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 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: Republic of Texas 2.0

 Post subject: Re: Republic of Texas 2.0 Posted: April 3rd, 2016, 8:46 pm 

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In 1862 the Texas Navy committed to its most ambitious project yet. Capitalizing on an emerging iron works industrial base, and after gathering practical knowledge of sail/steam operations on the Invincible, the Naval Staff proposed to construct a "composite" ship: iron frames, and a double layer wo...

 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: Republic of Texas 2.0

 Post subject: Re: Republic of Texas 2.0 Posted: April 3rd, 2016, 8:32 pm 

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Doubling the size of the Navy also meant doubling the number of dispatch vessels. A second Brutus was put on the slipways at the Galveston Navy yard and launched in 1863: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/mt6qydfi92sqbeh/RTS%20Brutus%201863.png?dl=0 Like her sister, the Liberty, Brutus also functi...

 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: Republic of Texas 2.0

 Post subject: Re: Republic of Texas 2.0 Posted: April 3rd, 2016, 8:27 pm 

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The brig Bosque was authorized in 1859 and commissioned two years later in 1861. She was identical to her sisters in the Angelina Class, except for her armament. In 1860 the Ordnance Bureau tested breech-loading Armstrong guns, and found them to be superior in rate of fire and accuracy to the muzzle...

 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: Republic of Texas 2.0

 Post subject: Re: Republic of Texas 2.0 Posted: April 3rd, 2016, 8:09 pm 

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Republic of Texas, 1860-69 I. Introduction Texas faced enormous diplomatic, military, and economic challenges between 1860 and 1869. The American Civil War placed the Republic in an uncomfortable position between its strongest ally, the pro-abolition United States, and the fellow pro-slavery Confed...

 Forum: Non-Shipbucket Drawings  Topic: Real Gunbucket For Real Designs

 Post subject: Re: Real Gunbucket For Real Designs Posted: March 29th, 2016, 12:16 am 

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Nice Krag carbine!

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: FD scale aircrafts 12

 Post subject: Re: FD scale aircrafts 12 Posted: March 28th, 2016, 8:15 pm 

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I was wondering if the Scorpion was going to show up.

 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: Republic of Texas 2.0

 Post subject: Re: Republic of Texas 2.0 Posted: March 23rd, 2016, 3:28 am 

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In 1849 the Dragoon Regiment gained two more companies for a total of 12. Even with that expansion, it was not enough to man all the forts on the Texas frontier. Two more companies were added in 1851 for a total of 14. At one point, there were a total of 16 garrisons from El Paso to Brownsville and ...

 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: Republic of Texas 2.0

 Post subject: Re: Republic of Texas 2.0 Posted: March 23rd, 2016, 3:19 am 

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Halfway through the Mexican War, the Army issued a third weapon to the Dragoon Regiment, a pair of Colt Walker Model pistols for every soldier and officer: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/xcgpjzgqjsz35n7/Colt%20Walker%201847.png?dl=0 More robust than the Paterson model, it was a monster that wei...

 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: Republic of Texas 2.0

 Post subject: Re: Republic of Texas 2.0 Posted: March 23rd, 2016, 3:15 am 

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When the Army was re-established in 1845, it re-activated a Dragoon Regiment. Dragoons are, essentially, mounted infantry. The Regiment was composed of 10 companies of 72 men each. Its first weapons were Ames Company Sabers and Hall 1836 model carbines bought surplus from the United States: https://...

 Forum: Alternate Universe Designs  Topic: Republic of Texas 2.0

 Post subject: Re: Republic of Texas 2.0 Posted: March 20th, 2016, 2:38 pm 

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Yes please. Preserve the first version because I may not be able to recover all those drawings from my old computer. 2.0 can be preserved when you're ready.
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