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A German-American Colonial War
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I fixed the dates. If you see any more errors, just point them out. I want this to be a quality work, which I have obviously not been successful at thus far.
nbcman
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Did you check the distances first against the speeds of the ships. Note that I gave you the minimum sailing times. These ships can't run 3 days at maximum speed. A more realistic cruising speed is probably closer to half the ships maximum. Check Wiki for the ships speeds and you can use searoutes.com to estimate sailing distances. There are many tools out there you can use to check your self before posting.
I'm going to leave the posts as they are, but I will use these resources in the future. Thank you very much for your assistance.
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June 19th, 1904
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
1330 Hours
The lunch whistle blew, and the men working on the construction of the new battleship USS Georgia took out their lunch pails and exited the work area.
A man with two lunch pails in hand approached the hull that was nearing readiness for launch. He placed one of the pails by one of the chocks keeping the ship in place and placed the second by the other. Each lunch pail contained 30 pounds of TNT. He turned on the timers and made a beeline for the entrance. Five minutes later, the bombs detonated, and the hull slipped off of the rear chocks and rolled forward and to the side. Substantial damage was caused, and the superstructure of the ship was heavily damaged. Her launch was delayed for another year.
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
1330 Hours
The lunch whistle blew, and the men working on the construction of the new battleship USS Georgia took out their lunch pails and exited the work area.
A man with two lunch pails in hand approached the hull that was nearing readiness for launch. He placed one of the pails by one of the chocks keeping the ship in place and placed the second by the other. Each lunch pail contained 30 pounds of TNT. He turned on the timers and made a beeline for the entrance. Five minutes later, the bombs detonated, and the hull slipped off of the rear chocks and rolled forward and to the side. Substantial damage was caused, and the superstructure of the ship was heavily damaged. Her launch was delayed for another year.
012
June 19th, 1904
The White House, Washington, D.C.
1745 Hours
"What do you mean by 'delay in construction'?" President Roosevelt demanded, "We need these ships as soon as possible, we don't have time for delays!"
"Uhh, sir, the construction of the Georgia was sabotaged, it was out of our control."
The president sighed and looked straight at Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody, "well William, what can we do to get more ships off of the slips?"
"I don't know, sir," Moody said meekly.
"You don't know. Can't we authorize some emergency program to get as many ships into combat as possible? I mean any way!"
"I understand, sir, but we simply do not have the resources to do such a thing."
"Then buy ships, the British are looking to downsize their fleet."
"Sir, it'll take too long, and we need Congressional approval."
"Just find a way, William. Find a way."
Moody nodded and excused himself from the room. He had a long night ahead of him.
The White House, Washington, D.C.
1745 Hours
"What do you mean by 'delay in construction'?" President Roosevelt demanded, "We need these ships as soon as possible, we don't have time for delays!"
"Uhh, sir, the construction of the Georgia was sabotaged, it was out of our control."
The president sighed and looked straight at Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody, "well William, what can we do to get more ships off of the slips?"
"I don't know, sir," Moody said meekly.
"You don't know. Can't we authorize some emergency program to get as many ships into combat as possible? I mean any way!"
"I understand, sir, but we simply do not have the resources to do such a thing."
"Then buy ships, the British are looking to downsize their fleet."
"Sir, it'll take too long, and we need Congressional approval."
"Just find a way, William. Find a way."
Moody nodded and excused himself from the room. He had a long night ahead of him.
marathag
Banned
RN pretty much sided with the USN by time of the Spanish-American War, by making it clear to the Germans by anchoring near the USN ships
marathag
Banned
While the Regular Army was roughly 28,000 men, militia of the States numbered some 410,000.
Since State Militias could not operate outside of US Borders, they had to Volunteer for Service in Cuba, and couldn't use State gear, not that there was much of it.
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June 20th, 1904
Manila Bay, The Philippines
600 Hours
The small garrison of US Army soldiers was marched out of Manila and onto the troopships that brought their German counterparts to the Philippines. The old armored cruiser Fürst Bismarck escorted the ships out of the harbor. They were being taken back to the captured prison facilities at Subic bay. They would arrive later that day. Meanwhile, newly landed German infantry advanced down the primitive roads and into the interior of Luzon.
Manila Bay, The Philippines
600 Hours
The small garrison of US Army soldiers was marched out of Manila and onto the troopships that brought their German counterparts to the Philippines. The old armored cruiser Fürst Bismarck escorted the ships out of the harbor. They were being taken back to the captured prison facilities at Subic bay. They would arrive later that day. Meanwhile, newly landed German infantry advanced down the primitive roads and into the interior of Luzon.
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Other than some guards at the US embassy there was no Marine garrison in Manilla. There was a small guard detachment at the embryonic USN naval base. I can't recall which Army regiment garrisoned the Manilla region of Luzon. The Marine battalion that had been on Samar had been withdrawn by this time & probably dispersed back to the ships companies.
This: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer...tates/_Topics/history/_Texts/GANUSA/10B*.html
...site has some information on the US Army and militias circa 1904. The US Army garrison had dropped from a peak circa 1899 of 30,000 in the PI, to a bit over 14,000 in 1903. This was mostly regular Army. I'm unsure if any Militia remained that late after the insurrection ended.
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June 20th, 1904
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Maine
805 Hours
The man entered the docks in a dinky wagon. The rear was covered in a tarp, concealing the wagon's contents. He was stopped at the gate by two guards clad in khaki uniforms. One of them walked forward and checked his identification papers, the other checked under the tarp. He found several crates of apples. He was waved along through the gate. The man pulled the wagon onto a jetty, where four torpedo boats were laid up for repairs, and walked to the back of the wagon. He opened the crates one by one and activated the timers on the explosives. He unhitched his horse and rode past the guards, who were skeptical of the man's short visit.
Five minutes later there was a great explosion as the wagon and the four torpedo boats ceased to exist. As this was the second incident of sabotage in a naval yard in two days, a search was organized, but turned up nothing.
The man stared down the road, determined, as he rode the horse down to Virginia.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Maine
805 Hours
The man entered the docks in a dinky wagon. The rear was covered in a tarp, concealing the wagon's contents. He was stopped at the gate by two guards clad in khaki uniforms. One of them walked forward and checked his identification papers, the other checked under the tarp. He found several crates of apples. He was waved along through the gate. The man pulled the wagon onto a jetty, where four torpedo boats were laid up for repairs, and walked to the back of the wagon. He opened the crates one by one and activated the timers on the explosives. He unhitched his horse and rode past the guards, who were skeptical of the man's short visit.
Five minutes later there was a great explosion as the wagon and the four torpedo boats ceased to exist. As this was the second incident of sabotage in a naval yard in two days, a search was organized, but turned up nothing.
The man stared down the road, determined, as he rode the horse down to Virginia.
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June 20th, 1904
The White House, Washington, D.C.
900 Hours
A middle-aged woman from the communications office entered the war room where President Roosevelt and several men in varying suits and uniforms pored over maps and charts.
"Telegram, Mr. President."
"Bully! Where is it from?"
"Portsmouth Shipyard, sir."
Roosevelt snatched the telegram from the operator's hand and began to scan it. Since assuming office, he had ordered that all telegrams related to the war be sent directly to the White House. Roosevelt finished reading the telegram and sighed deeply. He placed it down on the large oak table and slammed his fist down. Everyone in the room nearly jumped.
"What is it, sir?" One man asked.
"I'll tell you what it is," Roosevelt shouted, "four warships destroyed by a saboteur in Portsmouth, presumably the same saboteur who hit the Georgia just yesterday! Why the hell does this keep happening?!"
"Sir, what should we do?"
Roosevelt sunk into his chair, his head in his hands.
"I don't know, I feel that all is lost."
The White House, Washington, D.C.
900 Hours
A middle-aged woman from the communications office entered the war room where President Roosevelt and several men in varying suits and uniforms pored over maps and charts.
"Telegram, Mr. President."
"Bully! Where is it from?"
"Portsmouth Shipyard, sir."
Roosevelt snatched the telegram from the operator's hand and began to scan it. Since assuming office, he had ordered that all telegrams related to the war be sent directly to the White House. Roosevelt finished reading the telegram and sighed deeply. He placed it down on the large oak table and slammed his fist down. Everyone in the room nearly jumped.
"What is it, sir?" One man asked.
"I'll tell you what it is," Roosevelt shouted, "four warships destroyed by a saboteur in Portsmouth, presumably the same saboteur who hit the Georgia just yesterday! Why the hell does this keep happening?!"
"Sir, what should we do?"
Roosevelt sunk into his chair, his head in his hands.
"I don't know, I feel that all is lost."
Regarding the first book you mentioned, how much does it cover Nazi invasion plans, if at all?
Hey kid, good TL but I'm not trying to sabotage your thread, just trying to see how "complete" the book is before buying.