Nah, Hitler started the war on the basis of uniting humanity to fight the aliens, so he wouldn't team up with them (That's Mao, at least probably... I did promise RomanFanboy the chance to punch him in the face, and there's got to be something to make him split with the KMT earlier than OTL for that) - it's just that he's absolutely stuck on uniting humanity under his leadership and between that and Stalin having much the same attitude the war in Europe just doesn't end until some percussive maintenance is applied. Calling in outside assistance doesn't really fit with the goals of Walküre either, it's supposed to be something the new leadership can point to and say, "See, we got rid of that crazy guy and his buddies, now let's sign a treaty to end this on an even basis so we can kick the Zzards out of Africa already!" where involving Allied forces in it turns it into something that can be seen as a military defeat, especially if there's only one mecha of their own involved.
As for the L-133, yes, the RL design is on the goofy side, but a few changes of proportion (enlarging the canopy and the turtle deck behind it is the main one, plus wing root air intakes) and it's suddenly nowhere near so bad. MeV-262's will be in better supply anyway, after Walküre and the truce/alliance. For bombers, there'll be the Russian LPL, the Horton 229 Brunhilde as a fighter/bomber, and my original Raven, remolded to look less like a 90's vintage stealth bomber. As for heavy bombers, the kind of internal volume they need doesn't work well with a variable device, and their sheer mass makes them less effective for the effort than putting the same resources into two or three fighters that can fly as escorts for a normal bomber. There's a variable aircraft carrier and for Operation Alien Overlord a variable space cruiser class, though.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
As for the L-133, yes, the RL design is on the goofy side, but a few changes of proportion (enlarging the canopy and the turtle deck behind it is the main one, plus wing root air intakes) and it's suddenly nowhere near so bad. MeV-262's will be in better supply anyway, after Walküre and the truce/alliance. For bombers, there'll be the Russian LPL, the Horton 229 Brunhilde as a fighter/bomber, and my original Raven, remolded to look less like a 90's vintage stealth bomber. As for heavy bombers, the kind of internal volume they need doesn't work well with a variable device, and their sheer mass makes them less effective for the effort than putting the same resources into two or three fighters that can fly as escorts for a normal bomber. There's a variable aircraft carrier and for Operation Alien Overlord a variable space cruiser class, though.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows