The last vessels commissioned before the war were six Thornycroft 60 foot Coastal Motor Boats. https://www.dropbox.com/s/4puorxb4um3lhnp/RTX%20TB-16%201916.png?dl=1 The motor torpedo boats were a new direction for the Texas Navy, powered by modified gasoline-fueled aircraft engines instead of steam ...
In 1916, with the War in Europe in its third year, the Texas Navy commissioned 5 additional submarines built in the United States. The "3" Class, as they were originally known, were more capable than the first two submarines in commission: https://www.dropbox.com/s/06qv1hwi27r5on6/RTX%20STB-3%201916...
Hey Red, I was reading the original Republic of Texas AU and saw that you were with the 10th. Mountain Division HQ (li) in Afghanistan. I was wondering, what does the (li) stand for? I assumed Louisiana, because I know that there are state-differentiated divisions ,but I am probably mistaken. The L...
Also commissioned in 1915 were four Beaumont Class destroyers: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gs6ryjek2jxrr9q/RTX%20Beaumont%20Class%20Destroyer%201915.png?dl=1 The Beaumonts were bigger and more capable than their predecessors, but they were not well liked. Of particular concern was the exposed rudder o...
USA, TEMCO T-35 Buckaroo https://www.dropbox.com/s/3j5qvyq74n7h1mz/USA%20TEMCO%20T-35%20Buckaroo.png?dl=1 TEMCO's Buckaroo was designed to be a low-cost trainer that was an outgrowth of the earlier GC-1 Swift. It lost to Beech's T-34 for Air Force and Navy primary trainer contracts, but was used in ...