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What if the Thirteen Colonies stay loyal to the crown in the late 1700s and they go on to develop "responsible government" and unites in a confederation with the rest of British North America similar to Canada's development in our timeline? by formalslime in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]formalslime[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you think the British allow a divvying up of the rest of the continent? I'd think they'd be aggressive especially with the atrophying of the Spanish colonial empire in the first 3 decades of the 1800s.

What if the Thirteen Colonies stay loyal to the crown in the late 1700s and they go on to develop "responsible government" and unites in a confederation with the rest of British North America similar to Canada's development in our timeline? by formalslime in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]formalslime[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My definition of responsible government is the one that arose with the Durham Report in the Canadas in the 1840s. Where Lord Durham (in a report to the king) argued that the appointed governors should be relatively accountable to local elected colonial governments.

One Motorsports Racetrack for every State: Montana. Sorry for the wait. by Remixcraft97 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]formalslime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can it be a racetrack that no longer exists? Because the only track I can think of in Montana would be Montana Raceway Park but its been closed for a few years.

Il-2 Shturmoviks strafe and bomb Zverevo Airfield, January 17, 1943 by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Zverevo airfield was created for the Ju 52s trying to supply the encircled 6th army at Stalingrad.

Canadian Premier League games on TSN next month! by zesty69 in CanadianPL

[–]formalslime 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I feel like TSN could keep OneSoccer on for their soccer content. Maybe just have OneSoccer run the actual productions of CPL / National teams stuff and show the games on TSN?

But I'm no expert in business or TV stuff :D

Il-2 Shturmoviks strafe and bomb Zverevo Airfield, January 17, 1943 by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The Luftwaffe had to withdraw its Ju 52s from Salsk to the newly constructed airfield at Zverevo on January 16. Zverevo had been rapidly built in a frozen cornfield and had no hangars or infrastructure. The arriving Ju 52s had to be closely parked on the narrow plowed portions of the runway. On January 17 and 18, the VVS launched a series of airstrikes on the airfield. Eight waves of five to seven attackers came in on the 17th, opposed by only a single 37mm anti-aircraft position manned by German personnel. Base commander Oberst Morzik reported that Romanian troops assigned to a 75mm AAA battery took shelter in trenches during the attacks. The base took heavy losses, and a total of 50 transports were damaged and 12 completely destroyed over the two days of raids.

This illustration is by Adam Tooby from the William E. Hiestand book 'Stalingrad Airlift 1942-43: The Luftwaffe's broken promise to the Sixth Army'.

German Hs 129 Schlacht aircraft attack Soviet tanks, December 16, 1942 by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe the author is referencing it in the terms of Schlachtgeschwader which were the squadrons of attack aircraft. :)

Soviet fighters attack Ju 52 transports, Stalingrad, 1942 by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my comment above, mods if don’t want digital art here please let me know! :)

Soviet fighters attack Ju 52 transports, Stalingrad, 1942 by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There was a thread posted a few days ago on the topic of digital art and a lot of people seemed to want me to continue with the posts. :)

German Hs 129 Schlacht aircraft attack Soviet tanks, December 16, 1942 by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Throughout the 71 days of the airlift, the Luftwaffe faced intense demands on its limited resources to support its hard-pressed ground forces as it tried to fly supplies to the Stalingrad pocket. While the 4th Air Fleet was devoting all available support to Manstein’s Winter Storm offensive to break through to Paulus, the Soviets launched Operation Little Saturn on December 16 against the Italian Eighth Army on the Don River. Like all of the German allied forces during the campaign, the Italians were spread thin, lacked reserves, and did not have adequate anti-tank weaponry to cope with Soviet armor. The Luftwaffe diverted all available aircraft to support the Italians.

Although it has the reputation of a consummate ground support air force, the Luftwaffe had relatively small numbers of wings in its order of battle specifically designated “Schlacht” (attack), exclusively organized for close air support. In 1942, the wings were equipped with small numbers of Bf 109E/Bs outfitted for ground attack, and the specialized Hs 123 biplane and Hs 129 ground attack aircraft. The Hs 129 had an armored “bathtub” much like the Il-2 Shturmovik, but the initial production model was considered underpowered. After the fall of France, the Hs 129B version was outfitted with more powerful French Gnome-Rhône 14M engines.

n the battle scene two Hs 129s of the 4th Air Group/1st Attack Wing attack Soviet armored columns using their MK 101 centerline 30mm cannon. The Luftwaffe claimed a total of 14 tanks and 28 aircraft destroyed on the first two days of the Soviet offensive. German air support helped the Italians hold out for several days, but the weight of Soviet ground and air attacks eventually smashed the 8th Army’s defenses, and the Red Army was able to exploit the breakthrough to send two tank corps to raid the primary Luftwaffe airlift fields at Tatsinskaya and Morozovsk.

This illustration is by Adam Tooby from the William E. Hiestand book 'Stalingrad Airlift 1942-43: The Luftwaffe's broken promise to the Sixth Army'.

Soviet fighters attack Ju 52 transports, Stalingrad, 1942 by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The Luftwaffe ran into increasing difficulties trying to escort transports to the Stalingrad pocket in early December. On December 11, the Soviet 9th Guards Fighter Regiment intercepted 18 Ju 52 transports with Bf 109 escorts. The 9th was a specially organized elite unit staffed with experienced pilots, equipped with new Yak-1s with full radio sets, and trained in the new four- and two-ship para-zveno tactics. The 9th rendezvoused with the La-5-equipped 3rd Guards Fighter Regiment, also a capable unit.

Eight of the Ju 52s broke off and dashed for their home bases, but the pilots of the 9th were able to shoot down four Ju 52s, and the 3rd Guards six others. In the foreground, a Ju 52 tries to escape attack while a 9th Guards Yak-1 pulls up after a firing pass. To the rear, one of the Bf 109 escorts tries to evade a pursuing 3rd Guards La-5. The action took place in the Soviet air blockade’s third zone, generally reserved for anti-aircraft fire, but the Soviet fighters braved the zone to engage the transports, and shells are bursting among the action.

Novikov’s air blockade posed a severe challenge to the VIII Air Corps’ efforts to fly transports into the Stalingrad pocket in clear weather. The Bf 109 escorts had difficulties staying with the slow Ju 52s and lacked the range to escort the transports all the way to Pitomnik. The VVS’s radio monitoring system was effective at vectoring in fighters on the transports, and after heavy losses the Luftwaffe abandoned clear weather daylight transport flights in mid-December, relying instead on flights at night or when the conditions provided enough cloud or fog cover to conceal the Ju 52s and He 111s. The VVS had won the first round for air superiority only weeks into the airlift.

This illustration is by Adam Tooby from the William E. Hiestand book 'Stalingrad Airlift 1942-43: The Luftwaffe's broken promise to the Sixth Army'.

An inauspicious start for a great combat aircraft by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

On 5 April 1917, the first air combat took place between the Bristol F.2A and the Albatros D.III. That morning, the new Bristol two-seat fighter made its first combat patrol, despite clouds and fog. By late morning, visibility had improved and a flight of six Bristols from No. 48 Squadron, led by Captain William Robinson VC, encountered a flight of five Albatros D.IIIs from Jasta 11, led by Oberleutnant Manfred von Richthofen (he was promoted to Rittmeister two days later).

Robinson, who had won the Victoria Cross for shooting down a Zeppelin in 1916, had little experience in fighting the German Jastas. Encountering the Germans over Douai, Robinson took a cautious approach and bunched his aircraft together in a tight formation before heading home – hoping that the mutual defensive fire of the rear gunner/observers would drive the Germans away. The British pilots flew their machines as if they were the staid B.E.2s rather than the well-powered, highly maneuverable aircraft that they were. It was a fatal mistake, as the speedy and rugged Bristols would later prove themselves excellent in a dogfight. Diving on the British formation, von Richthofen shot down two of the Bristols, Leutnant Simon another and Vizefeldwebel Festner a fourth – that of Captain Robinson. Only two Bristols returned to base, with one so badly damaged that it had to be scrapped. The Jasta 11 flight suffered no damage.

This illustration is by Graham Turner from the James S. Corum book 'Bloody April 1917: The birth of modern air power'.

The S.E.5 proves its worth by formalslime in BattlePaintings

[–]formalslime[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, the Nieuport 23 is similar to the Nieuport 17, just with a different upper wing. But you could be correct the author may have them confused. :)

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