How could the Axis have won WWII?

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#1. one word: assembly lines(yes that is one word!) most to all German factories
#2. Simplify the construction of a heavy tank with sloped armor
#3. Build more trucks so the infantry can keep up
#4. Focus on jets and long range bombers!!!
#5. Keep Italy out of the war until Rommel can attack with 3 panzer divisions and a modern equipped Italian army.
#6. No blitzing any British cities
#7. Take Malta and Gibraltar
#8. And one of the most important, don't let Hermann Goring get hold of the German economy.

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now Germany has a 60% chance of partially winning

Actually, more like a .06% chance of winning. It was hopeless. Germany's economic power was equal to Britain's not superior, and Russia dwarved her in manpower. The things you mention are too minor to compensate - and any of these innovations will be imitated by the Allies. As another example, taking Gibraltar is one thing, holding it another.

The odds were stacked much more heavily against Germany in WWII than they were in WWI - it's nearly ASB that Germany did that well at all, and if not for the terrible internal divisions in France, it would have been a short war.
 
Axis Victory Timeline

1933-1939: Adolf Hitler comes to power, he rearms the arm land and donates generous amounts of the German budget to Science

1939 September 1: Hitler invades Poland

1940 January - March: Hitler conquers Denmark, Norway, Sweden (For iron), low countries and France

1940 March - December: Despite losing the battle of Britain and avoiding the London Blitz, Hitler invades Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Greece

1941 January - December: Hitler attacks Turkey, Saudi Arabia and British Middle East, he then helps the Italians and conquer the entire African continent. Afrika Reich founded in the South with Cape Town as capital. Aryans in South Africa are allowed to speak English, Afrikaans or German

1942 March - September: Nazi invasion of Russia, Moscow, Stalingrad and Leningrad swiftly fall, all east of Urals annexed. Most Soviet SSRs become independent capitalist countries.

1942 September - December: Hitler launches Operation Sea lion regardless of the air superiority, all bombings are targeted at bases, factories and radar stations

1942 Christmas: Germany annexes North France and British Isles. Englishmen allowed to speak English and are treated like Germans. Hitler declares that war in the west is over
 
1933-1939: Adolf Hitler comes to power, he rearms the arm land and donates generous amounts of the German budget to Science

1939 September 1: Hitler invades Poland

1940 January - March: Hitler conquers Denmark, Norway, Sweden (For iron), low countries and France

1940 March - December: Despite losing the battle of Britain and avoiding the London Blitz, Hitler invades Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Greece

1941 January - December: Hitler attacks Turkey, Saudi Arabia and British Middle East, he then helps the Italians and conquer the entire African continent. Afrika Reich founded in the South with Cape Town as capital. Aryans in South Africa are allowed to speak English, Afrikaans or German

1942 March - September: Nazi invasion of Russia, Moscow, Stalingrad and Leningrad swiftly fall, all east of Urals annexed. Most Soviet SSRs become independent capitalist countries.

1942 September - December: Hitler launches Operation Sea lion regardless of the air superiority, all bombings are targeted at bases, factories and radar stations

1942 Christmas: Germany annexes North France and British Isles. Englishmen allowed to speak English and are treated like Germans. Hitler declares that war in the west is over

As easy as all that?
 
1933-1939: Adolf Hitler comes to power, he rearms the arm land and donates generous amounts of the German budget to Science

1939 September 1: Hitler invades Poland

1940 January - March: Hitler conquers Denmark, Norway, Sweden (For iron), low countries and France

1940 March - December: Despite losing the battle of Britain and avoiding the London Blitz, Hitler invades Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Greece

1941 January - December: Hitler attacks Turkey, Saudi Arabia and British Middle East, he then helps the Italians and conquer the entire African continent. Afrika Reich founded in the South with Cape Town as capital. Aryans in South Africa are allowed to speak English, Afrikaans or German

1942 March - September: Nazi invasion of Russia, Moscow, Stalingrad and Leningrad swiftly fall, all east of Urals annexed. Most Soviet SSRs become independent capitalist countries.

1942 September - December: Hitler launches Operation Sea lion regardless of the air superiority, all bombings are targeted at bases, factories and radar stations

1942 Christmas: Germany annexes North France and British Isles. Englishmen allowed to speak English and are treated like Germans. Hitler declares that war in the west is over

No. Please read the thread. That is impossible. Also, logistics of conquering the whole of Africa would be impossible. Also, you forget the USA. Even the most verdant isolationist would be crying for war.
 

takerma

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They got to get lucky.

For example Stalin has a heart attack in summer of 1941. YAY Soviet regime collapses. Germany wins in the east.. not guaranteed but its possible I think.

Maybe just maybe Japanese decide to grab chunk of USSR instead of messing USA, but that is unlikely because they need Oil. They can't get it there.

So in general I think German vicotry is possible. Italian victory while unlikely can piggy back on German and maybe sortof work. Problem is Japan it just seems impossible for them to win.
 
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