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[tryrar]

One more thing, the current test range is equipped to handle artillery out to that range. The only thing you'd need to build would be something like a bomb range for testing high explosives and air-dropped bombs

Also, we already have a currently idling factory on site about the size of one of your proposed additions, unless you want to expand?(I'll rule you can do expansion+setting up a production line, though you'll need more laborers than normal)

[Parsely]

Does our AT need to be that heavy? If we can make man-portable AT that should be sufficient for 1920s armor, I think.

[Aseaheru]

Well, its also light arty. And this should future proof us for a long while.

As for the factory, its a new place. The better not to get all our production killed with one bomb with.

Im just gonna edit it again... inquire as to production costs on existing designs.

[tryrar]

well, the light mg would be about .5 pp, the hollowpoint(as is) would be something along the lines of .001(maybe .01 if I need to balance), and the engine standalone would be around 1-2 pp. Put it into a truck and I'll call it 5pp depending on balance needs. So, by my math, you don't need to edit again to get all you have proposed produced, you even have 100pp free

[alamoes]

Well, something I know better than that newfangled modern stuff.  I assume the arty is direct fire? 

[tryrar]

Pretty much yeah, not going to hit anything more than 2km with any accuracy

[Funk]

I'm not sure that we need another machine gun right now.

4) High power engine
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Based on the General use engine with these changes.

Two more cylinders added on to raise the displacement to 5600cc.

The lone twin barrel carburetter is removed and replaced with 4 single barrel carburetters mounted on the sides.
With the use of higher octane fuel the engines compression can be raised safely.
Lighted pistons to be installed
The pistons, crank shaft and connecting rods should all be balanced to much lower tolerances, this should let use raise the engine speed.

Engine 5600cc, two-stroke
Layout straight-8
Cooling, Water
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[evilcherry]

Don't see the point of a more powerful engine, and if we need an aviation engine a radial one would be much more practical.

4.C1 Instead, improve on the general use engine to be more practical. If possible let it accept poorer grade of fuels.

[Funk]

Were useing a pretty low grade of fuel as it is.
Given that we get 60bhp out of 4200cc, it's not a highly stressed engine at all.
Even the crappiest of the American V8 manged to get 1 horsepower per 2.6 cubic inchs, were getting 1 per 4.5 cu in.

[Aseaheru]

We might want diesel engines or making sure our gas engines can use booze as fuel.

Alcohol (98% pure) is actually a better fuel than gas.

[Funk]

I'm all for useing ethanol as fuel, but it has a few problems, mainly water retention.

[Aseaheru]

Not ethanol, straight booze. As in, high proof vodka, wood alcohol, etc.

Oh, more reasons for the gun I proposed:

We can use it in tanks.
If made light enough (800KG is fine) it can be used in armored cars.
Can be used on ships.
If light enough can be used in aircraft.

[Parsely]

We already have a light machine gun to use on our vehicles, why do we need another? If anything we'd want a heavier one like a 12.7mm for taking out aircraft.

*actually reads proposal* Oh wait, it's lighter. So you're trying to make an assault rifle? But it's also called an SMG, so maybe you want to make a submachine gun? But you also said SMG stands for Squad Machine Gun, and squad machine guns are LMGs.

I'm confused.

[Aseaheru]

Im trying to make a cross between a assault rifle and a LMG, like the SAW.
I forgot the acronym for the SAW tho, so that.

Also, I was talking about the AT gun. I really need to be more clear about things... 

[Parsely]

The LMG fills that role though. That's what an LMG is.