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Naval Arms Race! (World War 1 Tech only.)

Verstummelung
17-02-2005, 04:25
-telegram news-

January 2nd 1914
The newly formed country of Verstummelung, has just unveiled her new highseas fleet. Formidible at the very least. Verstummelung recently begun production of new types of vessels, which can submerge underwater. Verstummelung has begun calling this vessels, U-boats(U meaning, underseas.)

Verstummelung's fleet numbers are now as fallows.
10 Battleships.
7 Dreadnaughts
3 Heavy Cruisers
1 Light Cruiser
12 Destroyers
21 U-boats.

Verstummelung's Kaiser, Halin Von Dita, has announced to the world; "Verstummelung will have a first rate navy second to none, her battlefleet will sail the seven seas under the mighty flag of Verstummelung."

The newly built battleship, "Eisen-Faust," begun duties as flagship to the high seas fleet. The Eisen-Faust is of the Von-Nein class. Slinging 4 twin turret 16 inch guns, and a backup armament of 7 single cannon 7.4mm. She weighs nearly 700,000 tons, and can send shells alittle over a mile.