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For navy you can just go with OTL late-war USN replacing the subs with XXI's. I saw the I-201 class proposed above but with the exception of the underwater speed the XXI was the better boat.
 

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I'm curious: why not the PPSh-41? It did have a much higher ROF.

Afaik, the T-44 never saw combat, the IS-3 barelly came out in time for the Berlin victory parade and the Ho-Ri never made it past prototype. So... not sure they should be in these lists...
Since Japan didn't surrender until September 2nd I don't see the issue with the IS-3 to be honest.
 
For navy you can just go with OTL late-war USN replacing the subs with XXI's. I saw the I-201 class proposed above but with the exception of the underwater speed the XXI was the better boat.

I chose the I-201s because they had better torpedoes, were faster, and had about the same range. The practical differences were fairly small and the best submarines to have a measurable impact on the war were probably the Gato class.
 
I chose the I-201s because they had better torpedoes, were faster, and had about the same range. The practical differences were fairly small and the best submarines to have a measurable impact on the war were probably the Gato class.
Yes about the same range on the surface but at a faster average speed.(6 knots for the 201s VS 10 for the XXIs) Also the XXI's while slower underwater had a much longer max range and a faster speed for that max range.(135nm at 3 knots for the 201s VS 340 at 5 for the XXIs) Plus the XXI's were much better built for the crew though given the 201s ended up having to hold 50 in a space built for 30 that wasn't hard. Also by the wars end the Long Lance wasn't the all pro world beater it used to be with the US having fixed the kings in the Mark 14 and the Germans with the homing torps.
 

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Yes about the same range on the surface but at a faster average speed.(6 knots for the 201s VS 10 for the XXIs) Also the XXI's while slower underwater had a much longer max range and a faster speed for that max range.(135nm at 3 knots for the 201s VS 340 at 5 for the XXIs) Plus the XXI's were much better built for the crew though given the 201s ended up having to hold 50 in a space built for 30 that wasn't hard. Also by the wars end the Long Lance wasn't the all pro world beater it used to be with the US having fixed the kings in the Mark 14 and the Germans with the homing torps.
Why are you bringing up the Long Lance when you're talking about subs? The Long Lance (or Type 93 as it's designation was) was a surface ship torpedo.
 

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Mainly because I've always considered the Type 95 to be just a Long Lance variant.
You shouldn't, primarily beacuse it causes confusion since those of us that prefer accuracy don't. While the Type 95 (submarine version) was developed from the Type 93, the Type 95 wasn't the only japanese submarine launched torpedo.
 
You shouldn't, primarily beacuse it causes confusion since those of us that prefer accuracy don't. While the Type 95 (submarine version) was developed from the Type 93, the Type 95 wasn't the only japanese submarine launched torpedo.
Still in referring to the 201s it was the main torp it was going to use. I'd take a late war Mark 14 or properly built German Torp over the 95 any day.
 
My military of choice would be something to the order of:

Battle Rifle: FG-42
Assault Rifle: StG-45
DMR: M1D
Sniper Rifle: Finnish M39 Mosin Nagant
Submachine gun: Hungarian Danuvia 43M
LMG: Czech ZB-30
GPMG: M1919A4
HMG: M2 Browning
Flamethrower: M2
Light AT gun: 45mm M-42 Anti-Tank gun (USSR)
Heavy AT/AA multipurpose gun: US 90mm Gun M3

Light tank: M24 Chaffee
Medium tank/MBT: Centurion (easy pick)
Heavy tank: Hungarian 44M Tas
Tank destroyer: M36 Jackson

Light bomber: Swedish SAAB B-17
Medium bomber: Ju-188
Heavy bomber: B-29, alternatively Lancaster
Intruder: Mosquito
Night fighter: He-219
Single engine fighter: P-51D, alternatively P-47 fighter bomber
Carrier fighter: F4U Corsair
Jet: Gloster Meteor
 
Well this can be interesting so here goes:

Rifle: StG 44
Sniper Rifle: K98k (7.92mm) + scope
SMG: Sten 9mm
Infantry machine gun ZB vz. 27 (Bren 7.92mm)
Infantry anti tank: 3.45 RCL (HESH)
Infantry mortar: 81mm M1
Heavy machine gun: MG 42
Anti tank gun: 17 pdr
Artillery Guns: QF 25 pdr, BL 5.5 inch, BL 7.2 inch; 10cm NbW 25 heavy mortar
Anti-air: Bofors 40mm, Orelikon 20mm; no high calibre AAA (poor CBR)
Other tank guns: QF 95mm Howitzer, QF 2-pdr, QF 6-pdr, Flying dustbin

Tank: Centurion I, if not then Jagpanther
"Engineering" Tank: Churchill VIII, Churchill AVRE
APC: Churchill Kangaroo or Sexton Kangaroo
SPG's: Sexton, Cardinal, Achilles
Reconnaissance/Airborne Tank: Tetrach, Alecto

Fighter (Escort Fighter): Vampire (Mustang)
Night Fighter: Mosquito
Fighter-Bomber/CAS: Corsair, Skyraider
Photo-Recon: Mustang, Mosquito
Anti-tank: Mosquito
Anti-shipping: Mosquito
Anti-submarine: Catalina, Liberator (also tows Hamilcar gliders)
Bomber: Mosquito, Lancaster Tallboy
Carrier: Sea Mosquito, Sea Vampire, Corsair, Skyraider

USSR provided insufficient room for crew in its tanks, so I din't include them.


German doctrine (the pure non nazi influenced one)
US production capacity
Russian Manpower
French girls
Winston Churchill

Perhaps British beverages i.e. Tea instead?
 

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Infantry weapons

Battle Rifle: M1 Garand
SMG: Thompson M1A
Carbine: M2
Pistol: Doesn't really matter, got to use them, its time to leave. If pressed: M1911
SAW/GPMG: MG42
HMG: M2 Browning .50 cal
AT weapon/RPG: Panzerschrek or M20

Artilley

Light AAA: Borfors 40mm
Medium AAA: 8.8 cm Flak 41
Heavy AAA: M1 120mm w/SC-584
Light ATG: M1937 (53K) 45mm
Medium ATG: QF 17-pounder
Heavy ATG: 8.8 cm Pak 43
Very Heavy ATG: 100mm M1944 (BS-3)
Light Gun: 85mm D-44
Medium Gun: 122mm M-37 (A-19)
Heavy gun: M2 155mm "Long Tom"
Very heavy gun: 21 cm Kaone 39
Light Artillery: 75mm M114
Medium Artillery: 105mm M4
Heavy Artillery: 152mm M1937 (ML20)
Super heavy Artillery: 240mm M1 howitzer
Rocket Artillery: MB-31-12

Warships:

CV: Midway class
CLV: Independence Class
CVE: Commencement Bay Class
BB: Iowa Class
BC: Sharnhorst Class
CA: Baltimore Class
CL: Cleveland Class
CLAA:Oakland Class
DD: Gearing Class
FF: Loch Class
FFL: Castle class
SS: Tench class (Would be the Type XXI had the design been perfected in time)
SS-CV: I-400 class

Aircraft:

Air superiority fighter: P-51D
Jet Fighter: Meteor F.4
Night Fighter: P-61C
Light Bomber/Intruder: A-26
Medium Bomber: De Havilland Mosquito
Heavy Bomber Arvo Lancaster
Very Heavy Bomber: B-29
Carrier fighter: F4U Corsair
Carrier fighter-bomber: Hawker Sea Fury
Carrier Torpedo Bomber: TBF
Carrier Dive Bomber: SBD Dauntless
Light Ground Attack: Il-10
Medium Ground attack: B-25J-2
 
I will focus on infantry equipment.

Helmet: German M42 helmet

Webbing System: British 1944 Webbing system because all other of the time simply look impractical or uncomfortable as fuck.

Cammo pattern: Either the M1942 reversible spot pattern or the M31 Splittertarn.

Boots: Frontlace Springerstiefel. Those are simply the design that is the closest to modern combat boots.

Personal knife: Fallschirmjäger Messer.

Bayonet/Combat knife: Either a modified version of the USM4 Bayonet or the British jungle knife that was issued to the troops in India.

Pistol: Walther P38 (It's reliable, design that was used until the early 2000s. )

Standart issue rifle: While I would want to go down the G3 path (StG45), I will pick the StG44 since it was more or less functional at the end of the war.

DMR: K98 or Mosin Nagant. Both are good at this.

LMG/GPMG: MG42

HMG: M2 Browning

AT: Panzerfaust150 or M20 Bazooka.
 
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