British / American against Russia in 1945

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Jon

Thanks for the Link Ed.

I am sure that the Russians would have swept Britain and America from Europe with ease. Just look at the number of tanks they had by 1945, all superb and very capable of defeating the poor Shermans used as the main allied battle tank. And as for numbers of men....well Russia i am afraid would have won that battle too. I think our only strong area would have been in the air where we would perhaps have been the strongest.

What evidence is there that the Soviets were able to keep going May 1945? Or were their units worn out and understrength like (it seems) everyone's Armies except the USA which was still fielding new divisions in Europe. The Soviet "style" seems to have been long build up of resources - massive onslaught and dramatic advance - halt for x months to resupply and regroup - massive onslaught etc. They couldn't have paused for too long...

By August the USA had operational nukes and did the Soviet AF have any reliable means of tackling the B-29 at high altitude (especially if it came at night?).

P.S. at the end of the war, the Allies were getting better tanks at last (Pershing, Centurion), they had a technological lead over the Soviets (radar etc.) and above all the massive industrial power of the USA (on which the Soviets too had been highly dependent).