Ottoman Empire, H2/1903: HOLY CRAP HE POSTED

[The Rock Doctor]

Ottoman Empire, H2/1903

A.  GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY

Region	Capital	Population (M)	IC	BP	$ (Pop)	$ (IC)	$ (Total)	R&D Capacity
Maghreb	Tripoli	2.564	1	0	$0.26	$0.00	$1.26	$0.00
Egypt/Sudan/Eritrea	Cairo	9.634	4	1	$0.96	$8.00	$8.96	$0.00
--Cairo	N/A	1.040	2	0	$0.10	$3.04	$3.14	$0.96
Bahr el-Ghazal Territory	N/A	0.174	0	0	$0.02	$0.00	$0.02	$0.00
Levant	Beirut	2.899	4	1	$0.29	$6.90	$7.19	$1.01
Arabia	Jiddah	3.360	1	0	$0.34	$2.00	$2.34	$0.00
Mesopotamia	Baghdad	2.443	1	0	$0.24	$2.00	$2.24	$0.00
Anatolia	Constantinople	11.598	5	2	$1.16	$10.00	$11.16	$0.00
--Constantinople	N/A	1.030	4	2	$0.10	$4.060	$4.16	$2.97
Rumelia	Sofya	16.635	6	3	$1.66	$12.00	$13.66	$0.00
TOTALS		51.377	28	9	$--	$--	$55.14	$5.03

Note 1:  Bahr el Ghazal currently consists of OTL south Sudan's North and Western Bahr el Ghazal and part of Warrap.

Additional Revenues:
--11.0 BP of stuff sold for net gain of $2.75

Status:  Mostly peace, with a bit of a dust-up in Africa.

B.  Naval Operations

Naval & Coastal Defence Maintenance:  $4.60 (~50% active; large/medium installations active; several riverboats mobilized)

Ongoing Construction:
--Upgrade Tunis Battery from Small to Medium:  $0 and 0 BP, completed 12/03
--Upgrade Tripoli Battery from Small to Medium:  $0 and 0 BP, completed 12/03
--Upgrade Benghazi Battery from Small to Medium:  $0 and 0 BP, completed 12/03
--Commence medium battery at Split, Croatia:  $0 and 0 BP, completed 12/03

New Construction:
--Nothing

C.  Army Operations

Army Maintenance:  $2.91 (Five corps at "Active", with limited mobilization)
--2/13 Cavalry:  Nile Expedition
--5/13 Cavalry:  Nile Expedition
--4/5 Infantry:   Nile Expedition
--5/5 Infantry:  Nile Expedition

New Activities:
--None.

D.  Aeronautical Operations

Nothing to see here.

E.  Military Infrastructure Construction and Repair

Ongoing Activities:
--Nothing of note.

New Activities:
--None

F.  Research and Development

Maximum Budget:  $5.03

Projects:
--Continue 1902 BB/AC Architecture:  H4/?, $1.00, ongoing
--Continue 1902 Naval Propulsion:  H4/?, $1.00, ongoing
--Complete digesting 1900 CL Architecture (From Netherlands):  H2/2, $0.85, done.
--Commence 1900 Signals Intelligence:  H1/?, $0.85, ongoing
--Commence 1903 AA Guns:  H1/?, $1.00, ongoing

G.  Intelligence and Black Operations

Budget:  $0.20

Activities:
--Generally monitoring the neighbourhood.

H.  Civilian Economic Development

Projects:
--Continue IC at Levant:  $7.00 for $15.00 of $15.00 required, completed.
--Commence IC at  Anatolia:  $15.00 for $15.00 of $15.00 required, completed.
--Commence IC at Egypt/Sudan:  $15.00 for $15.00 of $15.00 required, completed.
--Commence IC at Constantinople:  $5.09 for $5.09 of $15.00 required, in progress.
--Continue IC at Egypt (Little Aswan Dam & Assuit Barrage):  $1.00 for $8.00 of $10.00 required, ongoing.
--Continue IC at Egypt (Sudanese railway extensions):  $1.00 for $5.00 of $10.00 required, ongoing
--Continue co-funded IC in Ethiopia (Railway to Massawa):  $0.50 for $2.50 of $5.00 required, ongoing 
--Commence IC at Mesopotamia (Petroleum exploration):  $0.50 for $1.50 of $10.00 required, ongoing
--Supplies, infrastructure, and bribes/gifts to for Nile expeditions:  $0.20
--Continue establishing basic governance over Barqa:  $0.06 for $0.24 of $0.60 required, ongoing
--Continue establishing basic governance over South Sudan:  $0.13 for $0.52 of $1.30 required, ongoing


I.  Carry-overs

$ (military):  $0.00
$ (civilian):  $0.00
BP:  0.00

I.  Naval Order of Battle, End of Half

Note:  X(Y) + Z where X is in service, Y refitting or repairing, and Z is under construction.

Battleships (BB):  6(0) + 0
Coastal Defence Battleships (CB):  6(0) + 0
Armored Cruisers (AC):  4(0) + 0
Protected Cruisers (PC):  20(0) + 0
Torpedo Boats (TB):  76(0) + 0
Submarines (SS):  8(0) + 0

Gunboats (GB):  16(0) + 0
River Gunboats (RGB):  34(0) + 0
Patrol Boats (PB):  46(0) + 0

Transports (AP):  13(0) + 0
Troop Ferry (APF):  2(0) + 0
Tugs, Harbour (ATH):  14(0) + 0
Tugs,  Salvage (ATS):  5(0) + 0
Colliers (AK):  6(0) + 0
Survey Ships (AS):  4(0) + 0
Hospital Ships (AH):  1(0) + 0
Yachts (AY):  1(0) + 0

[The Rock Doctor]

So this is actually a really boring sim report because I built no ships.

In part, it's because I don't have a lot of time to figure out new ships.

In part, it's because the Ottomans can tell that they're about to figure out new turbines, capital ship architecture, and cruiser architecture, and nobody sees any point in starting ships that'll become obsolete...or at least somewhat outdated...before they're actually completed. 

If the R&D rolls go my way, H1/1904 will be FAR MORE INTERESTING.

[Walter]

Don't worry. Mine aren't really exciting either, though in my case it is because I am focusing on the land forces. After all, there are only a couple of 'tiny' nations to run over before the Mongolian Horde Empire of China is at the gates of the Ottoman Empire. :D

[The Rock Doctor]

I'm on to you now, buddy.

That said, my land forces do need a bit of a bump as well.  Maybe I'll do a bit in H1/04 if the tech rolls don't go my way.

[Walter]

I'm on to you now, buddy.

What? You're supposed to be completely surprised and totally shocked when hundreds of thousands of bloodthirsty, rifle-wielding, horse-riding Mongolians are unleashed and come thundering through the valleys and across the plains, trampling your villages and torching your cities...

... Dang! I gave them the wrong maps and now they are running amok within my own borders. ;D