Bronze Breastplate and Helm
[Time: 5+1 Progress: 4 Cost: 3]
Bronze body armor is far from a new idea, but its weight and susceptibility to aetheric weapons have left it somewhat neglected in recent years. However, considering the recent news of turmoil and warmongering from agents in Wreth, a revival of the form seems an appropriate way to protect soldiers.
Bronze Breastplate and Helm: 4/8 | 3 Ore | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Prototype
[Efficacy: 6 Cost: 3 Bugs: 4+1]
It would seem that the engineers have learned, at least a little, from their... overenthusiasm with the Witch-Hunter. The bronze infantry armor they create is a little on the heavy side, but all of that weight is put into protection rather than ornamentation. The new design is thick over the vitals, well sculpted around the arms to allow freedom of motion, and flared at the sides to rest on the hips and keep the weight off the soldier's shoulders. Tests against the Witch-Hunter prototype have highlighted the armor piercing ability of the crossbow's significant draw weight, while tests against pistols have shown that the armor has an excellent chance of absorbing shots from beyond point-blank rang.
An interesting addition the engineers have made is the addition of two rip-buckles. One at the shoulder, and one flush with the side, pulled both of these will break the connections holding the armor together on that side, allowing a soldier to quickly remove the armor. This ability was demonstrated to great effect during aetheric fire testing, when the Marine wearing the armor was subjected to mutiple gauntlet blasts that brought his armor to a glowing heat- but was able to quickly doff the armor and avoid being cooked inside. A fate which was all too common when such armor was originally brought into use.
Projected cost: 1 ore for the officer, 3 ore for squad leaders, 10 ore for every man.
Project Maintenance
Witch-Hunter
Progress: 1
Current: 4/7
No less than three fights have broken out among the engineering team about the final revisions of the Witch Hunter. Two of which were fist fights, the third involved the glorious original model being taken off the wall and used (sans bolts). Calmer heads (with clubs) broke the fight up, but not before Eagle Maw of the prototype feasted upon engineer butt-cheek.
Needless to say, progress has been slow.
Medium Core Crystals
Progress: 1
Current: 6/15
Following the tragic loss of two-fifths of its lead engineer's left buttock, research on growing larger Core Crystals has ground down to a snail's pace. Growing enmity between divisions has slowed down inter-group communication, and short orders and supply mix-ups have plagued attempts to refine the chemical bath used to grow crystals.
Little significant progress has been made. But reforms to the engineering team structure, and marines posted to enforce the newest rule of Kasgyrian R&D team: "No Horseplay with Weapon Prototypes".
It is now the Revision Phase. You have 1 die to spend.
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Topic: Arms Race: War of the Cinder Spires | Spire Kasgyr (Read 152507 times)