Inspired by the M101 howitzer and the 10.5mm leFH.
Plan Fire Support
14: GM-21 "Ratio" - Large Project
3: Model 1921 Machine Gun - Medium Project
7: M21 Grenade - Small Project OR
shells for the GM-21
This gives us awe-inspiring fire support through the Ratio and the Machine Gun, which both are the killers of the 20th century. The grenade should be extremely useful to clean out trenches and buildings, and is a small project. If we, however, need to design new shells too, it will be replaced by the GM-21 shells to make that usable.
Thoughts?
I think that you should add the project's size to the description of the project itself. You have got it in there, but I feel as though, should the G.M. complain, then you don't really have a solid defence...
I kind of shivered at the 105mm calibre. It was sort of obvious that it was based on a real weapon and I like moving away from that. But then again, I am not the sanest of partici pants so... I mean, sure, there are good reasons for those calibres, but I feel that we can do really well with the 4/8/16/32/40/80/160/320 scheme. 105 is a bit shy to really demolish all comers, 160 is the nice old standby that will reduce pretty much anything. Now, sure, fielding 160s is tough, but if we really focus on it then we can get a healthy supply of massive artillery out and, well, more than anything else people generally wanted more artillery. If you get get some mad numbers up, like, say, 20 160mm howitzers to every brigade, then pretty much every battle can turn into a holding action and win. An 80 on the other hand is grand for something more subtle. It is difficult to get the famous 88 flak out of a 105. We want something precise and agile for primarily defensive fire against enemy artillery and spotters and such. A 105 could certainly be a wonderful weapon, but I don't feel that the benefits outweigh the pretty numerical scheme and advantage of limiting our range of calibres. So, in short, I have a personal vendetta against your chosen calibre and challenge you to
pistols 160mm howitzers at dawn!
And I sort of drifted into why I want to flood the world with artillery instead of mussing about with infantry weapons.
And I also revealed why I have a vendetta against 10x25mm pistols, 12mm buckshot, 45mm grenade launchers, and 75mm mortars... Real Warriors use 16mm buckshot and love the recoil! Legends of the revolution carry a 32mm buckshot in each hand and shoot 16mm H.V. sniper rounds out of their noses! Although, honsetly, 12 is almost inoffensive. It at least tries to be neatly between 8 and 16 even if there is clearly no need for such compromises.
A: Big Guns
16 heavy cannons
16 light cannonsIt gives our infantry something to shoot with, in theory, not that they really have any means of using the things, but lets assume that is not the case, as they are listed and we are allowed to purchase. I at least hope to get a discount on upgrading them to a new design.
δ: Name our country "Juice Wagon"ε: RAM has lost the right to name things and must pass a to-be-determined challenge to earn it back.RAM VOTEs for 1, 5, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1, A, Beta, δ1 - Belt-Fed Improved Light cannon - Medium Project
1 - RAM
2.1 The Model 1921 Sidearm; A ten round semi-automatic pistol using a 10x25mm cartridge [Small Project]
1 - VOI,
2.2 Include 10+ round detachable box magazine and detachable stock
3. The Model 1921 Machine Gun; a belt fed, air-cooled machine gun utilising the 8x54mm cartridge [Medium Project]
2 - VOI, 3_1
3.2: Ammunition is to be fed via decintergrating belts, able to be carried in a wire-stiffened bag.
4. The Model 1921 Trench Gun; A Pump action shotgun using 12mm buckshot cartridges[Small Project]
5. The M21 Torpedo boat; a fast, petrol engine boat mounting two torpedo tubes and a few Mosins for the crew. [Large Project]
2 - VOI, RAM
5.2: Also mounts 1x 40mm cannon. Torpedoes are to be 500mm in diameter wet-heater designs.
6. The SAMN-1921; a semi-automatic rifle chambered in 8x54mm, with a five round removable magazine, and using a gas operated, Rotating bolt. [Medium Project]
6.2: Utilize a lighter round instead, namely the 6x45mm round, and a ten-round magazine.
7. M21 grenade; a 750 gram 45mm fragmentation grenade with smooth exterior walls and a 75 gram bursting charge.
1 - 3_1,
8. M1891/21 grenade discharger; a modification of the Mostin-Nagant into a short carbine with the ability to launch a M21 grenade.
9. M21 75mm mortar; a three-piece medium mortar with a range of 2000m and 4kg HE warheads to start with.
10.1 Large CF80a-1921 "Gladius Pile":Conversion of the 80mm naval gun to a high-precision side-loaded towed field-gun for counter-battery and anti-aircraft roles.
1 - RAM
11.1 Medium CH160a-1921 "Dinosaur Rift": 160mm bombardment howitzer based upon the 160 mm naval cannon.
1 - RAM
12.1 Small CM40a-1921 "Cute Apple": 40mm Infantry Mortar for close-range fire support to infantry forces.
1 - RAM
13.1 Large AF400a-1921 "Molar Joy": A fighter-styled Biplane with a range of 400kilometres intended for air defence and balloon hunting.
14: GM-21 "Ratio" Gun-Howitzer: 105mm gun-howitzer
1 - 3_1,
A: Big Guns
RAM: 1
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
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α - Clear out the sunken destroyer and get the wharf ready to build.
2 - VOI, 3_1
Beta: Construct a firing range and office for calculating range tables for artillery on various forms of ground.
2 - 3_1, RAM
Gamma: See about getting our nations hands on a FT-17 or three.
δ: Nation= "Juice Wagon"
1 - RAM
ε: RAM's naming Privileges revoked