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OT: What if? - 1/27/2012 11:51:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		I. Could the Germans have developed the Panther tank in 1939?
II. What if the FW190 was used instead of the Me109?
III. What if the Germans were ready for a winter battle?
IV. With 3 million men, could the Germans have made more Divisions prior to Barbarrosa?
V. Could the Germans have reworked thier supply system better prior to Barbarossa?

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 1:48:58 AM   
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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 2:55:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		All could well have changed the outcome of the War in the East. But you are left with one insurmountable problem-Hitler would have still been Hitler. So you would need to change how Hitler thought and controlled things(and general's)!

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 3:21:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		1. The Axis had nothing even close to a Panther design in 39 or 40 or 41. Hitler was not interested in anything long term. The only improvement he wanted was a long 50mm on the PZIII.
2. Nothing was wrong with ME-109 except they did not have enough of them. Hitler was interested in bombers and produced them at the expense of fighters.
3 & 4. Hitler disbanded units ( entire Divisions) after the fall of France. Those units could have proved useful if Hitler was willing to increase production to properly equip them, he wasn't because he thought the war would be over by October.
4. Hitler saw no problem with the supply system. The war would be a quick one. Why create winter stores and equipment for units returning to warm barracks and Xmas leave.

Remove Hitler and you remove the war. With Hitler in charge you lose the war.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 5:07:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah, number 2 isn't a good one. The ME 109 was the single most outstanding fighter of the era for doing what it did before long before comparable fighters showed.. And nothing bested it in the European theater except for the Yak - 3. The 109 had a few deficiencies, they were more than balanced by what remained one of the wars most nimble fighter planes.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 8:25:13 AM   
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Yeah, number 2 isn't a good one. The ME 109 was the single most outstanding fighter of the era for doing what it did before long before comparable fighters showed.. And nothing bested it in the European theater except for the Yak - 3. The 109 had a few deficiencies, they were more than balanced by what remained one of the wars most nimble fighter planes.


Yep, it is a common misconception that the Fw 190 was a better fighter than the Me109, but they were really suited to different roles. Even late in the war, the Luftwaffe used the 109 to take on the escorts while the 190s concentrated on the bombers, that says something!

If the 109 had a weakness, I would say it was its limited range, especially in early models, but all designs are a compromise.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 9:31:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		The 190 & 109's are both excellent planes, they just need to be used/flown differently.
The main advantage of the 190, was speed and firepower but it had reduced performance up high (5000+) and was as such not well suited in the high interceptor role for example against the Western Allied heavies and as such they needed to be protected by 109's who had excellent high altitude performance.
However, in Russia, the Russians hardly ever went above 3000m altitude in part because their performance above that altitude was bad. This was the main (but off course not only) reason the Germans could achieve till the end of the was such astounding exchange ratio's. They simple came in around 4000-5000m, swooped down, attacked, climbed up again. Repeat.
The LA5-FN, LA-7, Yak3 and others where excellent fighters below 3000m. They were fast, climbed very well, could turn well but could not compete in a dive (wooden construction). In a turn fight and climbing contest below 3000m, equal Energy,, the Germans did not have a chance in a 1v1 situation. Off course the trick is to make sure you don't get into that situation by staying high, or having a wingman. But anyway.

Anyway, in the right hands, the butcher bird (190) is deadly, 2x or 4x 20mm cannons, plenty of ammo, speed, dive, great elevator control, superb role but really bad sustained turn. It's not for nothing that when it was first introduced in the spring of 1941 on the Western front, the Spitfires good their butt kicked big time.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 10:40:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		I think ultimately that all these what ifs are irrelevant. They might've extended the war a few months, maybe more than a year, even perhaps a stalemated eastern front but the cold hard reality was that Germany had no chance in a two front war.

The one factor that would've made any of the given what ifs remotely possible, would have been a total-war production setup in 1939, not 1943. Given that German war production was essentially half-hearted until Speer started turning things around in 1942, even having the Panther in 1939 probably wouldn't get you much more than 20 vehicles a month until 1942. Having 400 Panthers in June 1941 might have allowed the Germans to advance a little bit further (although they were limited by supply anyways) or inflict larger losses, but probably wouldn't have changed the overall outcome.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 11:28:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, we scratch number 2. The 109 had the edge on everything it came across in the early phase of the war, including the overrated Spitfire. The Germans had the superior fighter until planes like the Mustang showed late in war. Fantastic at altitude and more nimble than most of the opposition at low level.
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I. Could the Germans have developed the Panther tank in 1939?


Probably more the question is if somebody in Germany worked out that ballistic armor, high velocity gun and large road wheels was going to be the way to go. However the Mark 3 & 4 where superior concepts to the vast majority of soviet armor they initially faced.

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III. What if the Germans were ready for a winter battle?


Well I don't know if street-fighting in Moscow would be a good thing at any time of year. I suspect the OKW wanted to avoid it and the hope was the Kiev encirclement would collapse the Russian will to fight. Certainly without hindsight I would have done the same thing as Hitler. Note they sensibly avoided storming Leningrad, then they go and make the mistake at Stalingrad.

Always head down the path of least resistance.

The Russians just weren't go to give up! That spoiled everything!






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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 4:59:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Perhaps if the Germans had gotten a look at the T-34 prior to the opening of hostilities they might have thought twice. Maybe. That would be an interesting scenario for WiTE a 1943 Barbarrossa without a Western front. Panthers and Tigers oh my.

The Bf-109 had some flaws. Narrow landing gear caused many crack-ups, short-legged in fuel and an extremely thin wing that made the addition of wing-mounted cannon problematic in later mods.  The cannon changed flight dynamics mightily.


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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 6:09:47 PM   
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I. Could the Germans have developed the Panther tank in 1939?
II. What if the FW190 was used instead of the Me109?
III. What if the Germans were ready for a winter battle?
IV. With 3 million men, could the Germans have made more Divisions prior to Barbarrosa?
V. Could the Germans have reworked thier supply system better prior to Barbarossa?




If the human will were everything Hitler made it out to be, surely the 'what if theorists' who substitute understanding of historical processes with their own fantasies, could rewind history with a result more to their liking. Only they might not like it so much when they get it.

At the very least, the desire to posit historically baseless scenarios as posible alternative histories or even food for thought, indicates a lack of interest in the real world. As for myself I find the truth much more incredible and marvelous, if laced with frequent tragedy, than any fiction.

Get a life.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 9:04:57 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Footslogger

I. Could the Germans have developed the Panther tank in 1939?
II. What if the FW190 was used instead of the Me109?
III. What if the Germans were ready for a winter battle?
IV. With 3 million men, could the Germans have made more Divisions prior to Barbarrosa?
V. Could the Germans have reworked thier supply system better prior to Barbarossa?




If the human will were everything Hitler made it out to be, surely the 'what if theorists' who substitute understanding of historical processes with their own fantasies, could rewind history with a result more to their liking. Only they might not like it so much when they get it.

At the very least, the desire to posit historically baseless scenarios as posible alternative histories or even food for thought, indicates a lack of interest in the real world. As for myself I find the truth much more incredible and marvelous, if laced with frequent tragedy, than any fiction.

Get a life.


Troll, back under the bridge with you.


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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 9:06:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		The existence of problem #5 created ( or made moot? ) problem #3.  The supply system was under strain, and moving winter clothing to forward positions would have sacrificed something else, such as food or ammo.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 9:33:55 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Footslogger

I. Could the Germans have developed the Panther tank in 1939?
II. What if the FW190 was used instead of the Me109?
III. What if the Germans were ready for a winter battle?
IV. With 3 million men, could the Germans have made more Divisions prior to Barbarrosa?
V. Could the Germans have reworked thier supply system better prior to Barbarossa?


So sorry to interrupt your fatuous musings.
So sorry to interrupt fatuous musings


If the human will were everything Hitler made it out to be, surely the 'what if theorists' who substitute understanding of historical processes with their own fantasies, could rewind history with a result more to their liking. Only they might not like it so much when they get it.

At the very least, the desire to posit historically baseless scenarios as posible alternative histories or even food for thought, indicates a lack of interest in the real world. As for myself I find the truth much more incredible and marvelous, if laced with frequent tragedy, than any fiction.

Get a life.


Troll, back under the bridge with you.




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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 9:35:51 PM   
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Troll, back under the bridge with you.



Forgive my interruption of your fatuous musings

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 9:38:47 PM   
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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 10:11:57 PM   
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I. Could the Germans have developed the Panther tank in 1939?
II. What if the FW190 was used instead of the Me109?
III. What if the Germans were ready for a winter battle?
IV. With 3 million men, could the Germans have made more Divisions prior to Barbarrosa?
V. Could the Germans have reworked thier supply system better prior to Barbarossa?




All food for thought over a pint or two, and all points likely a considerable short-term advantage. :) However, I think any serious discussion cannot overlook the repeated trait of the Nazis to systematically rob Peter to pay Paul, rendering all null and void in the end, or overlook the self-destructive influence of a Hitler in power.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/28/2012 10:13:09 PM   
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Troll, back under the bridge with you.



Forgive my interruption of your fatuous musings



Pretentious, yet still a troll.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 10:32:52 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Mehring


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ORIGINAL: Footslogger

I. Could the Germans have developed the Panther tank in 1939?
II. What if the FW190 was used instead of the Me109?
III. What if the Germans were ready for a winter battle?
IV. With 3 million men, could the Germans have made more Divisions prior to Barbarrosa?
V. Could the Germans have reworked thier supply system better prior to Barbarossa?




If the human will were everything Hitler made it out to be, surely the 'what if theorists' who substitute understanding of historical processes with their own fantasies, could rewind history with a result more to their liking. Only they might not like it so much when they get it.

At the very least, the desire to posit historically baseless scenarios as posible alternative histories or even food for thought, indicates a lack of interest in the real world. As for myself I find the truth much more incredible and marvelous, if laced with frequent tragedy, than any fiction.

Get a life.


How odd, on a forum dedicated to a wargame, which in itself by definition is a what-if of a historical scenario, someone would post this, which in effect says its foolish to even consider what-ifs.

If you can't wrap your mind around hypothetical situations, this likely is not the best forum for you. As has been pointed out, troll.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 11:09:14 AM   
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How odd, on a forum dedicated to a wargame, which in itself by definition is a what-if of a historical scenario, someone would post this, which in effect says its foolish to even consider what-ifs.

If you can't wrap your mind around hypothetical situations, this likely is not the best forum for you. As has been pointed out, troll.

Is it?

What if, in 1941, Germany had disappeared in a giant sinkhole?
What if the US had developed a giant lazer in 1943?
What if Hitler's coprophilia had been proven to the German people in 1938?

All may sound more fantastic perhaps, but in fact, none are more far fetched than the questions opening this thread. None of them have any basis in what was historically possible.

The only difference is that while all of the what if scenarios opening this thread muse scenarios more promising for the Nazis, none of mine do.

The question is, are the supporters of this thread neo nazis or just a bunch of neo Spinal Tap fans given to confused sexual fantasies of invasion and destruction so easily transferred onto the Nazi experience?

Pathetic, either way.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 11:31:35 AM   
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How odd, on a forum dedicated to a wargame, which in itself by definition is a what-if of a historical scenario, someone would post this, which in effect says its foolish to even consider what-ifs.

If you can't wrap your mind around hypothetical situations, this likely is not the best forum for you. As has been pointed out, troll.

Is it?

What if, in 1941, Germany had disappeared in a giant sinkhole?
What if the US had developed a giant lazer in 1943?
What if Hitler's coprophilia had been proven to the German people in 1938?

All may sound more fantastic perhaps, but in fact, none are more far fetched than the questions opening this thread. None of them have any basis in what was historically possible.

The only difference is that while all of the what if scenarios opening this thread muse scenarios more promising for the Nazis, none of mine do.

The question is, are the supporters of this thread neo nazis or just a bunch of neo Spinal Tap fans given to confused sexual fantasies of invasion and destruction so easily transferred onto the Nazi experience?

Pathetic, either way.



Actually, it was far more likely the Germans could have prepared for a winter battle than all of Germany had fallen into a giant sinkhole.

I guess if I play the German in the game, I am a Neo-nazi, because I am trying to win?
For that matter, if I play the Russian am I a Stalin supporter?
Or does it mean nothing since its just a game?

Again, since you cannot wrap your brain around hypotheticals without having a conniption fit, any wargame forum is really not for you.
And, for your information, I am quite glad that Germany was defeated (and Japan for that matter). However, that does not prevent me from engaging in intellectual thoughts on what-ifs, and that extends to any war, from Ancient Rome to Viet-Nam. Don't mistake such musings for any perceived allegiance to any side, because it simply does not exist.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 12:24:24 PM   
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Actually the best scholarship was produced by the philosophers because their dedication to the refinement of knowledge is greater.

Of course if we reject philosophy, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.......we never would have got past the Bronze Age.

So yes, strangely there are Human Apes that indulge themselves in speculative thought purely for artistic motives.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 2:43:42 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: AFV


How odd, on a forum dedicated to a wargame, which in itself by definition is a what-if of a historical scenario, someone would post this, which in effect says its foolish to even consider what-ifs.

If you can't wrap your mind around hypothetical situations, this likely is not the best forum for you. As has been pointed out, troll.

Is it?

What if, in 1941, Germany had disappeared in a giant sinkhole?
What if the US had developed a giant lazer in 1943?
What if Hitler's coprophilia had been proven to the German people in 1938?

All may sound more fantastic perhaps, but in fact, none are more far fetched than the questions opening this thread. None of them have any basis in what was historically possible.

The only difference is that while all of the what if scenarios opening this thread muse scenarios more promising for the Nazis, none of mine do.

The question is, are the supporters of this thread neo nazis or just a bunch of neo Spinal Tap fans given to confused sexual fantasies of invasion and destruction so easily transferred onto the Nazi experience?

Pathetic, either way.



Seriously? Really?

You must be a barrel of laughs to hang out with.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 5:40:04 PM   
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Here's a neat one: what if the Soviet Union had won the Battle for Warsaw in 1920?






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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 6:23:03 PM   
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I would be nice to see some non Nazi Germany what ifs every once in a while. Most of these are neither very interesting nor plausible.

Here's a neat one: what if the Soviet Union had won the Battle for Warsaw in 1920?


Good point! Almost all what ifs have Nazi Germany doing this or that differently.

The Warsaw thing, that is an interesting one. But it poses several other wat ifs like would world revolution have spread to Germany, or would the Germans on the contrary have rallied to stop the Soviets? A Russo-german war in the 1920:s... Not that I suppose the Germans would have had the stomach for it after WW1, but OTOH the Russians went right on fighting, so why not the Germans...

Another intersting what if is what if Stalin had not purged his officer corps? How much would that have affected initial Soviet effectiveness?

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 11:23:00 PM   
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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 11:35:04 PM   
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I would be nice to see some non Nazi Germany what ifs every once in a while. Most of these are neither very interesting nor plausible.

Here's a neat one: what if the Soviet Union had won the Battle for Warsaw in 1920?







Yet more evidence of the complete pro Soviet bias of the playtesters. It's not enough to give the Soviets every advantage and to deny the Germans anything fun like production, now people aren't even allowed to speculate on anything German.

What a joke.


Don't worry troll, the WhAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmbulence is on the way.

Even if by some miracle Baku was taken. A: It would of been completely wrecked. B: Given their logistical constraints, just how would they have gotten the oil out if and when they ever repaired it.

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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 11:41:19 PM   
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Yeah, number 2 isn't a good one. The ME 109 was the single most outstanding fighter of the era for doing what it did before long before comparable fighters showed.. And nothing bested it in the European theater except for the Yak - 3. The 109 had a few deficiencies, they were more than balanced by what remained one of the wars most nimble fighter planes. Not as nimble as a Spit or Zero. I wouldn't call it very nimble by 43. And adding underwing cannon made it less so.


"In a meeting with Willy Messerschmitt, the head of the Technical Office of the Luftwaffe pointed out that while the speed of the Me 109 was perfectly within requirements, that the Luftwaffe needed was a fighter ‘with the same speed plus greater range and a better rate of climb’.

Willy Messerschmitt, it has been reliably reported, reacted with a flash of temper. ‘What do you want?’ he is said to have shouted, ‘A fast fighter or a barn door’?

… Two years later, these same individuals were forced to run for shelter in Augsburg, which had come under attack by a swarm of Thunderbolt Fighters of the Eigth Fighter Command. At the sight of the powerful fighters strafing deep within enemy terriroty, the official of the Technical Office turned to Willy Messerschmitt with this acid reply:

'Well, there are your barn doors!”

Source: Martin Caidin, Me 109: Willy Messerschmitt’s Peerless Fighter, (New York: Ballantine, 1968), pp. 113-14.


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RE: OT: What if? - 1/29/2012 11:59:20 PM   
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RE: OT: What if? - 1/30/2012 1:20:35 AM   
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Me 109: Willy Messerschmitt’s Peerless Fighter


The argument is.....

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II. What if the FW190 was used instead of the Me109?


So we are talking about the war up until 1941.

Battle of France had the outnumbered 109's wiping all opposition....that's good enough for me. The battle of Britain has the 109 fighting at extreme range against the Splutterfire. Dowding very cleverly never deployed the Splutterfire on more even terms in France, he just let everything else the Brits had get shot down in droves.
The 109 was equaled later on but continued to give good account right to the end of the war.

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