Topic: USSR v Western Allies circa 1945 - who would win and why?

lght1 · December 12th, 2004

hi

actually, the USA could and would be able to strike deep into the Soviet landmass using B-29s and later B-36's.

This would likely occur barring only Soviet capitulation upon the destruction of her forces in the west.

I really couldn't imagine this happening given the nature of that dictatorship. So, for the USSR, the war would grind on.

I don't see another land invasion of the country beyond pushing them back to pre-1939 borders.

Once the Red Army is effectively destroyed in the west, Soviet ambitions tend to dwell on national survival and maintaining control over its "republics", while US objectives would now mean conducting operations inside the USSR itself with the stated goal of the destruction of the Soviet system.

For this objective, as soon as it was possible, atomic bombs would be used to this end.

What is most interesting as a consequence of the Soviet attempt at controlling all of Europe is that it would likely mean a very fast restoration of her eternal enemy Germany.

Even with absolute control of the situation, for the seige of trapped Soviet forces to succeed demands manpower beyond what the Western Allies had in Europe at that time.

So, German POWs, the only viable pool of trained soldiers available, would be conscripted to fight and help expel the enemy from their homeland.

Think of how ironic it would be, that after pushing the Wehrmacht out of the USSR and standing victorious in the citadel of the "beast", its own army is destroyed by an alliance of its own allies and its mortal enemy forged entirely by its own mis judgement.

For Germany, it would truly be a miraculous reversal of fortune.

December 12th, 2004
lght1 Milites Gregarius	hi actually, the USA could and would be able to strike deep into the Soviet landmass using B-29s and later B-36's. This would likely occur barring only Soviet capitulation upon the destruction of her forces in the west. I really couldn't imagine this happening given the nature of that dictatorship. So, for the USSR, the war would grind on. I don't see another land invasion of the country beyond pushing them back to pre-1939 borders. Once the Red Army is effectively destroyed in the west, Soviet ambitions tend to dwell on national survival and maintaining control over its "republics", while US objectives would now mean conducting operations inside the USSR itself with the stated goal of the destruction of the Soviet system. For this objective, as soon as it was possible, atomic bombs would be used to this end. What is most interesting as a consequence of the Soviet attempt at controlling all of Europe is that it would likely mean a very fast restoration of her eternal enemy Germany. Even with absolute control of the situation, for the seige of trapped Soviet forces to succeed demands manpower beyond what the Western Allies had in Europe at that time. So, German POWs, the only viable pool of trained soldiers available, would be conscripted to fight and help expel the enemy from their homeland. Think of how ironic it would be, that after pushing the Wehrmacht out of the USSR and standing victorious in the citadel of the "beast", its own army is destroyed by an alliance of its own allies and its mortal enemy forged entirely by its own mis judgement. For Germany, it would truly be a miraculous reversal of fortune.