Recent content by AbeLincoln1865

As the title says, I'm curious if Army Group A could've have reached the Turkish border with the USSR and forced the Soviets to scuttle the Black Sea Fleet. Obviously this implies Barbarossa stayed mostly the same during 1941, but feel free to use any POD you want. Finally, had this occurred...

I'd also be interested to know more about the consequences of this.

Thanks for the response and for showing the issues with my scenario, as well as providing a better alternative. The person I was discussing this with argued that the concept of "South West African" and "Namibian" would still exist even if South Africa annexed Namibia in the 20's.

Recently I was discussing with someone whether or not there would have been a South African Border War if they had annexed Namibia before apartheid came under international scrutiny in the 60's. Just for some context, Namibia was a de facto part of South Africa, but legally a South African...

If I'm not mistaken, taking Milne Bay was part of the plan to take Port Moresby overland. Not to sound like a broken record, but if the Japanese deployed more troops that originally went to Guadalcanal along the Kokoda track and at Milne Bay, would they have a decent shot at taking both areas?

Right, I'm curious what Japan would try to accomplish in New Guinea after all this though.

Thanks, I saw this book mentioned in BNC's timeline on Operation FS, but I haven't had a chance to read it. Was the invasion of Fiji by Kawaguchi planned to take place after New Caledonia? In addition, what do you think Japan would do after the destruction of the South Seas Force and Aoba? While...

I feel this would likely cause the Japanese to postpone an invasion of Fiji and New Caledonia until New Guinea could be secured for them. If they concentrated all the forces they sent to Guadalcanal on New Guinea, I think at the very least they could take Milne Bay and Wau.

Do you think the Aoba detachment could have taken Port Moresby had the navy supported it?

Was this the plan before the loss at Midway?

No, Japan only sent Kawaguchi to Guadalcanal because of the US invasion. According to page 108 of Bloody Ridge by Michael S. Smith, Kawaguchi was being prepared to be sent to New Guinea. The airfield was already under construction by the Japanese before the US landings in August.

The Pacific War is a talked to death topic on the forum, and I wanted to see if I could add something to its most discussed campaign. Let's say that the Japanese fleet trying to invade Port Moresby at the Coral Sea was still turned back, but instead of losing the carrier Shoho, it was just...

I don't think any officers would mutiny against a lawful order from the President. The US Colored Troops would likely desert though. Looking at the numbers, Lee and Joe Johnston had approximately 80,000 troops between them. The Union recruited about that number just from southern states and more...

If Lincoln's successor were to order all Union troops to leave the Confederacy, what happens next?

Lee fleeing would be less important to Lincoln than capturing Richmond before his successor is inaugurated. How much ammunition did Lee have left after Wilmington was closed to shipping in January? Lee might not have enough to actually stop Grant from breaking through if the latter throws...