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  1. Alternate Invasion of Darwin TL discussion link

    They would have to garrison much of the region, especially near any town or city. They may be able to get by with battalion sized forces mounting patrols out of firebases, but they would certainly need to have a noteworthy presence. This is bases on my (admittedly limited) understanding of...
  2. Alternate Invasion of Darwin TL discussion link

    Cool effect!:cool: Thanks.
  3. Alternate Invasion of Darwin TL discussion link

    I didn't put it in, because the TL was turning into a full-blown short story, but I predicated his actions on the mineral reserves in the North Territory. There seems to be a number of mines in the Darwin region, including at least one uranium mine & a couple of gold mines. I also assumed that...
  4. Alternate Invasion of Darwin TL discussion link

    Same thing happened to George Bush vs. Bill Clinton. 92% approval + bad economy= President Clinton. Carter lost for domestic reasons as much as international ones IOTL. ITTL it comes down to $$. Thanks for the feedback.
  5. Allies and Soviets at war in 1945

    This has always been one of the more interesting WI's. The Russians (okay USSR) and the Western allies had very different philosophies when it came to waging war. The Red Army was all brute force, lots of armor, wheeled Artillery (with the trucks & prime movers supplied by the US), and attack...
  6. Alternate Invasion of Darwin TL discussion link

    Thanks. With my limited amount of research time, I wasn't able to find any details on force configurations in 1980. I figured that there would be some kind of Reserve formations. I assumed they would be Light Horse.
  7. Alternate Invasion of Darwin TL discussion link

    First, I would like to acknowledge BlackMage. His TL got me thinking about the possibilities of a different ending. A few other points: I apoligize for not inserting greater detail as far as historical Offiers names and operational unit names from the era. Frankly that was a little more...
  8. Alternate Invasion of Darwin TL discussion link

    Please use this thread for discussion/comments on the Alternate Invasion TL in the Scenario & TL forum
  9. An alternate Occupation of Darwin TL

    February 15, 1980 03.00 hrs local time – SAS scout team reports that Indonesian positions have been improved in last 24 hours with additional fighting positions and prepared positions for Indonesian tanks & Artillery. Civilians have, to the extent possible, moved as far from Indonesian...
  10. An alternate Occupation of Darwin TL

    Link to the discussion thread. It's in the Post 1900 forum. February 12, 1980 08.00 hrs local time – President Suharto was nearly blind with rage. Not, as one would have suspected, with the United States, its President, or even with the Australians (who lacked the good manners to accept defeat...
  11. The Iranian Embassies Crisis

    Ivan didn't play the same game as the U.S. did. The USSR also shared a border with Iran, Terhan is only about 500 miles from what was the Soviet border. You might even see the United States trying to defend the Iranians from the Soviets.
  12. An alternate Occupation of Darwin TL

    An alternate Occupation of Darwin timeline. This is a timeline inspired by the Indonesian invasion of Darwin thread by Black Mage. December 2, 1979 – Emboldened by the non-reaction of the United States of America to the capture of the U.S.’ Tehran Embassy a month earlier, Indonesian...
  13. Greatest General of the 20th Century

    World War I division Sir Arthur Currie - Had the British put him in command they would have saved 500,000 casualties Intra-War Division Georgi Zhukov - Convinced Japan that war with the USSR was a BAD idea World War II Division Holland "Howlin' Mad" Smith - Invented Amphibious...
  14. The Clinton Catastrophe

    Actually the orders were not appealed. General Jackson flat out disobeyed the order (and thank God he did). After the fact the order was recinded.
  15. The Clinton Catastrophe

    And that's just counts the FEMALE interns!:p
  16. Red Reform(Chinese Version of Red Dawn)

    I am curious about one thing here. Since the PRC can't deal with re-annexing Tawain, which is within spitting distance of the Mainland, how do they "easily" annex California? One I understand that, I will be able to comment on the rest.
  17. Details, S.M. Stirling — How Do You Do It?

    I wish I could reread books without remembering damned near every word. I'll blow through a novel in an hour or two and be able to talk about it with someone who just finished it a year later. Barnes & Nobel and Amazon just love me.
  18. Y: the last man

    Ye Gods! That S.O.B. is going to need some vitamin E!:eek: Actually one man could produce sufficient sperm to impregnate every fertile woman on earth within a couple of years (assuming medical science is equal to today's and enough internet porn is available) Hopefully he doesn't have any...
  19. Iraqi Victory 2003

    Wouldn't hurt to have the United States' Cold War opponnet(s) sending supplies an a regular basis into areas that the U.S. deems off-limits to attack either.
  20. Iraqi Victory 2003

    The Posleen land in force, eat everybody in the Unite... Opps. Thought I was in a different forum There's a brilliant flash of light and all firearms & internal combustion engines cease to wo... Shoot! Sorry, thought I had one there. Here's one that might work - The U.S. military...
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