There has been considerable amounts of interesting discussion on this forum about alternate German decision-making in 1942, it seems there were quite a few missed opportunities for the European Axis during that period. I'm interested in the possible ramifications of more than one of those decisions going a different way. So let's say Hitler dies of a clear substance overdose in January, Morell is clearly to blame and Goring takes over. Would/might he make the following decisions differently from Hitler?
Reinforced Operation Paukenschlag. I remember a thread last year which pointed out that there were no fewer than a few dozen German and Italian submarines which were held back by Hitler for no good reason at all at precisely the time Anglo-American defenses in the Atlantic were at their most vulnerable.
Operation Nordlicht. An ongoing thread discusses in detail how the wasted effort spent storming Sevastopol (as it was going to surrender soon for lack of supplies anyway) could have been used to complete the encirclement of Leningrad and force its surrender.
Sticking to the plan for Operation Blue. Historically Hitler interfered with the execution of the offensive when it was going quite well and ordered simultaneous efforts to capture both Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields, resulting in the former gaining precious time to fortify.
Non-overweight tanks. In OTL Hitler ordered much more armor on several tanks than their designs could handle, resulting in their suffering from severe reliability problems.
Better defense against the Wallied strategic bomber offensive of 1943. This is the most speculative possibility here. Are there any options which were available from early 1942 which could have better held off the USAAF and RAF during the Battle of the Ruhr, for example, less overcommitment to North Africa or different R&D prioritization?