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    Operation Sea Lion (1974 Sandhurst Wargame)

    For a fuller criticism of the Sandhurst game, I suggest reading the Talk page of the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Operation_Sea_Lion_(wargame)
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    Wi:US funds flooding the Qattara Depression 1957

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    Vichy France join the Axis 1940

    France could be offered the Channel Islands, French Switzerland, maybe British possessions in the Middle East and Africa and other colonies of European powers such as the Belgian Congo but the major sticking point would be Morocco and those areas claimed by Spain and Italy. So you have to come...
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    What if Australia had gotten high-speed rail?

    Building a high speed train is often touted as a sustainable and environmentally sensible solution to the emissions and pollution problems caused by alternative forms of transport (especially aircraft). Would the construction of the high speed train line require much space outside the existing...
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    www.facebook.com/sealion1940

    www.facebook.com/sealion1940
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    1939: Britain and France guarantee Polish territory from invasion by Anybody ie Germany AND Russia

    Britain and France said they would protect Poland if it was invaded by Germany. What if they had said if anybody invades Poland (ie Russia as well)? Would they go to war with Russia when Russia invades, or would Stalin not invade?
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    Why are Sealion threads so hated on this site?

    One of the German soldiers involved in Sealion did make it ashore - as a prisoner of war later in the war. He got sick and was then buried in England and his grave stone is still there, so could be said to have taken over some English land. He was one of the generals in charge of the proposed...
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    Why are Sealion threads so hated on this site?

    Actually the Salerno landings might be a better comparison, there are multiple reasons why Overlord is no comparison to Sealion (not least their relative sizes and complexity, the difference in the strength/extent of the defence works, the differences between the size and effectiveness and...
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    Carrier dropped Fritz-X (like)

    Maybe a version of the Do 335 Pfeil? Two engines, larger cockpit, but doesn't take up so much space?
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    What is the absolute best that the AXIS could do in North Africa .What happens after that .

    This page explains a lot about the problems encountered by the Italian air force - it seems they didn't necessarily have to build more aircraft, they just had to stop selling them to overseas buyers (including Britain!) https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/regia-aeronautica-malta-1942/
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    Why couldn’t the Royal Navy build good battleships?

    Actually it wasn't done electronically, even in 1953, watch this fascinating video:
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    What is the absolute best that the AXIS could do in North Africa .What happens after that .

    If Tunisia became Italian, what effect would that have on Spain? Might it encourage Spain to make a grab for French Morocco? The Italian fleet would do better if it got back better intelligence about the results of its frogmen operations - they didn't know they had battleship superiority after...
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    What if: Small Pox outbreak in 2014

    :hushedface:eek! What if they decide that using nerve agent or polonium isn't working/nasty enough, the way they want to get rid of a political opponent overseas is to use that stuff and then claim it was the locals who used it!
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    Diesel Kriegsmarine

    The death of King would have major implications for US-British relations and US strategy
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    What if: Small Pox outbreak in 2014

    All those anti-vax people would die and that would be the end of their stupidity! No, wait, they would be lining up for natural healing - There would be lots of cowpox parties I suppose. Still got my scar from smallpox vaccination, how long does immunity last?
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    A Better Bren/Universal Carrier?

    Do you want to make it into an APC or what? It couldn't carry a whole section/squad. How about the Dragon? By the way it was used like a tank, a proportion were armed with Boys AT rifles. The Australians put their Vickers MG's in them. There was also an attempt to put a armoured cover on...
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    Alternate Space Ports?

    Australia was only the third nation to launch a satellite. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-29/50-years-since-first-satellite-launch-wresat/9205878 Latest proposal is for a Northern Territory space port...
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    HMS Victory's last battle.

    could be a target of a Beadeker raid
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    WI - Jeep powered by Austin instead of Willys engine

    Austin, eh? How soon would it break down?
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    Germany adopts the E tank plan pre war standardization

    The infantry often requested a support tank, and got the Stug, but they were impressed by the first version of the Matilda - thick armour and a machine gun, so a similar version of the Panzer 1 was built. "The Ausf. F was considered a support tank, with 80 mm (3.14 in) of armor. It had a revised...
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