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Originally posted by Brockpaine
July 29
The Chilean government has gifted a pie to all the ambassadors in Santiago. The pies are twenty centimeters across, weight 0.7 kilograms, and come in a variety of flavors.
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Transcript of ADN Radio Chile, Interview during Political News Hour, August 19th, 1941
Host: "I have with me this evening retired Almirante Eduardo Moore, formerly the commander-in-chief of the Armada de Chile and one of the world's preeminent proponents of naval aviation. Since stepping down as naval commander-in-chief last year, he has lectured extensively at the Chilean Naval Academy and other allied naval academies around the world. Almirante Moore, welcome to the program."
EM (Almirante Eduardo Moore, Ret.): "Thank you, senor."
Host: "There's already been quite a bit of alarm in the papers this morning about the announcement of Peru buying their first aircraft carrier from Italy. What can you tell us about this?"
EM: "The Marina de Guerra del Peru has been looking for an aircraft carrier since the mid 1930s, so this really doesn't come as a surprise to anyone in the Armada. However, first financial issues and then the Peruvian Civil War - and the financial issues that caused - have delayed them for quite some time from actually acquiring a ship and putting it under their flag. I think you'll find that most of the, eh, hysterics have come from newspaper reporters who know the least about the Navy. Back when I was on the Cosena [1] I advised Congress regularly that this sort of event was, eh, almost inevitable."
Host: "So is this not something to be alarmed over?"
EM: "I'm not sure that 'alarmed' is the best word for it, but it's certainly not worth the histrionics we saw in this morning's newspapers. We taught them a bloody lesson at Tortugas Bay [2] and it stands that they would learn from it. From my perspective, if they actually get this ship into service, it will, eh, change the way we'd meet the Peruvians at sea in any theoretical future war, but it won't change the fundamental balance of power in the Southeast Pacific at all."
Host: "What can you tell me about the ship they're buying?"
EM: "It's currently the Italian Caboto, their training vessel. It's a decent ship all around, and we know the Italians operate around three dozen aircraft off her in regular service. She's a bit larger than our first carrier Mapuche, though about half the size of the Libertad."
Host: "You said a few moments ago that the Peruvian purchase won't change the balance of power in the region. Can you expand on that a bit more?"
EM: "Certainly, senor. Over the last ten years, the Armada's put no small amount of effort into developing a world-class naval aviation service. Even before we acquired the Mapuche, we sent Chilean officers to observe United States and Atlantean carrier operations, and pilots to train with their airgroups. Our efforts have spilled over to affect both the Argentine and Brazilian carrier forces as well - particularly the Brazilians, as we trained their first carrier group and deck crews. Peru has not yet done that same level of preparatory work. I'm fairly confident they've not got any clear idea how much a carrier force is going to cost them in the long term, as they're not yet putting in the same level of effort that Chile did when we were in the same situation. We've-"
Host: "So- oh, sorry, please continue."
EM: "Sorry. I was saying, Chile's not only bought carriers for operation, as the other South American navies have done, but we've built our own from the keel up, to our own designs. The only other nation in this hemisphere which can say that is the United States. We also have designed our own naval aircraft, and one of the aircraft we've designed is now in service in three navies beside our own - Atlantis, Germany, and Brazil - and the Argentine Navy recently optioned to buy it as well."
Host: "So what you're saying is that it will take them awhile to catch up to match our own level."
EM: "Absolutely. They will need to spend several years training pilots and deck crews, and getting senior officers who know how to use carrier aviation into positions where they can be effective. From what I've seen, the Peruvians are just hoping their aircraft carrier will be a magic crucifix that will protect them from the Chilean boogeyman. They can learn the trade just as we did, particularly if they have the Italians and Iberians mentoring them - but it will take them several years to reach basic proficiency - say 1944 or 1945 - and you can be assured that we won't be sitting idly by, waiting for them to overtake us."
Host: "Almirante Moore, thank you for your insights. It was a pleasure talking with you tonight."
EM: "You're welcome, senor."
Host: "This is ADN Radio Chile..."
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Originally posted by Red Admiral
Operating a ship that used to be a training carrier is probably a good first step to establishing experience, and could be used in service if required beforehand.
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
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Originally posted by Brockpaine
The cruiser reportedly fired over twenty-five hundred rounds of main gun ammunition and fifteen hundred rounds of secondary antiaircraft ammunition over the week-long exercises.
Guess her rifles are pretty worn out now. A new set already ordered? ;o)
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[SIZE=4]ENAER Zafiro[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]General characteristics[/SIZE]
Crew: 1
Capacity: 2 passengers
Length: 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 10.60 m (34 ft 9 in)
Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 13.6 m² (146 sq ft)
Max takeoff weight: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hirth HM 506 6 cylinder air cooled inverted inline engine, 160 hp (119.3 kW)
[SIZE=3]Performance[/SIZE]
Maximum speed: 264 km/h (143 knots, 164 mph)
Cruise speed: 235 km/h (127 knots, 146 mph) (econ cruise)
Stall speed: 85 km/h (46 knots, 53 mph)
Range: 942 km (509 nmi, 585 mi)
Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.3 m/s (1,050 ft/min)
[SIZE=3]Development[/SIZE]
- December 1940: Development project announced by ENAER and Bucker.
- September 1941: First flight.
- February 1942: Aircraft begins production.
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In their final act before adjourning for the summer, Congress voted today to establish the Puyehue National Park in the Zona Sur region. The new park, dedicated to preserving the area's temperate rainforest, will measure 1,068 km², and becomes the eighth national park in Chile.
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Quote from the After-Action Report of Contraalmirante Solovera
The night attack by the Nomads and the Alicantos they guided in was an unexpected stroke that probably should have seen better success, given Blue Fleet's general state of mind at the time of the raid. Our response time, even after spotting the incoming raid with Type 200, was sluggish and depended almost entirely on the Corsario fighters of the Libertad's night fighter squadron, of which only three were overhead at the time of the attack.
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Quote from the After-Action Report of Contraalmirante Tilgher
The night torpedo attack depended entirely upon the leadership of the American built and AI-equipped PBN Nomads leading in the TB1Es. The lack of results from this attack should underscore the difficulties of these sorts of operations for pilots not trained for it.
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Quote from the After-Action Report of Contraalmirante Solovera
The results of the Constitucion's actions during this action of the exercise ought to be recognized as an example of the results available from the convergence of a spectacularly well-trained crew, competent and aggressive commanding officers, a powerful ship, and outstanding good fortune.
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Quote from the After-Action Report of Contraalmirante Tilgher
Comodoro Kerney, having gained the edge in the first few minutes of the action by knocking out the Magellanes, forced the rest of my squadron into a reactive rather than an active role. Despite their numerical superiority and aggressive response, the Red Fleet cruisers fought this action approximately two to five minutes behind Constitucion due to Kerney's masterful control of the tempo of battle. I feel this was the result of Red Squadron's defeat by inferior forces.
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Quote from the After-Action Report of Colonel Rosental
I feel that if the precise dispositions of the Red ground forces had been better known prior to the selection of a landing zone, it probably would have weighed against a landing at Quellon. A landing at Ancud would have allowed Blue Force very rapid reinforcement from the mainland. A landing at Castro, which was never even discussed in planning, would have divided the Red Forces from the very start of the exercise and may have split my defending Red Forces in two.
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Quote from the After-Action Report of General Hansen
The Cossacks' use of the amphibious Tortugas was perhaps the greatest surprise of this exercise. Even though I served as the overall ground forces commander, I was surprised at how quickly Major Ramos [CO of No.5 DIM] led his battalion forward. Eight hours from H-hour, Ramos reported that his battalion was on the outskirts of Chonchi, sixty kilometers north of the landing beach. If such a maneuver were carried out in wartime, the speed and shock value of the advance could potentially be decisive.
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Quote from the After-Action Report of Colonel Rosental
The tactical and strategic maneuverability of the Blue Force troops made it difficult for the Red Force troops to maintain a coherent defense. Even in the scope of an exercise, the fluid advance of the Blue troops had a very visible impact on the morale of the more static Red infantry.
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Quote from the After-Action Report of General Hansen
The quantity of supplies required for this attenuated campaign-in-miniature are even higher than anticipated. The Chilean Navy was able to provide only a modest quantity of shipping for this exercise, and while this may rise in wartime by bringing in civilian-owned cargo ships, current shipping remains insufficient to support long-term or large-scale over-the-beach operations. Had any of the landing ships, particularly Valdivia, been lost at sea, the results of the exercise would have been in doubt. Had the combat portion of the exercise continued for three more days, then landing force would have faced acute and paralyzing supply shortages. The Marine DIMs occupy a lighter supply footprint than infantry or panzergrenadiers, but lack the supporting arms and tail for sustained operations.
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