Battle Report 10, 1899This year we made the
Ayanga QF-12cm L40 a decent sized gun that is a bit smaller then our enemy's, but seems to have an equal effective range of about 10km, although the max range is a good 17km and we don't know how long the Nafunan's gun can shoot. Along with this, we made flare guns and arrows for our soldiers and also put it on our ironclads just to ruin their day at sea even more then we have been before and prevent them from getting a ironclad that we could shoot away at without our shots doing anything...
Our enemy, wanting to continue to claim they rule the waves made the
Sobek class Nushunefu, equipped with four Tauret cannons in double turrets and about 12 Djer-Khenthap's in casemate's, the ship is quite heavily armed. Of course, its not made of glass, being an ironclad, and it seems heavily armored, yet not slow for some reason. We are however unsure of what else Nafuna made this year, if it was an upgrade to their Sobek or something else...
Battle Report, Naval Combat: The Enemy's new Sobek is quite an issue for our Luu's, despite the relatively faster speed of the Luu, whenever a shot hits, it can usually penetrate the light armour on the Luu with ease, which more or less negates any real convoy damage we could otherwise do. When our good old Yalagdashgui gets into a fight, at long ranges, their guns cant do much to it other then damage the things that move the ship through the water, like the sails or paddle wheels, but when it closes in to 5000 yards or so, it can start to penetrate armour. Of course, most shots bounce, but about 1 in ten are able to go through. Of course, its not that bad, the enemy only has so much ammo, and the Luu's can outrun them, and we can at close range sometimes take out their turrets with a lucky hit, after all, accuracy is not exactly the best currently. But for now,
its quite clear we have lost the advantage and things are starting to lean in Nafuna's favor, just slightly though.Battle Report, Ruins/Mountains. Attackers, Karikhita, Nafuna: The fighting here is, well, its a bloody mess really. The lines seem to stay forever still it seems. The Nafunan's when they attack usually have little they can actually do to us, when we attack, the situation is reversed and there is not much we can do to them, of course, we have a better rifle, and a better more mobile machine gun, but without the deprivation of ammo for their guns, and with their Sekhmet which is perfect in defensive situations like this, we cant really break through. Though, we believe we might have a
very slight advantage,
its clearly not enough to push them back, but we don't lose any of our ground and will regain our ore from the ruins now. [Karikhita 0/4, Nafuna 4/4]Battle Report, Hills, Attackers, Karikhita, Nafuna: The introduction of our numerous Ayanga shows great effect here, although their ordinance is not as heavy or hard hitting as the larger Nafunan arty has, but its numbers more then well make that up. However, it should be mentioned that some are delegated purely to take out Nafunan Arty with the officer looking for gun flashes of large guns instead of any flares, and some Nafunan arty does the same, delegated purely to take out our own. But of course, our numbers make that not so much of an issue and makes it much more of an issue for Nafuna, as more small shells do more damage then a few medium shells. On the ground, the same story of the ruins plays out, the Nafunans are unable to get past our defenses, however, unlike our assaults on the mountains there, we are able to push foreword through the use of our better rifle and our mobile machine gun. Naturally, its still hard for our soldiers to deal with their defenses with our soldiers, but our arty is able to kill them and destroy their defenses for us and leave our soldiers to mop up the rest.
Because of all of this, we are able to actually kick the Naf's out of our land and back into the villages. [Karikhita 4/4, Nafuna 0/4]Battle Report, Swamp/Savannah. Attackers, No one: Once again, its all quiet on the western front, no fighting, just trench digging from the ones in the Savannnah, and setting up wooden fortifications for the people in the swamp. The soldiers are able to relax, drink, and once again talk to each other. There is even a rumor of a Karikhitan and Nafunan going out where the Savannah meets the swamp and talking to each other, but of course, this is complete nonsense, who would ever talk with such weaklings as the Nafunans?
Outside world and Internal affairs: The Khan, in quite a happy mood, gave a few of the best of us engineers
stolen golden crafts. Meanwhile in other news, the first known use of the word automobile is in an editorial in The New York Times. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms. George Dewey becomes first in the US to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy. Aspirin is patented by Felix Hoffmann at the German company Bayer. Ernest Rutherford publishes his discovery of two different kinds of radiation. And the Second Boer War starts....
Meanwhile, on the island of Arnot which the inhabitants claim is a continent, a war between the Königreich des schwarzen and Deyrnas y blaidd wyn starts. No one really cares about this war, but being nearby, both nations haven given an offer to you, your best rifle design for some 'help' in shady business...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
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
Shuurga LMG, A very light Machinegun that is fast firing, slow to overheat, and quick to load. In other words, better then the Nafunans machinegun in almost every way. Costs 2 ore -Cheap
Osolt HE TNT, A explosive shot for our cannons, just plain better then our old shot, even if it doesn't explode once in a blue moon. -Cheap
Ayanga QF-12cm L40, A brand new 120mm Artillery gun that is smaller and lighter then the Nafunan's gun, of course, its mass produced numbers also help with its effectiveness, along with it being equipped on ships and soldiers having flarerrows to call shots down on a position. Costs 3 Ore, -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.
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
.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.
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.
Sekhmet 1.6-inch Revolver Cannon, A cannon that is about as heavy as it looks and about as mobile as a horse with only two legs. Can pack quite a punch and has a shield to protect the gunner from gunfire. Needs 6 people to move the thing from what we have seen, and can penetrate cover.
QF Tauret Field Artillery Piece model 1898, Artillery with a massive range compared to our own and has the ability to be used out of sight of its target via the use of sparkly things refereed to as 'flares' It has quite the explosive punch and is fast firing. Apparently what project hippo is.
Sobek class Nushunefu, A Ironclad like our own, has heavy armour and two basic turrets along with a decent amount of casemates. Its not as fast as the Luu, but still quite a bit faster then the Yalagdashgui, then again, most things are...
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, the Khan feels the war is turning in our favor, keep up the momentum.
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Topic: The Ameliorate War, An Arms Race game, Karikhita, 1904 Battle Phase (Read 29173 times)