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Post by cabalamat on Sept 13, 2020 19:56:38 GMT -6
March 1924 -- better torpedo protection
At last, level IV torpedo protection. I don't know what happened to levels II and III.
This will go on new big ships.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 13, 2020 20:03:52 GMT -6
May 1924
DD Acasta is an improved Amazon with 8 torpedo tubes.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 13, 2020 20:06:43 GMT -6
June 1924 -- Deterring the French
The government has asked us to put a force into the Mediterranean to deter France.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 15:41:28 GMT -6
September 1924 -- future plans
Looking at the current situation:
1. tensions with France are high (again!) 2. we have plenty of money 3. a lot of our battleships need refits, where they would benefit from better directors, elevated main guns and more AA weapons 4. we can now put directors on CLs 5. a lot of ships will b e completed in about a year
It seems the best plan is:
1. build DD and SS that can be completed in about a year 2. refit ships that need it 3. when the N3's and refits have all finished, build new BC/CAs.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 15:45:17 GMT -6
October 1924 -- war! We are at war with France. So that plan went out of the window.
France's only colony noew is Dominican Republic so we will have to take that off them!
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 16:05:18 GMT -6
January 1925
We have invaded the Dominican Republic, France is under blockade, and the french navy won't fight us.
I can't see this war going on much longer.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 16:20:25 GMT -6
May 1925 - France surrenders
France has surrenders and we now have the Dominican Republic. As well as a big hole in our budget.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 16:47:10 GMT -6
May 1926 -- G3 battlecruiser
The G3 battlecruiser is similar to the N3, but faster and with 16" guns. We hope to build 3, or 4 if we can get enough money out of the treasury.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 16:59:59 GMT -6
October 1926 -- Tensions rising with Japan
Because the Japanese are becoming aggressive, we are building airbases, docks, and fortifications in Wei Hai Wei and Hong Kong.
Our G3 program is also proceeding.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 17:04:40 GMT -6
Looking at the overall naval situation, no-one can match us except the USA. A showdown with them is coming!
Japan's biggest ships, the 2 Hiei BCs at 31,000 tons, are well armed (8x15") and fast (28 kts) but only have 7.5" of belt armour which is far too weak. They are however building 40,000 ton ships.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 17:14:34 GMT -6
November 1926 -- Time to put the Americans in their place!
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 17:17:43 GMT -6
January 1927 -- another G3?
Can we afford another G3 battlecruiser? At a pinch we can.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 17:25:15 GMT -6
July 1927 -- War with Germany
We should easily beat them!
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 18:01:03 GMT -6
October 1927 -- Fleet battle
We have encountered what appears to be the entire German fleet in the North Sea. This gives us the chance to annihilate them in one big battle! Hopefully we will replicate our victory over them in 1907.
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Post by cabalamat on Sept 14, 2020 19:56:24 GMT -6
We won the fleet battle...
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