ussskip wrote:I like this setting and I understand why the focus is on England. I love the ship builder. FAC craft yeah! I just want to know who the next Navies would be. I realize the USEN would be Smaller than the Major Powers fleets but I would think it as large as the ABC Powers or Spanish Fleets.
I would also like some scenarios with the Italian Fleet, to my eye the most attractive fleet. I realize they are a bit player, but there are so many ways you could take this history.
I must say this is an awesome game and background to work with. One of the two best in my opinion. Thanks for the ship builder.
Next Navies
1 USEN?
2 Norwegean League?
3 Arabian States?
4 Chinese?
I'm with you. This is an excellent game and a amazing background. I'm loving it, and I've researched a lot of 1900-1914 world story just to see how it will fit in this universe.
As for the fleets you was asking for (just historically, of course):
USEN:
It would be a consistent Ether navy, by the wet navy standarts. Later to build than the European Powers navy, would still be, modern and with active numbers. In comparison with the wet navy from 1900-1914, once again just numbers the USN had more or less 17 operational BBs, between light, battle and heavy cruisers, with protected cruisers being renamed and some early BB being renamed, there were more than 100 active cruisers in this era. As for smaller warships you name it. So I think that when the USA decided to create a USEN, it would have a good number of everything.
Norwegean League:
Large numbers of DD and smaller ships, if we compare it with wet navy numbers of the epoch. A few CC's possibly. The Norwegean Royal Navy had a very pragmatic strategy, a lot of sea to cover and no illusions.
Arabian States:
Don't forget that the territory that now belongs to several Arabian States, at the time with few exceptions, was a protectorate of several European Potences: Spain, France, Great britain, etc. The Ottoman Empire is already covered and the Persians were in a tight spot at the time.
Chinese:
I also think that some more ships would be fine to the chinese.
But most of all, where are the french sailors? Ouh lá lá! Ou sont les marin français?