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Persia, Q4 1941

Industrial Allocation

1 factories allocated to building warship material
2 factories allocated to production of infrastructure materials

1,000 t produced + 334 t stockpiled = 1,334 t available
380 t used
954 t stockpiled

Infrastructure Development

S0-D at Bander-e Abbas continues expansion to S1: 0.2 IP delivered, for 0.4 of 0.5 required.


Construction

At Bushehr (Persian Gulf)
D1: Idle
Free-floating: N/A

At Bandar-e Abbas (Strait of Hormuz)
S1: Idle
S0-A: Sloop Damavand laid down, receives 300 t
S0-B: Harbour Patrol Boat P-4 built, 40 t
S0-C: Harbour Patrol Boat P-5 built, 40 t
S0-D: *Expanding*
D2: Idle
D0-A: Idle
D0-B: Idle
Free-floating: N/A

At Bandar-e Anzali (Caspian Sea)
S1: Idle
D1: Idle

Built in factories
N/A


Transactions:

None.

Other points of interest

Nothing unusual


Updated Order of Battle, 31/12/41

Completed (Under Repair or Refit) + Under Construction

Aircraft Carriers (CV): 1(0) + 1
Seaplane Carrier (CVS): 1(0) + 0
Heavy Cruisers (CA): 1(0) + 0
Light Cruisers (CL): 3(0) + 0
Coastal Defense Cruiser (CD): 2(0) + 0
Destroyers (DD): 9(0) + 0
Torpedo Boats (TB): 11(0) + 0
Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB): 60(0) + 0
Submarines (SS): 9(0) + 0

Sloops (SL): 0(0) + 1
Destroyer Escorts (DE): 3(0) + 0
Gunships (PG): 2(0) + 0
Minesweepers (AM): 5(0) + 0
Submarine Chasers (SC): 6(0) + 0
Patrol Boats (PB): 17(0) + 0

Amphibious Forces (AP): 2(0) + 0
Tenders (AD): 2(0) + 0

Note that I haven't quite finalized the sloop design, so while it'll suck up 300 t, I can't post it just yet.

If I'm reading this right

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1.1.1 Peace-time production
If a portion of a factory’s warship materials go unused, they may be carried over and used in the next quarter; otherwise, they are lost to non-military uses.

The 2,334t stockpile from Q3 must be used completely in Q4, or it is lost forever.

My interpretation as well.

[SIZE=1]Though I don't entirely like that rule; doesn't seem logical to me.[/SIZE]

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
[SIZE=1]Though I don't entirely like that rule; doesn't seem logical to me.[/SIZE]

Well I'm not a big fan of it either, but it's the way it is. Funny part..I think Rocky wrote that part of the rules..it uses India at start-up as an example.

Huh; I thought a rolling stockpile was fine so long as it was less than quarterly output.

Okay, that'll require some contemplation.

*Shakes fist at Sam*

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Originally posted by Sachmle

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
[SIZE=1]Though I don't entirely like that rule; doesn't seem logical to me.[/SIZE]

Well I'm not a big fan of it either, but it's the way it is. Funny part..I think Rocky wrote that part of the rules..it uses India at start-up as an example.

I presume it was intended to keep countries from sitting around for a couple years building a stockpile, then spending five hundred thousand tons in three or four quarters. *shrugs*

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Originally posted by The Rock Doctor
Huh; I thought a rolling stockpile was fine so long as it was less than quarterly output.

...right, except I have no quarterly output this time. Good to know I'm paying attention.

Well, there's a simple option but you might not like it: I ret-con Q3's report to put two of those factories into IP production, thereby eliminating the stockpile and bumping ahead the planned infrastructure projects.

Failing that, I'll look at Persia binging on ship production somehow.

One alternative - though I'm a bit loath to suggest it - is to dump Persia's extra tonnage into a country that will use it, but then repay at a later date. Sorta like the smaller country using the larger power as a great big piggy bank: the smaller country can pay in, and the larger power can roll the stockpile on a larger scale; then when the smaller country needs their tonnage back, the larger country has the capability to do so (presuming they're honest and have maintained their own stockpile to do so).

That's what I've actually done in Ireland, paying Irish tonnage in to the UK or Canada in exchange for IOU notes or ground/air equipment that isn't covered by our rules.

It could be done with Bharat, but the Q3 ret-con is simpler and more legit, unless folks object to me expanding a slipway three months earlier than I'd originally said I would.

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Originally posted by The Rock Doctor
It could be done with Bharat, but the Q3 ret-con is simpler and more legit, unless folks object to me expanding a slipway three months earlier than I'd originally said I would.

Yes, I think it probably would be more preferable.

Alright. Both reports are now revised.

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Originally posted by The Rock Doctor

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Originally posted by The Rock Doctor
Huh; I thought a rolling stockpile was fine so long as it was less than quarterly output.

...right, except I have no quarterly output this time. Good to know I'm paying attention.

Well, there's a simple option but you might not like it: I ret-con Q3's report to put two of those factories into IP production, thereby eliminating the stockpile and bumping ahead the planned infrastructure projects.

Failing that, I'll look at Persia binging on ship production somehow.

My own view has been that the prior quarter's stockpile is the first to be consumed in new construction, then the tonnage produced in the current quarter, leaving any surplus to be carried forward - hence a 'rolling' stockpile. Of course, as you say, you have to have output in the current quarter to do that.

And, unfortunately, it sometimes cause binge production - as few people are willing to see tonnage slip away.

Indeed.

Various sales in 1942 create another surge of incoming material, but I've found that I can soak that up with some much needed non-combat additions - tenders to that horde of MTBs and coastal subs the Persians have already got.

Come 1943, I can stablize the ongoing production somewhat more effectively.