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  1. The Battle of the Barents Sea is a German Victory

    31 December 1942 the Kriegsmarine attack Convoy JW51B In the OTL all the merchantmen escape unscathed due to actions of British Escort . Hitler is furious and decides the Kriegsmarine's Surface navy should be scrapped To give an idea of the impact here is the relevant section from Wikipedia...

  2. What if Clint Eastwood appeared in Adam West'sBatman

    From Wikipedia "Producers did develop several tentative scripts for Two-Face, but never produced any of them. Clint Eastwood was allegedly considered for the role shortly before the series was cancelled" What might have happened to Clint Eastwoods Career if he'd secured a role in Adam West's Batman

  3. Successful Sopwith Cuckoo attack WW1

    IRL ( From Relevant Wikipedia article ) Their were several planned uses for the Sopwith Torpedo Bomber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_Cuckoo "Throughout 1917, Commodore Sueter proposed plans for an aerial torpedo attack on the German High Seas Fleet at its base in Germany.[6] The...

  4. Italy Kicks off War by invading Malta

    What if Italy had immediately invaded Malta after their declaration of War in 1940 Could the British have detected preparations ? Could Italian submarines have flooded the waters between Alexandria and Malta and hampered British Navsl assistance to the Island What forces did the Italians...

  5. Vittorio Veneto vs Tirpitz

    This is why I wrote an Italian crew . As i was aware of what happened with Royal Sovereign.Also what experience did the Tirpitz crew have. They can't have had much .

  6. Vittorio Veneto vs Tirpitz

    What if the Vittorio Veneto was ceded to Russia and while on passage with an Italian crew to Russia was challenged by the Tirpitz sortieing who would win I was originally going to suggest Littorio and Vittorio Veneto vs Bismarck and Prins Eugen but couldn't work out a scenario where they...

  7. What if German Destroyers had found convoy JW55B during Operation Ostfront ( Battle of North Cape)

    I've just looked her up and I see she earned herself the nickname "The fightingest ship in the Canadian navy " I expect it to endup with the Germans being less 4 -6 destroyers but the interesting thing would be to see impact on Operations due to some of allied escorts being in dockyard hands...

  8. What if German Destroyers had found convoy JW55B during Operation Ostfront ( Battle of North Cape)

    It depends what their priority is destroying Scharnhorst or defending the convoy . I suspect the convoy escort would be deemed adequate What they might do is divert their own Escort destroyers

  9. What if German Destroyers had found convoy JW55B during Operation Ostfront ( Battle of North Cape)

    A good point I suppose the long term impact is that they are removed from helping defend the Tirpitz and slightly reduce challenge faced by RAF and FAA

  10. What if German Destroyers had found convoy JW55B during Operation Ostfront ( Battle of North Cape)

    In the prelude to the Battle of North Cape Scharnhorst became separated from her escorting destroyers The 6 destroyers were Z29, Z30, Z33, Z34 and Z38 . The Germans had sortied to attack convoy JW55B Details of convoy here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_JW_55B On 26th December...

  11. What if USS Massachusetts was sunk by the Vichy Navy off Casablanca

    In the original time line Massachusetts participated in the Naval Battle of Casablanca, which began early on the morning of 8 November. The ships were tasked with neutralizing the primary French defenses, which included coastal guns on El Hank, several submarines, and the incomplete battleship...

  12. Operation Rheinübung launches in April 1941

    Thank you Nomisyrruc for your insight and research Interesting point about HMS Abdiel - mines as well as the blockading force for the Twins to dodge This is a second Norway for the Germans with them losing a big chunk of their navy

  13. Operation Rheinübung launches in April 1941

    I was thinking exactly that - probably a hangover from the British class system unfortunately

  14. Operation Rheinübung launches in April 1941

    The British wouldn't have known initially about Gneiseau's torpedo damage The pilot who successfully carried out the attack was awarded the VC but the British only found out the details from the Resistance The Germans buried Campbell and his three crew mates, Sergeants J. P. Scott DFM RCAF...

  15. Operation Rheinübung launches in April 1941

    I wonder if that was part of why Graf Zeppelin was designed with such a heavy gun armament So she could be a commerce raider The Allies have one less carrier available with no Victorious so really need Ark Royal to carry out a successful strike If the changes butterflies away the abortive...

  16. Operation Rheinübung launches in April 1941

    Training levels are often ignored especially when I see people singing praises of Bismarck on Facebook. Some one asked why Hessen survived the war if she was a target ship ignoring how Target ships worked but it does underline fact that Germans didn't have as many opportunities for gunnery...

  17. Operation Rheinübung launches in April 1941

    Dam another book to look into buying :) so they're in Campbeltown A potential target http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ob2/index.html?ob.php?convoy=310!~obmain

  18. Operation Rheinübung launches in April 1941

    Trying to work out 825 Squadron's location . They seem to have been on Furious pre Victorious so may have been on way to Gibraltar

  19. Operation Rheinübung launches in April 1941

    In the original Timeline Bismarck was scheduled to return to Kiel on 24 January 1941, but a merchant vessel had been sunk in the Kiel Canal and prevented use of the waterway. Severe weather hampered efforts to remove the wreck, and Bismarck was not able to reach Kiel until March.[18] The...

  20. Hilarious Ways for Hitler to Die - Redux

    I've got 50 ways to kill the Fuhrer stuck in my head to the tune of the Paul Simon song now The problem is all inside your head, Churchill said to me The answer is easy if you take it to the SOE They'll help you in your struggle to be free There must be fifty ways to kill the Fuhrer...
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