History, Politics And Current Affairs

Try tboverse.us using the Wayback Machine . The earlier you go back, the more likely at least the first page of the thread was saved. I think tboverse.org was the iteration previous to the current board. I don't think any of that board ever made it onto the Wayback Machine. If memory serves, the guy...

The hulls were a real problem for us and will be in TLW. The US-built ships were, to put it politely, poorly built. We found Sydney and Darwin were suffering from serious hull issues. Melbourne and Newcastle were locally built and were much better build quality. Quick thought just on this point. I ...

I'm not sure which thread this belongs to, would the Navy be better if they had a dedicated test vessel like the Norton Sound? They do, sort of. Not quite on the scale of Norton Sound , but the USN has employed a Self Defense Test Ship. See ex-Decatur (DD-936) from @ 1994-2003, which was in turn re...

General A thought. This is going to sound goofy at first, but bear with me. I don't think the faction currently running the TLWverse 2005 USN cares. Or at least, they think the money is there that they don't need a cheap/basic ocean escort. Hull-wise, the USN has shrunk dramatically from 1998-2005,...

Poohbah wrote: ↑Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:35 am I wish we could get Teal'c: Private Eye

Indeed.

Good chapter! I'll confess I did not see the situation flipping that quickly in the NORTHAG AOR. But it's nice to see some positive movement in BALTAP. Did the US and Canadian paras drop in, or was it a helicopter insertion? It will be interesting to see if that resupply convoy the WP pushed through...

What units are in I (US) Corps? See detailed Corps ORBAT here . The shorter version: 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized) 42nd Infantry Division (Mechanized) 49th Armored Division 50th Armored Division 157th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) (+) 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment 5th Cavalry Brigade (Air Co...

We actually did build a single C-130 AWACS using a modified E-2 radome. The EC-130V was a proof of concept for a Coast Guard AWACS. The program didn't go further due to budget cuts.

Seeking opinions / views on Latin America in TLW. Other than the fact that the USSR is still a going concern, how does the continued Cold War affect Latin America? Until 1999, I'm not sure how much changes other than a better armed Cuba with a non-failing economy. On the other hand, might all the Na...

Well that was a jam packed chapter! Well done. Could you refresh my memory as to where the Canadian Hunters came from? FYI, don't forget that Thule AB in Greenland is in that neck of the woods. It's about 678km from CFS Alert. Resolute Bay is about 1,100km from Alert. Thule might be a better place t...

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I don't really understand your questions - I think that it's a matter of force densities. This place reminds me of northern Australia, big, no infrastructure, bad climate, little population. A battalion AO can be as big as Belgium in northern Australia and this area is no different. In Europe you c...

How many flo-flos are available by D+14-ish? In South America? No argument on securing Georgetown. Taking a look at a population density map - if you can keep an invader on the western bank of the Essequibo Rover, most of the population of Guyana is safe. But I'm not sure about Georgetown as a logis...

Commonwealth Battalion Group is a Canadian lead battlegroup made up from Canada Reserve Forces since all of the regulars are in Germany? IIRC, yes. It's in the story. But other than an "Anglo-Belizean composite company" to be attached, I don't recall if the battalion was further fleshed o...

James, yes the logistics here are 95% of the issue. I'm wondering what % of the army's trucks and tankers are supporting the invasion, and how many of the same have been taken out of the civilian economy. If you look at where Brazil's motorized/mechanized units are based, mostly in the south, the o...

IIRC, you can bring units by river up to Boa Vista(the Brazilian Army has been doing a lot of exercises involving reinforcement of units in the Amazon recently, and I remember one of those bringing mechanized units to Boa Vista). There was a 'highway' going from Porto Velho to Manaus(BR-319), but w...

Nobody said all military-political decisions were smart! :D Oh I know. But you know me once I start looking at maps in detail. :lol: Sometimes I just have to shake my head and wonder what they were thinking. It has taken the Brazilians a long time to get where they are now. I’ll have to double chec...

Good chapter! Sorry for the late reply. One thing I have given some thought to though. The whole Venezuela-Guyana-Brazil thing is a little bit of a head scratcher, logistically. Looking at maps of the regions and playing with Google Earth, there aren't any highways between Venezuela and Guyana. Ther...

Is it possible for ssns to resupply food and rotate people at sea undetected? I think the Chinese have a sub base in Hainan that has an underwater entrance. Are there other such places? The idea being that an ssn remains undetected for years. The Swedes have Muskö Naval Base. As I understand it, th...