Battle Report 8, 1897This year, we have finished work on one of the fastest ships we ever could hope to make, and in fact, its probably actually not that bad compared to the rest of the word, if a bit under gunned anyway. Regardless, we worked on the
Luu-Class Cruiser, which is quite a bit quicker then our old ship. However, a voice came up that, theoretically, the Nafunans
could sink one if they sent their whole navy to kill one, due to the fact that the armour is thin enough that their weapons actually do some, although minor, damage. Lucky, they wont go alone and we doubt the Nafunans will throw their fleet away, so we probably don't have to worry about that. We also attached a spyglass to a rifle and generously called it the
Algasahk rifle scope despite quite literally being a spyglass on a rifle...
The Nafunans meanwhile...well as far as we know they made one thing and one thing only... The
Carrera Series 3 Model 2 Rapid Repeater Revolver, as the name suggests, its rapid firing revolver. Quite the large one too as its actually takes about three people to move it from place to place, or two if one guy is particularly strong. Either way when stationary it tends to have a crew of about two and fires a
lot of bullets.
Battle Report, Naval Combat: The battle in the sea has majorly been changed with the introduction of the Luu-class. Being much faster and actually able to catch up with our enemy's ships, we can properly disrupt trade and easily beat down the Nafunan navy, of course, we have quite a few ships brought back for repairs and they have to stay under repair for longer, but they don't ever get sunk, unlike the Nafunan's ships, which easily fall to our superior firepower. Of course,
this has resulted in a Major Naval Advantage for us However we don't have complete domination over the sea's...yet anyway.
Battle Report, Ruins. Attackers, Karikhita, Nafuna: The fight in the Ruins is a...odd one at that. The enemy's rapid firing gun, which the rest of the world refers to as a machine gun, is not actually used much here, not because it wouldn't be effective as when it is used, its devastating against our troops forcing them to stay put until the enemy comes around and shoots them or the gun runs out of ammo and needs to reload. But because they don't have the supplies to support the ammo the thing needs to be effective, they are unable to use their machine gun as well or as frighteningly as it could. It should also be noted that the new scopes help a bit, not much but they are better then nothing, although Tartu refuses to use them.
Due mostly to supplies, we gain ground at a heavy cost, although, if the enemy had proper supply, the results probably would have been reversed [Karikhita 3/4, Nafuna 1/4]Battle Report, Villages. Attackers, Karikhita: As it turns out, machine guns when fully supplied actually are effective at medium range. Not at hitting things mind you, but for making people think twice about moving closer or staying in its line of fire. It also turns out that riding on horses makes one more susceptible to concentrated machine gun fire due to being a larger target and unable to take much in the way of cover, and this has caused our soldiers to take quite a few loses but we still have a speed advantage due to this so its not terrible. Our enemy also started digging ditches that, while we wish we could make their graves, turn out to actually be a decent defensive positions, especially for their machine guns. We tried stopping them from digging them, mind you, but their machine guns made that...difficult. The only way we can really defeat them is to take out their machine guns, which is easier said then done. Killing the ones manning it and usually a few other people move to take the place of the last gunners unless there is heavy fire in their direction. The only real way to disable them is to destroy them with artillery, which is very difficult to do, and would be easier if we had explosive shells like Nafuna does. Of course, all the advantages they had last year are still here too, minus them having the only scopes anyway, and due to this our numerous attempts to assault them have resulted in many many deaths, more then we actually thought possible even, though our rifle is still better then theirs at least.
Either way, we get bloodied and battered with nothing to show for it [Karikhita 0/4, Nafuna 4/4]Battle Report, Swamp. Attackers, Nafuna: After a year of quiet, fighting once again starts on this side of the war. Our current rifles, still better then the enemy's own are extremely important here as shooting before your enemy can is very important and in the average confrontation, where the enemy has to reload after every shot unless they are using their old revolver rifle, or their new revolver machine gun we are able to fire first. Luckily for us as well, their machine gun is heavy, and can get stuck in the mud, and as it turns out, machine guns are better for defensive rather then offensive tactics. For the most part, things are actually even however, well, even in relative terms. The defender always has an advantage nowadays,
and an advantage is something we have as we lose not one inch of our ground. [Karikhita 4/4, Nafuna 0/4]Outside world and Internal affairs: Our shipments of industry have resulting in things like cannons and such to be made with ease, and we shouldn't have too much difficulty making much else unless it truly is a complex big gun. This would make our Sea Wolves cheap, as the guns where the only thing hard to make, but its obsolete now... In other 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.
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
SS Yalagdashgui, Its a large ship armed with the brand new Tom-Shonkhor cannon. Its slow but basically impervious to all Nafunan fire and it uses not only the power of the wind to sail through the waves, but the power of steam as well using large paddle wheels. Costs 3 Ore 2 wood, Complex- Expensive
BL-8cm L32 model 96, Our best and new cannon that more or less replaced everything else. It is better then our older cannons and can use smokeless powder, making it have longer range then even the Tom-Shonkhor cannon we have, It also is more accurate thanks to the brand new shot and can fire much faster then our older cannon. Costs 2 Ore, Cheap
Burgud Infantry Rifle, A smokeless powder rifle with the ability to fire five shots before needing to be reloaded, as one would expect its better then our old gun and replaces it as our main rifle, along with it being quite simply as good or better in all regards. Can be used on horseback and has a bayonet and leather strap for ease of carry. Costs 1 ore, 1 wood Cheap
Luu-Class Cruiser, A very fast ship that is lightly armoured but armed enough to take down any Asennu-class the Nafunans have. Due to its speed, it hunts down enemy transport ships more then anything else. Costs 3 ore, 2 wood, -complex, Expensive
Algasahk Rifle Scope, Quite literally a spyglass slapped onto a rifle, it helps our skirmishers see further then they would otherwise, but not much else... -Cheap
Khopesh, A old shoddy short sword design they 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 they had before. Costs 1 Ore-Cheep
Armored Chariot, Unlike our us, they do not ride atop horses in battle, instead, they 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 their skilled riflemen, as they have limited numbers of them due to the required skill needed to make them. Costs 2 Wood, 1 Ore -Complex, Expensive
1891 Nafuni Soldier Uniform Standardization, A standardization of Nafuna's soldiers, it gives them a pouch and belt for paper ammo, along with a faded gold colored thick shirt that protects against arrows and leather boots. They also are given a helmet, with skilled people having their helms have golden falcon wings on the helm, sadly not sticking out like the bayonet, so we cant drag them down to the ground in combat. All soldiers seem to be equipped with this.
Asennu-class Shunefu, We don't know much, other then it has a lot of cannons, and is a Barque. Has two Narmer's at the back of the ship and is fairly fast, though, not faster then our water and sea wolves of course.
Hor-Aha 12 lb Cannon, a 12 pound cannon that is able to fire at long range and appears to be made of iron, probably rifled due to accuracy, but it might not, we haven't managed to get any intact versions after all.
Carrera Series 1 Model 1 Repeating Rifle, An oddly named rifle with break action loading and a revolver mechanism. It can fire all six shots fairly quickly, but it takes a while to reload, leaving it about as quick as our own rifle. No longer makes smoke when fired
Asimov Artillery Shell, It is a Reseph shot like shell that, as far as we know, explodes in impact most of the time. It is very effective against our ships and against infantry or Calvary that rides or runs next to each other due to its explosive power.
.305 Reseph-Vizier Series 1 Service Rifle, A long range rifle used by the bulk of Nafunan troops, and by their skirmishers. Its a bolt action and has a few weird features attached to it as well. Doesn't make smoke when fired.
Project Hippo,
Carrera Series 3 Model 2 Rapid Repeater Revolver, Its a machinegun that uses a revolver and is really annoying to deal with, doesn't seem to penetrate light cover too well and is heavy. Usually has a 2 man team or 3 when being moved somewhere.
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, Keep making the Khan not regret choosing you.
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Topic: The Ameliorate War, An Arms Race game, Karikhita, 1904 Battle Phase (Read 29177 times)