Battle Report 6, 1895This year, we have made
The SS Yalagdashgui a grand ship that is even larger, more heavily armed, and much more heavily armored. With the power of both the wind of the sky and the fire and water needed to make steam, the ship is going to be a nightmare for our enemy to face at sea. We also have made
Tom-Shonkhor which can be and has been put on the Yalagdashgui, is longer ranged then the southerners cannon, and is more powerful then any of their tiny guns. It is heavy though, and inaccurate, but being made of iron helps with the weight.
The Pharaoh's ilk have made...something interesting. They have copied us to an extent and made the
.305 Reseph-Vizier Series 1 Service Rifle, a bolt action rifle like our own, it has an odd sight system and is able to shoot at quite the distance, in fact, both of their rifles are able to shoot at quite a distance. They also don't seem to produce smoke from firing anymore like they use to which is worrying. We aren't sure exactly what else they made, however, although we have a few ideas.
Battle Report, Naval Combat: Quite simply, like in 1890 we where able to sink the Nafunan's ships without a care in the world. Well, thats not strictly true, their guns do actually do
some damage, but that's mostly to the crew and not the ship itself. Worst case scenario in a fight, we lose a few crew and some of the structure of the ship takes a beating. However, after the first few lessons in futility we showed them, they stopped attacking us. Naturally, we took advantage of this and started trying to raid their convoys, however, as good of a ship the Yalagdashgui is, its not fast, and in a cruel twist of irony, almost every time, the Nafunan's manage to get away from our ship, of course, our water wolves can catch up to them but, they tend to still be protected. When we have more ships, things should be better
but for now its good enough to even out the playing field and give us breathing room, No one holds the initiative.Battle Report, Ruins. Attackers, Karikhita, Nafuna: Now, as mentioned before, the two most common ranges we fight at here is at short range, where the enemy and ourselves find themselves in the twisted crumbling ruins of this city, and at long range over the piles and hills of rubble and broken stones. Now, as you know, the enemy has a close range advantage with their repeating rifle, much to our frustration, they now have a ranged advantage. Soldiers at distances where they once thought where safe, find themselves getting shot at, sometimes, they get shot at when we don't even know where the enemy is unlike what it was before. It is also the leading cause of death of our skirmishers, who now tend to get shot in position while our enemy is no where to be seen while our own can be found by the smoke made by their guns. Their is one thing of note however, a simple herder turned skirmisher has actually killed a few Nafunan skirmishers, claiming his skill is due to practice and his secret to kill enemy skirmishers is to look for the shine of their rifles.
Regardless, we lose ground. [Karikhita 2/4, Nafuna 2/4] We lose our ability to gain the resources here.Battle Report, Villages. Attackers, Nafuna: We don't really have to say much here, but details are the only way you will be able to make weapons to kill those bastards after all. With the enemies new rifle the fighting here is hard. Our horsemen ride and fight the best they can however, despite their mobility, the enemy can pick them off from far away and from close, we of course, still do have some success due to our cannons and our clearly superior soldiers and leadership, but as one can tell, we aren't exactly able to do much in the way of stop them this year other then fire our cannons at them and hope the crew doesn't get killed. Worryingly, we have a report where a large number of troops where attacked from an unknown position and, despite searching everywhere, eventually, had to run away.
Regardless, we lose ground and are kicked out of the villages. [Karikhita 0/4, Nafuna 4/4]Battle Report, Savannah. Attackers, Karikhita: The Savannah is a land full of tall grass and the occasional cluster of tree's, In many ways, it is like the plains, except that it has a dry and a wet season, and it provides a lot of concealment. Fighting here happens at all ranges, but short and medium range is most common. We have invaded this land before, unsuccessfully but we have done it. However, what is probably the greatest thing about this, is we know horses are able to ride here. Mounted above the tall grass, we ride foreword looking for the Nafunans, only to find they had been hiding in the tall grass, using the tactics we used to kick them out of the swamp. Most of the time, we struggle to see where the Nafunans are, and we tend to just use what artillery we have to rain death down on any location we can in the hopes we hit something so we don't have to deal with it anymore. Regardless, it turns out, the horse leaves us open here, and some insane people have claimed that the age of the horse is almost done.
We don't gain ground by the way [Karikhita 0/4, Nafuna 4/4]Outside world and Internal affairs: Egyptomania seems to have made a resurgence in the outside world now that people actually believe Nafuna exists, not that they will for much longer of course. Regardless, this has led to a few people coming to Nafuna to view their so called culture. Khan Khan did not like this in the slightest, and sent for a ship to 'disrupt' these tourists, said ship engaged a German warship and was promptly sunk, we know this is the fate of the ship sent as a very strongly worded letter was sent to us by the German Empire, ironically, it was the same ship we accidentally attacked last time. We also got a deal from France, if we accept, we are to give ore to them next year for four years, and they will give us a lot of machinery and a little bit of extra help, of course, Khan wants your opinion on this, even if he has claimed to have already decided if he was going to accept or not. In other news, The Cuban war for independence begins. A Spanish cruiser, The Reina Regente, sinks in Straits of Gibraltar, over 400 die. Polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen reaches record latitude north. Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the world's first radio receiver, in St. Petersberg. China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki. German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays. And Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel's will establishes the Nobel Prize.
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 designed by us for mobility and speed over firepower. It is able to go almost anywhere, so long as people are strong enough, however that doesn't mean it is effective everywhere. When moving, especially at speed, on rough or bumpy ground the shot tends to fall out of the barrel. Other then this it is a fairly good cannon. Costs 2 ore, 1 wood -Complex, Expensive.
Sea Wolf, It is basically a Water wolf with six cannons. It is also bow heavy and the chaser cannons tend to get wet ruining the powder. It is still a fast ship but it isn't as quick as the water wolf ships are, it also is complex due to the cannons equipped on it. Costs 2 ore, 1 wood -Complex, Expensive.
Guulin Infantry Rifle, Our newest rifle utilizing a pinfire system and a bolt action. It is loaded not by the mussel but by the breach which combined with the new bullets is extremely quick to fire compared to any of our old guns. The revolutionary design is also good at long range and has allowed some of our soldiers to use the rifle to its maximum potential. Costs 1 ore 1 wood, cheap
Guulin Carbine (& Bayonet), a shortened version of the Guulin rifle to be used on horseback at the cost of some accuracy. Also includes a bayonet as the name implies. Said bayonet can be used on the rifle as well. Costs 1 ore 1 wood, cheap.
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
Tom-Shonkhor. It is a heavy but effective cannon heavier and longer ranged then anything else in the war currently. It is not very accurate by cannon standards however its fire power makes it not need that accuracy too much, and its not so inaccurate that it would hit our own troops. It is also made of Iron, which makes it not a nightmare to transport. Costs 2 Ore, 1 Wood, Complex -Expensive.
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
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 us 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 now, 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 calvery 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.
It is now the design Phase, do something...Do something
now.
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