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  1. The Germans build carriers, instead of battleships, prior to WW2

    This point miss that the AGN agreement anticipated that Germany would build carriers

  2. The Germans build carriers, instead of battleships, prior to WW2

    I really agree on most of this. The German raider task force concept needed firepower, speed and range for their mission to outrun everything they couldn’t outgun. British carriers changed that as they could cripple a ship otherwise doing its job quite fine. The job of the fast cruiser sized...

  3. January 1943. The German View

    No negatives so far. I assume you are setting the scene for some future progression, but as it stands it’s a well written and plausible description of life in the East after the “victory”.

  4. January 1943. The German View

    Another good update. Thanks for writing this. The undercurrent of bad things to come is palpable as an OTL reader

  5. January 1943. The German View

    Amazing start. Would have been interesting to know more background but also Ok to focus on the post battle situation

  6. Consequences of Leningrad falling in 1941-42?

    I recall from past discussions between Viking and obsessed nuker that quite a lot of Soviet prisoners would be expected if Leningrad fell. If so fresh Soviet forces must defend the northern front that put pressure on Moscow with excellent supply lines. If case blue goes as OTL then the timetable...

  7. How "should" WWII in 1940 have gone?

    I guess the post before the kick had quite a bad connotation to it. In isolation it (the kick post) looked like a factual answer to a question, but my mistake reading it as such. He was already doing the dangerous comparison of different countries unfortunate/cynical historic pasts which one...

  8. How "should" WWII in 1940 have gone?

    If you see the post he is responding to, it is “ what was the German excuse”. Now we know this was excuses fabricated for the task and obviously invalid excuses, but they were nevertheless the Nazi excuses back then.

  9. Axis joined-up thinking?

    The axis lacked the most basic insight into the strategy of winning. Not only do you need to get what you want (they understood that). The three axis were perfectly positioned to beat the Soviet Union by combining attacks and cutting them off (even though Japan didn’t need that), and strike for...

  10. The War That Came Even Earlier: WWII in 1936/37?!

    Thats correct, but it cost years in building momentum. Not only the time in jail, but also the later ban on public speaking.

  11. AHC: Create the Largest Naval Battle you can sometime after the start of WW1

    Wasnt there an e-boat attack on the D-Day landings. Surely that must be the largest battle then - if a bit one sided

  12. The War That Came Even Earlier: WWII in 1936/37?!

    Well its not inprobable in this scenario

  13. No F-104 Starfighter for Europe! Alternate designs instead.

    Denmark had the starfighter and the Draken. Kept the Draken much longer

  14. AHC: Create the Largest Naval Battle you can sometime after the start of WW1

    There is letterstime where Jutland equivalent really is fought out http://www.letterstime.com/new.html

  15. The War That Came Even Earlier: WWII in 1936/37?!

    How about no beer hall putsch or it goes ahead without Hitler (sick/injury?) with Hitler claiming the tesponsibility at the trial? So no jail time or bann of speaking and earlier nazi organization. Come 1929 crash they swoop into the elections in 1930. So roughly similar set-up although Britain...

  16. Effects of Graf Spee returning home safely??

    I once did a TL on this exact premise. Probably not without its flaws, but early days https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/search/8508269/?q=Graf+Spee+escapes&c%5Btitle_only%5D=1&c%5Busers%5D=Gudestein&o=date

  17. Carrier based kriegsmarine

    I think we always need to understand the thought processes that leads to the changes. It could be the plan Z rewritten or it could be a way of making task forces on the cheap. Imagine the money invested into the D class heavy cruisers and carriers on a similar hull with a few spahkreuzer’s...

  18. What if Japan declared war on the Soviet Union after Pearl Harbor?

    Its baffling in hindsight that the Japanese didnt think SU should be prioritized. Japan can never win on its own and only Germany winning offers the Japanese any prospects of success. In such a scenario getting Spain in on the Axis side would be critical. KM and air power based their would shut...

  19. REDUX: Place In The Sun: What If Italy Joined The Central Powers?

    Its been a great read. The French stab in the back impression is palpable

  20. What if Germany insisted Italy be on board for any war in 1914?

    This is one of the most sensible thing to insist om in hindsight. Any trace of it IOTL?
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