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Post by knightraf on Jan 19, 2020 22:01:04 GMT -6
January 1928
World Situation War with France could begin at any time.
Ships Scrapped:
Six Walke-class destroyers and all four Baltimore-class light cruisers were scrapped.
New Construction:
Six additional Decatur-class destroyers were ordered
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Post by knightraf on Jan 19, 2020 22:05:18 GMT -6
Reno-class Light Cruisers Ship Name
| Status | In Service
| Reno | Rebuilt
| Mar 1928 - Mar 1945
| Baltimore | Rebuilt | May 1928 - Mar 1945
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These ships move to three triple turrets to add an additional gun tube over the Minneapolis-class units.
Enterprise-class Carriers Ship Name
| Status | In Service
| Enterprise | Rebuilt
| Dec 1929 - Aug 1946
| Wasp
| Rebuilt
| Jan 1930 - Aug 1946
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This is the US Navy's first purpose built aircraft carrier design.
These ships exceeded designed speed on trials.
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Post by knightraf on Jan 19, 2020 22:47:27 GMT -6
January 1929
World Situation The US and France continue to hover on the brink of hostilities without tipping over the edge. This in spite of multiple "damn, fool things in the Balkans" occurring over the past year.
Ships Scrapped:
Five of the Tallahassee-class light cruisers were scrapped.
New Construction
One additional Enterprise-class carrier was ordered.
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Post by knightraf on Jan 19, 2020 22:50:49 GMT -6
Porter-class Destroyers
In Service: Jul 1929 - Jun 1947
These new generation destroyers move the main battery to twin mounts adding an extra gun, move all the torpedoes to the center line, allowing for a reduction in total tubes without sacrificing salvo density, and improve AA protection.
Craven-class Destroyers
In Service: Sep 1929 - Jun 1947
The Craven-class are repeats of the Porter-class with improved engines.
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Post by knightraf on Jan 19, 2020 22:52:52 GMT -6
Minnesota-class Battleships Ship Name
| Status | In Service
| Minnesota | Rebuilt
| Sep 1931 - Jun 1946
| Montana
| Rebuilt
| Mar 1932 - Jun 1946
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The Minnesota-class are evolutions of the Arizona-class with improved main guns and improved deck armor.
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Post by knightraf on Mar 31, 2020 21:14:50 GMT -6
Wow, it's been forever and a day since I played this game. Time to continue, at least a bit.
January 1930
World Situation The Balkans continue to be trouble. Somehow, this trouble still hasn't started a war between the US and France.
Ships Scrapped:
None
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Post by knightraf on Mar 31, 2020 21:19:59 GMT -6
New Construction:
Valley Forge-class Battlecruisers Ship Name
| Ship Status
| In Service
| Valley Forge
| Rebuilt
| Mar 1932 - Aug 1946
| Hawaii | Rebuilt
| May 1932 - Aug 1946
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The Valley Forge-class ships are basically repeat Princeton-class ships with slightly increased armor protection and AA batteries. These ships exceeded designed speed on entry into service.
Hornet-class Carriers Ship Name
| Ship Status
| In Service
| Hornet | Rebuilt
| Jan 1932 - Aug 1946
| Langley | Rebuilt
| Jan 1932 - Aug 1946
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The Hornet-class are repeat Enterprise-class ships with improved machinery. These ships came in a bit overweight on completion.
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Post by knightraf on Mar 31, 2020 21:28:00 GMT -6
Rowan-class Destroyers
In Service: Dec 1930 - Jun 1947
The Rowan-class destroyers add an additional torpedo tube and some more light AA guns over the Craven-class ships.
Little-class Destroyers
In Service: Feb 1931 - Dec 1947
The Little-class destroyers add an additional torpedo tube and an additional light AA gun over the Rowan-class ships.
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Post by knightraf on Mar 31, 2020 21:54:24 GMT -6
January 1931
World Situation Tensions with France remain high. Due to the continued tensions with France, the US has signed a mutual defense pact with Japan.
Ships Scrapped:
None
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Post by knightraf on Mar 31, 2020 21:58:05 GMT -6
New Construction:
Des Moines-class Light Cruisers Ship Name
| Status | In Service
| Des Moines
| Rebuilt
| Mar 1932 - Mar 1945
| Galveston | Rebuilt
| Jan 1932 - Jun 1945
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The Des Moines-class ships are an attempt to push light cruiser speeds up to exceed those of the newest battlecruisers while also increasing firepower. As such, displacement has climbed substantially compared to previous light cruisers, in spite of the use of a magazine box armor scheme.
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Post by knightraf on Mar 31, 2020 22:04:31 GMT -6
May 1931
War has been declared!
After an unidentified submarine torpedoed the destroyer Flusser, the US accused France of the attack. This resulted in a rapid escalation into a full scale war between the US and France. After war broke out, the submarine S-75 torpedoed and sank the French light carrier Dixmude.
June 1931
The destroyers Cassin and Paulding were sunk while attacking a French convoy off of New Caledonia. They succeeded in sinking six French transports before fire from the French escorts found Paulding's magazine.
July 1931
The destroyer Conyngham was sunk by a French submarine. The US invasion of New Caledonia succeeded in seizing control of the island from the French.
August 1931
The submarine S-70 managed to ambush and sink the French battlecruiser Desaix, which was less than a year old. She was one of only six modern capital ships the French currently have in service.
November 1931
The destroyer Craven was sunk by an enemy submarine. A dastardly French submarine also torpedoed a passenger liner without warning killing numerous civilians.
December 1931
The battlecruisers Bunker Hill and Randolph ran into a pair of French cruisers in fog off the coast of southern California. While the Bunker Hill took damage from a torpedo, they succeeded in sinking the French heavy cruiser Marseillaise and light cruiser Forbin.
January 1932
World Situation:
War continues to rage between the US and France. Tensions with the UK are up a bit, but France's constant torpedoing of passenger ships should keep their public opinion in our favor.
Ships Scrapped:
None
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Post by knightraf on Mar 31, 2020 23:34:01 GMT -6
New Construction:
Four more destroyers of the Little-class were ordered.
Lakemoor-class Corvette
In Service: Aug 1932 - Aug 1949
These are new ASW corvettes ordered to counter France's submarine hordes. This will allow us to hopefully put the old Walke-class destroyers out of service after the war.
February 1932
The French submarine forces torpedoed and sank yet another passenger liner. Given how frequently this has been happening one has to wonder if it's really accidental. They also torpedoed and sank the destroyer Drayton, and damaged the light cruiser Minneapolis. The French have also apparently been deploying mines in the Caribbean, as the destroyer Monaghan hit a mine and sank.
March 1932
The French have capitulated. The peace settlement requires France to surrender control of Kwang-Chou-Wan and Madagascar to the United States. In the aftermath of the conflict, tensions between the US and all other nations have been much reduced.
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Post by knightraf on Apr 1, 2020 12:50:46 GMT -6
January 1933
World Situation:
The world is a bit calmer after the conclusion of France and the United States' conflict.
Ships Scrapped:
The remaining 15 units of the Walke-class destroyers have been scrapped with the arrival of the new Lakemoor-class corvettes to take on the commerce protection and ASW duties in coastal waters.
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Post by knightraf on Apr 1, 2020 12:53:56 GMT -6
New Construction:
California-class Battleship Ship Name
| Status | In Service
| California | Cancelled
| Scrapped due to the 1934 Paris Naval Treaty
| New Hampshire
| Cancelled
| Scrapped due to the 1934 Paris Naval Treaty
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The California-class ships add two additional main gun tubes compared to the preceding Minnesota-class ships moving to a uniform 3-gun turret main battery.
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Post by knightraf on Apr 1, 2020 13:47:01 GMT -6
January 1934
World Situation:
Disputes over the status of Korea have caused significantly elevated tensions with Japan. In better news, Germany and the US have entered into a technology sharing agreement.
Ships Scrapped:
None
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