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  1. Impact of fully adopted and reliable 20mm in BoB

    How would the Battle of Britain have been impact had all the RAF's Spitfires and Hurricanes been armed with reliable 20mm cannons? This would entail the Spitfire Mk.V's armament of 2x20mm cannons and four x.303 mgs for all the RAF's Spitfires in the BoB. And for the Hurricanes, it's four 20mm...

  2. AHC: Improve the Polish performance in 1939

    You've got 3,310,000 Jews in Poland by 1938. Presumably half are adults. With the level of hindsight this thread suggests and start date of 1920s, let's raise a Jewish Legion, like the Brits did https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Legion At least they get a fighting chance. Next, mine the...

  3. Romanovs in England

    Any? As in 100%? That seems unlikely.

  4. Is a peaceful Confederate secession possible?

    Isn't that India?

  5. What would a "best of lot" heavy bomber from 1943 look like?

    There's no tech reason the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major couldn't be made in 1943.

  6. What would a "Best of the lot" 1943 fighter aircraft look like?

    What of the Gloster Meteor? First flown in 1943, and the technology exists to address any reliability or development issues. Here's the prototype that flew in March 1943.

  7. Queen Victoria demands to tour India 1895

    Arranging transport in India would be a lot of work. Did they have trains that were up to Royal standard? As for the route, I forgot that Calcutta was the capital of the British Raj until 1911, so that's where Victoria would land...

  8. what if Saddam dies in 1990, before invading Kuwait?

    Iran? The more apt question is, with a different Gulf War, what happens in the USA election? Is Bush willing to go to war against Iran to protecting the ruling tyrants in Iraq?

  9. Queen Victoria demands to tour India 1895

    30 days from Britain to India and 30 days back does not make for a global tour. Here's the route Portsmouth to Bombay, 6,149 nautical miles. With the Mediterranean being the primary focus of the Royal Navy in the 1890s, Victoria will be expected to visit the naval forces and territories...

  10. Queen Victoria demands to tour India 1895

    This is an India trip, not a global imperial tour.

  11. Queen Victoria demands to tour India 1895

    I'd love to see the Royal Navy presence. You can't just send a couple of ACRs with Victoria. Which and how many battleships would accompany her? The new Majestic class, then entering service were the game-changer design of their era. Britain built these.... While France built these...

  12. What would a "Best of the lot" 1943 fighter aircraft look like?

    Some of Japan's fighters of the 1943 period were pretty sweet, provided they can get the best available engines, armour and self sealing tanks. Put the Hellcat's motor in the Kawanishi N1K or Nakajima Ki-84 and you've got a contender.

  13. What would a "best of the lot" tank look like in 1943?

    If logistics are out of the picture, I'd say Panther tank with these issues addressed.

  14. Queen Victoria demands to tour India 1895

    Telling her ministers and advisors to go sod themselves, Queen Victoria decides she wants to visit India, and in 1895 intends to accompany Abdul Karim on his return to India. You're in charge of managing the visit, assuming a month in transit, two months in India and a month return trip. The...

  15. What would a "Best of the lot" 1943 fighter aircraft look like?

    Why not stick a Griffon on your Mustang?

  16. What would a "Best of the lot" 1943 fighter aircraft look like?

    WTH, is this thread catnip for contrarians? It doesn't matter when the aircraft was made. AIUI, this thread is about using the best of 1943's tech to make the best fighter. Go ahead and put Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp in a Polikarpov I-16 and see if it'll work. Contrarians be damned!

  17. What would a "Best of the lot" 1943 fighter aircraft look like?

    Hornet or P-38 Lightning with extra streamlining, swap out Merlins/Allisons for RR Griffons.

  18. What would a "Best of the lot" 1943 fighter aircraft look like?

    What technology in the MB-5 was not available in 1943? The mission AIUI is: using the tech of 1943, make the best fighter.

  19. AHC: WW2 "Super Carriers"

    Why does 70,000 tons define a supercarrier?

  20. AHC: WW2 "Super Carriers"

    300,000 tons or more https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk Midway class, as designed, standard displacement was 45,000 tons. Does this include weight of the aircraft? By the 1990s the Midway class were 69,000 tons standard
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