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  1. Halibut War

    Whole thing seems fishy to me! :p :D :p :D :p :D
  2. The French-British War of 1982

    Which is the last thing you want. You need close, but not too close. The Soviets would have made those "right at the front" locations untenable. The French ports had the strategic depth needed while still being close enough to allow rapid deployment to the likely front. Note that military...
  3. The French-British War of 1982

    Not ESSENTIAL in the case of a NATO/Pact War? Where exactly do you think that the massive number of reinforcement troops and supplies from the U.S. were going to land? Reforger supplies were not going to last for very long, not in the high intensity warfare that any Soviet invasion would have...
  4. Challenge: A French "Falklands War" in the late twentieth century

    The European countries are as wealthy as they are because they keep military budgets relatively small, compared to the U.S. The European forces are primarily defensive in nature, with little force projection potential. the NATO structure has always counted on the U.S. for that portion of the...
  5. Challenge: A French "Falklands War" in the late twentieth century

    Not a chance. There's insufficient lift for marine or other amphibious forces to conduct anything much larger than the historic Falklands operation. There's also not enough escorts to screen an invasion force of any decent size. If you look at the current Jane's or Naval Institute Fleet...
  6. WI the war had been in Iran instead?

    You're probably right about Turkey. But without Turkey you need to launch any ground invasion from Iraq, or Turkmenistan as a jumping off point (Pakistan & Afghanistan are both non-starters for LOTS of reasons) and I can't see that happening short of ASB. Doing it ALL from the sea would be...
  7. WI the war had been in Iran instead?

    I thought I was pretty much the cheerleader de jure myself.:) I can, however, read a map (and I know about the Korean War). I think our kicked friend lacks on the ground or actual system analyst/historian training. Computer games just don't make it (although I will admit the original...
  8. WI the war had been in Iran instead?

    I would LOVE to see your analysis that show Republican gains in the Congress, during the mid-term elections of a lame-duck President (assuming you did anything besides say, I bet they would have gained...) Order Saddam? Right. The ONE good thing about the Iraqi invasion is that Saddam & his...
  9. Columbus and crew killed in 1492

    Well, after illness kills off the coastal tribes & spreads inland (probably faster than IOTL since there seems now to be some kind of hemisphere wide communication system that allows for the united actions across TWO continents) things proceed as IOTL. The Europeans land in areas that have been...
  10. Challenge: A French "Falklands War" in the late twentieth century

    Well that is a new piece of historical fact for me to tuck away! Thanks for the information. It does make the Brazil POD a possibility. Not a likely one, but a possibility.
  11. Challenge: A French "Falklands War" in the late twentieth century

    Unless you bring in some butterflies the size of condors, you won't see a fellow NATO member trying this level of idiocy. The ROI is way too low for the risk. Brazil has no historic claim on any French territory, regardless of how far back you chose to go (unlike Argentina) & it also hasn't...
  12. Challenge: A French "Falklands War" in the late twentieth century

    French SSN's are not up to the top US/UK/USSR designs of the era, but they are more than a match for anything that Indonesia would/could possess. To the larger issue: One major difference between French and British policies in the '80's is that the French maintained a rather more aggressive...
  13. Iraq Parries (or Avenges) Osirak

    Not directly or successfully. There is some evidence that there was an attempt. In addition to the U.S. telltales, a Czech Chemical Weapon detection team came up with a positive alarm. (BTW: The Czechs also had a sound detection system that regularly detected the F-117. This was hushed up...
  14. Suez - US does not hinder or helps?

    Depends on the level of help but it really doesn't matter. Diplomatic? Makes little difference, both the French & British already had the UNSC veto in hand. Military? U.S. involvement makes a extremely likely total walkover an absolute total walkover. The Brits & French didn't need much...
  15. The greatest songs never written, sung or recorded

    I can't get no (satisfaction)- The classic folk song about President Clinton's struggle to pass Universal Health Care Bennie & the Jets - The surprisingly popular novelty song recorded by Jet's Quaterback Ben Rothingberger & his offensive line before Superbowl XL. Stairway to Heaven - The...
  16. How does the world look *after* WWIII?

    Assuming full on exchange - 0ne Year - Black & White Lots of burned out areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Middle East & Southwest Asia. Much heavier snowfall world wide. Mass starvation Year Five - Green and white Plants growing back & reclaiming abandoned urban area. Large...
  17. World War III in 1989, with a POD in 1962

    The MIG-31 is an excellent interceptor, which is its designed role. It has a mission that with no real Western equivalent, namey the interception and destruction of deep penetration bombers & cruise missiles. There has even been speculation that the aircraft/missile combination is capable of...
  18. World War III in 1989, with a POD in 1962

    The Red Army did continue to fall apart post 1989, but it had already reached a point where it was overmatched by NATO. The SU-25 is a decent aircraft but far from sufficient to make a tactical difference. Much like the American A-10 it would be vunerable to its faster moving cousins. I gave...
  19. The Turbulent Rage of the Winds and Waves

    I did, assuming the Japanese did NOT change their outlook regarding their strategic needs in the Pacific. I am now assuming that they will. If they can accept American control of the Sea lanes (as the ANZACS, UK & EU do) then things are very different. I would agree that any extension of...
  20. Flying Wings in WWII

    A much longer or later war (I do not believe that the B-49 was ready for service until 1949). Better avionics. A reason to chose the flying wing design over the convention designs. The B-2 is only in servce because of Stealth, the design offers no other operational advantage. It could be...
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