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  1. Good Vinland PODs?

    1) The Norse were the sort of people who killed strangers just to see what colour their blood was. Assume eventual bad relationships with any natives. 2) If the Norse in Labrador had excess fish and seals (and I assume that you are talking about them) they are more likely to trade such stuff...

  2. Good Vinland PODs?

    It is unlikely that the Norse will establish long term friendly relationship with natives of Labrador. After all they failed to do so in Greenland and Vinland.

  3. What if the German Empire had no colonies -> Better performance in WWI?

    Depends when the war starts. Ireland was on the brink of a civil war. If WW1 does not kick off until the autumn then the Irish civil war could break out before then. In that case no BEF in France before 1915.

  4. Could The Roman Empire have conquered all of the British isles, had it chosen to try?

    Because they would remember how Germany turned out. You can campaign there but not hold it. However, all it takes is some Emperor to think it is a good idea at the time and they try it.

  5. Could The Roman Empire have conquered all of the British isles, had it chosen to try?

    Unlike Germany or Syria I cannot see the threat shifting dynamically enough. In the case of the Germans there were migrations from farther east. In the case of Syria there was a switch to a more aggressive Persian empire. In the case of Scotland though, yes the naives did get more aggressive...

  6. Could The Roman Empire have conquered all of the British isles, had it chosen to try?

    Unlike the Romans the Medieval English conquered virtually all of Scotland yet they could not hold it for very long. Why? Because the hilly redoubts are too big to control without puttng hundreds of troops into them and they could not afford the supercastles to buy time. You might be able to...

  7. Could The Roman Empire have conquered all of the British isles, had it chosen to try?

    There is also all those islands for Irish/Scotti raiders to use as bases for hitting the mainland. It is going to cost a fortune in gold to secure a Roman Scotland. There were 10,000 auxilaries on Hadrian's Wall and most of them were apparently moved to the Antonine Wall when that was in use...

  8. Could The Roman Empire have conquered all of the British isles, had it chosen to try?

    It is unlikely that the Romans would have deployed enough ships to affect the Irish raiding Scotland. After all unlike the Saxon Shore fleet there was no fleet covering Wales so why are they going to build one in Scotland? As for land forces, the west coast is so rugged that ships can easily...

  9. Could The Roman Empire have conquered all of the British isles, had it chosen to try?

    Uniform as in Roman towns and Celtic countryside? As for the Irish raids they would have a field day with Roman Scotland with their ships outmanaeuvring any land patrols. Roman Scotland would ahve been a text book example of Imperial overreach, especially given that Roman southern Scotland...

  10. How could the Oregon dispute have gone differently?

    The biggest problem any power had in gaining control of Oregon at the time of the dispute is putting people whether colonists, troops or whatever on the ground. For the Americans and British there are just too many equally profitable options closer to home/eastern Canada to expend great effort...

  11. How could the Oregon dispute have gone differently?

    Pretty much the same state of affairs that the British had in 1861 and the Trent Affair. Financially speaking Britain made more from investments than a diplomatic concession would have cost the country. I am not saying that Britian would always back down though.

  12. How could the Oregon dispute have gone differently?

    If you are sending large numbers of people by sea then it is going to be dangerous and expensive. Every ship has got to go via Cape Horn twice, unless you want to make every voyage a one way trip. The HBC could tell American colonists to pound sand, but that does not mean that local factors...

  13. How could the Oregon dispute have gone differently?

    RE a larger Russian Alaska. Alaska was of marginal value to Russia. It was just too far away from Moscow. You have to travel all the way across Russia before you are even close to it. Re British Seattle. Same problem as the Americans had. The only sensible way to get there is by wagon train...

  14. Germany goes with hybrid carries after the Panzerschiffe

    And the Atlantis was intercepted because the OKM ordered it to rendezvous with a U boat. The British intercepted the message and decyphered it so was able to send a cruiser to the area On the other hand if you are intercepted by a cruiser you will be outgunned. So we now have three missions...

  15. Germany goes with hybrid carries after the Panzerschiffe

    I don't seem to find any references to the He52 or He53 so could you please post a link to a description.

  16. Germany goes with hybrid carries after the Panzerschiffe

    Almost any contemporarary plane would be better than a Roc. However, if the hybrids are still around in 1941 their planes are going to have to take on Martlet Mk IIs.

  17. AHC: Make WW1 a stalemate

    The tank was a no brainer. Where the British stole a march on everyone else apart from Burstyn in 1911 de Mole in 1912 was to build one that could easily cross trenches. The latter two gentlemen incorporated trench crossing/climbing into their designs. However neither was taken up.

  18. Saudi oil owned by Private company till today

    Actually it was (is?) worse than that. Saudis were financing Al Qaeda with proceeds from oil sales to the USA. The USA was fighting Al Qaeda with US troops paid for by US tax payers. What country in its right mind finances both sides of a war? And too much money for grifters and sycophants of...

  19. Timeline: The Peshawar Lancers

    If you read Appendix 3 you will see that the entire North American continent is claimed by the British Empire. No states, presidents, etc.

  20. TL-191: Postwar

    On OTL the Finns had a regent for the Grand Duke of Finalnd between the abdication of Nicholas II and a new constitution. The French could do the same here with the tweak that they would not say whether the Regent was for the Orleanists or the Bonapartists. Darlan could also follow the...
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