April of 1932On the way to Europe... The Explatory team gets together to discuss their plans in France, their first destination. At their rather ad-hoc meeting, Mr. Krushkov tells the others how he plans to reach out to those in the French tank design industry, and will attempt to find experts (such as exist) in tank design and useage. Mr. Petrovich stated that he plans on contacting those with experience in automation, and Mr. Cessbit reserved his judgement beyond reminding Mr. Krushkov that aslong as they gain permission from the French goverment they have permission to recruit engeneers.
The Adventures of Harold McGerald, Oddball and cargo cultist With the suscess of the Ice Cream stand, Harold decides to launch into his next self-inflicted tank, recruiting criminals, such as exist, to join the Inquisition. To this effect, he heads to the main prision in the chain, which is devoted to holding the few native criminals. Of course, complications ensue when he tells the guards his purpose, leaving them laughing even as they order him to leave.
Not to be dejected, he then procedes to locate a civilian to run his Ice Cream stand, and eventually comes upon one willing to do so; a migrant worker going by a uncomprehensible name, henseforward to be named "Bob". After the military checks Bob's history out some, they let him enter the base to run the Ice Cream stand.
Adventures of NPCs On seeing the damage to the workshop, Anya Rodina took charge of the rebuilding effort, assigning most of the new engineers and half the architects (those not working on the factory) to repair it. The fire did not do massive quanities of damage, so they where able to repair it within a fortnight, allowing those working on the Zephyr Class to actually get back to work.
Ivan Titov, meanwhile, got together with Igor Fedorov and decided to design a new, improved multible gun system for the MM1911. The resulting project, under the designation of QMM1911-X is a quad-mount, electronically operated weapon in a lightly armored casement, offering protection from small-arms fire. The project is judged a moderite suscess.
The team working on the GPMTM1932-X, undetered by the loss of their prototype, start working on a new design under the cover of a tarp, and before the month is out they complete it. Powered by a small diesel engine, the resulting six-wheeled vehicle is capible of carrying a rather large quanity of cargo over most terranes, while only weighing two and a half tons. However, the engineers think they can do a bit more work on it, but that wnt take long to do. (Choose two: Armored Cab, Modular Cargobed, Reliable, Easy to fix, Extra Power)
Zephyr Team(and Flint) After the workshop is repaired, the team assigned to the Zephyr get back to work. With the basic hull done, they now are working to source the components needed for engines, deck fittings, and similar.
Trent With a lull in his work on the Zephyr, and the request for a destroyer, Mr. Trent set off gathering together designs for a 500t light destroyer. Those under his command think that they have come up with an adiquite design, although it still needs approval from the council. Sadly, due to wheight constraints and lack of designs for a 120mm cannon, they donot achheve what was asked, and the resulting dewsign is more like a heavy patrol craft than a destroyer, and with its flat bottom it cannot withstand high seas aswell as other designs.
Dementions:
Length:
90m
Beam:
10m
Draft:
3m
Tonnage: 500ton(full load)
Armiments:
6x mounts for QMM1911-X
2x 4 inch cannon, same design as that on the Ofery
6x 18in torpedo tubes in sets of three
siginigant capasity for mines or other weaponry.
Pulpulsion:
2 1000hp diesel-electric motors turning two shafts
Projected speed:
35 knots
Mr Trent also directs the team that designed the TMM1911-X to do so again, Which they attempt to do, and fail horribly at. One of them even gets himself hurt in the process.
Factory Team (Including Mr. Eberhart)The factory is as complete as it can be, barring final tooling. With the workers finishing training and the paint drying, the question is raised as to what the factory is to be tooled for. Sadly, during this time Mr. Eberhart suffered under a freak accicent, leaving him injured and in a coma. By the time May rolls arround he passed away and was buerried in the military graveyard, with honors.
Mr. Bösch With the destroyer design team raising complaints that they need a gun, and the
military asking for one aswell, Mr. Bösch procedes to gather together a team to design a single gun for both purposes. However, until the team desides just what to make work cannot continue on.
One office building
One large warehouse
One small workshop (No production lines possible)
One small drydock (On loan from armed forces)(500t maximum)
One vehicle factory(15 lt tank or 30 trucks per month)(Requires tooling to produce goods)
$50000USD in gold per year ($48500 remaining)
5000t timber per year (4900t remaining)
As much stone as is needed
BOARD MEMBERSHarold McGerald (Kobold)
Vlad Krushkov (Terra162)
Adam Cressbit (Afellowdwarf)
Ivan Titov, ballistic engineer (NPC)
Igor Fedorov, electronics engineer (NPC)
One skilled naval engineer(NPC)
Anya Rodina, council representative (NPC)
Darren Trout (Tryrar)
Workers
Michel Bösch(Funk)
Jack Flint(Stabbymcstabstab)
Maxim Petrovich(Evilcherry)
Four middling architects
Two basic aeronautical engineers
Sixteen middling engineers (basic)
Five material engineers
Three middling naval engineers
Two electronics engineers
Two ballistics engineers
Nine general workers
Some form of areal reconnaissance is asked for
A field piece suitable for coastal defense and for use in the field is asked for
Some form of truck is asked for
The creation of a destroyer, however light, is asked for.
CPVM1923-X (underway, has faced (and overcame) setbacks)
GPMTM1932-X (Finished, has faced setbacks)
TMM1911-X (Finished, moderate failure)
QMM1911-X (Finished, moderite sucess)
Unapproved Destroyer (underway, needs approval)
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