Battle Report 5, 1894This year, our engineers...or well, Brittan's engineers, made the
Carrera Series 1 Model 1 Repeating Rifle. A brand new rifle able to fire six shots in a row before needing a reload thanks to the revolver mechanism along with the bullets placed into the revolver. With it, we will be able to decimate our enemy at short range with rapid fire the likes of which has never been seen on Janal before! We also worked on the
Asimov Artillery Shell, which is basically a Reseph shot that is designed to explode when it hits the target, or shortly before or after.
Our enemy meanwhile, developed a new rifle, one that shoots as many rounds per minute as our own, okay maybe a little less but still. This rifle is known as the
Guulin Infantry Rifle, a bolt action rifle that can, apparently, be used at long range in good hands. They also made the
Guulin Carbine & Bayonet, which as one could guess, is a shorter version of the rifle that is less accurate but can be used on a horse, which is probably why they made a shorter version of the gun. It also made a bayonet which can be used on the normal rifle.
Battle Report, Naval Combat: With our brand new exploding Asimov shells, we are able to basically destroy any ship so long as we hit it at least once, this makes naval engagements go by much faster and we are able to start butchering the Karikhita's transports much more efficiently as a result of this. Naturally, our ships rarely get harmed at all in these engagements, allowing them to stay out for longer, and generally the navy being considered the safest branch of the military of Nafuna. Our captains are happy to say, we have complete and utter
naval dominationBattle Report, Ruins. Attackers, Nafuna: The Ruins are a twisting maze of ruined and ancient constructions. Once a great city, these lands where razed by our enemies long ago near the start of this conflict into the stone remains that exist now. While support of things like cannons and horses can help here, the maze like streets parts of which are blocked off by debris limits their usefulness. Combat tends to, due to the terrain, happen at long range or close quarters, and with our powerful fleets preventing the enemy from getting much in the way of anything to the island, along with our repeating rifles being devastating at close range,
we are able to take ground. [Nafuna 1/4, Karikhita 3/4] The enemy will however still get the resources of this land if we don't manage to push them back again, lucky us they won't be able to do that so easily.
Battle Report, Villages. Attackers, Nafuna, Karikhita: The battle here is a hard fought one as the once grassy green fields of grass and golden fields of wheat start to turn into nothing but brown dirt from our new cannon shot. More dead litter the battlefield then before as the number of casualties on the front just climb higher and higher. Early on we learn we have to ditch our tactics of volley fire as the amount of fire taken makes being spread out much much better then just standing in a line like a shooting gallery. However, due to our own fire, they too have changed tactics, focusing much much more on hit and run, living and dying upon it. That, and ambushes. However, occasionally, men start dropping even when our enemy is far away, and occasionally when they aren't seen. We presume this is a new kind of skirmisher of some sort. However, our new cannon shot is devastating and can make any of their ambushes end in disaster if things go well. Over all, the fighting is quite terrible and many more die then the prior years, both on our side and our enemy. Despite all the efforts of our own soldiers, along with all the efforts of the enemy,
no one gains anything, luckily however, we believe we lost less then they did. [Nafuna 3/4, Karikhita 1/4]Battle report, Swamp. Attackers, Karikhita: Once again the Karikhitan's attack the swamp, this time with a new much more reliable and effective rifle then last time. Of course, we made a fancy new rifle too however, we weren't prepared for what happened here. Our enemy used their ambush tactics to an almost extreme level. Constantly harassing our weary soldiers who had been dealing with some of the worst conditions for a while now. And with our enemy using their cannon and their new gun to their best advantage along with the constant paranoia our soldiers had been facing through the year, combined with the fact that they had been barely holding the line for so long despite the losses they had taken finally managed to brake them. If we managed to make a change and give our own soldiers an advantage here, things would be different, but we didn't and now,
Karikhita has managed to advance and kick us out of the swamps. [Nafuna 0/4, Karikhita 4/4] Outside world and Internal affairs: Our industrialization has progressed a fair amount. Especially in our agricultural sector which has seen factories processing food faster then ever before, much much quicker then anything we had before. Along with this, we have managed to gain access to some more ore from underneath our land. This has lead in a boost of production and we now have a total of 4 ore for our use. In other news, the Donghak Peasant Rebellion begins in Mujiang, Korea over local corruption, sparking the 1st Sino-Japanese War. Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into Paris's Cafe Terminus, killing one and wounding 20. He is later executed by guillotine. Archibald Primrose, the 5th earl of Rosebery, becomes the First Lord of the treasury. Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. German Emperor Wilhelm II fires chancellor Leo von Caprivi & Premier Botho zu Eulenburg. And Nicholas II becomes the new Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
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 archers, 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 veriant 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. Cheep
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. -Cheep
Shonkhor Light Cannon, A light cannon that is surprisingly mobile. Troops have seen that the shoot occasionally comes out of the barrel when in uneven and bumpy ground. Otherwise, we know the Karikhitans have quite a few of them, annoyingly, and they are able to do hit and run attacks on us. It can be used in the swamp and in the mountains, although, there are few, and not all of them survive in those conditions.
Sea Wolf, A water wolf with cannons. It has a few, about 4 or 6 and most noticeably, it has two guns at the bow, pointing in the same direction as the bow. Its not as common as the water wolf, and it isn't too hard to notice the cannons on it, so its not too dangerous by itself. Too bad it is in plenty of numbers...
Guulin Infantry Rifle, A rifle that has a long range and a decent fire rate similar to our own, it appears to be a breach loader, and is a major threat at long range in capable hands. Either way its a capable rifle, although we don't see to much of it in places where the enemy has horses.
Guulin Carbine (& Bayonet) A smaller less accurate version of their rifle that can be fired on horseback. Other then that, there are bayonets that can be placed on both this and the rifle.
It is now the Design Phase, Keep up the good work.
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Topic: The Ameliorate War, An Arms Race game, Nafuna, 1904 Battle Phase (Read 53535 times)