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Post by lordroel on Aug 3, 2018 15:10:39 GMT
They most certainly can. Given that Africa is close to entirely under colonial rule as of 1947 (with the exceptions of Ethiopia and Liberia), the two Dominions have something of a developmental advantage compared to the colonial states. What about Egypt. |
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Post by simon darkshade on Aug 3, 2018 16:13:35 GMT
Egypt is nominally independent, but practically under British occupation and viewed as too strategic to allow to fall outside of the Imperial orbit.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 3, 2018 16:17:01 GMT
Egypt is nominally independent, but practically under British occupation and viewed as too strategic to allow to fall outside of the Imperial orbit. But israel is in 1947 not yet in control of the Sinai. |
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Post by simon darkshade on Aug 3, 2018 16:22:01 GMT
An upcoming article will deal with the exact circumstances, but the Sinai is under Israeli rule.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 3, 2018 16:32:19 GMT
An upcoming article will deal with the exact circumstances, but the Sinai is under Israeli rule. Also the Suez Canal. |
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Post by simon darkshade on Aug 3, 2018 19:23:44 GMT
Suez is separate and administered by the British as a special zone, but this is the cause of considerable discontent among Egyptians.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 3, 2018 19:25:16 GMT
Suez is separate and administered by the British as a special zone, but this is the cause of considerable discontent among Egyptians. Like the american controlling the Panama Canal, must be heavy British forces there. |
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Post by stevep on Aug 3, 2018 22:02:53 GMT
Suez is separate and administered by the British as a special zone, but this is the cause of considerable discontent among Egyptians. Like the american controlling the Panama Canal, must be heavy British forces there.
There was historically and they were under attack, hence the withdrawal from the Canal Zone ~1955 IIRC then Nasser took it over leading to the OTL Suez crisis.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 4, 2018 10:45:04 GMT
Like the american controlling the Panama Canal, must be heavy British forces there. There was historically and they were under attack, hence the withdrawal from the Canal Zone ~1955 IIRC then Nasser took it over leading to the OTL Suez crisis.
This time in the Darkearth verse if i am correct, Israel is a dominion, ore least i think it is and thus a ally of the British Empire. |
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Post by stevep on Aug 4, 2018 19:13:42 GMT
There was historically and they were under attack, hence the withdrawal from the Canal Zone ~1955 IIRC then Nasser took it over leading to the OTL Suez crisis.
This time in the Darkearth verse if i am correct, Israel is a dominion, ore least i think it is and thus a ally of the British Empire.
Yes which will make securing the canal somewhat easier, especially since Israel includes the Sinai region. As such the eastern flank is secured and if it did go to open war Britain not only has much greater forces but local bases to operate from.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 4, 2018 20:40:51 GMT
1947: Part 1a The Fleet Air Arm and RNAS are to field a total of 3600 aircraft, but we are limited to a single wing of heavy bombers for the time being.” Wait are they two separate forces. |
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Post by stevep on Aug 4, 2018 21:50:03 GMT
1947: Part 1a The Fleet Air Arm and RNAS are to field a total of 3600 aircraft, but we are limited to a single wing of heavy bombers for the time being.” Wait are they two separate forces.
Good catch. Hadn't noticed that. OTL the RNAS was the naval air force before it was lost to the RAF in 1918. The FAA was the part of the RAF serving for the navy which it regained control of in the late 1930s. If their two separate units here then not sure what it means. Could be that one refers to the a/c actually on carriers whereas the other would be operating from naval land bases?? Only thing I can think of.
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Post by simon darkshade on Aug 5, 2018 5:56:10 GMT
The main British bases in Egypt are Alexandria; the Suez Canal area; and the airfield/base complex around Cairo-Heliopolis.
The RNAS operates land-based aircraft and essentially plays the ASW/maritime strike role of RAF Coastal Command, with a few additions: heavy land and seaplane bombers and fighter air defence of naval bases.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 5, 2018 6:00:49 GMT
The main British bases in Egypt are Alexandria; the Suez Canal area; and the airfield/base complex around Cairo-Heliopolis. The RNAS operates land-based aircraft and essentially plays the ASW/maritime strike role of RAF Coastal Command, with a few additions: heavy land and seaplane bombers and fighter air defence of naval bases. So the Fleet Air Arm operates from the carrier then. |
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Post by simon darkshade on Aug 5, 2018 6:13:15 GMT
Yes, the Fleet Air Arm operates carrier based aircraft and, later on, helicopters and Rotodynes that fly from battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates and amphibious vessels. As of 1947, they operate carrier planes, battleship and cruiser seaplanes and helicopters.
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