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Military Help
So, I need some general info regarding the militaries of Norway and Sweden during WW1. What were their statistics and such?
Any help would be great. |
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No idea about armies, but I can help navally.
Norway: Older craft: 4 Coastal Battleships (2 Norge, 2 Haarfagre) c. 3500 t 5 Monitors (1 Thor, 2 Mjoelner, 1 Skorpionen) c. 1500 t (Thor 2035 t) 2 Protected Cruisers (1120 & 1427 t) 1 Destroyer (415 t) 11 Gunboats (mainly c. 200 t, but 1 of 1045 t) 37 destroyers (only 13 built since 1900) Newer vessels: 2 Nidaros Coastal Battleships (never finished - taken over by RN and completed as Gorgon-class Monitors) 3 Draug Destroyers (578t) 3 Teist Torpedo Boats (c.100t) 4 Submarines (206-268 t on surface) Sweden: Older craft: 12 Coastal Battleships 12 Monitors (249-1594 t) 1 Armoured Cruiser (4310 t) 5 Torpedo Cruisers (c.800 t) 2 Destroyers (c.400t) 34 First-class Torpedo Boats (c.65t) 13 Second-class Torpedo Boats 9 Gunboats Newer vessels: 3 Sverige Coastal Battleships (Sverige completed 10/5/17, the other two in 21 & 22) 1 Clas Fleming Cruiser-Minelayer (1550t) 6 Destroyers (c.450t, 2 more completed in '17) 5 Subs (100-200 t) 5 subs launched in 14 (inc. 30/8/14) 2 Subs launched '16 1 Sub in 11/17, 2 in early '18 1 Patrol Boat (58t) 3 minesweepers (227t, launched '17 and '18) Hope that helps, old boy. ![]() |
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That does help a bit.
What I'm just looking into is how Norway would have stood up to a Swedish invasion WW1-era. It's actually for this recent Map Contest. |
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