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  1. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Conversely, there could actually be less pressure on Bomber Command to conduct those raids compared to OTL. in OTL, the RAF, and bomber command specifically, were seen as the only real way Britain could take the war to Germany, and with the losses in France and Greece, the failures against the...

  2. A Better Rifle at Halloween

    , better start sharpening that guillotine then

  3. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    While this (and other Dodecanese) operations will help Britain and Allies develop tactics regarding amphibious assaults, it will also help Germany and Italy develop tactics to fight against them, whereas in OTL America helped develop them during the Island Hopping campaign, far away from Germany...

  4. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Weren’t they just a prototype/proof of concept version, to showcase the idea to the army and see if they were interested, before spending time and effort to properly develop a true prototype/production model using either the Valiant or the Crusader as the base chassis?

  5. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    So firstly, how old was that video? Secondly, how far away from the barrel was that person? Because there should be no reason why he couldn’t grab the tape measure from the other side as well to get an accurate measurement (plus the fact he couldn’t get the tape measure into the muzzle brake on...

  6. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Yep, the Valiants were only used to force a passage and supply convoy from Calais up to Dunkirk, allowing the British troops to capture a lot of equipment from defeated/captured Germans blocking the way. That captured equipment, plus the Valiants (there were only 3 I believe) were all sent...

  7. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    MacArthur mantra that everyone should know and learn by heart: MacArthur is always right I will listen to MacArthur I will not ignore MacArthur's recommendations (read: orders) MacArthur is God And, should something go wrong It's everyone's fault but MacArthur

  8. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    More likely fall about laughing their asses off at them instead

  9. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Enjoy your holiday. I'm going to spend most of that time rereading this timeline I think.

  10. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Not completely relevant I know, due to the position that NA is in right now, but still something I thought was pretty cool.

  11. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    “It takes three years to build a ship; it takes three centuries to build a tradition.” Admiral Cunningham

  12. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Agreed. Another consideration is the space available. America has large amounts of open areas that they can build large-scale tank factories on, while it is a lot harder to do the same in Britain, while also having access to the workforce needed. And also, as Astro points out, if bombed...

  13. Munich Shuffle: 1938-1942

    It might be able to take a single coastal vessel each night or so, allowing some vital supplies to come via that rather than overland, easing supply issues slightly (very slightly), and thus easing some maintenance and wear/tear on various trucks coming from Benghazi/Tobruk. Even if only a...

  14. Repair This! A HMS Repulse Timeline

    "I say. How terribly rude. You scratched our paintwork."

  15. Repair This! A HMS Repulse Timeline

    Erm, really? 2 miles is pretty much point blank range for all their guns. If they were that close, they would be engaging. Bismarck's max range was approx 36km or 22 miles PoW's max range was approx 38km or 23 miles Repulse's max range was approx 30km or 18 miles They would be shadowing at...

  16. Repair This! A HMS Repulse Timeline

    I agree with previous posters. Tennant, and thus Holland and Leach as well at least, know that Tovey with KGV and Victorious are are the way. Unless there is a very urgent need to engage the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen, they will shadow and await the reinforcements/results of air attacks before...

  17. Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    Long live thread two

  18. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    My guess would be a higher sortie rate by the RAF. The British were building up ready for an offensive, which meant that they needed airplanes pretty much constantly overhead in order to prevent the buildup and positions of troops from being detected as much as possible. Once the...

  19. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    I’m fairly certain the guns that are firing and knocking out the Valiants are 88’s, which are likely positioned further back than the standard anti-tank guns as they are anti-air weapons primarily. I think it does mention that they try counter fire but it falls short of the guns due to them...

  20. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    depends on what rolling stock they've captured, and what state it's in, for Italian narrow gauge. If there is enough, extend it from Benghazi south towards the front lines. They're using Benghazi as a resupply port anyway, so better to have stuff moving forwards from there, rather than trying to...
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