Welcome back to the principality of Ruralia. The year is 1938 and the panic fighter prototype is performing well during test flights.
Now the Ruralia Coast Guard is asking for a replacement for coastal patrol. They are currently flying a “tired” flock of fabric-covered floatplanes and flying boats.
Ruralia is not big enough to afford a full-fledged naval, so relies on RCG to patrol its rugged coastline. The key word is “rugged!” The coastal mountain range drops abruptly into the sea. Fjords, rocky ridges, islands and reefs dot the coastline. There are only three ports with rail connections to the interior plateau, but dozens of fishing villages dot the coastline. Only the capital city has a concrete runway (1,500 metres long). The other two cities have 1 km grass airstrips. Most of the fishing villages can only be reached by boat or floatplane. Most fishing villages have boat ramps, but large cranes are rare and dock space is cramped. Bonus points if wings fold to “overnight” on cramped fishing wharves.
All the local snow and ice favour monoplanes with the fewest possible exposed wires and struts.
RCG are busy during peacetime, but worry about an increasingly fascist neighbour. RCG missions include: fisheries patrols, customs, immigration, smuggling, search and rescue, etc. Because of the varied missions, RCG boats often carry federal police, customs agents, immigration agents, narcotics agents or nurses. RAF, RCG and RFP are often cross-trained to do each others’ jobs.
You are a mid-level engineer working for the Ruralia Air Force or national aircraft factory. You are limited to engines, weapons, materials and manufacturing techniques available in 1938. Engines are limited to 1,000 horsepower and ideally are interchangeable with other aircraft in the Ruralian Air Force Fleet.
Similarly, RCG needs to out-gun the .303 Lewis LMGs carried by the best smugglers.
RCG and RAF officers often debate whether the new inshore patrol plane should be able to carry a 1,600 pound torpedo?
For example: a Ruralian boat factory recently added Duramolded canoes to its catalogue, while a Ruralian textile mill has recently spun its first spool of Nylon 6 thread.
The only non-historical anomalies are 2018-vintage aerodynamics and engineering knowledge. For example: a magical telephone allows you to consult with retired engineer Burt Rutan.
Now the Ruralia Coast Guard is asking for a replacement for coastal patrol. They are currently flying a “tired” flock of fabric-covered floatplanes and flying boats.
Ruralia is not big enough to afford a full-fledged naval, so relies on RCG to patrol its rugged coastline. The key word is “rugged!” The coastal mountain range drops abruptly into the sea. Fjords, rocky ridges, islands and reefs dot the coastline. There are only three ports with rail connections to the interior plateau, but dozens of fishing villages dot the coastline. Only the capital city has a concrete runway (1,500 metres long). The other two cities have 1 km grass airstrips. Most of the fishing villages can only be reached by boat or floatplane. Most fishing villages have boat ramps, but large cranes are rare and dock space is cramped. Bonus points if wings fold to “overnight” on cramped fishing wharves.
All the local snow and ice favour monoplanes with the fewest possible exposed wires and struts.
RCG are busy during peacetime, but worry about an increasingly fascist neighbour. RCG missions include: fisheries patrols, customs, immigration, smuggling, search and rescue, etc. Because of the varied missions, RCG boats often carry federal police, customs agents, immigration agents, narcotics agents or nurses. RAF, RCG and RFP are often cross-trained to do each others’ jobs.
You are a mid-level engineer working for the Ruralia Air Force or national aircraft factory. You are limited to engines, weapons, materials and manufacturing techniques available in 1938. Engines are limited to 1,000 horsepower and ideally are interchangeable with other aircraft in the Ruralian Air Force Fleet.
Similarly, RCG needs to out-gun the .303 Lewis LMGs carried by the best smugglers.
RCG and RAF officers often debate whether the new inshore patrol plane should be able to carry a 1,600 pound torpedo?
For example: a Ruralian boat factory recently added Duramolded canoes to its catalogue, while a Ruralian textile mill has recently spun its first spool of Nylon 6 thread.
The only non-historical anomalies are 2018-vintage aerodynamics and engineering knowledge. For example: a magical telephone allows you to consult with retired engineer Burt Rutan.
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