Egypt

[ciders]

5 pre-dreadnoughts, 2 Ottoman, 1 Mughal,2 Persian
4 dreadnoughts, all Ottoman
2 battlecruisers, all Ottoman
2 armoured cruisers, all Ottoman
1 7,450 ton cruiser, exact detail unknown, Mughal
27 protected cruisers, 21 Ottoman, 3 Mughal,3 Persian, 2 of which exact detail are unknown
53 destroyers/ torpedo boats, 34 Ottoman, 11 Persian, 8 Mughal, exact detail unknown
22 minewarfare boats, 10 Ottoman, 12 Persian
5 multi-purpose corvettes, all Persian
7 moniters, 3 large, 4 small, all Ottoman
25 gunboats, 20 Ottoman,5 Khazarian
6 tugboats, all Ottoman
and 2 transports, all Ottoman

What a nice little pretty fleet. How say help me hurry in Egyptian ?

[ctwaterman]

Looks around casually....
*from a skit I remember but dont know from where adapted to current situation*

France what have you got behind your back.....
"France looking guilty" Nothing
Come on... what is it...
"France" holds out Egypt...  Ok so its Egypt.
Ok now put it back...

Lets just say Im pretty sure Egypt has some very large neighbors who might object to an expansive Muslim Empire aproaching their borders or threatening the Suez Canal :)

[ciders]

I'm sure too. But I wanted to be sure of this.  ;)