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  1. Fw 187/287/487 instead of Me 110/210/410 - what gives?

    So basically RLM opts to support the Fw's long range fighter instead of MTT's, possibly because the former is a better performer on same engines (= Jumo 210 in 1937) and it is only to be expected that on more powerful engines the 187 will still outperform the 110. RLM stipulates that they will...

  2. Germany goes with hybrid carries after the Panzerschiffe

    Basically, instead of the Twins, B & T, and the stillborn GZ, Kriegsmarine opts for hybrid carriers. Layout allowing for the two front turrets (28 cm for the Twins, 38cm for the later 2-3 ships), flight deck taking about 60% of the ship's length (ie. a greater % than what the Japanese did), the...

  3. EE Lightining what-if thread

    ... that might also be described as 'make the British-only jets great again' :) The 'other Lightning' was a climbing monster, fulfilling the requirement in that regard. What it was not was a commercial success, unlike the earlier jets, like the Meteor, Venom, Vampire or Hunter - club of the...

  4. European NATO airforces alternatives, 1950-1990

    Similar to the W-P and SU thread - what could've been done differently? Like what to do if the Lockheed bribery scandal went public a few years earlier, British and perhaps SAAB (yes, not a NATO country, but still) snatching the 1-engined fighter market from Dassault and Lockheed, alternative...

  5. No MiG-29 as we now it

    People at MiG were very much in the 2-engined fighters' camp by early 1970s (probably because they judged that such a configuration gives them the best possible thrust-to-weight ratio?). Let's say that people from the Soviet goverment say to them - we have a lot of 2-engined fighter types...

  6. Soviets base their defence on the strong Stalin line - what are German options?

    I've reckoned that this warrants a separate scenario. So - Soviets from 1939-41 keep improving the Stalin like, and Germans know by early 1941 that Soviets will not be deploying a lot of units close to the border. What are German options wrt. defeating the Soviet Union, and fast, in 1941? How...

  7. Soviet military sanity options 2.0, 1937-45

    Note that Soviets, just like Americans, start here two years after the British or Germans :) Quantity was the main quality of the Soviet military, they were making tanks and military aircraft by thousands when other big countries were reluctant to buy more than hundreds. Sometimes, perhaps the...

  8. Better luck for Indian military/combat jets, 1950-2000

    This is both for what can be cooked domestically, and what might be a good idea to licence produce of the suitable foreign designs. We will assume that Indian military process is not a quagmire as it was per OTL - high bar, I know. Any mileage left in the basic marut design, so the gen 2 is a...

  9. Alternative biplanes for ww2?

    That is for 1st line duties, no less :) I was today's years old to learn that the FDB-1 biplane used NACA 2212 wing profile, ie. thinner than what the champion of the thin-winged aircraft ( = Spitfire) had. That got me thinking - just how far the biplanes can be pushed for the needs of ww2...

  10. German Army sanity options 2.0, 1935-44

    Granted, any Axis military group that makes less mistakes and has more going on for it does equal the longer suffering for all the parties concerned. Heer was also an instrument of oppression and devastation, the sharp point of the Nazi regime, together with the SS, Gestapo etc. A change of...

  11. Your own Spitfire wank

    IOW, make the success story even a greater one :) Required is a much greater number of them produced, to be even more capable and earlier, including in weapon-lifting capacity, improvement in different roles, new roles, new users etc.Reduce the manhour count required. Lower the drag, improve the...

  12. Japanese Army sanity options 2.0, 1935 and on

    Not about the Japanese Navy :) Includes logistics, operational level stuff, tactics, tech, both for ground units and air service. Milestone military/political operations still happen on schedule, like the annexation of Manchuria, war against China and war against the West. Like for the Germans...

  13. American Army and A. Air Corps sanity options 1937-43

    Starting a bit later for the 'Muricans :) Not about the USN (avoid the torpedo scandal and they're in cloud nine). Topic is for the Army and AAC, later AAF. Having two oceans between them and the likely opponents allows for hiccups in operations, tactics and tech not to backfire badly. They can...

  14. French military 'sanitiy options', 1935-42

    You know the drill :) Includes everything - ground forces, air force, navy. No mysteries about the likely enemy what so ever, so navy should be getting less of an attention (sorry). Ww2 starts as per OTL. Discussions about strategy (what to do with Belgium, how to ... entice the UK for an...

  15. Italian army and airforce 'sanity options 2.0', 1935-43

    (not a thread about their Navy, since there is a current RM thread for that) Similar drill as per other 'sanity options' topics - ways to improve abilities and results of these two branches of Italian military during the specified period. Note that Italian monetary expenditures wrt. Abyssinia...

  16. British Army 'sanity options 2.0', 1935-43

    Not much of explaining needed - thread about the workable options for the British Army in late 1930s and early 40s. Within the scope is organization, tactics, tech. All on technology of the day, but with a lot of hindsight. To start the ball rolling - keep the minimum new-development calibre of...

  17. Luftwaffe "sanity options 2.0", 1935-43

    At least for reasons of balance (so we don't pile up all of the criticism on the RAF and/or the British air ministry ;) ), here is the thread for Luftwaffe to be criticized. Suggesting the ways of better spending money and resources is also okay (things like 'kill Goering' or 'kill Hitler' are...

  18. Sanity options 2.0 - Polish armed forces

    1st to fight the Nazis, and back-stabbed by Stalin, so let's 'give' them somewhat a better chance in their struggle. Thread is for the army, navy and air force of Poland. Time frame spans between 1934 and 1940. Things like "kill Hitler", "kill Stalin" etc are cute, but not the topic. Stuff in...

  19. "Sanity options" 2.0 - RAF, 1935-43

    We have had a lots of good discussions about the sanity options, years ago, for different organizations. Mostly dealing with the build-up towards the ww2 and the ww2 itself. So here is another take, starting with the everyone's favorite air force :) This should deal with changes/improvements of...

  20. 1935-45: introduce one cartridge type for infantry weapon per each country making guns for ww2

    As it says on the tin. The spanking new cartridge can be for SMGs/pistols (reason being so these can fire with less recoil, and/or so the infatrymen can carry more ammo, and/or so the effective range fire requires less of guesswork etc), for carbines (for better firepower/less recoil/more ammo...
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