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You may want to shift the invasion of Madagascar back by a month into April of 1942. Madagascar's rainy / typhoon season ends in March - and the northern and eastern areas are affected more so.Any thoughts on my most recent update?
You may want to shift the invasion of Madagascar back by a month into April of 1942. Madagascar's rainy / typhoon season ends in March - and the northern and eastern areas are affected more so.Any thoughts on my most recent update?
Any thoughts on my most recent update?
Did Germany have any colonies in the south pacific in WW2? I thought everything went, at least in the Original Timeline, at the end of WW1?You should get New Zealand and Australia to capture the German colonies in the south pacific.
Very well, I'll amend the update.You may want to shift the invasion of Madagascar back by a month into April of 1942. Madagascar's rainy / typhoon season ends in March - and the northern and eastern areas are affected more so.
I'll keep this in mind for any future amphibious assaults.When discussion early, large scale amphibious assaults, remember that the actuall assault/landing ships simply did not exist at this time. When Torch was carried out in 1942, even with the US industry starting to work full bore, such a shortage was a significant point in the planning.
Thank you!Edit: otherwise, I liked it.
Do you mean Vichy French colonies?You should get New Zealand and Australia to capture the German colonies in the south pacific.
Did Germany have any colonies in the south pacific in WW2? I thought everything went, at least in the Original Timeline, at the end of WW1?
Australia was awarded the former German New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Nauru, and the northern half of the Solomon Islands. German Samoa became a New Zealand mandate, and Japan was awarded the mandate of the former German colonies north of the Equator, namely the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands.Very well, I'll amend the update.
I'll keep this in mind for any future amphibious assaults.
Thank you!
Do you mean Vichy French colonies?
But now, I wonder what the British plan to do to land on the mainland, a Balkan campaign, a landing in France or a landing in Sicily or Italy proper? Eitherway, good work on the story.
they did indeed.Did Germany have any colonies in the south pacific in WW2? I thought everything went, at least in the Original Timeline, at the end of WW1?
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While these events transpired in Rome, in Southern Italy, the German invasion force continued to advance. By the 21st, Naples had been captured by Rommel’s forces, forcing the King and the Italian Government to once again flee, this time to Palmero on the island of Sicily. Yet the German divisions refused to cease their advance, and by the 25th, the entirety of the Italian Peninsula had been overrun. Initially, Orlando requested that British troops be sent to Sicily so as to reinforce its defences in the event of a German attack – yet Churchill had to refuse this request, due to Britain’s pre-occupation with preparations for Battleaxe at the time. As a result of this, Victor Emmanuel and Orlando agreed to abandon Sicily and retreat to Allied-controlled territory to form a Government-in-exile. The exiled Italian Government arrived in Malta on the 27th, and subsequently flew to London, where they were greeted with warmth by the British Government, who allowed the Italians to form a Government-in-exile from the city.
Does this mean that they get the Italian fleet? If so, Japan is going to have to do some planning for the Southeast Asian campaign -- right astride the route they need to take to get to the Southern Resource Area (i.e., Dutch East Indies oil), because getting the Italian fleet in the Med means that British ships can be sent to Singapore.
Much of the cost of the Manhattan project was down to pursuing both the linear uranium and implosion plutonium designs simultaneously. The UK could concentrate on the plutonium design and develop a workable nuclear bomb with far less effort.To clarify: I wasn't refering to uranium, or even basic technologies. I'm refering to the massive industrial efort required. It took the giant US industry (and funds...) 4-5 years to build it, not to mention what it took to get the B-29...
Well, the Japanese found oil in Manchukuo, and because of Britian's renewed strength, decided to back down and not attack the SEA colonies. Thus, leading to them not launching a preemptive strike on Pearl Harbour.Wait, it's 1942 and Japan hasn't attacked yet?
Eitherway, good work on the story.
Thank you!Wow, what a mess.love it!
Interesting - I didn't know about that before!One futher point on Barbarossa. In June 1940, the germans were caugh by susprise by the appearence of the then-almost brand new T-34 and KV-1 tanks, which they knew nothing about. This caused a massie shift in german tank planning, leading to a rushed Tiger I and the latter Panther. Here, however, there's no way the USSR can hide them; by now there should be thousands of T-34s and KV-1s, so the germans will certainly know about them. And they'll be looking at their Panzer III with the 50mm (which I believe was rushed because of the Matilda and B1-bis) and maybe the PzIV with the 75L/43, the L48 only beging developed after the original 1941 shock.
The Regia Marina has largely been split - those in port at the time of the German invasion have been taken by the Italian Social Republic, while those at sea during the German takeover have either joined 'Free Italy', or been captured by the Allies.Does this mean that they get the Italian fleet?