Alt-Hist; the reality. (ATTN: This is not a Timmy like thread)

[szmik]

Kill Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky in 1917. 

Just to see what happens next.

[Viking]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who has an actual, viable plan in case he ever gets a time machine.

I take it under your US style constitutional system the temporal locals would count as 3/5 of man for determining numbers of representatives?

[Razgovory]

I keep imagining myself going back in time - to tell the Germans what to do to win WWII 

What would you be telling them?

[Razgovory]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who has an actual, viable plan in case he ever gets a time machine.

Hopefully it's a better plan your previous lawyer plan.

[Eddie Teach]

The key isn't the Germans, it's the Japs. They need to develop industries in China and roll over Asia with their tanks, including Siberia. This puts immense pressure on the Soviets, so either the Germans or Japanese can break through and pick up Moscow. Once all of Eurasia is under Axis hands, victory is inevitable.

[Razgovory]

I think there is more then to it then just saying "Build up industry in China", or showing up with an armful of blueprints.  The biggest single thing you could take back to the 1930's to change the course of the war would be a transistor (and of course the knowledge of how it works and how to make one).  Smaller, cheaper, and more robust electronics would make a huge difference in the war.  In particular radios, but also radar and computers.

[Grinning_Colossus]

Show up in 1518 Madrid with a flashlight and take over by pretending to be Jesus for extra irony.

[Monoriu]

I keep imagining myself going back in time - to tell the Germans what to do to win WWII 

What would you be telling them?

Depends on the year.  But fixing enigma will be high on the list.  So is hanging a guy called Stauffenberg. 

[Eddie Teach]

I think there is more then to it then just saying "Build up industry in China",

If you don't build industry in China, you have to waste too many ICs building transport ships. Also, you end up with men rather than tanks, and they can't conquer Asia fast enough.

[The Brain]

I would kill the guy who invents fire, steal the recipe and make billions.

[Razgovory]

Show up in 1518 Madrid with a flashlight and take over by pretending to be Jesus for extra irony.

Primitive doesn't mean dumb.  I think they'd figure it out pretty quick.

[lustindarkness]

If I could only go back and convince George not to mess with the original Star Wars trilogy.

[Ideologue]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who has an actual, viable plan in case he ever gets a time machine.

Hopefully it's a better plan your previous lawyer plan.

My new plan is to go back and strangle Crazy McGlasshouse in his fucking crib.

[Ideologue]

The key isn't the Germans, it's the Japs. They need to develop industries in China and roll over Asia with their tanks, including Siberia.

Sure, that could happen.  Because Siberia is easily traversible and not at all large and is not likely to involve a logistical nightmare for the least logistically competent major belligerent in World War II, and also because the Soviets depended entirely upon the industry and population east of Chelyabinsk to beat the Germans.

[Valmy]

Probably something like give Archduke Franz Ferdinand's driver a map of Sarajevo.  Or heck I would just grab Princip's arm before he can fire.

Or maybe get a few big dudes and surprise John Wilkes Booth on his way to Ford's Theatre.  That would be fun to kick that Lettowist fuck around a bit.