The Dutch was stationed in Aruba at to of the war kicking off, which would up falling into Confederate hands.Where'd they get a Dutch ship? The ex-USN ones from the Bahamas, I gather...
So Russia built at least one carrier in 191 cool
The SGW warships of the Russian Navy
Well.., more like attempted to build one is more accurate.So Russia built at least one carrier in 191 cool
Well, I can say Russia's navy here is more powerful than the soviet navy if we compare the same period
The SGW warships of the Russian Navy
Slightly, yesWell, I can say Russia's navy here is more powerful than the soviet navy if we compare the same period
its most likely head cannonWhen did the Confederates attack the Dutch West Indies? They did seize Haiti early on.
I think that first of all the classic Higgins Boat would be a Confederate invention. Given that it was derived from a craft used in the Louisiana Swamps, it's a natural fit. Considering their interests in the Caribbean, a wide variety as well. Possibly something like the Japanese Ka-Mi and Ka-Chi amphibious tanksSo..., what sort of Amphibious Assault ships and landing craft would the Confederate come up with?
Would the swamps not push them in the direction of swift boats/pt boats?I think that first of all the classic Higgins Boat would be a Confederate invention. Given that it was derived from a craft used in the Louisiana Swamps, it's a natural fit. Considering their interests in the Caribbean, a wide variety as well. Possibly something like the Japanese Ka-Mi and Ka-Chi amphibious tanks
Another idea would be something like an LST, but heavier armed. The coastal islands and swamps of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and the Gulf Coast would probably be hotbeds for diehard Red Negros and escapees from the population reductions, so having a cross between a medium range troop transport and a coastal gunboat would be very useful to the CSMC.
Probably, but we had both as well. PT boats and the like aren't amphibious. They can't put troops onto a beach efficiently. They are made for high speed attack missions. They could support Higgins style boats, but the flat bottoms will simply be better at landing troops in all respects.Would the swamps not push them in the direction of swift boats/pt boats?
Very true.Probably, but we had both as well. PT boats and the like aren't amphibious. They can't put troops onto a beach efficiently. They are made for high speed attack missions. They could support Higgins style boats, but the flat bottoms will simply be better at landing troops in all respects.
As a follow on, I think that taking an LST style hull and mounting three or four great war surplus 3in guns on it would make for a pretty effective support ship for operations against Haiti and the Bahamas, as well as for COIN operations in the Confederate river networksSo..., what sort of Amphibious Assault ships and landing craft would the Confederate come up with?
Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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SMS Manfred von Richthofen | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel | June 2nd, 1948 | March 19, 1951 | May 5th, 1952 | December 2, 1989 | Scrapped in Danzig, 1993-1994 |
SMS Graf Zeppelin | Schichau-Werke, Danzig | August 11th, 1948 | June 5th, 1951 | August 28, 1952 | April 9, 1993 | Scrapped in Danzig, 1999-2000. |
SMS Walther Wever | Kaiserliche Werft, Wilhelmshaven | November 22nd, 1948 | September 2, 1951 | April 8th, 1953 | October 4, 1989 | Legal limbo 1991-2003, scrapped in Cartagena, 2005-2007. |