What if...

UKönig · 06-29-14, 07:28 PM

Yes, its true, the original poster said "what if...you could change the war". But, change it into what?
What if you had a type 21 available in 1940/1? Something with underwater dash capability? What if you had a reserve of speed that allowed you to get into the crisis point and affect the outcome?
You may buy the Bismarck and Tirpitz more time by keeping the ocean units away from visual range, but the allies would just change tactics. Probably focus on aircraft and/or carrier based attacks. Unless you could build, with 1940s technology, a U-boat that was a true submarine and did not need to come up for amperes or air, then any time you tried to get within range, the HK units would be all over you.
Convoy tactics would change dramatically.
If the politicians of any belligerent country died while the state of war was in effect, yes, it may be hard to speculate about possible outcomes. One thing is for sure, the war dragged on far longer than it had to, even when it was clearly lost. Germany was on the ropes and hitler was out of options. He was determined that if he (Germany) can't have it, then nobody will. We must be grateful that he did not have (and was years away from) atomic weapons, for since the situation was so dire, he would have laid waste to the world without hesitation. I think that he was that crazy and that desperate. So I ask, "change the war, but into what?"

06-29-14, 07:28 PM	#16
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Yes, its true, the original poster said "what if...you could change the war". But, change it into what? What if you had a type 21 available in 1940/1? Something with underwater dash capability? What if you had a reserve of speed that allowed you to get into the crisis point and affect the outcome? You may buy the Bismarck and Tirpitz more time by keeping the ocean units away from visual range, but the allies would just change tactics. Probably focus on aircraft and/or carrier based attacks. Unless you could build, with 1940s technology, a U-boat that was a true submarine and did not need to come up for amperes or air, then any time you tried to get within range, the HK units would be all over you. Convoy tactics would change dramatically. If the politicians of any belligerent country died while the state of war was in effect, yes, it may be hard to speculate about possible outcomes. One thing is for sure, the war dragged on far longer than it had to, even when it was clearly lost. Germany was on the ropes and hitler was out of options. He was determined that if he (Germany) can't have it, then nobody will. We must be grateful that he did not have (and was years away from) atomic weapons, for since the situation was so dire, he would have laid waste to the world without hesitation. I think that he was that crazy and that desperate. So I ask, "change the war, but into what?" __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!