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Great Britain dismisses any 30 nautical mile "Contiguous Zone" and any 250 nautical mile "Exclusive Economic Zone" as illegal and meaningless.

Great Britain could be prepared to accept the 12 mile limit as it has with China and the Philippines but only if better foreign relations were likely. Since that is not so Britain rejects those claims too.

The Republic of France categorically rejects the twelve-mile limit, the contiguous zone, and the so-called exclusive economic zone.

June 29, 1940

Good news and bad news today!

Good news: BATTLESHIP MUTEKI NIPPON HAS BEEN COMPLETED!

Bad news: Admiral Togo won't like what happened to her brand new flagship.

...?

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
June 29, 1940

Good news and bad news today!

Good news: BATTLESHIP MUTEKI NIPPON HAS BEEN COMPLETED!

Bad news: Admiral Togo won't like what happened to her brand new flagship.

Honey I Shrunk Your Flagship!

Well not that small. You'd need to blow up the bath in order to get the ship in there.

Except for speed and a slightly tweaked freeboard, the sim below is 1:7.5 scale.

Muteki Nippon, Japan 1:7.5 Scale model laid down 1940

Displacement:
487 t light; 505 t standard; 511 t normal; 517 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
145.36 ft / 139.87 ft x 25.33 ft (Bulges 28.00 ft) x 6.53 ft (normal load)
44.31 m / 42.63 m x 7.72 m (Bulges 8.53 m) x 1.99 m

Armament:
15 - 2.41" / 61.3 mm guns (5x3 guns), 7.04lbs / 3.19kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
68 - 0.67" / 16.9 mm guns (32 mounts), 0.15lbs / 0.07kg shells, 1940 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 0.21" / 5.3 mm guns (16x4 guns), 0.00lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
168 - 0.13" / 3.3 mm guns (56x3 guns), 0.00lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 12 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 116 lbs / 53 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.40" / 61 mm 130.00 ft / 39.62 m 2.93 ft / 0.89 m
Ends: 2.40" / 61 mm 53.33 ft / 16.25 m 2.93 ft / 0.89 m
Upper: 0.12" / 3 mm 130.00 ft / 39.62 m 2.93 ft / 0.89 m
Main Belt covers 143% of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
0.40" / 10 mm 130.00 ft / 39.62 m 11.79 ft / 3.59 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.46" / 88 mm 2.13" / 54 mm 2.93" / 74 mm
2nd: 0.40" / 10 mm 0.13" / 3 mm 0.27" / 7 mm
3rd: 0.13" / 3 mm 0.13" / 3 mm -
4th: 0.13" / 3 mm 0.13" / 3 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.13" / 54 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 6 shafts, 245 shp / 183 Kw = 10.00 kts
Range 2,667nm at 5.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 12 tons

Complement:
53 - 69

Cost:
£0.182 million / $0.729 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 15 tons, 2.9%
Armour: 270 tons, 52.8%
- Belts: 53 tons, 10.3%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 23 tons, 4.4%
- Armament: 72 tons, 14.1%
- Armour Deck: 117 tons, 22.8%
- Conning Tower: 6 tons, 1.1%
Machinery: 7 tons, 1.3%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 186 tons, 36.3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 24 tons, 4.8%
Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 2.0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,720 lbs / 780 Kg = 244.3 x 2.4 " / 61 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 0.7 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 13.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.25
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.700
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.02 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 40.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.27 ft / 0.08 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 6.22 ft / 1.90 m
- Forecastle (31%): 4.91 ft / 1.50 m
- Mid (43%): 5.57 ft / 1.70 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 4.65 ft / 1.42 m (5.57 ft / 1.70 m before break)
- Stern: 4.65 ft / 1.42 m
- Average freeboard: 5.35 ft / 1.63 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 140.2%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 58.6%
Waterplane Area: 2,965 Square feet or 276 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 124%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 48 lbs/sq ft or 232 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.08
- Longitudinal: 1.29
- Overall: 1.09
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped

I dont know whether to applaud you or not...

I'll go for the applause.

So I guess "the big one" isn't being built then, eh? Explains why you didn't put much tonnage per quarter into it!

You sir are certifiably nucking futs!

That's a lot of airsoft guns!

Mexico is interested in buying one in 1/32 scale.

Latvia will take one in 1/64.

December 7, 1940

The CO and Public Affairs officer of the 11. Air Demonstration Squadron, Colonel Oonishi "Crash" Manzo (*), has been looking at the feasability of a World Tour of the squadron next year if there is interest from the international community.

Nations interested in receiving the squadron for an airshow display should send a letter or telegram before January 15, 1941 to:

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Oonishi Manzo
3300 Kozukue-cho (**), Kohoku-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Japan

or

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Colonel Oonishi Manzo
Room 44b, Building 1441
Yokosuka Naval Base
82 Inaoka-cho (***), Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Japan

or

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The Japanese Embassy Nearest To Your Location
Enter the address here...
Enter the name of the city here...
Enter the name of the State/County/Province/Prefecture/etc. here...
Enter the name of your nation here..

(*) The Navy hopes that by keeping him busy for the squadron in this manner, he'll stay out of the aircrafts.
(**) Actually the current address of the International Stadium Yokohama (a.k.a Nissan Stadium).
(***) Actually the current address of Mikasa Park/Battleship Mikasa.

(... and now to get my reports done before I go to Canada for 5 weeks...)

I regret that the German Government, in particular the German air traffic authorities, respectfully decline the offer.

Since Manzo can never find his destination, Mexico is more than willing to host the airshow demonstration team in Mexico City.

Riga ditto's Mexico's offer, but just in case, will be installing Atlantean remote-control mind control devices and wave train guns at all airfields and major buildings.

Canada enthusiastically invites Colonel Oonishi to a demonstration at St. John's, on the lovely island of Newfoundland.

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Originally posted by ShinRa_Inc
Canada enthusiastically invites Colonel Oonishi to a demonstration at St. John's, on the lovely island of Newfoundland.

Hum!

Latvia wave-trains St. John's, mainly cause if Manzo was aiming there, he'd probably end up in Latvia.

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I regret that the German Government, in particular the German air traffic authorities, respectfully decline the offer.

What? They don't like a visit from Manzo or did the combination of the date and a few of the pilots give you a bad feeling?

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Since Manzo can never find his destination, Mexico is more than willing to host the airshow demonstration team in Mexico City.

Rather than letting him fly, he'll just be locked up in the cargo hold of a cargo plane to make sure he gets to te right destination.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10

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I regret that the German Government, in particular the German air traffic authorities, respectfully decline the offer.

What? They don't like a visit from Manzo or did the combination of the date and a few of the pilots give you a bad feeling?

As has been cited elsewhere, Wesworld Germans are devoid of humor. One of our foibles.

If I were concerned about dates, I would keep my eyes on February 26 (Ni - Ni-roku).