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  1. What if Germany Won the Battle of Stalingrad?

    no and no. The war would hardly take longer, no way the Germans last long enough for nukes to be felt neccesary. Certainly not with Japan still proving much tougher to crack. Also, the division of Europe, as agreed upon at the Yalta conference, would not change even if the Soviets are further...

  2. How "should" WWII in 1940 have gone?

    well there is a reason they didn't want to play it that way, i can understand that reason. its mostly got to do with not wanting your country destroyed and your people homeless and hungry. Might be a good thing for France and England to have a military alliance with The Dutch and Belgium, but...

  3. How "should" WWII in 1940 have gone?

    But are they allied armies in your country if there is no war yet? Or are they an occupation force trying to tell these nation what to do, how to defend? Technically Belgium and The Netherlands were not in a military alliance with UK and France, so any foreign soldiers entering a sovereign...

  4. How "should" WWII in 1940 have gone?

    Is there a camp 3 that says that the collapse of France was mainly due to poor leadership, as the French government was weak and corrupt? I am part of that camp. They were so terrified. They just handed France over. Nobody was as surprised by the fall of France as the Germans were. Maybe they...

  5. Operation Unthinkable goes ahead - how much longer does the war last?

    IIRC after fat man and little bot they aimed at having 3 additional bombs by the spring of 1946. From then on production speed only goes up i suppose.

  6. What if Japan declared war on the Soviet Union after Pearl Harbor?

    I'd like to point out again that LL to Far East was not limited to Vladivostok. They unloaded a lot of the shipping on the Kamchatka peninsula before steaming on to Vladivostok(especially military equipment). They'd unload all on Kamchatka if they can't go further. The Japanese will have to...

  7. Dumb Titanic Idea?

    2 things AFAIK. 1. Before the ship split the aft section was already dragged unwater considerably. So even if they did split fully at the time of the break, a large portion of the aft section would already be flooded and sinking will occur almost as quickly as it was when it was supposedly...

  8. Pearl Harbor: The Disaster Which Doomed Imperial Japan (The attack goes wrong)

    first thought: a third wave you're welcome.

  9. Dutch puppet state; What if the Dutch government and Royal Family don`t go into exile in 1940?

    People are forgetting that even without the Dutch government and royal family in exile they can still declare the DEI on the allies side. Same for Suriname and Antilles btw, who probably get seized by the British. Remember that Indochina was handed over to the Japanese, not established as an...

  10. WI: Germany Goes For Poland In 1936?

    i think you are comparing apples and oranges. As if the reoccupation of the Rhineland in any way compares to an unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation. You are forgetting WWI, amongst other things.

  11. WI: Germany Goes For Poland In 1936?

    but they are fighting a defensive war. Huge difference. All they have to do is hold out, retreat, hold out again. The Germans need to keep moving, keep momentum, not lose too many vehicles, they need to win and fast.

  12. WI: Germany Goes For Poland In 1936?

    But those weren't wars of their own.

  13. WI: Germany Goes For Poland In 1936?

    I got 2 words: Romanian Bridgehead. Without the USSR stabbing Poland in the back the Polish have a lot more chance defending themselves properly, retreating back to good, natural defendable, positions at least untill their allies get up to speed. Eventually they would lose, if they don't get...

  14. What if China collapsed?

    I don't think the OP means to have China collapse like the USSR did with territories seceding. If the communist party collapses, famine, again, after that probably civil war with various groups trying to seize power. No idea how good a hold the communist party actually had on China in those...

  15. What If These Two Warships Met In Combat

    against a Yamato? How does a South Dakota class have a chance? A Yamato can start shooting from 5 miles further away than a South Dakota. Thats beyond the horizon, if i'm not mistaken. They were equals in speed, but the Yamato has way thicker armor. A South Dakota will be ripped to pieces. Same...

  16. Small scale nuclear wars that could have happened?

    North Korea has very few nuclear weapons relatively. But the weapons it possesses, if used, can cause terrible devastation. It is highly unlikely there can be a scenario where even a small nuclear power like North Korea would use them on a "small scale". Because the response is not going to be...

  17. Which 20th century dictators would you classify as true believers vs the self interested?

    Uncle Ho was definitely a true believer. That is, when it comes to Vietnam. His communist views, just a means to an end i think. You can see what happens when a true believer finds something useful, exploit it to the max regardless of what he believes in.

  18. How ambitious can alternate space histories get?

    I its interesting for scientists sure, there is so much you can learn. But is it lacking in ambition that we haven't gone there yet? Lack of motivation? Or is it really a matter of "yeah, it could be interesting, but do we really want to spend all those resources and time and manpower to get...

  19. How ambitious can alternate space histories get?

    Jupiter, moons of Jupiter. Same thing. There is nothing there.

  20. How ambitious can alternate space histories get?

    I think one can easily replace the word "less ambitious" with " more realistic" and vice versa. Since there is no reason to put OTL so far towards less ambitious. As if we are supposed to be as far as 2001: A Space Oddesy today but we were not ambitious enough to do it. Or, there is no point...
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