Recent content by CMDBob

Ah, I got mixed up with the turret front, rather than the hull, my mistake. (That and I perhaps got mixed up with the Panther II)

And so the Panther begins to take shape... Interesting that it's got an 80mm front plate, not the 100mm that the OTL Panther had, but that tracks with the development at this point (and there's still time for it to get the 100mm front, wasn't increased until May 42 iirc). Still, the British have...

Whatever Percival ends up doing, a more staff-officer type role would definitely use his talents more effectively, be it in the Far East or at the War Office. Still, whatever he ends up doing is a much better fate for him than what actually happened, especially on that day.

I mean, at least the machine guns worked? That's about it though. (And even then, only in CTLS. The MTLS MG mounts were completely useless and couldn't actually fit the guns)

Oh boy, the Marmon-Herrington light tanks. The KNIL are going to have such fun with those. (They aren't, as they're not good tanks, as the US testing reports indicate...)

With the Thompson, it's not so much the calibre, it's the design of the gun that makes it climb more than the 9mm subguns. The stock on the Thompson is very low compared to guns like the Sten, MP40, PPSh, Grease Gun, etc. And that low stock means that the recoil force will essentially pivot the...

I can't find any hard numbers, but from what I've been able to find, it all says the Suomi (and it's drums) were expensive and time-consuming to make. I don't think it was Thompson money, but definitely not cheap. For the Brits ITTL, bumping the Sten up to M3 Grease Gun money seems like the best...

Thinking about it, I imagine that there wouldn't be much the British could learn from the captured MP38/40, as they were more complex and more expensive to make than the Sten, while still being roughly equivalent (the Sten could use MP38/40 magazines, which is handy, but it already could do that...

I suppose one thing about Churchill is that he'd been in numerous different offices in the past, including First Sea Lord during WW1 (although his actions during were perhaps not the best, considering Gallipoli...) Still, given that he was the leader of a democracy he did have one benefit there...

Fair enough! Saying that, the 57mm does make sense given the increased number of heavier German tanks, a Firefly early T-34 if you will...

Very much a harder slog for the Soviet Union in this timeline, but not insurmountable. Will be interesting to see who makes it to Berlin first. Interesting. Did the T-34 ITTL not start with the L-11 76.2mm gun, and instead use the 57mm ZiS-4 gun? (or was the L-11 replaced and the ZiS-4 kept...

One good thing about all of this is that there's no (or at least less) panic percolating through the British ranks, better tactics are being shared and adopted, and there's more heavier equipment being used more effectively. It seems to be having the desired effect in slowing the Japanese forces...

At this point, were I in a Matilda, I'd be more worried about running out of coaxial ammunition! Would hate to have to waste 40mm solid shot on soldiers.

One thing about all of this is that the British/Americans might cotton on a bit quicker to converting the M3's into SPGs (Priest/Sexton) earlier, especially given the work that's happening on that sort of thing at Vickers ITTL. Might be seen as a good option to use "unwanted" M3s in a role their...

Honestly, other than the size/weight, the Churchill would have been a good choice. I mean, take the older Churchill III and make sure it's got the 75mm gun like the VII (like the NA75s, really). The III's lighter, but still good armour profile will be fine. The Churchill has the size and bulk to...