Zinqagur Fleet Programme - Scale Change

Although I love scratchbuilding 1/1000 scale models, the process is very time-consuming, and I wanted to play some pre-dreadnought battles with this shelved project in mind.

So I returned to it, but I'm going to produce the models in 1/2000 scale instead. I already started working on the Charles Martel and three Orlando/Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruisers.

Ships of the pre-dreadnought era are generally easy to construct at this scale, as their superstructures are relatively not very cluttered, very boxy so to speak, with a pair of turrets and a big central casemate battery.

I also have four ships of the Iron Duke-class superdreads which only need basing, so I shall go on with that, and perhaps the project will gather enough momentum so I can continue with repairing and rebasing the rest of the collection.

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Initial technology level (general description of industrial capacities): basic equipment for outdated warships can be produced locally