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Haan-class Colonial Aviso
The Kalonaser Staatsmarine was in dire straights in the year 1927; the capture of nearly the entire gunboat and torpedo boat fleet in the Engagement of the Indian Gap in 1923 had been bad enough. It didn't help that the heavy cruiser Thunderchild, flag ship of both the Republikeinsmarine and the Staatsmarine, had foundered in a storm off Kaap Vrijdag in the April storms of 1926. Her sister, Lighteningchild, had never been constructed further than her keel; what little there was of her rusted on the slipway for a year until she was ordered scrapped in early 1925. Grootmaarschalk Barentsz, an army man by trade, had never dedicated much funding to the Staatsmarine. All these factors meant that when, in 1927, the Kalonaser Staat purchased two islands in the Pyumon chain from the Kingdom of Zingaburi (sold in order to fund the quelling of a rebellion in the west), the Kalonaser Staatsmarine found themselves tasked with the impossible job of patrolling sealanes over two thousand kilometers long through the Pyu Sea.
It was at this point that the Grootmaarchalk finally saw that the Staatsmarine would have to get some money; islands so far away could not be protected by a couple old coastal gunboats and some floatplanes. With funding finally acquired, the Staatsmarine began the first phase of Plan KM: the construction of several avisos. In olden days, the word "aviso" had referred to small dispatch boats that ran between ships and shore and the like delivering messages. The old term was re-coined by Kalonaser shipwrights for a small ship, lightly armed and armored, designed to keep peace in the colonies and provide communications between the colonies and the Kalonaser mainland.
The Haan-class fits this criteria perfectly well: she carries a light armament of three 5.5-inch main guns, five 25mm autocannon, and fifty naval mines. Her armor is even lighter: her decks are plated in 6mm armor, and her turrets in only 3mm armor. She also carries a float plane for scout and communication duties. Her great range and versatility are her biggest assets. It should be noted that she is not designed for ship-to-ship combat for any length of time; her primary duties are to "show the colors" in the Pyu coaling stations and to maintain communications with the mainland. Many a time have vessels of the Haan-class proved useful in driving off foreign trawlers and supporting landings of Korps Mariniers.
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issa bote
And a pretty basic one at that. I reckon I just wanted to have another go at one. Haven't done one in a while. Took like a week to build, and it's not perfect, but I think it came out pretty nice so whatevs B)
Haan-class Colonial Aviso
The Kalonaser Staatsmarine was in dire straights in the year 1927; the capture of nearly the entire gunboat and torpedo boat fleet in the Engagement of the Indian Gap in 1923 had been bad enough. It didn't help that the heavy cruiser Thunderchild, flag ship of both the Republikeinsmarine and the Staatsmarine, had foundered in a storm off Kaap Vrijdag in the April storms of 1926. Her sister, Lighteningchild, had never been constructed further than her keel; what little there was of her rusted on the slipway for a year until she was ordered scrapped in early 1925. Grootmaarschalk Barentsz, an army man by trade, had never dedicated much funding to the Staatsmarine. All these factors meant that when, in 1927, the Kalonaser Staat purchased two islands in the Pyumon chain from the Kingdom of Zingaburi (sold in order to fund the quelling of a rebellion in the west), the Kalonaser Staatsmarine found themselves tasked with the impossible job of patrolling sealanes over two thousand kilometers long through the Pyu Sea.
It was at this point that the Grootmaarchalk finally saw that the Staatsmarine would have to get some money; islands so far away could not be protected by a couple old coastal gunboats and some floatplanes. With funding finally acquired, the Staatsmarine began the first phase of Plan KM: the construction of several avisos. In olden days, the word "aviso" had referred to small dispatch boats that ran between ships and shore and the like delivering messages. The old term was re-coined by Kalonaser shipwrights for a small ship, lightly armed and armored, designed to keep peace in the colonies and provide communications between the colonies and the Kalonaser mainland.
The Haan-class fits this criteria perfectly well: she carries a light armament of three 5.5-inch main guns, five 25mm autocannon, and fifty naval mines. Her armor is even lighter: her decks are plated in 6mm armor, and her turrets in only 3mm armor. She also carries a float plane for scout and communication duties. Her great range and versatility are her biggest assets. It should be noted that she is not designed for ship-to-ship combat for any length of time; her primary duties are to "show the colors" in the Pyu coaling stations and to maintain communications with the mainland. Many a time have vessels of the Haan-class proved useful in driving off foreign trawlers and supporting landings of Korps Mariniers.
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issa bote
And a pretty basic one at that. I reckon I just wanted to have another go at one. Haven't done one in a while. Took like a week to build, and it's not perfect, but I think it came out pretty nice so whatevs B)