Battle Report 7, 1896Over the course of the year, we designed the
BL-8cm L32 model 96. It is a brand new cannon that is surely better then the Nafunan's and our own. Utilizing smokeless powder and a breach block, the cannon is faster firing and much
much more powerful then any of our old and new cannons. We also have designed the
Burgud Infantry Rifle which not only utilizes smokeless powder but also uses a magazine and striper clips to fire five shots before needing to reload. It also has been shown to have a much longer range and can be used on horseback along with having minimal recoil.
The Nafunans have done...something this year. Quietly working away silently through the days. Other then one person we captured mentioning something called "Project Hippo" we have no idea what they are doing exactly, nor how their efforts have gone.
Battle Report, Naval Combat: Unlike last year, our Yalagdashgui are now in the same numbers as the Nafunan's sail ships which has allowed us to do much more this year then we could do last year. Whenever a enemy ship is sighted, we try and use our ships to go where it will end up. Of course, they can usually see us before we can them due to the smoke that comes out of our ships due to the steam engines, we are actually able to occasionally catch a ship and sink it before it can get away, or at least cause enough damage that it cant get away, or enough that it will sink sometime after it gets away. Either way,
the year at sea goes much better for us because of this, and we gain the advantage.Battle Report, Ruins. Attackers, Karikhita, Nafuna: The battle here is quite brutal, our own skirmishers have a moderate casualty rate compared to what it was beforehand, while the enemy's has a low one, mostly caused by the herder Tartu, who was mentioned in the last report as knowing the tells of where the enemy skirmishers are, and then killing them. However, we are still able to pack a good punch at long range thanks to our new rifle thanks to the fact it doesn't give a nice puff of smoke to tell where the shooter is like our old rifles did. At close range, our enemy still has an advantage, as while we can fire multiple times with reloading, we still need to use the bolt to eject the spent bullet before we can fire again, something the enemy doesn't need to due thanks to the whole revolver rifle thing. At least we now have made the playing field a bit more even,
holding the ground with heavy losses but not advancing. [Karikhita 2, Nafuna 2]Battle Report, Hills/Villages. Attackers, Karikhita, Nafuna: 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. With our brand new artillery we are able to make full use of our smokeless powder and our range. Although our shells don't explode, its still able to do a number to our enemy at a long range. Our rifles also do good work able to defeat the Nafunan's in a fair fight easily, however, its not usually a fair fight and the enemy still is able to out range our rifles when they are using their skirmishers. We did some good progress in advancing, but one of our major advances was pushed back by a team of such skirmishers who remained hidden for most of the engagement, and when we sighted one of them in the bush, a soldier reported that their rifle had an odd tube on top of it that seemed to shine in the light, presumably what Tartu used to kill them first. We couldn't pursue them as it would lead us into an obvious trap so we had t let them get away annoyingly.
Regardless, we make some advances, but are pushed back to where the lines once where, but barely. Some more pressure would crack them. No one gains ground [Karikhita 0, Nafuna 4]Battle Report, Swamp/Savannah. No attackers: For once, there is no fighting in one location of the war. Our soldiers stood guard diligently waiting for the first Nafunan attack, but it never came, and soon enough, they started just doing what they could to make their time in the swamp better and more or less relax along the front lines. Well, relax as much as you could when the ground is mostly mud and your cloths are mostly covered in the stuff. Either way the troops are glad to be able to catch a breath for once, as while fighting is good for them, too much isn't.
Outside world and Internal affairs: Having accepted the french deal, the first shipment of equipment arrived near the end of the year, and to our luck, it was mining equipment, which we used to break through the tough mountainside of the jungle island and gain access to a bit more ore while we sent some of the ore from our mountains to the ships that gave us the machinery. We predict that next year we will be able to make our big guns a bit easier, and in a few years, our ships easier. 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.
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
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.
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 sans the BL-8cm. 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, cant really use smokeless powder, but still occasionally used just for the shot size. Costs 2 Ore, 1 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, -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
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 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 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,
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 expects some advancements.
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Topic: The Ameliorate War, An Arms Race game, Karikhita, 1904 Battle Phase (Read 29202 times)