Q4/1942 activity
Kingdom of Belgium
4/5 factories producing naval materials: 4,000 tons created for Q4/42 . 4,000 total tons + 6 stockpiled from previous quarter + 0 tons from scrapping = 4,006 tons
3,993 tons used. 13 tons left for Q1/43
1/5 factories committed for 1942 to infrastructure development = 0.1 ip +0.1ip bonus
B. Infrastructure Development
+0.2 point to Belgian factory, 4.1 ip total
C. Naval Construction
Zeebrugge:
Class 1 slip :-
Class 1 slip :- Empty
Class 1 drydock :-
Ostend:
Class 0 slip :- Empty
Class 0 slip :- Empty
Class 0 drydock:- Empty
Antwerp:
Class 3 slip :- 1 x Groenendael class DT, laid down October 1st, 9775t total, 7 quarters, launchable Q2/42, completing Q2/43. 2075 tons committed, 1400 tons added.
Class 1 slip :-
Class 0 slip :- Empty
Class 3 drydock:- 1 x Groenendael class DT, laid down October 1st, 9775t total, 7 quarters, launchable Q2/42, completing Q2/43. 2075 tons committed, 1400 tons added.
Class 2 drydock:- CL-4 Wielingen begins partial reconstruction for the addition of bulges and hull strengthing forward, as well as alteration of the forward battery. 2,225 tons total, 3 quarters, launchable Q1/43, completing Q2/43. 0 tons committed, 125 tons added
note : this was a deliberate “mistake” echoing the OTL IJN warships needing retrofitting.
Class 1 drydock:-
=========================Ships afloat: ===========================
Zeebrugge:
1 x 1939 DD, laid down April 2 1942, 2135t total, 4 quarters, 534t per quarter, 4 quarters, launching Q3, completing Q1/43 Launched
Ostend:
Antwerp:
1 x 1939 DD, laid down April 2 1942, 2135t total, 4 quarters, 534t per quarter, 4 quarters, launching Q3, completing Q1/43 Launched
C. Ships on shakedown cruises:
1st Three Months
2 x 1939 DD
2nd Three Months
3 x 1939 DD
D. Transactions
E. Other Notes
F. Updated Order of Battle-
1x Bismarck-B class Armored Cruiser
3 x Ballarat B design escort cruiser
(1 x Ballarat C design escort cruiser)
6 x PC-22-A2 design escort sloop
SC Zinnia
Training Sloop Artevelde
16 x 1939 DD
6 x Minewarfare MS-26B
9 x Minesweepers Struma IIB
48 x Mexican Torpedo boat
24 x riverine patrol
F. Updated Order of Battle-
Note: X (Y)+Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.
Heavy Cruisers : 1 (0) 0
Light Cruisers : 3 (1) 0
Destroyers : 16 (0) 2
Sloops : 1 (0) 0
Escorts : 6 (0) 0
Minewarfare : 6 (0) 0
Minesweepers : 9 (0) 0
Patrol craft : 0 (0) 0
MTB : 48 (0) 0
Riverine patrol : 24
Training ships : 1 (0) 0
Depot Ships : 0 (0) 2