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Hood

Ugly Aircraft, Inc

Posts: 8,155

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 11:48am

Spithead Review

To mark the Coronation of a new King this year will see two important celebrations.

The first is a Naval Review at Spithead starting April 2 for ten days.

The next event in May will be a Hendon Air Display but reservations for that will be handled later.

Feel free to book a place, the Royal Navy will have tons of ships there, too many to list. It will be a repeat of the 1897 Review, the aim is to impress the world. :evil:

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Rooijen10

Mr. Valentines Day

Posts: 9,644

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 12:36pm

Sounds to me now that the King was deliberately poisoned by the Admiralty in order for them to have a good excuse to hold another Naval Review.

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AdmKuznetsov

Sage

Posts: 2,918

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 12:52pm

Damn, just when my best BBS are...

half disassembled and entering drydock. I don't think anyone will be at all impressed by a ship with empty barbettes...

Oh well, I'll put a paint job on Navarin.

Accompanying her will be Aircraft Carrier Kulikovo , Fast Armored Cruiser Admiral Makarov , Light Cruiser Admiral Putiatin , and 3rd Destroyer Flotilla.

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Vukovlad

Me too !!!

Posts: 4,137

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 12:58pm

OOC: Crap, to early to be able to show off the BC and DDs

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Hrolf Hakonson

Scooby-Doo

Posts: 6,178

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 1:00pm

[Admiral Raeder and the rest of the top echelons of the Kreigsmarine are now officially beside themselves with frustration, all of these events in 1936, and Bismarck will not be ready for any of them! Grrrr..... Oh, well.

]

The KM will be sending a small squadron, composed of the CB Von der Tann, the CAs Graf Spee and Prinz Eugen, and the destroyers Paul Jacobi, Z-230, Z-231, Z-233, & Z-234.

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Rooijen10

Mr. Valentines Day

Posts: 9,644

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 1:01pm

Quoted

half disassembled and entering drydock. I don't think anyone will be at all impressed by a ship with empty barbettes...

Wood and paint would help to make it look impressive at the review.

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Earl822

King of the Nords

Posts: 1,351

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 3:07pm

Hmmmm, Nordmark will send the Battleship Gustav V, plus half of the 1st Carrier Squadron, 1st Cruiser Squadron & 8th Destroyer Flotilla.

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thesmilingassassin

The Chosen One

Posts: 13,513

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 5:58pm

Philomedes/Emathion will be still working up and Memnon will be in the shop, so Eumelos it is!

She will be acompanied by the CV Alioth, CL Acestus and DesDiv 1 (Jacinth, Jackel, Jackdaw, Jaguar).

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Kaiser Kirk

Lightbringer and former European Imperialist

Posts: 3,605

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 7:05pm

The Dutch will send BB Oceaan, the 1st Cruiser division and the 8th Destroyer flotilla. Minister of the Navy, Admiraal Pienaar, and Crown Prince William will be in attendance.

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Kaiser Kirk

Lightbringer and former European Imperialist

Posts: 3,605

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 10:27pm

I just remembered, Belgium does have a vessel that both floats, AND is under 20 years of age,

Belgium will send the training sloop Artevelde representing 26% of it's tonnage, and 53% of the Active navy!

Minister of Defense, Andre Flahaut will attend.

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Vukovlad

Me too !!!

Posts: 4,137

Monday, May 5th 2008, 2:51pm

For lack of more impressive ships Persia will send the Isfahan and Azerbaijan

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Commodore Green

The Irish Legend

Posts: 3,266

Monday, May 5th 2008, 4:48pm

Quoted

Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
Belgium will send the training sloop Artevelde representing 26% of it's tonnage, and 53% of the Active navy!

Can Belgium really afford to send so much of it's naval might????

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thesmilingassassin

The Chosen One

Posts: 13,513

Monday, May 5th 2008, 5:06pm

I agree, thats an awefull lot of undefended coastline!

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Kaiser Kirk

Lightbringer and former European Imperialist

Posts: 3,605

Monday, May 5th 2008, 9:31pm

Yes, but the mighty battleship Zinnia with her 11kg broadside (36% of the total) is in rese..
...
hmmm

Well, they have coast defense guns...

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Commodore Green

The Irish Legend

Posts: 3,266

Monday, May 5th 2008, 9:40pm

Quoted

Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
Yes, but the mighty battleship Zinnia with her 11kg broadside (36% of the total) is in rese..
...
hmmm

Well, they have coast defense guns...

Just as well!!

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Rooijen10

Mr. Valentines Day

Posts: 9,644

Monday, May 5th 2008, 9:41pm

*Looks at Map*
Coastline? What coastline?

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Kaiser Kirk

Lightbringer and former European Imperialist

Posts: 3,605

Monday, May 5th 2008, 9:48pm

*hands a magnifying glass to the Japanese observer*

"There, that one!"

66.5km of coastline, defended by 36 coast defense guns, that's a gun every 1.84km !!

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Rooijen10

Mr. Valentines Day

Posts: 9,644

Monday, May 5th 2008, 10:03pm

Exactly. a mere 66.5 kilometers. Perhaps the Belgians should place an order for XXXL guns from Germany.

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Commodore Green

The Irish Legend

Posts: 3,266

Monday, May 5th 2008, 10:03pm

Quoted

Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
*hands a magnifying glass to the Japanese observer*

"There, that one!"

66.5km of coastline, defended by 36 coast defense guns, that's a gun every 1.84km !!

That's about the same as my land border with Germany!!

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Hrolf Hakonson

Scooby-Doo

Posts: 6,178

Monday, May 5th 2008, 10:07pm

Quoted

Originally posted by Commodore Green

Quoted

Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
*hands a magnifying glass to the Japanese observer*

"There, that one!"

66.5km of coastline, defended by 36 coast defense guns, that's a gun every 1.84km !!

That's about the same as my land border with Germany!!

Apparently I'd better get to work on my northern border, then!

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