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As we all know, British military thinking in OTL’s Cold War centred on the BAOR in Germany. In an alternate timeline where the Nazi’s managed to “win” the war in Europe (losing Africa, but beating Russia somehow and convincing a war-weary Britain into a ceasefire c.1945-46) what would British...

Wotcher, The RAF had a hysterically failed conception of how warfare would occur in a strategic sense, and thus over-committed to bombing campaigns. These campaigns depleted RAF and allied forces dramatically without achieving any real political effect on the German state. But what if the RAF...

Who Dares Wins: Britain’s War of 1982-83 By: History Foundation of Europe Sarthak Bikram Panta LONDON © 2021 Chapter 1: The Fortress of Britain Modern Day Gibraltar Since the age of the Ancient Greeks, Gibraltar has had an eventful history. Considered to have been the site of the Pillars of...

Hey there. So, I'm really fascinated by the Battle of France (including Low Countries) and trying to figure out how the Allies lost without some popular historical narrative to explain it. And from what I've read, it sounds like the biggest factor that allowed the Germans to edge out their...

Asides from the soviet LA-5s out of Italy supporting the partisans in Yugoslavia and the Murmansk RAF sorties escorting the convoys, there wasn't any more notable inter theater cooperations asides from the french, which attained legendary status in the east. Could the soviets or the Allies put a...

Would they be enough to: Stop tactical attacks by medium bombers, fighters, etc on logistics, troops, tanks, etc, Defend strategic areas, From Poland to European Russia Stop a potential silverplate raid Soviets had a hardened tactical force by the late 40s, the Yak-3s, La-7s were probably one...

Something i thought about it last night, i've always lurked here and seem those "improve x by y year" or "best possible equipment for x", but how about the worst? Since i basically know nothing on logistics or doctrine, let's focus on equipment. Axis or Allies Bonus if either one gets to fight...

The P-40 was a good aircraft but it was always hampered in one way or another, from the single stage super charger optimised for low altitude performance, an engine that was unsatisfactory in the european theater and more. While there were ettempts to make it better like the P-40F using the good...

As the title says the results of Operation Sky Shield 1 and 2 were leaked to the press, that RAF Vulcan bombers succeeded in not just beating the USAF but also succeeded in hitting their simulated targets with only 1 loss? How would the public react the failure of USAF? How would the Soviets...

Can anyone help me with information about British RAF Expansion Scheme M in details (detailed information about army cooperation sqadrons and overseas deployment)?

Quoted from the following source: https://hushkit.net/2012/10/21/how-the-zero-won-the-battle-of-britain/ "In this subjunctive history, we look at how the Luftwaffe’s Mitsubishi A6M ‘Zero’s were a decisive weapon in the Battle of Britain. In the Messerschmitt Bf 109 the Luftwaffe possessed...

By the end of the first week of September 1940 RAF's Fighter Command was at it's lowest ebb. Fighter strength was typically at 550 ready aircraft for Hurricane and Spitfire squadrons with, by early September, just over 100 aircraft in reserve and 80 aircraft serving in training units. Roughly...

What if the US stayed neutral in WW2, leaving Britain as the sole democratic country remaining in Europe fighting against the Axis; yet the British still win the war, leading to them (along with resurrected France) dominating Europe afterward? As a bonus challenge, have the USSR temporarily...

I know the Whale Has Wings and sequels (now available in paperback) but this is such a rich vein of underperformance that many other scenarios could be tried. Mid-1935 Vickers Venom The ministry feel that this airframe could try a larger power plant (say the lightened Mercury IX). Is all that...