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Post by cabalamat on Mar 20, 2020 20:27:16 GMT -6
May 1911
We have now invaded Kwang Chou Wang. Heavy fighting is going on there and in Tunisia. Our next invasion target is Djibouti.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 20, 2020 21:09:02 GMT -6
June 1911
Our CA Frank was conducting a bombardment mission against the French coast when it was intercepted by 2 french battleships. The escorting force of destroyers made a torpedo run against the enemy Bs disabling both of them. Then the bombarbment mission was coolly proceded with and our task force went back to sink the enemy battleships. Thus we defeated a numerically superior French force.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 20, 2020 21:14:19 GMT -6
July 1911
We have now successfully invaded Djibouti.
So far in this war we have sunk 3 BB/BC, 3 B, 2 CA, 6 CL and 12 DD.
We have lost 1 BC, 1 CA and 21 DD.
We have also invaded 3 french colonies, where fighting is still going on. I wonder how long before the French surrender? In any case, we need to build destroyers, particularly now that we have double torpedo tube mounts.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 20, 2020 21:35:25 GMT -6
August 1911
Still at war with France. Now the Invincible BBs are under construction, we should build destroyers. The Excellent design has 4 TTs, but more guns than the preceding Dart, and is faster.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 20, 2020 21:52:41 GMT -6
September 1911
France surrenders. We get Corsica and Polynesia.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 20, 2020 21:53:36 GMT -6
July 1912
Wre have invented director firing. This should be refitted to our ships, but to so so we will need to scrap some old ships that cost too much to maintain.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 20, 2020 22:00:04 GMT -6
November 1912 I scrapped 8 old armoured cruisers, which weren't very useful. Now the government is complaining we don't have enough of them! I will need to build some more BCs. I'm furious.
Maybe the new Furious BC will allieviate their concerns?
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 20, 2020 22:14:36 GMT -6
July 1913 The USA has declared war on us, over a trade dispute in Canada. This came just at the wrong time, just as we were modernising our fleet, having scrapped some older ships.
Because the USA outnumbers us and has lots of good BCs, we need to concentrate our strength in Northern Europe. We get 2 Invincible BBs (6x14", 28 kt) in 7 months plus we need to build destroyers. We has refitted our 3 Dreadnoughts but do not have time to do the 2 Warspites. if we can weather the storm in the short term, we can then fight back with a greater strength.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 21, 2020 3:31:25 GMT -6
August 1913 -- first blood to Britain
An American raiding force attacked the coast off Harwich, and was destroyed.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 21, 2020 4:07:35 GMT -6
November 1913 -- the battle of Puerto Rico
The USA invaded our colony of Trinidad in the Carribean so I moved my entire fleet to meet him. A squadron of our ships met him off Peurto Rico. Although outnumbered, we got the best of it, destroying 4 of his battleships and heavily damaging another.
A few more battle like this and we'll beat the Americans yet.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 21, 2020 4:14:51 GMT -6
February 1914 -- we are winning the trade war
Our submarines sank 11 of his merchant ships this month. And we have another 30 subs under construction, so they can expect bigger losses in the future. And our two Invincible class battleships (6x14", 28 kt) are about to commission, evening up the odds.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 21, 2020 4:25:25 GMT -6
May 1914
Beat off another US coastal raid -- they lost 2 CLs and 1 DD, I lost nothing.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 21, 2020 4:46:04 GMT -6
July 1914
The USA invaded the Bahamas, so the British fleet was sent to intercept. In the battle of Grand Bahama, we sunk 2 of their battleships for the loss of only 6 destroyers, even though the Royal Navy was heavily outnumbered.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 21, 2020 4:49:43 GMT -6
August 1914
The Americans have sued for peace. In the peace treaty we got Trinidad back. We could have got Puerto Rico and Haiti as well, but prefered reparations.
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Post by cabalamat on Mar 21, 2020 5:12:20 GMT -6
April 1915
After seeing off the Americans and refiting my major ships with directors, the Furious class are now approaching completion and the question now turns to new warships.
The Tiger-class BCs are an improved Furious with 6x15" guns and 29 kts.
The Vindictive-class CA is likewise an improved Vigilent.
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