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flazeo25

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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #150 on: January 27, 2016, 09:34:12 am »

Or we might just lengthen our service rifle.
lengthen them waste a for design.
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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #151 on: January 27, 2016, 12:56:40 pm »

Didn't someone suggest taking the pepperbox design and having only the rear of the barrel rotate? That could allow a fast-firing weapon that has the one barrel for accuracy. Or we could go for one of those breech-loading cannons we were pondering. Would be good navally for sure, which is important now that the island is entirely blockaded.
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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #152 on: January 27, 2016, 01:28:40 pm »

Didn't someone suggest taking the pepperbox design and having only the rear of the barrel rotate? That could allow a fast-firing weapon that has the one barrel for accuracy. Or we could go for one of those breech-loading cannons we were pondering. Would be good navally for sure, which is important now that the island is entirely blockaded.
Pretty sure we made a pepperbox carbine last turn for cavalery.
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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #153 on: January 27, 2016, 06:15:41 pm »

How about a grenade? We've got a leg up on explosive tech, so just a hollow iron cylinder filled with whatever we put in our howitzer shells? We can shoot them up from range, and then get them with grenades if they close close enough.
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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #154 on: January 28, 2016, 12:34:51 pm »

How about a grenade? We've got a leg up on explosive tech, so just a hollow iron cylinder filled with whatever we put in our howitzer shells? We can shoot them up from range, and then get them with grenades if they close close enough.
Grenades are never a bad idea if you don't have one.

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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #155 on: January 28, 2016, 03:10:13 pm »

How about a grenade? We've got a leg up on explosive tech, so just a hollow iron cylinder filled with whatever we put in our howitzer shells? We can shoot them up from range, and then get them with grenades if they close close enough.
Grenades are never a bad idea if you don't have one.

+1 for me.
So one of those stick type grenades?
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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #156 on: January 28, 2016, 03:12:26 pm »

Well it's the safest bet for having one work, since you don't have to worry about size or shape constraints as much. Plus you can get a better throw on them.
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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #157 on: January 28, 2016, 03:25:43 pm »

Well it's the safest bet for having one work, since you don't have to worry about size or shape constraints as much. Plus you can get a better throw on them.
Just did check up on and we have to design a mordernish grenade arouns ww1 type to even be effective, since majority before that were inffective.

One which was very effective was 1908 one rifle grenade which was long stick grenade loaded in rifle and fired at enemy.
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« Reply #158 on: January 29, 2016, 12:40:10 am »

Well it's the safest bet for having one work, since you don't have to worry about size or shape constraints as much. Plus you can get a better throw on them.
Just did check up on and we have to design a mordernish grenade arouns ww1 type to even be effective, since majority before that were inffective.

One which was very effective was 1908 one rifle grenade which was long stick grenade loaded in rifle and fired at enemy.
Yes and no. Killing power is certainly low before true Frag grenades, but any sort of explosive thrown against charging bayonets is always effective deterrence. At least it disrupts line formations.

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Re: Arms Race - 1784: Atterton Monarchy Design Phase
« Reply #159 on: January 31, 2016, 08:34:49 pm »

So we making a grenade or rifle cause no design been put up yet.
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