romania. And you just...
  4. WI: Byzantine Emperor converts to Islam?

    I should also add that, by around 717, the Arab and Muslim identity of the Umayyad state was a lot more starkly defined that it had been before, leading to Umar II attempted reforms, and my notes about non-Arabs or non-Muslim Arabs at court do apply more to the Sufyanid period.
  5. Alternate warships of nations

    There is a discussion on the Large Light Cruiser concept, and its origins on the BC forum in this thread: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/alltheworldsbattlecruisers/a-second-drake-at-coronel-t8788.html I have quoted the relevant section by John French below. I don't know of any supporting...
  6. Dunkirk Disaster causes Spain and Soviet Union to join Axis.

    The Soviets managed to invade Iran in the middle of Barbarossa, so an invasion of Iran should be even easier in August 1940. The Soviets would gain control of most of world's oil reserves, enabling them to black mail other powers and charging extortionate prices for oil. The Soviets would only...
  7. "If They Want It They Can Have It": Ulster's Tragedy.

    This gets better and better. You have a revolt be a pack of loons who are, at best, conducting Stalin-era purges and at worst headed into Rwanda-esque territory with the Marx Brothers playing the part of the Irish Army. This seems to be escalating from Charlie Foxtrot to straight up FUBAR in a...
  8. WI: Byzantine Emperor converts to Islam?

    However, there is precedent for local "governors" who were not Arabs under the Umayyads too. Local agreements between the Arab commanders and some Pahlav houses are an example (though the matter was... complicated to say the least).
  9. nick_crenshaw82

    A Hippie in the House of Mouse (Jim Henson at Disney, 1980)

    I may be reading too much in this, but one of the major influencers in hiding some of these aspects, like sex, is the Church (just to be fair.)
  10. The Undying Empire: A Trebizond Timeline

    So I have to ask, how technologically developed are the Trebizonites around the 1520s? At this time it's clear that they won't get far without adopting and stepping up to contemporary military practices. Maybe due to the discovery of the New World the crops from there help to sustain their...
  11. "If They Want It They Can Have It": Ulster's Tragedy.

    Given comments from my godfather in the FCA (reserves), don’t make that assumption about the DF, the best would be deployed on UN missions, the rest would have varying levels of training/fitness.
  12. Germany goes East in 1914 - French Munitions Production?

    If Russia begins fully mobilizing against Austria, a declaration of war from Vienna will inevitably follow as Conrad intended to cross the Russian border with cavalry screens from the start and get the jump on their mobilization in Poland with an aggressive attack. Likewise, if Germany intends...
  13. Peacock Shah

    We Are All Republicans, We Are All Federalists: A Timeline

    The Duel: Much of this first section is the same as in real life so I shall be more vague than usual. I also want to be quite clear in stating that this is not just another President Hamilton timeline, I simply used him as a means to an end for the Federalists, the man I mention in my final...
  14. WI: Byzantine Emperor converts to Islam?

    I was actually referring to non-Muslim (primarily Christian) Arabs as well, some of whom were fairly critical supporters of the (early) Umayyads (especially the Banū Kalb).
  15. "If They Want It They Can Have It": Ulster's Tragedy.

    Being that this is in the early 70s I would expect that regular personnel, regardless of nationality, would have a tendency to stand out from the general public rather dramatically. Just grooming standards alone will be a significant tell, as will an unusually high level of fitness. As you...
  16. A Hippie in the House of Mouse (Jim Henson at Disney, 1980)

    We can say that shows up in a sequel. FYI I don't plan to go much further down this line so I can concentrate on other areas. 1. Well, same producer and director, so why not? 2. PM me the idea. We can totally go there. 3. A little of both. 4. Exactly that. For many Slasher fans it's the guilty...
  17. Patton in Korea/MacArthur in the White House

    I’m just imagining some domestic crisis going down and a scene like this going on with Mac’s Cabinet and Hoover (start at 0:45):
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