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  1. Nobunaga’s Ambition Realized: Dawn of a New Rising Sun

    If I am correct this timeline did not have Cossack rebellions and the 1654 -1667 PLC-Russian war; this mean that Smolensk is still held by Poland Lithuania. In general Smolensk is the gate in the border; Russia has to take it to expand to west (or it can move against Estonia/Latvia). Smolensk is...

  2. Brazil receives a Littorio battleship as reparation

    Ehh, while in general of course true, interest in ships isn't strictly influenced by how useful they are. RN was designing battleships for a while until they decided it was pointless. Soviet Union was interested in battleships, first specifically Littorios, then even in 1951 they ordered the...

  3. Brazil receives a Littorio battleship as reparation

    Probably play a larger role in the war, enter earlier be more active, send more troops. If you had Brasilian troops holding the line (with british weapons) in, say 1941 in Africa, they would have a better shot as post war spoils. That being said Littorio is in general a very bad choice for...

  4. WI: The Mongols never invaded Russia. Would the Russian language be divided into more languages?

    I wouldn't discount ties with Poland. Wife of the Prince Leszek the White (last recognized Duke, murdered in 1226) was Grzymislawa of Luck, daughter of a Kyievian prince. His brother Conrad was married to Agafia who came from the family of princes of Chernikhiv. Three of Leszek uncles who ruled...

  5. What if Hannibal didnt cross the alps and kept his army in Africa/Spain?

    Well on operational and tactical level it may be easier, but you gave up the strategic initiative. This is a huge problem if enemy outnumbers you. You are left to simply respond to enemy. Without the devastation Hannibal wrought in Italy, Roman resources are vastly better than in OTL...

  6. What if Hannibal didnt cross the alps and kept his army in Africa/Spain?

    Hannibal gets bogged down in Spain fighting army after army. African possessions of Carthage get invaded in 218 (Sempronius army was already in Sicily for this purpose when Hannibal crossed the Alps). After several years Quart Hadaszt probably is taken while Barcids are still bogged down...

  7. Why was segmentum armor not used in the Middle Ages?

    And coat of plates before that. Mail gave better coverage than segmentata, is easier to repair if more time consuming. So it is possibly simply a better armor. Coat of plates was after all supplemented by additional elements, from mail to smaller plates to ensure sufficient coverage.

  8. WI: Bohdan Khmelnytsky accepts Ottoman suzerainty? (Ottoman Ukraine/Cossacks)

    Attacking? This is what is claimed by PLC as part of their territory in open rebellion changing allegiance. They are already at war. Besides they will not settle on where the borders are, conflict will happen anyway. General problem for PLC is that this cannot be tolerated, no matter what...

  9. WI: Smaller Mongol Empire - no expansion post 1227

    I was thinking more about them being subjugated by Poland alone if early enough. TK were invited in 1227 by one of multiple princes ruling Polish lands at the time, Conrad of Mazovia. They were supposed to be sworn to him, but falsified documents. It only took several years for Conrad to...

  10. WI: Smaller Mongol Empire - no expansion post 1227

    This is actually extremely significant for long term history of Europe: Unified Poland probably kicks the Teutonic Knights in the balls somewhere in the second part of XIII century. This butterflies away the Prussia as we knew it. as TK have no century to build up their state only warring...

  11. Role of Caffa/the Crimean slave market in the colonization of the Americas in a no/weakened Ottomans TL

    I guess that in this scenario Kaffa would be better fortified and in general stronger fortress; fortifications were not exactly an area where Tatars and Ottomans shined. On the other hand the main limitation on Cossacks is gone - PLC no longer has to hold them back to avoid provoking Ottomans...

  12. Role of Caffa/the Crimean slave market in the colonization of the Americas in a no/weakened Ottomans TL

    With no/weakened Ottomans Poland and / or Russia would probably put a stop to the procedere around XVI century. Poland/Lithuania did launch several expeditions in XVI century into Crimean borders, but Ottoman involvement meant that a large scale war was required to deal with Tatars (and conquest...

  13. Why the Ottoman Empire is not a continuation of Roman Empire

    By this logic one should expect the Latin Empire to be recognized as roman successor state, and I don't think I saw even once such a claim. Latin Empire is considered to be a foreign conquering force, in spite of being christian, claiming the titles, ruling the same lands (well, very limited...

  14. Why the Ottoman Empire is not a continuation of Roman Empire

    They lack any institutional continuity. Byzantines had an obvious connection as the same polity and any dynasty would retain the same institutions; those would change in time of course but as I understand no dynasty ever went "out with everything". Even Holy Roman Empire could claim continuity...

  15. AHC Pagan Poland and Russia

    Pagan Poland from AH perspective is impossible to answer as we know so little of it. We know nothing of its religion*, political division before 966. Christianity came before the country was really created. So internal conditions are borderline impossible to predict. Strong external pagan...

  16. Why did Firearms almost totally replace Crossbows/Bows and Arrows

    I can't find the book right now( my computer library is an untold mess), but recently I read one about Japanese infantry and was surprised to learn that bows were very common among Ashigaru well into the Imjin War. Spears and guns were the most relevant, but bow wielding masses were present...

  17. Why did Firearms almost totally replace Crossbows/Bows and Arrows

    True, but in areas where archer was common - eastern europe or japan - firearms quickly replaced bows in infantry use. Japan had a mighty bow tradition, lots of bowmen early in Sengkoku Jidai, and yet "more guns" approach was immediately adopted. Descriptions of battles such as Nagashino or the...

  18. What if the Royal Navy totally destroyed the German fleet at Jutland?

    Lack of feasible route was the whole problem. If a route is created, then Russia could start relying on WW1 version of L-L, historically there was little way of doing it (Murmańsk was specifically established for this purpose, but it was only created in autumn 1916). The problem is that...

  19. WI: Duchy of Warsaw backstabs Nappy and remains independent

    Minor note, but until the end of XVI century latin was the official language. Only well in XVII century polish supplanted it, and it was a bit of a natural drift. First two kings elected by PLC actually didn't know polish at all. Latin as official language was still important in mid XVII...

  20. A stronger Poland: what would be the effects on Hungary and the Balkans?

    Geographical conditions are somewhat problematic. Mountain ranges create a natural border, not impassable, but it is clear that they tend to shape the borders. There was a number of attempts to control lands on both sides of Sudetes-Carpathian mountain ranges - Great Moravia, then...
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