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I thought "I guess it is time to post my Q3 report" only to find out that I haven't even posted my Q2 report!
Whooops!! ^_^;;


Hopefully no errors...


Japan's Naval Developments - Q2/1937

A. Industrial Allocation

27/27 factories producing warship material = 27,000 t. 6,924 tons stockpiled materials available. 2,400 tons transferred to Japan. Total materials available: 36,324 t. 29,118 t are used. 7,206 t materials stockpiled.

0/27 factories are dedicated to producing infrastructure material, = 0x 0.1 = 0.0 points.

B. Infrastructure Development

None.

C. Naval Construction


Kure Navy Yard, Kure (Honshu)
Slip V-1A => BB Honjou Kamatari receives 3000 tons.
Slip I-1A => idle.
Slip I-1B => idle.
Dock V-1A => Nagato rebuild receives 2430 tons.
Free-floating: BB Okuni receives 1800 tons.
Free-floating: BB Inahime receives 1800 tons.

Yokosuka Navy Yard, Yokosuka (Honshu)
Slip V-2A => BB Mitarai Toukichirou receives 3000 tons.
Slip I-2A => idle.
Slip I-2B => idle.
Dock 0-2A => idle.
Free-floating: BB Nene receives 1800 tons.

Kawasaki Co, Kobe (Honshu)
Slip V-3A => CV Shokaku receives 3000 tons.
Slip II-3A => idle.
Slip I-3A => idle.
Dock II-3A => idle.

Mitsubushi Co, Nagasaki (Kyushu)
Slip V-4A => CV Zuikaku receives 3000 tons.
Slip II-4A => idle.
Slip I-4A => idle.
Dock II-4A => idle.

Fukuoka Navy Yard, Fukuoka (Kyushu)
Slip III-5A => Taput reveives 1110 tons. Launched 4/1/1937.
Slip II-5A => idle.
Slip I-5A => idle.
Dock IV-5A => Mutsu rebuild receives 2430 tons.
Free-floating: CB Kongo receives 1000 tons. Completed 5/1/1937.

Hakodate Navy Yard, Hakodate (Hokkaido)
Slip III-6A => Tubbataha reveives 1110 tons. Launched 4/1/1937.
Slip II-6A => idle.
Slip I-6A => idle.
Free-floating: CB Haruna receives 1000 tons. Completed 5/1/1937.

Aomori Navy Yard, Aomori (Honshu)
Slip III-7A => idle.
Slip I-7A => idle.
Dock I-7A => idle.

Kagoshima Navy Yard, Kagoshima (Kyushu)
Slip III-8A => idle.
Slip I-8A => idle.
Dock I-8A => idle.
Slip 0-8A => idle.
Slip 0-8B => idle.
Dock 0-8A => idle.

Wakayama Navy Yard, Wakayama (Honshu)
Slip III-9A => idle.
Slip I-9A => idle.
Dock I-9A => idle.
Free-floating: CB Hiei receives 1000 tons. Completed 5/1/1937.

Tokushima Navy Yard, Tokushima (Shikoku)
Slip III-10A => idle.
Slip I-10A => idle.
Dock I-10A => idle.
Free-floating: CB Kirishima receives 1000 tons. Completed 5/1/1937.

Niigata Navy Yard, Niigata (Honshu)
Slip I-11A => idle.
Slip I-11B => idle.
Dock III-11A => idle.

Niihama Navy Yard, Niihama (Shikoku)
Slip I-12A => idle.
Slip I-12B => idle.
Dock III-12A => idle.


MTB 81-96 receive total of 192 tons (16x12 tons).
MTB 279-308 receive total of 270 tons (30x9 tons).
MTB 409-416 receive total of 176 tons (8x22 tons).

D. Transactions
2,400t received from the Philippines.

E. Other Notes
MTB 65-80 starting shakedown cruises.
MTB 249-278 starting shakedown cruises.
MTB 401-408 starting shakedown cruises.
Arishia, Besu, Garatea, Ofiiria, Rafaera, Miria, Eba and Furoura continuing shakedown cruises.
Burijas and Asto Vidatu continuing shakedown cruises.
I-400 and I-401 continuing shakedown cruises.
MTB 49-64 completing shakedown cruises.
MTB 219-248 completing shakedown cruises.
MTB 393-400 completing shakedown cruises.
Burijas and Asto Vidatu completing shakedown cruises.
I 226-230 completing shakedown cruises.
I-256 and I-257 completing shakedown cruises.
I-274 and I-275 completing shakedown cruises.


New units laid down this quarter:
MTB 81-96 (MTB T 1) requiring 12 ton each.
MTB 279-308 (MTB T 2) requiring 9 tons each.
MTB 409-416 (MTB T 3) requiring 22 tons each.

Repairs.
None

Refits
None.

F. Updated Order of Battle, 6/30/37

Note: X(Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

Battleships: 7(2)+5
Battlecruisers: 3(0)+0
Large Cruisers: 0(0)+4
Heavy Cruisers: 9(0)+0
Light Cruisers: 49(0)+0
Large Aircraft Carriers: 0(0)+2
Aircraft Carriers: 4(0)+0
Light Aircraft Carriers: 2(0)+0
Destroyer Leader: 18(0)+0
Destroyers class 1: 15(0)+0
Destroyers class 2: 74(0)+0
Destroyers class 3: 208(15)+0
Ocean Going Submarines: 41(0)+0
Coastal Submarines: 142(0)+0
Midget Submarines: 135(0)+0
Coast Defense Vessels: 12(0)+0
Training carrier: 1(0)+0
Training Cruisers: 3(0)+0
Gunboats: 46(0)+0
Minelayers: 27(0)+0
Minesweepers: 18(0)+0
Submarine Chasers class 1: 30(0)+0
Submarine Chasers class 2: 42(0)+0
Corvettes: 30(0)+0
Patrol boats: 111(0)+0
MPV: 9(0)+0
CCB: 10(0)+0
MTB: 385(0)+54
Exploration ships: 2(0)+0
Museum ships: 4(0)+0

Foreign orders:
Light Cruisers: 2

Chosen's Naval Developments - Q2/1937

A. Industrial Allocation

0/2 factories producing warship material = 0 t. 1000t stockpiled materials available. 1,000 t are used, 0 tons materials stockpiled.

2/2 factories are dedicated to producing infrastructure material = 0.2 pts. 1 fixed for the year.


B. Infrastructure Development
0.2 points spent on expanding type 1 slip at Ryojun to type 1.5. 0.3 points still needed.


C. Naval Construction

Ryojun
S1: Expanding.
S1: RM-1 laid down 4/1/1937. Receives 500 tons.
S0: RGB-1 laid down 4/1/1937. Receives 250 tons.
D0: RGB-2 laid down 4/1/1937. Receives 250 tons.
D1: idle


D. Transactions
None

E. Other Notes

New units laid down this quarter:
River Monitor RM-1 requiring 893 tons and 10 months.
River Gunboats RGB-1 and RGB-2 requiring 357 tons and 5 months each.


F. Updated Order of Battle, 6/30/37

Note: X(Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

Battle Cruiser: 1(0)+0
Carrier: 1(0)+0
Heavy Cruiser: 1(0)+0
Armored Cruiser: 1(0)+0
1st class Cruiser: 2(0)+0
Light Cruiser: 3(0)+0
2nd class Cruiser: 3(0)+0
Protected Cruiser: 4(0)+0
Monitor: 0(0)+1
Gunboats: 2(1)+0
River Gunboats: 2(0)+2
Destroyers 2nd class: 13(0)+0
Destroyers 3rd class: 6(0)+0
TPB 1st class: 6(0)+0
TPB 2nd class: 7(0)+0

Pacifica's Naval Developments - Q2/1937

A. Industrial Allocation

0/1 factories producing warship material = 0 t. 0 tons stockpiled materials available. 0 t are used, 0 tons materials stockpiled.

1/1 factories are dedicated to producing infrastructure material = 0.1 pts.

B. Infrastructure Development
0.1 points spent on type 0 slip at Agana.

C. Naval Construction

Agana (Guam)
S0: under construction. 0.0 points still needed. Completed.
D1A: idle
D1B: idle
D0: idle

D. Transactions
None

E. Other Notes

New units laid down this quarter:
None

F. Updated Order of Battle, 6/30/37

Note: X(Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

Armored Cruiser: 1(0)+0
Light Cruiser: 2(0)+0
Destroyers: 3(0)+0
TPB/DDE: 2(0)+0

RM-1, Chosen River Monitor laid down 1937

Displacement:
893 t light; 938 t standard; 968 t normal; 993 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
232.61 ft / 232.61 ft x 41.99 ft x 4.63 ft (normal load)
70.90 m / 70.90 m x 12.80 m x 1.41 m

Armament:
8 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (4x2 guns), 34.00lbs / 15.42kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 0.57lbs / 0.26kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on side forward, all raised guns
9 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns in single mounts, 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1937 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 5 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 298 lbs / 135 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 748 shp / 558 Kw = 11.60 kts
Range 3,000nm at 8.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 55 tons

Complement:
86 - 112

Cost:
£0.364 million / $1.455 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 39 tons, 4.0%
Armour: 336 tons, 34.7%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 29 tons, 3.0%
- Armour Deck: 303 tons, 31.3%
- Conning Tower: 4 tons, 0.4%
Machinery: 21 tons, 2.1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 497 tons, 51.3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 76 tons, 7.8%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,234 lbs / 1,920 Kg = 119.9 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 11.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.19
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.750
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.54 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.25 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 32 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Forecastle (20%): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Mid (50%): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Stern: 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Average freeboard: 8.33 ft / 2.54 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 39.0%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 148.6%
Waterplane Area: 8,181 Square feet or 760 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 141%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 52 lbs/sq ft or 256 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.28
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
0/2 factories producing warship material = 0 t. 1000t stockpiled materials available. 1,000 t are used, 0 tons materials stockpiled.

2/2 factories are dedicated to producing infrastructure material = 0.2 pts.

Hrm...

How do you have a stockpile if the factories are dedicated to producing infrastructure? IIRC, Q1 should have been dedicated to infrastructure as well, and therefore any stockpiled materials would have been lost by then.

Unless I've misunderstood what's going on here, of course; which is likely.

Dedicated for this quarter, not the year.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
Range 8nm at 11.50 kts

Umm...

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
Dedicated for this quarter, not the year.

Oh. I use the term "dedicated" only when referring to the entire year, so I misunderstood what you were doing. Nevermind, carry on.

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Range 8nm at 11.50 kts

Whoops! Will correct it right away. ^_^;;
Actually I wanted to post the RGB design only to find out that I still had it on 1950.

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Oh. I use the term "dedicated" only when referring to the entire year, so I misunderstood what you were doing. Nevermind, carry on.

You're right to mention it. Just a habit of using the same report over and over again. I will separate the two factories to make it clearer.


RGB-1, Chosen River Gunboot laid down 1937

Displacement:
357 t light; 378 t standard; 397 t normal; 413 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
175.85 ft / 175.85 ft x 36.42 ft x 2.69 ft (normal load)
53.60 m / 53.60 m x 11.10 m x 0.82 m

Armament:
2 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount
4 - 1.97" / 50.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 3.81lbs / 1.73kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 141 lbs / 64 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.50" / 13 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 521 shp / 389 Kw = 11.60 kts
Range 3,000nm at 8.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 35 tons

Complement:
43 - 57

Cost:
£0.160 million / $0.641 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 18 tons, 4.4%
Armour: 16 tons, 4.0%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 15 tons, 3.8%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.1%
Machinery: 14 tons, 3.6%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 279 tons, 70.3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 40 tons, 10.1%
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 7.6%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,512 lbs / 686 Kg = 24.2 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.33
Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.13
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.84

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.807
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.83 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13.26 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 36 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 10.33 ft / 3.15 m
- Forecastle (20%): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Mid (50%): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Stern: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Average freeboard: 6.86 ft / 2.09 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 55.4%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 163.6%
Waterplane Area: 5,629 Square feet or 523 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 184%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 45 lbs/sq ft or 218 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.64
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

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Originally posted by Brockpaine

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
Range 8nm at 11.50 kts

Umm...

Looked at the sim. it's 8nm at 3726 knots.

Dislexic?

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
Looked at the sim. it's 8nm at 3726 knots.

Well, that sounds like you built it on top of Everest and then launched it.

Shipyard manager: "And there she gooooes..."
*FwwweeeeeiiiiCRASH.*
Observers: "That must have been the fastest warship trials of all time..."

...and fastest career as well!

USS Hornet: "I lasted 12 months!"
RGB-1: "I lasted 12 seconds!!!"

Walter,

do you have a deck plan for that river monitor? Those are a lot of gun mounts for such a small ship. I wondered how you solved the "problem" of allowing good arcs to all of them.

Thanks.

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I wondered how you solved the "problem" of allowing good arcs to all of them.

Well, it is based on a 1907 Russian design so do you really think that the arcs will be any good?
On the other hand, my design uses slightly smaller caliber main guns.
The other ship is also based on a russian vessel.
(Sorry Adm.K. for 'borrowing" yet again a few Russian designs )

http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?langu…d=&idtrida=1289


http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?langu…d=&idtrida=1291

I hope you'll forgive the question, but the desire for an answer has been bugging me for a long time. If you wanted to use all those Russian tanks and planes and gunboats... why didn't you play Russia instead of Japan?

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I hope you'll forgive the question, but the desire for an answer has been bugging me for a long time. If you wanted to use all those Russian tanks and planes and gunboats... why didn't you play Russia instead of Japan?

Well, if I was playing Russia you would have been asking "If you wanted to use all those Japanese tanks and planes and gunboats... why didn't you play Japan instead of Russia?"

Of the 23 armored vehicle designs, none are Russian and one is slighlty based on a Russian design.

Of the 170 plane designs, 3 are Russian, one is a modified Russian design and one has a few bits of a Russian plane in them (though the rest is mainly American).

Of the +1200 ships, a bunch of them are based on Russian designs, but MTBs are quite simple to build in large numbers.

Heh, I guess it just seems to me like you use a disproportionate amount of Russian stuff in your drawings and such...

It just looks that way since that the Russian-based stuff gets more attention...

... Guess I will 'borrow' this design next.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10

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I hope you'll forgive the question, but the desire for an answer has been bugging me for a long time. If you wanted to use all those Russian tanks and planes and gunboats... why didn't you play Russia instead of Japan?

Well, if I was playing Russia you would have been asking "If you wanted to use all those Japanese tanks and planes and gunboats... why didn't you play Japan instead of Russia?"

Of the 23 armored vehicle designs, none are Russian and one is slighlty based on a Russian design.

Of the 170 plane designs, 3 are Russian, one is a modified Russian design and one has a few bits of a Russian plane in them (though the rest is mainly American).

Of the +1200 ships, a bunch of them are based on Russian designs, but MTBs are quite simple to build in large numbers.

Your forgeting the future self propelled gun that clearly looks Russian and in Wesworld terms looks alot like a FAR design