News from the dusty Kingdom of Egypt

[Logi]

I've also thought the year of the army tech similar to what Sachmle said. I thought what it dicated what the type of weapon you had, not the specific weapon itself. IE: muzzleloaders vs. repeating rifles.

Edit: Nope no suggestions.

[ciders]

Yep, but it's the same problem for a great number of rifles of this time. And if the soldier smoke, it's worse. But I can buy a too much sophisticated weapon. Egyptian soldiers are draftees, not professionnal Europeans soldiers.

I've also thought the year of the army tech similar to what Sachmle said. I thought what it dicated what the type of weapon you had, not the specific weapon itself. IE: muzzleloaders vs. repeating rifles.

I have 1895 baseline units, Mosin Nagant is born in 1891. What's the problem ?  ???

[Sachmle]

I have 1895 baseline units, Mosin Nagant is born in 1891. What's the problem ?  ???

No problem. Was referring to the 1898 Mauser.

[ciders]

OK. ;)

[Walter]

Nah. I was thinking too much like tanks and planes with the infantry weapons. :)

[Borys]

I always worked under the understanding that the 'year' of the army tech was more about the tactics and strategy, just as much if not more so, then the 'level' of weapons. It's not so much WHAT gun you have, it's HOW MANY.

I always saw it as both. IMO any bolt-action rifle is perfectly at home in a "1895 level" army. I don't think I have any issues with any rifles up to Springfield being in such an army.
I'd protest against the Swedish M/40 rifle in 8x63 though - the round was so powerful, that the weapon sported a muzzle break.
http://www.8x63swedish.pridham.ca/history.html
Borys

[ciders]

December 17th 1916 :

Alexandria :

The city of Alexandria, already by far the first harbour of Egypt, benefits widely from the peace with Italy and France, and particulary, from the new treaty with these two countries. The treaty of Alexandria, recently signed by His Royal Majesty, let France and Italy a new market, but  it also opens new perspectives to the Egyptian industrialists. The harbour of Alexandria, in spite of the Siamese and Dutch crisis, considers good to take advantage these new opportunities.

Many projects are planned, especially in three dumains :

- first, the Egyptian government want to increase the capacity of some of his harbours, notably Alexandria, Damietta and a third place on the Red Sea ( unknown for the moment, because of the competition between Bur Safaga, Hurghada and Berenike ). It seems that Alexandria will have priority
- second, the transports. King Zafir is irritated by the fact that Egypt still has no railroads. Two projects are seriously studied : a major railway between Alexandria and Cairo, and a railway between Cairo and Suez, in the French Canal Zone. Others projects concerns a railway between Cairo and Aswan, and minor railways in the Delta
- third, cotton and oil. Alexandria want tobecome a major harbour for the oil and cotton trade. A new central cotton stock exchange is considered. At the same time, new oil prospects began in the Western Desert ( notably at Maarsa-Mattruh ) and around the city of Hurghada, with the assistance of Italian engineers