1905
GM NOTE
Multiply the RPMs of all current MGs by 10. Yes, the RPM of the Scandinavian machine gun is worse than the Gatling gun. Think of it more of a really light anti-material machine gun/auto-cannon. Yeah, you screwed up somewhere, but hey, maybe there is a use for a light anti material machine gun/light auto-cannon. More like the stuff on tanks than a real machine gun, and needs like four people to move and set up.
Rordalia
The Frenchmen surrendered. They were offered to join the Rordalian military, but they feel insulted, they would never betray their Kingdom for a bunch of invaders. They want to be set free to go back to their home. Some of the native inhabitants of the island who were conquered by the French a long time ago do accept your offer though. You'll need to ship down more guns for them to be useful in the military. The French prestige is hit VERY hard by it's inability to protect it's own people.
Rordalian diplomats are sent down to the French mainland. Sadly, the French take the diplomacy as an insult and ask for the Rordalians to leave this place and give back their island.
A refinery is built to process the oil and get more use-able substances out of it. This works out pretty well, and the raw oil is separated from a material found in it.
10 Light Gun Boats are constructed with the big and heavy oil engines and the Gatling guns. This allows them to move faster than the steam engines, but they are weighed down by the amount of fuel they need to run. It's pretty horrible, as their range is quite low. Steam engines would be more useful for long range at this point, it seems. Then again, Africa is only across the Mare Nostra, although it'll have to make multiple stops around the coast to get to the other side.
Italia
The Dadalo Class Destroyers are built, outfitted with the new machine guns. Since there is enough production the excess goes into adding the HMGs to the destroyers. You now have 20 Dadalo Class DDs. Your economy would have produced 15, but a portion began the exporting of general purpose farm equipment to your trade partners.
Now, all the people are represented in your country equally. Nobody really cares though, because those that live in the North, the Catholic side, were pretty well treated. It's major effect is unpopularity in the South.
You start production of general purpose farming equipment in exchange for the raw materials offered to you in Nev and Rordalia.
Lyrian
Seeing the research on machine guns, you also create a coolant for the mgs. It is based off of the Rordalian design, and is effectively the same thing.
More of the normal schools are built, but there is still a gap in the quality of education, and people are not happy with that.
Expansion of the steel industries is under way. You are importing most coal from the free market, and in return, they get your steal. The Germans are a big buyer of steel.
Nev
You have claimed a good amount of your land, but the progress is slow with a limited amount of soldiers. So far nobody is guilty. What has likely happened is that the bandits are hiding as normal villagers. You'll probably need to leave a garrison along your empire in order to keep order, as once the military leaves, it'll likely be back to chaos. Another unit of scouts is sent out.
A lot of people still choose not to make the trip east, it isn't very good land, and it's reputation remains. Some do, but why would you risk everything for pretty much no change to their life?
A good amount of people go out as prospectors for a piece of the find, but the amount is still quite few. Enough to survey area currently controlled in the east.
Nev joins the war on Scandinavia's behalf. The masses of soldiers pour through the border. Again, stuff will reach Nevian ears that nobody else will hear.
The Low Countries
The country develops a universal generator that should be used in all their factories. The standardization of all the generators means the price of the steam generator drops, and they are easily replaceable. Now, compared to the current unfiltered petroleum engines, I would say the steam engines are much more clean and efficient, only the gas engines are much more powerful.
A gas-electric submarine is attempted. It works, but it really isn't that good. Only really applicable for just below the surface stuff. To make matters worse, the cabling isn't really water proof, there aren't really any air filters, so on and so forth. Hey, it is a prototype. Most people don't hear about failure, and only hear about success. Still works. Too bad it isn't much better than the ones America has, but still.
Diesel engines are attempted, but unfortunately, there is no diesel yet, only unrefined petrol. You instead try to use some of the more refined stuff that the Rordalians are using. The engine works MUCH better than all the other ones. It is a lot smaller as well. This goes on the submarine, and allows for the submarine to actually work.
Scandinavia
You set up a bunch of large scale mining operations. Steam engines produced by your heavy industry are used to make this easier.
The system of schooling on the mainland is made to be more of a school to teach Scandinavian values, along with basic science, math, and grammar. This idea is quickly adopted throughout the nation, though only on the mainland is it at all state driven. The people who live up on the mainland dislike the fact that government is favoring people from mainland Europe over them.
THE WAR
The war continues, and it seems as though Poland is willing to peace out. The Polish are losing. A lot. They were beginning to push back the tide, but then Nev came in and forced a fresh batch of conscripts to fight with their newly raised conscripts.
GM NOTE
Meh, I could find pictures, but I'll just post the update and go to bed. Those involved in the war will get their briefings tomorrow.
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Topic: 1909: Beginning of the Great European War (Read 16636 times)