Orange Naval Infrastructure

[maddox]

Mauritus isn't transfered. To important as telegraph station.
Socotra is still in lease by the Germans.

Only Mozambique is transfered to Italy.

And the islands more south are still "available"

[Tanthalas]

uhm ok lol i think that was suposed to be a PM?

[maddox]

soon enough common knowledge

[P3D]

Any takers where I should put naval bases?

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Even though I usually profess to know everything about anything, here I am at a loss.
I have no idea where, between the mouth of the Oranje and Beira, to place those bases.

Borys

[The Rock Doctor]

Lorenco Marques
Former colonial capital for Portuguese Mozambique, preferred over Rijkardsbaai as a second commercial harbor of the heartland, being already connected to the national rail network.

Benguela/Lobito
Second largest Angolan population center

Lüderitz
A shallow natural harbor on the desolate Namib coast, almost in the middle of 400nm mostly uninhabited coastline from Port Nolloth to Waalvisbaai

Orange Chagos Island
coaling station in the middle of the South Atlantic

Mosselbaai
halfway between Kaapstad and Elisabethafn,  the sparsely populated Kaap mountains

Great Fish Bay
Huge natural deepwater harbor, unfortunately without significant freshwater sources. No other deepwater harbor from Waalvisbaai to Benguela for 500 nm.

Rijkardsbaai
Another natural bay NE of Durban

Benguela appears to be the centre of notable coffee production - it would warrant a port.

The area between Walvis and Luderitz is currently the site of substantial alluvial diamond mining.  If these deposits are known in 1908, a second base at Luderitz would be good so that the deposits can be patrolled and the dredging operations can be kept safe.

Orange Chagos needs a port unless you want to rely upon somebody else in the Chagos.  This seems un-Orangely, given your skepticism of international relations.

None of the other locations strike me as really needing a port...

[P3D]

And which warrants a Naval Base (not just a 'port') besides Chagos?

[Borys]

Benguela has been in Orange hands since 1902 or 1903 - Orange could had a built a port there during its ownership.

Chagos - Type 1 Base, with 1 Type 1 DD.

Maybe "Oranienmund" at the mouth of the Oranje River? To cover the coast north of Kaapstadt, and south of Waalvisbai?

Is the Natal coast covered?

Borys

[The Rock Doctor]

If the diamonds are known - and I don't have any sources close at hand to say - a naval based would be at Luderitz.  Much value to be found there, and bases on both sides reduces the risk of trouble.

The locations I didn't mention strike me as just being redundant, unless you feel you need thorough coverage.

[Borys]

Luderitz again is newly acquired territory. 1902, taken from Habsburgs ...

[P3D]

A lvl 0 coaling station at Chagos, then.

The rest stays as civilian harbors.

[Borys]

Hmmm in your case Type 0 coaling station is justified, as the Orange Chuvosa Islands (Chagos are expanded Diego garcia, right?) are next door to the metropole. The other countries need a Type 1 base to maintain their resident cruiser.

Borys

[Blooded]

Hello,

I am not certain how the Mauritius thing evolved.

From Borys-in my report
"However, like I pointed out, your economy has been rearranged to
United Norman Kingdom  
  British Isles   33.66   12   77   110.66
  New Normandy   15.3   5   30   45.3
  Azores   2   1   6   8
  Sierra Leone   1   0   0.5   1.1
  Mauritius   0.2   0   0.1   0.22
  Total   52.16   18   113.6   165.28"

So now I do not have Mauritius- Correct? Are the totals still correct(move mauritius to NA totals)


New Proposed

Madelana-1  40k Reduced to repair and minor ship building
Type 1 Dock #1:
Type 0 Slip #1:

Freetown-1  40k Reduced to repair and minor ship building
Type 1 Dock #1:
Type 0 Slip #1:

added

Baltimore-2  120k
Type 2 Dock #1:moved from madelena
Type 0 Slip #1:moved from freetown

Philadelphia-2  120k
Type 2 Dock #1:moved from freetown
Type 1 Slip #1:moved from madelena
Type 1 Dock #1: moved from madelena

changed building(2H-1908)
Cleveland Naval Port expands to type 0: $5  .5BP /$5 and .5BP required -finished
Brooklyn Naval Port expands to type 0: $5  .5BP /$5 and .5BP required -finished

Does this seem better?

[P3D]

Mauritius might be a misunderstanding, we will clear it up.

[Borys]

It must be a misunderstanding. I copied it without thinking from the "merchant marine size" thread, from the post giving the latest economic data.
I appologise for causing all this confusion.
The new port arrangment looks OK.
Borys