10.2 July 1900
Mi nombre es Bondo.
Jaime Bondo.
Auditing.
Appraisal of reasonable costs.
I respect that investigative spirit.
At the current tech level? Hammer the enemy until they have engine issues, then torpedo the immobilized ships.Really this brings up the question of how anyone even expects to sink each other's ships at all.
You mean how early. It would require at least removing the great Spanish hobby of Civil War.I do have to wonder what would it take for Spain to be a relevant power in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. How late would a change have to be?
No, I meant how late. The easiest way would be for Ferdinand VII to be anything other than the absolutist idiot he was in OTL. The second easiest would be for him to never have kids or for Isabella II to be a man. And so on. What I'm asking is what the latest turning point would be to still have Spain be relevant at this point in history.You mean how early. It would require at least removing the great Spanish hobby of Civil War.
Well in this timeline they didn't get their asses reamed by the United States and still have their colonies, which has the problem that the US therefore would not be as incentivized to take back the Philippines and the Pacific Islands. They remain very relevant, if at least because they have good international fleet and air basing potential. Having colonies means looking for a modicum of military competence and a reason to keep advancing instead of just stagnating OTL just looking for enough to defend themselves in the Mediterranean and Near Atlantic.No, I meant how late. The easiest way would be for Ferdinand VII to be anything other than the absolutist idiot he was in OTL. The second easiest would be for him to never have kids or for Isabella II to be a man. And so on. What I'm asking is what the latest turning point would be to still have Spain be relevant at this point in history.
@Rufus, do other countries ever war on each other while my nation gets to just sit by the sidelines and watch?