lordroel
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Post by lordroel on Sept 20, 2021 15:32:13 GMT
Yes, exactly. There wasn't a perceived need for new heavy gunships at that time against that particular threat, So in the end, unless there is a TL where there is a need for more ships like the Alaska's there will be no need for them. |
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Post by simon darkshade on Sept 20, 2021 15:39:52 GMT
To get them in service, there needs to be a real German and Japanese heavy surface threat. That justifies them in the 1940s.
After the war, there needs to be a clear and present Soviet surface threat dialed right up. Sverdlovs CLs, Type 22 CAs and Kronstadt/Stalingrad BCs in decent numbers. They then need to be distributed to Asian, European and South American satellites.
But, to do that, you need WW2 to not end with a huge, active USN or nuclear weapons. In essence, you need a continuation of the 1930s without interruption.
Very, very difficult.
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