An Austro-Hungarian campaign starts from scratch

The lost save turns the session into a fresh look at the strategic limits of a smaller continental naval power. The new design policy balances speed, protection, and armament while recognizing that the Austro-Hungarian economy cannot support British-style spending. A joke about seeing how quickly the policy can bankrupt Austria-Hungary makes the fiscal risk explicit before the first ship is designed. The opening asks whether a compact Adriatic fleet can grow without bankrupting its state.