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[Talion]

I suggest we pick Cannala, being a nation that originates from another forum, they are less popular so we might avoid a collision. Additionally, as alcohol-loving pirates, they will no doubt support my next design suggestion:

Bacterial Breeding Farms
Using bacterial growth technique where the feedstock is progressively blocked off by increasingly toxic concentrations of chemicals it is possible to breed bacteria that evolve towards the ability to survive within those toxins. By tuning those toxins to react and be neutralized by the desired chemical, we can breed bacteria tailored to produce the Rare Chemicals we require. From there it is only a matter of making use of a process similar to fermentation in the production of alcohol to mass produce needed chemicals.
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If we want to improve the utility of the hallucinations, on the other hand, we might be able to take advantage of them to improve the loyalty and behavior of our test subjects soldiers.

Hypnotic Reality Realignment
The use of audio and video based triggers that operate below the level of the conscious mind to craft a new reality for the subject that directs them towards becoming effective and loyal soldiers. Further use of Spice/Fury to induce hallucinations can further alter worldview to ensure our subjects view their enemies in the correct light. This will also let us take advantage of the addictiveness of Spice to provide punishment and reward via access control.

[Detoxicated]

Black Helicopters
Super silent helicopters for two men. Armed with several automatic silenced rifles.

[Blood_Librarian]

I don't think you people don't know what the GM is asking. he is asking us to pick a side we want to alliance with and then pick a design from them. We are not submitting a crazy theoretical design, the GM will choose who the nations will pick based on what we already researched.
Can someone link me to the Forenia Battle report?

Forenia (1): Blood_librarian,
Cannala (0):

[Shadowclaw777]

People those designs can't be voted for this turn as the battle phase hasn't happened and we are in the diplomatic phase, but sure let's vote for Cannala because than we won't have any competition. You know what's better than the firm-hard APC everyone wants? A goddamn battleship that's what, why have something like this APC ((it took me forever to find the link to Cannala and Forenia's armory, a link in the future would be requested in each Faction Thread; not just the Core.)

Spoiler: APC from Cannala (click to show/hide)

M3T1A1 Raider: [Cheap] Daybreaker Variant: [Cheap] The Raider is a Diesel-Electric tracked APC designed to serve as a base platform for many roles. It has light RHA armor with a sloped front, plus slats. It holds ten passengers and three crew, making it look like a large metal box. It has an interchangeable turret, which is very wide and flat with medium armor. Default armament is a Can shredder, plus 6 external Thumper barrels for smoke grenades and an RPG, these can only be reloaded from the outside. It's also chemical warfare protected, and last but not least, amphibious, with a trim vane and two electric powered propellers. Exits are on large rear hatch and one small top hatch, only latter can be used while afloat. [3 Ore 2 Oil] Daybreaker Variant: [4 Ore 2 Oil]

When we can get a Battleship (Actually A 7-Ore costing Battleship with our current resources of 2 Ore, when make the thing Theoretical... whelp)  that and just horribly dominate the enemy in the water? Also it would naval bombardment of cities as well. Anyways I'm voting for the 3-Ore Costing APC because of resource concerns

Side Chosen:
Cannala: Shadowclaw, Talion, Tntey, Blood_librarian
Forenia:

Design Chosen:
M3T1A1 Raider: (1) Shadowclaw
Victoria-Class Battlecruiser: (0)

Edit: Link To Each Nation's Current Armory: Link

Edit 2.0: Further Realization would mean that the Battlecruiser would only be Very Expensive since it's only a deficit of 3-5 The Battlecruiser has a deficit of 8 and would be National Expense don't mind me, with Battlecruisers we would dominate the navy world and could perform naval bombardment on maritime cites and such, this thing would be ridiculous good for our nation.

Spoiler: Cannala's Battlecruiser (Ridiculously Effective But Would be National Expensive Because of Current Resources) (click to show/hide)

Victoria-Class Battlecruiser: [Very Expensive] The Victoria is built to carry her three gun turrets, each of which mounts two 12" cannons, a vast increase in size over the Nightstorm guns. Each gun (for now called a Victoria Cannon) fires shells weighing about 800 pounds out of a built-up barrel nearly 50 feet long, to a distance much greater than the Nighstorm (though moderate for guns of this class). Shells and powder charges are rammed in separately by a complicated hydraulic lift system, the guns can fire once about every 25 seconds. Each gun is controlled by a more advanced version of the fire director from the Khorne: Various information is fed by spotters on deck to the fire control room, where mechanical calculators aid a team to form a firing solution, which they feed back to the guns, and the system also helps to fire the guns when the ship is exactly level. This is necessary to effectively aim at the ranges the guns are capable of. There is a Heavy armored citadel, a torpedo belt with empty compartments, and large diesel-electric engines. They are the first diesel engines of this size in Cannala, and are less powerful than steam turbines but easier to fit within the safety of the citadel armor, the Victoria is a slow and lumbering beast. Extra armaments include six Firecracker-style AA turrets, on a separate director system, about a dozen Can Shredders, and a few Type 45 Torpedo launchers on deck where there was room. It has a radar system as well; the deck is crowded between the turrets, armaments and other features. [7 Ore, 4 Oil]

[Talion]

Side Chosen:
Cannala: Shadowclaw, Talion, Tntey, Blood_librarian
Forenia:

Design Chosen:
M3T1A1 Raider: (2) Shadowclaw, Talion
Victoria-Class Battlecruiser: (0)

[Chiefwaffles]

Also how do we increase our infrastructure?

"Infrastructure" simply means designs or revisions that improve, well, infrastructure. Infrastructure like new/better ways of extracting resources, moving things, and much more.

Let me know if I miss anything regarding imported designs now or in any of the future preparation turns.

Once the Design Bureau's choice of Cannala and the M3T1A1 Raider is sent back, Aratam quickly formalizes its unofficial alliance with Cannala. Luckily, it appears that Mereth went for Forenia.
The schematics for the M3T1A1 Raider arrive quickly, and it becomes apparent that with our lower industrial capacity and resources that the M3T1A is Expensive. We did not receive the Daybreaker version, though if we request the Daybreaker from Cannala in the future we'll be able to include the Daybreaker variant.

Of particular importance is any details of the design that we may wish to replicate - all we have is the schematics. It would take a concerted effort to reverse engineer any individual aspects of the M3T1A1 Raider, though the official schematics would make it fairly easy.

Spoiler: Designs (click to show/hide)

Transport Capacity: 0
Resources: 2 Ore, 1 Oil, 1 Rare Chemical

Weapons

• "Pursuit" Rifle: An automatic rifle with mediocre accuracy at Medium range (and useless accuracy further).
  [Cheap] 1 Ore
• "Machete" Pistol: A 6-round semiautomatic pistol semi-accurate up to Short range. Reliable.
  [Cheap] 1 Ore

Land Vehicles

• M3T1A1 Raider: The Raider is a Diesel-Electric tracked APC designed to serve as a base platform for many roles. It has light RHA armor with a sloped front, plus slats. It holds ten passengers and three crew, making it look like a large metal box. It has an interchangeable turret, which is very wide and flat with medium armor. Default armament is a Can shredder, plus 6 external Thumper barrels for smoke grenades and an RPG, these can only be reloaded from the outside. It's also chemical warfare protected, and last but not least, amphibious, with a trim vane and two electric powered propellers. Exits are on large rear hatch and one small top hatch, only latter can be used while afloat.
  [Expensive] 3 Ore 2 Oil

Drugs

• Spice: An extremely potent manufactured drug with theoretical benefits, but results in extreme schizophrenia, delusions of power, and frequent seizures. Extremely addictive.
• Combat Drug 'Fury': A Spice-based drug that massively decreases reaction time, and lasts for ~2 hours. Also incites rage, decreasing soldier effectiveness at range and chances of occasional friendly fire. Mild hallucinations are common, preventing users from being effective at recon/espionage/etc. roles. Makes veins much more apparent and red. Addictive, and takes effect >5 minutes after injection.
  [Expensive] 3 Rare Chemicals

Other

• Standard Uniform: A plain red featureless uniform. The red's mild enough that it doesn't really stick out.

The Design Phase of 1955 has begun.

[Blood_Librarian]

The Refinery

A code name for a utterly massive, gargantuan construction solely consisting of dozens of factories, a borehole straight downwards along with intake pipes for Thermal Water, Oils and other products with dozens of other resources available for a centralized and massed production of almost any chemical or resource we require, currently staffed by the maddest and slash or most insane factory workers we have, due to the fact that the amount of smog that it produces tinges the sky to a sickly brownish yellow. Screams regularly echo from the attached prison camp as horrific experiments and their sordid creations churn in conditions that can be uniquely described as scientific and [hospitable]. Gasmasks and anti-chemical warfare gear are required in the inner areas of the Refinery. The Refinery scales all the way into the sky with smokestacks and deep underground with liquid storage tanks and the machinery required for its day to day operations. It is expected to grow bigger every year.

The Refinery (1): Blood Librarian

[tntey]

+1 to the refinery

[Funk]

The Refinery (3): Blood Librarian, tntey, Funk

[Chiefwaffles]

The Refinery

A code name for a utterly massive, gargantuan construction solely consisting of dozens of factories, a borehole straight downwards along with intake pipes for Thermal Water, Oils and other products with dozens of other resources available for a centralized and massed production of almost any chemical or resource we require, currently staffed by the maddest and slash or most insane factory workers we have, due to the fact that the amount of smog that it produces tinges the sky to a sickly brownish yellow. Screams regularly echo from the attached prison camp as horrific experiments and their sordid creations churn in conditions that can be uniquely described as scientific and [hospitable]. Gasmasks and anti-chemical warfare gear are required in the inner areas of the Refinery. The Refinery scales all the way into the sky with smokestacks and deep underground with liquid storage tanks and the machinery required for its day to day operations. It is expected to grow bigger every year.

Design: The Refinery
Normal  (4+3) = 7: Superior Craftsmanship

The Refinery can be identified from afar only by the sickly smoke arising above the canopy in the remote part of the rainforest it's hidden in.

A heavily funded project, it represents the base for which we'll base any kinds of chemical research and development from. Massive liquid storage tanks and refineries are the main sight, with cells for test subjects and laboratories seen further inside. Assignment to the Refinery can be seen as either the best or worst day of your life, depending on who you are. Aratam's prisoners are subtly routed to the Refinery for use as test subjects, often never being seen again; skilled scientists are brought on board to aid with the development of new and existing chemicals, oftentimes utilizing the continuous supply of subjects. The Refinery provides them with everything they could need.
For the time being, even most of Aratam's government remains unaware about the refinery. Only those that would be supportive of it and trustworthy enough are allowed to know.

The actual refineries located here prove very useful for our rare chemical situation, giving us +1 Rare Chemical. Everything else will help us immensely for future projects involving chemicals or any utilization of the Refinery.

Spoiler: Designs (click to show/hide)

Transport Capacity: 0
Resources: 2 Ore, 1 Oil, 2 Rare Chemicals

Weapons

• "Pursuit" Rifle: An automatic rifle with mediocre accuracy at Medium range (and useless accuracy further).
  [Cheap] 1 Ore
• "Machete" Pistol: A 6-round semiautomatic pistol semi-accurate up to Short range. Reliable.
  [Cheap] 1 Ore

Land Vehicles

• M3T1A1 Raider: The Raider is a Diesel-Electric tracked APC designed to serve as a base platform for many roles. It has light RHA armor with a sloped front, plus slats. It holds ten passengers and three crew, making it look like a large metal box. It has an interchangeable turret, which is very wide and flat with medium armor. Default armament is a Can shredder, plus 6 external Thumper barrels for smoke grenades and an RPG, these can only be reloaded from the outside. It's also chemical warfare protected, and last but not least, amphibious, with a trim vane and two electric powered propellers. Exits are on large rear hatch and one small top hatch, only latter can be used while afloat.
  [Expensive] 3 Ore 2 Oil

Chemicals

• Spice: An extremely potent manufactured drug with theoretical benefits, but results in extreme schizophrenia, delusions of power, and frequent seizures. Extremely addictive.
• Combat Drug 'Fury': A Spice-based drug that massively decreases reaction time, and lasts for ~2 hours. Also incites rage, decreasing soldier effectiveness at range and chances of occasional friendly fire. Mild hallucinations are common, preventing users from being effective at recon/espionage/etc. roles. Makes veins much more apparent and red. Addictive, and takes effect >5 minutes after injection.
  [Expensive] 3 Rare Chemicals

Other

• Standard Uniform: A plain red featureless uniform. The red's mild enough that it doesn't really stick out.

Infrastructure

• The Refinery: An extremely secretive facility hidden under the canopy in a remote part of the rainforest, identifiable only by its smoke. Contains large liquid storage tanks and refineries for the production of chemicals, well-equipped laboratories, cells for test subjects, a steady supply of test subjects from Aratam's prisoners, and more. Useful as a base for chemical research.
  Provides 1 Rare Chemical

The Revision Phase of 1955 has begun.

[Funk]

Jugganourt juice
A blend of powerfull pain killers, growth hormones and steroids.
The compount should be taken regularly to inprove pain tolance and incress body mass and resilience.

[Shadowclaw777]

Yeah.... no

Division of Biological Manipulation: Having a conclave ON TOP of the Refinery for this facility serves a different purpose than just playing with chemicals. It has its own research dedicated to biological knowledge, but more importantly the manipulation of biological material including thing as the genome, DNA and RNA, and other such biological material. With this faculty in place it will be much easier to dedicate research into the manipulation of organisms, the amplifying the effects of drugs, and even the manipulation of organs to create... super soldiers. Dedicated research teams, proper tools, even the necessary test subjects that have to take to human experiments. All this to make our understandings and future advancements of biology easier. The main tool to make it easier for us to mess with genetics, is through with chemical baths that surround the faculty and testing their effects on the victims, test subjects.

Division of Biological Manipulation: (1) Shadowclaw

[Blood_Librarian]

I think if we are gonna be creating a chemical concoction, @Funk , It will have to be a revised edition of either Spice or Fury, but I think what we should be striving for isn't injectable concoctions, but great vats that would turn a man into something else... something Perfect.

Division of Biological Manipulation: (2) Shadowclaw, Blood Librarian

[Detoxicated]

Awakened Fury
This chemical compound is a refined version  of fury. Through cleaning the process in all steps required we have managed to greatly increase our outcome therefore reducing its costs.

[tntey]

Division of Biological Manipulation: (3) Shadowclaw, Blood Librarian, tntey