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  1. Sealion and big cannons

    Okay, first things first: given that this is a thread on Sealion, I fully and completely accept that this strategy will fail just like all the others. But I'd like for someone to tell me why it's going to fail. Now, for my idea: We all know Germans really like big cannons, right? Of the kind...

  2. Mississippi: How Big a ship would fit?

    I'm working on a TL, but I'm having difficulty with the issue of ships sailing on Mississippi. Quite simply, I know very little about how river boats worked, so I'm wondering how big a ship would have to get before it could no longer navigate up Mississippi river?

  3. Just Barely Victorious Confederacy?

    Okay, my question is: would it be possible for the Civil War to end with the following outcome? -The Confederate States are independent. -The Union gets all the border states, including Maryland and Kentucky. -The Union gets West Virginia. -The Union gets East Tennessee. Bonus points if the...

  4. Against Stupidity

    Foreword/Intro: This will be an extensive scenario. The POD is the existence of a man named Jean-Girard Depaul and his appointment to an important post he was in no way prepared to handle. It should be assumed that most of the entries (except those obviously excepted) are taken from...

  5. Earlly sugar beets and the Caribbean?

    Assuming an earlier introduction and/or spread of sugar beets, particularly in North America, would the value of Caribbean islands be reduced? For that matter, what effect would that kind of competition have on sugar-based economies?

  6. Hapsburg Switzerland?

    Long story short: is it possible, with a POD in 1750, to have an independent Switzerland with a Hapsburg as a king by 1800?

  7. Against Stupidity (Mark 1)

    The things posted here will essentially be the beginning of what I hope will be a fairly long and detailed timeline. However, before I can move forward I need to know if the foundations are strong. So I would very much appreciate feedback on this, in particular with regards to how realistic it...

  8. Other potential brides for Louis XVI?

    This is something I've been trying to research, but honestly, European royal families confuse the heck out of me. Let's say that for one reason or another, the French family doesn't wish to get close to Austria, and so doesn't marry Louis to Marie Antoinette. Where would Louis's potential bride...

  9. Reasons for Tariff of 1828?

    From what I understand about the various tariffs passed in early 19th century, particularly the 1828 tariff, were designed explicitly to protect American manufacturers from foreign competition. My question is: why did the American manufacturers need the protection? What made the British...

  10. Pope killed: the reaction?

    I'm working on a scenario that's a bit too complicated to go into, but I can't seem to get a handle on one aspect of it: In the scenario Sicilian troops end up invading the Papal States and killing the Pope in 1854 (the POD is more than a hundred years prior in case you're wondering why the...

  11. French-Indian alliance ruined?

    The basic question of the thread is: what's the best way to get French relations with North America Natives to deteriorate far enough that by the time of French-Indian war the Indians will want nothing to do with the French?

  12. Long Live Lenin

    LENIN SHOT Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was shot today while preparing to give a speech. The preliminary reports report no serious harm: one would in the arm, one in the shoulder, and a grazing wound to the side. Lenin has been hospitalized. The would-be assassin, Fanya Kaplan, has been taken into...
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