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  1. Late 19th Century British Battalion Formations and Tactical Methods

    Hello, all. I’m looking for information on how British infantry companies and battalions were supposed to function on the battlefield, from about 1880 to 1900. I’ve tried to dig up drill manuals online, but haven’t found what I’m looking for. An example of the sort of summary info I’m looking...

  2. Survey: Actual German Annexations, 1914

    I'd like to get, in one convenient location, your views about what Germany might plausibly seize (or place under domination) in the event that she won in the West in 1914. I will refrain from arguing for or against anything, though I will propose objections and ask what you think about them...

  3. Earlier, and longer, Zeppelin hey-day?

    Okay, this might be a dumb suggestion, but that's never stopped me before. So I like zeppelins, quite a lot. But frankly, there was only a very brief span of time when they might've had any significant utility at all, before being absolutely eclipsed by airplanes. I wonder if we might expand...

  4. AHC: Make Germany Abandon the "Schlieffen" Plan

    Okay, I figure the plan to attack France through Belgium, in order to knock France out of the war before Russia can act effectively, would only be abandoned for one of two reasons. First, they decide that the likely political cost would be too high (ie, by bringing Britain into the war). The...

  5. What if the CP won? German domestic politics only!

    If the CP "won" -- which encompasses anything from crushing France and Russia, to merely compelling them to make peace and deconstruct the Franco-Russian Entente -- what domestic political changes take place in Germany? Does the system go on as before? Does the monarchy get strengthened...

  6. France invades Belgium in 1914; what does Britain do?

    Assume the Great War comes about broadly in the same way as OTL, except this time (for whatever reason) Germany remains on the defensive in the West. Stymied in A-L and feeling pressured to help the Russians, France attempts a "left hook" through Belgium. How does Great Britain respond?

  7. To whom did Alsace-Lorraine rightfully belong in 1870?

    I'm trying to get a feel for attitudes towards ownership of Alsace-Lorraine. This will only help me if you post a brief reason for your view, so I'd appreciate it if you'd do so. I'm posting this in the After 1900 forum because the issue is so intimately connected with WW1; if you think it...

  8. Politics and Alliances With a Delayed Great War

    If some form of Great War were delayed for a few years (say 3-5), how might Europe's system of alliances, or at least national sympathies, have changed? I'd assume that the Franco-Russian Entente stays together, as a counter to Germany. I'd assume that Germany and A-H remain allied. I'd...

  9. WI France supported the Rhenish Republic?

    In 1923, a cluster of separatist movements arose along the Rhine, their capitals located at Aachen, Koblenz and Essen. Though never a mass movement, and though motivated by differing goals, they were politically significant movements which received a very limited amount of support and...

  10. If Germany goes East in 1917, what of A-H?

    Okay, let's assume for a moment that WW1doesnt break out in 1914, but that France and Russia find a pretext to go to war against the CP in 1917, once they believe Russia's military reforms have reached a suitable state. In this event, Germany probably won't attack France, as they figured a...

  11. U.S. Neutral in Anglo-Japanese War

    Situation: it is 1928. Japan invades the NEI. Britain gets drawn in against Japan. The U.S. is determinedly neutral and a big trading partner to both of the primary warring nations. Can the U.S. carry on trade with both? What can the British "lawfully" do to disrupt Japanese-American trade...

  12. International Credit and Sustaining War

    I'm woefully ignorant of the economic underpinnings of war, so please bear with me as I ask a dumb question. I understand that international credit is vital for sustaining a war effort. Thus, if no unsecured American loans to the Entente, sustaining WW1 past 1916 or 1917 becomes problematic...

  13. WI: No Air-Policing

    In the 1920's Trenchard proposed that the RAF be allowed to try policing Iraq. The experiment was regarded as a great success. The garrison of Iraq was vastly reduced, and British military expenditure in Iraq dropped from about 7 millions in 1922, to under 2 millions in 1929. It also led to a...

  14. USN With No Philippines

    Assume that, for whatever reason, the U.S. either never occupied the Philippines or else didn't retain them past 1900. What effect does this have on U.S. Navy size, force composition, and warship design?

  15. Were BB Armor Schemes Misguided?

    I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question, but... Some years ago I read vvJutland: An Analysis of the Fighting. IIRC, it documented virtually every hit and demonstrated that only a small fraction struck the armor belts; the great majority struck deck, turret or superstructure armor...

  16. British Naval Aviation Doctrine

    This is just a request for information. I have a couple of books that at least touch on the development of Japanese and American carrier doctrines in the 1920's and 30's. But I haven't been able to find any dealing with the British. First, can anybody point me to one? Preferably in Kindle...

  17. Helicopter Gunships, 1945

    By late 1944, the Germans had functional helicopters (Flettner FL-282 Kolibri, Foch-Angelis FA-223 Drache), a potential primitive ATGW (Ruhrstahl X-4/7), an unguided HE rocket (R4M), lightweight auto-cannon (MG 151/20, MK 108) and a crude but functional infrared sight (FG 1250). In other...

  18. WI:Military Coup Opens Western Front

    So. What if the German military killed Hitler and his closest pals, then tried to negotiate with the W Allies? I'm pretty sure the W Allies wouldn't treat without the Soviets. So, the German leadership then throws open the Western Front to allow the W Allies to get as far east as possible...

  19. AHC: Cancel the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals

    As it says in the title, but there are two rules: 1) don't use a major war or war scare 2) don't use a terrorist attack or threat of same

  20. Indian Army in a Pacific War

    If GB was involved in a war with Japan in the late 20's or very early 30's, how much might the British Empire rely on the Indian Army for ground troops to defend Singapore and the Malay Barrier and recapture Hong Kong, Borneo and northeastern DEI? Further, if the Empire called for Indian...
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