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  1. Is a sucessfull Japanese invasion of Australia during WW2 more feasible than Sealion?

    That's actually pretty easy, or so I'd think; just change the schedule of the Japanese rotating their codes. They'll still inevitably be cracked, but as long as the new set haven't been cracked yet, MO would presumably happen roughly as planned.

  2. Is a sucessfull Japanese invasion of Australia during WW2 more feasible than Sealion?

    So, to refocus a bit on the actual thread topic, what exactly did the Australians have defending the northern part of the continent during 1942, and what could the Japanese potentially have used to attack it? Figure that the area of interest is the coastline from Port Hedland to Thursday Island...

  3. Is a sucessfull Japanese invasion of Australia during WW2 more feasible than Sealion?

    Well, yes. But it would be an excellent diversion, because the US and Australia for political reasons absolutely have to respond to the conquest of continental Australian territory before anything else in the region. As with the rest of the intended outer defensive perimeter, it buys time to...

  4. Lands of Red and Gold, Act II

    I suspect the Dutch buy quite a few slaves from the various Arab traders along the Swahili Coast, which would include slaves taken from the African interior. Also, the instant the Dutch are sufficiently distracted I expect Tiayal to explode into simultaneous rebellion against the VOC and...

  5. WI: The Ottoman Empire Conquers Austria

    They would need to put much more effort into turning the Danube into a major route to the Hungarian and Austrian bordermarches, for starters; otherwise, the usual logistic and administrative difficulties would cripple any effort to control the region just as IOTL.

  6. Flattops and Flyboys: The Carrier War in the Pacific 1942-44

    Is there more naval activity at Darwin ITTL? The OTL raid was devastating, but IIRC it also didn't hit much of anything of military consequence.

  7. Is a sucessfull Japanese invasion of Australia during WW2 more feasible than Sealion?

    Darwin would probably be easier to support should the Japanese take it than the Solomons were, and assuming the fall of Papua and Horn Island the Japanese could make it difficult to retake before the US builds a railway north from Alice Springs. Figure that driving the Japanese from Australia...

  8. Es Geloybte Aretz - a Germanwank

    I expect the Ottomans would want shipyards that can build light combatants and that are at least capable of repairing capital ships. Having your own battleship isn't as useful if it needs to be sailed around the whole of Europe for maintenance and upgrades. In fact, what they might now demand...

  9. AHC: Prolonged Contact with the New World and/or Australia w/out Imperialistic Colonialism

    Earlier introduction of camels to the Sahara trade routes increases volume and value. This in turn leads to increased desire to cut out the middleman, which leads to either the West African, Mediterranean, or both sides of that route working on developing a sea route to circumvent the desert...

  10. Could the ACW have been delayed until the start of the 20th century?

    Curious about this. Do you have any links with more information?

  11. Lands of Ice and Mice: An Alternate History of the Thule

    I do think that in this geopolitical situation, the Danes are going to be even more involved in northern Germany than they were IOTL. There'll also be some distant effects in the colonies in North America, particularly French Canada, due to Thule pushing south and the likely acceleration of...

  12. Eisenhower in the Pacific: Part 1 The Shoestring Warriors of Luzon

    As in, "man whose plan for seizing a narrow mountainous peninsula when we have complete naval and aerial supremacy in the region is to land in the south and march up its entire length" Mark Clark? "Taking Rome for personal glory is more important than trapping and destroying the local German...

  13. Eisenhower in the Pacific: Part 1 The Shoestring Warriors of Luzon

    Your basic assumption when the Krat-man says something should be that it's wrong. At best, it's correct in the "stopped clock, twice a day" sense.

  14. Eisenhower in the Pacific: Part 1 The Shoestring Warriors of Luzon

    I'd think it ties with New Guinea.

  15. Maya/Mesoamerican Colonization of the Caribbean

    So, next question: how much time would it buy if Colombus' first expedition is annihilated? As for reaching West Africa, I was wondering if any sort of long-distance trade might occur, akin to Greco-Roman trade in the Indian Ocean and with China.

  16. Maya/Mesoamerican Colonization of the Caribbean

    I'm wondering if the Amazonian societies will be tied into this network in some way. Also, if there's any likelihood of Mayan ships making it to the east before the Europeans show up. In particular, to West Africa.

  17. Look to the West Volume V: To Dream Again

    I think the idea is that while the Russian fleet is away, the Maori roll up and smash the base facilities. With those gone, the Russians no longer have an interest in defending Hawaii and pull out, leaving the islands open to Maori conquest. Whether it actually works out that way is of course...

  18. Grant at Gettysburg

    I must say it's nice to see this back. Looking forward to the rest of Second Antietam.

  19. PC: Cato Fails to Kill Himself

    If Cato survives and recovers? Send him on a diplomatic mission to China.

  20. Lands of Ice and Mice: An Alternate History of the Thule

    A reason for the Svalbard Thule to quasi-industrialize? Guns. Specifically, the desire for guns all throughout the Thulosphere, and into Siberia for that matter. It's the one product that requires a steady supply of metal and that European sources won't come close to meeting the demand for...
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