Exterminatus extremis as a minimum...... or even worse make them drink cold tea...... the heresy must be purged
Why the Chinese play cricket (The Pax Imperialis)
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Exterminatus extremis as a minimum...... or even worse make them drink cold tea...... the heresy must be purged
But Americans actually like cold tea. Even tea with ice in it. This heresy must be cleansed.
Indeed. If they want to play hand prolate-spheroid, there is always rugby.
Take their body armour away from them and make them play Rugby........
Or at least change the name to American Rules Rugby
1941d Transpacific Pacific Theatre
~October to December , 1941 (Transpacific War, Pacific Theatre): Well you put them there
October 1941: The first US bombing raids hit Auckland, Brisbane and Sydney. The raids cause panic and calls for retaliation.
October 1941: The CW Pacific Fleet under Admiral John Crace launches carrier strikes against Pacific Alliance bases in New Caledonia while Crace's battleships shell coastal targets within range. While care is taken to limit the attack to Alliance bases, the raid causes outrage in France, the Petàin government restricts its response to diplomatic protests. The CW counters that the bases are legitimate military targets. However in response to the raid, authorisation is given for French aircraft to counter any further raids.
November 1941: With the bombing of Australian and New Zealand cities continuing, the CW Pacific Fleet launches a second raid on New Caledonia. French fighters intervene, but cause only minor losses to the CW attackers. Once more the raid causes outrage in France, but the Petàin government restricts its response to diplomatic protests.
November 1941: French pressure forces the Pacific Alliance to return the carrier Soryu to Admiral Gunichi Mikawa's South Pacific Fleet at Rabaul.
December 1941: After complaints from the USMC regarding the performance of the F5F Bobcat as a fighter bomber, the Grumman F4F is ordered into production by General Motors as the FM Wildcat. The IJN adopts the aircraft as the A8M licensed manufactured by Mitsubishi.
December 1941: Crace's third raid on New Caledonia is intercepted by Mikawa's South Pacific Fleet. Mikawa's carriers are now operating with his battleships in close support, though coordination of anti aircraft fire is still limited and his air wing is supported by aircraft from New Caledonia. The Battle of the Chesterfield Islands sees the US carrier John Adams and CW carrier St Patrick sunk, with the Soryu crippled, forcing Mikawa to retire. However, losses to the Pacific Fleet's air wings result in Crace abandoning the raid.
October 1941: The first US bombing raids hit Auckland, Brisbane and Sydney. The raids cause panic and calls for retaliation.
October 1941: The CW Pacific Fleet under Admiral John Crace launches carrier strikes against Pacific Alliance bases in New Caledonia while Crace's battleships shell coastal targets within range. While care is taken to limit the attack to Alliance bases, the raid causes outrage in France, the Petàin government restricts its response to diplomatic protests. The CW counters that the bases are legitimate military targets. However in response to the raid, authorisation is given for French aircraft to counter any further raids.
November 1941: With the bombing of Australian and New Zealand cities continuing, the CW Pacific Fleet launches a second raid on New Caledonia. French fighters intervene, but cause only minor losses to the CW attackers. Once more the raid causes outrage in France, but the Petàin government restricts its response to diplomatic protests.
November 1941: French pressure forces the Pacific Alliance to return the carrier Soryu to Admiral Gunichi Mikawa's South Pacific Fleet at Rabaul.
December 1941: After complaints from the USMC regarding the performance of the F5F Bobcat as a fighter bomber, the Grumman F4F is ordered into production by General Motors as the FM Wildcat. The IJN adopts the aircraft as the A8M licensed manufactured by Mitsubishi.
December 1941: Crace's third raid on New Caledonia is intercepted by Mikawa's South Pacific Fleet. Mikawa's carriers are now operating with his battleships in close support, though coordination of anti aircraft fire is still limited and his air wing is supported by aircraft from New Caledonia. The Battle of the Chesterfield Islands sees the US carrier John Adams and CW carrier St Patrick sunk, with the Soryu crippled, forcing Mikawa to retire. However, losses to the Pacific Fleet's air wings result in Crace abandoning the raid.
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Four, it's meant for the ground attack role so ordinance is more important
What was France expecting when they allowed a major air base to be set up on their territory. It seems odd that this would garner the strong reaction that it has unless France is deliberately spoiling for a war with the CW
The Petàin regime is very strongly nationalist. Domestic pressure gives them very little room to manoeuvre. You'll note however they're also holding back. The CW also is being careful to avoid hitting French targets even after French aircraft intervened. They don't want a war with France any more than the French want a war with them.
Oh btw in a shameless fit of exhibitionism (no not that kind) you can see the latest Miss Construction look in my new avatar. I think this one's quite dramatic
As mentioned before I’m interested to see how Churchill will treat America what with American mother. Does he have similar feelings towards the US that he had in OTL or has the war and other changes radically altered them. Keep up the great work btw
Churchill is hard to judge. Certainly he is more favourably disposed toward the US than most other CW politicians. But his first loyalty is to the CW. He's far more likely to favour a white peace but he is determined to win the war and more likely than others to accept anything other than a clear CW victory. They may seem contradictory, but basically he's more likely to compromise in any post war settlement
And that may be that very reason that CW citizens will find unfit to lead the way in this timeline. Especially given the common idea that it was America that is a main aggressor. It may be that people will start acting similarly towards American-British families the same way we did German-British families in OTL WW1.
It was hard to find an alternative to Churchill. Baldwin's too old, Keyes and Hoare just don't seem to be a good fit. The only one I could come up with was Leo Amery
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Eden was Austen Chamberlain's PPS in our TL and to some extent his protege. Given the prominence of Chamberlains in this TL I would have thought Eden might have a shot at being a very young PM with Churchill as 1st Sea Lord (again)
Trouble with Churchill is that he's an unreconstructed Imperialist IOTL. Given his propensity to change his politics it's not impossible he has flipped to being a proponent of the reconstituted Commonwealth but it's difficult to imagine.
Eden was Austen Chamberlain's PPS in our TL and to some extent his protege. Given the prominence of Chamberlains in this TL I would have thought Eden might have a shot at being a very young PM with Churchill as 1st Sea Lord (again)