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  1. AHC: the best possible Luftwaffe for 1940

    The He 111 and Do 17 weren't very impressive in their first iterations either (nor the B-17 for that matter). Sure it'll need some fixing, and maybe there were better options on the drawing board, but for a campaign against the UK and/or USSR (granted Hitler thought both would be short), they...

  2. AHC: the best possible Luftwaffe for 1940

    Okay, in that case, bonk Wever on the head and have the Ju 89 produced.

  3. AHC: the best possible Luftwaffe for 1940

    Have Wever live and the Ju 89 produced to give the Luftwaffe a strategic capability. I'm sure losing a few Do 17s in return is worthwhile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_89

  4. American-Franco/British Split: What does the rest of NATO do?

    Doesn’t that essentially destroy NATO in itself? For practical purposes, America’s entries into the Continent and rear bases of operations for a crisis in Germany are mostly gone. NATO will collapse because it’s no longer really practical as a defensive alliance.

  5. Red Europe

    They would if they wanted to defeat the UK. The Germans were unable when they dominated Europe, and the Soviets lack the submarine threat to British convoys. Britain can't defeat the USSR on its own, but it can act as the jump-off point for American forces, just as it did OTL. As for...

  6. Red Europe

    You are assuming Europe stays red. I would wager that following a Soviet invasion of the West you would still see a continuation of something similar to OTL WWII. Britain didn’t make peace with Hitler in 1940, it’s unlikely they would give in to a stab in the back from Stalin two years later...

  7. Normandy/Brittany in a Stalemated War Scenario

    It is. They lacked the industrial capacity to separate U-235, their scientists had clear misconceptions about the design and construction of a bomb, and they had no reliable delivery system. Not to mention any serious work towards a bomb was halted in 1942...

  8. Normandy/Brittany in a Stalemated War Scenario

    Any scenario requiring OTL Germany to get nukes during the war is exactly impossible. So long as they are fighting the USSR, US, and UK at the same time, they will not win. Period. Once the WAllies are established ashore, it's only a matter of time before Germany falls.

  9. The Bedouins Dream of Allah (A Saudi Arabian Axis discussion)

    But why? They were already on good relations with the West, and surrounded by British territory. Besides, any German investment, especially military buildup, will not go unnoticed and is easily matched by the Allies. I don’t think even Hitler would consider it a worthwhile use of resources. I...

  10. The Bedouins Dream of Allah (A Saudi Arabian Axis discussion)

    The problem is, just deciding doesn’t cut it. I seriously doubt they had the capability to even project a sizeable force (battalion size? Maybe?) to a major city in a neighboring nation, and that doesn’t account for British resistance. It’s kinda like Ireland joining the Axis. Great, one more...

  11. The Bedouins Dream of Allah (A Saudi Arabian Axis discussion)

    I don’t see it happening. Each of those countries is attached to either the UK or France, so attacking any direction will draw a strong Allied response. The UK kept a very strong Middle East presence throughout the war, and I would imagine the Saudis don’t have the strength, industry, or...

  12. The Bedouins Dream of Allah (A Saudi Arabian Axis discussion)

    If the Saudis are on the Axis side, there is no chance of them getting oil to either member. Geography is working very much against them, as they are surrounded by Egypt, Iraq, British East Africa, and India. I think their only mention in the history books would be a blurb about the motorized...

  13. When did the Red Army become the qualitative equal of the Heer?

    Are you talking on a man-to-man or leadership basis? Because I don’t think they ever did, as the Soviet campaigns to the end of the war still resulted in incredibly unequal loss ratios and were won in the main by larger numbers. In terms of individual equipment, it’s easy to say that the Soviets...

  14. Japan declares war on USA and USSR

    *Cough*

  15. If even one early encirclement in Barbarossa had been avoided, would the Soviets win a year early?

    The 101st Airborne would like a word with you.

  16. WI: Yom Kippur War-style invasion of RSA

    They started the 1967 war, nukes weren't ever an issue. You have to look at the situation in the scenario presented. Hackett's WW3 is a global contest between Communism and the West. In this conflict, South Africa is on the West's side (and I believe has USN/USAF bases). The first escalation...

  17. WI: Yom Kippur War-style invasion of RSA

    The only invasion Israel faced while a nuclear power was the Yom Kippur War. As close as it was, the Arabs never managed a serious breakthrough. Do you think if Syrian tanks were rolling into Tel Aviv and Israel was under serious threat of destruction that nukes would not be brought onto the...

  18. WI: Yom Kippur War-style invasion of RSA

    While I can't speak much to the conventional side of the conflict, it's worth remembering the RSA was a nuclear power at the time. I don't remember if Hackett goes into that aspect, but if the coalition makes serious progress, you can bet that the South Africans will make a threat and then use...

  19. WI: Nuclear Warfare Was Used Against Afghanistan After 9/11?

    There is zero point in the US launching nukes anywhere in Afghanistan. It simply makes no sense. The 9/11 attacks were not state-orchestrated, so there is no point in hitting Kabul. Not to mention the fact that using nukes is a huge escalation that will kill 100-fold the number of civilians...

  20. Update in fighter armament

    Getting hit by a 20mm M61 burst is just as likely to rip a plane to shreds as a 30mm burst. That being said, as others have mentioned it's been a long time since any US aircraft have had any gun kills. If you're close enough to hit an enemy with the gun, you've already screwed up. Not to mention...
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