Did Infinity start the nuclear war on Reich-4?

fchase8 · 02-22-2023, 11:03 AM

Something I noticed from GURPS Infinite Worlds. On pg. 63, it states that the Infinity patrol discovered Reich-5 16 years ago (2011 Homeline/1994 Reich-5). Since it's the fifth Reich world discovered, presumably the other Reichs were found more than 16 years ago.

On Reich-4, current year 1988, Germany launched a nuclear first strike in 1979, eventually leaving it the de facto ruler of the world. That was nine years ago - thus, Infinity would have found Reich-4 before the nuclear war.

Thus - could Infinity have had a hand in starting Reich-4's nuclear war? Pg. 63 also mentions Infinity's proposed "Operation Dandelion" (likely named after the similar plan in The Man In the High Castle), provoking a German-Japanese nuclear war before mounting an invasion. Could Reich-4 have been a 'dry run' by Infinity?

02-22-2023, 11:03 AM	#1
fchase8 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: New York, NY	Did Infinity start the nuclear war on Reich-4? Something I noticed from *GURPS Infinite Worlds. On pg. 63, it states that the Infinity patrol discovered Reich-5 16 years ago (2011 Homeline/1994 Reich-5). Since it's the fifth Reich world discovered, presumably the other Reichs were found more than 16 years ago. On Reich-4, current year 1988, Germany launched a nuclear first strike in 1979, eventually leaving it the de facto ruler of the world. That was nine years ago - thus, Infinity would have found Reich-4 before the nuclear war. Thus - could Infinity have had a hand in starting Reich-4's nuclear war? Pg. 63 also mentions Infinity's proposed "Operation Dandelion" (likely named after the similar plan in The Man In the High Castle), provoking a German-Japanese nuclear war before mounting an invasion. Could Reich-4 have been a 'dry run' by Infinity? Last edited by fchase8; 02-22-2023 at 01:36 PM. Reason: attributed to wrong GURPS book*