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69.2 AFTER ACTION REPORT - Enemy Coastal Raid on the Balearic Islands
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    THEY STOOD US UP!

    >> CA ADOBE> It was a raid of 3 Destroyers though.
    >> CA ADOBE> We wouldn't be able to catch them anyway.

    >> CA ADOBO> I don't like Destroyers. They are mean. And spit at you.

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    So that's where they had gone to.
    While we were going back and forth in front of Palma they actually went in deep into port and went back and forth along the beach.

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    Did they manage to shell anything?

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    >> CA ADOBE> That's the beachfront.
    >> CA ADOBE> ... in other times I would have been suspicious this was an attempt to pick up chicks or contraband.

    >> CA ADOBO> They got really lost and had to ask for directions?

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    I can only hope Austria-Hungary manages to maintain this level of competence.

    >> CA ADOBO> You can't go lower than Italy.

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    Russia.

    >> CA ADOBO> ... Boss, when you're right, you're right.
     
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    70.1 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - October 1910
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    Gardemmet.
    You bet we need emergency construction.

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    AAAAAHH!

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    AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!


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    AAAAAAAAAA!!!!

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    Aaah...



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    Okay. Fine.
    At least we have enough light craft to fulfill all Patrol Requirements, we have two active BBs, we are blockading the enemy (but which one?) ... our colonies are decently protected.


    Let's go and get some actual battlefield intel.
     
    70.2 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - October 1910
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    Free VP keep it coming.

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    Every little bit helps, since I think they built more SSC than us anyway.

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    It would be great if ally numbers actually factored your allies in the amount of ships you need to create a blockade instead of having to rely on your own combined tonnage.


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    Here we go.
     
    70.3 WAR! - Raider Intercept in the Mediterranean
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    We join the hunt.

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    Oh hey ADOBE.
    Still stuck at 21 knots max speed?

    >> CA ADOBE> There's a window of opportunity for knocking down a Light Cruiser before it can build the range.
    >> CA ADOBE> As long as it's like 24 knots vs 21 knots.

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    >> CA ADOBE> It's an Armored Cruiser.
    >> CA ADOBE> It's morning, so speed or losing visibility is not going to be a problem.

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    But Italian or Austria-Hungarian?

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    It's a VETTOR PISANI.

    >> CA ADOBE> Easy peasy.

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    CA ADONTBE already proved they're not a big threat, our 8" quality 0 guns are about equal to their 10" quality -1 guns.

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    What.

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    >> CA ADOBE> What.

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    WHAT!
     
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    70.4 AFTER ACTION REPORT - Raider Intercept in the Mediterranea
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    (table flip) What bullshit is this?!

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    CA ADOBE was not built in Britain. CA ADOBE was built in 1899 as part of our Legacy Fleet.
    We are not supposed to have that 'hidden flaw' because CA ADOBO and BB BARACO should have sunk several times over by now!

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    Our metal is strong!

    >> CA ADOBE> What just happened?

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    ... Sweet Baby Jesus seriously?

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    The first shot. One shot.

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    I've heard of Golden BBs before but this ridiculous!

    >> CA ADOBE> This is a miracle. Literally a miracle.
    >> CA ADOBE> Did the Pope bless their shells or something?

    >> CA ADOBE> Is my armor made out of vampires?

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    ADOBE has a 1.5" turret top that should impenetrable at this short range!

    >> CA ADOBE> For this shot to work, it has to have gone straight down the barrel while my crew had the breech open to load powder for my own shot.
    >> CA ADOBE> I can't even be mad about this VETTOR PISANI having killed me, because this is a stupid one in a billion shot that NO ONE can be responsible for.

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    I'm much the same way. I feel dull and empty.
    It's like getting mad at a natural disaster.

    >> CA ADOBE> Deus literally Vult.
     
    70.1 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - November 1910
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    Looks like the VETTOR PISANI turned around anyway after sinking the ADOBE.

    >> CA ADOBE> On that note... when are you going to incarnate me in a new hull? º

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    When we have the tech and budget for Battle Cruisers. Might take a while.

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    Why couldn't it have been ADOBO?

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    Sanity levels in the fleet going down... down.

    >> BB BARACO> Hey.

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    Hey what.

    >> BB BARACO> ...

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    Let's put FURIOSA back on Active Fleet in case someone tries anything in the Philippines.

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    Let the month turn.

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    70.2 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - November 1910
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    Thank you, Army.
    Thank you.

    Our luck might not be all bad after all.


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    I thought this was engine technology.

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    Economizing the use of exhaust gases to heat air is good for a variety of purposes.


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    Whuh, that's lucky.

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    Earning back what we spent slowly but surely.

    Why can't we put DDs on Raiding duty anyway?
    They apparently can do Coastal Raids.

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    Carry me!

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    All right.

    We can do this.

    No pressure.
     
    71.1 WAR! - Cruiser Battle off Syracuse
  • AN: It is 9PM and the batteries were not charged well enough by sunlight. Time to turn off the generator.
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    >> CA ADOBO> I AM HERE!

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    ALL THE PRESSURE!



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    Fine. Let's make do.
    ADOBO, where's the enemy?

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    I permit maximum aggression.

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    >> CA ADOBO> It's a bunch of DDs due north of my position.

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    Well there ought to be a CL somewhere or it's leading us to the main enemy formation with a Battle Cruiser.
    Be careful and be ready to turn around at max speed.

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    >> CA ADOBO> Chasing...

    >> CA ADOBO> Huff. Huff... I hate...
    >> CA ADOBO> Destroyers.


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    Tch.
    This is fine too.

    A draw is good enough at this point. We're all just probing for intel.


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    WHAT?!
     
    71.2 AFTER ACTION REPORT - Cruiser Battle off Syracuse
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    >> CA ADOBO> I'm... alive?
    >> CA ADOBO> I'M ALIVE!

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    Whew.
    You are a Legacy warship built in 1899 with no torpedo protection whatsoever.

    (This war is being driven entirely by dumb luck.)

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    Also apparently now that Destroyers can perform Coastal Raids they also count as Cruisers in a Cruiser Battle as well.

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    What is this malarky!

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    So that's where you were hit.

    Nothing worthwhile to report in the track.
    CA ADOBO followed north until losing sight of the enemy DD squadron at about 15:00, then turned away to exit the battle zone.

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    Considering how far ADOBO was from Spain, it's actually impressive how to get her back into the yard for repairs.
    A ship slowed down like that should have been a prime target.

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    The US probably provided escort after stopping in a neutral port to control flooding.
    Or failing that, BB BARACO and BB BARBARA distracting the rest of the enemy fleets while the ADOBO is towed back into Spanish waters.

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    It's not like it's the saga of the Zubian.


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    >> CA ADOBO> Or a prow hit that didn't knock out engine power.
    >> CA ADOBO> But was it an Italian or Austria-Hungarian submarine?

    >> CA ADONTBE> (softly) I would like to know that as well.

    >> CA ADOBO> NGGYAAAHHH!
    >> CA ADOBO> *leaps up and crashes into the ceiling*
    >> CA ADOBO> *clings upside down with her fingers digging into the concrete*

    >> CA ADOBO> WHERE DID YOU COME FROM AND WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT?!

    >> CA ADONTBE> There are clues in metal... and also flesh.
    >> CA ADONTBE> ** mysterious revving noises **
    >> CA ADONTBE> Don't worry this time it will only be a visual inspection.

    >> CA ADOBO> What do you mean THIS TIME?!

    >> CA ADONTBE> (confused) Um, well... given your tendencies, it is inevitable you're going to find a wall... that won't crack no matter how hard you hit it with your face?

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    You court death so much it's a matter of time before you get engaged.
     
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    72.1 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - December 1910
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    We are being blockaded again.

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    Ugh.
    We have not been covering ourselves in glory.

    If it wasn't for the Army we would be completely losing this war.


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    But we haven't done anything with Austria-Hungarian ships yet.

    >> CA ADONTBE> (softly) That you know of.

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    We must evolve from YEET into the enemy into LEEROY JENKINS.


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    Good, good, keep those incremental improvements coming.

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    WOHO HO HO!
    Now this is nice.

    Battlecruiser caliber time?
     
    72.2 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - December 1910
  • It is 6PM. Generator time. Another post in 3 hrs before I turn it off again.
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    Let it gooo~


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    HOW.


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    LECHON. CUBA. PUERTO RICO.

    How can you run out of fuel and end up being trapped in a Neutral Port?

    >> BB BARACO> She probably got caught trying to smuggle contraband.

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    That... sounds plausible.


    >> CA LECHON> (nervously) Ha ha ha I'm in jail.

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    ADONTBE should do something about this.

    >> CA ADONTBE> Oh don't be anxious please.
    >> CA ADONTBE> I'll be done soon.


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    That doomcruiser.

    Maybe I should send ADONTBE down since we have no more Cruisers in the Med.


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    That might be an accurate summary of forces.

    We are vastly outnumbered and outgunned in battlewagon tonnage.


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    *slam!*
    ACCEPT BATTLE!
     
    72.3 WAR! - Raid on Enemy Coastal Shipping off Sibernik
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    BB BARACO and BARBARA.
    Okay.

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    They're tough... they should be fi-

    >> BB BARBARA> Don't jinx it please, Admiral.

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    Where are we anyway?

    >> BB BARACO> Shallow waters near the ports of Hibernik and Spalato.

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    Huh. Weird but ok.

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    They are now currently of Croatia and named Sibernik and Split, but before that it was in the Kingdom of Dalmatia.

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    A hundred and one knowledge points.
    THE MORE YOU KNOW~☆


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    Ah.

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    >> BB BARACO> Closing in.

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    All righty then.

    Fighting around these bunch of islands may be tricky in a fleet bash.

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    >> BB BARBARA> Looks like a DD, no positive identification on exact type.

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    This... heavy rain... feels familiar.

    This is prime torpedo ambush weather, be careful.
     
    72.4 WAR! - Raid on Enemy Coastal Shipping off Sibernik
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    >> BB BARBARA> It's a Mine Sweeper.

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    Scream and leap!

    >> BB BARBARA> Ala la la la!

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    >> BB BARBARA> Enemy MS down.

    Local time 08 14:21 (1) Day
    Local time 08 14:27 (1) Day

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    Wow that was over in a flash.


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    >> BB BARACO> So what do we do now?

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    Get out.

    >> BB BARACO> What?

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    You heard me.

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    >> BB BARBARA> But the mission...

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    We are not risking meeting the enemy main force in these narrow waters.
    Get ouutt!

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    >> BB BARACO> You're the boss.
    >> BB BARACO> Making best speed to exit the Adriatic.

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    I feel like I'm forgetting something though.

    >> BB BARBARA> Ha ha.
     
    72.5 AFTER ACTION REPORT - Raid on Enemy Coastal Shipping off Sibernik
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    Ohhh so I needed to sink TWO ships!

    >> BB BARBARA> Ha haha. Ha.

    >> BB BARACO> Terrible weather anyway. We wouldn't have found any more.

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    I forgot to take a clip of the track.

    >> BB BARACO> What happened couldn't even qualify as a battle anyway.
    >> BB BARACO> One 300-ton Mine Sweeper versus two 17,900 ton Dreadnoughts?

    >> CA ADOBO> You guys are just bullies.

    >> BB BARACO> YOU GOT SOME NERVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
     
    73.1 WAR! Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - January 1911
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    On to more serious matters.

    • (delivery in equipment delays construction of BB BARBACOA DOBLE CARA)
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    This is fine. We don't expect her to be finished in time to participate in this war anyway.

    • (an unknown nation has stolen industrial secrets from us)
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    Is this related to why we don't have those shipments?
    Some exciting spy on train action going on somewhere.

    We might get a book or a movie about that at some point.

    • (there are rumors of mutinies in the Italian fleet)
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    Bahahahahahahahahahahaha!

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    Just as long as it doesn't go full Potemkin and lead to a communist revolution.

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    We are still very slightly in the lead and not being blockaded anymore.

    We are approaching the 2nd year anniversary of our war and BB BARBACOA won't show up until two years later.

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    Hmm. ADOBO will have to stay in traction in the yards for two more months.
    I can't move ADONTBE down to the Med because her tonnage keeps us from being trivially blockaded in Northern Europe.

    Ah well - let's roll.

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    73.2 WAR! Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - mid-month events
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    We rely on QUALITY instead of QUANTITY and certainly not SANITY.

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    Again, 1% of 20,000 tons is 200 tons. Good enough.
    Every little bit helps.

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    I was hoping for better damage control though.

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    Quality control might also mean less chances of getting delays from bad steel.

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    That would be worth .9 megabucks, yeah.


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    Ah, so who has the reach and who has the flexibility?

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    That'll do, Garrus. That'll do.
    Could have been calibrated better with more Deck armor considering BCs kite from long range, but that's a good looking ship.

    Maybe if I had waited to build BB BARBACOA...


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    I am somewhat suspicious why we are getting these DAMCON breakthroughs so suddenly.
    I did ask for this though.

    >> CA ADOBO> save me

    >> CA ADONTBE> We are making a note here. Huge success.
     
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    73.3 WAR! Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - mid-month events
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    Yes.
    Losing submarines doesn't hurt as much as losing surface hulls, but that's still months of wasted yard time.


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    It sounds fairly inconsequential, but we just had a pair of Dreadnoughts beat up on a wee Mine Sweeper a short while ago.


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    1 CA?
    What the heck happened to our Battleships?

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    A waste of a warhull to escort merchants.

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    True.

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    But wait!

    Then who is this Armored Cruiser?!

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    It could be just another Destroyer run though.

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    Or an AMC's time to shine?
     
    74.1 WAR! - Convoy Defense in Northwestern Spain
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    But WHO has sighted WHAT ship?!

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    Oooh. North WEST-ern spain.
    I guess the whole Atlantic counts for Northern Europe.

    >> CA ADONTBE> (softly) Time for me to go to work too.

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    Convoy defense huh.
    One ship to protect all of these hulls.

    This could be tricky depending on the number and speed of the enemies.

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    >> CA ADONTBE> Hi.

    >> CA GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI-class> * cat-like screech *

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    >> CA ADONTBE> Wait come back.

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    >> CA ADONTBE> You have decent guns.
    >> CA ADONTBE> You can only hurt me at short range.

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    This reminds of ADOBO in her first run and how she somehow didn't sink despite charging alone against an entire battleship line.


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    >> CA ADONTBE> As BARACO might say, you can only beat me if you approach me.
    >> CA ADONTBE> Where are you going?
    >> CA ADONTBE> Don't you even want to try?
    >> CA ADONTBE> Don't be afraid.

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    Wow that Italian Cruiser isn't even trying to get at the defenseless Merchants, huh?
    That's too far from the convoy.

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    Be careful that this isn't to bait you away from the defense.

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    You've been chasing this thing south for an hour now.
    This is total morale loss.

    >> CA ADONTBE> I'm closing the gap even though they're one knot faster than me though.

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    The enemy's heading up towards the merchant vessels.
    Did they resolve to do some damage before escaping?

    >> CA ADONTBE> Reporting enemy only has Light Damage.
     
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    74.2 WAR! - Convoy Defense in Northwestern Spain
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    That looks like a pretty substantial lead now.

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    Oh so it's finally shooting back now.

    >> CA ADONTBE> It's been three hours.

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    Was it trying to make you run out of ammo first or what?

    >> CA ADONTBE> How would they know though?


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    >> CA ADONTBE> Scoring some hits.
    >> CA ADONTBE> Range 12000 yards.

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    >> CA ADONTBE> Closing in to 8000 yards.
    >> CA ADONTBE> Enemy counterfire should still technically not be able to penetrate eight inches of belt and turret.

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    Are their secondaries six inch guns?

    >> CA ADONTBE> Twelve of them. Six on each facing.

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    That's dangerous.

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    >> CA ADONTBE> We're just going around in circles now.

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    WHAT!
     
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    74.3 WAR! - Convoy Defense in Northwestern Spain
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    So, what, aft torpedo tubes?!

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    >> CA ADONTBE> This... really hurts.

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    That's no mere glancing hit! ADONTBE!

    >> CA ADONTBE> At least the enemy Armored Cruiser is on fire and Heavy Damage now too.
    >> CA ADONTBE> I'm... I can't move so much anymore...

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    >> CA ADONTBE> The enemy is immobilized.
    >> CA ADONTBE> Good. That's... good.
    >> CA ADONTBE> Don't move...

    >> CA ADONTBE> I'm going to get you. Just... wait.
    >> CA ADONTBE> Please wait.

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    Nuuuuuu....!!!
    DON'T SINK!

    >> CA ADONTBE> (clutching stomach and staggering forward on one leg) I'm leaking.
    >> CA ADONTBE> I don't... I don't wanna go.







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    >> CA ADONTBE> Everything's going dark.



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    Jesus Christ ADONTBE.
    You're an 1899 Legacy Ship! You have ZERO torpedo protection!

    What is this dumb luck to be both so seriously injured and yet still be alive.

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    The scenario ended before your own sinking could proc.



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    Dumb luck.
    RETARDED luck.

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    Luck o' the Spanish!
     
    74.4 WAR! - Convoy Defense in Northwestern Spain
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    Hory shet that was... lucky?

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    Where did that torpedo even come from?

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    And why is there a mine in the middle of the fiscking ocean?!

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    ...

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    YOUUUUU!!!!!

    >> SSC ISAAC PERAL> Gleep!

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    SCREAM AND LEAP!

    >> SSC ISAAC PERAL> Misericordia, Señor Pingü!
    >> SSC ISAAC PERAL> I was aiming at the enemy, I just missed, honest!

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    I'll SHOW YOU MISERY, SURE!


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    (screaming and running noises)

    ...

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    ...

    >> CA ADONTBE> So...

    >> CA ADONTBE> I'll just make the After Action Report on the battle track, then?
    >> CA ADONTBE> Okay.

    >> CA ADONTBE> So. Um...
    >> CA ADONTBE> Here it is again:
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    >> CA ADONTBE> Contact was made with the enemy at just around 10:00 AM.
    >> CA ADONTBE> I chased the enemy Italian Cruiser GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI-class south until approximately 13:30 PM.
    >> CA ADONTBE> From 14:00 to 15:00 we maneuvered into a tightening loop that eventually damaged the enemy enough to slow their speed down to 15 knots.

    >> CA ADONTBE> At 15:00 I was hit by a torpedo.
    >> CA ADONTBE> This caused massive internal damage and flooding that abruptly dropped my speed from 20 knots to 14 knots.
    >> CA ADONTBE> Fortunately the enemy Cruiser had slowed down enough that my shots continued to hit and damage its engine spaces even further.

    >> CA ADONTBE> Flooding and floatation damage increased through the hour, and it became a race to see who would sink first.
    >> CA ADONTBE> We 'won' that contest almost on the dot at 16:00.



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    >> CA ADONTBE> I think that went pretty well all considering, don't you?
     
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    75.1 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - February 1911
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    * The Austrian ship CA Kaiserin und Konigin Maria Theresia is damaged and has been interned in a neutral port.

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    Odd. If that was battle damage they should have towed it back home for repair.
    But if it's mechanical problems, the problem is that they are fighting this war so close to home and Italy what neutral port is there?

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    Albania?

    * Spain is blockaded again.

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    Of course.
    Our deterrent is in the yards, we have no heavy warships up in Northern Europe anymore.


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    AMC DELFIN, stop raiding and hunt for subs.

    >> AMC DELFIN> Aye aye cap-tain!

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    Please tell me all your class don't have that Spongebob Squarepants voice.

    >> AMC DELFIN> I can't hearr youuu.

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    Let's make some more AMCs in a hurry so I can move our other Cruisers off Foreign Service and act as a strategic reserve.




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    Now that this war has reached a weird stalemate with our momentum stalled but both Italy and Austria-Hungary seemingly unwilling to push back - maybe I should do a little review of our fleet status and possible threats.

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    Paperwork.
     
    75.2 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - strategic update
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    First, a review of our workhorse warships:
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    1) I have no complaints about the ADOBO class, they are our main beatstick against all comers.
    (Psychologically is another matter.)

    At 21 knots we are starting to show some problems, but time in the yard can't give me more than an extra knot without having to change main gun turrets to single guns. Not worth it.

    2) My plans with LECHO being the sort of Raider/Counter-raider force ran in the problem of LECHON being LECHON.
    However, she seems to be doing fine enough in the Caribbean, so she should just stay there.

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    She's in jail.
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    She should stay in the Caribbean for a long, long time then
    .​

    3) Now, FURIOSA-class should have been our Raiding force, but they're well equipped for Foreign Service so they're doing that very well. No need to build any more ships of their class - they are fast enough and well-armed enough for all the gunboat diplomacy they need to do.


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    Now looking at our strategic situation:

    1) We have 2 Dreadnoughts, both in the Mediterranean.
    Five armored cruisers, but we rely on the ADOBO-class - one in Northern Europe and one in the Mediterranean. Both are in repair.

    The problem with building more of them, despite their outstanding track record and how cheap they are to construct with our shoddy budget, is that they are 1899 Legacy ships and we can do so much better now. We probably should go full Battle Cruiser next time.


    2) Italy has 1 Dreadnought left, I know that's the LEONARDO DA VINCI.
    They have zero old model Battleships, we sunk them all.
    They have three Armored Cruisers, probably VETTOR PISANI class with 2x 10-inchers or GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI with 4x 9-inchers. Not a serious threat.

    Actually at this point I am not noting any more Armored Cruisers because anything less than a Battle Cruiser is no threat to the ADOBO-class.
    Stupid luck and their own stupidities are a bigger threat to the ADOBO-class.

    They have completely lost naval initiative and should come groveling to an end to the war, except-

    3) Austria has one Dreadnought in active service.
    One Battle Cruiser building.
    SEVEN Battleships.
    And literal assloads of Submarines.

    12-inch guns are still a serious threat. Eight inch belts can no longer bounce them with impunity, we only have two ships capable of resisting that level of firepower.
    Granted, we didn't shy away from this sort of thing against Italy, but it was 2 vs 4. 2 vs 8 is a more daunting prospect.

    Austria-Hungary doesn't have much in the name of raiding forces, so that's less chance of giving us free VP in an intercept.

    4) The US is surprisingly does not possess as large of a fleet as I expected, but at least they have 1 Dreadnought and 1 Battle Cruiser already working.
    4 old model Bs might stand up against the CSA's 4 also, but the CSA is building two at once instead of USA's one.

    Granted, USA's BC is probably better and building 2 at once will likely lead to the CSA running out of money fast.

    It's nice that they're able to send forces to help in the Med considering the CSA's equal threat.


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    Now a look at everyone's battlewagon potential:
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    After looking at all these files, the French BB COLBERT is what I'll be using as the standard to judge other ships by.

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    2) The British BB RESOLUTION is almost the same, except slower and much lighter therefore cheaper to build. They have a lot of these hulls.

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    3) The US BB CALIFORNIA class has 12 inch guns, weaker but not by much. Less armor, but not by much also. Less speed, but also not by much as well.

    4) The CSA's BB JAMES LONGSTREET really suffers much in terms of compromise and their less tech level. This would not be a match for the US BB, but their 14 8-inch secondary batteries would wipe Armored Cruisers off the face of the waters. Dangerous salvos.

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    5) Now the BB LEONARDO DA VINCI is a serious pain in our behinds because it's fast for a BB and it didn't even have to compromise much to achieve that!

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    6) We know that Austria-Hungary only has 1 functioning Dreanought, which mean it is the BB ZRINYI.
    Eight 11-inch guns in a broadside vs six 12-inch guns. It might depend on the range.

    Fortunately it's not that much faster than our Dreadnoughts, but as equally armored. It might come down to a long slugging match and how many old model Bs are present to add their own 12-inchers.


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    7) And finally, our BB BARACO-class.

    Despite how BB BARACO has the tendency to almost sink every time, she is also known for crushing her opposition every time as well.
    She is a very finely balanced warship, with her eight-inch broadside gun salvos contributing to taking down Cruisers and light warships with HE.
    She can stand up with a good chance of beating any other Dreadnought here one-on-one.

    Her main weakness is her slow speed and her aging armor scheme.


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    BB BARACO can't do anything against Battle Cruisers with a speed advantage of 25 knots, so next we should look at how we address the Battle Cruiser problem.
     
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    75.3 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - strategic update
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    First, let's have a look at our current ship in construction:

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    Which will do NOTHING about that.

    The BB BARBACOA DOBLE CARA-class is just the BARACO-class with an extra turret slapped on.
    We need a new, faster, more formidable class of warship.

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    We could, in theory, just maximize armor and build a ship with medium guns with no other job than to yeet into the enemy and shatter it at close range...
    except that at that range they would also shatter from the enemy's main guns with the ability to pierce through anything.

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    If only there was a way to put most of the hull underwater to maximize floatation with the above completely expendable...

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    Wait, that's a torpedo boat.



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    Anyway, while we are uniquely vulnerable to Battle-Cruisers right now, let's have a look at what we might have to bother with:

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    1) The British BC INVINCIBLE class is anything but.
    We might try to imitate this with just better armor though.

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    Meanwhile the BC INFLEXIBLE is more flexible with a long-range battery.

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    2) Meanwhile the French BC DUQUESNE class can slay the entire goddamn British battle line.
    It is huge and expensive, but the UK and France should get into a war soon to seize the advantage.

    Nine inch belt is... not something I would consider to be safe in a gunnery duel however.

    3) Italy has no Battlecruisers in construction for the moment.

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    4) The US BC LEXINGTON class is more dangerous than the British BC INVINCIBLE but just as fragile.

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    Fortunately they seem to have addressed that in the BC CONSTELLATION class, which with its 27 knot speed is a huge huge threat to the entire world.
    It is still under construction however.


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    5) The CSA's BC SUMTER-class is not very good.

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    Nor is the BC STATES RIGHTS.

    I can see why the US Navy can feel so comfortable helping out so far away from home now.


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    6) Now that...
    That is going to fuck us up.

    They only have one of those things, but best Battle-Cruiser in existence is our enemy.
    It's a true Fast Battleship with Battleship guns and armor.

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    BUT!

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    It is still under construction.
    If we end the war before needing to face it -

    ... we would have to worry about it for the next one.

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    Uggh.

    I am so stressed right now.
    How do I solve a problem like LISSA?
     
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    75.3 WAR! - Spain vs Italy and Austria-Hungary - mid-month events
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    Okay. Now -
    Let's get back to the war.


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    Give it to me, even though we have ZERO Light Cruisers and no intention to build any more.

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    Our min-maxing is really very unhistoric.
    Raiding VPs are very little compared to sinking enemy ships in open battle.

    What is the real purpose to having a Light Cruiser?

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    Ok then.

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    Six inch belt.
    Two and half inch deck.

    Seriously, what is it with the Royal Navy and their completely ironic ship naming schemes?


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    Events are proc-ing but we have no Cruisers to deal with any of this.

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    ... Or do we?
     
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