WesWorld

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.

Intriguing news.

Who knows how useful FT-17s will be in South America, but they did good work here, apparently.

I must have missed something, though.. why is Bolivia going after Chile instead of Paraguay?

Bolivia seems to be going after both at present, but more so Paraguay. They seem to be attempting to sabre rattle with Chile to keep them busy.

That's the question...are they going at Paraguay at all hi Wesworld? My thinking was no, since that way could lead to a confrontation with South Africa, and Bolivia is part of the Quadruple Alliance with Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Though that Alliance doesn't seem to be very strong, it should be enough to make Bolivia think it can take back its lost lands from Chile...or at least that is what it seems to be at this moment. Peru seems to be distancing themselves from Bolivia in 1929 and 1930, but might be building up its navy in 1931, either to counter any potential Chilean expansionist ideas in wake of a war, or is partnership with Bolivia in a move to take back the lands it lost in the same war with Chile and Bolivia.

I would think that Bolivia, in WW, is focused on recovering it's lost lands from Chile, rather than the Gran Chaco. As mentioned, that could lead to a confrontation with the SAE, and unless the Quadruple Alliance is a lot stronger than it's been, that's a losing game for Bolivia.

Peru is building up it's forces in 1931, but what it's goals are will be seen in the future.

Quoted

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

drat I knew I'd forgotten something!

Off to modify the standard treaty text again.

Actually that document would be in Spanish, not Portuguese. Chile being a former Spanish colony and never adopting Iberian as a language.

...which has yet to be pinned down any further than as an odd melange of those two.

IIRC there are more simularity's between Spanish and Portuguese than say Philippino which in itself has quite a few dilects out side the main 3.

Mind you that Chileans are stubborn in some ways. Holding on to the older Spanish with some local words thrown in seems reasonable to then in post-revolutionary days then trying to pick up Iberian that was still being formed at the time. (just after France is removed from the Iberian pennisula and thus its influence on the colonies ended with a taste of self rule..and not wishing to be ruled by the new Iberian State, revolt.)