The Union Forever: A TL
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Any help would be great. Feel free to post some ideas or message me. Cheers!
A US/UK combined space wing could be interesting to counter the German efforts.
And Russia would no doubt be up for a space race.
And Russia would no doubt be up for a space race.
Awesome update Mac, the situation in India seems quite foreboding at this moment. I doubt it will all be over until after too many people have died...
Also, you let the Krauts beat us past the sound barrier!!!!
Interesting choice of aircraft to do it with, apparently IOTL the Komet was quite the performer hot off the deck; being a rocket plane, it had crap for flying time of course. I'm assuming Messerschmitt built this version as well (the "M" in MF-49?), but where will the tech trail go from here? Obviously the next step is building M1+ jets; something perhaps along the line's of OTL's Ho 229, and for the Yanks the XF-92, with maybe the EE Lightning for the Brits?
Also, you let the Krauts beat us past the sound barrier!!!!
Interesting choice of aircraft to do it with, apparently IOTL the Komet was quite the performer hot off the deck; being a rocket plane, it had crap for flying time of course. I'm assuming Messerschmitt built this version as well (the "M" in MF-49?), but where will the tech trail go from here? Obviously the next step is building M1+ jets; something perhaps along the line's of OTL's Ho 229, and for the Yanks the XF-92, with maybe the EE Lightning for the Brits?
I think that if the movement is unilateral, the flag should include the colours orange, green and black (for Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, respectively), and it should probably have the spinning wheel on it to symbolise both progress, the Buddhist minority and the rule of law. Perhaps a white-orange-green horizontal tricolour, with a black wheel in the centre?
Here is the flag of British India, which predates the POD, to start with.
I tried to come up with something, but not really good with symbols. I'll keep trying.
I agree that for a unilateral movement safron/orange and green are a must. But is this to similar to OTL?
Perhaps go with horizontal stripes? The one I was trying to make had Orange, Green, White, and I was going to make the centerpiece big enough to nearly reach the top and bottom edges. I was also going to keep the yellow flower, with the wheel inside it. Then again, I could see them preferring to shed the colonial symbol.
Awesome update Mac, the situation in India seems quite foreboding at this moment. I doubt it will all be over until after too many people have died...
Also, you let the Krauts beat us past the sound barrier!!!!
Interesting choice of aircraft to do it with, apparently IOTL the Komet was quite the performer hot off the deck; being a rocket plane, it had crap for flying time of course. I'm assuming Messerschmitt built this version as well (the "M" in MF-49?), but where will the tech trail go from here? Obviously the next step is building M1+ jets; something perhaps along the line's of OTL's Ho 229, and for the Yanks the XF-92, with maybe the EE Lightning for the Brits?
Hey FleetMac good to hear from ya.
No the TL's MF-49 Komet is not related to OTL's ME-163 Komet (I wasn't even aware the Germans had a aircraft of this name) nor is the MF-49 built by Mersserschmit (which due to being created in 1938 does not exist in the TL). No, MF-49 simply stands for "military aircraft 1949" or Militärischeflugzeuge 1949 (correct me if I am wrong on the translation). I chose the name Komet because well it sounds like a good name for a plane to break the sound barrier. Cheers!
Another option for India. What y'all think? Obviously the flower on the top is a lotus blossom.
I don't know about the lotus, it seems to me to be a bit too symbolic of individual merits (beauty, purity of soul, etc.) as opposed to the collective good to make a good flag symbol.
India will still be balkanized at the end, but how exactly is up for graps. What are the natural fault lines for division?
I am not sure. I'm assuming along ethnic or religious lines, but I don't know where those are.
If you're looking for symbols to put on the Indian flag, why not a swastica? The symbol hasn't been tainted by genocidal maniacs.
This is true... I always thought it is too bad that they had to fuck up a cool looking symbol used worldwide for good.
Anything wrong with giving Indian ITTL the flag of the Third Reich?