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originally posted by: makemap
We all know there was a Chinese counterpart of German alliance..
Eventually Germany would've given Chinese Tiger Tanks for mass production
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: makemap
If Hitler had an alliance with China, that would have spoiled his alliance with Japan, which was conquering China at the time.
Hitler rather liked his alliance with Japan, which was much more useful to him than friendship with a weak and powerless China would have been. He would have needed a time machine to know any other kind of China.
You may as well ask what would have happened if Hitler had allied with Hannibal. It gets that arbitrary.
originally posted by: makemap
We all know there was a Chinese counterpart of German alliance.
originally posted by: Ohanka
I think you'll find the Chinese had enough on their plate in 1940 to not give much thought to the European Front.
You know with that whole genocidal Japanese invasion and all.
Nor could the Germans have rendered any meaningful aid to their Chinese allies, in the way they couldn't really assist the Japanese
Eventually Germany would've given Chinese Tiger Tanks for mass production
Extremely unlikely. Germany couldn't even build a meaningful number of them. They weren't fans of sharing the Tiger. Japan only ever got a single example and at an extortionate price. Hungary got 13. That's it. Not to mention China's lack of industry during the period.
originally posted by: AndyMayhew
originally posted by: makemap
We all know there was a Chinese counterpart of German alliance..
I didnt
But if the Germans had allied with China then obviously they wouldnt have allied with Japan, and I agree that could have have had massive consequences ....
A joint US-Japan invasion of China? Nukes on Shanghai?
And what would the Russians have done?
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: makemap
After Pearl Harbour, Hitler declared war on the United States. That tells us where he thought his military advantage lay.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: makemap
Two important facts remain;
1) Once war got going, Hitler was not interested in military alliance with China.
2) China had nothing to offer Germany at the time.
These two things are related.
I still think an alliance with Hannibal would have been more useful, because at least his elephants would have been able to trample upon enemy tanks.
originally posted by: makemap
Read the links. Hitler was sitting there to see who is the superior race.
What if China got all the way to the middle East
I mean the Germans supplied the Romanian and other European countries.
originally posted by: makemap
originally posted by: Ohanka
I think you'll find the Chinese had enough on their plate in 1940 to not give much thought to the European Front.
You know with that whole genocidal Japanese invasion and all.
Nor could the Germans have rendered any meaningful aid to their Chinese allies, in the way they couldn't really assist the Japanese
Eventually Germany would've given Chinese Tiger Tanks for mass production
Extremely unlikely. Germany couldn't even build a meaningful number of them. They weren't fans of sharing the Tiger. Japan only ever got a single example and at an extortionate price. Hungary got 13. That's it. Not to mention China's lack of industry during the period.
Assuming Japan has not been able to invade China or simply sat out for awhile.
Your totally getting the wrong idea of strategic military emplacement. But, if China and Germany linked, they both could have factories in the middle east building tiger tanks, etc. to surround Soviet Union. By 1941 T-34's were already too much trouble. Just imagine Chinese in the middle east asking for support. Soviet will have to split their forces in half and China is going to need lots of anti-tank weapons. Germans already supplied Panzer I Ausf. A and SdKfz 222s. I mean italians got upgraded to panzer tanks during WW2. Wouldn't be surprised China get Tigers to fight IS tanks.
en.wikipedia.org...(1927-45)
The Germans even build V2 rocket factories at France. What makes you think they won't on Chinese soils just to attack Soviet? They even had factories in Africa when they conquered it. Their main agenda was to end Soviet Union.
originally posted by: TobyFlenderson
a reply to: makemap
as we all know the West didn't have any counter to kung fu back then
? A gun maybe?
originally posted by: makemap
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: makemap
Two important facts remain;
1) Once war got going, Hitler was not interested in military alliance with China.
2) China had nothing to offer Germany at the time.
These two things are related.
I still think an alliance with Hannibal would have been more useful, because at least his elephants would have been able to trample upon enemy tanks.
Read the links. Hitler was sitting there to see who is the superior race. What if China got all the way to the middle East and Japan unable to conquer it or not attack it at all? His tactic would change dramatically just like the Italians siding with the Germans in WW2. This got German army into African Campaign because Italians were asking for help. Majority of the Germans supported the Chinese. This would have change German minds so badly into mass supplies to Chinese. Even then the Soviets were supplying the communist with military hardware. Why wouldn't Germany do the same? That is idiotic. I mean they supplied the Romanian and other European countries.