Recent content by JamesHunter

Not now a days, or though some of the latest have such high specs you'll need a new machine and some very old stuff won't run on modern systems.

But if they can arrange it "a plague on both their houses" likely remains Belgium's preferred option.

But in the other hand they did try to violently take over only 20 years before, that's bound to sour some to the idea.

Not impossible although it they're not directly threatened I think they'd still prefer neutrality if possible.

True although it's a prestige thing more than a military need. While L-V isn't one ball he does want to get Germany's pride back and in the 1930's that means a navy with actual Battleship's in it even that's a little impractical or a resource hog. It would also be about "correcting" back the the...

The limit is six under the treaty (although that also limits the tonnage to 10k). Being able to field six actual Battleships lets Germany claim "Hey we're back," while seeming like a perfectly acceptable modification the British. Although swapping two of them for carriers is certainly possible...

Hitler objected to bigger guns as well and even after that passed it was to late for a refit. But yeah four 14 inch Scharnhorst's and a pair of cut down (but improved due to not being based on WW1 designs) Bismarck class Battleships would probably be acceptable. Six ships wouldn't be a major...

Pretty much, the Pre-Dread's are reaching their treaty age limits anyway and Britain won't object to a small fleet of limited capacity Battleship's to counter the Soviet Navy (which is why Germany was allowed to keep what it did get OTL). They can also build a few cruisers to show the flag...

So's Dick Chaney. Even very late in the day while the GOP had very conservative fiscal views, it's only after Reagan that culture wars/outright racism and bigotry comes to the fore.

While no one will deny he was a monster the Khan, (much like Napoleon) also made many needed reforms all be it under very harsh rule. All Petain ever achieved was to meekly put a slave collar around France's neck for four years.

He looks a strange mix, sure his skin was good but he always looked worn out like he was in his 50's.

He's a reactionary dinosaur who saw the only good 3rd Republic as a dead 3rd Republic...and that's before he became a stooge for the Nazi's!

Petain? Oh this won't go well.

I can see that, he didn't look 39 when he died and it sadly wouldn't shock me if he were ill. At least this time he lived to see a world that if not actually his dream come true is at least on the way.

Probably, although those were post war ships without any armour.