Asian

Asian Class Destroyers

   The Asian class destroyers were developed alongside the Europa class of training cruisers and the Africa class of fleet destroyers.  The Asians are more defensive-minded ship than their sister Africa class, with their armament focused on capital ship protection.  These 120 meter ships carry an incredible 20 medium and 10 light particle beam cannons in paired turrets.  Their primary mission is to fend off attacking fighters and missiles for the capital ships they are escorting.  Because of the number of turrets they do have a sizable crew of 9 officers and 46 crew.
   Later naming patterns included every country in Asia on the list, but there were some conflicts and political considerations made.  The People's Republic of China would not allow the Republic of China to use the name.  They did not want them to use Taiwan either, but they were finally mollified when allowances was made for a later, larger ship to be named China, while Taiwan would only be a destroyer.  Then, Russia and India demanded ships of the same class, so they do not have Asian class ships in their name.  The Middle East imploded around this time and the names all middle eastern countries involved were removed including those of Israel, Jordan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Qatar, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Kuwait. Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates.  North Korea continues to not play well with others, so the representative ship is called only Korea.  No one knows how Tibet slipped onto the list without China noticing, but they were allowed to keep Kong Kong and Macau.
   After the buildup started in earnest, though, the Confederacy Navy needed names for additional ships, stopped paying attention to Earthside politicians, and started using any name available, even older ones.  Note that "Iran" and "Persia" were both used, and the two ships occasionally served together with a healthy competition about which was 'right'.

Hull Listing

• DD-101 Bangladesh - Destroyed in Fiasco at Wolf 367 - "A Peril at Ishtar"
• DD-102 Kashmir- Destroyed in Fiasco at Wolf 367 - "A Peril at Ishtar"
• DD-103 Sri Lanka
• DD-104 Tibet
• DD-105 Mongolia (TD Thule)
  
• DD-106 Saipan (TD Thule)
  
• DD-107 Leyte
• DD-108 Tonkin
  
• DD-109 Siam
  
• DD-110 Siberia
  
• DD-111 Armenia
• DD-112 Azerbaijan
  
• DD-113 Bhutan (to Beerat in year 6)
  
• DD-114 Brunei
  
• DD-115 Myanmar
  
• DD-116 Cambodia
  
• DD-117 Timor-Leste
  
• DD-118 Georgia (to Beerat in year 6)
  
• DD-119 Hong Kong
  
• DD-120 Indonesia
  
• DD-121 Nippon
  
• DD-122 Kazakhstan
  
• DD-123 Korea
  
• DD-124 Kyrgyzstan
  
• DD-124 Laos
  
• DD-125 Macau
  
• DD-126 Malaysia (to Beerat in year 6)
  
• DD-127 Maldives
  
• DD-128 Nepal
  
• DD-129 Papua New Guinea
  
• DD-130 Philippines
  
• DD-131 Taiwan
  
• DD-132 Singapore
  
• DD-133 Tajikistan
  
• DD-134 Turkey
  
• DD-135 Turkmenistan
  
• DD-136 Uzbekistan
  
• DD-137 Vietnam
  
  

(Burma, Iran, and Persia all to Beerat in year 6)

Story Usage

   A textual analysis of the story repository, current as of 2018 and performed on 2019-09-06 identified the following usage counts for Asia class:

• A Peril at Ishtar by Allan Joyal 1 instances.
• Conrad's Folly by Allan Joyal 1 instances.
• Crisis at Ishtar by Allan Joyal 9 instances.
• Family Letters by Allan Joyal 1 instances.
• Pyrrhic Victory by akarge 2 instances.

Timeline Appearances

   Story appearances in stories with identified timeline placement.  Use caution with this list as there may be numerous false positives keying on the word itself, confusing "Asian" ships with "Asian" people:

• Month 28 in Woolly Wilds
  
• Month 28 in Woolly Wilds 2
  
• Month 30 in Destination Azahar
  
• Month 35 in A Peril at Ishtar
  
• Month 37 in Judges
  
• Month 40 in Chosen Frozen
  
• Month 43 in Aftermath
  
• Month 43 in Albion (story)
  
• Month 45 in In Loco Parentis
  
• Month 47 in Black Friday Series
  
• Month 49 in Stripped Out and Changes in Altitude
  
• Month 50 in Amateurs
  
• Month 55 in Family Letters
  
• Month 62 in Prodigious Collection
  
• Month 65 in A Perfect 10 Part 1
  
• Month 72 in Independent Command
  
• Month 164 in Ending This Mess
  

See Also

• Warships

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