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Indian Naval Developments - Q1/1933

Note: WAR ECONOMY rules are still in effect this quarter.

A. Industrial Allocation

9 of 11 factories producing warship materials for 13,500 t, plus a stockpile of 853 t, for 14,353 t. 12,326 t are used, leaving a stockpile of 2,027 t.

2 of 11 factories are dedicated to infrastructure production and produce 0.2 pts plus 0.1 pt war economy. Turkey transfers over 0.3 IP for its battleship, and Germany transfers 0.5 IP, for a total of 1.1 IP.

B. Infrastructure Development

The Type 1 drydock at Chennai continues expansion to a Type 4 drydock, and receives 0.9 pts, leaving 1.25 pts to go.

0.2 points are transferred to COSINE.

C. Naval Construction

At As Salif

AR Otta is happily idle.

At Mumbai

S3: Idle
S2: CL Indore receives 1,326 t, launched 31/1/33
S1: SS I-29 laid down 1/1/33, receives 435 t
Free-floating: SS I-28 receives 435 t
Free-floating: CV Talwar receives 1,916 t

At Diego Garcia

D1: Idle

At Male

D1: Idle
Free-floating: Freighter Orissa receives 300 t, completes refit to service as boom carrier 31/1/33

At Trincomalee

S1: DD Damoh laid down 1/1/33, receives 435 t
S0: Idle
D2: Peruvian BB Huascar completes reconstruction 31/1/33, requires no material this quarter
Free-floating: Survey Ship Kanchenhenga receives 300 t

At Chennai

S3: CV Val laid down 1/1/33, receives 1916 t
S2: Idle
S1: DD Khargon laid down 1/1/33, receives 435 t
D2: Idle
D1: Undergoing Expansion
Free-floating: CL Ahmadabad receives 1,326 t
Free-floating: Turkish BB Mahmudieh receives 2,247 t

At Sittwe

S1: DD Miraj laid down 1/1/33, receives 435 t
S0: Idle
D0: Idle
Free-floating: Submarine Tender Seaman Himanshi Bagchi begins refit to service, receives 700 t.

Commercial yards at Mumbai build 3 MTB for 120 t

D. Transactions

Germany's transfer of 0.5 IP is the beginning of repayment for Indian technical and operational data provided previously.

E. Other Notes

BB Huascar formally handed over to Peru in February, sails for home with escort of CL Dhaka, PP Kudligi

LCV 7, 8 & 9 complete trials

4 PC, 3 LSI, 1 AT, seven harbour patrol defence craft, four harbour defence craft and two tugs continue trials

Boom Carrier Orissa begins trials.

New units laid down this quarter: 1 CV, 3 DD, 1 SS, 3 MTB. 1 AT begin refits to service.

F. Updated Order of Battle, 31/3/33

Assuming no losses in Q1...

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

Major Warships

Battleships (BB): 3(0)+0
Aircraft Carriers (CV): 1(0)+2
Heavy Cruisers (CA): 4(0)+0
Light Cruisers (CL): 12(0)+2
Destroyers (DD): 38(0)+3
Torpedo Boats (TB): 1(0)+0
Submarines (SS): 26(0)+2
Monitors (BM): 2(0)+0

Patrol and Escort Ships

Seaplane Carriers (CVS): 3(0)+0
Frigates (PF): 4(0)+0
Paratraatii (PP): 10(0)+0
Charavaahii (PC): 30(0)+0
Survey Ships (PS): 1(0)+1

Coastal Forces

Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB): 58+0
ASW Launches (ASL): 50(0)+0
Harbour Patrol Craft (PH): 7(0)+0

Mine Warfare

Minelayers (CM): 11(0)+0
Minesweepers (AM): 22(0)+0

Fleet Train

Oilers (AO): 3(0)+0
Tenders (AT): 9(0)+1
Repair Ships (AR): 1(0)+0
Hospital Ships (AH): 1(0)+0
Harbour Defence Vessels (AN): 5(0)+0
Ocean-going Tugs (AU): 2(0)+0

Amphibious Assault

Landing Ship, Command (LSC): 1(0)+0
Landing Ship, Infantry (LSI): 4(0)+0
Landing Craft, Vehicle (LCV): 9(0)+0

Call me hopelessly romantic (or whipped, if you prefer), but I've renamed the new Indian carrier for my wife...and a type of Indian longsword.

;o)

As long as you don't call your wife Valdodara in your sleep, that could prove awkward.

Aren't you meant to name a rose or something after your wife rather than a major warship that goes around killing people?

The question is: Will she operate Aichi D3As?

Maybe naming a Hospital Ship after her would be better?

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The question is: Will she operate Aichi D3As?

In that case, I guess I will have to hurry to get them into service as quickly as possible. :-)

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Originally posted by Red Admiral
Aren't you meant to name a rose or something after your wife rather than a major warship that goes around killing people?

Meh. A warship takes more effort than a rose.

A warship is bigger and more impressive. Also it lasts a lot longer than a rose. I should know because I work with them a lot. :-)
(Good ones can last about 7-14 days but it really depends on how one takes care of the roses).

Should last longer. Phillipino ships have a imfamous record for longevility. Some roses last longer.

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Aren't you meant to name a rose or something after your wife rather than a major warship that goes around killing people?

If this were a horticultural sim, I'd agree with you. But...

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Maybe naming a Hospital Ship after her would be better?

Quoted from Val herself: "I'm not a nurse-y girl. I'd much rather bomb somebody and blow them up."

Be still my heart...

She has her wish:

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Originally posted by The Rock Doctor

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Maybe naming a Hospital Ship after her would be better?

Quoted from Val herself: "I'm not a nurse-y girl. I'd much rather bomb somebody and blow them up."

Be still my heart...

Definately a keeper!

Anyone perplexed by the idea of a horticultural sim?

SpringRose? Annual flower competitions? Who knows...

Battle Carnations...

Germaniums?

Good one. :-)
Kerria Japonica... Japanese Rose

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Turkey transfers over 0.3 IP for its battleship

Over 3.0 IP? Guh?

I said 0.3; the use of the word "over" is in the sense of "hand over the loot, mister".