Actually some P-40s were fitted with Packard built Merlins. F and L models. Performance was better than the early Allison models but iirc they only had a single stage supercharger
During WWII the US Navy developed the MK-102 for shore bombardment use during amphibious landings. This had the advantage of being a mount that did not have to depend on aiming the whole vessel. Depending on the projectile it had a range of up to 10K yards (9km). Fitted with proximity fuses...
The Sargent York
Aside from the issue of low speed on the chassis as I see it its largest single problem was the software controlling the gun laying. Plus just how long could it engage targets in terms of firing time before its dry.
But is there another use for such vehicles? Ditch the...
One thing you will not see is the North Korean system of Dynastic Communism*. I agree that if Stalin rises to power his paranoia will lead to their deaths. But probably in a politically useful manner. I can imagine a Pravda headline circa 1942. "Son of Lenin Dies Heroically Leading Attack on...
The Montana's would have been a bigger waste of steel than the Alaska's
Each Montana represents 35 1800 ton LST's. Thats 175 for the whole class. I'm not saying the LST's dont get built. But something won't. A lot of somethings
Mesoamericans did know about the wheel. Toys have been found with them. But with out draft animals there's not much use beyond the wheelbarrow. Which is damn useful by itself
OK Let's set the bar at 500BCE.
1) Three way tie Christ,Mohammed and the Buddha
4) Euclid*
5) Christapho Columbo
If we set the bar at recorded history or then it's the aforementioned scribes
The first three leaving aside questions of theology are responsible for a large part of the culture and...