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  1. AltHists identified as America's most distrusted minority

    WHAT! You mean we're not already?:eek: Why do we all use code names otherwise?:D
  2. Japanese Challenge 1945

    The Japanese couldn't move anything into the Home Islands or from the Dutch East Indies (like fuel). Unlike the U.S., which could produce new bottoms as fast as the U-boats sank them (perhaps faster), the Japanese had no hope of winning the submarine war once the U.S. got the torpedo issue...
  3. Japanese Challenge 1945

    Since none of this could happen IOTL without the intervention of ASB's, perhaps you should move the thread to the correct forum.
  4. Capital Punishment Challenge

    Have to use a St. Andrew's. Using the other kind WOULD piss off most Christians. Thing about crucifixion is that even the Roman's reserved it for those the defined as the "worst of the worst". These days there are LOTS of more painful, humiliating, and lingering ways to execute someone. In...
  5. Allied invasion of Japan?

    Wow. I agree completely. (never saw that one coming did you:) ) I do not believe that Hiroshima happened solely as a message to the Soviets, but it had that effect. I believe the city that was supposed to overawe the Sov's was Dresden (or as the Bombing Survey called it, a rather...
  6. Allied invasion of Japan?

    Actually it was 500,000.:p
  7. Allied invasion of Japan?

    A few additional salient points: The allies had grossly UNDERESTIMATED the available Japanese air resources. Including both naval & army aircraft over 12,000 kamakazi aircraft were found, post war by American forces. While this number pales when compared to the available Allied aircraft, it...
  8. The Great Middle Eastern War (WW3?)

    Syria, even with Iraqi Sunni's, is far from a titan. A Boy Scout Jamboree, equipped with Red Rider BB guns & sling shots could defeat the Syrain Army. Even if this wasn't the case, a minimal demonstration by Israeli forces on the Golan Heights would stop ANY Syrian action cold. Why would the...
  9. Allied invasion of Japan?

    First, welcome to the board. That having been said... Fascinating post. Factually incorrect (after the 1st sentence), libelous in it's conclusion, but fascinating. Firstly, you are correct on a single point, Japan WAS beaten. Unfortunately, the Japanese were blissfully ignorant of this...
  10. Earliest Atomic Bomb

    Regarding Special Relativity, I will gladly bow to your expertice, as my knowledge is not post-grad and is based on general physics, not weapon specific applications. Regarding the remainder of my statements on needing geniuses, I will stand pat. To make a weapon from enriched Uranium or, to...
  11. Norsefire Nation

    I wish you were right. If you use the set-up as laid out in either the novel or the movie, you might be shocked at how quickly things could go "England for the English!". Even in OTL you could see something similar, especially if there are several, more serious & deadly , Islamist attacks...
  12. Earliest Atomic Bomb

    The POD need to include advanced metallurgy, precision machining, explosive design, aeronautical engineering, and several geniuses. An atomic bomb needs all of these, especially the geniuses. Discovery of Radioactivity, Off Periodic-Table non-naturally occuring elements, both the General &...
  13. Soviet "Linebacker Raids" against Pakistan

    They weren't THAT pro-Soviet. The relationship with Ivan was more of a counterbalance to China (then an ally of convienence to the U.S.) & U.S. supported Pakistan than a true strategic partnership. As was pointed out, India had a rather severe force inbalance with the United States at the...
  14. Allied invasion of Japan?

    Regarding the Eastern Europe matter, I would simply point out that IOTL, the Soviets accomplished the absorbtion of Eastern Europe WHILE they crushed the Japanese land forces on the Asian Mainland. Again, the Japanese never did field a decent armored formation (their tanks were, charitably, best...
  15. HMS Titanic

    You bet. That's why I limit myself to on each evening.:) BTW: I would still prefer my chances with the Ice Cube to several broadsides of 15" AP shells.
  16. Smarter Israel in '67?

    While I have long since realized that many posts are done simply to generate controversy, this once is simply too far off-side to ignore. To compare the Israeli state to the Nazi's is not just insultling, it is foolish to the point of lunacy. Exactly how many Arabs have had their gold...
  17. HMS Titanic

    Sure. The conversion would have soaked up time and materiel that could be used to build an actual warship. Once in battle (say at Jutland) the RN loses another 1000-1500 men when the bastardized liner is sunk. Remember, it was sunk by a freakin' ICE CUBE!:eek: Carrier? Maybe. Converted fast...
  18. Allied invasion of Japan?

    A few observations... The USSR ALREADY had occupied the Eastern European countries as part of their march to Berlin well before their German surrender. No need to take further time. The United States (along with the UK) had never planned to take all of Kyushu, all they wanted was the...
  19. World War III Scenarios

    In the LATE 80's? Late 70's perhaps, mid 80's doubtful, late 80's not a chance in hell without Warsaw Pact use of Tac Nukes. The correlation of forces had swung so far in NATO's favor by the late 80's that the game was up. The Red Army, despite using tactics that the United States never even...
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