Having a look at some historic information, the Free State had a budget of £30 million in 1925, this is following 2 and a half years of the War of Independence, and nearly a year of Civil War. Furthermore you had the split of Northern Ireland and the reduction of about a third of the population (1.2...
After talking to Nighthunter I'm putting together a bit of a TL with some details that might create at least some of the conditions to support an Irish military like this, I'll try to have it up in a few days so everyone can pick holes in it :D . In the mean time I would like to point out that there...
Thanks sparky42, I was only refering to WWII when mentioning the Irish volunteers who later faced prosecution; and I'll own up that I wasn't aware that they were 'technically' deserting, I was under the misaprehension that all volunteers suffered discrimination. My main reason for commenting at all...
Well, if Irish Troops weren't used as cannon/machine gun fodder during the Great War, that would definitely improve relations, I think. I think you'll find that the Irish troops were never used as 'canon fodder', in as much as any other component of the Allied forces were on the Western Front. In f...
Well, if they were used the same way ANZAC troops were during Gallipoli, that's cannon fodder. I think in fairness that you could use that definition of "Cannon Fodder" to many of the losses that the common soldiers endured. The failures were widespread and perhaps should be considered a failure of...
No problem Nighthunter, as an Irishman any such idea is nice to see and the Air Corps planes are great to see in your other thread. Like I said I did out a TL suggestion with a back of the hand OOB for a 32 County Ireland in AH.com if you are interested in what figures we threw around. I also have s...
Historically Ireland did have some degree of international support during the Famine,but unless you have major changes in the UK then it won't be enough. The best case situation from what I can tell of your suggestion is that the 3rd Home Rule Act is passed early, (I once suggested on AH.com that pe...
Is there any word of Eithne getting a 76 as it was always silly having her with the 57mm Bofors. When I last had dealings with the Irish army the gunners were telling us they had stopped live firing Bofors after an FCA gunner was found to be laying on the tug aircraft. Had forgoten one of the Flowe...
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