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Post by simon darkshade on Jun 19, 2024 8:52:19 GMT
The above section on Australian electricity is now complete.
British School Dinners
Monday: Savoury Mince Beef, Mashed Potato, Beetroot, Carrots, Peas; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Jam Roly Poly and Custard Tuesday: Roast Chicken, Stuffing, Roast Potato, Carrots, Peas, Corn; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Rice Pudding and Jam Wednesday: Meatballs, Macaroni and Cheese, Broccoli, Carrots, Creamed Spinach, Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Jelly and Ice Cream Thursday: Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes, Gravy, Carrots, Peas, Cauliflower Cheese; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Chocolate Sponge and Chocolate Custard Friday: Fish Fingers, Chips, Beans, Peas, Corn; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Apple Crumble and Custard
Monday: Steak and Kidney Pudding, Mashed Potato, Carrots, Peas, Corn; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Treacle Tart Tuesday: Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Roast Potatoes, Beans, Carrots, Broccoli; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Trifle Wednesday: Bangers and Mash, Bacon, Gravy, Peas, Carrots, Turnips; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Spotted Dick and Custard Thursday: Roast Pork, Roast Potatoes, Gravy, Apple Sauce, Carrots, Peas, Beans; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Sticky Toffee Pudding Friday: Fish Pie, New Potatoes, Carrots, Corn, Broccoli; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Vanilla Pudding
Monday: Steak, Chips Tuesday: Fried Chicken Wednesday: Beefsteak Pie and Mash Thursday: Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce, Roast Potatoes, Peas, Carrots, Corn; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Bread and Butter Pudding and Custard Friday: Cod, Chips
Monday: Gammon Steak, Pineapple, Egg and Chips Tuesday: Shepherd's Pie Wednesday: Toad in the Hole Thursday: Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes, Gravy, Carrots, Peas, Cauliflower Cheese; Salad; Fresh Fruit; Milk; Bread and Butter; Apple Pie and Ice Cream Friday: Salmon
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Post by simon darkshade on Jun 20, 2024 5:10:45 GMT
The 1st, 1.5 and 2nd generation British and Commonwealth nuclear fission power plants have avowed roles as both generating electricity and producing plutonium for their much larger nuclear weapons programme.
As of 1970, the superpower nuclear mix is 64,256 USA, 28,274 USSR and 12,432 Britain (+ 1254 Canada, 240 Australia, 234 India, 180 Israel, 120 South Africa and 12 NZ for 14,472 total British Empire/Commonwealth).
The Dark Earth history of nuclear arsenals has been
1945: 6 USA 1950: 1148 USA, 125 Britain, 2 USSR 1955: 7862 USA, 983 British Empire (962 Britain, 21 Canada), 564 USSR, 42 France 1960: 25,357 USA, 4949 USSR, 4625 British Empire (4287 Britain, 310 Canada, 28 Australia), 369 France 1965: 40,289 USA, 13623 USSR, 6879 British Empire, 1038 France 1970: 64,256 USA, 28274 USSR, 14,472 British Empire, 3695 France
The historical levels were 1945: 2 US 1950: 299 US, 5 USSR 1955: 2422 US, 200 USSR, 14 Britain 1960: 18638 US, 1605 USSR, 42 Britain 1965: 31149 US, 6129 USSR, 436 Britain 1970: 26008 US, 11643 USSR, 394 Britain
The plutonium for the historic US arsenal was predominantly produced by the 9 reactors at Hanford (B, D, F, H, DR, C, KW, KE and N) and the 5 reactors at Savannah River (R, P, K, L and C)
Historical Weapons Grade Plutonium Production at Hanford Site (kg) 1945-1947: 493 1948: 183 1949: 270 1950: 392 1951: 288 1952: 662 1953: 838 1954: 1113 1955: 1413 1956: 2074 1957: 2662 1958: 3303 1959: 3581 1960: 4266 1961: 4449 1962: 4169 1963: 4187 1964: 4247 1965: 4208 1966: 3130 1967: 2586 1968: 1494 1969: 430 1970: 977 1971: 230
(https://sgp.fas.org/othergov/doe/tab2.html )
Historic Savannah River Plutonium Production 1955: 553 1956: 1151 1957: 1242 1958: 672 1959: 1459 1960: 1734 1961: 1552 1962: 1578 1963: 2042 1964: 2123 1965: 909 1966: 1302 1967: 1107 1968: 1253 1969: 1382 1970: 872 1971: 836 1972: 1028 1973: 1128 1974: 1226 1975: 753 1976: 1400
(https://sgp.fas.org/othergov/doe/tab3.html )
My compulsion to analyse points me towards the correlation between the drop off in fissile material after 1964 and the slow down of growth of the US nuclear weapons arsenal, and then the subsequent relative decline compared to the continually growing Soviet numbers.
Total US weapons grade plutonium production in @ was 104 metric tons, or enough for at least 23,000 weapons at the larger end of size of ~10lb of Pu-239
That means that DE Britain needs ~56.39 tons of weapons grade plutonium to build up to the 1970 level outlined, not counting recycling of material from retired bombs and warheads. That works out to an average of 2.24 tons/year for the 25 years, with the important caveat that not all facilities were operating from the get go.
There are a total of 4 production reactors at Windscale, 4 at Chapelcross, 2 at Rhydymwyn/former M.S. Factory, Valley in Wales and 2 in Kilrea, Ireland; and 4 at Chalk River and 4 at Saint Maurice in Canada. Even factoring in down time, problems, low years and other vagaries, that only needs an average of 180kg of w.g. Pu-239 from each; what is more realistic is a steady rise over the 1950s where ~25 tons are produced, and then a doubling to 50 tons in the 1960s.
The USA numbers come from a continued run of w.g. Pu-239 at averages of ~6500kg p.a. from Hanford throughout the 1960s, 4500kg from Savannah River and 2500kg each from further production sites at Green River, Wyoming and Clinton, Arkansas; plus an increased annualised capacity for pit production at Rocky Flats in Colorado and a mirror plant in Mooreland, Oklahoma.
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Post by simon darkshade on Jun 25, 2024 2:27:40 GMT
Canadian Nuclear Power Plants
Lingan, Nova Scotia: 4 x 250 MW Trenton, Nova Scotia: 4 x 625 MW Tufts Cove, Nova Scotia: 4 x 625 MW
Point Lepreau, New Brunswick: 4 x 250 MW Belladune, New Brunswick: 4 x 625 MW Millbank, New Brunswick: 4 x 500 MW
Gentilly, Quebec: 4 x 250 MW Sorel-Tracy, Quebec: 4 x 500 MW Comeau Bay, Quebec: 4 x 250 MW Carleton, Quebec: 4 x 625 MW Yamachiche, Quebec: 4 x 500 MW
Pickering, Ontario: 4 x 250 MW Darlington, Ontario: 4 x 2500 MW Fusion Bruce A, Ontario: 4 x 250 MW Bruce B, Ontario: 4 x 625 MW Rolphton, Ontario: 4 x 500 MW Thunder Bay, Ontario: 4 x 625 MW (Wesleyville: Planned Fusion Power Station)
Silver Bay, Manitoba: 4 x 625 MW Siglavik, Manitoba: 4 x 250 MW
Nipawin, Saskatchewan: 4 x 500 MW Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Saskatchewan: 4 x 625 MW Weyburn, Saskatchewan: 4 x 500 MW
Peace River, Alberta: 4 x 625 MW Sundance, Alberta: 4 x 500 MW Genesee, Alberta: 4 x 625 MW
Kamloops, British Columbia: 4 x 625 MW Silverdale, British Columbia: 4 x 625 MW Haysport, British Columbia: 4 x 500 MW
Haines, Alaska: 4 x 625 MW Portage, Alaska: 4 x 625 MW
Hydroelectricity: 30606 MW
British Columbia Mica Dam: 2800 W.A.C Bennet Dam: 3000 Waneta: 1000 Kemano: 800 Bridge River: 500
Quebec Beauharnois: 1900 Manicougan 5: 1600 Lagrande 2: 6000 Manicougan 2: 1250 Bersimis 1: 1200 Outardes: 1100 Carillon: 800 Isle Maligne: 425 Peribonka: 385
Ontario R.H. Saunders Dam: 1800 Sir Adam Beck Station: 1516 + 500 Des Joachims: 500 Abitibi: 350 Smoky Falls: 267
Manitoba Nelson River Scheme: 2500 Grand Rapids: 500 Brandon: 263
New Brunswick Mactaquac: 750
Fossil Fuel: 2818 MW
Ontario Hearn: 1200 MW (1951)
Alberta Wabamun: 600 MW (1956) Battle Rivers: 100 MW (1954)
Saskatchewan Boundary Dam: 700 MW (1958)
New Brunswick Grand Lake: 57 MW
- Further Ontario coal plants at Lakeview (2400), Lambton (1976), Nanticoke (3964) and Thunder Bay (306) will not be built due to lack of need - In terms of oil plants, Tracy (660) in Quebec; Lennox (2140) in Ontario; Burnside (132) and Tufts Cove (500 MW) in Nova Scotia; and Dalhousie (315) and Coleson Cove (1050) in New Brunswick won't need to be built - There is one experimental 100MW natural gas plant in BC and the Charlottetown diesel fired plant in PEI (61 MW)
Nuclear Power by Province NS: 6000 NB: 5500 QB: 8500 ON: 19000 MN: 3500 SK: 6500 AB: 7000 BC: 7000 AK: 5000
Total: 68000 MW TWh: 595.68
Total Power Production: 101,421 MW or 888.44796 TWh
This is up on 1990s levels of @ Canadian power generation, but the much larger population and its subsequent effect on electricity demand (and industry, exports and special project use) needs to be factored into calculations.
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Post by lordroel on Jun 25, 2024 14:39:23 GMT
Canadian Nuclear Power Plants (Under Construction) Lingan, Nova Scotia Trenton, Nova Scotia Tufts Cove, Nova Scotia Point Lepreau, New Brunswick Belladune, New Brunswick Millbank, New Brunswick: Gentilly, Quebec Sorel-Tracy, Quebec Comeau Bay, Quebec Carleton, Quebec Yamachiche, Quebec Pickering, Ontario Darlington, Ontario Bruce A, Ontario Bruce B, Ontario Rolphton, Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario Skead, Ontario York Factory, Manitoba Silver Bay, Manitoba Siglavik, Manitoba Nipawin, Saskatchewan Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Saskatchewan Weyburn, Saskatchewan Riverhurst, Saskatchewan Peace River, Alberta Milo, Alberta Sundance, Alberta Genesee, Alberta Banff, Alberta Kamloops, British Columbia Silverdale, British Columbia Haysport, British Columbia Haines, Alaska Portage, Alaska Fort Resolution, NWT How much power do they give Canada and are coal plans also still in use.
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Post by simon darkshade on Jun 25, 2024 20:36:42 GMT
If something is labelled ‘Under Construction’, then that detail is being added, bit by bit. The total power is there; I’ll add some notes when it is complete.
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Post by simon darkshade on Jun 27, 2024 3:58:29 GMT
Now the Canadian post above is complete and the above questions can be answered with:
(a) 68000 MW, or 67%; and (b) 5 coal plants are in use, plus a couple of much smaller localised/industrial facilities
Canada in @ had a very heavy use of hydroelectricity from an early stage, and that was reflected here. There are a further ~24000 MW worth of major hydroelectric projects 'in the pipeline' as of 1973, plus the huge Grand Falls project underway in Labrador, Newfoundland.
However, the major story of 1954-1973 has been the nuclear programme, with its accompanying purpose of generating fissile material for the Commonwealth nuclear programmes. 30 plants have been built over those 19 years, with the 'game-changer' technology of nuclear fusion to replace further projected fission plants and the older generation of reactors in the 1980s and 90s.
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Post by simon darkshade on Jul 10, 2024 2:42:08 GMT
Notes on Military Rations - Historically, ~1970s era British 24 Hour General Service Ration Packs had a Breakfast, Snack and Main Meal. The reasoning for the extra full meal (with the Snack element provided for in the Accessory Pack) is that the slightly greater gravity and nature of the world has a bearing on the amount of calories needed for an adult male soldier, in addition to it not being unknown practice in other @ rations, such as Canada - There is a lot more variety, even compared to the 2020s era British rations, with 24 main meal variants vs 20 (this is driven by the size of the boxes mentioned in October). This is more in keeping with the 24 US MRE variants - The provision of tinned starters is modelled on the @ French practice, and comes from the DE Royal Army Catering Corps hobbits refusing to let the French one up them ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) - The dinner pack contains a Side Dish pouch separately, even though each Main Meal has plenty of other elements in them. This is based on @ British 70s GSRPs, although with a tad more variety and quality than ‘Pre Cooked Rice, Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce, Beans in Tomato Sauce or Macedoine' - There is some sanity employed in combinations of Main Meals and Side Dishes, just as there is with balancing the other Meal Packs in the overall ration, so that the combined meals are best suited for actual consumption as well as nutrition. Given that the total number of possible combinations (not counting fruit bars) would come out to 3.5 billion if left to a computer, there is some decent design put into ensuring that there is a balance of the type of meats, provision of fish and poultry and balanced side dishes. Once again, the halflings of the RACC come to the rescue - Consideration was given to including a side dish in the Supper Pack, but weight and space militate against it at this juncture. On the other hand, a powdered soup will be added to Dinner Packs - One cross over with the encouragement/support of the fishing industry can be seen in the 4 breakfasts and 4 main meal variants using fish - There is a definite edge of improvement in the inclusion of duck, venison and pheasant, as well as some of beef dishes, with this flowing from the greater available budget now Vietnam (and very recently Malaya/Borneo) are finished - The majority of the dishes are very British, with only the Indian Butter Chicken curry sticking out as a ‘foreign’ dish. This reflects the tastes and general ethnicity of the Army and soldiers at the time, with Butter Chicken becoming popular from troops rotated through India during the 1960s Far East campaigns - Likewise, the Swedish meatballs are due to the Army spending a lot of years in Scandinavia training and deploying - What is missing? Most other curries and Indian dishes, Italian dishes such as pasta (specifically Spaghetti Bolognese) and the Chinese influences of sweet and sour etc. That may change at a different pace at some point in the future - There is a lot more red meat vs the @ 1990s onwards preference for chicken, reflecting tastes and prices - Separate ration arrangements for the Gurkhas and Sikhs are in place; vegetarian soldiers beyond those groups are very few and far between - Semi-arcane ‘magitech’ and the mad science of the likes of Willy Wonka (and proto halfling Heston Blumenthal types) can be seen in some of the dishes/components, which wouldn’t be possible in @. For example, in DE 1973 food alchemists are on the cusp of perfecting a ration pancake with the fully required shelf life - The waybread isn’t quite lembas, but is very potent - British rations including an alcoholic cordial for good measure. Note also that cigarettes are also still included as a matter of course - Coffee is notable for its absence - The seasoning provided in the Accessory Pack with Salt, Pepper and Sugar is ‘Super MSG’ - Each fruit bar contains the equivalent nutrition of 2 pieces of the fruit they are derived from - What do future modifications hold? Possibly an inclusion of a ‘Breakfast Dessert’ element, like the US packs; actual chips; further meat bars/bite size snacks; fruit and nut sachets; and British equivalents to shelf stable sandwiches
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Post by stevep on Jul 10, 2024 8:35:14 GMT
Notes on Military Rations - Historically, ~1970s era British 24 Hour General Service Ration Packs had a Breakfast, Snack and Main Meal. The reasoning for the extra full meal (with the Snack element provided for in the Accessory Pack) is that the slightly greater gravity and nature of the world has a bearing on the amount of calories needed for an adult male soldier, in addition to it not being unknown practice in other @ rations, such as Canada - There is a lot more variety, even compared to the 2020s era British rations, with 24 main meal variants vs 20 (this is driven by the size of the boxes mentioned in October). This is more in keeping with the 24 US MRE variants - The provision of tinned starters is modelled on the @ French practice, and comes from the DE Royal Army Catering Corps hobbits refusing to let the French one up them ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) - The dinner pack contains a Side Dish pouch separately, even though each Main Meal has plenty of other elements in them. This is based on @ British 70s GSRPs, although with a tad more variety and quality than ‘Pre Cooked Rice, Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce, Beans in Tomato Sauce or Macedoine' - There is some sanity employed in combinations of Main Meals and Side Dishes, just as there is with balancing the other Meal Packs in the overall ration, so that the combined meals are best suited for actual consumption as well as nutrition. Given that the total number of possible combinations (not counting fruit bars) would come out to 3.5 billion if left to a computer, there is some decent design put into ensuring that there is a balance of the type of meats, provision of fish and poultry and balanced side dishes. Once again, the halflings of the RACC come to the rescue - Consideration was given to including a side dish in the Supper Pack, but weight and space militate against it at this juncture. On the other hand, a powdered soup will be added to Dinner Packs - One cross over with the encouragement/support of the fishing industry can be seen in the 4 breakfasts and 4 main meal variants using fish - There is a definite edge of improvement in the inclusion of duck, venison and pheasant, as well as some of beef dishes, with this flowing from the greater available budget now Vietnam (and very recently Malaya/Borneo) are finished - The majority of the dishes are very British, with only the Indian Butter Chicken curry sticking out as a ‘foreign’ dish. This reflects the tastes and general ethnicity of the Army and soldiers at the time, with Butter Chicken becoming popular from troops rotated through India during the 1960s Far East campaigns - Likewise, the Swedish meatballs are due to the Army spending a lot of years in Scandinavia training and deploying - What is missing? Most other curries and Indian dishes, Italian dishes such as pasta (specifically Spaghetti Bolognese) and the Chinese influences of sweet and sour etc. That may change at a different pace at some point in the future - There is a lot more red meat vs the @ 1990s onwards preference for chicken, reflecting tastes and prices - Separate ration arrangements for the Gurkhas and Sikhs are in place; vegetarian soldiers beyond those groups are very few and far between - Semi-arcane ‘magitech’ and the mad science of the likes of Willy Wonka (and proto halfling Heston Blumenthal types) can be seen in some of the dishes/components, which wouldn’t be possible in @. For example, in DE 1973 food alchemists are on the cusp of perfecting a ration pancake with the fully required shelf life - The waybread isn’t quite lembas, but is very potent - British rations including an alcoholic cordial for good measure. Note also that cigarettes are also still included as a matter of course- Coffee is notable for its absence - The seasoning provided in the Accessory Pack with Salt, Pepper and Sugar is ‘Super MSG’ - Each fruit bar contains the equivalent nutrition of 2 pieces of the fruit they are derived from - What do future modifications hold? Possibly an inclusion of a ‘Breakfast Dessert’ element, like the US packs; actual chips; further meat bars/bite size snacks; fruit and nut sachets; and British equivalents to shelf stable sandwiches
So DE is no better off than OTL, possibly worse, in understanding the health threat from smoking? Otherwise very interesting and a good touch in that the additional gravity means additional nutrition, hence the what we would consider oversized meals.
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Post by simon darkshade on Jul 10, 2024 9:21:04 GMT
They are ahead of understanding it. This is a world where cancer is curable, though; the other major health effects of smoking are upon heart disease and strokes, which are still serious. Smoking rates in DE have been declining and will probably bottom out in another decade or so at 10-15%. Historically, the US military kept cigarettes in rations until 1975 (some other sources say 1972): famri.org/history-of-tobacco-military-rations/
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Post by Max Sinister on Jul 10, 2024 14:51:36 GMT
Will TTL feature an earlier breakdown of the SU, because they can't afford to build so many nukes and other arms forever? PS: You even think about alternate military rations ITTL? ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png)
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Post by simon darkshade on Jul 10, 2024 15:12:27 GMT
The Soviets have a better economy at the moment, and aren’t experiencing Brezhnevian stagnation; General Secretary Sergeyev has a Khrushevian approach to economics which, in concert with better harvests, is keeping the Soviets economically viable for more than the next ~ 15 years. There is a considerable defence burden which amounts to 16-17% of GDP, but it is from a larger overall base. So there isn’t any macro OOC plan for a Soviet collapse at this point.
Alternate military rations, defence production, energy, employment by different sectors, GDP rankings, yearly statistics, film listings and much more. I like to think that very few other works drill down into the same depth of detail as Dark Earth, which reflects a part of my own interest in deep and broad detail.
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Post by simon darkshade on Jul 10, 2024 15:38:42 GMT
And in the spirit of more detail:
British Armaments Production
Artillery Shells
Shell Manufacturing Plants Royal Arsenal, Woolwich: 200,000/month Imperial Arsenal, Notts: 200,000/month
HM Factory Gretna: 150,000/month National Factory Barnbow (Leeds): 150,000/month National Factory Stirling: 100,000/month National Factory Elenydd, Wales: 100,000/month National Factory Mullingar, Ireland: 100,000/month
ROF Nottingham: 150,000/month ROF Accrington, Lancashire: 75,000/month ROF Birtley, Northumberland: 75,000/month ROF Carlisle, Cumberland: 75,000/month ROF Darlington, Durham: 75,000/month ROF Beech Hill: 75,000/month
Vickers: 200,000/month Armstrong-Whitworth: 200,000/month Beardmores/Rolls Royce: 100,000/month Hawker-Siddeley/Cammell Laird: 100,000/month ( Coventry Ordnance Works)
Filling Factories ROF Aycliffe ROF Brackla ROF Bridgend ROF Chilwell ROF Chorley ROF Ruddington ROF Rotherwas ROF Thorp Arch ROF White Lund ROF Burry
Explosives Factories RN Propellant Factory Caerwent RNCF Holton Heath ROF Bishopton ROF Bridgewater Royal Gunpowder Mills ROF Pembrey ROF Drigg ROF Irvine ROF Ranskill
Small Arms
Small Arms Production Royal Small Arms Factory: 48,279 L1A2 battle rifles, 5239 L4 LMG, 2465 L6 GPMGs, 16239 L10A1 SMGs Royal Armoury: 38,433 L1A2 battle rifles, 5078 L4 LMG, 2327 L6 GPMGs, 11672 L10A1 SMGs ROF Fazarkerley: 25,548 L2A4 assault rifles, 3689 L4 LMGs ROF Maltby: 20,822 L1A2 battle rifles, 15,410 L2A4 assault rifles, 2330 L4 LMGs ROF Athlone: 15,279 L1A2 battle rifles, 14,987 L2A4 assault rifles ROF Hirwaun: 14,254 L1A2 battle rifles, 15,324 L2A4 assault rifles
Armstrong-Whitworth: 13403 L2A4 assault rifles, 3624 L6 GPMGs Vickers: 12,681 L1A2 battle rifles, 4168 L6 GPMGs, 2254 L12 HMG BMARC: 2000 Maxim Guns, 4000 L12 HMGs BSA: 24698 L1A2 battle rifles, 32346 L2A4 assault rifles, 5275 L4 LMGs, 18,358 L10 pistols LSA: 19872 L1A2 battle rifles, 29964 L2A4 assault rifles, 4018 L4 LMGs 16,453 L10 pistols Sterling Armaments Company: 62,376 L10A1 submachine guns Webley & Scott: 29,751 L10 pistols London Armoury Company: 12456 L1A2 battle rifles
(Martini-Henry) (Parker-Hale) (Westley-Richards) (Farquhar–Hill)
Small Arms Ammunition ROF Radway Green: 1 million rounds/day ROF Dumfries: 1 million rounds/day NSAAF Coundon: 1 million rounds/day
ROF Ingleton: 500,000 rounds/day ROF Newton: 500,000 rounds/day ROF Blackpole: 500,000 rounds/day ROF Farnham: 500,000 rounds/day ROF Spennymoor: 500,000 rounds/day ROF Steeton Dump: 500,000 rounds/day
ICI Standish: 500,000 rounds/day IMI Witton: 500,000 rounds/day BSA: 500,000 rounds/day BMARC: 500,000 rounds/day Anglo Saxon Munitions Co: 500,000 rounds/day Yorkshire Munitions Co: 500,000 rounds/day
Tanks and Armoured Vehicles
Armoured Vehicle Manufacturing Plants Royal Arsenal: 20 FV525 Warrior/wk Imperial Arsenal: 20 FV525 Warrior/wk Royal Ordnance Works, Wrexham: 20 FV525 Warrior/wk Royal Tank Factory Leeds: 16 Crusader/wk Royal Tank Factory Newcastle: 16 Crusader/wk Royal Tank Factory Sheffield: 16 Crusader/wk Royal Tank Factory Manchester: 16 Crusader/wk
(Royal Tank Factory, Coventry) (Royal Tank Factory, Glasgow)
Leyland Tank Works: 12 Crusader/wk, 4 Royalist/wk Vickers, Sheffield: 32 Saladin AMC/wk, 8 Valiant MBT/wk, 2 Whirlwind/wk Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick: Armstrong-Whitworth, Elswick: 12 CVR(T)/wk, 8 Challenger MAV/wk 8 FV525 Warrior/wk, 4 Ardent MBT/wk BMC’s Royal Mechanizations and Aero, Birmingham: 12 Chieftain MBT/wk
ROF Salem, Carmathenshire: 12 FV180, 4 FV4203 Chieftain AVRE, 4 Chieftain FV4204 ARV, 4 Chieftain AVLB ROF Ledbury: Marksman and Sharpshooter ROF Portadown, Ulster: 10 FV217 Badget Tank Destroyer/wk ROF Dalmuir, Scotland: 12 FV525/wk ROF Telford: 10 IkV 105 Assault Guns ROF Blackburn: 12 Challenger MAV/wk
GKN, Telford: 110 acre Hadley Castle Works: 18 FV432 AEC, Southall: 18 AEC Sentinel LAV/wk Alvis, Coventry: 24 CVR(T)/wk, 16 Alvis Centaur/wk Humber, Huddersfield: 24 Humber Pigs/wk Rootes, Leicester: 12 AEC Sentinel LAV/wk Saxon: 16 Alvis Centaur/wk
(Vauxhall, Middleton) (Ford, Winsford)
Richard Hornsby & Sons, Grantham: 24 FV625/wk Massey-Ferguson Banner Lane, Coventry: 24 FV625/wk
(Vauxhall Tank Works: Shadow Factory) (Austin Tank Works: Shadow Factory) (Rootes Tank Works: Shadow Factory) (Saxon Tank Works: Shadow Factory)
[Rolls Royce Derby Plant] [BMC Cowley Plant] [Austin Longbridge Plant] [Rover Castle Bromwich Plant] [Saxon Trafford Park Plant] [Rootes Ryton Plant]
Artillery
Artillery Manufacturing Plants Royal Arsenal: 3 x L24 125mm, 2 x 152mm Archbishop, 1 x 203mm Lionheart 1 x 240mm Excalibur, 1 Sharpshooter Imperial Arsenal: 3 x L24 125mm, 2 x 152mm Archbishop, 1 x 203mm Lionheart, 1 x 240mm Excalibur, 1 Sharpshooter
Vickers, Sheffield and Barrow: 2 x 152mm Archbishop, 1 x 203mm Lionheart, 2 Whirlwinds, 8 Sharpshooters, 1 Catapult/wk Armstrong-Whitworth, Elswick: 2 x 152mm Archbishop, 1 x 203mm Lionheart, 4 Marksman, 1 Catapult/wk Beardmores, Glasgow: 2 x 152mm Archbishop, 1 203mm Lionheart, 2 GP 25pdr, 1 Catapult/wk Coventry Ordnance Works: 2 x 152mm Archbishop, 1 x 203mm Lionheart, 2 GP 25pdr, 1 Catapult/wk BMARC: 2 x 152mm Archbishop, 2 36pdr ATG
ROF Cardiff: 6 L121 ROF Nottingham: 12 125mm ROF Poole: 2 x FV254 Lionheart 203mm ROF Theale, Reading: 4 x 25pdr GP ROF Glascoed, Monmouthshire: 4 x 25pdr GP
[ROF [ROF [ROF [ROF [ROF
Artillery Total: 4527
12 x 375mm 960 x L24 125mm 320 x L121 152mm 125 x 36pdr SVAT 800 x 25pdr GP
750 x FV236 152mm Archbishop SPGH 420 x FV254 203mm Lionheart SPGH 120 x FV287 240mm Excalibur SPGH
420 x Sharpshooter SPAAG 240 x Marksman SPAAG 120 x Vickers Whirlwind SPAAG
240 x Catapult MLRS
Unarmoured Vehicles
Bedford Dunstable Plant: 7500 Bedford MKs Leyland Plant: 2500 Leyland Rangers Rover Solihull Plant: 20,000 Land Rovers Humber Huddersfield Plant: 5000 Humber FV1601s Alvis Coventry Plant: 2500 Alvis Stalwarts Austin Longbridge Plant: 10000 Austin Champions BMC Cowley Plant: 4000 Morris Marathons
Missiles ROF Patricroft ROF Newport ROF Elstow ROF Blackburn: Missile Fuzes ROF Hathern
Hawker-Siddeley Hawker-Siddeley: 4800 Skyblade MRAAM, 1200 Purple Rose/Javelin SSM, 560 Green Hill (Martel) ASM, 480 Paladin ASM/AShM, 240 Sea Eagle AShM Avro: 120 Blue Steel ASM, 200 Grand Slam ASM, 320 Blue Sky ABM
Vickers: 1800 White Light/Skyflash MANPADS, 5000 Red Planet/Super Vigilant ATGM, 540 Red Dean AGM Supermarine: 160 Black Beauty ABM, 320 Red Dawn SSM, 600 Blue Rose AGM, 640 Lancelot SLCM
de Havilland: 9600 Firebolt SRAAM, 240 Violet Silk SSM/AGM, 320 EG.324 Sabre SR SAM, 120 Blue Moon SLBM Shorts: 3600 Green Apple ATGM, 400 Pink Lady (ALARM) ARM
Armstrong-Whitworth: 960 Galahad LRAAM, 520 Brown Sugar (AS.38) GP AGM, 20 Nereus Saunders-Roe: 40 Violet Friend ABM, 240 Yellow Sand SSM, Fairey: 1200 Orange William/Swingfire, 800 Hawkswing, 240 Red King AShM/SSM
Bristol: 480 Blue Envoy SAM, 1280 Broadsword, 240 Black Cat MRASM, 400 Green Oak ARM English Electric: 320 Red Devil/PT.428 Rapier SAM, 480 Blue Shield/Thunderbird II SAM, 360 Black Stallion AShM
38,840 guided missiles
- The Imperial Arsenal is a duplicate facility of Woolwich built in the 1900s in the aftermath of the War of the Worlds and the rising international tensions that lead to WW1. It lies to the north of the city - The Royal Armoury is a similar duplicate facility of the RSAF Enfield built in Winchester - HM Factory Gretna was repurposed from a Great War cordite plant into one for shell manufacture during the 1926 Soviet War Scare - Barnbow is never repurposed from a shell plant; the tank plant in Leeds is a new build in the 1930s - The WW1 shell plant in Nottingham is also never repurposed post WW1 - The three geographically distributed plants in Scotland, Ireland and Wales are 1930s era construction, coming in the time when there was a desire to move facilities away from the vulnerable South East - Production levels come from 3 shifts a day + modern machinery and processes + robotics. It translates to ~139 shells/hour for the smallest facilities rising to 278/hour for the largest ones - Yorkshire Munitions is a conglomerate based around Greenwood & Batley and other local ammunition firms - Ford of Britain have a 5 million square foot factory in York used in WW2 for heavy bomber construction (now used for cars, drive trains and assorted engineering)
1200 towed and 600 self propelled guns and 600 SPAAGs over the next five years. 2205 towed, 1290 SPG, 780 SPAAG
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