January 6, 1930
Contruction begins on a new subdivision of Mr. Oyama's companies: 'Oyama-Pacifica Ordinance Works'. This company will work with Oyama Yards to full future orders with quality naval artillery and other items. Mr. Oyama has said that he is in the process of expanding his companies operations to the overseas markets and has a few backers in Atlantis willing to help his company, and Chile in general. Groundbreaking will be held Friday. It is hoped the sun will not be too hot during these summer months.
January 11, 1930
The Atlantis built "heavy" cruiser Nevado Ojos del Salado arrived yesterday. The cruiser will run trials with the "Light" Cruiser Picunches for a few months to see how the two hulls work together in force.
February 1, 1930
Bolivian artillery made a show of force near the now cut railway from La Paz. Aside from keeping a few soldiers away at all hours of the night, the demonstration of artillry power did nothing but pockmark the high desert near the geysers.
February 9, 1930
Bolivian officials claim Chilean forces crossed their border and defiled their women. Chilean Army officers replied that "if they want to call six artillery pieces "women" the Bolivians have more things wrong with them then we originally thought". No shellings are expected on the border for the next few days.
February 27, 1930
Chilean officials have made a deal with the government of Atlantis to have 40 FT-17's refurbished and transfered to Chile when Atlantis delivers the Aircraft Carrier Mapuche later this year. Payment has said to been addressed by stocks in the new 'Oyama-Pacifica Ordinance Works' factory currently under construction.
March 21, 1930
The Army Aviation Group has been reformed as an indepent air force: the Subsecretaria de Aviación. land based Naval Air Units have been taken over by the Air Force, but Floatplanes and units to be assigned to the Aircraft Carrier Mapuche remain under naval control at this time. However rumors say that this will not last long.
March 23, 1930
Predreadnought Battleship Constitution has been sent again to Pitcairn Island to do an anti-piracy patrol. This will releave armored cruiser Capitan Tylor from that duty. While the old battleship is not fast enough to catch a functional pirate cruiser such as Deathshadow, it's presence seems to make the local traders happy, and its guns seem to keep the pirates way.
April 6, 1930
Light Destoyer Guardia Marina Gonzales officially joined the fleet yesterday an will begin patrols near the Peruvian Chilean coast.
April 19, 1930
A strange artifact was recovered today from a small stone mound near Cordón del Azufre (an inactive volcano on the Chilean-Argentine border). It seems to be an small dagger engraved with leaves. Some even characterized the blade as leaf shaped. Those that found it thought it to be very old, but once it came to Santiago the ware on the blade was washed off without too much effort. However a blade such as this has no known origin in Europe and the local tribes didn't have metalergy of this grade. The blade will be shown at an exibit in Santiago next year after more study can but placed into finding its origins.
June 2, 1930
The "Light" Cruiser Picunches joins the fleet. She will join her sistership Atacama.
June 16, 1930
A old Chilean Avro 504 was shot down today by a Vickers Type 143 Bolivian Scout. Reports vary as to who was on whose side of the border, but either way the pilot of the Avro was killed in the fight.
July 2, 1930
Light Carrier Mapuche is released from Atlantis yards with a load of FT-17 tanks for Chile.
July 23, 1930
Heavy Armored Cruiser Capitan Oyama was laid down yesterday at Oyama Yards in Talcahuano. Mr. Oyama was present to see the laying down of a ship he designed that will carry the name of his grandfather.
August 30, 1930
The Armada de Filipinas recently solicited bids for the privatisation of the national naval yards at Manila, San Fernando, and Butuan. Blohm und Voss of Germany, IBOIIE and Kanzaki Juukougyou of Japan, Oyama Yards of Chile, and Ansaldo of Italy have all submitted bids, along with several Anglo-Saxon shipyards. After considering all candidates carefully, the AdF has awarded contracts:
San Fernando Naval Yard is to go to Blohm und Voss
Butuan Naval Yard is to go to Oyama Yards
and Manila Naval Yard is to go to.. Newport News!
September 4, 1930
Mr. Oyama seemed pleased by news that his company had recently won a contract to run the Butuan Naval Yard in the Philippines. "I am happy, as are my friends," he said as he staggered off after a rumored party to celebrate the accomplishment.
September 20, 1930
The Queen Emeraldas has been sighted in Puerto Motti recently. The free trader has recently changed contracts from the Chile-Atlantis run to the Chile-Philipines run, working for Oyama Yards to get personal and equipment to the Butuan Yards to keep production up.
September 23, 1930
"Heavy" Cruiser Nevado Ojos del Salado joins with the "Light" Cruisers Picunches and Atacama in group trials with the new Light Carrier Mapuche. Sistership "Heavy" Cruiser Volcan Osorno is expected to be finished early next year.
October 1, 1930
The Atlantis based partners in Oyama-Pacifica Ordinance Works have issued a statement that they are investing in the new factory heavily in the next coming years. Plans have already shown a combined interest in the work done on the "15 inch/51 caliber" cannon project under the guidance of Oyama Yards and now Oyama-Pacifica Ordinance Works.
November 6, 1930
Brazil's recent series of words towards the South African Empire has made the Chilean government a tad wary of the defacto Quadruple Alliance. Rumor has it that Chile has returned to speaking with Nordmark after many years of silence from that Scandinavian nation.
November 28, 1930
A Nordmark official was seen in Santiago for the first time in nearly eight years. Official reports suggest that Nordmark is fishing for a non-aggression pact to calm fears in light of Brazil's recent anti-Colonialism essays. Chile has no desire to go to war with South Africa or Nordmark at this time, so at treaty is expected to be ready sometime next year.
December 7, 1930
Chilean tanks raced across the high desert of the Bolivian border to retrieve a pair of captured soldiers last night. The tanks reportedly did fairly well, but the two soldiers have not been located yet.
December 12, 1930
Retrieval of two chilean soldiers has been successful in part due to the use of Atlantis built FT-17 tanks and some air support provided by the new Air Force. Chile forces have moved back onto Chilean soil and shelled any bolivian forces coming towards Chile.
December 20, 1930
Chile apologies today to League of Nations for its brash rescue effort within Bolivian Borders. Bolivian officials have not made a clear move as of yet, but the straws are getting heavier on that llama over there.
December 31, 1930
Bolivian officials demand that Chile returns all territories belonging to the Republic of Bolivia and all properties attached to said lands (naval assets, shipyards, aircraft, tanks, everything, perhaps even the people). Chile has apologies again for its brash raid into Bolivia, but will not sign over any territory to Bolivia. The Chilean Air Force has increased patrols of the border region for signs of activity. Nothing new has been spotted.