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[Aseaheru]

 Other very handy revisions would be the Mortar, the Balloons, or the Autocannon.

    This is a tethered observation balloon, equipped with telegraph and telephone, constructed of silk or doped linen and carrying aloft a crew of 4 under its hydrogen gasbag. This unit is designed for stationary or low-speed operation, and is also intended for use on land as an advanced observation platform.
The balloon is ovoid in shape and has a fabric tubular “rudder” hooking around it, using natural breezes to inflate the rudder and thus keep the balloon pointed into the wind. Envelope shape is maintained by internal baloonetts and is designed to reduce drag and provide some lift. As artillery observation is so incredibly important for land forces, this is a joint project with the army.
Development also includes work on support equipment, such as hydrogen generators.

    The 'Revolutie Mortier' is a new class of light artillery piece. Designed to be light, cheap, and easy to use or conceal, this mortar is designed to be separated into three pieces, the tube, the baseplate, and the stand. Ammunition is multipart as well, with the 80mm-diameter finned bombs having one to five doughnuts of propellant added prior to being dropped down the barrel and thus fired by the fixed firing pin. Not really designed for use on ships, with a maximum designed range of 1km, this weapon is intended for our boats, soldiers and marines, to better hold our lands(and take the lands of the foes of Syndicalism).
Bombs for this mortar come in several types, including HE, smoke, and parachute flare.

    The Stoommachine is grand against small targets, but makes one wonder, what would it be like if it fired shells that one might see on artillery pieces? The Stoommachinekanon is just that, a Stoommachine scaled up to a large size and firing 40x125mm shells, in a similar mounting to that used by our 2” guns. Intended use is to destroy torpedo boats, small buildings, or portions of a landscape with their high-explosive shells. Of course, if one wants to target something with a bit of armor, APHE and solid shot are available, but who wants those?

    Inspired by the unlocking action of our Stoommachine, one of the artificers at the armorers union had an idea: What if two of these actions were attached in such a way that the firing of one barrel’s recoil caused the action of the second barrel’s action to operate? This should increase the rate of fire substantially, aswell as simplify the mechanics of the weapon. Going a step further, they proposed that instead of using the recoil energy of the weapon, instead some of the gasses produced by the propellant could be used, meaning the barrels could remain fixed in their water jackets, reducing things like leaks and the complexity involved in preventing them.
    Thus, the Bijzonder Stoommachine was conceived, a water-cooled gas-operated twin-barrel rifle-caliber machine gun with a greatly increased rate of fire over the Stoommachine, and one totally unsuitable for infantry use except, perhaps, on a carriage.

Personally, I prefer the balloon, as our new capital ships are being designed to use an upgraded form of them while underway

[Khang36]

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[Vostok]

I’m not convinced we strictly *need* this, but it’s definitely a good improvement to have if we’re going to be yoloing off doing things while our marines need to hold an area.

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[Khang36]

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Marine arsenal modernization() Vostok
Observatieballon(1): Khang36

[Aseaheru]

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Marine arsenal modernization() Vostok
Observatieballon(2): Khang36, AseaHeru

[piratejoe]

Spring, 1895, Revision & Refit Phase.

This is a tethered observation balloon, equipped with telegraph and telephone, constructed of silk or doped linen and carrying aloft a crew of 4 under its hydrogen gasbag. This unit is designed for stationary or low-speed operation, and is also intended for use on land as an advanced observation platform.
The balloon is ovoid in shape and has a fabric tubular “rudder” hooking around it, using natural breezes to inflate the rudder and thus keep the balloon pointed into the wind. Envelope shape is maintained by internal baloonetts and is designed to reduce drag and provide some lift. As artillery observation is so incredibly important for land forces, this is a joint project with the army.
Development also includes work on support equipment, such as hydrogen generators.

Effectiveness: 6

Work on an observation Balloon is in theory simple. All you need is a balloon that can be filled with hydrogen and attach it to a basket with a telegraph. In practice it is a lot more complex than that, and our along with the armies engineers understand that. There is much more to the Balloons internal design that is needed to make something that actually has stability even in strong winds, and to maintain that it needs to have proper aerodynamics along with a few clever tricks to keep it stable rather than constantly spinning about. The most noticeable and important is the fabric rudder that causes the wind to force it to face in the winds direction. Still, the balloon alone isn't the only thing that needs to be worked on by proper hydrogen generators and reliable telegraphs and telephones, both of which have had a decent amount of touch up to ensure reliable work. The army has once again provided reliable assistance to our projects and we have both mutually benefited, and luckily the balloons are simple enough to make that most of the islands with major ports can create a few of them, even if blockaded, especially the larger ones.


It is now the Production&Strategy phase of Spring, 1895. You have 18 PP remaining should you pay for all maintenance and construction costs.

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

Resoluut-Class | 1/4 Seasons to Completion | Battleship | 7/2 PP cost | 6 Season Construction Time
Compromis Halverwege Zwaar Artillerieproject | 15/20 | 3 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 12 PP invested
Top Turbine Technology | 1/10 | 2 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 2 PP invested

Spoiler: Technology (click to show/hide)

Naval
Early 7/9/10/12 inch guns
QF 2/3/4/5/6 M1895 guns (Cheep price. Rifling wears out at an average pace. 20k max range estimate for 6 inch version, 10k effective range.)
Early Armor Piercing
Early High Explosive
Modern Parachute Flares
Smoke Rounds
Shrapnel Rounds
Basic Surface Single Torpedo Launchers
Early Prototype Double Torpedo Launchers (Basically useless in current form)
Advanced Triple-expansion engines.
Prototype Steam Turbine Engines.
Decent Boilers.
Early coal/oil hybrid firing.
Steel hull construction.
Prototype Hydrodynamic hulls.
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. (Now cheaper and slightly less likely to copy the brits)
Zeeslang Mk3 Torpedo. (Somewhat reliable Torpedo with 37 knot speed and 3500 yard range)
Advanced Observatieballons.

Marines & Installations
Defensive guns (Uses same calibers as naval guns)
UVW T92G (Basic Bolt Action Rifle)
UVW T88R (Basic Revolver)
UVW T95MG "Stoommachine" (Early Machinegun)
Advanced Observatieballons

Spoiler: Ship Classes (click to show/hide)

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.

A1-Klasse: A extremely fast Torpedo Boat Destroyer with a good compliment of guns and modest torpedo armament. The bridge is armored enough to be safe from splinters, barring a direct hit. It should be noted however the engine cannot run at full speed for much longer than a hour without running into issues. Costs 3/2, 3 season construction time.

Resoluut Class: A modest Battleship with a good armament of submerged torpedo mounts and 11.5 inch guns. The bridge isn't very armored unlike the rest of the ship, but that is fine, provided the tower isn't hit by any proper battleship shells. Though more cautious captains and officers can lead from rooms inside the ship rather than in the tower. Costs 7/2, 6 season construction time.

Spoiler: Ship Class Cards (click to show/hide)

Zeerover Class

Compromise Class

A1-Klasse

Resoluut Class

Spoiler: Unassigned captains (click to show/hide)

Christiaan Mol. Trained, Aggressive

Spoiler: Ships (click to show/hide)

SK - Speciale Kruiser
Zeerover Class, 10 ships, 35 Maintenance
Zeerover | SK | No Refit | Currently unassigned  | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | David Streithorst is captain, Trained, Balanced
Pirat | SK | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Trained | Heavy damage, 2 seasons | Pieter-Jan Geurtse is captain, Trained, Aggressive
Avonturier | SK | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Greenhorns | Heavy damage, 2 seasons | Thijn Seijnen is captain, Trained, Balanced
Geest | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Group B | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Bartje Brugmans is captain, Trained, Balanced
SK 6 | SK | No Refit| Currently Under construction, 1 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SK 7 | SK | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 1 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SK 8 | SK | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 3 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SK 9 | SK | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 3 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SK 10 | SK | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 3 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost


CDS - Costal Defense Ship
Compromise Class, 8 ships, 33 Maintenance
The Union | CDS | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Kobus Zwakenberg is captain, Greenhorn, Aggressive
Herman Van Veen | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Group C | Crew are Trained | Heavy damage, 2 seasons. | Egbert Hazenkamp is captain, Trained, Cautious
Lourens van Vilet | CDS | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Greenhorns | Heavy damage, 1 season | Marlijn de Wal is captain, Trained, Balanced (Wounded, 1 season)
Eldert Schimmelpennink | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Group D | Crew are Trained | Heavy damage, 2 seasons. | Lindert Knuif is captain, Trained, Cautious. Wounded 1 turn
Reinout van Diermen | CDS | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Trained | Heavy damage, 1 season | Piet Bisschop is captain, Trained, Balanced
CDS 6 | CDS | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 6 PP per turn construction cost
CDS 7 | CDS | No Refit |Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 6 PP per turn construction cost
CDS 8 | CDS | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 6 PP per turn construction cost

Spoiler: Land Instillation's, Schools, & Dock Size (click to show/hide)

Veenland National School of the Navy (Costs 15 PP to maintain)
One 6 inch battery at Buskruithof, Sparrendijkje, Berenberg, Diepput, Bloemenheide, Marvinsburg

7,000 Displacement Dry docks. (1 more season upgrading)
(94) 86 remaining PP, 68 Maintenance.

[Khang36]

shopping plans

buy six A1-Klasse dds for 18pp

1 Compromise class 6pp
4 A1-Klasse 12pp

3 Zeerover 15pp
1  A1-Klasse 3pp

task force 1:
The Union, Zeerover, Geest

Christiaan Mol will be transferred to The Union to lead this task force


war plans

TF1 will be based out of Uilenbosch. Tf1's primary mission are to escort convoys to the central islands and are to avoid fighting enemy capital ships out side of the most favorable conditions(1 capital ship with less than 4 cruisers) though other wise Christiaan is free to engage enemy ship how ever he wishes. in the unlikely chance of minimal enemy naval presence we will commence landing operations at Ciurrol.

TF1 will be based out of Bottenbaai. Tf1's primary mission are to escort convoys to the eastern islands and are to avoid fighting enemy capital ships out side of the most favorable conditions(1 capital ship with less than 4 cruisers) though other wise Christiaan is free to engage enemy ship how ever he wishes. in the unlikely chance of minimal enemy naval presence we will commence landing operations at Echtwaar.

TF1 will be based out of Saarbaai. Tf1's primary mission are to escort convoys to the eastern islands and are to avoid fighting enemy capital ships out side of the most favorable conditions(1 capital ship with less than 4 cruisers) though other wise Christiaan is free to engage enemy ship how ever he wishes. in the unlikely chance of minimal enemy naval presence we will commence landing operations at Catalejos.

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east(1)Khang36

[Aseaheru]

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rounding out(1) Aseaheru
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east(1)Khang36

[Khang36]

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[Iris]

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east(1)Khang36

[Iris]

I meant to come back and vote for War Plan East, but I apparently didn't so here it is:

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[Vostok]

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rounding out(3) Aseaheru, Khang36, Iris
Abstention (1) Vostok
war plan
east(3)Khang36, Iris, Vostok

[piratejoe]

Summer, 1896, Design Phase.

The major push in the center is an unfortunate thing, but ideally with time and effort we can change that. Especially if we get our ships out there fast and effectively. Really, once we have a area contested at least we should be able to make advances and strike hard. All we need is for the fruits of the workers labor to reach the frontlines. Thankfully, a good few of our capital ships are finished repairing and a few ships are finished and only need a name before being christened and commissioned by the navy. Still, ideally we can whittle their numbers down more before we have to deal with any of their ships that were forced in dry dock rather than under the waves, along with anything new they throw at us.

Navy Intel has (2) once again struggled to find anything of value other than a noticeable, if small increase to the enemy Army's budget.

The workers shift to free the proletariat of the north has allowed 4 more PP to the budget thanks to their efforts.


It is now the Design phase of Summer, 1896. You have 6 dice remaining

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

Resoluut-Class | 2/4 Seasons to Completion | Battleship | 7/2 PP cost | 6 Season Construction Time
Compromis Halverwege Zwaar Artillerieproject | 15/20 | 3 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 12 PP invested
Top Turbine Technology | 1/10 | 2 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 2 PP invested

Spoiler: Technology (click to show/hide)

Naval
Early 7/9/10/12 inch guns
QF 2/3/4/5/6 M1895 guns (Cheep price. Rifling wears out at an average pace. 20k max range estimate for 6 inch version, 10k effective range.)
Early Armor Piercing
Early High Explosive
Modern Parachute Flares
Smoke Rounds
Shrapnel Rounds
Basic Surface Single Torpedo Launchers
Early Prototype Double Torpedo Launchers (Basically useless in current form)
Advanced Triple-expansion engines.
Prototype Steam Turbine Engines.
Decent Boilers.
Early coal/oil hybrid firing.
Steel hull construction.
Prototype Hydrodynamic hulls.
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. (Now cheaper and slightly less likely to copy the brits)
Zeeslang Mk3 Torpedo. (Somewhat reliable Torpedo with 37 knot speed and 3500 yard range)
Advanced Observatieballons.

Marines & Installations
Defensive guns (Uses same calibers as naval guns)
UVW T92G (Basic Bolt Action Rifle)
UVW T88R (Basic Revolver)
UVW T95MG "Stoommachine" (Early Machinegun)
Advanced Observatieballons

Spoiler: Ship Classes (click to show/hide)

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.

A1-Klasse: A extremely fast Torpedo Boat Destroyer with a good compliment of guns and modest torpedo armament. The bridge is armored enough to be safe from splinters, barring a direct hit. It should be noted however the engine cannot run at full speed for much longer than a hour without running into issues. Costs 3/2, 3 season construction time.

Resoluut Class: A modest Battleship with a good armament of submerged torpedo mounts and 11.5 inch guns. The bridge isn't very armored unlike the rest of the ship, but that is fine, provided the tower isn't hit by any proper battleship shells. Though more cautious captains and officers can lead from rooms inside the ship rather than in the tower. Costs 7/2, 6 season construction time.

Spoiler: Ship Class Cards (click to show/hide)

Zeerover Class

Compromise Class

A1-Klasse

Resoluut Class

Spoiler: Unassigned captains (click to show/hide)

Kobus Zwakenberg, Greenhorn, Aggressive

Spoiler: Ships (click to show/hide)

TBD - Torpedo Boat Destroyer
A-1 Klasse, 4 ships, 12 Maintenance.
A-1 | TBD | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 3 PP per turn construction cost
A-2 | TBD | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 3 PP per turn construction cost
A-3 | TBD | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 3 PP per turn construction cost
A-4 | TBD | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 3 PP per turn construction cost

SK - Speciale Kruiser
Zeerover Class, 10 ships, 29 Maintenance
Zeerover | SK | No Refit | Currently unassigned  | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | David Streithorst is captain, Trained, Balanced
Pirat | SK | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Trained | Heavy damage, 2 seasons | Pieter-Jan Geurtse is captain, Trained, Aggressive
Avonturier | SK | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Greenhorns | Heavy damage, 2 seasons | Thijn Seijnen is captain, Trained, Balanced
Geest | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Group B | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Bartje Brugmans is captain, Trained, Balanced
SK 6 | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Working Up | Crew are Poor | Undamaged | Sibren ten Bouwhuis is captain, Trained, Aggressive
SK 7 | SK | No Refit | Currently assigned to Working Up | Crew are Poor | Undamaged | Mathies ten Hermsel is captain, Trained, Balanced
SK 8 | SK | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SK 9 | SK | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SK 10 | SK | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost


CDS - Costal Defense Ship
Compromise Class, 9 ships, 45 Maintenance
The Union | CDS | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Christiaan Mol is captain, Trained, Aggressive
Herman Van Veen | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Group C | Crew are Trained | Heavy damage, 1 season. | Egbert Hazenkamp is captain, Trained, Cautious
Lourens van Vilet | CDS | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged | Marlijn de Wal is captain, Trained, Balanced
Eldert Schimmelpennink | CDS | No Refit | Currently assigned to Group D | Crew are Trained | Heavy damage, 1 season. | Lindert Knuif is captain, Trained, Cautious. Wounded 1 turn
Reinout van Diermen | CDS | No Refit | Currently under repair | Crew are Trained | Undamaged | Piet Bisschop is captain, Trained, Balanced
CDS 6 | CDS | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 1 season remaining, 6 PP per turn construction cost
CDS 7 | CDS | No Refit |Currently Under construction, 1 season remaining, 6 PP per turn construction cost
CDS 8 | CDS | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 1 season remaining, 6 PP per turn construction cost
CDS 9 | CDS | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 4 season remaining, 6 PP per turn construction cost

Spoiler: Land Instillation's, Schools, & Dock Size (click to show/hide)

Veenland National School of the Navy (Costs 15 PP to maintain)
One 6 inch battery at Buskruithof, Sparrendijkje, Berenberg, Diepput, Bloemenheide, Marvinsburg

10,000 Displacement Dry docks.
98 remaining PP, 86 Maintenance.

[Khang36]

design Phase:
2 die to TTT + 1 rush
1 die to CHZA + 1 rush
revision phase:
1 revision to either modernized arsenal or mortars
1 revision to making the turbines cheapers and fixing any bug created from the rush
1 revision to making the A1 class cheaper

[Iris]

Plan Finish What we Started w/ Modernized Arsenal (1) Iris