A brave attempt the tug captain. Still, even with the loss of all ships involved, they've done more than they managed OTL
That is a perfect example of why no one wants the USA opposed to them in a good part of the 20th century. It looks like, at a quick glance, that the USA is producing more copper ore than the rest of the world in 1914--if not, it's at least close.For the seriously nerdy, and you know who you are, here is a period reports of global mineral production 1913-1920.
Source : Imperial Institute, Mineral Resources Department, The Mineral Industry of The British Empire and Foreign Countries 1913-1922
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That's a GOOD segment! I would have machined gunned the tug until it was kindling the minute it turned towards my ship.
Sorry if it is out of tópic but this has always touch my heartI suppose that one (drastic) option is to sell the devastated mines to American copper mine owners, but the payment must be in kind: Copper matching the output of the destroyed mines. Sometimes the future is sacrificed for the war effort.
Indeed the crew of the tug is lucky von Schönberg isn't a resentful fellow because by now they would be at the bottom of the sea...Agreed, these Germans are acting incredibly chivalrously perhaps even to a fault. Although that is one of the aspects I enjoy about this story.
This. Germany just (likely) won the war without even knowing it.The UK is screwed they just do not know it yet. 10% of all Canadian copper lost for a year they will be broke not in 1917 April OTL but January 1917. So no USW no Zimmermann and the USA stays out of the war so the war is over with a CP win dec 1917
Although for sure the raiders actions have by now reached a point they might very well modify the conduct of the war. I think we shouldn't over estimate the effects of von Schönberg and his men. Even if these would lead to an earlier financial quandary for Britain, the UK won't go broke over British Columbia copper mines. Not to mention that bankrupcy didn't end the war OTL, so I doubt it would in TTL.This. Germany just (likely) won the war without even knowing it.
Although for sure the raiders actions have by now reached a point they might very well modify the conduct of the war. I think we shouldn't over estimate the effects of von Schönberg and his men. Even if these would lead to an earlier financial quandary for Britain, the UK won't go broke over British Columbia copper mines. Not to mention that bankrupcy didn't end the war OTL, so I doubt it would in TTL.
If Canada is incensed by the attack (sort of like Pearl Harbor), would that have a good impact on the war, or did Canada pretty much do everything it could ASAP OTL?
Hurts like hell but ultimately won't lose them the war because simply put having a literal globally spanning Empire gives you a lot of collateral for loans. Heck if need be the UK can literally give a colony or two to the USThe only reason the UK did not go broke was the USA entering the war and they did only because of Zimmermann and USW. UK being broke just two months earlier...
There is a potentially huge butterfly here, the whole question of the Qebecoise support for the war effort, and it is for the resident Canadians to explore. On the one hand all this is happening far (very far indeed) from the east Coast. On the other Quebec will certainly benefit from any substantial investment on the RCN. But there is another question, I have read that the initial mobilitation was based on groups of volunteers centred on local asotiations and that the Protestant establishment actively prevented French Canadians attempts to do so maybe here this will change