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  1. Alternate warships of nations

    Surrey, Algerie, and Northampton classes would all have been decent choices. Especially if they could have been modified for Greek requirements such as dropping range for more SHP or more armor. Another choice would have been the York class. While not the best heavy cruiser they would have...

  2. Alternate warships of nations

    During the late 1920s it seems like the Greek navy was interested in buying a pair of cruisers, probably heavy cruisers. Does anyone have more information on exactly what they were looking design wise?

  3. How not to build a submarine. The Collins Class.

    One thing I would like to ask is why wasn't the Suffren class considered by the Australians? It has a crew size comparable to the Collins and is the smallest modern SSN from a western nation. And it wouldn't have pissed the French off so much. And from what I have read the Australians and the...

  4. WI/AHC: Battleship equivalent of a "seventy-four"

    Not necessarily. Battlecruisers were sometimes more expensive compared to their battleship counterparts. A 74 equivalent would be liken the British 12 inch armed Dreadnoughts at Jutland. Lacking as much firepower and armor as the newer 13.5 inch and 15 inch battleships but still able to be part...

  5. AHC/WI: Akagi or Kaga?

    I voted for Akagi. But if a carrier survives Midway this has a HUGE impact on Santa Cruz and the Eastern Solomons. Both involved 2 USN fleet carriers vs 2 IJN fleet carriers plus a light fleet carrier. A third IJN fleet carrier could easily tip the balance in the IJNs favor especially at Santa...

  6. WI/AHC: Battleship equivalent of a "seventy-four"

    As mentioned earlier treaty cruisers became the new 74, especially within the RN as they served as station and squadron flagships and often were the largest ships in many WW2 engagements. A way to get a larger more powerful ship to fill in this gap between a BB and a CA would be to try and...

  7. Alternate warships of nations

    THIS. If the Invincibles had been the same size as the Centaurs with the idea of operating as a light fleet carrier with Harriers, and without the weird hanger shape they would have been great ships with a larger air group.

  8. A Blunted Sickle - Thread II

    I think you are right that PDF27 has mentioned that Germany wont be divided my bad. Regarding Silesia and Pommerania I think the German's will keep a bit more but then OTL such as Breslau and Stettin. Right, I think you have mentioned that Germany won't be divided before and I accept your...

  9. A Blunted Sickle - Thread II

    For the division of Germany what about dividing Germany, and Austria, into two. First off, Prussia is abolished and East Prussia is handed over to Poland. Then a North German Republic is established with: Brandenburg Westphalia Rhineland Hesse-Kessel Mecklenburg Oldenburg Saxony Thuringia...

  10. Alternate warships of nations

    Seydlitz should have been sunk during the night when she ran across a British Battle Squadron who decided not to fire on her so they wouldn't give away their position. Von Der Tann was also in rough shape IIRC with all of her main battery turrets knocked out and some flooding from hits from 5th...

  11. Alternate warships of nations

    As others have alluded to, and I will explain in a later post, this is not HMS Lion from WW1. This is a new ship more along the lines of a fully armored battlecruiser. I'm surprised nobody talked about how asb my ambush off Samar, especially when compared to the otl battle of Samar. I wanted...

  12. Alternate warships of nations

    Izumo class battleship Izumo (Laid down April 1932, Launched January 1935, Commissioned August 1936), named for the province, the WOWS battleship, and the current destroyer Izumo Tosa (Laid down March 1933, launched July 1936, Commissioned November 1937), named for the never completed...

  13. Alternate warships of nations

    Owari Class Battleship Owari (Laid down April 1932, Launched January 1935, Commissioned August 1936), named for the home province of 2 of Japan's great unifiers Mikawa (Laid down March 1933, launched July 1936, Commissioned November 1937), Named for the home province of the 3rd of Japan's great...

  14. Alternate warships of nations

    This is the first time I am trying to put together a brief story so any and all constructive criticism is more than welcomed. This is an attempt at writing a plausible background of Japan building battleships/battlecruisers within the interwar treaty system before going straight to the Yamato...

  15. Alternate warships of nations

    This is a pretty interesting idea but as others have said the Ise's and Fuso's would have been better candidates. Plus the IJN gun club would have been unwilling to sacrifice the Nagato's because of those 16 inch guns. The biggest problem I have with this timeline, and it's very nitpicky, is...

  16. General Alyskan Navy Thread

    I really enjoy your posts Count. Regarding the IJN Kii class the ATL reasoning behind it is crazy but makes sense from the perspective of the IJN. Also, what inspired you to make up such a ship as I can't find any Yamato preliminary designs for such a ship.

  17. Alternate warships of nations

    Thanks I'll check it out. To add some discussion would it be possible to remove 1 turret from the FUSO's and ISE's during their rebuild and the space used to add more engine and increase speed to a more usable 27 knots or so? Also it might have been discussed before but what about doing the...

  18. What if the InterWar RCN was given the same portional funding as the RAN?

    I have pretty limited knowledge about the subject but I'll wade in anyways. For cruisers someone mentioned the Hawkins class. Those paired with a C or D class would work perfectly for the RCN. This would take some pressure off the RN while expanding the RCN's capabilities. The big focus could...

  19. AHC/WI: Stronger IJN light cruiser line

    Unless you change Japanese doctrine I don't really see why they would make more light cruisers. Perhaps the 15.5 cm triple turret is more successful and provides a more rapid rate of fire compared to OTL, addressing one of Calbears concerns, this leads to the IJN deciding that a mix of 15.5 cm...

  20. Japan surrenders after Battle of the Philippine Sea

    The other long term effects include what to do with Karafuto, southern Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands. First off without fighting Japan then Russia might not get these territories back. Southern Karafuto gives Japan a land border with Russia and control of some or all of the Kurils turns the...
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