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  1. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    I’ll check but I thought it could, albeit at closer range than a tanker might desire. Though it should certainly do so from the side or rear. With a four or five to one numerical advantage, such shots should be forthcoming in most battles of manoeuvre.

  2. The War That Came Even Earlier: WWII in 1936/37?!

    Fair points but AIUI the ending of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty was due to US demands at the Washington Naval Conference. So it’s not impossible that a different end to WW1 might see the alliance continued. With the US a locking trade with Japan but Britain and its Empire still open to it.

  3. The War That Came Even Earlier: WWII in 1936/37?!

    One wildly improbable scenario might be the USA versus Japan and the British Empire. With maybe a Fascist France allied to the US and Italy with the British. Germany? Neutral perhaps?

  4. No F-104 Starfighter for Europe! Alternate designs instead.

    Probably correct, thanks for including the F11 Super Tiger, I'd forgotten about it. Interesting

  5. No F-104 Starfighter for Europe! Alternate designs instead.

    Hmm Competitors from Europe included the Mirage III, Draken, EE Lightning, Saunders Roe 177. From the US I’d think a development of the F-8 Crusader and maybe a derivative of the aborted F-107?. Given the ambitious specifications I’m not sure that any contender offered what Lockheed promised...

  6. Malaya What If

    Yep And the British reacting quickly to a threatened invasion can be contrasted to the non reaction of MacArthur Evil grin 😁

  7. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    What @Look More Closely Later says. You may well be right that the Mosquito was hard to detect on radar or by sight/sound. Like the Beaufighter being “quiet” (hence the ‘Whispering Death” nickname for it in the Japanese armed forces). That might be “stealthy” in WW2 but not what is meant now...

  8. Stuka's used on precision strikes on London during the Blitz?

    Ha, very good. 😊 Could the crew bail out once the dive is set? Or would it be impossible, either unsafe or push the plane off course?

  9. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    @pdf27 Exactly. My father in law was a shipping control Clerk in Glasgow in WW2. I wish now I’d asked him more about his work while he lived.

  10. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    @Ramp-Rat Snap

  11. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    My thoughts are No but the Labour victory may not be as dramatic. The Beveridge Report will still come out and Labour will be ahead on social issues. Opinion on Churchill himself may be more favourable but unless the Conservatives can be credible on the economy, healthcare and education they...

  12. Malaya What If

    Damn few, and they’re all deid.

  13. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Almost?? Pushing your enemies into a stupid move is a very good reason to do something!

  14. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Good points Even if it proved impossible to support a large bomber force there, were port logistics inadequate, it could still have an emergency landing field and host a fighter escort force. Like Iwo Jima in the Pacific. But hopefully easier to occupy.

  15. EE Lightining what-if thread

    I presume Spray is AutoIncorrect for Spey!! Not sure as I’m not an aviation engineer. Probably increase it, which would be useful. Though its rate of climb would be more important Anyone know if either the Draken or Viggen could be navalised to operate from RN carriers?

  16. EE Lightining what-if thread

    The Draken would have been a good choice for the RAF with a Spey engined Viggen a very useful follow on rather than the Jaguar and Phantom. With British partners the Draken might have entered service a bit earlier and with the British avionics and missiles rather than a barebones version. Then...

  17. Malaya What If

    The Nawab was clearly more of a pukka sahib than Jardine. Then again, nice gentlemen don’t often beat the Aussies.

  18. Malaya What If

    Yes, good point.

  19. BISMARCK & TIRPITZ cause Germany to lose the Battle of the Atlantic

    Tricky - I've seen quite a few tables in various books but it's difficult to summarise them. Are you near a good reference library? One where you could ask the librarian whether they have any old Statistical Books that cover this topic. In the 1970s I think the relevant UK publication was...

  20. Malaya What If

    Just found the volume for naval operations. Wish me luck diving into it, I may never resurface. For @Fatboy Coxy and others the link is https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/28411 ps - it does cover Malaya too
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