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RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:47 pm
by dtravel
ORIGINAL: von Murrin
No, with 4 CV's. I wanted to draw KB away from the SRA.[:D]
(Sorry to take so long responding. Busy playing. [:'(])
I was referring to the Allied plans (early in the war when they were losing) to build super-massive carriers out of sawdust-enhanced ice. (I'm talking big enough to base squadrons of B-29's on. The scale comparison I saw made an Essex class carrier look like a bath toy.) The idea was that they would operate in the far north, allowing Allied attacks on and eventually invasion of the Home Islands despite all their naval losses. Apparently, in some bizarre experiment, a British gentleman discovered that if you mix sawdust with water before freezing it the resulting ice is very damage resistant and has a suprisingly high tensile strength.
Then the US started paving the Pacific with carriers and they realized they weren't quite that desparate. [:D]
(BTW, an idiot question. I keep seeing 'SRA' references. What does it stand for, please?)
RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:53 pm
by Banquet
ORIGINAL: dtravel
(BTW, an idiot question. I keep seeing 'SRA' references. What does it stand for, please?)
On a similar note.. what's KB stand for?
RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:54 pm
by Platoonist
SRA= Southern Resources Area. Basically Indonesia and all it's oil and mineral wealth.
Interesting info about the iceberg carriers. Never heard of that scheme before.
RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:56 pm
by Platoonist
KB= Kido Butai...I think I spelled it wrong. The core Japanes carriers that ravaged the Pacific.
RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:59 pm
by dtravel
ORIGINAL: Platoonist
SRA= Southern Resources Area. Basically Indonesia and all it's oil and mineral wealth.
Thank you.
And 'KB' refers to the IJN task force that attacked Pearl Harbor. Basically the Japanese heavy carriers. Short for some version of "Mighty Sword" or some such nonsense in Japanese. [:'(]
ORIGINAL: Platoonist
Interesting info about the iceberg carriers. Never heard of that scheme before.
I watch too much History Channel. [8D]
RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:22 pm
by Banquet
Thanks guys [:)]
I had a feeling it was related to the main Japanese carrier force, but wasn't sure.
RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:56 pm
by SunDevil_MatrixForum
bump
RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:43 am
by dtravel
ORIGINAL: SunDevil
bump
Yes?? Are you bumping me for a reason, sir?
RE: What do I need to do production/supply-wise as allies?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:25 am
by Daveion
Brilliant news, been wondering about OZ resources for years, odd that it took me four years to find this thread. [:)]
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