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  1. A WW2 Question - Royals injured/killed in bombing - what would the response be?

    Lets say that in 1940 some of the Royal Family (King/Queen/Queen Mother etc or the Princesses) are either injured or killed in an air raid. Not all of them but some (lets say Princess Margret is sadly killed whilst the King looses an arm). How would the UK/Dominion's react and what would be...

  2. A what if challenge for the propeller heads.

    As part of the Lend Lease scheme and payment for said scheme the Soviets give the USA the plans/schematics for the IL-2 attack aircraft. Thanks to intervention from Umm...Kevin the ASB the US decides to build the IL-2 for their own use. What changes would need to be made in regards to the...

  3. The Flight of the Koning der Nederlanden.

    Discussion Thread - https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=294906 The Great Escape. Chugging along at 5 knots, the HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden rolled slowly in the gentle swells of the Indian Ocean. The ancient turreted ironclad and now training and depot ship and...

  4. Flight of the Koning der Nederlanden.

    I'm writing this and I need some reviews and thoughts, I want you to be honest with me too! If you think its crap, please say so! The Great Escape. Chugging along at 5 knots, the HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden rolled slowly in the gentle swells of the Indian Ocean. The ancient turreted...

  5. The Story of Strongpoint 481.

    This is going with another and much larger piece of AH that folks have been working on for a looooong time and I need you lovely folks feedback. The Story of Strongpoint 481 The Kremlin - Moscow 1939 The oak panelled room still had its Romanov grandeur, oak and marble wall panels, gilt gold...

  6. German Carriers.

    I found this and thought folks at least might find this napkinwaffe interesting :) So when the 'German Carriers?' threads rise their ugly heads at least there will be some stats :P Kleiner Flugzeugträger I "CVL" While the Graf Zeppelin was being constructed, The Kriegsmarine created a...

  7. WI - The British army re-armed rationally

    Colonel’s Fuller and Collins stood on the podium waiting for the hubbub of conversation to die down before Fuller stepped forwards and cleared his throat, instantly there was silence and all eyes turned to him. “Thank you gentlemen, now we’ve been working together for the past two years in...

  8. The Experimental Armoured Force gets the go ahead.

    Colonel’s Fuller and Collins stood on the podium waiting for the hubbub of conversation to die down before Fuller stepped forwards and cleared his throat, instantly there was silence and all eyes turned to him. “Thank you gentlemen, now we’ve been working together for the past two years in...

  9. Tiger Tiger burning Bright..

    The last of the so called 'Big Cats' was now getting long in the tooth. HMS Tiger commissioned just before the Great War in 1916 was laid down as the last coal fired warship for the Royal Navy. Eschewing the new fangled triple turrets for the new Queen Elizabeth class the Tiger mounted 8 of the...

  10. Something for the naval buffs

    Below is a full transcribing all the relevant correspondence on the spat between Beatty, Jellicoe, and the Admiralty after Jutland regarding ammunition handling. It may be viewed here. http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/A_Direct_Chain_of_Cordite Bloody useful little gem.

  11. The Great library

    My knowledge of ancient history is limited but I do have to wonder, how ever improbable it is, how much would have changed if a place like the Great Library of Alexandria had not been destroyed? Would it as a center of learning, education and culture help prevent europe slipping into the dark...

  12. The Franco-Japanse war - A peek into the future.

    Somewhere in the Atlantic - 1943 Cutting through the swells of the North Atlantic the warship rumbled as her engines pushed her through the grey/green waves at 26 knots, not her full speed but after her recent refit it was not advisable to push the engines too much, and in the sea conditions...

  13. The Franco-Japanese war

    Somewhere off the coast of Vietnam July 12th 1905. MN Formidable shook from bow to stern as the old, refitted barbette ship fired a broadside. Two 10.8 inch shells roared out of the muzzles of their guns, her refitted 6.4 inch guns joining in the cannonade as the old ship lead a squadron...

  14. The Washington Treaty - fails a possible story i'm working on.

    Across the Globe the newspapers told the same story. The planned naval treaty in Washington had been relatively minor news until the Empire of Japan, followed by France and Italy (both Germany and now Soviet Russia were not invited) withdrew from the conference. The Japanese representatives...

  15. Somewhere in the North Atlantic.

    Somewhere in the North Atlantic – 1994 The last survivors from the Krondstadt had been hauled aboard from the flaming hulk that had once been a 7000 ton cruiser, that was now sliding under the seas 12 miles astern of the formation, victim of a mercy hit from the Udaloy class Vice-admiral...

  16. When the Saints come marching in.

    Cutting through the swells of the North Atlantic the warship rumbled as her engines pushed her through the grey/green waves at 26 knots, not her full speed but after her recent refit it was not advisable to push the engines too much, and in the sea conditions it was a safe speed. The ship had a...

  17. DBWI: What if an Asteroid impacted on the planet at the end of the Cretacious period

    Delete this please, wrong forum!

  18. The Russo/Japanese War.

    The FRANCO/JAPANESE WAR Somewhere off the coast of Vietnam July 12th 1905. MN Formidable shook from bow to stern as the old, refitted barbette ship fired a broadside. Two 10.8 inch shells roared out of the muzzles of their guns, her refitted 6.4 inch guns joining in the cannonade as the...
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