[Sledgehammer427]

I picked it on the idea that I am not constrained by the same economical problems that germany had in WWII.

Germany had a fearsome set of ships, but her admirals (and Hitler) were so afraid to use them (rightly so, because they didn't really have the ability to make more,) that they never left port, and got bombed there, or when they did leave port they got swiftly outnumbered and destroyed by the allies.

So I picked germany because, in my little country, I would have had enough metal for 6 Bismarck-class, a handful of Hippers (cute little rhyme innit?) and enough destroyers and auxillaries to guard them all.

I'm sure somebody will come along and blow huge holes in my ideas.
I will have my grain of salt ready.