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  1. British Fleet in Being vs KM

    This is a bit of a thought that has been percolating recently, particularly after reading a comment that Graf Zeppelin was a great investment because it tied down significant RN resources even into 1943. Well, that's true enough if you look at the Axis as a combined war effort. But they...

  2. Alternate Kriegsmarine

    What could a more effective Kriegsmarine have looked like, circa 1941, that would not have triggered a massive RN response pre-war? In other words, you can't suggest tripling U-boat production or building more BBs. My initial thought is that the OTL KM, as a fleet in being, did far more than...

  3. Winter Storm Succeeds - Any Impact?

    I understand Operation Winter Storm wasn't going to succeed. That said, let's just assume it does succeed in punching a corridor through to Stalingrad, evacuates 6th Army (personnel, not heavy equipment), and 4th Panzer Army successfully pulls back to start lines intact. Ok. Germany has a...

  4. Best Possible German "Unconditional" Surrender

    The Allied policy was unconditional surrender. Ok, fine. Japan ended up surrendering "unconditionally" on the condition the Emperor remained. My suspicion is that part of the reason for this was that the United States effectively controlled surrender negotiations whereas the German situation...

  5. Chemical Weapons on Luzon

    I do not know the answer to this, but I am hoping someone here has some thoughts. Once the US realized the Philippines could not be held or relieved, did they ever consider deploying and potentially employing chemical weapons? I can't imagine the IJA was significantly well prepared for chemical...

  6. Challenge: Pick a realistic ALTERNATE WW2 command line up

    Here's the challenge: With a POD of no earlier than 1/1/1941, and with no major changes to the actual operational areas (ie, Torch still happens, but it doesn't have to happen the same way), propose a list of American generals to fill the slots of those who historically served as Army...

  7. AH Challenge: 1941 Japan Acts Rationally

    OK, here's the challenge. Create a situation in which Japan avoids a Pacific War by acting rationally across the board, to satisfy both American political needs and national honor. I know those two things were largely inconsistent - the IJA and the US China Lobby were diametrically opposed - but...

  8. New AH Timeline Possibility

    I don't recall seeing a TL being done along these lines, and if so, I apologize, but here's my WI: What if the Battle of Khalkin-Gol resulted in a larger war between the Soviet Union and Japan in 1939? Is there a POD that makes this possible? For example, on June 27, following large Japanese...

  9. WI: McCain wins in 2008?

    Here's the challenge. Keeping the economic situation exactly as it occurred historically, devise a scenario in which McCain beats Obama in 2008. Assume that assassination is off the table, and Obama does not have any health, personal, or other disqualifying issues other than what he...

  10. WI: No Lend-Lease to the Soviets

    What if the Soviets are not able to reach a Lend Lease agreement, and as a consequence, the US and Britain do NOT ship them thousands of tank, planes, trucks, etc., millions of tons of food, hundreds of thousands of uniforms, tons of aviation fuel, etc.? Does this change the outcome of the...
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