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  1. Consequences of No Restoration of the French Parlements?

    There are a few issues related to older financial systems that need to be born in mind. 1. Money is Specie. If you borrow 1000 livres of gold at some point you have to have 1000 livres of metal, or an acceptance that promissory notes have face value. 2. The government has expenses which have...

  2. AHC: Emperor of Italy from House Habsburg

    Whatever the desires of the House of Austria the Russians, French, Prussians and probably the British would object. You might ge some minor princeling appointed then emasculated by the forces of Italian Liberty ( France and Britain).

  3. Japan declares war on germany july 1941

    When they form the Wang Jiang Wei government. Though note he is attempting to get a treaty with Japan far earlier than they with him. After all the Japanese position is the 21 demands the only ones that are not accepted by the Chinese anyway ( under protest) are those that would reduce China to...

  4. Japan declares war on germany july 1941

    Its easier in 1940 and easier still with no sino japanese war. Alexander Clarke has a recent You Tube - Zeros over the Med lecture so this starts at least with his scenario. The 1940 argument would be something like this. The Fall of France is a strategic earthquake and Japan is faced with...

  5. Barbarossa without the Great Purge

    The easiest to find and probably the best English source is Glantz, 'Stumbling Colossus' there is also Colossus Reborn for what happens next. The Purge happens, what effect it has is arguable probably minimal. The US Army did a similar purge but it involved country club memberships and suchlike...

  6. A US 'Ju-88'

    Well yes. Though the Norden never delivers at all, several hundred bombers in a box dropping on the lead bombadier is not accuracy. But this is about pre war procurement and the AAC belief was it was accurate or at least accurate enough to deliver Precision Aerial Bombardment with enough...

  7. A US 'Ju-88'

    Exactly. Which is what all right thinking forward minded officers wanted. Some heretic deviationists got the ear of ill informed congressmen about the time of the Spanish Civil war and ordered some twin engine monstrosities but they were quickly dealt with and order restored. After that its...

  8. A US 'Ju-88'

    It also had the lowest combat loss rate of any bomber in the 9th AF.

  9. A US 'Ju-88'

    Dive bombers, the Vengeance being another one were quite popular in the Far East amongst US and DUKE forces. But then the Far East was a fairly benign environment, limited air opposition, poor AA and the Dive bomber could be used to hit targets like bridges economically. One bomber one bridge -...

  10. A US 'Ju-88'

    It would not be built. Just because its a good German aircraft does not make it a good Allied aircraft. The Allied rough equivalents would be the DB7 and Beaufighter, The only thing it brings is dive bombing, well if the AAC wanted a dive bomber the could have had one, but the dive bomber as a...

  11. A US 'Ju-88'

    Its an underpowered piece of junk says the AAC. The best analogue is the SAAB 18 which has Gasner involved originally with Pratt and Whitney engines. The problem is the twin engined bomber does not fit in with the AAC concept of operations for most of the pre war war and early war ( i.e. after...

  12. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    So not orthodox then. The Normans are flexible in dealings with everyone at this time, and ofc the Pope has a small problem with the Emperor and to be fair with the Normans every so often.

  13. Short Stirling used as Maritime Patrol Aircraft for Battle of Atlantic?

    The problem is its not suitable. the range crashes when the aircraft is loaded to about the same as a Wellington loaded. Essentially its a muti function aircraft used as a stop gap until production of Halifax and Lanc pick up then its used for its non bomber functions. In 1943 it has double the...

  14. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    Oh yes, and fanatically anti Byzantine.

  15. Short Stirling used as Maritime Patrol Aircraft for Battle of Atlantic?

    The quick answer is no for reasons to do with the U boat war and the aircraft available. There is no mid Atlantic Gap early in the war. Its a consequence of increasing escort and aircraft range from the UK and Ireland and Canada/US and Iceland and the Azores and Gib making the mid Atlantic the...

  16. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    I doubt it. The Normans are a warrior elite sitting on top/living alongside the existing population the crusading impulse is more a crusade to get more for themselves than reconquista per se. And they tend to get along with the locals most of the time. They may be as likely to help a friendly...

  17. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    yes. But pre Almorahid and giving the 'state' another generation or so to consolidate.

  18. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    It really is especially when a warship has about 4 days water aboard and the fairly powerful Fatimid fleet has all bases from the delta to Lebanon. Also they are friendly to the Byzantines or at least unfriendly to the Seljuks. If the Normans want to approach Egypt, and why not, it’s there...

  19. Norman Guiscard invades Fatimid Egypt instead of Byzantine Empire

    Unlikely, the distances are too great and the Norman army too small. Ifriqiya otoh which is nominally Fatimid, much closer and fairly disputed anyway. Well it’s the d’Hauteville boys. Treachery skullduggery, dealing with the heathen, dealing with the Pope, double crossing everyone, winning...

  20. Salvage post Soviet Russian naval & airforces

    1. There, Is, No, Money. 2. There is no supply chain. If you want to maintain system X and that requires component Y which only comes from Ukraine or the Baltics ( which is the case for something on every system) they will require payment in something they find valuable - see 1. The...
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