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Started by maddox, March 21, 2007, 11:10:27 AM

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maddox

April 2 1915

Usine Des Diregibles.

Come on men, we have an urgent job, the 2 gondolas need to be stripped and these modifications and reinforcements applied.

Chief,  then the ship will loose at least 500 kg of load capacity, and those holes will make it slower.

That is counted in, the payload is less of a worry for these 2 beauties. It's the protection of the ammo cannisters that needs work.
Patron, there is a train from the Brest naval storage facility. They are delivering 20 47mm naval guns, what are we to do with them?

Get those to the lathe workshop, the drawings are available.

Jaques, how is the forging of the machinegun mountingplates going?


Tout bien chef the first one is getting mounted on girder IV and the hydrogen relieve valves are rerouted and equipped with a Davis style cover that should take care of that risk.

Good work Jacques,  and good thinking on the mine lamp covers.


maddox

April 5 1915

Conference room Louise in Hotel Napoleon, Paris.

Messieurs, the plans for the Congo River Hydro-electric plan are no more.
Our engineers are looking into other rivers to build the needed powerplants. But no suitable spot is been found yet.
For now I suggest we stay closer to home, because the increased capacity of Port du Marseille more industrial activity is taking place, and that uses electricity. Coal fired powerplants have the advantage of being easely supplied with coal by ship or train, but have the disadvantage of producing smog.
Our next best bet is to use hydro-electrical power, what is cheaper in the long run too.
So, I propose to use the funds we had available for the Congo River dam Project to fund Alpine dams.

Secretaire, that means we need to talk to the Italians or bavarians about that, they have the better spots for such endeavors.

I agree, so monsieur Freyssinet, would you take the honnors doing so?  I'll arrange a meeting with a suitable Italian official.


Guinness

#212
February 5, 1915

The following was delivered by the Confederate Naval Attaché in Paris to Minister Lebrun:

Quote
From: Confederate Admiralty
To: Minister Lebrun, Minister of War, Republic of France
Re: Harbor and Fueling request

Sir:

The Confederate Navy requests whether:

1. There might be safe harbor where a significant number of CSN ships might refuel somewhere in French West Africa.
2. France might be able to supply approx 55,000 tons of fuel oil to said harbor sometime during the last week in February or the first week in March. Ships carrying this oil need not have comprehensive equipment for transferring it to other vessels. The CSN will be cruising with suitably equipped ships. This supply would largely be for refreshing those ships' own bunkers.
3. France could also supply provisions sufficient to feed 35,000 men for 15 days. Specifics as to what these provisions might include can be provided on request.

Your expeditious reply will be greatly appreciated.



P3D

Quote from: maddox on December 08, 2008, 07:40:00 AM
Messieurs, the plans for the Congo River Hydro-electric plan are no more.
...

The Congo is a border river.
Hydropower is local use. Getting the energy to heavily industrialized parts of North Africa is difficult and comes with great losses in the period.
The first purpose of a warship is to remain afloat. Anon.
Below 40 degrees, there is no law. Below 50 degrees, there is no God. sailor's maxim on weather in the Southern seas

maddox

There is a reason why the plans are shelved.

And who's talking about North Africa.... France is uranium hungry in this day and age.

maddox

Ministry of Defence,

Minister Lebrun speaking,
Hmm, that's a tall order.  But can we do it?

Minister, we maintain over a milion troops, I don't see any problem feeding 35000 more for a short while.
We could send supplies from France by refridgerator ship. The fuel oil is another matter.
If we send 55000 tons of fuel oil, we'll be on basic supply in Brest and le Havre. I suggest we buy more oil to replace the supplies as soon as possible. Also, we don't have the capacity to bring all that oil there in the timelimit.
It will cost money to do so, by renting merchants from other nations.
The Italians are occupied with the New Zion issue. So they can't spare any.  
We could ask the Dutch, the UNK or , Decreme spins in his grave just by me thinking about it, the New Swiss.

It seems we lack the capacity to provide for ourselfs or our treaty partners. What port can we point out?

In West africa, not much, we never developed any large military port at Cote D'ivoire. Best bet is Bandama.

Lets start people. It's just a problem to be solved, and it will cost only money.

The Rock Doctor

QuoteAnd who's talking about North Africa.... France is uranium hungry in this day and age.

Why?

Borys

Quote from: The Rock Doctor on December 08, 2008, 11:10:38 AM
QuoteAnd who's talking about North Africa.... France is uranium hungry in this day and age.

Why?
Because very sensibly France makes most of its electricty at nuclear powered plants.
Borys
NEDS - Not Enough Deck Space for all those guns and torpedos;
Bambi must DIE!

P3D

And how to get that energy to more than a few hundred distance? More-or-less contemporary grid transmission limit is ~ 500km: Shasta Dam-San Francisco, CA, at 220kV, 1920s. In the 1910s highest voltage is about ~110kV.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_electric_power_transmission
The first purpose of a warship is to remain afloat. Anon.
Below 40 degrees, there is no law. Below 50 degrees, there is no God. sailor's maxim on weather in the Southern seas

ctwaterman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

A Possible reason why France could be looking for more Pitchblend...  ;)
Just Browsing nothing to See Move Along

maddox

The Inga dams are the main provider for electricity for the Kongolese Shaba/Katange province, a very rich mining province, even in 1915.

Of course, in reality the Inga dams were build a lot later.

P3D

Quote from: maddox on December 08, 2008, 01:24:00 PM
The Inga dams are the main provider for electricity for the Kongolese Shaba/Katange province, a very rich mining province, even in 1915.

Of course, in reality the Inga dams were build a lot later.

Built in the 1970s, after significant improvements in power transmission technology (500kV DC, developed mainly postWWII). In the area that in Nverse belong to Netherlands Congo.

For hydropower plant, I'd suggest to build something on the Rhine.
The first purpose of a warship is to remain afloat. Anon.
Below 40 degrees, there is no law. Below 50 degrees, there is no God. sailor's maxim on weather in the Southern seas

maddox

As I say, there are reasons why those talks went nowere.

I'm fully aware of the constraints of the 1915 tech, and yes, I have a certain knowledge of modern powergrid technology.

And damming the Rhine, I see possibilities  :) and if France is going that way, why not the Meuse and Scheldt?

maddox

#223
Le Monde

8  Fevrier   1915

QuoteOur correspondents in the CSA have heared the CSA's plea to France support one of their warfleets.
It seems they have send off another world spanning tour, or else a warcruise. But forgot the supplies needed for such an endeavor.
Now peaceminded as Le Monde is, we cannot ignore the plea of those crews, made up with sons of mothers in the CSA. These young men were ensnared in the clutches of warmongers, resourcewasting powerhungry parasites, enthralled with visions of glory and courageous deeds.
Our government is willing to support those crews, but we have seen the shipping list of the first merchants, basic rations, hardtack, salted ,even pickled meat and fish, tin cans of soggy vegetables and barrels of lemon juice.
This would be an outrage, an insult of the honor of a country rightly famous for the excellent cuisine.
Hereby Le Monde , supported by a group of filantropes, charters a merchant vessel, to be filled with preserves. Preserves that represent the best of the French cooking, as only mothers would do for their sons.
Femmes des France, support those young men, not the warmachines, and send in the food that warms hearts, fills bellies and gives peace a better chance. 

The Rock Doctor

Hear, hear!  Send the Confederates all the escargot that can be found!