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Thank you for the updates. Please may I have another? :D

This is a strange world in which the Empire has the luxury of getting things right once in a while. Most entertaining.
 
Also regarding the Wasp and Ranger they were not really built for frontline pacific action the Ranger was too small whilst the Wasp sacrificed too much in terms of staying power and structural strength to carry her fairly large airgroup.

I disagree, somewhat. Your description of the Wasp basically fits the Ranger (air complement 72 planes, not bad for her size). The Ranger's problem was her size meant she couldn't handle ALL her planes in any but smooth seas, and she was VERY vulnerable to damage (one good hit and she was gone). Plus for much of the war she had no assigned torpedo squadron.

The Wasp OTOH had no handling problems, had decent protection, a better level of air complement (81 planes), and was basically a 3/4rs sized Yorktown. She could handle Pacific ops OK. She was just needed in Atlantic ops for Malta IOTL. What one British carrier could handle for a mission to reinforce Malta the Wasp could do three times over. I think the Wasp gets a bad rap because of her slightly less than optimal speed (think KGV class) and that she was sunk so quickly OTL to a Japanese sub. But that was due to incompetent handling (keeping her on the same rotational course for days on end!?).
 

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Can you show the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Mauretania 2, and Britannic 2?

(Arms Ion satellite and aims it at the authors hous)
Please?
 
How about if I post it real-time for everyone except the Americans?
They can wait five hours for NBC's prime time with adverts....:D:p

That wouldn't work, if only because I shudder at the thought of who would want to try advertising to AH.commers.
 
But that was a REALLY good guess.

Third in the medal tables at this point. Surely the Russians will catch up soon?

You would think so, but then you would think the Aussies would be a lot further up as well. Of course much like this TL Britain is also well ahead of Germany and Japan. :)
 
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