Allied Versus Russian Aircraft During WWII

[SiThSpAwN]

Just throwing this out here, if the war had continued, would we have seen another A-Bomb drop... hmmm. Now there is some thinking material...

[Rumcajs]

Originally Posted by SiThSpAwN

Just throwing this out here, if the war had continued, would we have seen another A-Bomb drop... hmmm. Now there is some thinking material...

And weren't the bombs US dropped over Japan made in Germany? As far as i know the nuclear program was a disaster without results before the war ended and suddenly they had two bombs. One of them had the shape of the conventional German bomb just larger.

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by Rumcajs

And weren't the bombs US dropped over Japan made in Germany?

There are some compelling arguments that back that belief. It is agreed by many now that the uranium(?) they used in the bombs were taken from a captured U boat. There are some who believe that the Germans had actually used nuclear weapons of some description on the Eastern front also.....

None of this will ever be proven either way, of course, until the secrecy is lifted on all the files and that ain't happening for some time.

[Rumcajs]

Well this leads me to the idea of a nuclear war simulator. Imagine you are in a bunker dug 100m bellow surface and pressing the "I Win" button. We shall ask Luthier to bring this to the sequel after they have Battle of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk and Berlin finished.

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by Rumcajs

Well this leads me to the idea of a nuclear war simulator. Imagine you are in a bunker dug 100m bellow surface and pressing the "I Win" button. We shall ask Luthier to bring this to the sequel after they have Battle of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk and Berlin finished.

LOL. Well.... does "Defcon" count? Each game only tends to last about 4 minutes, you set up your "defences" and then sit back and watch everyone die.

Shouting "I WIN!" has never sounded so hollow.

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by SiThSpAwN

Just throwing this out here, if the war had continued, would we have seen another A-Bomb drop... hmmm. Now there is some thinking material...

Undoubtedly! After the "success" it had in Japan, I doubt the US would have been able to help themselves.

Another interesting permutation is if Hitler was assassinated/deposed and the Nazis joined the allies in a war against Communism.......

WW2 is fascinating because its history is filled to the brim with possible outcomes, different routes that could have been taken...etc... most of the things we take for granted now about that particular period in history was little more than a series of bizarre accidents at the time.... with far reaching consequences.