Thursday, October 20, 2011

Kingdom of the Netherlands : a alternate star trek timeline

1950

January 6th
The United Kingdom recognizes the United Republic of China.

January 31st
President Harry Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949.

January 20th
Netherlands Guyana and the Netherlands East Indies are granted more autonomy in governing their self except in defense , foreign affairs and citizenship which will remain the responsibility of the Netherlands.

February 9th
Construction on Mars base Utopia Planitia by the royal Netherlands space force begins.

February 11th
2,000 Japanese and Vietnamese imperial army troops attack more then 150 Viet Minh soldiers lead by general Vo Nguyen Giap somewhere in the empire of Vietnam, the attack which last no longer then several hours results in the death of all 150 Viet Minh soldiers , including general Vo Nguyen Giap.

February 21st
Albert Einstein warns against proceeding to development the hydrogen bomb and ask president Truman to halt the production of the atomic bomb , feeling that these weapons are to dangerous to be used.

February 27th
General Chiang Kai-shek is elected president of the United Republic of China , whit Mao Zedong becoming prime minister of the United Republic of China.

March 2nd
The city of Xining in the United Republic of China is officially made the capitol of the United Republic of China.

March 8th
The Soviet Union announces that the have developed a atomic bomb , the most powerful city busting weapon ever develop.

March 27th
The Netherlands recognizes the United Republic of China.

April 8th
Rear admiral Doorman (1) retires as the head of the royal Netherlands space force , his position is taken over by the newly promoted rear admiral De Jong , former commander of KNRS Amsterdam.

April 17th
A month before the second Soviet–Japanese neutrality pact is to end , the Soviet Union and the Japanese empire sign a new Soviet–Japanese neutrality pact in Moscow (2).

May 8th
The United Republic of China government asks the United States to train its army.

May 11th
Rear admiral De Jong decides that the risk of discovery of New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard orbiting above the far side of the Moon is becoming to great , and therefore has decided that when KNRS ER-3 assembly is completed , the space yard will be towed to Mars as its new location.

June 27th
The United States sends 35 military advisers to the United Republic of China in order to train the United Republic of China army.

July 13th
The flagship of the royal Netherlands space force , KNRS Amsterdam under the command of its new captain Jonan Andre (3) travels to the asteroid belt for the second time where it will test and deploy several probes , who are to study , observe and are going to mine the asteroid belt for its resources.

July 15th
KNRS Amsterdam launches two class-5 probes who will continuo to observe and study the asteroid belt , more then eight class-5 probes are now in use either orbiting Earth , Mars ore now being used to study the asteroid belt.

July 16th
A modified class-6 probe communication relay and radio beacon is launched inside the asteroid belt by KNRS Amsterdam, the class-6 probe who will send all the data that the probes have to gathered to Mars base Hellas , will also acting as a communication relay for the probes incase no spaceship is nearby to do that.

July 18th
A Work Bee ( 4) launched from KNRS Amsterdam , using its dual remote manipulator arms test if a Work Bee can be used to handle a M-type asteroid which are rich in metal.

July 20th
After seven days spending in the asteroid belt , KNRS Amsterdam first mission under captain Jonan Andre is over , returning back to Mars whit enough data for the royal Netherlands space force to build a mining station in the asteroid belt.

July 24th
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.

September 8th
A royal Netherlands Naval Aviation Service KH-2 Kolibrie II helicopter operating out of naval air station Tandjong Priok on the island of Java , launches a Mark 8 torpedo for the first time against a dummy target (5).

September 26th
The United Republic of China is admitted to the United Nations.

September 30th
NSC-68 is enacted by president Truman , this report sets the stage for United States foreign policy with the Soviet Union and preparations for a possible war , in it, two suggestion for weakening the Soviet Union are mention , which are strengthen its ties whit the Netherlands , and to reestablish ties whit the empire of Japan.

October 7th
A secret agreement is signed in the capitol of Tibet , Lhasa , between the United Republic of China and Tibet , in which the United Republic of China allows Tibet's de facto independence its has sins 1912 to continuo , wile also guarantying that the United Republic of China would assist Tibet if the empire of Japan would invade the nation.

October 21st
Construction of a helicopter cruiser begins at Wilton Fijenoord dockyard in Schiedam , the cruiser which is to be the first of two Celebes class cruisers to be build , is to replace helicopter cruiser HNLMS Java which is now entering its 25th year in service whit the royal Netherlands navy.

November 4th
The United Nations ends the diplomatic isolation of Spain.

November 8th
Two F-80 jet fighters belonging to the United States Air Force, operating from Clark Air Base in the Philippines intercept a Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Nakajima G10N Fugaku bomber flying out of Formosa , these intercepts which a are not unusual happen regular as both the United States and the Japanese empire want to test each other.

December 4th
Feeling that the New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard , will not stuffy for producing and assembling spaceships for the royal Netherlands space force , the royal Netherlands space force plans to build a space station which also can act as a space yard orbiting around Mars , the space station which construction will begin when the New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard has arrived at Mars , is planned to become the largest space born object build by the royal Netherlands space force to date.

December 29th
The CIA creates the flying arrows , consisting of former United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps pilots and ground crew , who are to fly as the 2nd American Volunteer Group , part of the United Republic of China air force.

(1) rear admiral Doorman had served as the head of the royal Netherlands space force sins 1935.

(2) the third Soviet–Japanese neutrality pact is different then the previous two Soviet–Japanese neutrality pact as it includes all nations in the Soviet and Japanese sphere of influence , the third treaty is also new as it is to be renewed in ten years instead of vive years as the pervious two where.

(3) captain Jonan Andre was together whit lieutenant commander A.B. Ruben , to pilot KNRS ER-1 , the Netherlands first warp 1 spaceship , and because of this he was promoted to captain and given the command of the KNRS Amsterdam.

(4) Work Bee are used by the royal Netherlands space force for work at the New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard , whit six build as to this date , a work bee can be equipped with a variety of tools, including a set of dual remote manipulator arms ore be used as tug for cargo modules with the cargo-train attachment.

(5) the Mark 8 torpedo which is in service whit the royal Netherlands navy is regarded as the most modern and deadliest torpedo in the world and has replace the mark 7 torpedo pervious in service whit the royal Netherlands navy.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Kingdom of the Netherlands : a alternate star trek timeline

1949

January 1st
United nations sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistan war.

February 28th
Whit KNRS ER-2 now operational , KNRS ER-1 receives its first major upgrade (1) , in order to allow it to be used for assisting in the construction and assembly of ER-3 and future Netherlands spaceships at New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard.

April 4th
The North Atlantic Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., creating the NATO defense alliance (2).

May 11th
Siam officially changes its name to Thailand.

May 12th
Soviet land blockade of Berlin ends.

May 13th
First British produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its first test flight.

May 14th
President Truman signs a bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral.

May 27th
The last T-20 Tjiger tank to be delivered to the KNIL 3rd tank battalion is handed over to General Spoor , commander of the royal Netherlands east Indies army (3).

May 19th
For the fourth time , the people of the Netherlands make the royal democratic party , the largest party in the cabinet , as promised prime minister Smit , having bin prime minister for twelve years steps down and gives the party leadership and the prime minister office to Willem Drees , a member of the royal democratic party sins 1940 and a member of the oversight commission sins 1945.

May 23rd
Federal republic of West Germany proclaimed.

May 27th
The Netherlands ministry of foreign affairs announces that will return the German legation, consulate and other German properties in The Hauge , which the seized in 1945 , and hand them over to the Federal republic of Germany.

June 26th
Mars base Hellas (4) is completed , the Mars base which is build mostly underground can house more then 120 royal Netherlands space force personal.

July 20th
Israel's nineteen months of fighting for independence ends.

July 28th
The Soviet Union successfully detonates their first atom bomb (5) , the explosion is observed by a class-5 probe orbiting earth , their first major observation sins the have begun replacing the four class-1 probes who are being retired and dismantled for study at Netherlands space centre Guyana.

October 1st
The United Republic of China (6) is officially proclaimed.

October 7th
The Democratic Republic of Germany is established officially.

October 14th
The United States recognizes the United Republic of China as a independent nation , the first nation to do so.

October 16th
Civil war ends in Greece with a communist surrender.

October 20th
The Soviet Union recognizes the United Republic of China , in return the United Republic of China renounces , their claims on the second East Turkestan republic (7).

November 6th
Whit Mars base Hellas now operational ,work on a simpler Mars base can begin by the royal Netherlands engineering corps , the location chosen for the second Mars base is Utopia Planitia.

November 20th
The Jewish population in the state of Israel reaches 1,000,000 , of them more then 14,000 are Dutch Jews.

November 27th
Burma recognizes the United Republic of China.

December 30th
India recognizes the United Republic of China.

December 31st
More then eighteen country’s recognizes the United Republic of China (8).

(1) the upgrades KNRS ER-1 will receive are a transported and tractor beam , so that it can tow materials beamed up by the Netherlands space centre Guyana ore other facilities used by the royal Netherlands space force and bring it to New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard ore Moon base Eisinga ore New Amsterdam moon base , KNRS ER-2 is also schedule to receive the same upgrade when its conformed that the upgrades ER-1 received work whit out any problems.

(2) the KNIL 3rd tank battalion is one of the three tank battalion in service whit the royal Netherlands east Indies army , each tank battalion has three company’s consisting of twelve T-10 panther tanks and one company of twelve T-20 Tjiger tanks.

(3) the kingdom of the Netherlands is not a member of the NATO , and has chosen not to become a member , as it believes that its strong enough to defend its interest and independence whiteout being a member of any origination ore alliance.

(4) Mars base Hellas is equipped whit all the facility’s needed to function and is to date the largest Netherlands build base on Mars ore the moon.

(5) the Netherlands had hope that Soviet Union would not be interested in developing their one atomic bomb , but whit the information the Soviet Union having received from their spy’s in the United States , the came to the conclusion that the needed their on atomic bomb to defend them self against the United States.

(6) the United Republic of China is a republic made op of the Chinese nationalist and Chinese communist who whit only the Chinese provinces of Qinghai , Gansu ,Yunnan and part of the province of Sichuan under their control , have decided to create a united republic , in the hopes that the can be recognize by the United nation and form a strong front against the Japanese empire who controls most of China.

(7) the Chinese nationalist and Chinese communist claimed the second East Turkestan republic as Chinese territory ,which is made op the now former Chinese Xinjiang province.

(8) the Japanese empire and its led greater east Asia alliance do not recognize the United Republic of China , but the Japanese empire is now forced to halt any military offensive near the border of the United Republic of China for the moment.