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  1. WI Claudius invades and conquers Germania instead of Briton

    Exactly as it say. What if Claudius decides to invade Germania and have the borders reach to what Augustus wanted to begin with? I did watch Whatifallist video on this but I felt like his video was lacking in terms of research and probability so I’m curious how this could change the Roman...
  2. Information needed about the Bronze Age Mediterranean, Near East and the Caucasus

    I have mostly used Wikipedia pages, mostly, which has a good variety of trustable information about the chronology of various migrations, settlements and expansions, and also the ethno-linguistic affiliations. I haven't gone beyond that but intend to do so, before starting off, which is why I...
  3. FalconHonour

    A Queen Twice Over: Mary Tudor the Elder Marries Francis I of France

    Good, I'm glad you're looking forward to butterflies!
  4. Comte de Dordogne

    A French New Zealand

    I totally agree with you. A French New Zealand is more likely to resemble the current French possessions in the Pacific.
  5. The Forge of Weyland

    People need to remember two things. It takes time to shift things around, arrange logistics, change and modify plans. These do NOT happen in days! And that's if everyone agrees, there are often arguments for doing something different. Second, people often make the wrong decisions. Unlike you...
  6. Churchill Dies Suddenly after the UK is Already Committed to Fighting On.

    In late 1940 the deal would be stop bombing us and we'll stop bombing you. Call it quits in Libya and we'll pull out of Greece. Both sides rearm like crazy. Can't see any sane German leader going for it but Hitler (and Hess) might. Free hand in Russia in 1941 until UK and USA start...
  7. An 1-engine fast bomber for 1935-45?

    Didn’t Howard Hughes have some very fast single engine designs in the mid 30s? Could any of those have been adapted? ric350
  8. A French New Zealand

    Except Algiers is 404 nautical miles from Toulon, and Christchurch (the nearest port to the French settlement at Akaroa) is 11,705 nautical miles from Toulon via Cape Horn (and 13,000+ via the Cape of Good Hope). The British had a phenomenal struggle to establish dominance over New Zealand, and...
  9. The Battle of Britain: Your Thoughts

    Both Bentley Priory and Uxbridge had underground bunkers in which all the fighter control apparatus was housed. To destroy either of those would take a 'Golden Bomb' by the Luftwaffe. All communications and power systems were duplicated. Reconstructing or cloning a sector control room was not...
  10. Amadeus

    Rockefeller 1960 -- consequences?

    JFK at one point said he would've lost to Rockefeller. Supposing Rockefeller wins, he might follow up the Bay of Pigs with air support and ground troops. In his biography of Rocky, Richard Norton Smith describes how Rockefeller and Rumsfeld were united in being stalwart anti-communists during...
  11. The Battle of Britain: Your Thoughts

    I've been to several talks and museums on this topic. The RAF (and the Navy) had backup plans in the event that the Command and Control chain was broken anywhere. Each site had alternatives for communications - radio masts, teleprinter and phone lines to different exchanges. They had mains power...
  12. A Blank Map Thread

    How’s it coming along?
  13. Dengist USSR

    There has been a lot of posts discussing this and it has been divisive with one group saying its possible and other group saying its impossible because the USSR was a much more advance economy than china and the factors surrounding deng style reforms are not present in the USSR. You could have...
  14. Proposals and War Aims That Didn't Happen Map Thread

    I have question and don´t want to start new thread just for it: Was there ever considered some proposal for exchange of Hannover for some other territory, during 18th or early 19th century? I know just that George II. was very fond on his home country, but that doesn´t mean that someone other...
  15. AHC: WW1 with pro Central Powers Serbia/Greece and Pro Entente Bulgaria/Ottoman Empire

    Well, it's a bit difficult if we are talking about the OTL Entente and Central Powers. While it is true that the Ottoman Empire was largely dependent on France financially and Britain was until rather lately its main backer, it would be very problematic to have Russia and the Ottoman Empire on...
  16. WI: Ford had built the Mustang as a wagon?

    I mean, that's a bit harsh. I do think vehicles should be salvaged of every single part, taken apart and stored. But take a 1991 geo prizm. What exactly would you suggest be done with such a fine piece of engineering? I think crushing it and reusing the metals to make something better is...
  17. Churchill Dies Suddenly after the UK is Already Committed to Fighting On.

    If Churchill dies then Lindemann is going to be kicked out shortly after. That probably means a very different response when the Butt Report comes out. Maybe Tizard gets his way in proposing an alternative to massed area bombing?
  18. The Quarter-BAM project

    Also, you need to apply the patches for the Finnish lakes and Chinese coast.
  19. WI: Yugoslav Trieste

    If it happens because Tito doesn't agree to the informal partition and leaves Yugoslavian troops in city, then I agree with everybody in this thread. Though depending on how it goes, it might have interesting ramifications for when Yugoslavia collapses and indeed makes Slovenia definitely richer...
  20. Case for coastal artillery until the 1980s

    I think they’d make a lot of sense in pirate-heavy chokepoint areas like East Africa or the South China Sea and Indonesia, so long as you pay the crews well and have an adequate garrison.
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