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Today, the Board of Directors of Doujinshi Corporation earmarked trillions of dollars towards the construction of 10 drydocks at undisclosed locations. These drydocks will be big enough to construct a Doujin Class ship, and will be equiped to repair any vessel in operation by any navy in the world. These projects are estimated to take decades, upwards up to 50 years. Word has it that Doujinshi Corp. may start selling the Doujin Class retail at an extremely high mark-up price.

OOC: These dockyards will be heavily disguised, and the sea floor will be carved out where they are located at, to fit a ship like the Doujin and any other ship. If I do, crazily, decide to sell a Doujin.. it will be extremely expensive.. trillions ;) I would also like to note, that these will be top-secret testbed facilities for new ship designs.

and exactly how much would it be?

OOC: I would like to make it clear, that if you do sell a Doujin, please tell me. I would really like to aquire one of those. (And I expect to get an ally discount :D )

IC: Hattia would like to ask if Doujin would like any assistance in constructing these drydocks.

OOC: I would like to make it clear, that if you do sell a Doujin, please tell me. I would really like to aquire one of those. (And I expect to get an ally discount :D )

IC: Hattia would like to ask if Doujin would like any assistance in constructing these drydocks.


i will build/do practically anything to get hold of a doujin for research, and to exclude anyone else from getting a doujin

I bet, and I know these corporate types. They can't resist huge gobs of money. And I can outbid you...

I don't really think there's any piece of military hardware worth a trillion per unit - for that kind of money I could get my top scientists to develop an equivalent and still have the cash to buy them a congratulatory pint :wink:

I bet, and I know these corporate types. They can't resist huge gobs of money. And I can outbid you...

oh really?, my people have been preparing for this moment for ages, and have been instructed to save all they can for this very purpose

I would like to have one of these massive drydocks in CL also. All but one of our majors cities are accessible by water so this could come in handy. We are willing to outbid Atheists Reality but not Hattia.

In light of this Haaregradia has begun development of a large super battleship to compete.

I would like to have one of these massive drydocks in CL also. All but one of our majors cities are accessible by water so this could come in handy. We are willing to outbid Atheists Reality but not Hattia.

bring it on! :twisted:

I don't really think there's any piece of military hardware worth a trillion per unit - for that kind of money I could get my top scientists to develop an equivalent and still have the cash to buy them a congratulatory pint :wink:

Oh I wouldn't say that. There are some systems that are a trillion bucks to initially set up and then maintance and such would eventually drive it way up there. Trust me I know :)

I don't really think there's any piece of military hardware worth a trillion per unit - for that kind of money I could get my top scientists to develop an equivalent and still have the cash to buy them a congratulatory pint :wink:

Oh I wouldn't say that. There are some systems that are a trillion bucks to initially set up and then maintance and such would eventually drive it way up there. Trust me I know :)

Probably true, but given the size of my economy at the moment, putting a trillion into something would be putting a vast chunk of my entire military budget into it - and on one unit that isn't viable to me at the moment.

You just wait till I'm as old as you are now... heh.

8)

Didn't you say there would be only one Doujin and that you wouldn't be selling them? :lol:

Jordaxia has the perfect place for at least one of these drydocks.
It is hidden, remote, far from prying eyes. One of the larger islands in our achipelago has a distinct horse-shoe shape. We would be willing to allow use of this land in construction of a dry-dock (of any kind, not just the one to put Doujins in) and will sell the island, in it's entirety, to doujin, for any reasonable amount that is bid. Given that the horse-shoe is fairly mountainous, it would render most things inside invisible, unless the radar was pinged at the entrance.

If we could attain these docks, they would be placed where the Alexandria Naval Co. is in Alexandria. It would replace the works. Alexandria is is a great geographic location.
It is located on the Red River which is 4 hours by ship from the Mississippi River. From the Mississippi River it can enter into the Gulf of Mexico by Mississippi River, Lake Ponchatrain Canal, or the Achaffalya River

Wow... I mean, wow, I rember when you first came to NS Doujin, you signed up just a little after I did, its just incredable how ambtious (sp) and powerful you seem to be... Building not just more 'Doujins' ships, but drydocks to hold them, the resources for it boggle the mind!

Crossroads Inc
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Crossroads Inc Gross Domestic Product

Population: 822,000,000
Civil Rights: Excellent
Economy: Thriving
GDP per Capita: $20,000
GDP: $16,440,000,000,000
National Budget: $6,238,980,000,000

Percentage of GDP Spent on Defense: 5.69%
Percentage of Budget Spent on Defense: 15%
Military Budget: $935,847,000,000


Doujin
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Founded: 04 Dec 2003
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Doujin Gross Domestic Product

Population: 738,000,000
Civil Rights: Very Good
Economy: Frightening
GDP per Capita: $35,000
GDP: $25,830,000,000,000
National Budget: $13,825,455,840,000

Percentage of GDP Spent on Defense: 8.03%
Percentage of Budget Spent on Defense: 15%
Military Budget: $2,073,818,376,000

:?

Heh! Don't get me wrong Doujin! I didn't say you couldn't be bigger, Just that I was surprised by ther ferocity by which you have driven your nation to ourproduce so many others! its an Insperation!

Few requirements:

1.) Shipyards for the Doujin will need to be built on hard stone, preferably granite. This is needed to support the sheer weight of the Doujin and construction facilities, the Doujin itself weighing almost 1,400,000 tons.

2.) There has to be a 30m low tide draft, minimum. That's 99.9ish feet deep.

3.) Adequate workforce. We, of course, will be hiring people from the nations where these shipyards will be built at and will want to make sure there will be enough.

4.) Treaty of Defense signed, showing that you will defend all Doujinshi interests within your nation along with Doujin.

Now, wait a second... how do you spend 50 years building something, and stay modern tech :P

ah, tis the wonder of NS. Same reason how, in NS years, some countries have been here for millenia and still use Arleigh Burke class warship. :D

We feel we have a location for one of these drydocks that fits the bill perfectly - the Izborski Commercial Shipping Co. has recently given over it's largest natural port to the government of Kelonia, a massive natural inlet that could easily be converted into one large facility for producing a vessel such as this, with a low-tide draft of 112ft.

Obviously with a large commercial industry giant of Kelonia (Izborski being one of the few companies able to survive against the mighty Turvic Corporation in Kelonia) pulling out of one of it's major centers, there are a lot of people without jobs, already well-skilled in shipbuilding, and this seems to be the perfect oppertunity for them as well...

As a side-note, I ought to explain why a commercial company would just *give* it's largest port to the government - first off, the government *are* paying for it - plus Izborski Corp. is one of the largest companies in Kelonia, and certainly by far the largest with any interest in ship-building - Only the government and the Turvic Corporation could possibly pay Izborski enough for this facility, and they're not likely to sell to Turvic and give them an even bigger stranglehold on big business - They want to use the money raised from selling this port to buy into other areas of business to start to challenge Turvic for real

ah, tis the wonder of NS. Same reason how, in NS years, some countries have been here for millenia and still use Arleigh Burke class warship. :DOOo, I like that! Seems to sum up how things work here nicly.. I mean.. 'technically' speaking, almost All the big players should be mult Galaxy sized Space Emperies from thier age alone... but.. for purposes of RP, were all "Near-Future" nations :)

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We feel we have a location for one of these drydocks that fits the bill perfectly - the Izborski Commercial Shipping Co. has recently given over it's largest natural port to the government of Kelonia, a massive natural inlet that could easily be converted into one large facility for producing a vessel such as this, with a low-tide draft of 112ft.

Obviously with a large commercial industry giant of Kelonia (Izborski being one of the few companies able to survive against the mighty Turvic Corporation in Kelonia) pulling out of one of it's major centers, there are a lot of people without jobs, already well-skilled in shipbuilding, and this seems to be the perfect oppertunity for them as well...

As a side-note, I ought to explain why a commercial company would just *give* it's largest port to the government - first off, the government *are* paying for it - plus Izborski Corp. is one of the largest companies in Kelonia, and certainly by far the largest with any interest in ship-building - Only the government and the Turvic Corporation could possibly pay Izborski enough for this facility, and they're not likely to sell to Turvic and give them an even bigger stranglehold on big business - They want to use the money raised from selling this port to buy into other areas of business to start to challenge Turvic for real

Doujin would need to purchase this drydock from the, government? If that would be ok, Kelonian States will be one of the locations for such a drydock.

We feel we have a location for one of these drydocks that fits the bill perfectly - the Izborski Commercial Shipping Co. has recently given over it's largest natural port to the government of Kelonia, a massive natural inlet that could easily be converted into one large facility for producing a vessel such as this, with a low-tide draft of 112ft.

Obviously with a large commercial industry giant of Kelonia (Izborski being one of the few companies able to survive against the mighty Turvic Corporation in Kelonia) pulling out of one of it's major centers, there are a lot of people without jobs, already well-skilled in shipbuilding, and this seems to be the perfect oppertunity for them as well...

As a side-note, I ought to explain why a commercial company would just *give* it's largest port to the government - first off, the government *are* paying for it - plus Izborski Corp. is one of the largest companies in Kelonia, and certainly by far the largest with any interest in ship-building - Only the government and the Turvic Corporation could possibly pay Izborski enough for this facility, and they're not likely to sell to Turvic and give them an even bigger stranglehold on big business - They want to use the money raised from selling this port to buy into other areas of business to start to challenge Turvic for real

Doujin would need to purchase this drydock from the, government? If that would be ok, Kelonian States will be one of the locations for such a drydock.

We will loan you the use of the drydock for as long as you need as a gesture of goodwill - when you are finished, it will leave behind a workforce that have experience working with such advanced projects, and this will be more than enough compensation - we wouldn't be using it for much anyway, none of the designs we use or have in development require anything of this facility's sheer size.

This was a convenient way of introducing a company who can challenge Turvic Corp. into my nation - I thought they needed a little competition :wink: - this was just a nice way of slipping in a mention of Izborski Corp

T.A.R has a large, man-made port that is suitable for doujins needs




its one of only two ports

TAR .:. Keep dreaming, mate ;)

TAR .:. Keep dreaming, mate ;)

:twisted: can anyone smell terrorist attacks?

Doujin Press Release
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Amid concerns of terrorist attacks on future shipyards that will construct Doujin Class ships, Doujin will be putting 1,000,000 military personnel at each installation to help safeguard the ship. Everyone will be watched closely, checked in and out of the shiypard, and will have metal detectors and X-ray machines to detect explosive material.

I don't smell terrorist attacks ;)

As previously stated, our nation is fully able to support the construction of said drydocks. You will find that our rocky shore line will match up perfectly to your specifications. The only one condition that cannot be met is the Treaty of Defense, as our Root Node is currently unwilling to sign diplomatic agreements.

Doujin Press Release
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Amid concerns of terrorist attacks on future shipyards that will construct Doujin Class ships, Doujin will be putting 1,000,000 military personnel at each installation to help safeguard the ship. Everyone will be watched closely, checked in and out of the shiypard, and will have metal detectors and X-ray machines to detect explosive material.

I don't smell terrorist attacks ;)


hark, is that a plane overhead?

You know Doujin, if you REALLY wanted a nation with secure Dry focks and strong defense, may I intrest you in this?
http://www.geocities.com/crossroads_inc42/Stuff/Allianceslist.html

Doujin Press Release
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Amid concerns of terrorist attacks on future shipyards that will construct Doujin Class ships, Doujin will be putting 1,000,000 military personnel at each installation to help safeguard the ship.
1,000,000 personnel? That's half the size of my entire army :shock: I'm not sure the people living in areas around the base will like that many foreign troops in such close proximity - could you lower that number a little?

Also, that many men still wouldn't protect against airbourne or seagoing attack, unless this facility will have large amounts of both - just in case it doesn't, the KSS Minerva Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier and two Los Angeles-class submarines will be positioned in the area to defend against these sorts of attack, and will remain unless desperately needed elsewhere - also, the two nearest Kelonian AFBs to the facility will fly patrols over the area to provide further protection against airbourne attack

Obviously all the above measures are at your discretion, Doujin.

1,000,000 was a joke - but defenses will be brought in. The 2nd Doujin Battlefleet will be stationed nearby to protect this shipyard.

1 Lunar Class Aircraft Carrier
1 Thunder Child Class Mk. 2 Refit Battleship
5 Mackensen Class Battleship
5 Centaur Class Destroyers
2 Meteora Class Destroyers
5 Astron Class Fast Attack Submarines
10 Clan Grant Class Auxilaries
2 Oakleaf Class Assault Ships
1 Saviour Class Medical Ship

OOC: Ahh, I'm too sleepy to appreciate jokes at the mo - I'm having a period of sleeplessness at the mo :(

I understand totally, I went 5 days without sleep this past week.

*Shameless self promotion*
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Drydocks availble! Good Protection and security!
*Shameless self promotion*

Crossroads, as long as the Doujin Corporation person who will be in charge of the Shipyard has a nice cute guy as secretary/assistant, we wil use one of your sites as well ;)

*Shameless self promotion*
--> http://www.geocities.com/crossroads_inc42/Stuff/Allianceslist.html <--
Drydocks availble! Good Protection and security!
*Shameless self promotion*

we still going ahead with the redesign? :?

Crossroads, as long as the Doujin Corporation person who will be in charge of the Shipyard has a nice cute guy as secretary/assistant, we wil use one of your sites as well ;):D DEAL! :D

And yes A-R, go for it, I always like an excuse to make a bad-azz Batleship, and Ive been meaning to try out my new illustrator Program

Crossroads, as long as the Doujin Corporation person who will be in charge of the Shipyard has a nice cute guy as secretary/assistant, we wil use one of your sites as well ;):D DEAL! :D

And yes A-R, go for it, I always like an excuse to make a bad-azz Battleship, and Ive been meaning to try out my new illustrator Program

i'll bring up the thread then :)

Map (http://www.freewebs.com/nsrelicinfo/map.htm)

The bay formed by the borders of Sileetris and ISAF would make a perfect place for one of these docks. It meets all the requirements for physically building a dock of this size, and the tactical position its in is unparalled. It provides a chokepoint for assaulting naval forces, and land on all sides with radar for detecting incoming planes(and you know how good our radar systems are). You may choose to ignore it, but we have the Megalith Facility (http://www.freewebs.com/nsrelicinfo/megalith.htm) to guard our airspace. Even without Megalith providing 24/7 instant threat interdiction of air targets, the military concentration in the area would be more than enough to stop any air intrusions. If you choose to use the world map on our page for roleplaying its use, notice we have easy access to the Pacific and a quick route through the arctic circle within arms reach.

Furthermore, you have economic incentive to build in Sileetris because of the difference in our economies; your money is worth much more over here.

Silreetis, Doujin has decided that Silreetis is a good location as well. If acceptable, we will like to have a drydock there as well.

OOC: I will be ignoring Megalith, as it is a space-tech thing (Although I love the Relic region pic of the Megalith facility.. assuming that is what the thing is, the spaceport..)

You are welcome to build one of the docks in the bay of Petrograd. It is located nearby a rather large city which you can draw supplies and workers from. And, I believe Hattia is already your ally...

I can post a map later if you are interested.

You are still welcome to build on the isles. we have many workers who would enjoy a job in Doujinshi corp. Facilities, and the foundations are very stable, so we can support the weight of the doujin.
As there are several islands that fit the bill, it should be no problem to find the required low tide depth.
If you want, we can build bridge systems to existing Jordaxian ports so that supplies can be moved. A map will come soon.

Map is semi-necessary; I will make exceptions, however.

Hey Doujin, don't mean to hijack, but something tells me I may need your help shortly in my thread... T.A.R. knda found out I was selling the chimera

Doujin, we will prepare a site and supply system immediately. We agree to any and all of your political treaties. Construction can begin as soon as physically possible.

OOC: Actually its not a spaceport, its more like a huge bunker meant to house gigawatt-range lasers, nukes, an emergency command center, and all the other goodies the $23 trillion initial cost covers. In any case its only there in case we need to fight off future tech nations.

Ah, well that's fine then.. gigawatt? :shock: But, ok.. yes um, as soon as we get enough Silreetians who want to work for us and construct the facility.. gigawatt?

We can pull enough people off waiting lists for specialized jobs to fill the employment ranks in 3 months. Unless you need anything else special, construction should be able to go on quietly from then on(571st in world for lowest crime rates=no embezzlement)

OOC: With 12 full size nuclear reactors and several miles of capacitor banks, you can be throwing gigawatts all up in dis hizzle. We only use gigawatt-range lasers because we can fire them long enough to sweep multiple targets. Its quite possible to build a laser that can put out 1000 trillion watts, but it can only fire for around a trillionth of a second(not lying in real life something like this exists now).

Good, good..

http://picserver.org/view_image.php/D1O13B59A14R/picserver.gif

The area in which you can build is circled. It should be deep enough and there are plenty of workers to contract at the local job distribution office. And the area is well supplied and protected.