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  1. Gunner's_Quadrant

    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Just not British motorbikes, their cars were the same way. I had an MGB that had an assigned carlift at my local foreign car repair shop. I think I funded his early retirement with that car. Same went for anyone I knew who had a Jaguar.
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    The Pacific War begins without the Pearl Harbour raid. USN actions?

    Where are you getting this from? The big killer was the aerial torpedo. Of the 4 active battleships sunk, the California and Oklahoma were solely due to torpedo hits, the West Virginia took 7 torpedo and 2 AP bomb hits (I would tend to lean towards torpedoes being the primary cause of her...
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    The Pacific War begins without the Pearl Harbour raid. USN actions?

    Doctrine is how you plan and train to fight. That does't preclude the exigencies of war preventing you from following your doctrine but if you have the choice you try to follow your doctrine. There is no such thing as FIXED doctrine, but you don't want to spend months or years training to...
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    The Pacific War begins without the Pearl Harbour raid. USN actions?

    The Kido Butai (1st Air Fleet) consisted of the 1st, 2nd and 5th Carrier Divisions at the onset of the Pacific war. 2nd Carrier Division was originally slated by the Japanese Navy General Staff to cover the Southern Operations (Malaya and NEI) but that was changed when Yamamato threatened to...
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    The Pacific War begins without the Pearl Harbour raid. USN actions?

    If it at Wake, It would have to a Wake 3.0 or something along those lines. The Japanese would probably have to make a third attempt to take the island, this time with major elements of the IJN and that might draw out the US Navy and you could get a version of MIdway. The IJN wanted a...
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    The Pacific War begins without the Pearl Harbour raid. USN actions?

    Unlikely. If the Kido Butai is not returning from Pearl Harbor, there are no significant reinforcements remaining within the IJN 4th Fleet to meet the larger USN relief task force. The whole of the IJN 4th Fleet was assigned to the capture of Wake Atoll with the exception of one light cruiser...
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    What are plausible decisions the United States could have made after Pearl Harbor to improve their performance in the war?

    He is not referring to Fabrique Nationale but the FM (Fusil Mitrailleur) 24/29. The French knock-off of the BAR with the magazine feed coming from the top rather than from underneath.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    A nice dry Beefeaters just may be his cup of tea. XD
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Watch out, next thing we know P-M will have a character named Roland appear in the story. ;)
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    WI Joe Namath decides to play for the St Louis Cardinals in 1965?

    Ah yes, the bumbling Football Cardinals, AKA the Big Red and the Gridbirds. I so well remember Bill Bidwell and his magnificent management team. With every draft, you were always wondering how they would manage to pass on the best player available and instead draft some unknown prospect that...
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    Japan wins sea battle at Midway but loses the invasion

    Eddie Albert did sing in musicals like Oklahoma and The Music Man; he wasn't ever a recording artist like Frank Sinatra. I remember seeing him as a kid singing at the St. Louis Muni in The Music Man.
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    Can France win in Vietnam?

    Militarily it is going to be extremely tough. If the French had been successful with Operation Lea in 1947 and captured or killed the Viet-Minh leadership, then the French might have had a chance. The French managed to more or less keep a stalemate on military terms through 1950. It was only...
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    Japan wins sea battle at Midway but loses the invasion

    Actually, this is drastically undercounting USMC firepower on Midway. They had: 2 - 7" batteries (4 guns) 3 - 5" batteries (6 guns) 8 - 3" batteries (28 guns) [6 USMC defense battalion batteries of 4 guns and 2 USN manned batteries of 2 guns] Plus the machines guns you mentioned.
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    Who would win a 1939 War: German Polish Alliance vs Soviet Union

    I'm having a hard time understanding this scenario. I can possibly envision the Poles accepting some sort of alliance with Germany. What I can't see is the new alliance then making a surprise attack on the Soviet Union in 1939. The Germans weren't planning for a war in 1939. Hitler didn't...
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    That is a definite possibility but von Papen has the personality and beliefs that would fit quite well with the "Financier".
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II

    Have we just seen the public persona of the "Financier"? I'm sure his appearance is more than just a cameo.
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    How long could Wake Island have held if equipped as lavishly as Midway

    What are your sources for the Japanese capturing damaged American sets at Corregidor? I am not familiar with this event. I was aware of the following: The only operational USAAF set was at Iba and was destroyed on the first day of the war. Two other non-operational sets at Legaspi and near...
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    IJN Amagi VS. USS Alaska

    He is trying to find a universe in which an Alaska class BC is a good design; he deserves some credit for that. x'D
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    What company could replace Lockheed as America’s secret aircraft manufacturer?

    Well, Bell was on the ground floor with their Aircomet so if they could make their plane perform better they have a candidate. Also, McDonnell was an early jet pioneer with the 1st naval jet fighter. I would think that North American Aircraft and Convair would be candidates for the spy plane...
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    Keep the Essex class as a strike carrier

    The Hornet won't be refueling at cruising speed, which is approximately 520 knots. Heck, most tankers can't get up to that speed. Hornet's refuel at a range of 120-150 knots about their stall speed, which is around 120 knots, depending on load and angle of attack. Stall speed is the most...
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