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  1. WI a "little V-3 cannon"

    noticed the experiments for a multi-chamber gun began with the 20mm flak weapon, what if that had been pursued instead of the larger weapon, designed to bombard London? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-3_cannon might reduce or eliminate the need for larger flak weapons, beyond perhaps the 3.7cm...

  2. an Ottoman Empire that survives until WWII

    what are plausible borders for an Ottoman Empire that survives until WWII? (that remains neutral in WWI) if we just stay fairly close to historical events, where they were in 1913 from wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_the_Ottoman_Empire do they recede further, from...

  3. WI Nazi regime with limited Nukes before US?

    (for a discussion of the effects) what if the Nazi regime actually developed nuclear weapons on the scale of say, the South African program? and a year before the US? so they have a gun type design with a yield of 6kt. , and approx. 6 devices? (in my own thinking the V-2 program is stillborn...

  4. WI Franco-Italian War spun from Spanish Civil War?

    what if a Franco-Italian War (or even a more limited conflict) spun from the Spanish Civil War? there is a current thread dealing with Japan striking"North" (USSR) in 1937? https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/japan-heads-north-1937-impact-on-europe.476877/ whatever the Japanese...

  5. WI JU-86 jets?

    an out of left field question, what if jet(s) were added to JU-86 in a hybrid propulsion system with the idea to maintain their surveillance capability? https://www.historynet.com/luftwaffes-high-flying-diesel.htm obviously a new jet aircraft design would be best, but given the overall...

  6. plot against the Casablanca Conference succeeds

    What If a plot to assassinate Roosevelt and Churchill in Casablanca succeeds? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_Conference

  7. WI Italy neutral until invasion of Yugoslavia?

    what if Italy remained neutral during WWII until the April '41 invasion of Yugoslavia? no invasion of Egypt or Greece. speculating this invasion of Yugoslavia not due to coup d'etat but more of Italian desire? trying to achieve something akin to months earlier division of Romania. could Italy...

  8. WI Latin Bloc was formed in the 1930's?

    What if an actual, durable Latin Bloc was formed during the 1930's with (at least) Italy, France, and Spain? the 1934 attempts in France bring (for argument's sake) Petain to power, and the 1936 coup in Spain is successful without a protracted civil war...

  9. what if Germany captured Leningrad?

    what if Germany captured Leningrad in 1941 or early 1942? my own POD would be a more comprehensive naval campaign, which historically had the Soviet Baltic fleet bottled up in Estonia, but was unable to prevent some numbers from reaching Leningrad...

  10. Italy vs. Spain vs. X

    what are the relative merits of Italy vs. Spain in the limited goal of closing the Med to Allied shipping during WWII? under the scenario only one is an active member of the Axis, while the other maintains a benign or Axis-friendly neutrality. OR could there be a plausible alternative to...

  11. No French bases for u-boat war

    What If Germany and the Vichy French regime strike a final treaty and Axis forces leave France thus no French Atlantic bases for u-boat war? (built beginning in spring 1941) where would they operate from? Norway and/or their old haunts in Belgium? could this force earlier adoption (if...

  12. Shrink the Bismarck! (and the rest of the Kriegsmarine)

    Shrink the Bismarck and the rest of the Kriegsmarine down to a more feasible, appropriate size OR gobble up the resources for any particular ship or class of ships for another service branch.

  13. terms of German-Soviet armistice Dec '41?

    what could Germany gain from USSR if they offered an armistice after a speculative fall of Leningrad in Dec '41? view that as consensus pick over any possible capture of Moscow, and of course if Moscow falls Germany would not be discussing armistice but pursuing a total victory. the rationale...

  14. Goering's Navy

    what if the chairs were shuffled and Hermann Goering was leader of Nazi regime, what would the Kriegsmarine look like? he was considered the main obstacle to cooperation between LW & KM but would it automatically mean carrier-centric navy? or THAT concept scrapped much earlier?

  15. Axis Germany-Spain-China (How To?)

    How to achieve a recognizable WW2 with Axis of Germany-Spain-KMT China? (Italy moved to neutral column, at least during initial phase of the war, Japan can move to either side, remain neutral or run parallel war) the POD for Spain might be a quick coup by Nationalists in 1936, with no Spanish...

  16. start small! Type XXIII Elektroboot

    what if Type XXIII Elektroboot given priority and well known Type XXI built ... later if at all? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektroboot the Type XXIII is much smaller and has limitation of only 2 torpedoes but historically launched sooner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_XXIII_submarine...

  17. Central Powers Redux WWII

    how would a Central Powers redux fare in WWII? starring Germany-Austria as Imperial Germany, Hungary as Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria as themselves, and Turkey as Ottoman Empire. no Anti-Comintern Pact in this scenario, Germany has continued to support KMT China and trade with USSR (although...

  18. Better German-Soviet strategic cooperation or Axis USSR

    rereading Reluctant Allies (German-Japanese) and Lure of Neptune (German-Soviet) naval histories to comment on recent thread https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/better-german-japanese-strategic-cooperation.419245/ there is no political will for either alliance however there seems...

  19. Germany says No to Japan in Indochina

    reading all the ways they didn't cooperate with one another in book about naval operations Reluctant Allies what if Germany said NO to Japan in Indochina? the whole invasion occurred before Japan had formally joined the Axis pact in Sept. 1940 (and had not declared war on Allies for year while...

  20. Nazi-Vichy deal divides Belgium sacrifices Netherlands?

    What If Nazi-Vichy deal divides Belgium and sacrifices Netherlands? unacceptable to Great Britain but would it be to Vichy France regime? not the most shocking or cynical deal they struck during WWII-era? with a Nazi plan to control Dutch colonies thru puppet Dutch State.
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