I was under the impression that the Navy was pretty much left alone during the Terror, as ships were so rarely at port, and officers were so few, they were not seen as a threat.
And according to a book I read on this subject, the problem lay in the fact that for years before the Revolution...
Well, given the ending of Victorious Opposition, widespread gas warfare is a given, and may be interesting if either side develops missiles (I'm reminded of the scenes from the Worldwar series, where the Germans use V2s with nerve gas).
Not necessarily. They could have still created the Republic, but not executed him. As I recall, in his trial, the vote on whether or not to execute him was extremely close; many of the delegates thought that the humiliation of losing his throne and being an ordinary citizen would be suitable...
I know that von Braun was trying to develop a 'V3' which would have been a multi-stage rocket (with a V2 as the last stage) with the capability of putting a staellite in orbit, or hitting NYC.
I was just thinking about this last night.
I can't pin down any specific POD, but if the Convention is able to stand its own against the Commune, then it could maintain order. Perhaps if the societies/clubs don't form; or if the King doesn't attempt to escape or give plans to the Germans...
The CoDominium isn't formed until 1990, so that's a bit beyond President RFK's time. Although maybe he could begin increasing funds to CalTech's Alderson Drive project...
They had a review of this game in the latest PC Gamer. They said it was fun ocne you mastered it (which took several hours), but it went too fast even on the slowest setting.
I don't think a four-way standoff is possible; one group would probably ally with the other, such as Red & Green, Blue & Green, Red & Black, or Black & Blue. Either one of those seems possible.