by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
Franconia (as a whole) Section 1. Outside the NewUS but inside the CPE: Brandenburg-Ansbach (Lutheran) (At the partition of 1541, 689 square miles; about 110,000 people) Brandenburg-Kulmbach-Bayreuth (Lutheran) (At the partition of 1541, about 660 square miles; about...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
The stats for the “Gustav” are as follows: [forthcoming] Statistics Span: Length: Height: Empty Weight: Maximum Weight: Fuel Capacity: Crew: Maximum Armament: Engine: Performance Maximum speed: Cruising speed: Range: Endurance: Service Ceiling: Max...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
There are several parts to the radio FAQ. This part discusses Military/diplomatic communications in the CPE and the US. Another part discusses the barflies plans to build the Voice of America, a Giant AM radio station capable of being heard on little more than...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
From: Virginia DeMarce <virginiademarce@yahoo.com>Date: Tue Dec 10, 2002 2:59:56 PM US/PacificSubject: Revised population allocation per 2000 census OK, folks, the following analysis is Eric-Approved, on the basis of the 2000 census. The figures used earlier...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
From a radio specialist’s perspective, Eric Flint could not have chosen a worse time to drop a town into than 1632. Just at the beginning of the period where there are telescopic observations of the heavens, approximately simultaneous with the trial of Galileo,...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
The people of the USE will need horses for a long time. The US in the OTL did not see full tractor mechanization of farming until well into the 50’s (the Depression and WWII contributed to the late date). The introduction of 19th century horse drawn farm...
