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Japan's Naval Developments - Q3/1938

A. Industrial Allocation

27/27 factories producing warship material = 27,000 t. 150 tons stockpiled materials available. 0 tons transferred to Japan. Total materials available: 27,150 t. 26,753 t are used. 397 t materials stockpiled.

0/27 factories are dedicated to producing infrastructure material, = 0x 0.1 = 0.0 points.

B. Infrastructure Development

None.

C. Naval Construction


Kure Navy Yard, Kure (Honshu)
Slip V-1A => BB Honjou Kamatari receives 3000 tons.
Slip I-1A => idle.
Slip I-1B => idle.
Dock V-1A => Nagato rebuild receives 3000 tons.
Free-floating: BB Okuni receives 1841 tons. Completed 9/1/1938.
Free-floating: BB Inahime receives 1841 tons. Completed 9/1/1938.

Yokosuka Navy Yard, Yokosuka (Honshu)
Slip V-2A => BB Mitarai Toukichirou receives 3000 tons.
Slip I-2A => idle.
Slip I-2B => idle.
Dock 0-2A => idle.
Free-floating: BB Nene receives 1841 tons. Completed 9/1/1938.

Kawasaki Co, Kobe (Honshu)
Slip V-3A => idle.
Slip II-3A => idle.
Slip I-3A => idle.
Dock II-3A => idle.
Free-floating: CV Shokaku receives 2500 tons.

Mitsubushi Co, Nagasaki (Kyushu)
Slip V-4A => idle.
Slip II-4A => idle.
Slip I-4A => idle.
Dock II-4A => idle.
Free floating: CV Zuikaku receives 2500 tons.

Fukuoka Navy Yard, Fukuoka (Kyushu)
Slip III-5A => idle.
Slip II-5A => idle.
Slip I-5A => idle.
Dock IV-5A => Mutsu rebuild receives 3000 tons.

Hakodate Navy Yard, Hakodate (Hokkaido)
Slip III-6A => idle.
Slip II-6A => idle.
Slip I-6A => idle.

Aomori Navy Yard, Aomori (Honshu)
Slip III-7A => idle.
Slip I-7A => idle.
Dock I-7A => idle.

Kagoshima Navy Yard, Kagoshima (Kyushu)
Slip III-8A => idle.
Slip I-8A => idle.
Dock I-8A => idle.
Slip 0-8A => idle.
Slip 0-8B => idle.
Dock 0-8A => idle.

Wakayama Navy Yard, Wakayama (Honshu)
Slip III-9A => idle.
Slip I-9A => idle.
Dock I-9A => idle.

Tokushima Navy Yard, Tokushima (Shikoku)
Slip III-10A => idle.
Slip I-10A => idle.
Dock I-10A => idle.
Free-floating: AWS Shimane receives 1410 tons.

Niigata Navy Yard, Niigata (Honshu)
Slip I-11A => idle.
Slip I-11B => idle.
Dock III-11A => idle.
Free-floating: AWS Kumano receives 1410 tons.

Niihama Navy Yard, Niihama (Shikoku)
Slip I-12A => idle.
Slip I-12B => idle.
Dock III-12A => idle.
Free-floating: AWS Otakisan receives 1410 tons.

Factory
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D. Transactions
11 tons from Chosen.

E. Other Notes
BB Okuni, Inahime, Nene starting shakedown cruises.
T 100-113 continuing shakedown cruises

New units laid down this quarter:
None

Repairs.
None

Refits
None.

F. Updated Order of Battle, 9/30/38

Note: X (Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

Battleships: 10(2)+2
Battlecruisers: 3(0)+0
Large Cruisers: 4(0)+0
Heavy Cruisers: 9(0)+0
Light Cruisers: 49(0)+0
Large Aircraft Carriers: 0(0)+2
Aircraft Carriers: 4(0)+0
Light Aircraft Carriers: 2(0)+0
Destroyer Leader: 18(0)+0
Destroyers class 1: 15(0)+0
Destroyers class 2: 74(0)+0
Destroyers class 3: 208(15)+0
Ocean Going Submarines: 41(0)+0
Coastal Submarines: 142(0)+0
Midget Submarines: 135(0)+0
Coast Defense Vessels: 12(0)+0
Training carrier: 1(0)+0
Training Cruisers: 3(0)+0
Gunboats: 38(0)+0
Minelayers: 27(0)+0
Minesweepers: 18(0)+0
Submarine Chasers class 1: 30(0)+0
Submarine Chasers class 2: 42(0)+0
Corvettes: 30(0)+0
Patrol boats: 111(0)+0
MPV: 9(0)+0
CCB: 10(0)+0
MTB: 439(0)+0
Amphibious Warfare Ships 310(0)+3
Exploration ships: 2(0)+0
Museum ships: 4(0)+0

Foreign orders:
None

Chosen's Naval Developments - Q3/1938

A. Industrial Allocation

0/2 factories producing warship material = 0 t. 0t stockpiled materials available. 0t are used, 0 t transferred to Japan, 0 tons materials stockpiled.

2/2 factories are dedicated to producing infrastructure material = 0.2

B. Infrastructure Development
0.2 points spent on expanding type 1 dock at Ryojun to type 1.5. 0.0 points still needed.


C. Naval Construction

Ryojun
S1.5: idle
S1: RGB-5 receives 0 tons. Launched 8/1938.
S0: idle.
D0: idle.
D1: expanding.
Free-floating: RGB-3 receives 107 tons. Completed.
Free-floating: RGB-4 receives 107 tons. Completed


D. Transactions
None

E. Other Notes

New units laid down this quarter:
None.

F. Updated Order of Battle, 9/30/38

Note: X (Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

Battle Cruiser: 1(0)+0
Carrier: 1(0)+0
Heavy Cruiser: 1(0)+0
Armored Cruiser: 1(0)+0
1st class Cruiser: 2(0)+0
Light Cruiser: 3(0)+0
2nd class Cruiser: 3(0)+0
Protected Cruiser: 4(0)+0
Monitor: 2(0)+0
Gunboats: 2(0)+0
River Gunboats: 6(0)+1
Destroyers 2nd class: 13(0)+0
Destroyers 3rd class: 6(0)+0
TPB 1st class: 6(0)+0
TPB 2nd class: 7(0)+0

Pacifica's Naval Developments - Q3/1938

A. Industrial Allocation

1/1 factories producing warship material = 1000 t. 0 tons stockpiled materials available. 1000 t are used, 0 tons materials stockpiled.

0/1 factories are dedicated to producing infrastructure material = 0.1

B. Infrastructure Development
None.

C. Naval Construction

Agana (Guam)
S0: IPS-1 laid down 7/1/1938. Receives 500 tons.
D1.5: idle.
D1: idle
D0: IPS-2 laid down 7/1/1938. Receives 500 tons.

D. Transactions
None

E. Other Notes

New units laid down this quarter:
IPS 1 and 2, each requiring 5 months and 500 tons.

F. Updated Order of Battle, 9/30/38

Note: X (Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

Armored Cruiser: 1(0)+0
Light Cruiser: 2(0)+0
Destroyers: 3(0)+0
TPB/DDE: 2(0)+0
Patrol Ships: 0(0)+2

Edit: was the wrong sim.

IPS, Pacifica Island Patrol Ship laid down 1938

Displacement:
500 t light; 525 t standard; 665 t normal; 777 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
229.56 ft / 225.00 ft x 25.00 ft x 9.00 ft (normal load)
69.97 m / 68.58 m x 7.62 m x 2.74 m

Armament:
2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.97" / 50.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 3.81lbs / 1.73kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns (2x4 guns), 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
(*) 20 - 0.45" / 11.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.05lbs / 0.02kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
(*) 65 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 43 lbs / 20 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm

- Conning tower: 1.00" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 5,172 shp / 3,858 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 252 tons

Complement:
65 - 85

Cost:
£0.236 million / $0.944 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 0.8%
Armour: 7 tons, 1.1%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 6 tons, 0.9%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Conning Tower: 2 tons, 0.2%
Machinery: 142 tons, 21.3%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 271 tons, 40.7%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 164 tons, 24.7%
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 11.3%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,045 lbs / 474 Kg = 81.2 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.53

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.460
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20%): 10.75 ft / 3.28 m
- Mid (50%): 10.75 ft / 3.28 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 10.75 ft / 3.28 m
- Stern: 10.75 ft / 3.28 m
- Average freeboard: 11.25 ft / 3.43 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.5%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 113.9%
Waterplane Area: 3,616 Square feet or 336 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 163%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 37 lbs/sq ft or 180 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.86
- Longitudinal: 3.90
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather


(*) = crew armament (7.7 MG, 7.7 rifle, 0.45 SMG)

Interesting to see Japan only building five ships at the moment. Certainly those BB's have tied up the budget.

Nice to see Okuni, Inahime, Nene finally making open water. Now I just need to send my secret stealth spy rowboat with my two secret naval intelligence stooge types aboard with a wacking big telescope and a copy of Jane's to get a good look at them.

the deep-diving Russian research submersible is still around, in an undisclosed, secure location.