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    There’s nothing Vichy about these French - de Gaulle's Fleet in the Far East.
    Threadmarks: 1616, 16 June 1940 - Working towards an escape

    1616, 16 June 1940, Pier 21, Halifax, Canada, Aircraft carrier Bearn Captain Yves Aubert sighed. They were still almost alongside that morning when a sharp eyed crewman had spotted it. discovered that one propeller blade had fallen off. On the 18th of May, the carrier had returned to Toulon and...
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    Heavy Cruiser Seydlitz

    I have never understood why this ship, some 95% complete, was not finished by the Kriegsmarine. It's not like they had a surplus of units, after all. Would it have made any difference to have three ships in the Denmark Strait battle?
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    PQ 17.5
    Threadmarks: 24 May 1941, - The failed hunt for the Bismarck

    Why are you starting a new timeline when you are already working on four other open timelines and have another suspended, I hear you ask? Are you mad? Well, the later question has been asked once of twice before....however, there IS a reason. I'm going overseas to Europe on the 20th August and...
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    A history of the second HMAS Australia
    Threadmarks: A short history of Australia (II)

    With the Great War done and dusted, the big battle-cruiser, which had seen so much action in the front-line, was considered a poor option for retention by the Royal Navy, which was, of course, affected by the huge draw down in both spending and manpower now that peace was once again able to be...
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    HMS Princess Royal - A cheap and cheerful upgrade

    I have been thinking about this for a little while for inclusion in a future timeline. Yes, I am aware that the ship SHOULD be scrapped at Washington signing, but let's just assume it's not. She was almost sold in 1920, after all and could have been sold to another power. She was in better...
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    Salvos at Savo
    Threadmarks: 0952 20 July 1942 - A replacement for a sick man

    0952 20 July 1942, Auckland, New Zealand Captain Frank Getting watched as Rear Admiral Victor Crutchley was lifted down the gangplank from Canberra's sister ship HMAS Australia towards the waiting ambulance. Commander Downard, the surgeon on board HMS Canberra, was of the opinion that...
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    Under the Southern Cross we Stand, a sprig of Wattle in our hand
    Threadmarks: September 1796 - Crossing the Blue Mountains

    So, after an absence of 18 months or more, I am back posting. Why I hear you ask? Well, I retired in June and am now a gentleman of leisure...and you can only play so much golf, after all. What have I been doing since June? Well, I have modified all my large timelines that I posted on Kindle...
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    Jutland Redux - A summer soltice shootout
    Threadmarks: 0200 26 June 1916 - German deployment

    So, after an absence of 18 months or more, I am back posting. Why I hear you ask? Well, I retired in June and am now a gentleman of leisure...and you can only play so much golf, after all. What have I been doing since June? Well, I have modified all my large timelines that I posted on Kindle...
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    Berlin or Bust - An Unthinkable Operation
    Threadmarks: October 1944 to April 1945 - Dewey takes the reins

    12 October 1944 Admiral Ross McIntyre inwardly sighed. What was it about reporters that was so annoying? He looked at the man from “The Times”, taking in his slight paunch and noting the coffee stain on his shirt lapel and the slight yellowing of his teeth, a sure sign of heavy smoking. "The...
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    Alternative River Plate/Alternate Operation Rheinübung

    We all know what happened at the Battle of the River Plate, where Harwood's three cruisers effectively battered the pocket battleship Graf Spee into a state where her Captain felt she was unable to sustain another action. What would have happened if in late August Gneisenau, with her new...
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    Under the Southern Cross We Stand
    Threadmarks: September 1796 - Crossing the Blue Mountains

    18 September 1796, Blue Mountains wilderness, Colony of New South Wales It had been an arduous ten days since they had moved forward from the base camp he had established on an earlier expedition along the Nepean River. He had failed in 1794, but now there was no such failure. There had been...
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    Best battleship post 1930

    As many of you may know, I have an interest in naval matters. Thought it may be a fun idea to try and compare the battleships post the Washington Treaty, but also to include any that were laid down but not completed. This gives us a list of: US 6 Iowa Class(actually three classes of two since...
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    Jutland Redux- A shattering summer solstice
    Threadmarks: 22 June 1916 - Germans prepare to sail

    0200, Jade estuary, German Empire, 22 June 1916 After the disappointing results of the 31st May, when two out of three ships of the 6th Division had almost grounded and subsequently fouled their condensers, the operation had been cancelled and rescheduled until the 20th June, subsequently...
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    A More Powerful Curtin Call-The Australasian Kingdom and World War 2(Story only thread)

    This is a "clean up" of my old timeline prior to moving it moving it into the completed timeline section. Yes, I know it starts prior to 1900 but the action is set in World War 2. Background posts will be in blue, timeline post commencing 1 September 1939 will be in black. If I happen to stick a...
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    The consequences of an errant shell(story only thread)

    This has been in response to those who wanted a "clean" story to read. It also allows me to correct mistakes in typing as they occurred and I may even "fit in" a few extra posts. If I do the later, I will highlight these in blue so people are aware they are new. Also, I will highlight any "flash...
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    Worst Empire in modern times

    There seems to have been some spirited discussion on this in recent times, so which of the following are the worst Empires of the modern time, both in terms of human rights, exploitation, atrocities and lack of positive footprint they left behind? Please feel free to name the top 5. You can...
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    New Timeline- Australasia

    No, I'm not starting a new timeline, despite the title-I have two I'm working on at present. However, one is nearing completion, which brings my thoughts back to what I may do next. The second timeline I created was "A more Powerful Curtain Call". It was the first I had written on a subject I...
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    A different Leyte Gulf-Redux

    NOTE: As I stated earlier, I intended to bring this back and "tidy it up." I will post it up in chunks at intervals as I continue with my other T/L "Consequence of an Errant Shell". This timeline makes certain assumptions, namely no Shinano or Ibuki to carrier conversion, no waste of time hybrid...
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    Kreigsmarine

    Alright, there has been a lot of talk lately about the Kreigmarine and their gear and what would be the best fleet build for them. Before we go any further, I am aware that the best option for them would be to build none of the sexy stuff at all and just concentrate on escorts and U boats...
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    The consequences of an errant shell

    10 August 1904 Yellow Sea Admiral Wilgelm Vitgeft felt the ship shudder as another broadside streaked towards the enemy fleet. He thought back on the events of the day. He had felt pressured to undertake the sortie, both by the Tsar and Viceroy Aleksayev, but so far the disaster that he had...
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