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  1. The Malouines War: France in the Falklands Redux

    Looks like a good setup for an alternative-alternative history "Les ARL44 de Port St Louis", where a clerical error leads to a trio of obsolete heavy tanks being sent to the Malouines instead of getting scrapped...

  2. M1 Garand adopted in '.30 Short' cartridge, plus knock-on effects

    There is already a cartridge in the US at that time that fits the "Short 30" concept - the .300 Savage. Introduced in 1920, it was extensively tested by the US Army in the 1920's and 30's. This could get you an M1 that is shorter and lighter, since the .300 Savage is about 3/4" shorter...

  3. Starting the USA Better prepared for WWII v2.0

    Long story short, a minor change to the bolt geometry slowed down the initial extraction rate, and reduced case failures and component damage. C&Rsenal has a brief summary of the lewis gun, and the delve into the 30-06 problem around 58:56 or so.

  4. WI: Ford introduces the Transit to North America in the late 60s?

    I think you could argue the Econoline series fills that niche already. Ford sold over a half million of the Gen 1 Econoline platform in the 1960's, including dedicated people movers. The Transit is essentially the same size as a G1 Econoline, and despite radically different engine...

  5. Sterling New Silver on the Silver Screen: An Alternate Hollywood and Pop Culture Timeline

    Any reason why this theme can't work with serials, too? Such as RKO Pictures "Firefly", a 14-chapter serial from 1937 that follows Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Allan Lane) and his ragged tramp steamer "Serenity" as it plies the Caribbean. The sharp-witted sailor (and sometime smuggler) is...

  6. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    Ok, you were right. That is quite a story - almost a Tank of Theseus situation.

  7. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    So, did they replace the vvss units with hvss units from an M5 High Speed Tractor? Was that a common practice in Brazil rebuilds?

  8. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    One Truge to rule them all, one Truge to find them, One Truge to bring them all, and in the Whiteness blind them; In the Land of Norge where the trolls lie.

  9. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    Off the top of my head, the only thing that comes to mind is coordinating with the Canadians to expedite development of the Ram. Not exactly sure of the timeline, but if the Wikipedia is correct, Sherman development started in April of 1941, and a prototype was ready in September of 1941. Same...

  10. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    Actually, I lied. Hart Parr also had a 22-45hp machine in 1903, but it was primarily a portable engine that happened to have gearing to move from place to place. It wasn't intended to do mobile work like the No.3 machine was, and lacked as robust transmission and final drive setup. But the...

  11. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    OK, so we've got tracks. What's next? Part 2: Engine So far in this thread, there has been a lot of discussion about engines available in 1903. Renault, Daimler, Mercedes, etc. Gasoline versus steam, how many horsepower you need to move a machine. Problem is, they've all missed an...

  12. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    You're getting warm.

  13. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    OK, I'm gonna take a crack at this. Everything I postulate is based on the year being 1903, and the country in question being the USA. Handwaving away everything beyond the original question, I'll just focus on "technical sophistication". The task, then, is to build a "Land Monitor", since...

  14. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    M38BT/M1919A2. Makes more sense, the M1917's would have a more Browning-centric mount, probably. But, it's out of my hands now. I planted the seed, and am content to to sit back and watch the garden grow. That said, since the .50 didn't fit, maybe a .55 Boys? My head canon has a 1940...

  15. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    That is just stunning. It actually looks plausible sitting there. I can see it waddling across the drifting snow right now. On the armament side of things, I might have about the easiest cheat you could hope for. Turns out, the Norwegians adopted the Hotchkiss heavy MG in 1898, chambered in...

  16. Alternate to French Fries (Fried Potato) in Fast Food

    Panisse https://www.saveur.com/panisse-provence-best-french-snack/ Or something similar, deep fried. If you ever have the chance to try these, do it. They are an epiphany.

  17. Alternative History Armoured Fighting Vehicles Part 3

    This is going to be a brilliant little model. When it's finished, wrapping the rear deck and engine compartment with a woolen blanket would be the icing on the cake. Regarding the .50 fitment, I would've sworn it would work. A .50 has a 65in overall length, and a 45in barrel length - so about...

  18. US civilian firearm industry penetrates the European markets.

    A point to be made here is that any POD that causes a significant shift in European is going to happen at a time when American gun culture was itself practically unrecognizable compared to today. American gun culture has (d)evolved a rediculous amount in the last 35 years, shifting from a...

  19. Most exotic plausible World War 2 standard-issue weapons?

    Exotic and Plausible? No. 6 Mk.I Rifle Self Loading, 7.92mm. In early 1943, an early example of the German FG 42 falls into British hands. While interesting from a technical standpoint, it is dismissed as a novelty by the military establishment - except the Royal Armored Corps. They see it...

  20. AHQ/AHC: Faster food?

    I think we're conflating two independent concepts: Chain Restaurants and Fast Food. Fast food, in the form of cheap and quick meals served in a less-than-formal setting is as old as cities. Food carts and wagons, shacks, etc. Chain Restaurants became a thing by the 1880's, when Fred Harvey cut...
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