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  1. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    The British in 1870 would have been enormously surprised to discover that no formal treaty was required, because at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War they came to the exact opposite conclusion and signed formal treaties with both warring powers in July that year. In terms of your outline...

  2. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    Interesting take. My assumption was slightly different. In discussions of WW1 or WW2, the Russians/Soviets can sometimes be treated like they were characters in a movie, having certain lines, taking certain actions in the script. The idea that the Russians might consider themselves alpha dogs...

  3. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    If Belgium and Luxembourg were made neutral by agreement of Germany, France and Britain after war broke out, then the military consequences would be the French could not engage in effective offensive operations and the Germans would be free to move east with the bulk of their forces and crush...

  4. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    The Germans spent the first two years of the war attempting to detach the Russians from the Entente diplomatically, and Russia's Western partners agreed to hairbrained schemes such as the Russian annexation of Constantinople in part because they were worried about this possibility. The...

  5. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    The fear was that if not supported Russia would switch sides. Grey actually expressed this outright during one of the Balkans Crises in the years before the war. That if the Entente proved hollow under pressure, that Russia would ally with Germany, and return to a policy facing eastwards that...

  6. Optimize German Army for WW1

    Increase the shell reserve.

  7. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    Probably not. The logistics constraints and French reserves would probably be enough to keep the Germans out of Paris even assuming a crushing victory in the Ardennes.

  8. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    Assuming a refused German right has defeated the French left after this has advanced through the Ardennes, then the Germans could opt to then go on the offensive in the West.

  9. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    The basic choices in the immediate aftermath of such a decision would be to either hold the full strength of the Western German armies in the West, or to disburse some of the forces, (perhaps about 1.5 armies) eastward. The advantage to holding the full strength cocked and ready in the West is...

  10. AHWI: No schlieffen plan

    The British cabinet had already ruled by the end of July 1914 that its obligations towards Belgium would not determine British policy. We know from the German invasion that this decision was not intended to give Germany a pass through Belgium, so by process of elimination, that leaves France...

  11. Is a successful 1918 Spring Offensive possible?

    I voted doomed to fail. At least in France. Vs Italy or Greece, maybe a different story there.

  12. If the Russians had done better in ww1 to the extent that the february revolution was delayed by a dozen weeks, would Russia have won ww1?

    Had the Russians not done the Brusilov Offensive and just sat on the defensive in 1916 and 1917, I think there's a strong case to be made that they win the war and sit with the victors at Versailles. In which case, the Versailles negotiations would have been different in character by quite a bit.

  13. An AH Battle: 1st Battle of Midway, 17 - 21 June 1942

    I think IJN doctrine called for the creation of shore parties in emergency situations when needed, so I doubt the 5,000 men of the landing force were the only ones available in a pinch. The other factor was that Midway Atoll was two islands in which the defenders could not easily switch forces...

  14. An AH Battle: 1st Battle of Midway, 17 - 21 June 1942

    I think keeping Zero to F4F losses roughly equal is justified from the 1942 combat records, but there were outlier results on both sides where the results were considerably more one-sided. In terms of carrier warfare, IMO there is too much focus on which of the two was the 'better' fighter vs...

  15. What if Japan adopts Kamikaze tactics in 1942?

    Who said anything about heavier than normal bomb loads? I had said that a B5N1 could carry an 1,800lbs bomb in a kamikaze mission, but that's not "heavier than normal", that was normal. On the question of flight deck take offs with non-carrier qualified pilots, it might be the case that the...

  16. What if Japan adopts Kamikaze tactics in 1942?

    I'm assuming a limited kamikaze contingent because the number of targets would be 4 carriers, (Enterprise, Hornet, Wasp, Saratoga). The idea that the IJN would give up its ship killing punch (torpedo bombers) also makes no sense. Therefore that would not happen either. The optimal use would...

  17. What if Japan adopts Kamikaze tactics in 1942?

    Even assuming heavy losses amongst the torpedo wings, at worst Zuikaku and Shokaku could follow up with air wings of 27 fighters and 54 kamikazes each.

  18. What if Japan adopts Kamikaze tactics in 1942?

    I doubt the IJN could keep Henderson knocked out, and the jungle canopy would allow the Marines to disperse and ride out bombardments.

  19. What if Japan adopts Kamikaze tactics in 1942?

    Certainly not in 1944 against hundreds of Hellcats, but in 1942 vs. dozens of Wildcats the B5N1 should be good enough to plant an 1800lbs bomb on target, given that USN CAP performance at the time was not adequate. The problem for the IJN was that B5N2's were lacking in numbers for both roles...

  20. What if Japan adopts Kamikaze tactics in 1942?

    Here is the July 1942 reorganization, http://niehorster.org/014_japan/42-07-14_navy/districts/0_yokosuka.html The Tateyama and Yokosuka Air Groups (Tokyo area) alone had 48 x B5N1. These were carrier capable aircraft. I don't see where the OP specified "Kate" crews either. The entire point...
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