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  1. Which TV show most represents America

    Boxing? Ultimate fighting? I don't know about the rest of y'all, but I'd much rather watch somebody get the snot kicked out of them than be a participant (even as the winner!):p
  2. Worst Wars in Alternate History

    No really a problem for fundies. The Israelites were God's chosen people, He was very hands on in those days. Once you get New Testament, you then have the touch lightly period.
  3. Worst Wars in Alternate History

    Must be an ASB scenario:p !
  4. Alternate On the Beach

    IIRC the weapons used by both sides had been colbalt jacketed. Even if you find a way to prevent the radiation from going too far south, any area within the fallout pattern of these weapons is off limits for around 40 years and anyone located in the regions is dead as a doornail. The...
  5. showdown

    I wrote an entire novel (posted here!)based on "The Coming War with Japan". The book itself still makes some good points, but it was undoubtedly worst case to the extreme.
  6. How black was the Black Forest?

    That's as good of an explanation as any!:p As far as the beavers. everyone needs a good hat! :D
  7. US Enters WWI in 1914 - Military Impact

    Given the assumptions as above, especially that the U.S. has at least a Corps available for August 1914 deployment,and they are landed with or very close to the BEF's original AO (Mostly so they are in position to turn the German right flank) I agree.
  8. US Enters WWI in 1914 - Military Impact

    Wozza is correct in that Verdun would pointless. So the German Army stays inside their defenses and slaugther the Allies as they cross No-Man's Land. German losses actually DECREASE. The allies continue to beat themselves against the German Defenses and suffer two or three to one losses as the...
  9. Star Fleet as a proper military

    The original vision of Star Trek was "Hornblower in Space". TOS subspace communication was far from instant communications. There are mentions of subspace messages taking WEEKS to reach the nearest Starbase. That made the Captain of the ship much like the Commanders of the old Royal Navy. If you...
  10. World War IV

    Really? I guess that whole nuclear weapon thing is just an ugly rumor.:rolleyes:
  11. World War IV

    Isn't WW IV the one that Einstein said would be fought with rocks & sticks?
  12. US Enters WWI in 1914 - Military Impact

    The biggest difficulty is that, effectively, there IS no American Army. It is 98,000 Men, roughly half of which are already overseas (mainly in the Philippines) This would leave a force roughly 1/4 the size of the BEF, but with far less overall combat experience. While the standards of the...
  13. Star Fleet as a proper military

    Talking about other ranks, wasn't Worf's stepfather a chief?
  14. What's a "Posleen"?

    Didn't Chris mention that he had actually gotten Ringo permission to write the story? I know he posted it on Baen's Bar as well as here, so Ringo should know about it.
  15. What's a "Posleen"?

    Ringo is a favorite. The Posleen books are pretty much all about combat and the decisions that are made in "Last Stands". Even so, it manages to have some really touching pieces. Good Stuff! If you want to get a good idea of the Posleen ALT world, Chris wrote a great story "The Yeomen of...
  16. Luft46

    Hmmm... Maybe this l like the story thing has gone too far!:D I know nothing about how cricket is played, but I know those bats look wicked!:eek: New chapter just posted!
  17. Which Novel Most Represents Humanity?

    READ the whole series? I couldn't even watch the opening credits for the TV show!:p
  18. Best Outcome for Arabs in 1973 War?

    And American "arms" were at the risk of being defeated by Soviet "arms". Rather a big deal in the dead winter of the Cold War.
  19. Earlier suicide bombers

    Problem with suicide bombers is two fold. The first is technical, The explosive power of black powder was not near the power of modern plastics. It was also unlikely to detonate, as opposed to fast burn (which would kill the bomber, but would mostly cause a bad smell otherwise) unless it was...
  20. Best Outcome for Arabs in 1973 War?

    The Ready Battalion of the 82nd + a MAU & TWO Carrier Air wings. That is a serious as the U.S. got in 1973 (short of missile silos). No way that the U.S. allows the IDF to get pushed into the sea. Not a chance in hell.
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