Recent content by takerma

Compared to alternative of attacking US carrier groups they were extremely effective. You got into a plane and flew towards US force in 1944 you were dead man anyway might as well take few Americans with you.

To me the Japanese model made always the most sense. Clan success over “heir”. Look at how daimyo chose their successor. Often it was not their oldest son at all. When needed someone unrelated would be adopted in and made heir. They also tended to have large amount of choices as concubine’s...

This thread reminds of those epic debates between two now departed members. 1920s some time. 19th century, US loses Naval war before it starts. Depending on timing etc it will also be facing a long drawn out war in Canada while being raided on the coast and losing California. RN lift capacity...

I think quick victory for the Union is possible even with split as it happened. With Virginia on Union side it will be not even called rebellion.. maybe “southern troubles” or something similar. Also massive amount of people don’t die, beneficial for everyone involved except slaves. Can...

It is surprising British attempted convoys to USSR at all.

I am very curious to see what effect on war in USSR will shutting down north convoys will have. In fact would British even risk North convoys with the situation as it is? Same with any force in the far east, it would get sent back home as things are getting really bad. Great TL very interesting...

I think people heavily underestimate the totality of fear that Stalin achieved by this point. It is this total fear and obedience that allowed USSR to survive shock defeats of 1941 and not disintegrate and surrender as any other state would. Beria himself or Troyka or anyone else present at the...

It always blew my mind that British setup that trial and John Adams was a defender. That sounds so ASB to anyone born outside US or UK

Fun is about to begin. First I think Hooker was a competent commander, very far from an idiot that people sometimes portray him to be. However he might feel pressured to attack because of the previous unfortunate performance.

Excellent! So Hooker is in command at present? Is that another POD?

Make it a 2/3rds of the state legislature and US should do fine till Slavery issue rears it's head. It will severely restrict federal adventures like the idiotic war of 1812.

The wake up call for Soviet Army came in Finland, the war that started as a disaster but was still won. They were already in process of reform to try and improve many of the issues revealed there. We will never know what Soviet plans would be but I bet they would involve pounding Romanian oil...

USSR was already armed to the teeth and rearming quickly. By 1942 or 43 it will not even be a contest, unless Germany somehow get pushed into full on 100 commitment to war production in 1941 they will get steamrolled. Imagine all of those mega tank factories did not have to be moved.. imagine...

After this ban I would not bother coming back even if it was reversed. If anyone have contact with him or know where else he posts I would like to know. I always found his post on many different topics interesting and this TL was always very interesting to read.

I think it is very likely that USSR wil launch a spoiling attack. Whole shape of the war in the east will be different, but yes given no support whatsoever from outside and full German concentration on the east I think USSR is done in 1941 perhaps even before fall. To be honest I think the UK...