Looking for a nation...

[SMS_Viribus_Unitis]

Hi,

I'm new, and looking for a nation to play - Borys mentioned the Indias (muslim and hindu) are still free.

I'd be interested in taking over - first one, then the other ;-)

My preference would be the Mughal empire, but I'm open for other suggestions.

[The Rock Doctor]

Both are open, and generally blank slates - though some folks have put forward some suggestions for them.

Alternately, you could consider Mesoamerica (which has some backstory), the Ottoman Empire (which is now needing to rebuild after the just-fought Balkan War), or the Muslim state of Firanj in western Australia.

We had a prospective player for half of a split-up China, but that process got stalled by the war and we may have lost him.

[Korpen]

Romania? ;)


*should not be take too serious...

[miketr]

Mesoamerica, Ottoman Empire and Firanj I think at this point will all be roughly the same economy, perhaps the Ottoman Empire will be weaker because of lost territory from the war.  The other two would be able the same and allow some major construction.  The Mughals are a light weight and would be pressed to build a single small cruiser, but they could do other things on land.

Michael

[Tanthalas]

Take half of China (mass back story and a ton of prebuilt ships) I could use an arch enemy (you get to hate the devil swiss automaticly)

[SMS_Viribus_Unitis]

If the Mughals are that weak, they are out :-)

What could I expect (resourcewise, approximately) with China, what with Mesoamerica ?

[The Rock Doctor]

I'll refer you to this thread:

http://www.navalism.org/index.php?topic=1774.0

...for a sense of national economies.

A China fragment would be approximately half of the existing total.

The Mughals are BP-poor, but have a decent-sized economy; they could work on building up their industrial base and perhaps find foreign builders for whatever fleet they thought necessary.

[Jefgte]

Welcome aboard Viribus Unitis  ;)

Made the right choice

China(?)



Jef  ;)

[Desertfox]

Firanj and either China are pretty good options, being decent middle powers. Note that while one China will hate NS to the core of their bones, the other China could well be an ally. All three nations will have interesting diplomatic 'options'.

[SMS_Viribus_Unitis]

I had a look at the resources potentially available in Hindu India (Bharat?), that doesn't look bad.

I'd rather avoid previous history, could lead to confusion. A grand investment program would be needed to build infrastructure, but once that's in place...
Disadvantage is of couse I have some foreigners sitting on the best pieces of land, including the best regions for tea ;-)

I'm sure a lot of other nations would want my $ for delivery of mining equipment and factories ;-)

[P3D]

Bharat has an ally in Russia - which might also be a donor for older battleships.

[miketr]

So Bharat is the uncolored / white part of India?

Michael

[The Rock Doctor]

Disadvantage is of couse I have some foreigners sitting on the best pieces of land, including the best regions for tea

This just gives you some obvious plot points for future roleplaying...

Part of the white part is Bharat - probably historical-ish borders with Bangladesh/Bengal and Burma.  Mughal would be the grey blob centred on historical Pakistan.

[Desertfox]

You could just call them "Foreign Devils" and use human wave attacks untill international pressure runs them out of your land...

[SMS_Viribus_Unitis]

You could just call them "Foreign Devils" and use human wave attacks untill international pressure runs them out of your land...

With all of you being the international pressure, I'd have to wait until christmas and easter at on the same day ;-)