vl100butch
Donor
Just an odd thought that came to me this afternoon:
Background: as a butterfly/offshoot from Zheng He's Alternate Indian Ocean TL
What if, during the summer of 1943 several larger US carriers were deployed to Scapa Flow en-route to the Pacific to act in concert with the RN to take out Tirpitz ? (yes, you could say they took a wrong turn at Albuquerque ;-) ).
The reason I'm suggesting Zheng's TL is due to the increased cooperation between the RN and USN during 1942 where King isn't as Anglophobic due to the obvious results of cooperation between the navies in the Indian Ocean.
Then, I'd add one more action before they head through Suez...WI, the carriers launched fighter sweeps from locations off of the Netherlands in conjunction with a daytime air raid? (I know this may be a bridge too far as far as the USAAF and Navy cooperating...but you might have one or two of the old Indian Ocean types hanging around)
Anyway, throwing this one out there to see if anything sticks... (and Zheng, this TL would begin in June or July of 1943)...
Background: as a butterfly/offshoot from Zheng He's Alternate Indian Ocean TL
What if, during the summer of 1943 several larger US carriers were deployed to Scapa Flow en-route to the Pacific to act in concert with the RN to take out Tirpitz ? (yes, you could say they took a wrong turn at Albuquerque ;-) ).
The reason I'm suggesting Zheng's TL is due to the increased cooperation between the RN and USN during 1942 where King isn't as Anglophobic due to the obvious results of cooperation between the navies in the Indian Ocean.
Then, I'd add one more action before they head through Suez...WI, the carriers launched fighter sweeps from locations off of the Netherlands in conjunction with a daytime air raid? (I know this may be a bridge too far as far as the USAAF and Navy cooperating...but you might have one or two of the old Indian Ocean types hanging around)
Anyway, throwing this one out there to see if anything sticks... (and Zheng, this TL would begin in June or July of 1943)...