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  1. A US 'Ju-88'

    Well yes. Though the Norden never delivers at all, several hundred bombers in a box dropping on the lead bombadier is not accuracy. But this is about pre war procurement and the AAC belief was it was accurate or at least accurate enough to deliver Precision Aerial Bombardment with enough...

  2. A US 'Ju-88'

    Exactly. Which is what all right thinking forward minded officers wanted. Some heretic deviationists got the ear of ill informed congressmen about the time of the Spanish Civil war and ordered some twin engine monstrosities but they were quickly dealt with and order restored. After that its...

  3. A US 'Ju-88'

    It also had the lowest combat loss rate of any bomber in the 9th AF.

  4. A US 'Ju-88'

    Dive bombers, the Vengeance being another one were quite popular in the Far East amongst US and DUKE forces. But then the Far East was a fairly benign environment, limited air opposition, poor AA and the Dive bomber could be used to hit targets like bridges economically. One bomber one bridge -...

  5. A US 'Ju-88'

    It would not be built. Just because its a good German aircraft does not make it a good Allied aircraft. The Allied rough equivalents would be the DB7 and Beaufighter, The only thing it brings is dive bombing, well if the AAC wanted a dive bomber the could have had one, but the dive bomber as a...

  6. A US 'Ju-88'

    Its an underpowered piece of junk says the AAC. The best analogue is the SAAB 18 which has Gasner involved originally with Pratt and Whitney engines. The problem is the twin engined bomber does not fit in with the AAC concept of operations for most of the pre war war and early war ( i.e. after...

  7. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    So not orthodox then. The Normans are flexible in dealings with everyone at this time, and ofc the Pope has a small problem with the Emperor and to be fair with the Normans every so often.

  8. Short Stirling used as Maritime Patrol Aircraft for Battle of Atlantic?

    The problem is its not suitable. the range crashes when the aircraft is loaded to about the same as a Wellington loaded. Essentially its a muti function aircraft used as a stop gap until production of Halifax and Lanc pick up then its used for its non bomber functions. In 1943 it has double the...

  9. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    Oh yes, and fanatically anti Byzantine.

  10. Short Stirling used as Maritime Patrol Aircraft for Battle of Atlantic?

    The quick answer is no for reasons to do with the U boat war and the aircraft available. There is no mid Atlantic Gap early in the war. Its a consequence of increasing escort and aircraft range from the UK and Ireland and Canada/US and Iceland and the Azores and Gib making the mid Atlantic the...

  11. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    I doubt it. The Normans are a warrior elite sitting on top/living alongside the existing population the crusading impulse is more a crusade to get more for themselves than reconquista per se. And they tend to get along with the locals most of the time. They may be as likely to help a friendly...

  12. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    yes. But pre Almorahid and giving the 'state' another generation or so to consolidate.

  13. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    It really is especially when a warship has about 4 days water aboard and the fairly powerful Fatimid fleet has all bases from the delta to Lebanon. Also they are friendly to the Byzantines or at least unfriendly to the Seljuks. If the Normans want to approach Egypt, and why not, it’s there...

  14. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    Unlikely, the distances are too great and the Norman army too small. Ifriqiya otoh which is nominally Fatimid, much closer and fairly disputed anyway. Well it’s the d’Hauteville boys. Treachery skullduggery, dealing with the heathen, dealing with the Pope, double crossing everyone, winning...

  15. Salvage post Soviet Russian naval & airforces

    1. There, Is, No, Money. 2. There is no supply chain. If you want to maintain system X and that requires component Y which only comes from Ukraine or the Baltics ( which is the case for something on every system) they will require payment in something they find valuable - see 1. The...

  16. WI: Japan Gets the Motobomba FFF

    No real effect. This is a pattern running torpedo not a guided torpedo. It will travel a set path that is not a straight line until it runs out of fuel and the faster something goes the faster it runs out of fuel, this can be quite dramatic btw, initial speed of 35kts dropping to less than 10...

  17. The Morgenthau Plan is implemented: Effects on East Germany?

    Basically fantasy, Morgenthau demands to accompany Truman to Potsdam, Truman refuses, he offers his resignation, Truman accepts, the end. Though as Truman also describes him as a Blockhead, a nut who didn't know shit from apple butter I suspect thats a just a matter of time OTL its 10 weeks or...

  18. The Possibility of a Change in British Government during WW2

    Which will never happen, its basically Marshal's (not the US Government) idea that the British should launch an invasion of France and then wait for a year or so until the US turns up. The decision to do this has to be made in 1942it is immeasurably stupid. Not going to happen unless you want...

  19. Fairey Fulmar also designed as a single seat version alongside the Hurricane & Spitfire?

    They are all WW1. Just what you mean by long range is different. But the Mustang does do this in US service. In the ETO at least initially. The problem with the 'mustang' is it ignores everything else that is going on. Just limiting to things that affect the Mustang there is the LW retreat...

  20. Fairey Fulmar also designed as a single seat version alongside the Hurricane & Spitfire?

    But how does Germany Intercept the bombers? They have to detect, scramble fighters and get to height in the time it takes the bomber to reach the target? You could escort with fighters, or have a higher flying faster bomber. If the target is the Rhur and bases are in France you dont need long...
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