Yes, we had the airpower, but mostly strategic air power. We would have tactically rule the skies, but the Germans had the same advantage over the Russians early in the war, and it didn't win it for them. Tactical air was not the decisive factor back then, and even our bombers couldn't reach their factories in the Urals. Our strategic air superiority wouldn't have counted for much.
On the ground, the Soviets were relentless. They never showed any regard for human life, including civilian and their own troops. In addition, their T-34 tanks were at least the equivalent of our Shermans, and they had a *ton* of them. The German Panthers, Tigers, et al were all superior to the T-34s, but the Russians just overwhelmed them with numbers. Remember also that they could just ship them over rail to the front, whereas we had to bring them from the states.
Manpower-wise, they crushed us.
We could not use our superior navy against them.
There was no public support for a war against the Soviets, as our population viewed them as a friend. We would not have the resolve to maintain a war of attrition in which the casualties would have been horrific.
In short, they would have *kicked our ass*. And any reputable historian would tell you the same. That is, until the Bomb. But I'll bet we would have had to drop a ton of them; remember, Russia was much more spread out than Japan.
Better to keep quiet and make others wonder if you are a fool, than to open your mouth and prove it. You've shown again both your incredible lack of common courtesy and a weak grasp of the facts. |
