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  1. WI: Initial mass use of tanks at the Somme by the British.

    I don't believe the British Army could logistically support a breakthrough in 1916, no matter how many tanks they have or what condition they're in. The supply network can't do it, the army can't move fast enough, they haven't mastered pre-registered counter-battery fire, and so on.

  2. Ugliest airplane?

    This is not an airplane. It's a podracer.

  3. Discussion: Comparing British and German industries 1900-1940

    Is this supposed to be a problem?

  4. Star Trek v Star Wars

    How, exactly, did George Lucas copy Star Trek? There aren't many similarities between the two apart from "science fiction" and vaguely similar names.

  5. AHC: President Babe Ruth

    The issues with Babe Ruth becoming President include: - Lack of formal education; - Poor work ethic; - Catholicism I just don't see how he could pull it off.

  6. Hearts of Iron IV Thread

    Hearts of Iron IV is 33% off on Steam and Paradox. I just picked it up (haven't played it yet).

  7. White house hostage crisis

    I'm fairly certain the premise is impossible to begin with - you'd need dozens, perhaps hundreds, of heavily armed, well-trained commandos to pull it off, which opens them up to being identified and their plot stopped long before it becomes an imminent threat. Pennsylvania Avenue was closed off...

  8. Equipment and Tactics of an Extended Great War?

    It is possible that British infantry would have been equipped with Adamsite grenades in 1919. I've found a few references to the use of Adamsite in bombs by British forces in Murmansk and Arkhangelsk during their intervention in Russia, and Paddy Griffith describes the development of a...

  9. Equipment and Tactics of an Extended Great War?

    British infantry platoons would likely develop into something very similar to modern platoons, featuring three rifle sections supported by a heavy weapons section built around the Lewis Gun. The standard British infantry platoon in the 1916-17 period was built around the idea of four sections...

  10. Why do we hate Woodrow Wilson?

    I don't see how this is a supportable argument, but I digress. From my position, the Federal Reserve was one of the most beneficial acts Wilson made.

  11. WI: Great Toledo Fire?

    Steel and concrete baseball stadiums were already in vogue, and I dont believe any of those ever burned down (unlike the older, wooden stadiums they replaced - I believe the final Polo Grounds in New York was the forth stadium to occupy the site, if I remember correctly). I can see such an...

  12. Why was Mexico essentially a 1-party state from 1934-2000?

    Because the PRI was both very popular (at times) and rigged elections.

  13. Obama uses Democratic supermajority early on

    Medicare for All was not going to happen. There were too many Democratic Senators who were opposed to a public option, let alone universal Medicare, for that to be feasible - Joe Lieberman, Max Baucus, Kent Conrad, and Ben Nelson in particular. I doubt Medicare for All could get through a...

  14. No Russians lend lease

    I believe the answer is generally Yes, but at significantly greater cost and without the ability to make the grand advances of 1944-5 that the Red Army made. As I recall, very little Lend Lease arrived before 1943, and the Soviets essentially ended any possibility of German victory before then...

  15. Sunken Confederacy

    So far, this looks interesting - plenty of information to set the scene, plenty left open for future elaboration. Looking forward to the next installment.

  16. Hearts of Iron IV Thread

    HOI2 (with Doomsday and Armageddon) is on sale for $2.99 right now in the Paradox shop, if you're feeling nostalgic.

  17. Hearts of Iron IV Thread

    You could sell them to your allies, which I think is what he's referring to.

  18. Hearts of Iron IV Thread

    In HOI2 I always just organized the older battleships into large battlegroups and upgraded them fully with modules, and then used them for shore bombardment, combat patrols, and escorting transports. I never actually got rid of anything above light cruiser.

  19. Cuban Missile Crisis like scenario in the mid 1950s

    As I understand, that was our nuclear policy throughout the 1950's (and, if I remember correctly, the U.S. has still not ruled out a nuclear first strike).

  20. Highest Possible US GDP

    6% average annual growth for 70 years is outright impossible.
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