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[frostgiant]

Fuck it, good enough.

Attack:
Fjords (1): Frostgiant
Swamp (0):
Ocean (1): Frostgiant

Deploy hero Green:
Badlands ():
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (1): Frostgiant

Deploy hero Mcfinnigan:
Badlands (1): Frostgiant
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean ():

RC
Use resource Credit - ore (1): Frostgiant

We have two heroes right? Green and Mcfinnigan?

[Mandemon]

Attack:
Fjords (2): Frostgiant, Mandemon
Swamp (0):
Ocean (2): Frostgiant, Mandemon

Deploy hero Green:
Badlands ():
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (2): Frostgiant, Mandemon

Deploy hero Mcfinnigan:
Badlands (2): Frostgiant, Mandemon
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean ():

RC
Use resource Credit - ore (2): Frostgiant, Mandemon

[10ebbor10]

Attack:
Fjords (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10
Swamp (0):
Ocean (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10

Deploy hero Green:
Badlands ():
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10

Deploy hero Mcfinnigan:
Badlands (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean ():

RC
Use resource Credit - ore (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10

[Chiefwaffles]

It was talked about in Discord that it'd be a better idea if we deployed Green at Badlands and McFinnigan at Sea in order to increase the chances of Green surviving. Frostgiant asked people to switch his vote accordingly but no one listened.

Attack:
Fjords (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10
Swamp (0):
Ocean (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10

Deploy hero Green:
Badlands (2): Frostgiant, Chiefwaffles
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (2): Mandemon, 10ebbor10

Deploy hero Mcfinnigan:
Badlands (2): Mandemon, 10ebbor10
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (2): Frostgiant, Chiefwaffles

RC
Use resource Credit - ore (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10

[10ebbor10]

Attack:
Fjords (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10
Swamp (0):
Ocean (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10

Deploy hero Green:
Badlands (3): Frostgiant, Chiefwaffles, 10ebbor10
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (1): Mandemon,

Deploy hero Mcfinnigan:
Badlands (1): Mandemon,
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (3): Frostgiant, Chiefwaffles, 10ebbor10

RC
Use resource Credit - ore (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10

[stabbymcstabstab]

Attack:
Fjords (4): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10, Stabby
Swamp (0):
Ocean (4): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10, Stabby

Deploy hero Green:
Badlands (4): Frostgiant, Chiefwaffles, 10ebbor10, Stabby
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (1): Mandemon,

Deploy hero Mcfinnigan:
Badlands (1): Mandemon,
Fjords ():
Mountains ():
Ocean (4): Frostgiant, Chiefwaffles, 10ebbor10, Stabby

RC
Use resource Credit - ore (3): Frostgiant, Mandemon, 10ebbor10

[evictedSaint]

Combat Phase
Autumn 1952
Turn 7

Economic Activity:  As the war rages on in Serouda, some foreign investors turn their attention to our booming arms manufacturing.  Nothing has come from this so far, but it's definitely something to keep an eye on.

Technological Developments

This year Nogrania has produced a ship of their own, a light Patrol Gunboat named the NAF-PG-51 "Red Herring".  It’s a small, light, and remarkably quick ship, armed well for its size.  It features an open-turret 2” Ironcaster on the bow and four Wictor NMG’s mounted around the ship.  It has a large ammo supply and non-existent armor, so the ship primarily relies on its agility to keep itself out of trouble.  Two additional rudders on either side of the main rudder have the ability to deflect outward to various degrees to enable the "Lürssen effect", which pulls the ship deeper into the water and allows it to plow more solidly through larger waves.  Three diesel engines power three screws, allowing the ship to accelerate quickly and maintain high speeds.  It does not feature berthing or messing, and sits at 99 tons when fully loaded and crewed.

For their revision Nogrania integrates a limiting pin in their Rabid carbines, physically preventing soldiers from switching to Full-Reset mode.

Nogrania Military

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Ground Forces

Nogrania Mills Bomb – British grenades, developed in 1915. Features a distinctive “pineapple” shape, a pin, and lever spoon. Relatively heavy grenades with a seven second fuse, which results in infantry typically “cooking” them for a few seconds before throwing. The grooved surface results in unpredictable shrapnel spread. Not terribly useful for anti-infantry use due to the long cook-off time and short range, but can be used to throw off the tread of a tank or clear small areas. 1 Ore.  [Cheap].

NG-11 “Earsplitter” Revolver – Standard infantry sidearm, proudly produced in Nogrania. Named after the deafening bang produced by the short-barrel 0.50” rounds. Six cylinder with a stiff trigger, single-action hammer, and smooth-bore barrel. Reloading is slow and requires spent shells to be ejected one at a time, meaning it is rarely reloaded during combat. Recoil makes it difficult to use, but has high stopping power and is accurate out to 40 yards, if the user is a decent shot. 1 Ore.  [Cheap].

NAF-BC-51 "Rabid" – A .280 caliber 30-round banana-magazine assault rifle, with Half-Reset and Semi-Auto firing options.  Features rails on the perforated barrel shroud for grips and sights and a recoil spring in the wooden stock.  Reliable, sturdy, and fairly accurate.  Can be equipped with a solid stainless steel barrel shroud for preparing tea.  1 Ore. [Cheap].

NAF-NMG-51 "Wictor" – A modified variant of a copy of the famous Vickers Machine Gun, chambered for .303 caliber rounds. Uses a crank and a semi-auto limited to achieve rapid rates of fire.  Frequently jams, terribly inaccurate, produces heated water for tea.  Requires six men to move, or a horse. 2 Ore.  [Cheap].

NG-31 “Ironcaster” Fieldgun – A 2” light artillery piece developed during Japans expansion in the Pacific, this relatively inexpensive cannon was designed to be quickly moved from place-to-place in order to rapidly defend Nogrania's shores. It finished development an entire month after Toskesh's 50mm “Sunrise” fieldgun, but the design team is quick to point out that it is 0.8 mm larger and therefor superior. Though the range was too short to target ships offshore, it was ideal for hitting beachheads during landings and retreating out of danger. It requires a truck to be towed from place to place, but with the Geneva Conventions that is no longer possible. We’ve taken the liberty of knocking the wheels off the frame and attaching skids to allow it to be pulled by horse, fulfilling compliance with Article IV of the Conventions. It’s still a decent gun, but not ideal for offense any more. 3 Ore.  [Cheap].

NAF-NG-52 "Duke" – A 4” pack howitzer.  Can be disassembled and reassembled, in order to ease transport.  Range extends out to about 5.3 miles and has a fire rate ranging from 6-8 rpm.  A single Duke must be split into two or more loads to allow a Draft to be able to carry it.  Comes with a handy-dandy range-finding sheet pasted to the Thin shield giving estimated shell travel times per elevation angle.  3 Ore. [Cheap].

NAF-SPAT-51 "Paradigm" – Nogrania's first attempt at a legal mobile artillery piece.  Uses four stumpy legs that make use of hydraulics to move in a crawling zig-zag pattern.  Not fast by any means.  Makes use of the 4" Duke artillery piece as the main armament.  Low ground clearance and exposed engine and crew.  Must stop in order to fire, but is surprisingly stable.  Can "rest" on its belly if all legs are in "push" configuration.  Five crew members.  Completely unarmored save for a thin shield mounted on the gun.  5 Ore, 3 Oil. [Expensive].

NAF-AFW-51 "Hippo" Hexapod – A six-legged tank walker.  Reasonably fast.  Light armor on the body, Thin armor on the legs.  2" Ironcaster in a hydraulic-powered turret is the main armament, with optional mountings for machineguns in the coaxial port and pintle mount on the cupola - now filled with Wictor NMG's! Plenty of room inside for ammo, but no tea-making station, thus requiring the greasy water from the Wictor water-cooling jackets to be used instead.  Can't turn and move at the same time, and very vulnerable to damage. 7 Ore, 3 Oil. [Very Expensive].

Air Forces

NAF-MAB-52 "Condor" Airship – A massive airship, using a duralumin frame.  Leaks hydrogen like a sieve, and is highly susceptible to ground-fire.  Struggles to fight higher wind-speeds at higher altitudes.  Equipped with numerous Wictor AA emplacements, just in case.  Six engines and six propellers.  Numerous gondolas. Comes with parachutes, life-rafts, and tea-making stations.  6 Ore, 6 Oil, 2 Aluminum, +2 TC (Air). [National Effort].

NAF-UH-51 "Draft" – Nogrania's first helicopter.  Uses two upgraded Shire turboshaft engines for power, mounted in the nose.  Prone to capsizing in inclement weather.  Can carry 1 pilot and 5 passengers, or 1 pilot, 3 passengers, and 2 Wictor NMG's mounted on the doors.  Tricycle landing gear, no armor, pilot cabin mounted over the fuselage to make room for the engines.  Angled tail boom, two blades on the main rotor, and a tea-making station in the pilots cabin. 4 Ore, 4 Oil, 1 Cobalt, 1 Aluminum. [Very Expensive]

Naval Forces

Herald-Class Destroyer – Little more than an upgraded steamboat, the Herald-Class features two 4” Duke artillery pieces mounted in closed turrets; one fore, and one aft. Two Wictor Not-Machine Guns serve as anti-air defense, replacing the previous Wicker machine guns. The ship is powered by two oil-fired boilers. The ship is reasonably well-armored, but its small engine and armament keeps it light at a displacement of 1,100 tons. 6 Ore, 2 Oil.  [Expensive].

NAF-UV-51 "Whale" – A gutted Herald-class Destroyer, used for transporting goods.  No armor, no guns.  Conning tower, crew quarters, and deck have been either removed or reduced to allow for cargo space.  Has some issues with balance, but is fine for calmer waters. 4 Ore, 2 Oil.  +1 TC (Sea). [Cheap].

NAF-PG-51 "Red Herring" – A light Patrol Gunboat.  Features an Ironcaster in an open turret and four Wictor NMG’s.  Uses three rudders to generate the Lürssen effect for greater efficiency and open-ocean travel.  Three diesel engines, non-existent armor, and high speeds.  99 long tons when fully loaded and crewed.  4 Ore, 3 Oil. [Expensive].

Misc.

NAF-TS-52 "Shire" – Nogrania's first turboshaft engine, upgraded for better fuel efficiency and moisture tolerance.  Modern by our standards, and by the standards of other countries from half a decade ago.  Reasonably powerful, but not cutting-edge.  1 Oil, 1 Cobalt. [Cheap]

Wallace Truck – A simple diesel-powered truck. Four-wheel drive enabled, straight-six engine, and with enough room in the bed for ten soldiers to sit comfortably...although it can no longer be used for such purposes. Originally designed to transport military equipment, the Wallace is now only used for transporting raw goods. 4 Ore, 2 Oil. Provides +1 TC (Land).  [Cheap].

NG-AMR "Opera House" Pattern 2 – Surprisingly advanced for our technologically stunted nation, the Opera House is a vacuum-tube AM radio small enough to be worn as a rather heavy backpack. Infantry wearing this radio must forgo any equipment more heavy than their rifle or risk becoming over-encumbered. A handset is attached via cord, allowing the user to communicate quickly and easily. Communications are entirely unencrypted, but luckily the enemy doesn’t speak English.  The Opera House can be added to vehicles for no added cost or weight. 1 Ore. [Cheap].

Nogrania Soldiers Uniform 1951 – Uniform distributed to most Nogrania soldiers.  Grayish-green in color with blotchy off-colored dyed patches, features stylish canvas leggings to go over the boots, a bandolier rig to hold ammo, grenades, and anything else the soldier might need, and a light overcoat for colder weather.  Helmet is a vaguely soup bowl-style design made of mild steel, and provides minimal protection.  Comes with woolen gloves and leather patches on the elbows and knees to make crawling and kneeling easier. 1 Oil. [Cheap].

Heroes

Corporal Ellis Green – A tanker promoted to Acting Corporal when war resumed in Serouda, later promoted to Corporal.  His actions prevented the western flank of an infantry assault from being crumbled by artillery fire. Performed admirably in the Battle for the Ridgeline of Questionable Strategic Value. Spearheaded a push to regain a foothold in the Fjords. Single-handedly repelled an assault on an over-run portion of Nogrania’s front lines in the Spring of 1952, earning him the Military Cross. Fit for Duty.

Dylan McFinnigan – Olympic Heavy-Weight boxer.  Did not gain a medal, but held his own for two rounds despite a humble background of barfighting.  Fit for Duty.

Resources:
Starting:       2/1/1Co (No TC Req.)
U.N. :           1/1 0/0
E.D.T. :        1/1
R.C. :           1/0 (No TC Req.)
Available TC: 4 (1 Land)(1 Sea)(2 Air)
4 Ore, 2 Oil, 1 Cobalt

Economic Development Track: Level 3
0/4 -> 1 Unique Resource

Available Credits:
1 Research Assistance Credit

This year Toskesh has produced the Yāngē-class Citadel Destroyer, an impressive state-of-the-art (for Serouda) surface combat ship.  The term “Destroyer” is a bit of a misnomer as it is certainly larger and heavier than an average destroyer, yet smaller than a standard light cruiser.  It sits at a tidy 2,500 metric tons and is armed to the teeth with a total of twelve 50 mm Sunrise cannons.  Each turret is twin-mounted with a pair of Sunrise’s, putting one turret at the bow, one at the stern, and two on each the port and starboard sides.  An additional 'Huā zi' MRRL is placed amidship, though it will generally be stowed away and used primarily for off-shore bombardments.  The hull is Thin armor, protecting it against anything weaker than a can opener, but the citadel is protected with Heavy armor and should be able to stop Ironcaster rounds beyond point-blank range, and perhaps even Duke rounds when properly angled. The powerplant is an expensive pair of super-sized gas turbine engines, allowing the ship to keep pace with the smaller Dogbite Destroyers.  Most notable is the inclusion of hammocks"Foldable Hanging Beds™", which allow their mess hall to double as sleeping quarters.

For their revision, Toskesh has finished one of their projects from last turn and produced the Piāoqiè guānsī Hexapod Tank-Walker, a blatant copy of Nogrania’s Hippo.  The measurements have been converted to metric and the production has been streamlined allowing them to remove the [COMPLEX] tag.  Notable differences include a lack of NMG's, a RGL mounted on the commanders cupola, and a series of "jump-seats", which are little more than iron handles welded to the outside for soldiers to stand on/hold onto.  Some tankers have taken to tying sandbags to the handles in an attempt to increase the miserable armor, but whether or not it’s effective is up for debate.  Something is written on the side of the tank, but Nogranian troops can’t read Mandarin Chinese so the words are a mystery.

Toskesh Military

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Ground Forces

Toskesh Model 24NG Grenade – A cheap copy of China’s cheap copy of Germany’s “Model 1924 Stielhandgranate”. Essentially an explosive charge on the end of a stick, which lets the user throw the device further and harder. Not particularly reliable and does a poor job of damaging anything more heavily armored than sheet metal, but is light and easy for troops to use. 1 Ore.  [Cheap].

Meng 35 – Proudly designed and produced in Toskesh. Designed in 1935 during the interwar period, this 9 mm handgun features an 8-round magazine and is accurate out to 20 meters. Does not feature iron sights. Does not feature a safety. Does not feature a trigger guard. Reliable even when dropped in mud, and easy to reload. 1 Ore.  [Cheap].

Xi-52 Dài-I Zha-Buqiang – Toskesh's first semi-automatic assault rifle.  Fires 8 mm rounds out of a thirty-round magazine.  Long-stroke gas piston, stamped-metal receiver, and two rails on the top and bottom.  Mostly made of metal, with a sturdy wooden stock. Ammo is red and blue, making it very patriotic.  Rarely fires out-of-battery. 1 Ore.  [Cheap].

Type-51a Páoxiāo de léi shēng RGL – First repeating grenade launcher in the world.  Fires 25 mm rounds out of a box magazine, and features a blow-forward semi-auto chambering system.  Has a wooden stock due to high recoil.  Heavy, meaning soldiers must give up their rifle to carry it.  Struggles to crack Thin armor.  Can be mounted as a fixed emplacement. 2 Ore. [Cheap].

“Jin Na” SMRL X-52b – A shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, named after the late Jin Na.  80 mm warhead, cordite propellant.  Terribly inaccurate without fins.  Magneto sparkler ignition, wood-padded steel tube.  1 Ore, 1 Oil. [Cheap].

Type-51b Páoxiāo de léi shēng RGL – 45 mm variant of the Type-51a.  Too heavy for infantry to realistically use unless absolutely necessary.  Can crack Thin armor, and with lots of effort can penetrate Light armor as well.  Most useful as a fixed emplacement. 2 Ore. [Cheap].

TOS-31 “Sunrise” Fieldgun – A 50mm light artillery piece developed during Japans expansion in the Pacific, this relatively inexpensive cannon was designed to be quickly moved from place-to-place in order to rapidly defend Toskesh’s shores. It’s sadly 0.8 mm smaller than Nogrania's 2-inch “Ironcaster” fieldgun, but the design team is quick to point out that it was produced one month faster and therefor superior. Though the range was too short to target ships offshore, it was ideal for hitting beachheads during landings and retreating out of danger. It requires a truck to be towed from place to place, but with the Geneva Conventions that is no longer possible. We’ve taken the liberty of knocking the wheels off the frame and attaching skids to allow it to be pulled by horse, fulfilling compliance with Article IV of the Conventions. It’s still a decent gun, but not ideal for offense any more. 3 Ore.  [Cheap].

Type-51w 'Huā zi' MRRL(Muti-Role-Rocket-Laucher) – A medium rocket artillery piece.  Range of about 5 km's, eight tubes of 80 mm rockets.  Long load times, but high fire rate.  Can be mounted on the Qi-Chu or Dogbite for +1 Oil, but requires a steel shield to prevent the backblast from igniting the deck or melting the rubber skirt.  Inaccurate. High-Explosive warheads.  1 Ore, 3 Oil. [Expensive].

Xi-51b Qi-Chu – The first hovercraft ever developed.  Uses two Type 51 Turboshaft engines to inflate the skirt, lift the craft, and provide propulsion.  Uses two stationary rearward-facing fans with rudders for navigation.  Features a 50 mm Sunrise Field Gun as the main armament and four (not very useful) stabilizing legs.  Large air intake and fans prevent the craft from firing rearward.  Burns fuel at a staggering rate.  Skirt is divided into eight sections to make it more resilient against enemy fire.  Cannon can be removed to give up to eight soldiers a ride, or be replaced by a 'Huā zi’ with a steel backblast shield for +1 Oil.  Quite fast, but fragile. Turboshafts flame-out in wet weather.  4 Ore, 5 Oil, 1 Cobalt. [Very Expensive].

Piāoqiè guānsī (Copyright Infingement) Hexapod Tank-Walker – A reverse-engineered copy of Nogrania’s Hippo Tank-Walker and our first post-Geneva Convention mobile armor piece. A six-legged tank walker.  Reasonably fast.  Light armor on the body, Thin armor on the legs.  50 mm Sunrise cannon in a hydraulic-powered turret is the main armament, with optional mounting for a machinegun in the coaxial port (left empty for now).  A Type-51a Páoxiāo de léi shēng RGL (25 mm) is pintle mounted on the cupola. Plenty of room inside for ammo, but no tea-making station.  Can't turn and move at the same time, and very vulnerable to damage. Features the insult "From Toskesh, with Love to [Insert Nogranian Hero here]" etched into the right flank in Mandarin Chinese.  Also features handles and stubby platforms to facilitate troops hitching rides.  7 Ore, 3 Oil. [Very Expensive].

Air Forces
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Naval Forces

TOSN-34 “Dogbite” Destroyer – Little more than an upgraded steamboat, the Dogbite features three 50 mm Sunrise field guns mounted in open turrets; two fore, and one aft. Two Type 24.1’s serve as anti-air defense, but they have been removed in accordance with Article VI of the Conventions. The ship is powered by three coal-fired boilers using their own coal as protection to the port and starboard sides. The ship is virtually unarmored, otherwise making it fairly quick and light at a displacement of 1,100 long tons. 6 Ore, 2 Oil.  [Expensive].

Yāngē-class Citadel Destroyer – A large destroyer/small cruiser.  Features twelve 50 mm Sunrise cannons mounted in pairs in Medium-armor turrets, of which only 4 can be brought to bear at any one time.  A Type-51w 'Huā zi' MRRL is mounted amidship for off-shore bombardments.  Thin hull armor but Heavy citadel armor.  Uses two super-sized gas-turbines and "Foldable Hanging Beds™".  Can keep pace with the Dogbite.  8 Ore, 4 Oil, 1 Cobalt. [National Effort]. [Very Expensive for 1 more turn].

Zìyóu-52 Merchant Vessel – A massive merchant vessel at 20,000 long tons.  Features three up-sized Type-51 turboshaft engines.  Minimal crew and crew accommodations.  Features no armor, weapons, or cranes, and requires docks equipped to help off-load cargo.  Cargo capacity is approximately 18,000 long tons.  10 Ore, 5 Oil, 1 Cobalt. +3 TC (Sea). [National Effort].

Misc.

Lingxin-Chao Pattern A Truck – A simple diesel-powered truck. Four-wheel drive enabled, straight-six engine, and with enough room in the bed for ten soldiers to sit comfortably, although it can no longer be used for such purposes. Originally designed to transport military equipment, the Lingxin-Chao Pattern A is now only used for transporting raw goods. 3 Ore, 2 Oil. Provides +1 TC (Land). [Cheap].

Mk.4 Wireless Radio – Surprisingly advanced for our technologically stunted nation, the Mk. 4 is a vacuum-tube AM radio small enough to be worn as a rather heavy backpack. Infantry wearing this radio must forgo any equipment more heavy than their rifle or risk becoming over-encumbered. A handset is attached via cord, allowing the user to communicate quickly and easily.  Communications are entirely unencrypted, but luckily the enemy doesn’t speak Mandarin Chinese. The Mk. 4 can be added to vehicles for no added cost or weight. 1 Ore. [Cheap].

Toskesh Standard Uniform 1935 – A standard uniform.  Designed to be worn in layers for varying temperatures, going from a drab-green shirt and trousers to a heavy wool overcoat.  Belt is equipped with pouches for ammo, hooks for grenades, and pockets for anything else a soldier might need.  Helmet is thin, mild steel in a vague bowl-shape, more for show than for actual protection.  Does not come with gloves, but does come with a stylish pair of suspenders to help hold up the wearers trousers and heavy belt. Features standard variants for airmen and tank crews.  1 Oil. [Cheap].

Type 51 Turboshaft – A slightly better turboshaft than our first attempt.  Meets a more adequate power requirement through a more intelligent and efficient design.  Produces more power for the same amount of fuel, but still obsolete by more modern standards. 1 Oil, 1 Cobalt. [Cheap].

Heroes

Private 1st Class Jin Na – Toskesh hero, gained notoriety when she single-handily saved her squad from a Hippo tank walker using nothing but her quick wits and a Xi-52 Dài-I. Fatally wounded by a Wictor NMG mounted on a Hippo tank walker during an assault on Nogrania Ironcaster emplacements in the Badlands.  Killed in Action.

Commander Zhao De – A naval hero.  His quick-thinking allowed Toskesh to cement their control over the sea bordering the Fjords, sinking an enemy Herald with a vicious close-range rocket barrage.  Fit for Duty.

Resources:
Starting:       2/1 /1Co (No T.C. Req.)
U.N. :           1/1
USSR:          1/0
R.C. :           1/0 (No T.C. Req.)
Available TC: 4 (1 Land)(3 Sea)
5 Ore, 2 Oil, 1 Cobalt

Economic Development Track: Level 1
1/3 -> 1 Ore Import


Available Credits:

[evictedSaint]

Combat Report

Nogrania has elected to push the Fjords and Eastern Seas.   They have used their Resource Credit for +1 Ore this turn.
Toskesh has elected to push the Badlands and Eastern Seas.   They have used their Resource Credit for +1 Ore this turn.


Combat in the Mountains

Nogranian troops prepare themselves for the coming winter and patrol the roads leading into the mountains from the swamps.  All is quiet.

Nogrania maintained their hold on the Mountains Theatre! They generate +1 point on their Economic Development Track.


Combat in the Badlands

With Nogrania’s Resource Credit and the addition of an extra Oil resource from their E.D.T. last turn, they are able to off-set the missing Oil and Ore resources from the U.N. this turn.  As a result, most of their equipment is back to pre-ban expense levels.  This is good news for the Paradigm, Hippo, and Herald, as well as a few other minor pieces of equipment.  Toskesh has likewise used their Resource Credit this turn, but it only affects their Yāngē-class Citadel Destroyer in the Eastern Seas.

Fall in the Badlands sees the temperature drop from “sweltering” to “ambient”, much to the joy of every soldier stuck out in the shade-less terrain.  Nogrania is operating more or less at full capacity once more now that their soldiers are re-equipped with Rabid’s and supported by Hippo’s and Paradigm’s.  They operate defensively, digging trenches and bunkers into the sun-baked ground and fortifying ridgelines as the Toskesh charge in from the north.  Toskesh, now equipped with their own light armor, now actually stands a chance in their assaults.  Their stolen new Piāoqiè guānsī Hexapod Tank-Walker is a match for the Hippo.  Both armor pieces can easily kill one another, so it often comes down to skill and luck for each tank-walker.  Toskesh has taken to putting troops with "Jin Na" shoulder-mounted rocket launchers and Type-51b Páoxiāo de léi shēng RGL (the 45 mm variant) on the jump-seats, who can quickly hop off and assist in taking down enemy Hippo's when engaged.  The ride is much appreciated by the foot-soldiers, who have grown to hate walking around with the heavy anti-tank equipment. 

Nogrania, on the other hand, doesn't actually have any anti-tank equipment beyond their Hippo and field guns.  It's understandable, since Toskesh has gone almost two years without developing any actual armor, but the sudden shift in battle certainly hurts.  Nogrania's Duke howitzers are certainly more effective than Toskesh's Type-51w 'Huā zi' MRRL, both in terms of accuracy and range, and when they can manage it they rake incoming Piāoqiè guānsī's before they engage.  The Paradigm actually shows its value in this new combat, being merely Expensive compared to the Very Expensive hexapods.  The 4" Duke's mounted on the Paradigm are certainly overkill, but in emergencies they can act as impromptu tank-killers.  Even then it's a bit of a toss-up; the Piāoqiè guānsī is equipped with a 25 mm grenade launcher, which can fire rapidly and easily gut the un-armored Paradigms.  Battle is often decided by who can get the first shot off.  Ultimately tank-on-tank combat leans in Toskesh's favor; they actually have anti-tank equipment they can use to bolster their effectiveness in tank engagements, where most of Nogrania's is their own actual armor and unprotected mobile artillery pieces.

The Rabid being back in the hands of Nogrania's troops certainly helps, but it's matched more-or-less by Toskesh's Xi-52 Dài-I Zha-Buqiang rifles.  The Wictor, despite being inaccurate, is just as well equipped for defending emplacements as Toskesh's Type-51b Páoxiāo RGL's are at digging them out (now that the users have some mobile cover and can get in close).  The Draft struggles to find a good use for itself, managing to drop small quantities of troops behind enemy lines and aimlessly send NMG fire on troops down below in "drive-by" strafing runs.  The Qi-Chu, well-suited for the Type-51w 'Huā zi' MRRL, performs much more effectively at hit-and-run tactics - Nogrania attempts to punish them with Draft counter-attacks, but it's not terribly effective.  Operating the Qi-Chu is dangerous, as crews must get well within enemy artillery range to fire, but their high speed means that they can often get out after firing their rocket barrage.

Corporal Ellis Green wipes away a bead of sweat that trickled down his brow.  His hexapod is actually squatting in a trench, and only the turret is exposed.  This hull-down position is a huge help in Toskesh's most recent assault; a rocket actually left a crater a few meters away, and had they not been held below surface level the delicate limbs would surely have been damaged.  "Twenty degrees right, hexapod at three kilometers," he barked.  Sure enough, a Toskesh tank-walker was moving in through the shimmering haze, instantly distinguishable from a Nogrania Hippo by the handles welded to the hull.  The Hippo boomed as it sent off a 2" shell, and Green watched as the resulting explosion tore apart a few troops who'd hitched a ride on the Piāoqiè.  The enemy tank sagged as a pair of its legs went limp, but the turret slowly rotated to face their position.  Corporal Green watched as the enemy round came sailing in from the distance.  The shell struck through the lightly-armored turret, impacted the ammo supply, and then Ellis Green was no more.

The fighting is close, but ultimately the combat goes in Toskesh's favor.

Toskesh has pushed far enough south to gain a section of the Baddlands!  Corporal Ellis Green has been KIA!



Combat in the Fjords

Nogrania makes a push into the Fjords this year, a task made difficult by the lack of naval support.  Toskesh makes good use of their Dogbite and Yāngē to drop rocket barrages on anything even close to the shoreline, limiting Nogrania to assaults further inland.  As with the Badlands, their Hippo is no longer a unique advantage, and with Toskesh's dedicated anti-tank weaponry mixed in they suffer for it.  Their main advantage is being able to more widely use their longer-range mobile artillery and reinforce positions with copious inaccurate NMG fire, but Toskesh has the area thoroughly locked down.  With naval support ensuring Nogrania can't reinforce shorelines, Toskesh can land small groups of troops behind their lines and disrupt their assaults with impunity.  Surprisingly, the Draft is able to easily harass ships off-shore; Toskesh is lacking any real AA beyond riflemen, but without any real armament all the Draft can do is exhaust its ammo supply and force sailors indoors, perhaps occasionally knocking out a turret or riddling the unarmored conning tower. 

It's not enough, and with the disadvantages stacked against them Nogrania is forced to surrender the assault.

Toskesh has maintained their hold on the Fjords.  They have gained +1 point on their Economic Development Track!



Combat in the Eastern Seas

In the Eastern Seas Nogrania's Herald-class Destroyer is back to being Expensive.  With the upgraded 4" guns, the Heralds can beat down Dogbite Destroyers any day of the week.  The larger and harder-hitting guns are definitely a point in Nogrania's favor, but Toskesh's Yāngē-class "Citadel Destroyer" is a force to be reckoned with.  The Heavy citadel can turn away 2" Ironcaster rounds, and even deflect a Duke when properly angled.  This gives the ship an unprecedented survivability thusfar unseen in Serouda's naval combat.  That's not to say the ship can't be damaged - the bow, stern, and conning towers are virtually unarmored.  Despite the dozen Sunrise cannons scattered around the hull, the Yāngē is subjected to withering artillery fire before even getting in range.  In battles in which the Yāngē survives, the ship is often crippled.  It's not uncommon to find Yāngē-class ships with hasty patches welded all over the ship.  Yāngē captains will often order all bulkheads pre-emptively sealed when expecting combat, giving the ship the surprising ability to live through damage that would send any other ship to the ocean floor.  In one case a dockyard in the Fjords witnessed what seemed to be a floating scrap heap come limping in, little more than a citadel attached to a pair of screws.  But, when the Yāngē can get in range, it's game-over for any ship it turns its guns to. 

Nogrania's Red Herring gains renown for it's high speed and ability to flirt with danger.  The Ironcaster doesn't pack much of a punch, but the Herring can surprisingly hold its own against Dogbite destroyers.  At close range and one-on-one the Herring can sail circles around a Dogbite, raking the ship with merciless NMG and Ironcaster fire until the unfortunate ship takes enough damage and sinks.  The Herring rarely gets to enjoy one-on-one combat, however, so their influence is limited.  They tend to work best close to the shorelines in the Fjords, where they can popout of cover and ambush enemy ships easily.  Often Herring captains are relegated to keeping Dogbite Destroyers busy while the Heralds turn their 4" Duke's on any Yāngē's in the enemy fleet.  The ship has a number of practical draw-backs in combat, however.  Without torpedoes, the little patrol ship struggles to get a "killing blow", and often just cripples enemy ships.  They're the same expense level as Heralds and Dogbites, so they can't out-number and swarm their targets either.  Like the Yāngē, they have a lot of potential they just can't tap into yet.

Spoiler: Heroes (click to show/hide)

Commander Zhao De stands at the bridge of his brand-new Yāngē-class ship.  The boat has a staggering amount of firepower, or at least more than any sailor on Serouda was used to.  He'd loudly lamented to his superiors about how the 50 mm guns would barely be considered secondaries for any other navy, but he supposed he'd just have to do his duty as a sailor and make do with what he had.  His task force consisted of the Yāngē and about a half-dozen Dogbites.  In the distance the jungle-port of Nogrania loomed into view; their target.  If they could successfully blockade the port, then they could cut off some of the resources flowing into the capitol.  Commander De gave the order and the taskforce steamed forth.

Dylan McFinnigan wrapped an arm around the barrel of his Ironcaster as the ship plowed through a stiff wave.  He shook his head and a spray of seawater landed on the deck.  He was just an Ensign, for now.  Fresh into the navy after his bout in the Olympics, to "inspire the men".  He could certainly do that - the meaty pythons he had for arms could lift and load four-inch shells all day long.  But for now, he was aboard Nogrania's newest ship, the Red Herring.  Toskesh was making a push for their capitol's port, and they couldn't allow that.  Black smoke from oil-fired boilers rose above the horizon ahead as the Nogranian fleet sailed to meet their enemy.


The Herring blasted through the wake of the Yāngē, and McFinnigan furiously cranked the Ironcaster to keep it aimed at the enemy ship.  One of the Yāngē's turrets slowly swiveled back to meet them, and both barrels blasted simultaneously at the tiny gunboat.  A pair of gysers erupted on either side of the Herring, dousing the crew and causing one of the Wictor NMG's to jam.  McFinnigan finally got the Ironcaster into position and fired, sending the shell straight into the stowed MRRL amidship the Yāngē.  Commander De lurched forward as the rocket artillery cooked off, blowing through the superstructure and nearly cracking the ship in half.  The twin screws angrily churned to a halt and began dragging in the water.  De turned his attention from the Heralds in the distance to the Herring on the starboard side. 

"Hard to port!"  Now just gliding through the water, the Yāngē's rudder shifted left and the ship followed, giving the four turrets on the starboard side the time they needed to load and bring their guns to bear.  They fired one after another, all missing but one.  The eighth shell caught the Herring square in the broadside, cooking off the ammo supply and flipping the ship onto its side.  McFinnigan flew free and splashed into the water, disappearing from view.

With that threat now thwarted, Commander De turned his attention to the remaining Heralds and Herrings in the enemy fleet.  There weren't many left, and they were close enough now that the Dogbites stood a chance.  The Yāngē would likely have to be scuttled, but it'd done its job.  Toskesh had succeeded in their push, and the Nogranian port would be blockaded.

Toskesh has pushed the frontline far enough south to take the Eastern Seas!  They will generate +1 point on their Economic Development Track for each turn they continue to hold it.  Nogrania loses their Sea TC while their port is blockaded!!! Ensign Dylan McFinnigan has gone MIA!


Espionage Credit:
Before Toskesh managed to blockade our ports, a very auspicious visitor managed to sail in.  A Toskesh man by the name of Zhou Qian Fan disembarked a passenger ship and willingly entered custody.  Apparently, he managed to escape the country before Toskesh's mass-arrest of their wealthiest citizens put him behind bars, thanks to a tip from one of his many connections in the military.  He's lost everything - his home, his friends, his wealth, and even his family.  After a few months of sailing from port to port and burning through the little money he had left, he's come to us.  His family is being held in a gulag in the far reaches of the frozen swamp.  If we agree to rescue his wife and child, he will risk returning to Toskesh and using his contacts to enact whatever feat of espionage we wish.  His only condition is that we act quickly, before his family must go through winter in the frozen northern swamps.  Nogrania has gained an Espionage Credit.

Other News:
Poland adopts Communist-imposed Constitution, based on the 1936 Russian Constitution.  The Russian text of the Constitution was reviewed and 'corrected' by Joseph Stalin himself, and later translated into Polish.  The Polish people are thankful to Mighty Stalin for helping them with their Constitution.  Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.  As a result of the Cairo Fires earlier this year, the Free Officers enact a coup, forcing King Farouk I of Egypt to abdicate his throne.  The Egyptian monarchy is abolished soon after and anti-British hostilities are re-ignited.  West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer signs a reparation pact for the Jewish people.  Ernest Hemingway publishes "The Old Man & The Sea" and the first KFC opens in Salt Lake City, Utah.


Theatre Progress:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Mountains:
Nogrania - 3/Toskesh 0

Badlands:
Nogrania - 2/Toskesh 1

Fjords:
Nogrania - 0/Toskesh 3

Eastern Sea:
Nogrania - 0/Toskesh 5

Jungle:
Nogrania - 3/Toskesh 0

Frozen Swamps:
Nogrania - 0/Toskesh 3

EDT Progress:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Nogrania: Level 3, 1/4 -> Unique Resource

[color=000099]Toskesh[/color]: Level 1, 2/3 -> Ore

[UristMcRiley]

PTW and joining Nogrania comrades
RIP Ellis Green
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So one of the bigger issues this turn was that we didn't have an answer to the enemy's stolen armor, or at least no dependable answers to it. We also struggled on the sea's with the enemy's new vessels being frankly just to much to handle. So how could we fix these issues preferably with one design if we could. So i see a couple ways to go about it, we could design a New Cannon maybe a 6'' or an 8'' designed as an artillery cannon with a secondary role of an anti tank gun, most likely by designing APCR or heck just AP rounds for it. We could revise that into a naval gun on one of our vessels more killing power we'd still loose ships but we would be able to knock out the enemy ships much more efficiently. That seems like the most straight forward answer if you ask me however i doubt its effectiveness as the cannon would most likely be to expensive for practicality, though i think that would be pretty nice to have a bigger gun on our ships. My other solution seems a little crazy off the bat but Land Mines now i know what your saying oh thats only practical on the defensive it limits us so much a walker will set off mines less because it will have less contact with the ground. First thing as far as detonating the mine as long as we use a magnetic trigger, but then it wont trigger on infantry okay make the explosive bigger. What you say how will that help make the explosive large enough to knock out the tank damage the tank next to it and shred the infantry with the remnants of what was its infantry support. Okay but how will this help us on the seas, well thats the reason i really want this to be a fuck off massive mine. Put it into a waterproofed casing throw a anchor and chain on one end and deploy it from our ships to cover their retreat or just deny the enemy access to the seas in the fjords. At the very least keeping the enemy from effectively taking advantage of the naval edge. An argument could be made for pursuing a man portable anti tank weapon, my only issue is the lack of easy transfer of that technology into the navy. Thats why id be more supportive of an ATGM probably wire guided, I like that because we could mount it on our helicopters and upscale it to be used as an anti ship missile. Obviously that design would be pretty dang hard so i dont know. Anyhow thats just a new engineers two cents.

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[10ebbor10]

Wall of texts aren't readable. It's easier if you spread stuff out.

That said, here's a little collection I made of all our designs and rolls.

Spoiler: List (click to show/hide)

Design :  [6] NAF-SPAT-51 "Paradigm"
Revision : [5] NAF-SAR-51 "Kotow"
Design : [5] NAF-AFW-51 "Hippo" Hexapod i
Revision : [2] NAF-UV-51 "Whale"
Design : [4] NAF-UH-51 "Draft"
Revision : [4] NAF-NMG-51 "Wictor"
Design : [6] NAF-BC-51 "Rabid"
Revision : [1] Nogrania Soldiers Uniform 1951 i
Design : [3]  NAF-NG-52 "Duke"
Revision : [6] NAF-TS-52 "Shire"
Design : [4] NAF-MAB-52 "Condor" Airship
Revision : [5] Duke Fitting
Design : [5] NAF-PG-51 "Red Herring"
Revision : [1] NAF-BC-51b "Rabid"

Spoiler: List for our enemy (click to show/hide)

Design: Xi-51 Qi-Chu Hovercraft
Revision : Type 51 Turboshaft.
Design:  Xi-52 Dài-I Zha-Buqiang Rifle
Revision : Xi-51b Qi-Chu Hovercraft upgrade
Design: Type-51a Páoxiāo de léi shēng RGL
Revision : Type-51b Páoxiāo de léi shēng RGL
Design: Type-51w 'Huā zi' MRRL(Muti-Role-Rocket-Laucher),
Revision : “Jin Na” SMRL
Design:  Zìyóu-52 Merchant Vessel.
Revision : ”Jin Na” SMRL xi-52b
Design: Project Jùjué
Revision :  Project Zhīshì
Design:  Yāngē-class Citadel Destroyer
Revision : Piāoqiè guānsī Hexapod Tank-Walker,

[10ebbor10]

Spoiler: Spring (click to show/hide)

Mountains : Light spring rains
Badlands : Dry Weather
Fjords : Dense undergrowth due to spring rain (hinders machines, disables hovercraft on land)

Spoiler: Summer (click to show/hide)

Mountains : Dry weather
Badlands : Hot weather
Fjords : Fair weather with dry vegetation

Spoiler: Fall (click to show/hide)

Mountains : Cold and windy
Badlands : Agreeable weather. Wind at dusk/dawn
Fjords: Normal weather

Spoiler: Winter (click to show/hide)

Mountains : Severe Machine disabling cold, heavy winds
Badlands : Frigid
Fjords : Light snow, mild machine disabling cold, little wind

[10ebbor10]

NAF-RR-51 "Coppercaster"

The Coppercaster is a 2” Recoilless Rifle, the same caliber as the Ironcaster from which it was derived. It's principle of operation is very simple, when the weapon is fired, a small bag of sand (equivalent in mass to the shell) is launched out of the back negating the recoil. Air friction quickly stops the sand, preventing undue harm.

Most of the innovation of this design is not focused on that however, but on the shells it fires. The Coppercaster launches a HEAT shell, which uses high explosives to create armor piercing jet that can penetrate armor much stronger than currently in operation. Because the Coppercaster is derived from the Ironcaster, it can also fire the Ironcasters HE shell (with reduced range because of lower muzzle velocity), and the Ironcaster can fire the HEAT shell(with additional range).

[Chiefwaffles]

So after some super quick research it seems like the M2 Browning could penetrate 13mm of steel at 1000m. Light armor is 10-25 mm armor. The Hippo has Light armor for its chassis and thin armor for its legs.
Meaning a .50 cal gun could actually help with anti-armor. It wouldn’t be some super-super reliable way of piercing their armor with every bullet but it should be a substantial aid in anti-armor.

Furthermore, our current NMG sucks. It sucks. Seriously. It’s a shitty knockoff of a WW1 machine gun with an ad-hod conversion to be legal. It’s crappy in every way. Its inaccuracy breaks records.
Designing a proper NMG means the Draft becomes useful in attack roles. It helps our NMG-equipped boats. It helps our infantry. It helps our tanks. We desperately need a proper gun. It’s a bonus that a .50 cal would be very useful against all current known Toskesh vehicles.




Reposted from a while-ish ago. May make some super light modifications in the near future but this is pretty much it.
NAF-NMG-52 "Emu"
Being ripped off from inspired by the tragically-banned M2 Browning that entered service in the 30s, the Emu NMG is an entirely new NMG built from the ground-up to work with the new principles of warfare.

It uses the popular .50 BMG round and is aimed to be very roughly the same size and dimensions of the existing Wictor - just at least similar enough so we can use it on the same mounts with little to no adapting of the mounts, though minor modification (included in this design) may be needed in the coaxial hippo mount - such as moving the mount back or opening up the "hole" in the armor or the like.
The crank is built in for maximum ergonomics and fire rate, and a speed limiter is installed to prevent weapon jamming. The mounts can lock in place to maximize accuracy and to avoid bobbing caused by spinning the crank. The entire gun is generally aimed to just be "built better" than the Wickers, which is roughly 40 years old; modernization and streamlining is a general goal.
The barrel is notably longer in order to facilitate the .50 rounds but we anticipate the barrel length to generally not factor into mount compatibility. A crew of three is roughly planned - the spotter, the gunner, and the loader - though it should have zero problems with bigger crews for whatever reason. As an afterthought, the gun can be fit to be carried on the backs of particularly determined soldiers.

An optional attachment exists: a sort of water cooler that can be attached to the barrel. This should allow crews to make tea with their weapon, and we've put care in to eliminate that greasy taste complained about in the Wictor.

TL;DR: We ripoff the M2 Browning but design it with a crank in mind, then add an optional "thermos" to go around the barrel to make non-greasy tea with.

NAF-RR-51 “Coppercaster” (0):
NAF-NMG-52 “Emu” (1): Chiefwaffles

[BBBence1111]

NAF-RR-51 “Coppercaster” (0):
NAF-NMG-52 “Emu” (2): Chiefwaffles, BBB

[Happerry]

NAF-RR-51 “Coppercaster” (0):
NAF-NMG-52 “Emu” (3): Chiefwaffles, BBB, Happerry