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  1. King Charles Gay?

    With the clear sense of duty with which King Charles has acted throughout his life I have zero doubt he would marry whoever he was told then sire a few children followed by appearing in public to be a happy married man. Having said that I really do not believe in any way shape or form that the...

  2. How would a NATO invasion of Warsaw Pact go?

    Nearly all NATO doctrine was about attriting the Soviets through moving ambushes and refusing the set piece battle favoured by Warsaw Pact doctrine. Armoured assaults into a warsaw pact defensive line would be very very expensive due to the equipment the WP forces had and the drastically...

  3. How would a NATO invasion of Warsaw Pact go?

    Whats interesting is that the Soviet Artillery would be very effective in blunting any attacks. The Soviet air forces and Warsaw Pact air forces would have a hard time fighting the deep strike Tornado's and F-111's. The F-15 and F-16's would do well wrestling for the control of the air but the...

  4. Bush,Congress,Cabinet killed in 9/11

    The decision making process in any modern company follows a degree of importance and authorised level of decision making model. IE: many decisions are made at the low level manager level with written procedures to guide the decions. As the decisions required become more consequential and...

  5. Bush,Congress,Cabinet killed in 9/11

    In reality the top people in each Cabinet arm of the various agencies is not critical and apart from saying yes to budget and getting pet projects running they are useless. Here in Australia the effect of the Government is literally to artificially change the money market and cuddle up to the...

  6. Yom Kippur War-Decisive Israeli Victory

    Israel has typically acted with a fair amount of restraint in terms of population centres due to the desire not to create a wider war then is happening. Winning on the battlefield is not the same as winning overall. Israel has always wanted to win the peace that follows and as such has acted...

  7. Bush,Congress,Cabinet killed in 9/11

    The States can Assign new Senators immediately which means the Government has continuity literally overnight and this is from what I know constitutionally acceptable. As for Congress elections could occur almost immediately and thus within days the Government would be running both legally and...

  8. Bush,Congress,Cabinet killed in 9/11

    The anger of the United States would be very bad for anyone that sneezes in their direction. The Russians and Chinese would simply agree to whatever the USA decides to do. One would hope that common sense would limit ROE and potential opponents in some ways. I will note that the US Military...

  9. Japanese War (1952-1955)

    The Socialist Republic is obviously communist and occupies the least productive lands so famine and industry lacking is going to be typical. The largest harbours and shipyards are all in the South so without massive support a Naval blackade would work. Korea and China will likely not want too...

  10. What if the evacuation of Dunkirk had failed?

    Context is very important. The evacuation from Dunkirk was sold as a miracle and in many ways it was. However the Heer was overstretched and the pause was primarily to hold the BEF as hostage to negotiate and even without it the numbers evacuated would have been at least 100,000 men. The French...

  11. A Wilder Wildcat

    The aircraft do not have to be the best to do the job required. They need to be available and in sufficent numbers to get the job done. I like the wildcat. It was rugged and performed well enough to be competitive and not be a sitting target. It served throughout the war and did so with...

  12. P-40's present in Ceylon in Indian Ocean Raid, 1942

    The British had already used the Kittyhawk in the Western Desert and many of those pilots had begun moving to the Pacific theatre. With enough P-40E to create three full squadrons the possibility of two combat and one conversion unit is high.

  13. P-40's present in Ceylon in Indian Ocean Raid, 1942

    The P-40E was fast and heavilyu armed. It's use by pilots familiar with Italian fighters could have been very interesting as it's speed was enough to make it hard to combat especially in diving attacks. The diversion of 40 decent fighters would have increased the amount of opposition the...

  14. A Wilder Wildcat

    I do not claim to be an expert and am always happy to learn I am wrong simply because it means I have learnt something NEW. The question of what gun to fit and when is a difficult one however the thought of a Whirlwind fighter with a 6 0.50 gun battery in the nose makes me giglle at the...

  15. A Wilder Wildcat

    What is truly fascinating is that few people understand the problem of power and manuvering at alttitude and that for high alttitude work the P-47 with it's huge engine and large wings could turn without stalling much easier. (The Avro Vulcan was reputed to outturn the Phantom at alttitude due...

  16. Large Diesel Propulsion.

    The information was so detailed that I think I only absorbed and understood a few percentage points. It also improved my opinion of Fisher. Clearly the RN took a massive step backwards when he was removed. Sad the Diesel was not pursued. Also sad the G3 class was not built.

  17. Large Diesel Propulsion.

    This post is literally enough to form the basis for a complete time line with major changes to History.

  18. Large Diesel Propulsion.

    Much to think of here and the idea of a pair of G3 Fast Battleships in the early 1920's with "less speed than expected" but actual full capability would be incredible. The idea of between Deck 5 inch guns leads to some very very interesting possibilities as the commonality of calibre with the...

  19. Large Diesel Propulsion.

    When looking at Warship and Transport ship construction and propulsion during the 20th Century the problem of time required to build up steam pressure can alter the course of either a surprise attack, range in combat condition and numerous other factors. What I am wondering is the changes needed...

  20. Malaya What If

    My very inaccurate understanding of Night Catalina operations are from reading the Blackcats history. Attacks may involve numerous aircraft however trip to and from and over target was alone. To bomb Japanese troops on islands they looked for camp fires. For shore installations they used the...
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