Technology of the ESC. 1916/1

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Technology of the Baltic Confederation. 1916/1




Current Technology.
Current research will be italics.

Propulsion
1913: Engine year 1916, Max. Turbine power 35,000 HP/Shaft
Direct-drive Turbines,
Electric Propulsion
Underway Recoaling –
1912 Geared Drives
1912 Capital Ship Diesel Engines



Gun Quality

Development of 405mm Breech loading gun triple mount
Development of 405mm Breech loading gun
380 mm Breech loading gun
Advanced 1907 Cutting Edge (+3) 15"(380 mm) Naval Rifles in triple mounts.
Triple 15" turret
5" quickfire
6" quickfire

BB/AC Max Armor Plate
Advanced +1 - Krupp Cemented

BB/AC Architecture
1906 Cutting Edge (+3): Superfiring turrets, all centerline, triple turrets
1912 Sloped external belts; "All or Nothing" Protective Schemes
1912: Futuristic:  Quadruple turrets
Artillery Shells
Cutting Edge (+3): Capped shells

Armor technology
1912 Sloped external belts; "All or Nothing" Protective Schemes
1915 All Imp. KC types +10%

FC
1912: primitive FC computers -18kyd

CL Architecture
1910 Cutting Edge (+5): twin gun mounts

DD/TB Main Gun Layout
1908 Cutting Edge (+3): triple TTs - max 12, displacement 1000t

Torpedoes
1908 Cutting Edge (+3): 7000@26, 3000@35, 100kg warhead, imp. wet heater, 1t, 21"

Mine Warfare
1908: Advanced (+1): advanced paravanes, active charges. Reliable horn mines, early antenna mines.


Submarines
1905 Advanced (+1): up to 500t surfaced, 10 knots submerged, 2 TT, 4 torpedoes

Amphibious Warfare
1905 Advanced (+1) shallow draft barges and shallow draft support ships

Rigid Airships
Baseline: Type 0: Volume 10 000m³ nonrigid airships, 30kts
Anti-aircraft gun and altitudes


1908 Advanced (+1): High angle anti-air guns (20-40mm) = 5,000 feet.

Heavier-than-air crafts
Historical 1914 aircrafts
1913: historical 1916 aircrafts

Army Reserves
1910 Cutting Edge (+3): Can maintain three reserve units per one active strength unit OR at General Mobilization can begin moving units from depots on day 5
Can maintain three reserve units per one active strength unit.

Infantry Unit Max Equipment Quality
Advanced+1
-Can maintain two reserve unit per active strength unit
1915 Cutting Edge

Cavalry Unit Max Equipment Quality
1905 Advanced (+1)

CBR Warfare
1905 Advanced (+1): Tear-producing substances, chlorine,plague fleas and rats etc.

RADAR
1905 Advanced (+1): Early Huelsmeyer-type "radar", listening dishes, War tubas.
1915: Cutting Edge (+3): refined Huelsmeyer-type "radar"


Night fighting
1912: starshell + improved tactics

Railway guns
1910: Cutting Edge (+3): Railway guns of up to 356mm

Armored Cars
1910 Advanced +1; Support Units:

Motorization
1900:  Experimental
1910:  Motorized HQ, Artillery units; improved tactical mobility

Light Armor
1905:  Historical 1907 civilian vehicles (unreliable) with improvised armor and machine gun mount. 
1910:  Historical 1912 armored cars