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  1. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    Force Z has encountered a Japanese submarine, which as it was itself moving through the sea was not able at the time to use its hydrophone to its best advantage, and thus was surprised. In addition the poor weather conditions at the time significantly reduced its visual scanning range, and made...
  2. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    On the question of alternative Anti Aircraft mounts for both the Vickers and Lewis guns, ITTL in Malaysia. Should the British decide that they want Anti Aircraft mounts for their two most available machine guns. With the Admrilty Dockyard and the Railway Workshops, not forgetting the various...
  3. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    In comparison to the Anglo American military the Japanese military were completely dysfunctional and lacked both civilian and military oversight. Unlike the British military which had had effective oversight by the civilian ministries and military oversight from the Imperial Chiefs of Staff, and...
  4. Ramp-Rat

    What if Nikita Khrushchev, decides to be overt as apposed to covert about deploying nuclear missiles to Cuba ?

    Can the USA conduct a successful invasion of Cuba, of course they can, but the principle question then becomes what does the Cuban government do about this, and how are the American actions perceived around the world. Cuba has two basic options, fight as best it can, and inflict the largest...
  5. Ramp-Rat

    What if Nikita Khrushchev, decides to be overt as apposed to covert about deploying nuclear missiles to Cuba ?

    While I totally agree with your take on the attitude of the Americans, I wonder what the rest of the world, especially the emerging non aligned nations will be. The is no doubt that America can impose a quarantine on Cuba, which many at the time including the British government concluded was...
  6. Ramp-Rat

    What if Nikita Khrushchev, decides to be overt as apposed to covert about deploying nuclear missiles to Cuba ?

    If after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, and in the face of the ongoing attempts by the CIA to carry out sabotage missions and cause an uprising against the Communist Government of Cuba. Nikita Khrushchev had with the full agreement of the Central Committee, traveled to Cuba and after...
  7. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    What are the fundamental differences between Japan and the British Empire in both OTL and TTL, at this stage of the war. Starting with the obvious, Britain is a major world power and industrial nation, with virtually unlimited access to resources, whereas Japan is a major regional power with...
  8. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    The situation in Malaya is very much the same as was the situation in France in 1940, had the French managed to stop the advance through the Ardennes, and stall the Germans. They would have had time to reorganise their forces and recover their strength, and the Germans would have found...
  9. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    In the event that the Japanese fail to capture Singapore in their first attempt, as appears likely in this Time Line, what happens next? The Japanese have only one opportunity to capture Singapore, they can not afford to make repeated attempts, nor do they have the resources available. Malaya is...
  10. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    The majority of nations have a war plan, which depending on the nation and its sophistication can vary from the most basic to the highly complex. In the most basic third world dictatorship, the plan is often very simple, grab the cash and the bank accounts and have it away rapidly on your toes...
  11. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    The successful capture of Phuket Island by the British forces with presumably no Commonwealth casualties, is a significant success. Simply the capture of two of the three Italian ships intact, and the successful grounding of the third prior to its engine room being pumped dry and the damage to...
  12. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    While contemplating the latest post and its implications by our author, I thought I might do a piece about the difference in availability of basic resources ITTL and ours for both the Axis and Allied powers. What do I mean by basic resources, materials animal, vegetable and mineral in their...
  13. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    Could the British commitment to the Far East zone, have a significant effect on their campaign in North Africa and the Mediterranean, highly doubtful. Whereas North Africa and the Mediterranean are high intensity, requiring massive modern resources, the Far East is a low intensity zone that...
  14. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    Operation Matador, as seen from the Japanese side. Much as with the French during the German invasion of France in 1940, so too the Japanese in 1941, if not more so. The Japanese as did the French have a vision of what they believe is going to be the way forward, reinforced by their own...
  15. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    While in comparison to the ground forces available in Hong Kong IOTL, the force presently available is weaker on paper, it does have some advantages over those that were available IOTL. The Canadian troops were essentially untrained and very poorly equipped, along with having little to no...
  16. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    Let us all take a deep breath and focus on what the fundamental difference is between this time line and our time line. In our time line the British in the Far East were primarily disorganised, incompetent and basically in denial about the possibility of a Japanese invasion. In this time line...
  17. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    Do the Japanese High Command have an extensive knowledge of the British Operation Matador, from their large spy network in Malaya and Singapore, of course they do. However ITTL the British authorities have been more proactive against the Japanese spy network and their friends in Malaya and...
  18. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    So after much agonised thought Lord Gort, has previously been given the green light to make the decision, has fired the starting pistol and started Operation Matador. And so far all is basically going to plan for the British forces involved, however it should be noted that without large numbers...
  19. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    @Fatboy Coxy, so you made a typo, it happens to us all at some point, I must admit I read and reread your post and it didn’t make sense to me, given the general tone of your TL, but after considering it, I made the comment I did, I hope you weren’t offended. As for the ongoing debate about the...
  20. Ramp-Rat

    Malaya What If

    I most vehemently disagree with our author in his statement that when/if the British successfully prevent a Japanese invasion and capture of Malaya and Singapore, they will withdraw from the region, and concentrate on the defence of Sumatra and Java. Politically it would be a disaster, as unlike...
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