That is seriously exciting and very heartwarming. An 'arsenal of democracy' Russia timeline will always be based.
You know if this TL ever reached the 1800s sometime this or next year, Victoria 3 is coming up, and I think this can be one of the best mods out there.
Wait, Leo Kalomeros, that's Nappy, right? And I am also curious at the state of the Rus now, it's still disjointed, right? Who's ruling who? I do remember that the previous monarch's heir is still in Khazaria..
Oh my. I guess the Reddit and the interwebs ITTL would be clogged up by controversial comments of Roman apologists.
Which reminds me of the quote often mentioned by apologists, which I don't quite remember all but ends with "Even if we did it, they deserved it."
Yep. The Americans are paying out lots of cash just to lease Honolulu from California. Who knows, given the historical pivot of US imperialism to the Carribeans, it can be diverted to East Asia instead if it has a Pacific coast.
Being the only independent colony in the East, the Philippines would get many suitors primarily for its prime harbors and potential naval bases and secondly for being a proxy, just like what is Japan is to Britain in the coming times. That is, unless Japan gets to the islands first.
If I remember, Mariano Ponce or Del Pilar tried to lobby the Japanese government to send aid and arms to the revolutionaries during the Spanish-American War. He did not succeed, but pan-Asian nationalists and proponents in Japan agreed to send volunteers and arms, including more than a million...
Any updates on the New World? It's been a while since I heard from them, or am I missing something?
Nice update. Just a suggestion though. The name "First World War" looks like too modern for me. Is that just a namesake?
Well, according to my understanding, Germany is Britain's best buddy up until the HSF tried to match the Royal Navy in tonnage. Britain still is scared more of the Franco-Russian alliance, which when put to total war, outnumbered the Austro-German armies by a wide margin. Remove Germany's...
Well, one can say it all boils down to the narrator giving us the suspense and thrills. One cannot give the opponent too much advantage lest it becomes the cliche. It might be Russia winning this one in the end! :D
Needless to say, this is a somewhat nice start and I shall be reading this...
Lacking in one thing - quality. More modern and robust equipment gives you a very high advantage over your opponent's more aging and antiquated forces, even when we disregard training. Even China modernizes its navy much, much faster than Russia does.
I agree with this. NATO subs alone (also outnumber) could prevent the Russian Navy from ever penetrating the Atlantic. How much more if they are supported by surface ships and naval aircraft. In addition, most Russian surface ships are decades old, and let me say, mostly just for decorations...
To answer the OP's question, a military expansion of the Philippines can be achieved if there is an immediate credible threat to the nation's sovereignty (i.e. very early tensions in the SCS, Sabah, Indonesia, massive southern rebellion) and only if both Houses ratify the expansion and...