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  1. And if the LW have R4M in 1943 ?

    Well, Germany isn't winning the war. Period. That's a given. The only question is, can they bloody the bombers, and slow down the Allied air campaign enough to delay the Second Front? If so, the Second Front is put off another year. To 1945. Which means, likely, that the bomb is ready before...

  2. WI: B-26 hits Akagi Bridge during Midway

    Lots of ways this can go. A bridge hit will kill those on the bridge but is not going to cause catastrophic damage, most likely, as a hangar deck explosion would. I doubt Akagi would sink, and likely her flight ops are only temporarily interrupted. More interesting: with Nagumo dead, 1st Air...

  3. And if the LW have R4M in 1943 ?

    Americans are forced to night bombing. No decimation of the Luftwaffe and Second Front in '44. Damage to Germany is far less.... until August 1945. Massive raids distract the LW and take serous losses, but it's the loners straggling through with their nuclear payloads that bring Germany to it's...

  4. December 7 1947 a day of infamy

    Well, CB, he is very new. He has a lot to learn about crafting one of these, but unfortunately, most people learn by stubbing their toe a few times. maybe his next effort, or two or three down the line, will get better.

  5. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Even among the Nazis, there will be many who are more opportunistic than ideological, just as it was in the party in the USSR. Those for whom party membership was a stepping stone to higher achievement, but who are mostly pragmatic in outlook. Those people, at least, will be able to clearly see...

  6. A Song was Heard in China - A Different Tiananmen

    This continues to be fascinating and well written. Bravo.

  7. B-17's from Mainland delayed to arrive at Pearl

    Go back and re-read Commissar's post. Even if Lt. Tyler is given full ASB knowledge of the next 5 years... there is not a damned thing he can do about it. By the time he can find a phone, reach anyone who will answer at Wheeler... it will be too late. It would take hours, in reality, to get...

  8. If CVA-01/02 are built, Falklands War happen?

    Weren't Eagle and Ark Royal in pretty bad shape by the 70s? I've heard some nasty things about their propulsion plants. How much would a full refit really cost?

  9. Luftwaffe jets in the war

    It's a production war. America's theme was, "Whatever you can do, I can do better..." The -262s inevitably get swarmed under by unrelenting waves of Mustangs and Thunderbolts. Luftwaffe fanboys go on to argue whether the Luftwaffe could have won if the "Me-662" or "FW-3000" had been ready, or...

  10. If CVA-01/02 are built, Falklands War happen?

    One more time: the OP said Tracers. I'm assuming the US would have sold them cheap, with the US moving the E-2s into service. PMN1 is probably right that Gannets are more likely, with appropriate radar upgrades. But that's between him and the OP. ;) At some point, I would buy early Hawkeyes...

  11. If CVA-01/02 are built, Falklands War happen?

    The OP called for Tracers. Gannets would be just as well, assuming either would receive new electronics and radar in a mid to late 1970s refit - probably to something close (but not quite) the initial E-2C standard. By 1982 I would expect an upgraded RN AEW bird to be able to spot aircraft...

  12. If CVA-01/02 are built, Falklands War happen?

    Especially with E-1B Tracers to vector them in. Seriously, ITTL, no Argentinian pilot ever gets within visual range of anything. Not even within 60 miles. Pure ugliness.

  13. If CVA-01/02 are built, Falklands War happen?

    For the OP: Only if Galtieri and company are even more stupid than we already think. Seriously, it would make as much sense as Japan attacking the US in 1941. Auto-Curbstomp and Regime suicide.

  14. Montana class battleships

    A gunfire support ship often might operate within the range of shore-based guns and missiles. It still needs to be robust, if not armored, to handle that threat. A "Harrier Carrier" should operate offshore, over the horizon, where it can use its longer reach and not be targeted. Putting STOVL...

  15. After the Atomic War: What Happens?

    IIRC Mount Weather had full facilities for the Congress as well.

  16. Aircraft that should never have seen service

    The Soviets loved both Bell fighters at medium altitude. In conditions typical over the eastern front, a lot of the action took place at that level.

  17. After the Atomic War: What Happens?

    Australia during the Cold War would be heavily targeted. Might be a little better off than CONUS but not much.

  18. The Anglo/American - Nazi War

    Unfortunately for them, though, it is now coming with a vengeance.

  19. Schlieffen blitzkrieg Plan

    Early tanks (pre-1930s) are not mechanically reliable enough for deep penetrations a la blitzkrieg. The German war machine breaks down somewhere in Belgium. The strain on their logistical system causes a general collapse. Allies reach Berlin in 1915. tanks are discredited for the next 30 years.

  20. A German "Zero" in 1940

    Remember the F4U was absolutely fucking deadly. Unfortunately, it was deadly to its own green pilots, too. IIRC one of it's nicknames was the "Ensign Eliminator". And that was not ALL about carrier approaches. The Jug was a ridiculous looking aircraft. Way too big for a fighter, most pilots of...
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