Letters of War: A WW1 ISOT

So those bombers could be zeppelins, make me wonder if zeppelins where in the universe where the Republic came from and that why it was mentioned that bombers hit the city.

Thanks for the answer stevep

While of topic and not related to this thread, I am a baker and this is a normal time for me to wake up.

So this is a end to the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy, ore what is left after the battles they had with the Republican Navy during the Netherlands-Japanese War.

The zeppelins could, the Gothas will only really appear in 1917.
There indeed is room in the supply ships, but as you say, they also have other things to ship out. Things like people and loot. Not even all the people are forced, there also are refugees. The Dutch are also taking away things like industrial equipment and, of course, some museum pieces that they wish to 'protect from the fighting'. These final ones however don't take up that much space. 

There are quite some refugees, also because of the internal issues the USA is now experiencing. For instance, there Dutch communities in Wisconsis have come under attack, along with the treacherous Amish, and of course, many hispanics and blacks too. And lots of innocents. And then there are all the people who would much rather stay alive. The fighting isn't 40's eastern front level, but there are some pretty horrible things happening. The most important factors however will be disruption to the food supply and the medical situation. Especially when paired with the heavy losses the US is suffering in terms of manpower because they are basically sending untrained lightly armed men led by untrained officers into battle, with all the effects one can expect from that.

Most of the troops that the Dutch are using in America are non-whites with white officers. These troops have been drawn from South America, Africa, and even some from the East Indies. There also are some white units, but the majority by now is truly colonial. This is one of the factors in aiming for greater rights for coloureds at least, al allow for a greater recruitment pool for these overseas duties.

Alliances at this time always were very difficult, because national pride was very important while the alliances tended to include several great powers, who couldn't just submit to another. So, it will be a lot of fun to try to herd those cats. 

Ireland is Ireland. It won't be moderated by just a bit of chaos. You need them engaged in a world war for that, and now that hasn't happened yet, things are seriously escalating. There indeed are lots of plans being made for a war breaking out, most of them of course are as much daydreaming as the Dutch plan against America was. Malaya probably can't be held, there are too many strong Dutch forces in the area, and even Australia would be seriously threatened. Canada however is perfectly safe, and the British could probably take Yemen and Puntland. They however would have to do it quickly, because being cut off from India is something incredibly bad for the Empire. There would probably be something like a mutual blockade, where the name of the game basically becomes forcing through heavily escorted large convoys, and some serious shortages in the homelands. 

It is pretty bad yes, but it is something that I would expect from how American society was (and is). There already were issues facing the German community, but now there isn't just a distant war. There is an actual invasion going on. This also means that the level of government organisation to just intern people isn't there at all. 

Jakoba was asking the navy to put pressure on Japan, to basically force the negotiations forward. I just had to include Churchill for lots of reasons, and not just because he is a fascinating character. He also is someone who can bring a lot to a story I think.

Nicholas unfortunately was someone who tended to not perfectly think things through. Furthermore, the Russians are seeing this as an opportunity to make gains at a relatively small cost to themselves, as they believe that the Americans will give in soon enough now. It also allows them to support their ally without really having to do or risk anything at all.

The Germans aren't really sure about what they should do. More surface ships would indeed be helpful, but then again, they are facing such a superiority that it won't make a huge difference. The subs are also not that effective for serious submarine warfare because there are far too many British ships around. And they really want to avoid sinking those. It would be pretty bad if they would also have to face them.

Unfortunately, things like this ended to happen. The Dutch fleet is indeed suffering wear and tear, but they feel like they have to act like this to ensure that their merchant shipping remains safe.

Heligoland was a pain to attack. They had 144!!!!! 12" guns, so basically, there have only been relatively light attacks at night. Mostly in an attempt to get the Germans to come out and play. For such bombardments, older ships were generally used because they are still seen as expendable.





Both indeed were zeppelin raids. I should probably have been clearer about that.

Everyone is being stupid unfortunately. Jakoba at this point also isn't in the best mental state, she just heard that her lover was killed, and she really doesn't have much of an ability to deal with that. Especially because in her mind, it was all her fault. She doesn't really want to threaten anyone, but does believe that being able to cut off the Suez Canal is a strategic strength that shouldn't be given up too easily. 

Japan is demobilising the army as well. For now, Korea remains Japanese, but things might very well change in the eventual peace talks. 

And Johan is just laughing at the very idea of using planes to attack ships. What's next? Flattening a ship so the planes can fly and land directly?


You're perfectly right. It's sheer insanity.
It is, it has been beaten by a stronger fleet. The IJN still was in its infancy at its time. It however doesn't mean that they will never build another warship, although of course, there might be some limitations on battleship construction, as those are the ships that truly matter for naval war. And that will never change, just ask the admirals.