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Post by oldpop2000 on Aug 24, 2023 9:57:05 GMT -6
So, I am getting brave..... or maybe stupid but I am going to try to play the CSA. I am going to start with a small fleet because these guys don't have much money. I will focus on getting submarines, destroyers, corvettes, and possibly some more light cruisers and armored cruisers. I am not certain I will have the funds to build dreadnoughts and the like. I am going to move possibly half of my forces to the East Coast at Norfolk, Charleston and Wilmington. I will try to get along with the USA and have British and Frence support. Anyway, this is the strategic plan. But as the man said: "no plan survives contact with the enemy".
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Post by oldpop2000 on Aug 24, 2023 10:32:23 GMT -6
Well, its 1907, and no wars. Amazing!. I have four pre-dreadnoughts, three armored cruisers with one in construction, seven light cruisers, 21 destroyers of 500 and 600 tons and 10 corvettes. I also have 15 coastal submarines. I have 10 ships on the east coast, with no pre-dreadnoughts yet. I've upgraded all my bases and dock size is 16,500 and more on its way. No wars and tension levels are low.... so far but you know how the Brits are.
Update: I now have an agreement with Great Britain, that will help.... at least I hope it does.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Aug 25, 2023 17:48:57 GMT -6
Its 1916, September. I now have sixteen medium subs, and 20 coastal. I have a dreadnought under construction and when its completed, I will start building carriers. No wars, but I don't have any agreements with other nations. I will get some.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Aug 26, 2023 7:12:16 GMT -6
December 1918, here is my first dreadnought, finally had enough money. Nothing impressive but it is well equipped and reasonably fast. I have another one in design assessment by the building commission. I am going to improve the deck armor.
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Post by vonfriedman on Aug 26, 2023 9:13:39 GMT -6
"A deadly punch but a weak jaw", a boxing trainer would say. Especially for that turret armor of only 9".
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Post by oldpop2000 on Aug 26, 2023 9:17:08 GMT -6
"A deadly punch but a weak jaw", a boxing trainer would say. Especially for that turret armor of only 9". I agree but I need the speed and I can't do everything. All warship designs are a balance. My next will be better. |
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Post by oldpop2000 on Aug 26, 2023 12:29:34 GMT -6
Ok, finally I am at war with France and have won the first battle barely. But my submarines are ruining their economy so it won't be long before they give up. I have met the enemy and he is mine.
UPDATE: War is over, we both came to an agreement and now have a treaty to support each other. For the first time, I put my subs on unrestricted submarine warfare and it was devastating to the French economy. Funny, but guerre de course, which was french worked to perfection. I was far ahead when it ended but my surface ships did not do well. I will fix this problem.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Aug 27, 2023 16:34:44 GMT -6
Well, The game is done. Here is a picture of the results in a general sort of way with available funding. I have no ships being built.
BTW, I still have the active game. I copied the save file before I resigned, and placed the file on my notebook to use and I copied it to my home server. It ain't gone yet.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Aug 30, 2023 8:53:09 GMT -6
I started another CSA game but I used a very small fleet and manual build of legacy fleet. I built three armored cruisers with 10 inch. guns, eight Corvettes, eleven destroyers and one light cruiser.
This seems to work much better and I now have plenty of Monthly Balance cash to work with. Time will tell.
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