Fall/winter 19321:Develop smaller Boiler and Turbine for 250-500 ton ships based on Vulkan/AEG designs.
A1s, StrawBarrel
Alpha:Build larger workshop dedicated to small arms production.
Funk
2:Develop anti aircraft gun based on the 40mm AA cannon on the Orfey class destroyer, for now it will be a stationary platform.
Funk, StrawBarrel
3:AEM 1932
Funk, A1s, StrawBarrel
4:Mk1 Mortar Carrier
A1s
5:Mk1 Fighter
Work starts slowly on the quartet of projects as everyone works to get aquanted and adjust to their new work. However, as 1933 dawns everything is completed, everyone knows eachother(including the new people sent to join them), and everyone is ready for the next set of tasks.
Project One: Develop smaller Boiler and Turbine for 250-500 ton ships based on Vulkan/AEG designs. Work on this project has progressed rather well. the quartet of engineers and their pair of minions develop a cheap, powerful system that only weighs 2.5 tons while producing the power of the systems currently used by the naval arm.
To sum it up, Its light, its powerful, and its cheap. (power rating of two, costs 4t steel, 3t aluminum, weight of 2.5 ton total)
9tons of steel, 9tons aluminum used during development.
Even Cheaper (Costs goes down to 3t steel, 2t aluminum for a system)
Even Lighter (Weight goes down to 1.5t)
More Power (Power goes up to three)
Never Breaks (Spare parts requirement halved)
for now it will be a stationary platform.Work on developing our own version of the 40mm cannons used on the Ofery class destroyer goes slower than some may expect, the engineers unused to developing an autocannon. However, the final result is a useful, if somewhat generic, 40mm autocannon firing a pair of rounds a second. The engineers have, however, stated that it should be a rather simple thing to devise a mount for one, atleast for a naval variant. Afterall, they already have a mount to copy for a naval version.
Project Three: Electro Automatic Mortar 1932Weight : 750kg
Barrel length :2 meter
Caliber : 60mm
Action : Semiautomatic, Electric powered or hand cracked feed.
Rate of Fire : 100-120 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity : 270 m/s
Effective Range : 4000 m
Feed system : 7 round clips
Magazine capacity: 7
Traits:
Accurate
Costs 2t steel, 2t aluminum for one batch of 50(one production line)
Ammunition costs .5 ton steel for one production batch of shells
Developing the mortar system for the army went rather well, atleast at first. Developing shells for the system was, at the least, simple enough. The weapon itself, on the otherhand, was full of setbacks. However, by the end of the year most of these have been worked out. The military in general is impressed with it, despite its problems, and has asked how soon can a factory be built that can produce them and their munitions.
Heavy Doubled Weight
Expensive Doubled Costs
Slow firing Halfed rate of fire
Cantankerous Needs 2x the spare parts
Overly Complex smaller batches (25 per batch)
Work on this project went off without a hitch, and everyone who looks at the large stone and iron factory with its twin production lines (Just waiting for tooling) must say that the workers did well. Staff has allready been hired, but it will take some materials and time to tool the lines to produce smallarms still.
Hiring/upgradesA large number of staff that had been promised have arrived, and some that have been working now feel that they can do things better
(I lost the numbers)
2x prototype boiler/turbine systems for ships
2x M1932 40mmAAA Cannon
1x AEM M1932 automatic mortar
The head of the naval arm states that advances in naval warfare has rendered the Karp Class obsolete, and that a single destroyer cannot start to defend their shores. As a result they request the development of a coastal patrol boat that can deal with many forms of threats, and a new class of submersible to do the same farther off shore.
The head of the Armored arm states that while they are happy with the current model of tank in use, a form of self-propelled anti-tank gun may be useful, as would having more tanks.
The head of the Defense arm has stated their worry about the lack of artillery in all its forms, aswell as lack of anti-aircraft armaments. They also ask when they can expect to start receiving AEM M1932's in bulk.
The overall head of the Armed Forces has stated that stocks of smallarms is worryingly low, and that an additional 500 machine guns, 10,000 rifles, and 5,000 sidearms would be a useful addition. He also echoed the worry of the Defense arm head about artillery, and those of the Naval arm. As an aside, he stated that some form of observation platform may be useful, as there are worries about attacks on cargo vessels by submersibles.
The council has requested the construction of a coastal defense vessel, preferentially using local materials wherever possible.
One office building
One large warehouse
One small workshop (No production lines possible)
One small drydock (On loan from armed forces)(500t maximum)
One Large Workshop (Two untooled small arms production lines)
5000t timber per half-year
As much stone as is needed
1921t steel, stockpiled
85t aluminum, stockpiled
2 middling architect(s)
3 basic architect(s)
3 basic aeronautical engineer(s)
5 middling engineer(s) (basic)
5 skilled engineer(s) (Basic)
2 basic engineer(s) (basic)
1 basic Weapons Engineer(s)
5 material engineer(s)
4 basic material engineer(s)
3 middling naval engineer(s)
4 basic naval engineer(s)
1 electronics engineers(s)
3 basic electronics engineer(s)
39 laborers
3 skilled laborers
AEGB/TS M1932
M1932 40mmAAA Cannon
AEM M1932 automatic mortar
Also Happerry, welcome! And now, Sleep!
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