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Post by lordroel on Oct 15, 2019 17:15:23 GMT
They could and if the Americans build them in the numbers like OTL Sherman, than the Germans are screwed. So, that means a total production figure of over 49K Super Shermans. Maybe ince they’re more effective than OTL M4 design on a per capita basis, the US will produce more of them? Or, less? They will produce a lot, that is certain. |
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 15, 2019 17:45:34 GMT
So, that means a total production figure of over 49K Super Shermans. Maybe ince they’re more effective than OTL M4 design on a per capita basis, the US will produce more of them? Or, less? They will produce a lot, that is certain. Do you have any precise figures in mind, Lordroel? Because I wonder if the US would feel inclined to out produce the Soviets in terms of tank production ITTL. |
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Post by lordroel on Oct 15, 2019 17:51:21 GMT
They will produce a lot, that is certain. Do you have any precise figures in mind, Lordroel? Because I wonder if the US would feel inclined to out produce the Soviets in terms of tank production ITTL. I think if the United States wants to, they can outproduce the Soviets with out a problem, but why do they need to/ |
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 15, 2019 18:13:17 GMT
Do you have any precise figures in mind, Lordroel? Because I wonder if the US would feel inclined to out produce the Soviets in terms of tank production ITTL. I think if the United States wants to, they can outproduce the Soviets with out a problem, but why do they need to/ Good point. My general understanding is that while the US could've easily outproduced the USSR in terms of tank production, they weren't as focused on it and instead diversified to produce other hardware and machinery, as well as munitions such as food and the like. I suppose it's fair to speculate that this would reign true ITTL as well. |
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Post by stevep on Oct 16, 2019 18:41:34 GMT
Do you have any precise figures in mind, Lordroel? Because I wonder if the US would feel inclined to out produce the Soviets in terms of tank production ITTL. I think if the United States wants to, they can outproduce the Soviets with out a problem, but why do they need to/
I think part of the issue was that a lot of that huge US production in WWII was to equip allies, including of course the Soviets themselves. If they were clashing with the Soviets in a WWIII type scenario they would probably be producing largely for themselves so unless they moblisied a lot more men into the army than in WWII they wouldn't have a need for such massive numbers of tanks or other weapons. Instead a lot of the manpower [and woman-power] would go into the navy, airforce and assorted industrial activities.
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 16, 2019 22:05:30 GMT
I think if the United States wants to, they can outproduce the Soviets with out a problem, but why do they need to/
I think part of the issue was that a lot of that huge US production in WWII was to equip allies, including of course the Soviets themselves. If they were clashing with the Soviets in a WWIII type scenario they would probably be producing largely for themselves so unless they moblisied a lot more men into the army than in WWII they wouldn't have a need for such massive numbers of tanks or other weapons. Instead a lot of the manpower [and woman-power] would go into the navy, airforce and assorted industrial activities.
Alright, them. I’m guessing that if America and the Soviet Union were to face off as you said, the former would feel less inclined to invest in their land forces unless they have no other choice (since invading Russia would be quite...strenuous, to say the least)? |
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 21, 2019 11:43:26 GMT
‘Roman Empire Speaks Pig Latin’:
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Post by lordroel on Oct 21, 2019 13:10:00 GMT
‘Roman Empire Speaks Pig Latin’: Everybody in the empire. |
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 21, 2019 17:24:44 GMT
‘Roman Empire Speaks Pig Latin’: Everybody in the empire. Yep—everyone. Or at least, everyone capable of speaking, anyway (which excludes babies, for example). |
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 23, 2019 15:53:50 GMT
‘Oceans Become Fresh Water’. Not that I know much about biology and ecosystems, but this has got to be a mass-death scenario.
Maybe if ASB made the seas fresh-water instead of salt-water bodies from the very beginning, though, it’d be a much different story.
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Post by lordroel on Oct 23, 2019 15:55:47 GMT
‘Oceans Become Fresh Water’. Not that I know much about biology and ecosystems, but this has got to be a mass-death scenario. Maybe if ASB made the seas fresh-water instead of salt-water bodies from the very beginning, though, it’d be a much different story. For a lot of sea life i think, do not know what the effect on humans will be, but a lot of dry places will have no worry about getting free water now. |
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 23, 2019 16:54:20 GMT
‘Oceans Become Fresh Water’. Not that I know much about biology and ecosystems, but this has got to be a mass-death scenario. Maybe if ASB made the seas fresh-water instead of salt-water bodies from the very beginning, though, it’d be a much different story. For a lot of sea life i think, do not know what the effect on humans will be, but a lot of dry places will have no worry about getting free water now. Humans may have lots and lots of extra drinkable water that’s easier to purify, yes. But it comes at the expense of an ecological apocalypse; the global fishing industry, for example, ought to get downright crushed by the oceans become fresh-water bodies. |
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 25, 2019 15:03:07 GMT
‘M1 Abrams Tanks Become Indestructible’ when participating in battlefield combat. This, of course, would be overkill—hence why it’s a frivolous ASB idea.
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Post by lordroel on Oct 25, 2019 15:06:25 GMT
‘M1 Abrams Tanks Become Indestructible’ when participating in battlefield combat. This, of course, would be overkill—hence why it’s a frivolous ASB idea. Only the tanks ore also the crew inside, because a M1 that gets toss around will still hurt those inside. |
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Post by Zyobot on Oct 25, 2019 15:09:20 GMT
‘M1 Abrams Tanks Become Indestructible’ when participating in battlefield combat. This, of course, would be overkill—hence why it’s a frivolous ASB idea. Only the tanks ore also the crew inside, because a M1 that gets toss around will still hurt those inside. Good point. To ensure that the tank can still do what it does best, the crew will become invincible as long as they're operating the M1 Abrams in combat. And now I'm imagining soldiers signing up to become M1 crew members in droves since they'd become largely safe from sudden death in the midst of war (which is filled to the brim with that by its very nature). |
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