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  1. Why are the western allies bombing civilians?

    Amongst other things, including just putting it higher up the priority list. no there really isn't not when you defining the 72 hour rule as the entire army may go berserk.
  2. The 30 mm HE shell. The ideal weapon for use by WW2 Allied fighter planes?

    Not just the Japanese. The “Browning .90 Cal” existed as a prototype and essentially was a M2 scaled up to fire a 23mm cannon round.
  3. The 30 mm HE shell. The ideal weapon for use by WW2 Allied fighter planes?

    That can be overcome with a different mechanism. Soviet/Russian designers use the Q-factor to evaluate how good a mechanism is in terms of rate of fire, potency of ammunition, and weight. It basically consists of the shell mass multiplied by the square of muzzle velocity (i.e. the muzzle...
  4. WI Germany goes South in operation Barbossa

    That's not how logistics work, you can't make up for poor logistics were more stuff (more stuff make logistics harder), logistics is getting the stuff to the right place? It's also not true, the Russians managed to relocate great chunks their industry and still maintain production and then...
  5. The 30 mm HE shell. The ideal weapon for use by WW2 Allied fighter planes?

    Exactly what I was going to say. 30mm rounds with a low RoF and velocity made sense for the Germans primarily targeting big ass heavy bombers, but it wouldn’t be as useful for the Allies when they were primarily shooting down fighters and conducting air to ground attacks. For ground targets...
  6. Impact on Japan if the Emperor and Imperial monarchy was dismantled following WW2

    Frankly it would have been a Charlie Foxtrot of epic proportions, at least before the mid-late 1950s. 1945 Japan would have turned into the sort of low intensity conflict that drags on forever. There were LOTS of people in Japan who were ready willing, and more than able to put together a...
  7. Impact on Japan if the Emperor and Imperial monarchy was dismantled following WW2

    Japanese people will quickly realize it's in their best interest to get on with the program. Removing the Emperor would also remove a great portion of the Pre-Defeat political class so the newer generation of leaders will start completely under American influence. You'll get some terrorism after...
  8. WI: Britain Keeps Michigan and Wisconsin Territory If America Still Goes Independent?

    Michigan frankly seems doable though, especially if the British don't abandon Detroit under the Jay Treaty. The Maumee Swamp and St. Joseph Rivers could be fortified pretty easily and were barely settled for decades. I do think if the British have some presence in the Missisippi watershed, both...
  9. Separated at Birth: America and Drakia

    You can download AO3 stories in a variety of formats straight from the website itself; EPB, MOBI, etc. There's a lot of options on AO3.
  10. America Be Watching With The Popcorn: A Sino-Soviet War TL

    First, though, I think the Warsaw Pact members will be trying to flee en masse and the Soviets will respond in a way that makes the Hungarian Revolution look like a picnic
  11. marathag

    AHC: The US with a high speed rail system as prolific as in East Asia or western Europe

    Who else would ride barely maintained, Dirty,Graffiti covered, inside and out, transport?
  12. Could USSR attack Germany during Battle of France?

    If the battle lasted a year, as everyone expected, they might have, as soon as it looked like the Germans are going to lose.
  13. A Hippie in the House of Mouse (Jim Henson at Disney, 1980)

    Yes; the character will transfer officially to the new actor in that movie. In '88 it'll still be Englund for the series until that new actor is announced and the character officially "reborn".
  14. PolishMagnet

    Impact on Japan if the Emperor and Imperial monarchy was dismantled following WW2

    Don't you think there'd be a compromise somewhere? That's where I envisioned imperial symbols coming back and a ceremonial (meaningless) role granted to Hirohito or Akihito. Oh please, the situations are very different. Compare the perception of the Kaiser to that of the Tennou. Not to mention...
  15. Could USSR attack Germany during Battle of France?

    Doubtful. Soviet logistics were horrid on their western frontier, which was amply demonstrated when Barbarossa swept the forces there aside a year later. As well, after the Winter War exposed serious deficiencies in the Red Army, the Soviets initiated a significant restructuring and reform of...
  16. Basileus_Komnenos

    Bonapartism still relevant after Franco-Prussian War?

    If say Napoleon never carried out his plans Mexico, or instead successfully installs Maximilian to the throne (which was possible), France would have more resources in terms of its military, and would feel more confident throwing its weight on the continent. I could see him join against Prussia...
  17. British Empire in WW2 using colonial forces across pacific and european theatres in much larger numbers

    Relatively, no. Absolutely, possibly, depending on what you classify as an empire. In 1938 the British Empire had a population of 458 million. To my knowledge the next highest contender is the Qing dynasty with just over 400 million. I don't have firm numbers though, so I am interested if you do?
  18. The 30 mm HE shell. The ideal weapon for use by WW2 Allied fighter planes?

    Pretty much dead on. Wasn't until the Vulcan that things were mostly put right. Now the treand is to go with a heavier round, even in a Gatling Gun, but I doubt that U.S. will climb onboard unless there is an actual replacement for the A-10, in that case I can see some serious effort into...
  19. Miscellaneous <1900 (Alternate) History Thread

    Alison Weir wrote a whole shed-load of books on both Henry VIII, and Queen Elizabeth I. Those were the books my mother got for me when I first started learning about the Tudors...
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