Battle Report 8, 1897This year, we made a resounding success making the
Carrera Series 3 Model 2 Rapid Repeater Revolver, a gun able to fire hundreds of bullets out per minute, although the barrel tends to overheat if there isn't any brakes between firing, although its not so much of an issue seeing how we can always just replace the barrel when the need arises. Its as powerful as our normal rifle however, so it wont be able to punch through light cover that easily, but for our first time working on this thing, its good enough. We also worked on Project Hippo, which still hasn't gotten to far off the ground, but at least we are getting somewhere with it, hopefully we will have it done by next year...
Hopefully.
The Karikhitans have worked on what they call the
Luu-Class Cruiser, a blisteringly fast ironclad compared to their older, and more heavily armored ship. Of course, we can theoretically sink one, but not easily, and not before it does heavy damage to us. Our Skirmishers have also reported seeing a glint on some of the enemy's rifles, and used that to their advantage to kill them, closer inspection revealed that they have something called the
Algasahk Rifle Scope, although we don't know much about it, though it looks kinda like a spyglass.
Battle Report, Naval Combat: Due to the enemy's new cruiser, they are able to actually catch up to our ships when they sight them. We still can see them first as the smoke from its engines can easily be seen on the horisen, however getting away or not being detected is the hard part. If one of them see's one of our ships, its basically doomed to sink, as it can only under the most perfect situations manage to get away, and such situations are called perfect for a reason.
Quite simply, our enemy has a major Naval advantage over us. Lucky us they don't have complete domination...yet.
Battle Report, Ruins. Attackers, Nafuna, Karikhita: With supplies coming in less and less, we start to feel a bit of pain here. Our repeater revolver is extremely effective, allowing us to pin down and kill any Kari that dares come into view, at least, when it has ammo anyway. As one would expect, it eats through ammo very quickly, and with limited supply it isn't able to be used anywhere near as much as we would like, but when it is used, the enemy usually is stuck in one location long enough for a skirmisher or some of our other soldiers to flank them and either eliminate or capture them. Otherwise, they get picked off by the many bullets flying at them if they don't find cover of some sort. However, the enemy now has a slight advantage facing off against us at range, now that they have some kind of scope. Still, the big thing here is supplies,
and sadly, we don't get enough of them, we are pushed back, but not without inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. [Nafuna 1/4, Karikhita 3/4]Battle Report, Villages. Attackers, Karikhita: The battle here is a place our repeating revolver shines. As we know that such a weapon is great in defensive actions, our soldiers started digging trenches and the like. While doing so, they would usually be attacked, however the machine guns would prove crucial to killing the enemy and protecting the people working on the trenches. Even better, due to the enemy's reluctance to get off a horse, they make themselves bigger targets making them a bit easier to hit then they would otherwise be if they where on foot, although their speed is still an issue. Once the trenches where fully made it was a truly easy fight, sure we suffered some losses but no where near enough to warrant much in the way of reinforcements. The Khant's just kept on falling down as they charged around and around firing away inefficiently at our soldiers. It also should be mentioned that they seem to dislike our new guns, seeing how they constantly are aiming for the guns and their operators, both with their artillery and with their smaller guns. Lucky for us they still haven't made explosive artillery shells as that could make our machine guns have a bit more trouble fighting them off then they do right now. As one can quite easily tell,
we are able to fend them off inflicting many casualties while losing few of our own men against them and their forces. [Nafuna 4/4, Karikhita 0/0]Battle Report, Swamp. Attackers, Nafuna: A bit of land in the war that was peaceful for a year ends up turning bloody as the attacks and fighting continue. Upsetting as it sounds, attacking the swamp was probably not one of our greatest ideas. We have to deal with the Karikhitan's rifle which is better then ours and usually is able to fire before we are done reloading and aiming after we take a shot. Our machine gun is useful however, but its usefulness is limited as its still heavy, and its hard to find ground where we can properly place it down without it sinking into the mud, and getting mud where you place the barrels can result in them falling off, although, this only has happened in a few very specific cases. Regardless,
we are unable to really force our way into the swamp, although we did not simply roll over and let the door kick us on the way out. [Nafuna 0/4, Karikhita 4/4]Outside world and Internal affairs: For the most part things are actually quite quiet this year, at least in our little part of the world and away from the front line anyway. In actual news, however, the first successful submarine that can run submerged for any considerable distance and combines electric and gasoline engines is launched in the USA, designed by John Philip Holland. Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, a device which produces moving pictures. The world's first car dealer opens in London and London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
Khopesh, A classic short sword design we have not forgotten even after all these years, the major difference between it and the original is the use of steel instead of iron or bronze and it is much sharper then what we had before. Costs 1 Ore-Cheep
Armored Chariot, Unlike our foe, we do not ride atop horses in battle, instead, we use chariots. These particular chariots are armored and quite sturdy so they wont have an unlikely chance of being set on fire. It is only used by skilled riflemen, as we have limited numbers of them due to the required skill needed to make them. Costs 2 Wood, 1 Ore -Complex, Expensive
Asennu-class Shunefu A light Barque with 26 cannons with 2 of them astern to fight off anything behind it. It is first ship we made and quite a big one as well. The fact we pulled it off is clear sign of both our genius and the gods favor. It is relatively fast, and its cargo variant is able to take much much more cargo then our old river boats. Costs 3 ore 2 wood -Complex Expensive
1891 Nafuni Soldier Uniform Standardization, A standardization of our soldiers equipment and outfit. It protects them quite a bit and it also allows those equipped with Thoth mk 1's to have more ammo then they would have otherwise. The boots help in the mountains and swamps, and the helm protects against arrows. -Cheap
Hor-Aha 12 lb Cannon, An effective and long range cannon that is fairly accurate and light, it also packs a heavy punch due to its size and is quite reliable. Costs 2 ore 1 wood -complex, Expensive
Carrera Series 1 Model 1 Repeating Rifle, A rifle designed by a immigrant from the nation called Cannala. It is a rifle with a revolver and brake action for reloading, which takes some time, however it can get all six shots off fairly quickly. It is deadly at close range and is about as fast as the Karikhitans own rifles. 1 Ore 1 Wood, Cheap
Asimov Artillery Shell, A explosive shell made by another immigrant, this time from Arstotzka. The shell is explosive on impact, or when set to a different range, which can lead it to exploding after it hits the ground or before it does. It is extremely effective on concentrations of soldiers and ships. Cheap
.305 Reseph-Vizier Series 1 Service Rifle, A bolt action rifle that includes the ability to mount a scope. It is accurate and powerful even at long ranges when in the hands of someone skilled. Cheap
Reseph-Vizier S1SSR 8x1.26' Scope, A scope for the Reseph-Vizier. It is exclusively used by skirmisher squads who shoot from afar. It is extremely helpful in aiming long range shots and can allow eagle eyes shoot at targets from even longer ranges. Cheap
Project Hippo, The Khenthap 6 cannon, Djer 6 cannon, Tauret 6 Cannon, whatever you may call it, it is an attempt to make a monster of an artillery peace. Sadly, we still need to work on it seeing how its ammo is broken at the moment...
Carrera Series 3 Model 2 Rapid Repeater Revolver, The first Rapid Repeater gun in the war, this heavy and fast firing monster is extremely useful against the Karikhitan advance, and with it we have decided to shift our tactics to a bit more of a defensive stance. After all, we are the defenders in this war. Costs 2 ore, -Complex, Expensive.
Mongol Sabre, A old sword design that has served us well even after all these years, It can be used on horseback just as well as it can be used on foot. Costs 1 Ore -Cheap
Bear Armour, Sadly, not made out of bear leather, Bear armour is simple but effective cloth and leather armour able to stop arrows from killing at medium and long range, however, it doesn't stop musket shots at anything short of extreme range, at which point, you have to be lucky, which considering how accurate a musket is at that range, means you probably aren't. The arms aren't armored for flexibility, and it doesn't include a helm, so shots to the head or arms will be more effective then the chest. -Cheap
SS Yalagdashgui, Its a large ship armed with the Karikhitans new Tom-Shonkhor cannon. Its slow but basically impervious to all we can throw at it and it uses both sails and large paddle wheels, presumably powered by steam..
BL-8cm L32 model 96, Its a new cannon that can reload faster, uses smokeless powder, and is actually accurate compared to the Tom-Shonkhor. It is also made out of steel.
Burgud Infantry Rifle, Karikhitans new infantry rifle, it is able to fire multiple shots without reloading and uses smokeless powder like our own rifle. Other then that its a bolt action rifle.
Luu-Class Cruiser, A light and fast Ironclad that, theoretically we could sink, if it didn't always have the backup of another Luu near it at all times. Still, we can damage it at times, but we haven't sunk any yet.
Algasahk Rifle Scope, A rifle scope we know little about. It looks kinda like a spyglass though.
Since some people asked for it.
Karikhita Cap
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Forest Plains Jungle Island
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Mountains Hill Ancient Ruins
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Swamp Villages Mountains
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Savannah Desert Tropic Forest
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Jungle Farm City Island
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Nafuna Cap
It is now the Design Phase, You give the Pharaoh hopes that the war will be over sometime soon...ish.
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Topic: The Ameliorate War, An Arms Race game, Nafuna, 1904 Battle Phase (Read 52545 times)