Attention all hands! In the next episode of our glorious naval campaign, we witness the power of the mighty USS Dallas as it takes on an enemy ship that is said to be its equal. But let me tell you folks, that on the high seas, it’s not just about what’s on paper. With unmatched skill and precision, our brave sailors deliver a crushing blow to the enemy, proving once again that the might of the American Navy cannot be underestimated. Don’t miss this thrilling episode as we continue to dominate our enemies and secure victory for our nation!
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Captain of the 1st Company: Treefrog
Lieutenants: Armande Christoph
Veteran Sergeants: 1stplaceonion, LCG Canyon, Welshy
Sergeant: Jackie, Twitchyknees, Alerik Rahl
Veterans: Telemonian Dan, Sunless Sky Nova, Threadoflength, Darth Vendar.
Battle Siblings: Jacky Chan, nagebenfro, scurvekano, Cpt Graftin, Icd, Iroey, Zadrias, JT Bismarck.
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New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 15 January 1949
The First Blows Struck in the War of the Two Five Power Pacts
Despite all expectations to the contrary, it is the government in Tours that has made the first sacrifice in the War of the Two Five Power Pacts. In an unmitigated blunder of trying to break the blockade of the Bay of Biscay, the Marine Nationale sent two torpedo armed 1764 ton Maillé Brézé class destroyers, the Maillé Brézé herself and her sister L'Alcyon, protected by five Tage class light cruiser, the Catinat, Duguay-Trouin, Iphigénie, Protet and the Tage into a fleet of five battleships, one battlecruiser, four cruisers and one destroyer. Perhaps they were confident that the big guns of the American battleships couldn’t target such swift light ships and the destroyers would get into range to fire their torpedoes, doing enough damage to at least send the big ships home for repairs.
And perhaps they were partially right. No ship of the American fleet managed to achieve a better than 8% accuracy with their main guns, except for the USS Nevada, veteran of the wars in European waters, which achieved 20% accuracy. But it was the big gun USS Delaware, with her 20” shells, which devastated the enemy and blew ships right out of the water. Because with American ships, with their modern naval technology, had a rate of fire that is unparalleled in the world.
The United States Navy suffered six losses in the battle. Not from any hits from the enemy, but from accidents handling small caliber shells. The Marine Nationale lost a reported 3742 officers and ratings killed, wounded, captured, or lost at sea and presumed dead and more ships than they had in February of 1946.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Editorial Page; 8 January 1949
The War of Alliances Has Begun
As we clearly predicted in July, the general war we feared has come to pass. Two tightening alliances have begun to form, one around the democratic republics, another around the constitutional kingdoms. With American fleets moving into positions around the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and English Channel coasts of France, the government of the Kingdom of Spain has sent an ultimatum demanding the American Fleets withdraw and stop interfering in the free movement of commerce. This of course is directly a challenge to American policy on blockading the commerce of belligerent countries.
Refused their demands, the Kingdom of Spain declared war on the United States of America, triggering a collapse of dominos. The Russian Federation, the Chinese Republic, and the Empire of Japan declared war on the Kingdom of Spain.
The Republic of Germany finally got fed up with the evasions from the government in Tours in their attempt to resolve the crisis before it came to open violence, and also declared war on the rump state of France.
The Kingdom of Italy, not willing to stay out, declared war on the United States, the German Republic, the Federation of Russia, the Empire of Japan, and the Republic of China.
The government of Austro-Hungary, its insurgencies for the moment quiescent, decided they would declare war on the United States, the German Republic, the Federation of Russia, the Empire of Japan, and the Republic of China.
The government of the Kingdom of Great Britain, perhaps soon to be downgraded to the Kingdom of England, with their Principality of Wales in open revolt and losing 2245 men of the Royal Army to just 872 Welsh patriots, decided was one month of peace was too long to wait, and declared war on the United States of America, the Republic of Germany, the Russian Federation, the Empire of Japan, and the Republic of China.
Formal alliances continue to be made. The government in Tours and the Kingdom of Spain have formed an alliance against the Republic of Germany. The Kingdoms of Spain and Italy and the government in Tours have formed an alliance against the Republic of China, which the government of Austro-Hungary later joined. The United States has formed an alliance with the Republic of Germany. The United States of America, the Republic of Germany, the Russian Federation, the Empire of Japan, and the Republic of China have formed a formal alliance against the government in Tours, declaring them an outlaw state.
Meanwhile distracted by a new war in Europe, the Kingdom of Italy has lost control of Djibouti after a long insurgency.
These rising tensions has caused the United States Navy Department to rescind their approval of the sale of an Indiana ’41 class battleship to the Kingdom of Netherlands, despite their $140,972,700 offer.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 22 December 1948
They Sang Men of Harlech
The people of Wales have formed a Senedd in the city of Cardiff and declared their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The populace of the city gathered outside Cardiff Castle, chanting, waving the Red Dragon, and singing the patriotic song Men of Harlech.
Reports show they are in fact standing ready, with the Welsh insurgents losing 1252 men and women to the Royal Army’s 1770.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 17 December 1948
A New XYZ Affair
In a throwback to the French Revolution, the rump government in France, little more than an anarchy, has demanded that the United States make ‘investments’ in the recovering French economy. When this threatening suggestion was dismissed appropriately by the State Department, the government in Tours declared war on the United States, sparking a raft of declarations from the Russian Federation, the Republic of China, and the Empire of Japan against the kleptocractic regime.
The Navy Department has authorized the Chief of Naval Operations to form more fleets for operations in Mediterranean waters.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 12 December 1948
A Surprising Conclusion to a War
The Kingdom of Great Britain, at the intervention of the 1st Sea Lord Admiral Sir James H. Bridgeman, has concluded a peace treaty with the United States of America. At the suggestion of the Navy Department, the US has insisted on taking protectorate responsibility for the Sultanate of Zanzibar and a token indemnity of $81,590,270. The British Cabinet agreed and the treaty has been approved by the U.S. Senate. The war with Great Britain lasted five months and cost the British forty-four hundred lives. This will ever be known as ‘Bridgeman’s Folly’.
However, reports from Kashmir state that with the end of hostilities with the United States the British colonial forces have been able to pacify the region of Kashmir.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Page 6; 18 November 1948
Action in Kashmir
More reports from the remote region of Kashmir continue to claim that the Sikh insurrectionists are defeating the British colonial forces. Losses this month were given as 33 to 165. The British colonial authorities insist that they have a handle on the situation.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 5 November 1948
War Declared Between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Germany
The Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Germany has declared war on each other. Causes are not available at this time.
The Chief of Naval Operations, at the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, has ordered two more fleets into European waters, concerned that the conflict would expand and wanting to be in position if it did.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 14 October 1948
The United States Navy Closes the Blockade around the British Isles
Three separate fleets have converged on the seaways around the British Isles, and the United States Navy has officially announced to the world that all commerce to the isles is now to be inspected, turned away, or sunk. Complaints from France, Spain, Italy, and Austro-Hungary were immediate, but the Navy Department simply reiterated the enforcement of the blockade.
Communication intercepts show that the remaining British surface force is on a long trek around the Cape Horn to get to East Asian waters. Speculation is that they mean to attack our ships at the Singapore Station. Other suggest that they are responding to reports of the outbreak of fighting in Kashmir, where Sikh warriors are attempting to oust the British Colonial authorities with the aid of the Republic of Hindustan. Reports at this time state that the insurgents are inflicting four times the losses on the British occupiers.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 8 September 1948
When We Say Big Boys This is What We Mean
Operating on her own in the North Sea, the USS Sacramento, a 10” armed Detroit class heavy cruiser, encountered the heavy cruiser HMS Immortalite escorted by the destroyer HMS Velox that had so proudly bragged in the London Times about driving off five allied destroyers the month before. So they must have been thrilled to get to match themselves against just one American heavy cruiser. That is until the Sacramento struck a massive blow against the Immortalite at 25 thousand meters. It’s not that HMS Immortalite is that bad. She did hit the Sacramento a few times, while the Sacramento was hitting her ten times as often. It took the Sacramento nearly 20% of her ammo to be confident the Immortalite wouldn’t get away before she turned her guns on the HMS Velox and sunk her with six hits in fifteen seconds. The Immortalite certainly hung on for a while longer, but in the end she too was sunk.
The USS Sacramento had two causalities. The Royal Navy lost 1791 officers and ratings killed, wounded, captured, or lost at sea and presumed dead.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 22 August 1948
The Big Boys Were Coming
Operating in the English Channel on a training and doctrine exchange mission, the USS Damato was shocked to find that his small squadron of destroyers would encounter the heavy cruiser HMS Immortalite escorted by the destroyer HMS Velox. The commodore commanding on the Damato ordered the Dutch destroyers HNLMS Harry F. Buaer and HNLMS Winston Churchill, the Belgian destroyer RBN Hulbert, and the Lithuanian destroyer LRN McKean to veer away and attempt to break contact with the Immortalite, not wishing to attempt to disprove her name with his smaller ships. Unfortunately the contact had happened with the destroyers in the Immortalite’s range, and they received hits before breaking out of range. The HNLMS Winston Churchill suffered one man wounded, while the USS Damato, having taken the position closest to the enemy has the destroyers withdrew, suffered eight men wounded and one man injured and returned to duty.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 15 August 1948
It’s All about Commerce
Wars with the Kingdom of Great Britain are all about strangling their commerce. Stop the flow of goods to the British Isles, and you stop the arrogance of Whitehall. The USS Dallas, operating with our Latvian ally’s Zhuzhou class light cruiser Wulidian, on a routine patrol in the North Sea near Dover, encountered the heavy cruiser HMS Warrior, the destroyers HMS Nautilus and HMS Manners, and five merchant ships they were escorting. The Dallas immediately made signals to attack, and closed with the escorts, but noting they were exposing the transports with their attempts to control the range of the engagement, cut directly towards the main target while keeping fire on the Royal Navy warships. Though she was taking fire from the HMS Warrior, the Dallas switched her fire to the HMS Manners, quickly sinking the lighter ship. Having closed on the transports, she sunk the merchant ships Goldfish, Tancred, Lassoo, Ulleswater, and Midge, then turned her attention to the retreating escorts. The Dallas put more hits on the Warrior until she losing way, then switched fire to the HMS Manners. This destroyer too couldn’t stand up to the 10” guns of the USS Dallas. The destroyers finished, the Dallas pounded on the HMS Warrior until she succumb to the increasing damage. The USS Dallas lost ten officers and enlisted killed or wounded, and one sailor injured and returned to duty. The Wulidian has one wounded sailor. The Royal Navy lost 2342 officers and ratings killed, wounded, captured, or lost at sea and presumed dead.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Front Page; 8 August 1948
As Fair as It Could Be, a One on One Destroyer Duel
The Pritchett class destroyer USS Delbert D. Black, which has served from British Guyana to the North Sea to the Adriatic, opened the conflict with the Kingdom of Great Britain in a one on one duel with the destroyer HMS Whitehead. Could there be a fairer opportunity for the Royal Navy to show they can match American technology, training, experience, and willpower? Be that as it may, the HMS Whitehead was sunk eight minutes and eighteen seconds after spotting the USS D.D. Black. The Royal Navy ship failed to make one hit on her opponent, losing 275 officers and ratings killed, wounded, captured, or lost at sea and presumed dead.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Page 5; 7 August 1948
Shipbuilder News
The Commonwealth of Canada has placed an order for a Lexington ’41 class battlecruiser. Offering to pay $261,912,200, a 35% bonus, for a completion in 25 months. The Navy and Commerce Departments have approved the sale.
At this time American shipyards are building four Alabama ‘41 class battleships, one Indiana ’41 class battleship, three Standard ’41 class battleships, four Lexington ’41 class battlecruisers, two Liberation ’44 battlecruisers, and three Pritchett ’45 class destroyers. Customers include the Argentine, Canadian, Finish, Hindustan, Indonesian, and Netherlands navies.
New York Evening Journal: Hearst Communications
Editorial Page; 4 July 1948
Is This a Prelude to Another War Of Alliances?
After fifteen months of welcome peace where the United States has strengthen its ties with the democracies of the world and the Empire of Japan, as well as expanding its trade relations to now include Belgium, Netherlands, Hindustan, Lithuania, Argentina, Canada, Indonesia, and Finland, maintained our ship building capacity by building four Alabama’s, three Standard’s, and one Indiana class battleships, four Lexington and two Liberation class battlecruisers, and three Pritchett class destroyers for our trade partners, and tried as best we could to soothe the troubled spirits of the defeated kingdoms and anarchies, the whole cycle of ultimatums and foolish declarations seems ready to rise out of the ground like the spawn of dragon’s teeth.
The government in Whitehall has sent the United States an ultimatum, which we cannot accept, demanding we abandon our obligations around the world. This will not happen.
And so it is war again. The sixth war with the Kingdom of Great Britain in this century. A series of wars that has justly deprived Great Britain of the style of Empire and the name of United Kingdom. But they will try again, imagining that fifteen months would weaken our resolve, rather than just let us complete the repairs to the USS Alabama and USS West Virginia. Now, with a navy displacing 4.7 million tons, forty battleships, all more capable than any they have ever face, twenty-two battlecruisers well capable of wiping any lessor ships off the face of the ocean, twenty-seven heavy cruisers, many the dreaded Detroit class, eighteen light cruisers and fifty destroyers we have a force capable of matching the whole might of all the kingdoms and anarchies in the world, much less the thirteen ships remaining to the once much vaunted Royal Name, displacing less than half a million tons, and with nothing, NOTHING building on their slipways.
The Navy department has already announced that it has ordered fleets to sail from our East Coast to take up blockading duty in the Irish and North Seas and the English Channel. In two months the British Isles will again be reminded that an island that cannot feed itself should not mess with the greatest naval power in the world.
Looks like stiff competition this year for the Admiral Lee's Best Gunnery Award.
Day 8 of asking for a US Amagi
I wanna play the campaign but its so complicated. You make it look so easy!
I was thinking for that dress down meeting with the Commodore for the destroyer squadron, the US version would have been 'No Coffee! No Donuts!'
No biscuits, no tea? You're running an American campaign. That should be no cookies, no coffee. To change topics, my daughter did a gig as an exchange student in Wales. She will doubtless be sympathetic to the cause of Welsh independence. (oops, I see that Charles Westfall has already chimed in on the tea & biscuits comment)
About a future Chinese Campaign.
Consider a 'fun' ruleset.
Every time you build a new ship. Or refit an old one.
You must change the caliber of the guns to something unique in the fleet.
Only by scrapping an old design can we use old gun sizes in upgraded turrets.
So no more 12 inch spam. Your first ship is 12. Then 12.1 then 12.2.
This should give lots of fun variety. As we only get 10 guns in a category, and some of those will be for refits from mark 3 to 5 assuming you don't need mark 4 to compete.
If this sounds too easy. Unique whole calibers
Good luck picking your secondaries, they all have to be unique.