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[NAV]

The insteuments weren't a design result, they were created in a revision. I'm not saying it won't work, it's just less likely to work because of diminishing returns.

[Doomblade187]

The insteuments weren't a design result, they were created in a revision. I'm not saying it won't work, it's just less likely to work because of diminishing returns.

Oh, I misremembered.

[Kashyyk]

The princess used a bath based on aqua regia to produce her crystal, however this complex mix is not fully understood. By carefully studying it's effects and those of similar formulas, we should be able to find out what causes the delayed crystal growth and how to speed it up.

Personally, if like to throw two different revisions at speeding up thr Topaz, this one and the instruments.

[NAV]

The princess used a bath based on aqua regia to produce her crystal, however this complex mix is not fully understood. By carefully studying it's effects and those of similar formulas, we should be able to find out what causes the delayed crystal growth and how to speed it up.

The most likely cause for the variation in growth time is the uncontrolled amounts of Tetrahydrate or Trihydrate Chloroauric acid in the bath. If we try using both hydrate levels in isolation, and a controlled mix of both, it is likely to stabilize the growth time. It is likely that one hydrate level is responsible for the the long growth time, and the growth time is dependent on the ratio of Trihydrate to Tetrahydrate in the mix.

Go to the Marine Academy. Show them the unreasonable demands that the Aeronaut Academy wanted for expanding their grounds and training teachers, and ask if they have a better offer. Open a bidding war between the Marine and Aeronaut Academy, whoever makes the better offer gets the privilege of training comms officers. Remind them that comms officers are necessary to the war effort, and we all have to make sacrifices to win the war unless they want their precious campuses to become a battleground like Blackstone.

While we're at it it should be trivial to reduce the cost of the signal flasher itself. Simply remove the complicated clockwork and dual trigger system, have the comms officers control the pulse length manually.

[helmacon]

Topaz takes priority over comms officers for now, because topaz will be done next turn and revisions will be less effective.

[NAV]

I disagree, because as soon as Topaz is done we want a lance skiff pattern to get some production topaz lances. We need to put comms officers on the new pattern, we can't afford to keep purchasing them manually. That means we need to fix comms officers now unless we want to set ourselves back another turn.

Exact same situation as the last revision phase, exact same priorities, we should use this phase to fix our two failed revisions from last turn.

Edit:
Neither revision is technically essential. We can put a comm officer in a production pattern for the price of two kettleguns. And we can start ramping up topaz production even without any revisions.

[NAV]

Experimental Chemical Baths: ()
Experimental Chemical Baths (hydrate levels): (1) NAV
Schola Communicae Negotiations: (1) NAV

[Rockeater]

Experimental Chemical Baths: ()
Experimental Chemical Baths (hydrate levels): (2) NAV, Rockeater
Schola Communicae Negotiations: (2) NAV, Rockeater

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[Draignean]

Experimental Chemical Baths
[Efficacy: 1]
There is a certain amount of tooth grinding frustration in working with these crystals. Their chemistry is deceptively apparent, their patterns of growth seemingly easily visible, and yet their secrets are still secret. Controlling the hydrate levels of the chloroauric acid produced no growth related effects- though it did curiously effect the coloration of the crystals in a number of attractive ways.

It was a good idea, but it's another good idea we can consign to the scrap heap of good ideas that the princess and her personal crystallographers before us have already gone through.

Schola Communicae Negotiations
[Efficacy: 3]
The ploy to pit the Marine Academy against the Aeronaut Academy is a good one, in part because they're already on tense terms and also in part because the Marine Academy is generally willing to accept a lot less than their academy counterparts. Eventually the Schola Communicae cedes the bidding war, dissolving their contract with us to train aeronauts. The marines, however, offer us considerably better turns and dedicated classes. The communications specialists might not be quite as cosmopolitan in their education, but they'll still be effective.

You've lost the ability payment option to train Communications Officers 2C 2O per 1. You've gained the option to train 3 Communications Officers for 1C, 1O, and 4 Communications Officer Trainees.

Communications Officer Trainees 16 for 1 Marine Squad | Converts a marine squad to Comms trainees. These units cannot be deployed and serve only as an intermediate resource.


Spire Kasgyre's Production stands at
12(+12)/y Crystal, 18/125 Banked
12(+2)/y Ore, 2/95 banked
17/y Wood, 30/95 banked
10/y Silk, 5/55 banked

It is now the production, deployment, and tactics phase.

Spoiler: Royal Topaz (click to show/hide)

128x Topaz Grenades
16x Topaz Aether Pistols
1x Topaz VS Core
3x Topaz VS Lift
1x Topaz S Lift
4x Topaz Trim Crystals
4x Topaz Trim Webs

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

Viper Production Line: 1/35 | 7C + 5O + 5W + 2S, +15 From any combination of any resource | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Vertical Envelopment 2/10 | 3 from each of COWS + 4 from Any combination of COWS | Rushed 0 times | Nothing Invested
AIM (Special Project) 16/27 | - | Rushed 0 times | Nothing Invested
Imperial Marine Armory: 1/24 | 10C+15O+15W | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Topaz Coronation: 12/16 | 4C + 4O + 2S + 5 from COS | Rushed 0 Times | 12c, 10o, 21s invested

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The Calm: The calm is a region of the aerosphere with almost no wind beyond fleeting turbulence, and absolutely no aetheric currents. It's frigidly cold, and filled with fine red 'snow' that barely moves. Traversing it with a conventional vessel is impossible due to the lack of energy to fuel the lift and trim crystals.
The Everstorm: As the name suggests, the everstorm is a region of the aerosphere dominated by an enormous and eternal thunderstorm. It's a chaotic region of raging winds and surging aetheric energy that manifests in terrible bursts of prismatic flame. No conventional vessel could hope to survive the nightmarish storm conditions.


Kasgyre Territory
Blackstone
Marine Presence: K 10/14 |  W ?/14
Territory: 2/4 | 2/4
---> Squad A:  1/4 Tpz. Pistols | 1/4 Pistols | [50%]
---> Squad B:  1/4 Tpz. Pistols | 1/4 Pistols | [50%]
-Cavalry 1: 4 witch-hunters,
-Cavalry 2: 8 witch-hunters,
-Cavalry 3: 4 witch-hunters,
-Cavalry 4: 4 pistols, 4 Tpz. Pistols
-Cavalry 5: 4 pistols
-Cavalry 6: 4 topaz pistols, 4 bronzewood witch-hunters
-Cavalry 7: 4 topaz pistols, 4 bronzewood witch-hunters, 4 topaz grenades
-Cavalry 8 [50%]: Topaz Bronzewood Light Mobile Cover
Resources: 1C, 5O, 2W, 0S
Conditions: Rocky, large caverns, very dark

The Hive
Marine Presence: K 0/10 |  W 0/10
Territory: 4/4 | 0/4
Resources: 1+2C, 2O, 1W, 4S
Conditions: Spider Nursery, narrow and twisting tunnels
—> Hanging Gardens x2

Glowcove
Marine Presence: K 0/20 |  W 0/20
Territory: 4/4 | 0/4
Resources: 1C, 2O, 6W, 1S
Conditions: Verdant galleries, significant bio-luminescence


The Belt

Three Captains
Marine Presence: K 0/20 |  W ?/20
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 6O, 2W, 6S
Conditions: Kinetoluminescent Ores, Heavily Infested

Wrackspire
Marine Presence: K 0/12 |  W ?/12
Territory: 0/4 | ?/4
Resources: 3C, 4O, 4W, 2S
Conditions: Unstable Aetheric Phenomena, Broken Spire

Burned Mountain
Marine Presence: K 7/24 |  W ?/24
Territory: 4/4 | ?/4
--->Marine Squad Siegmeyer: 1/4 Tower Shields | 3/4 Aetheric Pistols | 1/4 Witch-Hunters | Aetheric Grenades (1 per squad)
--->Marine Squad Sieglinde: 1/4 Silk Vests | 3/4 Aetheric Pistols | 1/4 Witch-Hunters | Aetheric Grenades (1 per squad)
--->Marine Squad Siegward: 3/4 Aetheric Pistols | 1/4 Witch-Hunters | Aetheric Grenades (1 per squad)
--->Marine Squad Siegfried: 1/4 Aetheric Pistols | 1/4 Witch Hunters | 2/4 Cutlasses
--->Marine Squad Sieghard: 4/4 Cutlasses
--->Marine Squad Siegbald: 2/4 Cutlasses
--->Marine Squad Siegrun: / [25%]
Resources: 1C, 10O, 1W, 0S
Conditions: Inexplicably Molten Core, Hundreds of narrow tunnels and small galleries.

The Unfinished
Marine Presence: K 0/0 |  W 0/0
Territory: ?/4 | ?/4
Resources: 0C, 0O, 0W, 0S
Conditions: Destroyed.

Spoiler: Ships (click to show/hide)

RKNV Viperidea - Viper Class
Loadout
1 Communications Officer
4 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [2 front, 2 rear]
1 Light Topaz Aether Cannoń+ (Kettlegun) [Front]
1 Topaz Lance Cannon [Front]
1 Topaz Vanguard Cannon (Top Brz. Trim-Turret, Med Mount)
Bronzewood Hull
2 Sections Light Copper Armor
1 Medium Topaz Core Crystal 
1 Small Topaz Lift Crystal
2 Topaz Trim Crystals
8 Topaz Trim Webs Bronzewood reinforced
6 reams of webbing
Location: Glowcove
Status: Shipshape

RKNV Anguis - Viper Class
Loadout
4 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [2 front, 2 rear]
1 Topaz Vanguard (Top Brz. Trim-Turret, Med Mount)
1 Topaz Vanguard Cannon (Front)
Viper Hull | Web Converted 10 | Brz. Wood turret conversion
2 Sections Light Copper Armor
1 Medium Topaz Core Crystal 
1 Prototype Med Lift Crystal
4 topaz trim webs
6 trim webs
6 reams of webbing
Location: Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

Natalies - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
Comms Officer
2 Light Topaz Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun)
1 Very Small Topaz Core Crystal
1 Very Small Topaz Lift Crystal
4 Topaz Trim Webs
2 reams of webbing
Location:  Glowcove
Status: Shipshape

Natalies - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
2 Light Topaz Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun)
1 Very Small Topaz Core Crystal
1 Very Small Topaz Lift Crystal
4 Topaz Trim Webs
2 reams of webbing
Location:  The Unfinished
Status: Shipshape

RKNV Jupiter - Battlebarge Class
Loadout
Comms Officer
4 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [2 front, 2 rear]
Bronzewood Hull
Medium Topaz Core
1 Small Topaz Lift Crystal
12 Standard Trim Crystals
5 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/12
Location:Glowcove
Status: Shipshape

Dionysus - Transport Class
Loadout
1 Small Topaz Core Crystal
1 Small Lift Crystal
2 Topaz Trim Crystals
1 ream of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

Colubridae - Viper Class
Loadout
Comms Officer
Bronzewood Hull, Medium Mount
6 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [4 front, 2 rear]
1 Vanguard Cannon [Medium Mount, forward]
1 Medium core
1 Small Lift
10 Trim Webs
6 Reams Webbing
2 Copper Plating (Forward)
Location:  Glowcove
Status: Shipshape

Crotalinae - Viper Class
Loadout
Comms Officer
Bronzewood Hull, Medium Mount
6 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [4 front, 2 rear]
1 Vanguard Cannon [Medium Mount, forward]
1 Medium core
1 Small Lift
10 Trim Webs
6 Reams Webbing
2 Copper Plating (Forward)
Location: Glowcove
Status: Shipshape

Epicrates - Viper Class
Loadout
Comms Officer
Bronzewood Hull, Medium Mount
6 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [4 front, 2 rear]
1 Vanguard Cannon [Medium Mount, forward]
1 Medium core
1 Small Lift
10 Trim Webs
6 Reams Webbing
2 Copper Plating (Forward)
Location:  Glowcove
Status: Shipshape

Skyskiff B - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
Comms Officer
2 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun)
1 Very Small Core Crystal
1 Very Small Lift Crystal
4 Trim Webs
2 reams of webbing
Location: Glowcove
Status: Shipshape

Fordonia - Viper Class
Loadout
Bronzewood Hull, Medium Mount
6 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [4 front, 2 rear]
1 Vanguard Cannon [Medium Mount, forward]
1 Medium core
1 Small Lift
10 Trim Webs
6 Reams Webbing
2 Copper Plating (Forward)
Location:  Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

Dipsinia - Viper Class
Loadout
Bronzewood Hull, Medium Mount
6 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [4 front, 2 rear]
1 Vanguard Cannon [Medium Mount, forward]
1 Medium core
1 Small Lift
10 Trim Webs
6 Reams Webbing
2 Copper Plating (Forward)
Location:  Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

Bolyeriidae II - Viper Class
Loadout
Bronzewood Hull, Medium Mount
6 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [4 front, 2 rear]
1 Vanguard Cannon [Medium Mount, forward]
1 Medium core
1 Small Lift
10 Trim Webs
6 Reams Webbing
2 Copper Plating (Forward)
Location:  Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

Skyskiff B - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
2 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun)
1 Very Small Core Crystal
1 Very Small Lift Crystal
4 Trim Webs
2 reams of webbing
Location: Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

Spoiler: Goods Stockpile (click to show/hide)

Topaz trim crystals x2
Kettleguns x6
1 topaz S core
8x Topaz Pistols
6x Topaz Trim Crystals
2x Trim Web
1x Small Lift Crystal

Spoiler: Infantry (click to show/hide)

Marines x5
Redshirt 1 [25%]
Cavalry 8 [50%]

Current Technology

[NAV]

Production:
4 topaz trim webs (2c 2o)
4 topaz trim crystals (2c)
1 topaz VS core (3c)

Total cost: 7c, 2o
Remaining: 11c 0o 30w 5s

Name the 3 new Vipers Serpentis II, Ophidian II, and Pythonidae II.

Ship Movement and Tactics:

Natalie at Unfinished: Travel to Burned Mountain and use ambush.

Fleet at Glowcove:
Viperidae, Colubridae, Crotalinae, Epicrates, Jupiter, 1 Natalie, and 1 Skyskiff B travel to Burned Mountain.
Viperidae, Colubridae, Crotalinae, Epicrates, Jupiter, 1 Natalie use coordinated fire.
Skyskiff B scouting.

Fleet at Kasgyr:
Send 1 Skyskiff B scouting to Blackstone.

Ship Refits:

Anguis: Replace 4 trim webs with topaz trim webs.

Marine Tactics:
Burned Mountain: All marines use Bait and Strike.

Blackstone:
Cavalry 2, 4, and 7 use bait and strike.
Cavalry 1,3,5,6,8, and Squads A and B Hold. The. Line.

I could write up an alternate plan giving the Kasgyre fleet comms officers and sending them to Unfinished. There is a small chance we will fight a Wreth fleet at Unfinished. I am still currently leaning towards upgrading Anguis's trim and holding the fleet for the upcoming battle at blackstone.

[Doomblade187]

Liberate Burned Mountain: (1) Doomblade

[NAV]

Spoiler: Updated Viper Name List (click to show/hide)

Serpentis II
Ophidian II
Pythonidae II
Causinae II
Xenocalamus II
Aniliidae II
Boidae II
Elapidae II
Pareidae II

Viperidae II
Colubridae II
Crotalinae II
Epicrates II
Fordonia II
Dipsina II
Anguis III
Bolyeriidae III

Liberate Burned Mountain: (2) Doomblade, NAV

[NAV]

Spoiler: From discord, about Blackstone no mans land (click to show/hide)

Helmacon 8xToday at 12:47 PM
;-; ;-;
but since you are here draig
how much no mans land is there
?
is it a full section?
or just a little gap?
DraigneanToday at 12:48 PM
A full section.
Unless both sides advance, there will not be combat there this round.

In short, we should advance at Blackstone.

Production:
4 topaz trim webs (2c 2o)
4 topaz trim crystals (2c)
1 topaz VS core (3c)

Total cost: 7c, 2o
Remaining: 11c 0o 30w 5s

Name the 3 new Vipers Serpentis II, Ophidian II, and Pythonidae II.

Ship Movement and Tactics:

Natalie at Unfinished: Travel to Burned Mountain and use ambush.

Fleet at Glowcove:
Viperidae, Colubridae, Crotalinae, Epicrates, Jupiter, 1 Natalie, and 1 Skyskiff B travel to Burned Mountain.
Viperidae, Colubridae, Crotalinae, Epicrates, Jupiter, 1 Natalie use coordinated fire.
Skyskiff B scouting.

Fleet at Kasgyr:
Send 1 Skyskiff B scouting to Blackstone.

Ship Refits:

Anguis: Replace 4 trim webs with topaz trim webs.

Marine Tactics:
Burned Mountain: All marines use Bait and Strike.

Blackstone:
Cavalry 2 transfers 4 Witch-hunters to Cavalry 8.
Advance!
Cavalry 7, 6, 4, and Squads A and B (total 4 squads) use Flanking.
Cavalry 1, 2, 3, and 5 use defensive fire.
Cavalry 8 uses Shield Wall to make the best use of their mobile covers.

Liberate Burned Mountain: (1) Doomblade
Advance Everywhere: (1) NAV

[Twinwolf]

I have been made aware that we don't have scouts in ground ops. Not neccesarily a "next turn" design, but something to consider.

Tactic: Marine Scouts

On the ground, when our marines attack, they are currently rushing blindly into either the unknown or enemy territory, or down the line, both. This is not acceptable. Thus, I propose that we train our marines in scouting. A squad of marines, or even just a few men, can move ahead of the main battle line and stealthily discover enemy positions and troop numbers and then slip back towards their fellows to report. This ought to give our men a significant information advantage on the attack, or at least level an information disadvantage.

[Rockeater]

Liberate Burned Mountain: (1) Doomblade
Advance Everywhere: (2) NAV, Rockeater