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  1. Large Diesel Propulsion.

    When looking at Warship and Transport ship construction and propulsion during the 20th Century the problem of time required to build up steam pressure can alter the course of either a surprise attack, range in combat condition and numerous other factors. What I am wondering is the changes needed...

  2. This is an engine question.

    I primarily like alternate history due to the possibilities it presents. I also like the ASB because you can alter the course of history with relatively small changes to technology. My question is looking at the Rolls Royce Merlin with the difference in performance from the First to the last...

  3. The G3 Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship

    I was watching one of my favourite Naval Historians on Youtube recently and he mentioned the British 16.5 inch gun in relation to the G3 class and it's potential as it is in a sweet spot as far as capability goes. Then he spoke of the 1.5 inch increase and it's comonality with British calibre...

  4. Israel with only British Support

    First please understand I am not talking nor should anyone else discuss the political side of the Israel/Palestine debate. This is just how would British development of aircraft change and which aircraft would Israel use. What tanks and ships. Helicopters, Army etc. So imagine it's 1949 and...

  5. Reasonable alternatives to the Fairey Albacore and Barracuda.

    Put simply neither one of these aircraft was fit for purpose or achieved the requirements and failing the start of the war would not have seen service in the form offered. Fairey Albacore was not enough of an improvement over the Swordfish to justify the expense and being a biplane was less...

  6. Discussion on the early Dual Purpose guns

    WW2 was an interesting point in history where the functionality of one weapon system directly impacted the previous top dog of the Ocean in a different direction. The Battleship has been around in one form or another for centuries and was refered to as a 1st rate or other term for primary...

  7. Discussion on the recent Drachinifel video

    One of the oft quoted statements on Jutland is below directly quoted from the David Beatty wiki page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beatty,_1st_Earl_Beatty#First_World_War Beatty is reported to have remarked (to his Flag Captain, Ernle Chatfield, later First Sea Lord in the early 1930s)...

  8. USA early entry to War.

    What i am wondering is the possibility of for example UNIT 731 actions to include dropping plague and other nasty's over for example Shanghai international Settlments and repeat the Panay incident at the same time. Idea is for mid 1940. Great Britain is preoccupied but Japan does not have...

  9. How can the trade protection Carrier come about before WW2

    The question I have whenever I am looking at the Royal Navy in the 1920's is pretty much the same as the Army. All of the pieces needed are present but the drive to force the issue was lacking. The Royal Navy lost it's air arm to the RAF with the result that the aircraft the Navy got usually...

  10. Different priorities for the IJN

    I was looking at the Imperial Japanese Navy composition and the planning that took place in the 1930's. In a simple manner I can comfortably say the Japanese understood the value of aircraft carriers and the obsolete nature of the Battleship. Knowing Battleships have had their day and with the...

  11. Lawrence Wackett Gets the R2800 in 1940

    As an Australian it is a matter of pride that during WW2 the RAAF was supplied with Australian made aircraft and also produced an excellent ground attack aircraft in the Boomerang. One of the problems that held Australian designed aircraft back was the lack of engines of sufficient power to...

  12. British procurement of a Vulcan replacement.

    In the late 1960's the British RAF was placed in a difficult position by the emerging technologies and the ability of the V bomber force to carry out the nuclear mission assigned to them. First the TSR-2 was cancelled then price caused the F-111K to be cancelled and the Buccaneer was procured as...

  13. Best Anti-Aircraft Guns on warships during WW2

    As the title goes this is intended to be a discussion on the Anti-Aircraft guns the major powers put on their warships and the effectiveness of the same. I am fully aware national pride may come in to play here but please keep it civil and focused on the AA guns. From my point of view the...

  14. Airborne assault with a difference.

    The development of airborne forces has always had one serious defect. The lack of suitable defences against heavy armour and aircraft. By this i mean that the Airborne infantry can and will secure bridges and geographical features along an invasion route but lack persistence against for example...

  15. Rolls Royce Crecy ready in 1941

    I have been looking at the performance claims and potential of the Rolls Royce Crecy engine and it's possible uses in WW2 if introduced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Crecy This is the Wiki page for the engine and it is understating the potential and uses of the engine. As built...

  16. Largest possible RN carrier

    I was doing some reading and found a snippet that indicated a proposal was made to convert RMS Queen Elizabeth to a carrier. The proposal was not given much thought as her value as a troop transport was too high. My question is this. In 1936 it was clear the WNT and LNT no longer applied. Could...

  17. Tramp in Armour.

    In 1936 the Kiev Manoeuvres took place in the Soviet Union, during the event the foreign military observers witnessed a large display of BT-5 tanks with impressive speed and firepower in the shape of the 45 mm Cannon . At the time the Spanish Civil had just begun and astute observers took note...

  18. Warthog surprise.

    Well so far this surprise reforger exercise had probably cost him his new girlfriend. Having to leave her at the gate of Moody Air Force Base with a kiss and a sorry duty calls. Captain Neil Murphy was feeling a little stiff and sore. The A-10 was a beast of an aircraft and he loved her dearly...

  19. What possibility exists for auto loading for medium calibre Naval guns pre WW2

    As some of you know I am very interested, actually obsessed with interwar Medium calibre Naval Guns. The small calibre Naval guns consist of any gun lower then a 57mm . So the guns I'm talking about are the Destroyer calibre guns. For the Germans this includes 5.9 inch 15cm behemoths that...

  20. World Navies with a delayed WW2

    I want to discuss the expected outcome of a WW2 delayed until the German Plan Z was completed. I am not interested in fake imaginary ships but only the ships whose plans had a chance of success. This means some of the H-44 designs are placed in the same basket as the Tillman ships. Great on...
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