Battle Report 7, 1896As one can tell, Project Hippo is not exactly a resounding success yet and needs more time before we can get it fully operational. However so far we have learned quite a bit and will be able to work on it a bit more with hopefully more progress then we have made this year.
Meanwhile, our enemy has worked on a cannon called the
BL-8cm L32 model 96, which is better then ours, but smaller then their last cannon. From what we can tell, it has smokeless powder and is much faster to reload then our own cannon. Other then that, they made the
Burgud Infantry Rifle which seems to have replaced their old rifle, can be used on horse back, and is quite fast firing and appears to fire multiple shots before reloading.
Battle Report, Naval Combat: Unfortunately, our enemy's Yalagdashgui ships are now in larger numbers then they where last year. Fortunately we are able to see them before they can see us due to the smoke on the horizon being a sign they are there, so we can avoid them for the most part. However, the occasional ship ends up getting caught between them and sunk or heavily damaged. Although we can avoid most conflicts, we still cant stop them from at the very least forcing us to delay our deliveries
and as such we are quite certain that the Karikhitans have managed, with their numerous Yalagdashgui's, to take an advantage, although not a major one.Battle Report, Ruins. Attackers, Nafuna, Karikhita: The battle in the ruins changes a bit, no longer can our skirmishers just wait for the enemy to fire and reveal their position through smoke and instead have to look a bit more then they use to. Of course, we still are able to kill a decent amount of them, but it isn't the kind of numbers we had before. We also lose a few of them in a few locations, and a lot of them in one location, presumably due to one of the Kari's soldiers. At close range, we still have an advantage, but slightly less of one then before due to the enemy's rife now being a bit quicker, although we still have an advantage as they have to use the bolt after every shot still, but its effects are still noticeable as just pulling the bolt is much quicker then reloading the whole thing. After a long amount of fighting,
we are barely prevented to push foreword and retake some of our lands. [Nafuna 2, Karikhita 2]Battle Report, Hill's/Village. Attackers, Nafuna, Karikhita: The hills are a hilly land with many valley's and, well, hills. There are few tree's and the fighting mostly happens at medium and short ranges, with long range being a bit rare outside of artillery anyway. Our time here is...hard to say the least. We are hit hard by the enemies new rifle and the enemies new cannon. They are able to use their cannon at long range to great effect against our own and just as accurate if not more so, although it could be worse, their shells could explode like ours, which theirs don't. Regardless, their rifle does well at medium range, better then ours anyway due to its fire rate and the fact our rifles have to be reloaded after every shot and cant really be used at the longest range. In fact, the Karikhitans do a good job pushing us back in a few locations, although luckily Neith's hunters stopped an advance all by their selves, using some bushes for cover. Although the enemy managed to get close and even see one of the hunters and wound them, but he survived and the Karikhitan force was drove back after a few of our soldiers tricked them that they where leading them into a trap.
At the end of all the fighting, we find we aren't pushed back, but we didn't gain any ground either. [Nafuna 0, Karikhita 4]Battle Report, Swamp/Savannah. No attackers: For once, a single front in the war goes quiet. Soldiers merely standing on guard watching the swamps carefully for any Karikhitan's moving in but none come. People are able to relax, rest, and talk to each other here instead of being forced to fight and die for the Pharaoh. The soldiers are able to set up some defenses and play some board games like Senet. Naturally, people assigned to the front for the time being are quite happy to sit there in the Savannah and more or less just relax like at home.
Outside world and Internal affairs: Nothing much happens to us directly. A few priests preaching about something called Catholicism came over and one or two of them caused a bit of trouble, claiming great plagues like that which happened to our ancestors would come down upon us if we didn't repent, despite the fact we don't have any records of such things. Naturally, they where kicked out of the country, but a few others who where reasonable where allowed to stay, although most people find them annoying. In more important news, talks with Brittan for more machinery don't go too well, as they are too focused in Africa at the moment to give us much attention. In other news however, "Die Presse" newspaper in Germany publicly announces Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays and their potential for new methods of medical diagnoses in a front-page article. British troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity. Samuel Pierpont Langley flies his unpiloted Number 5 aircraft using a catapult launch from a boat on the Potomac River, USA. The aircraft travels almost 3/4 of a mile, ten times further than any previous heavier-than-air flying machine. A mass panic on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, results in the deaths of 1,389 people. The Sanriku earthquake resulted in two tsunamis and kills about 22 thousand people, becoming one of the most destructive seismic events in Japanese history. And Britain defeated Zanzibar in a 38-minute war, the shortest war in recorded history.
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 or Djer 6 cannon, depends on what side of the name argument you are on, is an attempt to make a monster of an artillery peace. Sadly, we still need to work on it seeing how its quite broken at the moment...
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
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...
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.
Tom-Shonkhor. It is a heavy cannon with longer rang then our own. It is not very accurate by our standards however its fire power makes it not need that accuracy, it is also made of Iron, not used much anymore.
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.
Since some people asked for it.
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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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It is now the Design Phase, the Pharaoh has high hopes for your work.
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