Japan attacking this timelines Australia would be overly complicated for dubious gain and a logistical nightmare with Japan's historic supply issues. So give it a 30% chance.
My original point is that Churchill does "something" that makes the Commonwealth Nations sour on the UK. That means...
The line of Churchill "dictating to the Commonwealths" to me sounds the most ominous. Perhaps a WWII Gallipoli equivalent with a lot of dead Canadians? Or Japan somehow actually invades Australia after Churchill has the Aussies move most of their soldiers to Europe or Africa.
I more mean the logistical aspects. "We are fighting a war on 2.5 fronts and losing our industrial capabilities. Maybe we should slow down our side project."
"Nein."
A normal country getting bombed to shit by the US and UK and far worse getting the Soviet Army approaching their borders might decide to slow down the "Final Solution" but not NAZI Germany. They were certainly invested in their racist stupidity if nothing else.
I liked the New Foundland military update. After the various long detailed lists of military forces the "they ain't got shit" worked as a meta joke to me at least.
Finland in WWII has (to me) always been a very interesting story. They were cobelligerents with Nazi Germany because of the USSR but clearly did not like them in the least. Also that Helsinki was one of 3 only European capitals that were not occupied by their enemy during or after the war but...
Agreed to all the above. Space fighters heck just "World War II IN SPACE" is probably a bit unrealistic for real space combat. But "rule of cool" and all that.
The lack of lighter ships is a massive issue. What we "know" about the Colonial Military (from the show) is that 30 Battlestars is a...
The Cylin Armada is almost really good. The Raider and Heavy Raider are great. The Basestar is good IF it had a bad ass Armored Cruiser heavy gun ship to support it. Or maybe some high flak light cruiser equivalent. But only having one type of Cylon ship hurt them. The Basestar was much better...
Now in a "fair" fight between the Colonies and the Cylons well the Cylons would have been murder stomped. Even the Pegasus at it's strongest had taken major damage was not fully supplied and had half it's Vipers. A dozen fully armed and more importantly have the ability to rearm Mercuries could...
Why do.people think all the Axis, Fascist, or even vaguely slightly leaning towards Nazi Germany (or against the Allied countries) are chomping at the bit to help Hitler?
In real life all the Axis countries had their own goals. There was a lot of delaying and half assimg. Now IF Unmentionable...
Can the Axis supply the Canary Islands? Franco did a pretty good job of purging dissidents from there but there is always someone who wants Independence or likes the UK or the "neutral" US. more than fascist Spain.
In short is Gibraltar worth more than the Canary Islands to Franco? Not saying...
Glenn so again you are stating that the Germans can make large logistical and doctrinal changes as needed but the British are stuck with their historical abilities?
That seems questionable.