Parthia, HY2 1937

[Kaiser Kirk]

Parthia  HY2, 1937 Synopsis

Economy
Complete 1 Home BP
Complete 1 Home IC
Complete 2 Territorial IC

Research
Complete  – 1938 Aviation Ship

continue  – 1938 Mine Warfare
continue – 1940 Submarines
continue   – 1941 Capital Ship

Continue research on 8 new guns and associated 4G mountings, start research on 3G mountings
Start research on 2 new guns and quad mountins.

Naval Construction

Completed 
1 x Bahktiari III Cruiser
1 x Manzikert X Cruiser
2 x Davazdah Rohk Cruisers
1 x Boran Maritime Patrol Frigate
1 x Atossa Planeguard Sentry Frigate
4 x Sher Corvettes
4 x Robah Destroyers
2 x 500t SS35
1 x 750t SS35
2 x Karchang Patrol Cutters
1 x Deniz Ghoobagheh II Light Tender 20
1 x Barge Light Tender 10
2 x PS-3 Patrol Sloop III
24 x MTB-J

Continued
2 x Ardikkar Battleships
2 x Arwand Battleships
2 x Baskuc Armored Carriers
1 x Afson Fligt Deck Carrier
2 x Zemaka III Armored Cruiser
2 x Drubust Coastal Battleships
1 x Bahktiari III Cruiser
1 x Manzikert X Cruiser
2 x Davazdah Rohk Cruisers
1 x 'Bountiful Sea' Cargo-lInger.

Refitting

Scrapping
24 x MTB-A of TB17, Hawaii

Infrastructure
Continue 250m drydock at new Nasini naval base Natewa Bay, Vanau Levu, Fiji.

48m Slip for 500ton Submarines, Sohar, Oman

This is a longer term program to create a specialized
submarine construction & repair facility. Previously most submarines have been constructed at a couple specific naval bases, but a new specialize shipyard West of Muscat is hoped to ensure greater efficiency and uniformity as submarine production is increased.

Non-Naval
3 x Air Points

Parthian Ship Types 1937
Does not include completing vessels, Some unique types, are omitted.

22 x Dreadnaughts  (60 x 333, 92 x 365, 56 x 390, 16 x 435)
5 x Coastal Battleships ( 8 x 300, 16 x 333)

13 x Flight Deck Carriers
4 x Seaplane Tenders

16  x Armored Cruisers  ( 32 x 215, 64 x 255, 16 x 265, 16 x 333)
42 x Cruisers
6 x Cruisers, Seaplane

10 x Fleet Sentry Frigates
21 x Marine Patrol Frigates

19 x Gunboats
40 x Patrol Cutters
88 x Motor Gun Boats

17 x Fleet Sloop

53 x Fleet Destroyers (aka Corvettes)
86 x Destroyers (old Fleet Destroyers)
68 x Coastal Destroyers (old Torpedo Boat Leaders/ Destroyers)
80 x Fleet Torpedo Boats
684 x Motor Torpedo Boats various types.

8 x Minelayers, Fast
48 x Minesweepers, Coastal

94 x Submarines of various types

102 x Aux Patrol Sloop
128 x Aux Gnat GB/MSW/SC
6 x Aux Fleet Net Tender
54 x Aux Fleet Supply Vessel (tender types)


Destroyers.
The Parthians, flummoxed by the growth of the type and the different roles, have kept renaming the destroyer types. Generally speaking a CDD is 200-900 tons, a DD is 901-1400 tons, and a FDD is 1500-2500 tons. Though the 1938 Saihugus class at 1650ts is going to mess that up.