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As spring of 1922 advances, reports in the west grow increasingly more concerning. Troop movements indicate intense drilling for new recruits, and there are reports that West Kajikstan has imported a couple examples of armor from Banglo to their immediate west over the High Jelt Sea. As well, three more ships of the new heavy frigate clas that analysts have dubbed the "Highland" class are completed, giving total tonnage of the new West Kajikstan Navy of around 10k tons.
In response to this, a diplomatic mission to Ashland to our East,
to acquire ships, is undertaken. Ashland purportedly supports fights against tyranny, and sent us some discrete aid during the fighting. They also have a well equipped, if small navy. Eventually, in return for several trade concessions, the Ashlanders agree to part with an older light cruiser of the 5000t range(basically
this) they were in the process of decommissioning. They even provide a supply of ammunition and licenses to produce more if we so choose.
On the armor front, while we currently have nothing to really match the Banglo armor that the westerners are preparing to build(basically, an AU FT-17), our engineers assure the generals that the high-velocity cannon prototype can penetrate the relatively thin armor of those tanks at any range-indeed, tests show it can penetrate 60mm set at a 15 from vertical at around 2 kilometers. which is more than enough to take care of any corrent and future armor the engineers can conceive.
Meanwhile, after a fierce debate by our engineers, work on an
airship begins. This 150m long craft is completed without incident; it consists of a large hydrogen gas envelope with a simple enclosed gondola suspended below it, perfect for long scout patrols. Our engineers have even added two swivel mounted LMG-1's for self defense. Given the nickname
Prometheus, it is immediately requisitioned by the Navy for naval scout patrol duty.
As for the
shaped charges, it is a simple matter, so simple just 2 engineers are actually needed to develop shaped charge rounds for all our current artillery, including the (as yet) produced LA1-AT.
Finally, work on the
Hark light fighter is completed, but there is a problem: During testing it was shown that vigorous acrobatics, such as when a pilot is dogfighting, the engine is prone to starving itself of fuel and cutting out. After three near crashes, the problem is traced to the carburetor. Designs for an improved carb are drawn up, but no progress is made before the year is up.
On the building side of things, a
on-site chemical plant is completed, producing enough hydrogen for 3 Prometheus-class airships a year(reducing the cost to just around 50 for the gondola and envelope components), as well as a small lab for improving explosives and torpedos, as well as rockets. As well, the work on the new factory complex started last year is completed without any incident. Lastly, the first crop of new engineers and laborers complete their crash training.
Small Administrative Building and Research Lab(35/50S) (140/200L)
Small shipyard and wharf capable of handling ships up to 5000 ton displacement(dockside facilities partially destroyed)
A small factory capable of producing up to 400pp and a Medium Factory capable of 800pp
An Engineering and Labor Relations Center(Able to automatically recruit engineers)
A Test Range
A Chemical plant and lab
250m airstrip+3 Small Hangers(3 airplanes each)
34 Novice Engineers
1 Ballistics Engineer
140 laborers and workers
75,000 regular Infantrymen, armed with 7.62mm bolt-action rifles and 200 M-1920 LMGs
5000 artillery using short-barreled 105mm howitzers & 75mm mortars
1 war-surplus Townsend-Class 5k ton Cruiser
5 small frigates grossing about 1000t each(Armed with 2 100mm cannons)
10 patrol craft and torpedo boats of around 100-550t
LMG-1-M1920(Light Machine Gun) .5pp
7.62x54mm hollowpoint(fragile).01pp
General-Use Gasoline Engine(40 hp) 1pp
GPT-1 Truck(Reliable, Modular Bed)5 pp
LA-1-AT Light Artillery 2.5pp
Model 1921 High Performance Engine(120 hp) 1.5pp
Prometheus-class scout Airship (50pp for the first three built a year, x3 after)
shaped charge ammunition(Special cost: explain below)
Hark light fighter(flaw:troublesome carburetor) 7.5pp
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Topic: East Kajikstan Design Bureau, 1925 (Read 11498 times)