Zinqaguri Fleet Program before and during the Mesr Wars #1 - Basic Setting

Fleet Living Index

Largest drydock 6.500 tonnes

Coastline - Long coast running parallel east to west, the maintenance of two separate squadrons is required

Industry & Economy - Intermediate

Political Stability - Stable

Political Support for Naval Improvement - Uninterested -1 budget

Need for Naval Expansion - Low -1 budget

Allies with / Allies by proxy with: Jackewline, Friegland, Dorrosean

Neutral towards / Neutral by proxy towards: Siqladmat

Adversaries / Adversary by proxy towards: Nordsbur, Muajbar, Asansmat / Veuden, Afrahiun

Possible enemies during a war: Same

Main naval influences (foreign country): Dorrosean / Frieg

Strategical goals: Zinqagur is in a sort of perilous situation, at the meeting of three seas: the western ocean through which Nordsburi trade flows, the eastern one and the Abyssal Ocean, which is of strategic importance to both Jackewline and Veuden.

Possible sources of warships: Foreign purchase if the budget allows

Initial technology level (general description of industrial capacities): basic equipment for outdated warships can be produced locally

Footnote ships of the swedish and finnish navy (nordsbur enemies)

Few TBDs

Many monitors (4 of them seagoing these would be fun to create and also easy - one was modernized)

three to four battleships

puny cruisers

How to use Nordsburian ships offensively? Like Ilmarinen and Königsberg, in a sort of littoral combat mode or with careful positioning of overwhelming forces

The Nordsburian traders will become bolder because they are uncertain of the Zinqaguri fleet's force

The Zinqagrech fleet will deploy aggressively and the massed Nordsburian fleet would be sent out, spread across the western isles there would be many smaller combats

Sort of Manila Bay situations should arise

Siqladmati fleet:

Modern (British) pre-dreads

Ruriks!

Averof!

It all depends on whether Nordsbur can convince Siqladmat to ally with them.