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Illustrious, thats a good name

what about the battle of Sluys??

Again it comes back to the budget doesn't it? In 1933 the international situation was still focussed on the economic depression whereas in 1936 the international political situation was clearly more threatening. In 1933 Japan would be seen as the only threat, and being on the other side of the worl...

RF wrote:Germany needs an operating base in the Pacific. The NEI are too far away for the short ranged HSF. Failing that we have a Tsushima scenario.

the op seems to have specified the Netherlands, did they have bases in Java etc?

Here are some links to statistics on oil production by regions over 1938-40. One source from Google was the “Oil Economists' Handbook: Statistics” by Gilbert Jenkins http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7KAylETFC38C&pg=PR9&lpg=PR9&dq=world+oil+production+1938&source=bl&ots=IQj7Dae...

1933 - and your pursetrings are tightly held by a National (coalition) Government that wants to balance the budget and not spend on the military. That is the first battle.... Yes clearly that is the big issue, I guess one would have to make a big deal of the possible threats of Japan, furthermore y...

Hello all, been reading this thread with interest, The fact remains that while the grand designs for battleships, aircraft carriers and other major surface warships would be unsuitable if you, as the op suggests will take the reigns of the RN in 1936. Perhaps it should be changed the 1933, as this w...