Recent content by Sealion

  1. A MARKET-GARDEN alternative: plausibility check

    Plausability of the plan. Like the concept, but there wasn't sufficient airlift capacity to silitaneously drop all three airborne divisions - historically the British couldn't land the Polish Brigade in the first lift for that reason. Also the seaborne landing of 3 Divisions, were there 3...

  2. Matt, same question as Jotan. Any idea?

    Matt, same question as Jotan. Any idea?

  3. HMS EAGLE in the Falklands

    British public may be, but diplomatically that would be a HUGE escallation and would cost UK diplomatic support in the UN (don't forget, the British diplomatic strategy is yelling "Article 51, self defence". Retaking the Falklands is consistant with that, invading or bombing the Argentine...

  4. HMS EAGLE in the Falklands

    Found the story recently and just binged on 68 odd pages over the last few days. Bravo. Great story.

  5. Possibility of US-Canadian War

    Documentary about the actual US warplan including details of the US wargaming the Naval battle that they expected (its in 3 parts). Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py4CnYOVfto Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4sizbCNzXU Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpv2NrjUJw0

  6. The Falcon Cannot Hear: The Second American Civil War 1937-1944

    Oh we can do much better than that <evil grin>, how about a couple of DIVISIONS of the Indian Army turning up - Klan v Gurkha anyone? And it fits - in OTL the Imndian Army was primarily used against the Japanese. Here with the Japs in the USA the British might send a couple of divisions over to...

  7. The Falcon Cannot Hear: The Second American Civil War 1937-1944

    A thought on Japanese intervention - while the US fleet may be out of the picture, the RN isn't and any "balence odf power altering" moves such as seizing the Phillipines or Hawawi would definately attract British (and possibly French) intervention. Both have Pacific colonies of heir own and...

  8. The Falcon Cannot Hear: The Second American Civil War 1937-1944

    Question - who holds Fort Knox and the US gold reserves? With the dollar worthless anyone looking to buy armaments or (given the impending food shortages) foodstuffs from abroad will need hard currency to make the purchases with, so holding the US gold reserves becomes a huge strategic plus...

  9. The Falcon Cannot Hear: The Second American Civil War 1937-1944

  10. A More Personal Union

    Why do I see a Mexican "Perkin Warbeck" episode in 15-20 years time? :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkin_Warbeck

  11. Renauds Government Refuses Armistice

    There is another site where people agtreed with that, so are trying to take a more "realistic" way forward (and it has the benefit of beiing in english, not French. Take a look. http://francefightson.yuku.com/

  12. A More Personal Union

    Cannister only has a range of about 300 yards max, and the gunsd in this period are SLOOOOOW to load - letting an army that big get into cannister range and you'll get overrun. 200,000 fanatical spaniards take a lot of stopping, and I don't think the allied gun park is up to the job. Also...

  13. The Franco-Japanese war

    So THAT explains why they are fighting so hard to keep it! :)

  14. Challenge: RAF 'Udet'

    i don't know which officer, but I've an idea how someone could get converted intoa Dive Bomber enthuseast, and a plausable suggestion on how things could progress. Prior to the formsation of the Fleet Air Arm in the late 30s the RAF provided all the aircrew for the RN carriers. Say that our...

  15. The Eagle Stumbles: A Spanish-American War TL

    According to Herwig in "Luxuary Fleet", the Kaiser ordered Vice-Admiral v.Diederichs to Manila with the crusiers Cormoran, Irene, Kaiser, Kasiren Augusta and Prinzess Wilhelm.
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