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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #645 on: November 03, 2015, 01:51:04 pm »

We still need to consider a new rifle, one with a smaller round than the 7.62x54mmr round. Something for use for POAC squads too, so maybe a folding/retractable stock and considerably smaller than the Mosin Nagant. I'll put this out there, I suppose. Feel free to modify it or put something else forward.

I do not currently have the time to research a proper round, so I'll let you guys think on that until i'm available.

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I propose we go 7.62x33mm(which was the caliber of the M1 carbine round

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I've added a small correction to the propulsion section.
Generally, a snorkel-equipped submarine uses the diesel most of the time, which is during cruising. However, when attacking, using the diesel produces significantly more noise, making it significantly easier to detect. Therefore, it only uses the e-motors and batteries during attack.
(I may have played Silent Hunter III for quite some time...)


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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #646 on: November 03, 2015, 02:03:39 pm »

Questions for Asea:
- What's the effective range for the HiLo in the artillery role?
- Do we have a carriage for the HiLo allowing use as AA, AT and artillery gun?
- Did we do some mock dogfights between the FireStorm and the Tornado?
- If we assign the Vorishka to the naval factory, we'll build one (well, 1.5 due to specialization) per half-year. Correct?
- Details on the Goby's performance against the cruiser, and possibly about the cruiser as well?
- How's the Baklan performance with level-flight bombing accuracy?
- How does the Tornado (I-C-M1936-Mk2) perform against enemy fighters?
- Do we need to do anything to fix the Bychok?
-A few kilometers. Lets say about 15.
-No, you do not.
-Want some? Allrighty. Ill go write them up.
-Yep.
-The combat against the cruiser Canarias mostly consisted of both sides shelling eachother, with the Canarias hovering at the edge of both ships ranges and managing to drop enough shells on the Bychok until the Bychok broke off the engagement.
-Not as well as it is when dive bombing, but enough for covering an area in bombs.
-If the enemy dont know its there it destroys them. Dogfights are where it dies, and its best at bursting through the enemy aircraft, targeting one on its way. Boom-and-zoom.
-It just needs some time. Possibly a few parts for guns, that sorta thing.

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What, exactly, is the ATHM1933 again?
A howitzer designed for use in tanks. Yes, I know how weird that sounds.
Also, the .280/30 Enfield may be a good round for your gun...
Hey, did you guys know that the first assault rifle showed up in the first world war? Right at the end of it, and it was a heavy beast, but it existed. Linky to wiki page on it
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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #647 on: November 03, 2015, 03:40:13 pm »

I propose we go 7.62x33mm(which was the caliber of the M1 carbine round
7.62x33mm is one possibility; or we could go with a WWII-version of the 5.56x45mm round.
In any case, I have updated the description with a few more details, and have eliminated the magazine-as-grip requirement. This is mostly because handling the weapon by its magazine will make jamming more likely.

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- What's the effective range for the HiLo in the artillery role?
A few kilometers. Lets say about 15.
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- Do we have a carriage for the HiLo allowing use as AA, AT and artillery gun?
-No, you do not.
Design project, and one we should really do.
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- Details on the Goby's performance against the cruiser, and possibly about the cruiser as well?
-The combat against the cruiser Canarias mostly consisted of both sides shelling eachother, with the Canarias hovering at the edge of both ships ranges and managing to drop enough shells on the Bychok until the Bychok broke off the engagement.
That was pretty much as expected. It's more armoured, has higher-calibre guns and more of them and something like three times the tonnage of the Goby. We survived, that's good.
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- Did we do some mock dogfights between the FireStorm and the Tornado?
-Want some? Allrighty. Ill go write them up.
Thanks. That's going to be useful.

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- How does the Tornado (I-C-M1936-Mk2) perform against enemy fighters?
-If the enemy dont know its there it destroys them. Dogfights are where it dies, and its best at bursting through the enemy aircraft, targeting one on its way. Boom-and-zoom.
That's actually better than expected. Very nice.

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What, exactly, is the ATHM1933 again?
A howitzer designed for use in tanks. Yes, I know how weird that sounds.
Well, it's probably good for infantry support. Hm, could we feasibly (dimensions and weight) mount one in the POAC-H's turret? If so, that's a nice boost to HE load once the current gun isn't performing well against current tanks.

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[ color=transparent]Also, the .280/30 Enfield may be a good round for your gun...[/color]
Hey, did you guys know that the first assault rifle showed up in the first world war? Right at the end of it, and it was a heavy beast, but it existed. Linky to wiki page on it
It even looks like an assault rifle. (Of course, the bipod betrays the trench-fighting origins)


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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #648 on: November 03, 2015, 04:14:25 pm »

 You cant shove the ATHM1933 in the POAC-H's turet, as the turret is designed for that other gun. Could try designing a new turret for it, but, well, you have the POAC-B-C...

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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #649 on: November 03, 2015, 05:41:39 pm »

I don't think it'd be much good to mount such a large gun on the POAC. Like Aseaheru said, it'd require a new turret design. Why don't we, instead, design a multi-purpose tank hull? We could allow it to be outfitted with whatever seems reasonable.
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« Reply #650 on: November 03, 2015, 09:34:11 pm »

Interceptor-Pusher-Model of 1937 Firestorm
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Variants wise a ground attack model would be useful, refit the front with twin or just a single 35mm+ cannon for anti tank use.
Like the POAC's gun, for example? That being said, for now I'd prefer modifying the basic Firestorm to include hardpoints for rockets and bombs. This way, we can continue manufacturing the Baklan and the Firestorm and use the latter as air support once we've succeeded gaining air superiority.
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The POAC's gun the C-V-45-M1935 is the right calibre but it's too heavy at half a ton and it's to slow fireing at 20rpm.

Hard points are a good idea but we risk slowing the plane down.

Dam that armour weights it down some, you'll think that havering twice the engine power and lighter guns would make it faster.
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Agree, plus that's about the LAST thing *I* want to see from this kind of game - author spending valuable development time on useless graphics.

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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #651 on: November 03, 2015, 09:36:28 pm »

Theres also aerodynamic problems, which traditionally have always been the largest drawback to pusher aircraft.

Oh, and Funk, yer quotes are screwed up.
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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #652 on: November 03, 2015, 09:47:03 pm »

I'd say that with our current interceptors, we're okay in the skies. (That's entirely debatable though.)

So, which do you guys think is objectively better? The Tornado or the Firestorm? Should we produce both or replace one with the other? Looking for everyones' thoughts on the matter.

Would you guys be more in favor of a carbine or an attempt at an assault rifle?

Also, we're going to need another General factory for Facilitators and what-not.

I would like to suggest we redesign the combat vest (E-I-V-M1937) to use cloth that is cooler and breathes easily. No wool. I don't even know why wool was decided on by the materials team. I'm assuming that the soldiers in Spain unequip their greatcoats when they wear the Lava Vest?

EDIT: I remember Aseaheru hinting at something like this with some transparent text in a quote, but maybe we could also build an academy of sorts to train more Architects, Engineers, etc?
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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #653 on: November 03, 2015, 10:21:59 pm »


I'd say that with our current interceptors, we're okay in the skies. (That's entirely debatable though.)

So, which do you guys think is objectively better? The Tornado or the Firestorm? Should we produce both or replace one with the other? Looking for everyones' thoughts on the matter.
I have favouritism to the Firestorm.

Would you guys be more in favor of a carbine or an attempt at an assault rifle?
Im for an assault rifle.

I propose we go 7.62x33mm(which was the caliber of the M1 carbine round
7.62x33mm is one possibility; or we could go with a WWII-version of the 5.56x45mm round.
In any case, I have updated the description with a few more details, and have eliminated the magazine-as-grip requirement. This is mostly because handling the weapon by its magazine will make jamming more likely.

I don't like the idea of copying 5.56mm or .30 Carbine, 5.56mm need good ammo and .30 Carbine is only of marginal power.

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Theres also aerodynamic problems, which traditionally have always been the largest drawback to pusher aircraft.

Oh, and Funk, yer quotes are screwed up.
Right lets fix the aerodynamic problems, C1 Wind tunnel
A large wind tunnel capable of testing items up to 2 meters across.
Objects larger will be tested by the use of scale models.
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Agree, plus that's about the LAST thing *I* want to see from this kind of game - author spending valuable development time on useless graphics.

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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #654 on: November 04, 2015, 09:43:03 am »

You cant shove the ATHM1933 in the POAC-H's turet, as the turret is designed for that other gun. Could try designing a new turret for it, but, well, you have the POAC-B-C...
I was thinking about future upgrades, once the only relevant performance for the POAC's gun will be HE load (once tanks are too strongly armoured). Still, it'll probably continue to perform nicely.

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I guess that settles it: Produce the firestorm.

I would like to suggest we redesign the combat vest (E-I-V-M1937) to use cloth that is cooler and breathes easily. No wool. I don't even know why wool was decided on by the materials team. I'm assuming that the soldiers in Spain unequip their greatcoats when they wear the Lava Vest?
I'd actually just leave it for now. While it isn't optimal, there are other, more important projects.

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EDIT: I remember Aseaheru hinting at something like this with some transparent text in a quote, but maybe we could also build an academy of sorts to train more Architects, Engineers, etc?
Good idea.

With Funk's addition we now have the choice between an assault rifle or carbine, chambered in one of:
5.56x45mm, 7.62x33mm (.30 carbine), 6.54x64mm (.25 remington auto) and 7.2x65mm (.280/30). I really, really don't care.

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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #655 on: November 04, 2015, 09:52:07 am »

Could we get the updated stocks for this turn? I'd like to see what we've got plenty of, what we need, etc. Maybe we've got extra stuff we don't need that we can send to R. Spain.

EDIT: If no one else gets an industry assignment up before I get home from school, I'll put something up to the vote.
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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #656 on: November 04, 2015, 10:11:28 am »

Could we get the updated stocks for this turn? I'd like to see what we've got plenty of, what we need, etc. Maybe we've got extra stuff we don't need that we can send to R. Spain.

EDIT: If no one else gets an industry assignment up before I get home from school, I'll put something up to the vote.
I was just building it. It's not really complete - I have not yet included the renaming, nor the fact that general facilities count as specialized for the LBE and Vest. Also, what's the difference between Tooled and Empty?

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Edit: Now including combat losses.
Also, how many I-C-M1936s have been converted to Mk2?
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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #657 on: November 04, 2015, 11:33:26 am »

 Tooled starts cranking out stuff the turn you assign something to it, empty takes a turn to get tooled up by the workers, unless you want to dump a construction team on it to get it done faster.
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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #658 on: November 04, 2015, 12:14:45 pm »

Would ship power plants be built in a naval factory or in a vehicle engine factory?
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Re: Department of Armaments-Weapon Design Game-First Half 1937
« Reply #659 on: November 04, 2015, 12:43:20 pm »

Naval or Engine. Naval engine would make even more.
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