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With the number of good British TL’s and TL’s that due to impacts in other countries result in better outcomes in WW2 for the British.

I’ve been thinking about things they could do that would alter the outcomes of the war. Particularly in Africa, The Far East (I’m Australian) and the Battle of the Atlantic.

So basically everywhere, except for mainland Europe as with the exception of the major battles i’m Not massively familiar with the eastern front. And the western zone could be massively different with some butterflies.

Another thing that interests me would be what can the Empire/Commonwealth do to minimise their reliance on outside powers. And i’m Particularly referring to economic cost to the Empire/Commonwealth of purchasing from the US in USD and the fire sale of assets that ensued.

With the Empire only spending the USD it has at the start of the war, plus what income that investments and trade bring into the Sterling zone, lend-lease may either not begin at all, or may be delayed as the UK may not be perceived as being bankrupt....plus Roosevelt no doubt wants to extract the greatest possible benefits for US industry before he starts to pay the bill.


Air:
So lets say that the UK does not take over French aircraft orders after the fall of France, and limits purchases to folding wing versions of the Grumman Martlet (Wildcat) to equip all FAA Fighter squadrons, with the Fulmar to remain in for the GR/RS Role until a British successor design (folding wing Hurricane or Tempest?) can be introduced.

Is there anyway of having the Battle replaced by something else in the light bomber role prior to the battle of France? I know some people like the idea of a production Hawker Henley for this and others a Hurricane IIB variant.

A decision that significant numbers of heavy bombers should be sent to Coastal Command until such time as they have sufficient numbers, instead of sending so many to bomber command.

Diverting more light aircraft (Spitfire and Hurricane) to the Middle East and Far East once there are sufficient numbers in the UK for defensive purposes, especially once Germany launches the invasion of Russia.

Also, kill the Turret fighters!

Land:
The main thing I can think of here would be to rationalise tank production, one big thing would have been an early decision about converting the Merlin or another inline aircraft engine into a tank engine, or otherwise in a perfect world a decision in the 1930's that all future army vehicles (except motorcycles) are to be powered by Diesel engines to simplify logistics, though I can't think of how to come to that decision.

With an earlier decision on Meteor or something similar, that would hopefully remove the Liberty from contention and lead to a better/faster Churchill or an earlier Cromwell/Comet with the availability of a better powerplant.

Sea:
Would the RN be better off with building something along the lines of the River Class Frigate or Black Swan class Sloop possibly with slightly more powerful engines then they would have building the 86 Hunt Class destroyers? (~104 completed during WW2 not counting J,K,N class & Hunt)

How would the RN have gone continuing with producing Tribal class destroyers only from 1936 onwards, except with the guns being able to elevate 70 degree's until being replaced in Production by the Battle Class with 4.5" guns in fully enclosed Turrets.

I don't know, why but I like the Dido-class cruisers, especially the thought of them as Fleet Escorts because they can keep up with the Battleships and Carriers in weather where the smaller destroyers cannot, but have a crew complement significantly smaller then the larger cruisers.

One thing I haven't got a lot of information on, is what the UK built in terms of Merchant ships during World War 2. Both with regards to size, the quantities produced and the speed of those ships. Were they mostly welded construction or rivetted, if rivetted how much investment would be required to modernise construction techniques?

So basically, i'm trying to work out what the UK and the Commonwealth could have done better, and then trying to work out what decisions could actually realistically actually be made.
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