WesWorld

...is strictly classified and on a need-to-know basis.

It will not be surprising to learn that I intend to have filled up my carrier, cruiser, and destroyer allocations by ~1934 or so. Nor will it surprise y'all that I will be building up my submarine arm, too - anything that agitates the Netherlands is a good thing, right?

It's 1935 and on that remains a blank slate for now. By the time that year rolls around, India's built up to her limits while the treaty system remains intact. If the treaty looks like it's going to fail, I'm in a decent position to start an additional building program so hulls are in the water when the treaty itself terminates.

But if we do continue to find ourselves in a treaty environment for a few more years, I guess a few options exist besides the obvious refit/replacement activities that will be needed - such as one or more of the following:

-More emphasis on non-restricted vessels, such as tenders, auxiliaries, sloops, training carriers, amphibious warfare assets, etc.

-More emphasis on the under-utilized CDS tonnage category. Destroyer-escort types, monitors, and the like.

-More emphasis on infrastructure development. More drydocks. Maybe expansion of my class three slipway capability, so I can allow my CL types to grow beyond 170 m. Maybe I'll stick a port in Asir if I still have it. Who knows?

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Thats a fairly common sense things. Its good to leak a few things now and again...

I'm thinking an improved version of Vadodara around 1933-34. Sticking with 8x210mm guns but maybe a bit more armour.

Carriers; two pure carriers of about 15000tons laid down in 1931 and 1934. Able to operate about 48 aircraft effectively.

Destroyers. A destroyer with 5x125mm guns with 1 superfiring forwards.

Indeed - why give away everything when I can hope to spring a few surprises on folks in a sim-year or two? The other problem of course is that my plans change from time to time

CA design is somewhat up in the air. I've come to conclude that Vadodara is a pretty average design - which I think was about your conclusion as well. The Inigo Montoya seems to be as good, despite being older and several hundred tonnes smaller which suggests to me that I oughta be able to do better.

While I think the main battery won't change in the follow-up, the speed, protection, and armour will probably depend on how I envision using them - carrier escorts, or independent cruiser forces, for example. That decision hasn't been made yet.

I might stick to the 1x2, 3x1 DD armament, if only to be different.