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[Jilladilla]

Right, while I'm part of the crowd that thinks it's finally time for Cavity Magnetrons, here's a design suggestion, it's a bit incomplete, but here it is:

UF-PAG-41 'Insert Name Here' (Seriously, I don't have a name for this.)
In an attempt to give our paratroops some actual anti-armor capabilities, the United Forenian Paradroped Assault Gun 'Insert Name Here'
was developed. This vehicle is more a trial of weight reduction than anything else, with the primary goal getting it to fit in a Reckless Effect.

(If 'Blood Eagle' is finished)
The frontal armor consists mainly of ERA packages, with enough of a backplate to ensure they don't ruin the tank.
(If it isn't finished)
The frontal armor consists of a light sheet of RHA, and if weight restrictions allow, slat armor as well.
(Alternatively (AKA MAXIMUM WEIGHT SAVING!!!))
The armor on the entire vehicle is a minimalist sheet of mangalloy, thick enough to resist rifle rounds, but not anything heavier with any sort of reliability.

The sides and rear are made of only a thin sheet of mangalloy, sufficient to cover the crew from rifle fire, but obviously not enough to protect from actual anti-tank fire. The top is open, to save on weight.
Speed wise, the PAG-41 is expected to go fairly fast, more due to it's lack of weight than advanced engine.

(I haven't decided on armament, tempted to use the MAT-26's gun, but that's a bit dated by this point. Then again, we can probably get away with a new gun on a design, should still keep it small, to keep weight down. REMEMBER, FOUR TONS MAX, this design calls for Reckless Effect transport. The ASU-57 is a good starting concept, being 3.4 tons. Oh right, someone think of a name, please.)

[Taricus]

Technically we're already giving our paratroopers AT this turn by use of cargo parachute so we can drop them our RPGs.

[NUKE9.13]

I don't think that something that fits in the RE can be called a tank. I'd like a light tank at some point as well, but it should be designed with the Ice Giant in mind, and weigh 10-12 tons.
We could do something like the ASU-57, but we shouldn't pass it off as a tank. It'd be an assault gun. Might be a good idea, actually.

[Jilladilla]

I don't think that something that fits in the RE can be called a tank. I'd like a light tank at some point as well, but it should be designed with the Ice Giant in mind, and weigh 10-12 tons.
We could do something like the ASU-57, but we shouldn't pass it off as a tank. It'd be an assault gun. Might be a good idea, actually.

Fair point. Head was just flat-lining on what to name it, and Light Tank was the first thing that came to mind for designation... (going to edit that now) And besides, I would think an assault gun for the RE would be better for our paratroops than a light tank for the Ice Giant. Maybe not quite yet, but another idea for the design pool.

[RAM]

If we are air-dropping tank-destroyers then I will renew my request to design the Ear-splitter. It really ought to be up for fiel-assembly. I mean, a 4-part tank destroyer is a pain to gather the parts for after a chaotic drop, but so long as you keep them to relatively safe landing sites we ought to be able to maintain regional control for the few hours it takes to put one together. And, well, sure, they are only good from one direction, but these are paratroopers. Ambush and fortify! If they can't control their angles then they are done for regardless. The Earsplitter(or a marginally more sane reconfiguration of The Earsplitter with an actually plausible gun diameter) would be able to be dropped from four recklesses in four pieces, put together in a field somewhere, and then driven into some random farmer's shed and then face-tank some enemy armour for a tick. "some assembly required" is the only way that you are getting a decent slab of armour with a relevant armament down on a parachute. And if it isn't a relatively open-plan then it is going to need winches and such instead of enough ropes for a few dozen soldiers to man-handle a big gun or two and a massive pot of armour that can be pulled into place by an engine on tracks that was dropped separately.

[Sensei]

Battle Report 15: Winter 1941

Naval Armor:
Armor for ships is now set into the following categories:

1 Thin: <2 inch/50mm
2 Light: 3-5 inch/75-125mm
3 Medium 6-9 inch/150-225mm
4 Heavy: 10-14 inch/250-350mm
5 Extreme: 15-20 inch/375-500mm

I've tried to pick numbers such that many common historical examples fall in the middle of a category, rather than right on the edge. You are all using hardened nickel-steel, where most nations are using something comparable to Krupp steel, which is 1 category better (+1). Old cast iron is one category worse (-1). You can armor your Citadel, Bow/Stern (if separate from the citadel), Deck, Turrets, and Tower(s) separately if you wish.

I'm using this chart as a reference for weapon penetration, though your guns are currently less effective than state-of-the-art examples in the same caliber. Just for a rule of thumb, most of the guns listed seem to be able to penetrate armor about twice their caliber in thickness at point blank, then falling off by half every 10km so they penetrate (roughly) their caliber at 10km, half at 20km, and a bit more than a quarter at 30km, which is the maximum range of the larger guns. Deck penetration is different than main armor penetration because it hits at a different angle: Almost no penetration up close, then penetrating half to 3/4 of their caliber at maximum range, where they're falling close to perpendicular with deck armor.

I will be revising the descriptions of existing ships to use terms consistent with this chart. If the armor isn't mentioned in detail I'll assume that turrets have the same thickness as the main armor, with decks and towers a category or two less armored (assuming the deck is armored at all).

Map:
All of the islands have now been named! The updated map is in the OP.

New Equipment:

This turn, the Forenians have designed the UFAF-F-41 Lightning Streak, a jet fighter aircraft which is hands down the fastest in the war. It uses a large, single engine which occupies most of the fuselage. It's armed with 3 cannons, and the swept wings and tail are designed to make the Lightning Streak as light and maneuverable as possible- it has no capacity for bombs at all. It uses a low-bypass turbofan (some of the intake air goes around the core of jet engine rather than being combusted) which makes it somewhat fat and egg-shaped. For their revision they've made the UF-PAR-41 Trustfall, which allows cargo and (unoccupied) vehicles to be air-dropped. Currently the biggest vehicle which can be dropped is the Salamander, and the AS-MAT-26 is droppable as well. This allows airborne soldiers to be better equipped and even have armored support.

Forenia has replaced their lost ore with the Axis supplies, so much of their equipment is cheaper. Everything which became more expensive when they lost their ore has been reduced to its original price.
Additionally, the AS-1931-HAFB, Thunderbird, Haast, Cataphract, and new Lightning Streak are all cheap for the first time thanks to this ore.

Cannala has developed a night-vision device: The 1941 Infrared Sighting System "Aswang". This is a bulky, backpack-powered combination of an infrared spotlight, and a scope which uses what is essentially a CRT to make infrared light visible to the user. The scope and light are usually both mounted together on top of a rifle or emplaced machine gun. The infrared spotlight illuminates out to a little over 100 yards. It can also be mounted on vehicles, though its relatively short range prevents vehicle operators from doing more than parking and operating their machine gun with night vision. For their revision, they're made the Keres-Class Cruiser, a cheaper version of the Victoria, with less armor and 9-inch guns. It just manages to be Expensive, rather than Very Expensive, filling the important role of "far bigger than anything Forenia has in this price range".

Cannala has gained an Oil from the Allies.
The B1M2 Man'O'War, and MXA1 Bull, have been reduced to Expensive. The Falcon has been reduced to Cheap, to be promptly obsoleted by the Spearhead which has also been reduced to Cheap.

The Forenian Army currently has the following equipment, not including legacy equipment which can be found near the OP:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

UF Weapons:
UF-MRL-40 'SARUKH': The Sarukh is a multiple rocket launcher, which fires rockets one meter long to deliver 6kg warheads at a maximum range of 12000 meters. The rockets have impressive destructive power, compared to shells they do not need thick metal casings, so most of the weight of the rocket is either warhead or propellant. The rockets are launched electrically off of rails, and the rails are in a 4x2 array. The rockets can be fired all at once, but it takes about four minutes to reload the whole launcher, so the sustained rate of fire is not better than regular artillery. However, a rocket array is extremely light compared to a cannon, and can move very quickly, firing all at once and retreating before fire is returned from the enemy. Accuracy is poor compared to shells; to reliably hit a single target with a volley they should be used within 8km. Currently available as a truck trailer. [1 Ore, 3 Oil]
UF-ASA-40 "Overcompensator" Coastal Artillery System: [Expensive] This is an enormous 30cm gun, made specifically for covered ground emplacements. Like a ship gun, shells and powder casings are stored below the barrel itself and lifted up by an electric hoist and ramming system, which fires a little over twice a minute. The shells weigh about 350kg and reach a range which is greater than existing artillery, but not extremely impessive for their size- except the rocket propelled shells, which can go almost 30km. It normally sits in a reinforced concrete bunker with a wide aiming slit, on the shore to aim at ships. It lacks any advanced fire control as much of the time was spent developing a barrel and breech which could withstand the pressure necessary, so commanders must find a firing solution by pen, paper and slide-rule alone, and correct their aim based on visual observation. It also needs a large steam power generator on site or nearby, which needs a bunker of its own, and the generator or power lines are a potential vulnerability. [5 Ore, 3 Oil]
UF-RTS-41 'Long Shot' A: This is a radar fire-control system, which allows radar operators to directly control the Overcompensator gun by its electric motors. This is based on the entirely-mechanical Bumblebee aiming system, the radar operator simply aligns a metal ring which slides on rails on two axes over the radar blip on his screen. With manual calibration for each unique gun and radar position, this sets the gun to a firing solution. It is crude, and imprecise to the point where it almost never hits. It has only found practical use as a means of moving the gun near where it will need to be aimed while a firing solution is calculated the old fashioned way, on pen and paper.
UF-AC-41 Velociraptor: This autocannon is a revision of AC18, with several improvements. The gun is a little more tolerant of different ammo weights and the shells have been modified so that mixed ammo belts are possible. The use of more advanced materials has allowed some parts to become lighter, while a heavier bolt and stronger spring allows a rate of fire of 750 RPM, with a final gun weight of 48kg. In infantry use, it has noticeably more recoil, but this is less of a concern on vehicles.

UF Other Equipment:
General Tereshkova: The Forenian army is led by General Tereshkov, an expert pilot. With experience spanning back to the days of the terrifying AS-19 aircraft which pilots believed to be haunting, he trains Forenian pilots to quick witted and always on guard, and out-fly their enemies.
RDN-39-2 "DEADLIER RAY" [Expensive] The "Deadlier Ray" is a more sophisticated radar than the old Death Ray, using an array of antennae on a rotating swivel, a single unit can get the direction and range of enemy aircraft to about 150km, and ships to within about 30km. It's huge though, and requires a building or an entire dedicated CV-22 ship to manage all the equipment. The operator can see contacts on a CRT display with a circular progression, it looks really cool and goes beep. [Complex]
UF-R4-39 'Tigers Roar': This dramatically named radio is very similar to the Model 3, but fits in a single backpack and supports voice or morse over FM. When communicating in morse code, it can be attached to a separate Tiger's Whisper machine for coded messages.
Binoculars: Cheap binoculars are available to all soldiers.
Flashlights: The UF standard flashlight uses leak-resistant zinc-carbon batteries, in an aluminum frame. It fits on weapon rail mounts, or on helmets. It's rather heavy though, so soldiers prefer to hold them by hand when they can, possibly with a pistol in the other hand. Also includes colored lenses for signalling.
UF-PAR-41 'Trustfall': These are large, circular nylon parachutes, capable of supporting cargo crates on wooden pallets, or supporting some vehicles on a two-parachute rig with specialized wooden pallets under the wheels.

UF Ground Vehicles:
UF-39-APC "Salamander" Pattern B: The Salamander is a large amphibious APC, with a wide body to keep itself stable on the water. It is covered in medium armor, and the body is in a "hexagonal cross-section" shape, which means that any point on its sides or front is either sloping up or down, with the front being long and narrow while the sides are flatter. It has 8 large wheels, the front and rear axles both drive and steer, while the middle two axles are dummies. Water propulsion is from two small propellers. This was a necessary compromise to keep transmission weight down, but land performance isn't amazing. It holds about fourteen soldiers, or a few less if they're bringing heavy weapons and Tiger Armor. Soldiers exit double file through a watertight rear door/ramp and there's a top front crew hatch. It is armed with an AS-AC18 turret and coaxial Sorraia. [5 Ore 3 Oil]

UF Air Force:
TPD 'DOLPHIN' 38b: This is an aerial torpedo, weighing in a bit more than half a ton. It is powered by a wet heater motor, and stabilized by a gyroscope. The revised 'b' version includes a magnetic detonator to explode beneath ships, and can be dropped from considerable height and speed without failure. [2 Ore, 1 Oil]
UFS-BL-38-A 'Firecracker': This bunch of letters followed by a word denotes a 2.5kg finned bomblet, with a either a HEAT+Fragment warhead, or an incendiary warhead. These come in pods of 100 which fit on standard bomb mounts, and release their bomblets at an experimentally-determined altitude which causes them to cover a 50 meter square with roughly one bomb every 5 meters- enough to hit a group of armor, or more forgiving of error than a single 250kg bomb when trying to hit a single target.
UFAF-MTA-38 'Reckless Effect': [Expensive] The MT stands for Military Transport Aircraft, but nobody is sure what 'Reckless Effect' is supposed to mean other than sounding cool. This is a large cargo aircraft with four V12 engines, normally aspirated with an eye towards fuel efficiency. It has a broad wingspan with a high wing, ample cargo space, and adequate power to take off from a long runway with a four ton load, just don't expect much in the way of evasive maneuvers. Befitting its role as a dedicated cargo craft, the body terminates is a large cargo door/ramp at the rear. The frame is largely aluminium for weight. Even an L-1 Tiger truck or AS-MV-21-AL just barely fit within the size and weight limits! The door can also be opened in flight for paratroopers, or for an emergency cargo jettison. It's remarkably durable, and can keep flying even through two engine failures. [4 Ore (1 Al), 4 Oil]
UFAF-F39-W 'Haast': The Haast is a single-engine heavy fighter. It has a single supercharged, fuel-injected V12 petrol motor with a notably bigger displacement than those on the Falcon or Stinger. It's about at the limits of what V12 is capable of without more elaborate induction, different fuel or more cylinders. It is very heavily armed with two M3 Sorraia nose guns, and four wing-mounted AC-18's. The cabin is armored with a manganese-alloy "bathtub". It has deep ellipse wings to create the lift necessary for its considerable weight, plus that of bomb mounts- it can wrangle 1000kg of bombs on three mounts, potentially holding two Dolphin torpedoes. It doesn't outmaneuver existing fighters, and it's relatively slow. It has a large wingspan, but can fit on Wasp Nest carriers thanks to folding wings, and the large control surfaces are easier to control thanks to servo tabs. It also includes some other new features: foam-lined fuel tanks act to self seal in the event of leaks, and a new Oxygen Regulator which safely controls the pilot's oxygen supply. It can't take off of a Wasp Nest with bombs, the runway is just a little too short. [5 Ore (1Al, 1Mn), 4 Oil]
UFAF-F-40 "Thunderbird":  This is a jet aircraft, powered by two of Forenia's first functional turbojet engines. It is a relatively small fighter, the pilot sits in a round glass cockpit with two AS-AC18 cannons and a Sorraia in the nose. The wings are as narrow as possible, low-mounted and swept back, and have small wing fences to prevent sweep-related instability. The tail is relatively high-mounted to put it outside the jet wash from the wings. It also features air brakes. The Thunderbird's revised aT-J04b engines are relatively small, axial-flow turbojets, and they are somewhat crude in nature. The interior of the turbojet becomes extremely hot, the moving parts are made of complicated nickel alloys, and they burn lean using excess air for cooling. The two engines burn kerosene, and lots of it, and they sit in nacelles under the wings- each generates almost as much power as a Haast engine. Overall the aircraft has a speed a significantly faster than the Stinger (though much less than what these new turbojets are theorized to be capable of), and its jet engines have a higher altitude ceiling. The air brakes are a good choice, because the jet engines must maintain a lot of thrust at their minimum speed to avoid a flame out, so landings and slower combat engagements benefit from them. Requires a long runway for takeoff. [5 Ore, 4 Oil]
UFAF-HAT-41 "Ice Giant" B: [Very Expensive] This is an enormous transport aircraft, powered by eight turbo-prop engines. Each of these engines is based on the aT-J04b, but drives a shaft which powers a propeller, which is more efficient for low-speed applications. The final result is engines which are relatively efficient, but each of them is small, as designing larger turbines would have taken too long. Most of the effort is poured into the enormous airframe, constructed largely of wood. The wing spar and some important reinforcements use aluminum beams. The majority of the frame is arranged in a geodetic structure, but it's still much less resilient to damage and fire than a metal frame. It can carry a single fully loaded Salamander, or about 13 tons of cargo. Compared to smaller bombers, it's slow and flies with the grace of an emu. It lands on eight large, partially-retracting wheels to support its weight. [6 Ore (1 Al), 2 Wood, 7 Oil]
UFAF-F-41 Lightning Streak: This is a single-engine jet fighter, with a large aT-J20 jet taking up most of the fuselage. The aT-J20 is a low-bypass turbofan; some of the air taken in by the compressor blades passes around the engine core and is not combusted. A planned afterburner system wasn't prepared, but the bypass system provides useful cooling. The Lightning Streak has a relatively fat fuselage, which widens out in the middle after the intake and narrows again at the exhaust, there there is a rudder and two tail wings directly on the fuselage. With the round glass canopy (using 15mm of heavy laminated glass) the aircraft has sort of an egg shape, with thin swept wings. The wings have no bomb mounts and are as light as possible for speed and maneuverability, it is armed solely with three AC41 Velociraptor cannons in the nose above the intake, with somewhat limited ammo. It also includes airbrakes on the body near the tail, and hydraulic controls. Since it was designed as an absolutely dedicated fighter, and the aT-J20 is larger and with better weight-specific performance than the J04b, the speed and maneuverability are remarkable. [5 Ore, 4 Oil]


UF Navy:
UFS-DD-38 Pattern E 'Archer': The Archer is Forenia's first combat ship. It is relatively small, and made of steel but unarmored, with two 90mm Bumblebee guns, complete with targeting system, in covered turrets on either side of a center con tower. There are also two more Bumblebees not in covered turrets, as the ones in the turrets were supposed to be larger originally. It is powered by two steam turbines, and it is relatively fast. Auxiliary weapons include an AS-AC18 on each side, and some Sorraia machineguns on railing mounts. There are also four Dolphin torpedo in launchers on deck: These are basically wooden chutes which can be aimed on a swivel, before the torpedo is released by untying a knot. [3 Ore, 2 Oil]
UFS-CV 'Wasp Nest' 38, Pattern A: Forenia's first aircraft carrier, and their biggest ship by far compared to the CV22 cargo ship and Archer. Its hull contains four of the turbines used to power the Archer, and is unarmored except for a torpedo belt. ABout a dozen planes stored belowdecks are lifted by a single hydraulic lift. The command center is below-decks, so that the wooden flight deck almost completely covers the ship, giving it a low, flat appearance. There are two Bumblebee AA guns on each side, one deck below on exposed platforms, plus several AC18's for point defense. The last important feature is a set of arresting cables on deck allowing planes to land safely, these catch hooks on the planes themselves, and are lowered out of the way for takeoff. [4 Ore, 2 Oil]
UFS-CV-40 'Zheleznogorod' B: [Very Expensive] This is Forenia's biggest ship yet; an aircraft carrier with two vertically stacked flight decks. Each deck is longer than those of the Wasp Nest, and built of steel. The lower flight deck is directly connected with the hangar deck, and can only launch aircraft. The upper flight deck can launch and recover aircraft with an arrester, which are transported from the hangar deck with a lift. Each flight deck terminates in a "ski ramp". Between some space on the top flight deck, the hangar deck's floor, and cable winches from the hangar deck ceiling, the Zeleznogorod can carry about 36 planes, but only 20 are able to quickly deploy. However, planes stored on the ceiling are prone to swinging about and often damaged during ordinary ship maneuvers. There is a launch assist system, on the lower and longer flight deck only, for heavier aircraft: a "catapult" is loaded with disposable solid-propellant rocket motors. This system, broadly speaking, works: heavier aircraft are accelerated enough to take off, but a launch fills the hangar deck with smoke for a few minutes and the rocket motors are lot more expensive than a steam system. There is a con tower as well, but no radar. The space taken up by the two flight decks, hangar, and living quarters leaves fairly little space for the engines. The ship is armed with a few AS-AC18's for point defense only, and armored with a moderate torpedo belt. It is top-heavy, and neither fast nor maneuverable. [6 Ore, 5 Oil]
UFS-CV-50b 'Sea Lift': [Expensive] This is a ship based on the Zheleznogorod hull, but used instead to transport cargo. It includes its own crane and is lightly armed with a Bumblebee and some AC18's. It provides 3 TC, and serves for general purpose logistics such as moving tanks and soldiers to areas with docks.  [6 Ore, 4 Oil]
UFN-CA-41 Catraphract: The Cataphract is a cruiser built to rival Cannala's ships. It is armed with 3x3 150mm gun turrets, each using a fully electrified loading system based on the moderately-performing Overcompensator, except that the 60kg shells are moved in one piece. Each gun can fire 8 times a minute. It has an armored citadel with 300mm of nickel-steel armor (Heavy), and a torpedo belt as well. The deck is also heavily armored, at 120mm (Light) to defend against plunging fire, plus an extra splinter deck. The turrets are similarly armored but take advantage of mangalloy for greater durability. There is a central director in the con tower which controls all the electrically-driven turrets, though there is no advanced firing calculator. Additionally there are three turrets with two bumblebees on each side of the ship, capable of firing on aircraft or ships, and miscellaneous autocannons wherever there is room. It is powered by oil-burning steam turbines, and there are a lot of them though with its considerable armor it only musters moderate speed. [5 Ore (1Mn), 4 Oil]

UF Design Doctrines:
Vehicle Radios: Most vehicles are equipped with a Model 3 Radio set, in a configuration suitable to the size and power source of the vehicle.
Retractable Landing Gear: Unless noted otherwise, aircraft are fitted with retractable landing gear.
Oxygen Regulators: Aircraft are equipped with oxygen systems which are self-regulating and allow the crew to operate at a significant altitude.
Fuel Tank Liners: Unarmored combat vehicles have foam fuel tank liners which can stop or slow leaks if the tank is punctured.
Warheads: Missiles, shells and bombs of various sizes can have various types of warhead attached, such as high-explosive, HEAT, incendiary, and so on. Developing a new warhead type means it will be available in other applications where it could easily apply, and new sizes of shells or bombs are available with various warheads.
Pintle Mounts: Following old Arstotzkan design doctrine, machine guns are placed on pintle mounts where possible, to give them a good verticle aiming range capable of hitting ground and air targets.

UF Resources:
Transport Capacity: 1 by land, 3 by sea (-1 for naval disadvantage), 1 by air
(note: consider re-instating trains to arms list if ground transport becomes a concern)
5 Ore, using 1 TC by air, and receiving 1 from the Axis
4 Oil, using 1 TC by sea, and 1 TC by air
1 Aluminum
1 Manganese

[Sensei]

The Cannalan army currently has the following equipment:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

CANNALAN WEAPONS:
4" MSLAAC "Daybreaker": The Mechanical Self-Loading Anti Armor Cannon is an application of a complicated mechanical system to quickly load rounds. Most of the system sits in the tank turret. Rounds are stored in a carousel in the body of the tank before being lifted up to the turret. An electric motor drives the system which rotates the carousel, lifts a new shells into the turret while ejecting the old casing out a flap on the top of the tank, then rams the new shell into the gun- even with 30° inclination or 10° declination, as the shell slides along a set of inter-meshing rails. Turrets containing the autoloader are smaller, longer and much flatter than normal ones, though the 4" cannon and autoloading equipment still isn't lightweight. The system fires 10 times per minute, which is slower than a very skilled crew but still impressive. Replacing the 18-round carousel takes almost a minute, and the carousel can be stopped if a special round needs to be used (such as switching from anti-tank to anti-infantry) which takes about twice as long as a normal load. [+1 Ore if retrofitted to vehicles with a smaller gun]
M1939 "La Sierra" GPMG: The La Sierra is gas-operated open bolt machine gun for the BRC1913 rifle cartridge. It fires from 50-round belts, which can be strung together. It has mounts for a bipod, standard tripod/pintle mounts, or an optical sight, but it's normally used with iron sights. It's relatively light at 21 pounds. [2 Ore 1 Oil]

CANNALAN NAVY:
Santos-Class Naval Aircraft Support Vessel: [Expensive] The Santos is a large aircraft carrier. It is about the size of the Khorne but not armored. It's powered by four oil-burning steam turbines, which are more powerful than coal ones. The hangar deck stores two dozen fighters, moved to the flight deck by a hydraulic lift. On deck is an Eagle Eye Radar system, con tower, a few Firecracker AA guns and a miscellaneous autocannons wherever there's spare room. It also has a decent sized flight deck, with an arrester cable for landing aircraft, and two overlapping runways with room for ready aircraft on deck. It also has a steam catapult, which allows it to launch some planes which could not normally take off from its short runway. [5 Ore, 4 Oil]
Victoria-Class Battlecruiser: [Very Expensive] The Victoria is built to carry her three gun turrets, each of which mounts two 12" cannons, a vast increase in size over the Nightstorm guns. Each gun (for now called a Victoria Cannon) fires shells weighing about 800 pounds out of a built-up barrel nearly 50 feet long, to a distance much greater than the Nighstorm (though moderate for guns of this class). Shells and powder charges are rammed in separately by a complicated hydraulic lift system, the guns can fire once about every 25 seconds. Each gun is controlled by a more advanced version of the fire director from the Khorne: Various information is fed by spotters on deck to the fire control room, where mechanical calculators aid a team to form a firing solution, which they feed back to the guns, and the system also helps to fire the guns when the ship is exactly level. This is necessary to effectively aim at the ranges the guns are capable of. There is a Heavy armored citadel, a torpedo belt with empty compartments, and large diesel-electric engines. They are the first diesel engines of this size in Cannala, and are less powerful than steam turbines but easier to fit within the safety of the citadel armor, the Victoria is a slow and lumbering beast. Extra armaments include six Firecracker-style AA turrets, on a separate director system, about a dozen Can Shredders, and a few Type 45 Torpedo launchers on deck where there was room. It has a radar system as well; the deck is crowded between the turrets, armaments and other features. [7 Ore, 4 Oil]
Keres-Class Cruiser: The Keres is essentially a Victoria variant designed to be cheaper. Is has only 2x3 batteries of 9" guns, and the armor around the citadel is less but it has gained an armored deck. It has the same engines, but it's a bit faster for the lost weight. [6 Ore, 4 Oil]


CANNALAN LAND VEHICLES:
M3T1A1 Raider: [Cheap] Daybreaker Variant: [Cheap] The Raider is a Diesel-Electric tracked APC designed to serve as a base platform for many roles. It has light RHA armor with a sloped front, plus slats. It holds ten passengers and three crew, making it look like a large metal box. It has an interchangeable turret, which is very wide and flat with medium armor. Default armament is a Can shredder, plus 6 external Thumper barrels for smoke grenades and an RPG, these can only be reloaded from the outside. It's also chemical warfare protected, and last but not least, amphibious, with a trim vane and two electric powered propellers. Exits are on large rear hatch and one small top hatch, only latter can be used while afloat. [3 Ore 2 Oil] Daybreaker Variant: [4 Ore 2 Oil]
M3T1A3 "Dragon" Flamethrower Raider: The Dragon is a raider turret which spews flame over a long distance, it occupies most of the passenger space with fuel. To work the raider must be stopped, and a lever thrown to connect the engine to the pump instead of the transmission. Fuel can be pumped out to medium range over a pilot light, burning everything in its path. Operators need to watch the pressure of their tanks very carefully, as they grow hotter while the Dragon flames. It is best to operate only in short bursts. +1 Oil over regular Raider cost.
M3T3A1 SPAAG "Firecracker": The Self-Propelled AA Gun is placed on a Raider chassis, although it was found far easier to operate with the entire roof of the Raider removed and some of the passenger space taken up by the weapon than fitting in the existing turret place. It relies on a specially modified Daybreaker system, the section which lifts rounds out of the carousel is curved to match the gun's movement range. It has a fuze system for air-burst rounds, where the gunner sets the altitude on a dial and the actual fuze time is determined based on that and the angle of the gun. [4 Ore 2 Oil]
MXA1 "Bull": [Expensive] The bull is a main battletank powered by a novel turboshaft engine. It carries a Daybreaker in a heavy-armored turret with heavy front armor, and medium armor over the rest of the tank. Secondary armaments include a coaxial MG and pintle MG, and 14 smoke grenade launchers (6 on the turret 8 on the body), arguably a result of interference from contractor Al's Fireworks and Parlor Tricks. The bull's kerosene-fueled turboshaft engine is the first example of a self-compressing gas turbine motor in Cannala, and relies on high-temperature alloys to allow the turbine blades to function downstream of the combustor, and it's watercooled to keep it from getting too hot. The turboshaft is small, mainly because only a small design was found to be reliable, but it it allows the tank a relatively low profile and generates as much power as a Blackhawk engine. It sucks in air through small scoops on top of the rear tank body, and exhausts through vents on the back, which cause a fairly large weak spot in the armor. It's also dangerous to stand behind, the exhaust can cause first degree burns in just a few seconds. It's uncomfortable hot inside the tank as well. [6 Ore (1 Ti), 4 Oil]

CANNALAN AIR FORCE:
M1938 A-3 'Parrot': The Parrot is a low-cost air superiority fighter, designed to counter the Yellowjacket. It looks very similar to the Falcon, but without the complicated prop system and reduced to a 10-cyclinder, normally aspirated power plant. It too is fully aluminum, and contains most of the little features like retractable gear, an oxygen system, and a reflex sight. It is actually quite heavily armed with two Muerte heavy machine guns and two Can Perforators, though the perforators don't have a lot of ammo. [3 Ore (2Al), 2 Oil]
M1940 A-5 'Spearhead' Air Superiority Fighter: Following Forenia's Thunderbird design, the Spearhead is an aluminum-built fighter with two turbojet engines. It features a rounded canopy, swept wings, pointy nose, and the engines are under each wing, but hug the body closely; the inlets are flush with the fuselage. It's also fairly heavily armed: Each wing has a double-barrel Can Perforator, and a heavy Can Shredder sits in the nose, so the whole thing is built a bit beefier than the Thunderbird. The two Morei turbojets burn kerosene and take some advantage of experiences of the Bull tank's turboshaft, it includes a water-cooling system (the shared radiator creates a third intake under the body). They use the same easier manufacturing process too, and the performance of the plane is only slightly worse for the added weight of the cooler. Despite carrying more weight, it's very nearly as fast as the Thunderbird, but it does have trouble recovering from stalls. On the other hand, when it's keeping good speed it can make impressive turns thanks to its hydraulic control system; the pilot can pull the relatively large control surfaces with ease. It has good killing power too: The smaller cannons are good for dogfighting and the Can Shredder can do serious damage to bombers from a safe distance. It has very little ammo, but also needs very little: pilots must simply be careful not to waste it all on a quick burst. [4 Ore (1 Ti, 1 Al), 4 Oil]
H-1 "Twinblade" Combat Synchrocopter: [Expensive] The Twinblade is a synchropter (I checked the spelling twice), which is a helicopter with two closely intermeshing rotors, each with two blades, separated on the roll axis. Each one is powered by a turboshaft, on either side of the fuselage. Adjusting the pitch and relative torque of these rotors allows the Twinblade to pitch and yaw, and additional control is provided by control surfaces on the tail, it has a rudder and elevator like an airplane. It is operated by two crewmembers who sit in the centerline, in the higher rear part is the pilot and the lower front part is the gunner, who controls a can-perforator on a turret below him. The turret gun is controlled by a hydraulic joystick and also move a gun sight to show where the gun is aiming, it has about a 120 degree lateral range and 60 degree declination/15 degree inclination. There are also two winglets which support 250lb bomb mounts. It has a relatively large body which provides room for up to four passengers. The Twinblade now has light armor over some critical components and the pilot/gunner to make it less vulnerable to rifle fire. A further re-adjustment of the maneuvering controls brings it to the somewhat underwhelming pinnacle of what is possible without a redesign: To really maneuver, it needs get some forward speed and rely on its control surfaces. Otherwise, its abilities to stop, strafe, and roll are tolerable, but it's still slow to yaw which is troublesome when tracking ground targets while hovering. [5 Ore (1 Ti, 1 Al), 4 Oil]

CANNALAN COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER:
General Cortez: General Cortez is a storied pirate sailor, and under him the Cannalan Navy has an inherent advantage in battle.
M1938 HEAT: These shells contain a shaped charge, like with the antitank RPG warheads. At 100mm, they are effective against heavy armor. These are still fairly basic, like Forenian rounds.
M1938 APDS: A long and narrow kinetic penetrator fired from cannons in a sabot. Unlike HEAT, they're good against spaced armor but poor against sloped armor. Currently accuracy is poorer than conventional rounds. Made from hardened steel, they're cheaper than existing full sized hardened steel rounds.
Drunken Pirate Encryption: The Cannalans have adopted a slightly modified One-Time-Pad encryption system. Paper sheets with a unique encryption key are distributed by courier before important orders are read aloud but in code over radio. There are a couple other simple steps to obscure the message, and decoy couriers are also sent with fake pads, but it still has the inherent drawbacks of OTP. There is a delay in sending pads and confirming they have arrived safely, and then since the pads are only used once, encryption is reserved for important and long-term orders.
Eagle Eye RADAR: [Expensive] The Eagle Eye is a relatively advanced radar system which can identify an aircraft at significant range, showing the range, direction, and approximate altitude. This is accomplished with an array of antennae in a metal frame, which rotates on a turntable. It has a CRT display with a rotating refresh line which the operator can read. It can be mounted on ships, where it takes up about a turret's worth of space including the magazine below deck, or in a temporary installation of four trucks, which takes a few hours to set up. There is also a separate version which looks identical, but can only identify sea-surface contacts. [Complex]
'Immortal' Armor: This alternative armor set replaces the chest and back piece two back plates, and four chest plates of thin molybdenum steel alloy. The splitting of chest and back coverage into multiple plates gives soldiers the ability to crouch, crawl and maneuver in relative comfort. The plates are in a "carrier vest", allowing them to be easily removed and replaced. However the important feature is that soldiers in immobile positions, such as aircraft crews, some tank crew members, and machine gunners can double-layer the chest and back armor. [3 Ore]
1941 Infrared Sighting System "Aswang": [Expensive] This is a night vision device, consisting of an infrared spotlight, a scope which allows the user to view infrared light, and a rechargeable battery. The spotlight is simply filtered, so that only invisible infrared light passes through. The scope contains a small cathode ray tube, operated by power transformed from the battery to several kilovolts. The battery is in a backpack and makes up the bulk of the system's weight, at 32 pounds it is man-portable but uncomfortably heavy. The large spotlight and scope are normally attached to the weapon, whether the weapon is a sniper rifle or machine gun, and these add seven pounds to weapon making it unwieldy without a bipod. The scope looks bulky and the seven-inch spotlight looks enormous on top of it, and there are some wires running along the outside and a cable to the backpack, as well as some adjustment dials and an on/off switch visible along the side of the scope. The Aswang's spotlight illuminates targets up to a little over 100 yards, without revealing the user's position. [Complex]

CANNALAN DESIGN DOCTRINES:
Vehicle Radios: Most vehicles come standard with a Bureaucrat's Wife radio system, with broadcast range appropriate to the size of the vehicle and its power source.
Slat Armor: Ground armored vehicles are retrofitted with slat armor over their normal armor, to help defeat HEAT warheads.
Retractable Landing Gear: Unless otherwise specified, aircraft have retractable wheeled landing gear.
Oxygen Systems: Aircraft come with an oxygen system for the crew.
Filters: Enclosed armored vehicles come with the necessary equipment to seal themselves and filter the crew's air in case of a gas attack.
Warheads: Missiles, shells and bombs of various sizes can have various types of warhead attached, such as high-explosive, HEAT, incendiary, and so on. Developing a new warhead type means it will be available in other applications where it could easily apply, and new sizes of shells or bombs are available with various warheads.
Compartmentalization: Large ships are separated into many compartments which can be sealed individually if one begins flooding, to prevent the flooding from spreading to the rest of the ship.

CANNALAN RESOURCES:
Transport Capacity: 1 by land, 3 by sea, 1 by air.
2 Wood
4 Ore, using 1 TC by sea
4 Oil, using 1 TC by sea, and receiving 1 from the Allies
2 Aluminum, Using 1 TC by sea
1 Titanium, using 1 TC by air
1 Magnesium

[Sensei]

The War This Turn:
Both sides are making their push in the jungle of West Tereshkova, to the north, and in the south, Forenia is attempting a landing on Titan while Cannala attempts a landing on Mt. Konstantin. Cannala is holding their expense credit.

Espionage:
Forenia did a thing [5] [still complex due to Cannala using the wrong-sized bolts]

The Battle at Sea
Winter has come again, bringing heavy fog.

Both sides still rely heavily on shipboard radar to learn the position of their enemies, which in light (or dark) of the weather, is more effective than even airborne patrols. During combat this favors Cannala, because they have more ships with radar on board, and their radar units are smaller and less vulnerable. Still, both sides tend to become aware of each other around the same time.

Engagements take place at fairly long ranges. Both sides use aircraft to deliver attacks, and Cannala has enormous cannons at sea, granting an impressive range. The Victoria is still the longest-ranged battleship, and it can begin taking (inaccurate) shots near the edge of radar range, often allowing Cannala to damage Forenian fleets before their aircraft have all been readied. These are less common than their smaller cousins, the Keres-class Cruisers. The Keres is Expensive, but with savvy Cannalan gunning their 9-inch guns can allow them to neutralize multiple Cataphracts, Forenia's biggest gunships, in a direct firefight. Naturally Forenians avoid direct firefights at all costs, using air power for offense and their gunships for defense, and to hunt down Corsair cruisers which lay mines.

Forenia's Zheleznogorod carriers are now loaded with their state-of-the-art fighter jet, the F41 Lightning Streak. This powerful single-engine fighter is completely dedicated to air superiority (the Haast is used for attacking ships) and comes as a shock to Cannalan Spearhead pilots. Its modernized cannons will quickly knock down anything that flies, and it has the maneuverability to win dogfights, as well as the power to climb so fast that Cannalan pilots will stall if they try to follow it. However, it has had some problems with flameouts in wet weather (to a lesser degree, other jets are experiencing this problem as well) which sometimes force pilots to ditch the aircraft. There are also some deployment issues, it's delicate enough for the Zheleznogorod's rafter storage to be a poor idea, and it relies on the rocket catapult which limits the rate at which it can be scrambled as well as prohibiting it from being used on the cheap and mobile Wasp Nest carriers. Cheaper Haasts, with their deadly torpedoes, are the perfect tool to take advantage of air superiority, but there's a bit of a bottleneck in their deployment as they too rely on the rocket catapult to launch fully loaded. Bad weather is an issue as well, so Forenia can't always leverage their air advantage to the fullest extent. Worst of all, aircraft are completely dependent on their radar intelligence ship, and blind if it's disabled.

Cannala has a Major Naval Advantage this season.

The Battle for the Jungle:
Attacking: Both
The wet season begins..

The Forenians have got their lost supplies back thanks to Axis intervention, and are back on their best performance. Amphibious mechanized infantry are extremely popular with both sides, but Forenia has a new trick up their sleeve: Not only can the Salamander swim, it can fly. Or, if not fly, it can fall with style. Thanks to the "Trustfall" parachute, paratroopers are no longer simply engaging in small raids and waiting for the cavalry to arrive. Now extra supplies (including mines and rockets) are dropped in large crates, and entire Salamander armored vehicles are dropped out of the sky from the back of Ice Giant transports. It's not perfect, paratroopers have to link up with their supplies after landing and can still take time to regroup. Dropped vehicles of any kind are unoccupied, even in the best of circumstances they hit the ground hard and there is an "acceptable failure rate" involved in dropping 12-ton piles of metal out of an airplane. Still, the impact on the Cannalan army of having to deal with armored vehicles appearing in the middle of nowhere behind their front lines is well worth it, and can be used to attack valuable locations like radar emplacements. The Salamander is the main vehicle dropped, but the MAT-26 tank destroyer has proven viable as well. Sarukh systems have proven too delicate for air drops.

An entire Salamander crew stands in a circle, looking upwards at a tree. There isn't an abundance of outward evidence that they are in fact a salamander crew; just a few stylish tank goggles and patches designating ranks such as "Sgt Mikhailov - Gunner". You see, normally a salamander crew is almost impossible to misidentify, because they are sitting in a salamander. When they're on foot, they're mistakable for foot soldiers. Sgt Mikhailov, Gunner, breaks the silence. "I bet Omar could climb the tree, and get a cable onto it. Then we could pull it free." Omar was quick to reply. "No way! Why do I always have to do stupid dangerous stuff? It's at least twenty meters up. Inshallah, I'm staying down here." A man whose patch read Captain Vasiliev replied, "You had to disable the mines last time because you're the lowest rank in the crew. Fair's fair. But, I don't think that will work anyway." Mikhailov spoke again. "It's still got the parachute attached, right? If get it loose, shouldn't it just... float down?" "I don't think that's how it... look, just get Boris and his crew on the radio. We're going to need a ride."

Cannala, never to be outdone, has a sneaky trick up their sleeve as well. The Aswang night vision system allows an infantryman to carry an entire night vision system, illuminated by an infrared spotlight. Normally, Forenians don't attempt night time attacks, but the IR system can be mounted on machine gun emplacements to be completely sure. It also allows occasional daring night vision attacks. Elite Pirates sneak up to a camp, shoot out spotlights, and fight with M1928J rifles, which are ideal for the range. They enjoy the advantage of having a narrow but clear view of the field, while the Forenians only see muzzle flashes and are scrambling for flashlights, which are a giveaway for their position when lit. The Aswang may be crude and heavy, but the jungle provides the circumstances which maximize its potential. It's a unique trick that helps Cannala's infantry compete with Forenia's flamethrower and tiger armor troops.

Infantry combat, as such, still favors Forenia during the day, but now Cannala at night. The flamethrower and tiger armor are still unique weapons in Forenia's arsenal, and Cannalan soldiers still struggle to deliver a grenade or rocket accurately to destroy a Tiger position, when the Tiger user can simply hose down any Cannalans who show themselves with a machine gun. There are various small differences in the other small arms used by both sides, but by and large none of them are enough to make a very dramatic effect on the battlefield. If you ask a soldier whether the AS-AR34 or SSRA is a better assault rifle, for example, Cannalan soldiers will always proudly boast that the SSRA is the best rifle while Forenians will brag about their AS-AR34 and deride the worksmanship of Cannalan weapons.

In armored combat, the Salamander continues to have an advantage over the regular Raiders, though Marauders with Daybreaker cannons are in no short supply- either one can destroy the other quickly, and the Raider platform's smoke grenades can be useful in avoiding a barrage of autocannon rounds. The Bull is now on the same price point as the AS-T33, and any straight fight is easily in the Bull's favor although infantry hate to fight alongside it. Forenia's MAT-26 is also airdropped and encounters Cannalan tanks often, its 50mm cannon is extremely effective against Raiders and variants, although redundant since the Salamander's autocannon is as well and there are rarely ranges long enough. It's DT25 50mm cannon is smaller than that used in the AS-T33, so it's not particularly effective against Bull tanks unless it can get a lucky rear shot. It's also worth noting that the Salamander has benefited from the replacement of its AS-AC18 autocannon with the Velociraptor, as it can lay down more fire, but mainly it can quickly and easily switch between AP and HE rounds, or use mixed belts if the crew doesn't know what to expect.

Forenia enjoys air superiority to protect them from Cannalan bombers, and get their own bombers and transports where they need to go, the Lightning Streak performs admirably in destroying enemy aircraft, particularly when it has a solid-ground runway from which to deploy. The Spearhead just can't keep up. The Lightning Streak is also noticeably extremely difficult to hit with any sort of AA fire. If it does it get by much of anything it will promptly go up it flames, but its sheer speed makes it so difficult to track that hitting it by hand is a matter of luck, and as a fighter it normally doesn't fly in a straight line long enough for Cannala's mechanical targeting computers to be of use. Fortunately for Cannala, it doesn't carry any bombs, and its fast-firing Velociraptor cannons lack the ammo to make ground strafing very worthwhile most of the time, though pilots praise the gun's rate of fire as it helps hit enemy aircraft in short encounters. Some Lightning Streaks pilots have reported that in extreme dives, the plane begins to vibrate violently and the controls become utterly useless, or even reversed, until the pilot backs off the throttle (or applies the brakes) and slows down again. They may be approaching the sound barrier. Several Lightning Streaks have crashed under mysterious circumstances, and this may be the cause.

Cheap Haasts also benefit from air superiority. Some are lost to AA, but they make it rain so many cluster HEAT and incendiary bombs that the jungle is full rusty, unexploded duds.

As Cannala grows further from the shore, the Victoria bombardments are less frequent.

Forenia gains ground. [Cannala 1/4, Forenia 3/4]

The battle for Mt. Konstantin:
Attacking: Cannala

Cannala's new Aswang night-vision system isn't very useful in the mountains. Infantry engagements usually happen at well more than 100 yards. The favored weapon of both sides is their most accurate rifles, Forenia's M2 Osprey and Cannala's M1913. Both guns themselves are well suited to their roles, but soldiers bemoan the scarcity of optical sights. Forenia's optical sights, the Eagle Sight MkII, are better in quality, but both sides' sights are Expensive. Some Forenian soldiers have tried breaking their inexpensive binoculars in half and affixing them to rifles for makeshift scopes, but it is doubtful that any of them have actually killed a Cannalan soldier while doing so. Infantry-portable mortars are also used in most squads. They're effective but there is a lot of guesswork and adjusting shots involved in aiming them out across a mountain pass.

Forenia's Sarukh artillery is useful here, being easier for trucks to carry up mountains than light cannons. Cannala, on the other hand, has the unique advantage of large naval artillery which can hit much of the island, although Victoria ships are sometimes kept at a distance by Overcompensator guns. A direct hit will disable even enormous ships most of the time. Forenia's main defense against naval units is their air power, and now that the Lightning Streak is obliterating the Cannalan air force, any ship is at risk of crippling damage to their keel by Forenia's extremely effective Dolphin torpedoes which use a magnetic detonator to go off beneath ships, and can be dropped from an almost-safe distance.

Communications used on both sides are relatively secure, Cannala uses their frequency-modulating radio system as well as code pads, because Forenia hasn't cracked it. There are occasional code breaches as radios or pads used by one side or the other are captured, but they are brief before codes are changed.

Cannala fails to make a beachhead. [Cannala 0/2, Forenia 2/2]

The Battle for Titan:
Attacking: Forenia

Forenia has returned to make another attempt at landing on Titan, the tundra island. Since they are at a disadvantage at sea, they rely on aircraft and their new heavy parachutes to create a beachhead on land rather than attempting to fight shore defenses with ships. Unfortunately they've chosen the worst time to do so. Winter on Titan sees terrible weather, with airplanes flying through fog so thick they can barely see spotlights on the ground. There are a large number of accidents as a result of jet engine flameouts, and navigation is troublesome, with radar data only being available from ships.

With weakened air support, arguably superior Forenian infantry but superior Cannalan armor, Forenia is unable to hold any ground on Titan.

Cannala holds the line. [Cannala 2/2, Forenia 0/2]

Espionage:[/B]
On a moon-lit night, a small group of Forenian salamander soldiers, codenamed the 'Storm Dragons', infiltrate a Cannalan shipyard. Thanks to sympathetic Juraki workers, the alarms and long-range radio tower are disabled when they arrive. Several men cut a hole in a chain-link fence, kill several guards with silenced weapons, enter the offices, and exit with a bundle of documents pertaining to the construction of the Victoria Battlecruiser. The whole operation is done in only a matter of minutes, and a crate of Arstotzkan rifles is left to be 'found' by the Juraki for their troubles. Nobody's the wiser until the evidence of their deeds is found the next morning. Actually stealing a ship would have been too much for a small group of commandos, but Forenia now has plans enough for the Victoria to be built with its whole hull, armor, engines, and director system, but the guns will have to be Forenian Overcompensators and the Cannalan radar design isn't included. It will also be [Complex], as it's built from enemy designs in the Imperial system, and some very important design features are scrawled in the margins in bad handwriting- details like "actually, move this beam five feet forward or IT WILL COLLAPSE".

Events outside the War:

The Outside World:
The Empire of Japan begins calling men to military service, bringing its army to full size. Joseph Stalin vows to fight a "scorched earth" campaign against the Germans invading Russia. Operation Barbarossa is going well for the Germans, who have reached the Dnieper river by July and put Leningrad under siege. There are many battles which end drastically in Germany's favor. Germany massacres 25 Polish academics and their families in Lwów, along with their families, in an attempt to weaken the Polish Resistance. Large Jewish massacres in Poland occur. President Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States after Japan invades French Indochina. Hitler orders an end to the Action T4 euthanasia program where various citizens deemed unfit for society are killed in hospitals, due to protests from the church. However, people involved in the program are assigned to concentration camps, where they continue the killings. Germany first uses the pesticide Zyklon B to kill Soviet POWs, and the policy of requiring Jewish citizens of occupied countries to wear a patch identifying them on their clothing is put into place.

The first commercial TV begins in the United States, with an advertisement for Bulova watches airing before a baseball game and gameshow hosts reading sponsor messages during their programs.

Local Events:
The Secret Police have Arrested Kot, for involvement with the Arstotzkan Rebels. The issue before Forenian parliament today is: Should Forenia invade Vlanlados? The island nation is a sorry piece of rock without enough resources to benefit the Forenian war effort against Cannala, but it is known to have supported Arstotzkan rebels against Forenia. Vlanlados may even have spies in Forenia directly. Your votes will help Parliament decide whether to use diplomacy or force to deal with the Vlanlados issue. In other news, Moskurg author Raafat Al-Hayim is reported to have nearly finished his Wands Race books, but has stalled the fictitious war between Moskurg and Arstotzka close to the end. Some readers speculate he is merely trying to earn extra money by dragging out the end of the series and publishing extra issues. "He should just have the Arstotzkans upgrade their magic tank-carriage and win already," says one reader. In science news, a controversial article has also been published recently which claims that the crew of the AS-SS1935X rocket which attempted to fly to the moon, could never have survived the forces involved in their gunpower-fueled launch. The Forenian academic community is split, with the rocket's proponents theorizing various devices which could have reduced the force on the crew during the launch.

In Cannala, the Red Rot cure appears to have begun negatively affecting the crops. People drinking rum from recent sugar cane harvests have become violently ill, whatever sort of fungicide the cure is, it seems to have rendered the crops unfit for consumption. Famous singer Benita Rivera has been hospitalized, and press reports are conflicting but she may be suffering a liver failure. There are riots in the streets over this recent development. The unused Expense Credit has been spent on damage control, and fortunately this has kept the mines open. It's extremely lucky that the money hadn't already been used up, otherwise resources may have temporarily been lost. Eduardo Charpes has stated in a speech that he is beginning an investigation to determine who the anonymous producer of the Red Rot Cure is, and bring them to trial. Some citizens suspect that this is part of a Juraki plot, and the incident has spurred violence against Jurakis in the streets. Sushi restaurants are targeted in particular, with rioters smashing windows and furniture. In other news, imports of luxury goods from America have been on the rise, although Cannalan traders are quickly acquiring a reputation for trying to swindle and steal goods. Cannala rarely imports foreign liquors though: Despite extreme health scares and accusations that Cannalan rum is severely watered down, Cannalans still agree that domestic booze is just better. The Cannalan Secret Police have arrested Darkgamer, who appears to have been attempting to entice Jurakis to form a rebellion.

Turn 16, Commence!

You may now begin voting for your design phase!

[Kot]

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[RAM]

Anak-C.A.8-1941-RedIsFaster II "River Of Tears" Electric Artillery mounted upon a newly-dubbed "Ash Salamander", and archers...
Powered by standard columns of turbojets this 24-barreled electric-powered gattling-gun fires 8x120mm solid rifled bullets along electric rails with the firing chamber replaced with electric circuits and a magnetic loading mechanism that pushes bullets onto the rails from a reusable belt. This is intended as an effective weapon against infantry behind cover, light armour, and low-flying aircraft. The barrel arrangements are designed to be easily replaceable.
It is to be mounted upon a modified Salamander with spare barrels in top-opening compartments behind the turret. Power is provided by converting the passenger space into horizontal jet turbine stacks and electrical condenser banks. The firing mechanism, turret, and electrical systems will be water-cooled by side-mounted inset fan-cooled radiators along the rear sides of the vehicle. This does leave it somewhat vulnerable, but it is predicted that the weapon should have a greater effective range than other direct-fire weapons, and thus should be effective as fire-support from a relatively safe distance.

    UF-SPT-39 "Earsplitter"
    An antitank position on treads.

    With the recent upgrade to enemy ordnance, it became apparent that weaponry will continue to escalate. We cannot abandon our tanks, so we must race to meet the enemy developments. I propose that we do so, but first, we ensure that we will never be caught completely unprepared. To this end, we must have a mobile unit of extreme armour and ordnance faculty. I propose:

    A turret, of 120mm sloped forward armour, 10mm of steel at the front for hardness, 10 at the back for rigidity, and a 100mm slab of aluminium sandwiched in the middle to reduce weight. The other angles do not matter so much, but they need something... Two periscopes over two cylindrical holes for drum-jointed guns to sit. A pair of ammunition racks capable of holding at least three rounds each. And fully motorised rotation and elevation with an arc of at least 45 degrees with a reserve of battery power along with power connections to an absent base to recharge its batteries and convey control-commands from a pair of levers. Also a pair of slits at the back.

    A Track with an armoured tank engine, multiple fuel-tanks, and ammunition conveyance. along with a generator to provide power to a turret. And two large caterpillar tracks(With odd holes at regular intervals) with a heavy steel bracing pillar running heir length and affixed to a large, heavily armoured platform at the front(held in place with six 100mm pipes and 200mm disk as the platform itself.).

    A pair of 120mm cannons. With drum-joints by which to be hinged in a turret. shields towards the back to extend out the back of a turret and traverse up/down without exposing the innards, a loading gear to push the rounds to the back of the gun when loaded from a mid-point, and the ability to fire high-velocity penetrator rounds, though they will, for now, only be issued with snub-nosed high-explosive rounds with a low propellant volume for maximum damage against 'softer' targets and low wear until the kinks can be sorted out.

    However, any and all of these considerations can be sacrificed for these final necessities:
    All components must be capable of being air-lifted by the reckless effect and dropped from altitude. We predict this sets a maximum limit of 3 tonnes to account for support elements and safety margins.
    Field assmeblable into a single unit, ideally by as few as two dozen men. We expect this to require numerous ropes and rings upon the items themselves, along with some clever tricks...

    The assemblage process would start with a Track-unit being righted and driven to a turret-unit. The turret unit would be tipped onto its face and the tracks would drive up behind it. A pair of chocks would be inserted into the tracks and the turret would be pulled back onto the chocks, with a notch catching on them. The tracks would then be wheeled backwards,pulling the turret over its platform, at which point one final heave pulls it off of the chocks and it pulls backwards backwards while the turret finally rests in place. The guns are then pulled onto their ends and then lowered into place, again, this makes extensive use of attaching ropes to both ends, and obviously the entire top of the turret needs to open for this event. Obviously the turret's seam would have a pattern to prevent a perfect seam running straight through it.

    It would be lack the combat mobility of a tank, or even tank-destroyer, but would be small enough to overcome some terrain disadvantages and hide in things like suburban garages. It's purpose would be to be under the authority of infantry units to provide heavy anti-armour support for defensive positions and ambushes. It would be extremely vulnerable to flanking attacks, but would hopefully be used in well fortified positions or used with the intention to overwhelm the enemy with surprise and thus if the retreat is xcalled everyone else is likely in just as much trouble... Its greatest strength would be to provide extreme stopping power to paratroops, provided it can be deployed to a relatively large area of relative security to be gathered and assembled.

    120mm is very ambitious for air-drop so that will probably have to be abandoned, but I would really like me some extra-heavy front plating for long-term "don't come at my face"ness...

Looks something like this:

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With the front pod and engine being heavily armoured and the rest being sxposed and easily blowed up.

UF-GEV-41 "Ekaterina

This is a plane with short, stubby wings. By all rights it shouldn't fly, and in fact it employs an aerodynamic effect known as ground effect to boost its lift and reduce drag, by staying close to the surface.
To retain stability in this region, it uses a T shaped tail, on which a single powerful turboprop engine is mounted.
The aircraft itself is fairly small but has 2 crewmembers: a pilot and a gunner for the Sorraia turret.
Besides the turret the only other weapon it carries is torpedo mounts. Thanks to the reduction in guns, armor, plus the more powerful engine, combined with the benefits of ground effect, should allow it to lift 3 or 4 tons of torpedoes in its tubes.
This strange plane is meant to be deployed as a motor torpedo boat, using its great speed to avoid enemy artillery while it deploys its payload.
Being airborne, it is significantly faster than any boat we could ever deploy.
For the joy of some engineers, it floats when not airborne.

L.B.41 "Intellectual Piracy" Light Battleship
We revise and incorporate the formerly victoria's technology and rejig it to a lighter and faster design With one less gun in its forwards and rear turrets and work to improve its engine power.

[Sensei]

Battlereport edited to add: Forenian espionage action, Cannala arrests Darkgamer.

[NUKE9.13]

Alright. Alright. How about some better radar, then? It isn't winter, so it's not critical, but better radar is better no matter the season.

Obviously we should spend our revision de-complexifying the Victoria into... whatever we decided to call it. I forget. Look, it's been a week, okay?

[Powder Miner]

The name was Vodka, and pulling cav mags sounds like a good idea to me. We have issues we can fix in every direction, including radar, but none of them are so pressing that a tech leap like this is a poor idea.

[Jilladilla]

So Mini Death Rays + Decomplexifying the Vodka is the plan then? I can get behind that one.

[andrea]

We could also spend a revision to mount the radar on the lightning and add titanium frame and aluminium skin to make it lighter.
They are probably going to get a fighter now.