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[Khang36]

Shells do not denote the shape of the projectiles rather wether it is hollow in the inside like a sea shell. What you are describing is still called a shot just no longer a ball.

[NUKE9.13]

Right, yeah, fair enough. I'll change that.

[Thanatos Russ]

Gaikhaltai 120mm: Thanatos Russ

[Jilladilla]

Good enough for me.

Gaikhaltai 120mm: (2) Thanatos, Jilladilla
Ornlu Class Battle Ship

[Khang36]

Gaikhaltai 120mm: (3) Thanatos, Jilladilla,khang
Ornlu Class Battle Ship

[NUKE9.13]

inb4 Nafuna rolls out their 5" breechloading cannon that fires explosive shells this turn. Which is also Cheap.

I'm not going to vote for the Gaikhaltai right now- not because I don't support it, but because seeing one proposal have a 4-vote lead might disincentivize people from suggesting alternatives. Which they should do, cos we need all the options we can get.

[Madman198237]

Gaikhaltai 120mm: (4) Thanatos, Jilladilla, khang, Madman
Ornlu Class Battle Ship

[Khang36]

So here is a rifle design not i was not sure on wether to make it a percussion cap or it would be too much for our first attempt for a rifle.

The Muqali is our first attempt at making a rifle to even the playing field against our Nafunian rivals. The rifle is a flint lock rifle that measures to be 150cm long from muzzle to stock with the barrel being 120cm long and the bore being 15mm diameter. To improve the rate of fire we are adopting a new type of bullet that the french call a minie ball. A strange name for a bullet that looks nothing like a bullet. Instead of using a flint lock flashpan the rifle uses percussion caps to ignite the gunpowder making it more safe and reliable.

[Madman198237]

If anything we should develop percussion caps sooner rather than later, revise a larger unrifled cannon, and go for metal cartridges ASAP.

[Khang36]

Updated my rifle to have percussion as well.

[NUKE9.13]

Joe's reluctance to lock in our votes suggests to me that he is giving us a chance to not pick something stupidly difficult.
On that irrational basis, I'm going to vote for the rifle.

Gaikhaltai 120mm: (4) Thanatos, Jilladilla, khang, Madman
Ornlu Class Battle Ship
Muqali 1893 Pattern Rifle: (1) NUKE9.13

[Khang36]

That feeling when people vote for your design for the first time.

[Jilladilla]

Ah heck, switching my vote over for now.

Gaikhaltai 120mm: (3) Thanatos, khang, Madman
Ornlu Class Battle Ship
Muqali 1893 Pattern Rifle: (2) NUKE9.13, Jilladilla

[Madman198237]

Gaikhaltai 120mm: (2) Thanatos, khang
Ornlu Class Battle Ship
Muqali 1893 Pattern Rifle: (3) NUKE9.13, Jilladilla, Madman

Screw it, percussion caps (And from there metallic cartridges) are the way to the future, not bigger cannons. Might as well take some hits now to rush tech, I guess. We can gain ground later.

[Thanatos Russ]

Fuck it I don't want to be alone gonna switch to the 1893 pattern rifle too