What happens if the Twentieth Air Force arrives in the First World War with B-29s, P-51Ds, and two years of supplies?
Short answerThe war would end within weeks as German logistics and aerial observation collapse and effective radios transform Allied artillery support, though Allied deaths could still reach tens of thousands.
NotesThe scenario supplies the Twentieth Air Force with B-29s, P-51Ds, crews, ground crews, suitable French airfields, and 24 months of supplies and ordnance. The expected result is a German defeat within weeks, although the B-29s still require substantial maintenance. Removing German aerial observation while giving Allied reconnaissance effective radios would make artillery much more responsive. The aircraft would also attack German supply columns and other logistics targets. Even a rapid victory is expected to cost tens of thousands of Allied lives because German resistance would continue.