Summer, 1895, Design Phase.Well, the Bourgeoisie masters of Magna Mongadizafra finally have gone and done it, and they have officially declared war upon us using the whole fishing issue as a cause for their war, and they have the gal to even go so far and say that this was a defensive war against our so called agression! Well, no matter. The unions and our brave soldiers will dash aside their pathetic forces in short order once the fighting starts. Already the Army plans on moving to secure the contested islands, though this should be fairly easy, given both are already mostly under our control, and intelligence already knows how pathetically poor their army is compared to our own. So long as the islands still get their supply, we will be fine.
Still! The proletariat never rests! There is work to be done, and defense of our nation shall be a swift and decisive one. Our ships are some of the highest quality in the world and we will be sure to show the superiority of socialist science, and liberate our oppressed proletariat comrades in Magna Mongadizafra! Especially the few who have been quiet enough about their socialist beliefs to give us the information that the Magna Mongadizafra navy, which receives a massive chunk of funding, has between twenty and fifteen ships, of which at least a quarter of them are larger vessels.
It should be mentioned that, while our school has done quite a lot, some of our captains and crews are better than others, though they and our crews likely only need a few months at sea to be in good order.
With the start of the war, our funding has been increased and now we have 78 PP to do with what we please. Needless to say this will be vital in our efforts. Ideally we can utilize this to our advantage.
Naval
Early 7/9/10/12 inch guns
QF 2/3/4/5/6 M1895 guns (Average price. Rifling wears out at an average pace. 20k max range estimate for 6 inch version.)
Basic Surface Single Torpedo Launchers
Advanced Triple-expansion engines.
Decent Boilers
Early coal/oil hybrid firing.
Steel hull construction.
Single Casemates.
Single and Double gun turrets.
Early Rangefinder
Early Central Fire Control
Möser-Fokker Cemented Armor
Basic Damage control techniques.
Cordite Draadkruit Smokeless Powder
Zeeslang Torpedo (Somewhat Unreliable Torpedo with 28 knot speed and 1000 yard range)
Marines & Installations
Defensive guns (Uses same calibers as naval guns)
UVW T92G (Basic Bolt Action Rifle)
UVW T88R (Basic Revolver)
Zeerover Speciale Kruiser: A modest high speed cruiser with a fairly sizable compliment of guns for dealing with any ships of equal size and armor along with anything smaller than it, and a few things above it. The submerged torpedo compliment also gives it a chance to punch well above it's weight, if it gets lucky. Fairly expensive though. Costs 5/2, 4 season construction time.
Compromise Class: An effective, slightly overweight shore defense ship with powerful guns and substantial, high quality armor. Quite fast for a ship of it's armor and armament, not far off from our cruisers. Costs 6/3, 5 season construction time.
Zeerover Class
Compromise Class
SK - Speciale Kruiser
Zeerover Class, 5 ships, 10 Maintenance
Zeerover | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | David Streithorst is captain, Trained, Balanced
Pirat | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Pieter-Jan Geurtse is captain, Trained, Aggressive
Avonturier | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged | Thijn Seijnen is captain, Greenhorn, Balanced
Zwerver | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Greenhorn | Undamaged | Christiaan Mol is captain, Trained, Aggressive
Geest | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Bartje Brugmans is captain, Trained, Balanced
CDS - Costal Defense Ship
Compromise Class, 5 ships, 15 Maintenance
The Union | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged | Rogier van Beulingen is captain, Greenhorn, Cautious
Herman Van Veen | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged | Egbert Hazenkamp is captain, Greenhorn, Cautious
Lourens van Vilet | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged | Marlijn de Wal is captain, Trained, Balanced
Eldert Schimmelpennink | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Lindert Knuif is captain, Trained, Cautious
Reinout van Diermen | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Peacetime Patrols | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Piet Bisschop is captain, Trained, Balanced
Veenland National School of the Navy (Costs 20 PP to maintain)
7,000 Displacement Dry docks.
78 PP, 45 Maintenance.