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  1. soviet invasion of nazi germany circa late 1939/early 1940

    Let's put it this way, the Finns fought the Red Army to a standstill with a fraction of the troops & equipment available to the Reich at the exact time you are discussing. Stalin had effectively destroyed the Red Army by 1939. The Winter War was such a shock that Stalin released a number of...
  2. An Ancient World in Modern Times

    Firstly.... Welcome!:) Now, to the T/L... While it allows for some interesting departures into the future, it is breathtakingly unlikey that two Empires would coexist in the Med, much less three. There are any number of reasons for this, but I will only point out a few. 1. Logistics...
  3. WI Patton Stayed in the Czech Republic?

    Less than the amount of credit he should get for winning WW II. Even less than the amount of credit he should get for putting Europe 1st, thereby ensuring that the Western Allies made it INTO Germany before the Red Army occuppied all of it, along with as much of France, Belgium, The...
  4. WI Patton Stayed in the Czech Republic?

    Good idea, since Czechoslovakia is far easy for outsiders to spell & pronounce! :p:D:p:D:p
  5. Harry joins SAS

    Can't you join 21 & 23 SAS straight from civilian life?:confused: I thought just 22 SAS was subject to selection.
  6. Harry joins SAS

    Love to see the media running up and down the Beacons. Might even kill a few off. Wouldn't THAT be a service to Mankind!:p
  7. WI Patton Stayed in the Czech Republic?

    There is no reason for the allies to make this decision. From a pragmatic viewpoint, the little piece of Czechslovokia that Patton had taken was worth far less from a strategic/tactical/economic persoective than the regions that the Red Army withdrew from under the Accords. There is also the...
  8. A side effect of Ameriwanked Mexico...

    It comes down to one thing... Are they in the way? If they are in the way of "Manifest Destinty", they're done like dinner. If not, they may be okay.
  9. POD-1997: Anglo-Chinese War for Hong Kong

    The most likely result would be an economic embaro of some kind. By 1997 there was a significant amount of interlacing between the PRC and Western economies. It would be interesting if the Western consumer would stand for paying higher prices (Wal Mart, the biggest retailer in the U.S. sells...
  10. What if the British had won the Battle of Yorktown 1781?

    This is one of the PoD's that ignores not just military realities, logistics, politics and trade needs, but also places current ethics into the place of ethics of the era. Were those kinds of tactics in place in the 1780's the British force would have been handled the way that surrendering...
  11. Consequences:

    He ALREADY had International attention so no change Total ASB. No plan was going to be acceptable. As soon as he tried, assuming he would, he'd eat a bullet. No chance. How? Iran wasn't an issue until '79 & the Middle East was already as tense as it gets. MAYBE no...
  12. Your region in Dies the Fire?

    Stirling doesn't say that EVERYONE dies in the "Dead Zones", just that the survivors are Eaters. A kill rate of 99.99, something that everyone seems to accept, leaves 1,000 for every million of population or 5 thousand people in the greater SF Bay Area or about the same in the Chicago area...
  13. Counter Factuals

    First... WELCOME!!:D One reason that you see the discussion of details AND the effort put into details being correct is that a poorly constructed TL will be subjected to "constructive" criticism. Depending on the subject, the criticism will come from any of a number of expert or near expert...
  14. "If only I had 800 fresh men"

    This is one of those "Gee, I could..." quotes that happen BECAUSE the opprotunity never existed. Washington's genius as a Commander was that he understood that he had one goal, prevent the destruction of his army. As long as the army survived, so did the revolution. If Washington HAD possessed...
  15. 28 Months Later

    1. Ruin the plot. 2. Make too much sense. 3. Director's vision would have been interfered with. 4. What & ruin a lovely crane shot? 5. You mean you DIDN'T chose the CBN Warfare package??? 6. Got a deal on U.S. military props. 7. He was a carrier, not immune. ONLY part of the whole plot that made...
  16. 28 Months Later

    Yes & no. MBT's have 120mm gun that can be used to fire bee-hive rounds (imagine a shotgun shell five inches across and about a foot long filled with flechette darts). Lovely way to control crowds, albeit a bit of a dry cleaning problem.:p
  17. 28 Months Later

    Be rather a boring movie if the reality was shown & everyone who didn't obey an order to get on the ground was torn to shreds by .50 cal slugs and beehive rounds from the tanks. BTW: Tanks would be just the ticket. Company of armor would have been all that was actually needed. Shoot what you...
  18. From СССР to SSSR

    One reason for the Soviet Government NOT to do it is exactly why it would have been useful. It would have made outside (i.e. non-Soviet) materials much easier for the average Russian to decypher. The Soviets did not WANT to give the people a window to the outside, even before the utter paranoia...
  19. Germans develop the Dreadnought

    Surprisingly, not that much. The U.S. actually ordered the first Dreadnought-style ships (South Carolina class) BEFORE the British came up with their design. Why are the type called Dreadnought's and not "Carolina's"? The British yards built Dreadnought roughtly 3 time faster than the U.S...
  20. Calling the gun nuts: is this plausible?

    Well, if you are planning to wipe out that entire branch of scientific experimentation (BTW: wouldn't that rather wreck your Ph.D??:eek:) then I am wrong. However IOTL the cap was a "bound to be" event
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