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[Doomblade187]

My goal is to make the synchro gear so good we can have it carry the rest of our fighters for this game.

[Taricus]

And I'll back that idea; the french idea about armoured wedges on the propellers just seem... stopgap. The jamming, we can fix later.

[Cnidaros]

Cnidaros, if we buy bombs for our planes would the mounting for them be free, or would we need a revision for the mounts?

You don't get any mounts when buying the bombs. If you order them to carry out bombing raids, the mortar rounds will simply be carried in the cockpit and thrown over the side, like the Verusan grenades.

Anyway, the votebox is a little muddled. I will say you can't assign two dice to a revision, but you can do two revisions, each for different aspects of the same thing.

[NUKE9.13]

I will say you can't assign two dice to a revision

Wait, what? Why not?

[Cnidaros]

I thought Cinder Spires had a rule against making two revisions of the same thing, but now that I've checked, it's actually a rule against conditional dice-rolling and similar revisions. Sorry about that, you can double-roll revisions as well, and I'll take the higher roll.

Anyway, still need a tie-breaking somewhere. And Kashyyk seems to be voting to spend 1 on the Foster mount, 2 on the sync gear and save 1, when you only have 3 dice now.

[Rockeater]

On the phone so can't, I will vote for one dice for fixing the sync gears

[10ebbor10]

Advanced Foster Mount: (5) Doomblade, kashyyk, Taricus, Doomblade, 10ebbor10
Fix the Sync Gear (2 dice): (2) Kashyyk, Doomblade
Fix the Sync Gear (1 die):  (3) Taricus, Nirur, Rockeater
Airman's Uniform: (2) Taricus, 10ebbir10
Protected Propellers: (1) Nirur
Fix the Jamming: (1) Nirur

Save 1 die: (1) Kashyyk

Like thus?

[Nirur Torir]

Advanced Foster Mount: (5) Doomblade, kashyyk, Taricus, Doomblade, 10ebbor10
Fix the Sync Gear (2 dice): (3) Kashyyk, Doomblade, Nirur
Fix the Sync Gear (1 die):  (2) Taricus, Rockeater
Airman's Uniform: (2) Taricus, 10ebbir10
Protected Propellers: (1) Nirur
Fix the Jamming: (1) Nirur

Save 1 die: (1) Kashyyk

[NUKE9.13]

Advanced Foster Mount: (6) Doomblade, kashyyk, Taricus, Doomblade, 10ebbor10, NUKE9.13
Fix the Sync Gear (2 dice): (4) Kashyyk, Doomblade, Nirur, NUKE9.13
Fix the Sync Gear (1 die):  (2) Taricus, Rockeater
Airman's Uniform: (2) Taricus, 10ebbir10
Protected Propellers: (1) Nirur
Fix the Jamming: (1) Nirur

Save 1 die: (1) Kashyyk

[Kashyyk]

I thought we had four dice left, I apologise.

Advanced Foster Mount: (6) Doomblade, kashyyk, Taricus, Doomblade, 10ebbor10, NUKE9.13
Fix the Sync Gear (2 dice): (4) Kashyyk, Doomblade, Nirur, NUKE9.13
Fix the Sync Gear (1 die):  (2) Taricus, Rockeater
Airman's Uniform: (2) Taricus, 10ebbir10
Protected Propellers: (1) Nirur
Fix the Jamming: (1) Nirur

[Rockeater]

I thought we have 2 dice

[Cnidaros]

Kolechia Revision Phase, Late Autumn 1915

(I’m assuming your side doesn’t want to enter any dice for this turn’s bonus!)

Advanced Foster Mount

This advanced version of the Foster mount replaces the awkward crank with a decent spring that pushes the gun back into position. This allows the pilot to remain seated during the reloading procedure. An elastic can be utilized to strengthen the spring, or weaken it as convenient for each pilot.

Efficacy: 4

The Foster mounts on the Feathers are upgraded with springs and elastic cords to return the gun back to the forward position once the pilot has finished whatever he’s doing. Without the need to stand up to reload, the Feathers should be slightly more effective in a dogfight.

Fix the Sync Gear:

With the gearing itself simplified, we can improve the performance of the gear system. Focusing on the propellor timing, we will get the timing as precise as possible. If possible, we will improve the jamming issue.

Efficacy: 4 (4, 2)

The instructions for improvement are vague, but the engineers set about the task of improving the synchronisation gear with vigour. After much calibration work is done, they’re happy to report that bullets strike the propeller far less often – a pilot might be able to fire two entire belts before the blades are in danger of snapping off, which should be enough for most missions. The jamming issue remains unfixed, as is the reduction in rate of fire as compared to a ‘free-firing’ Type 11 LMG.


It is now the Production & Deployment Phase, Late Autumn 1915. You have 12 production points remaining.

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

Equilibrium Fighter Monoplane | 10/19 progress | 2 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 6 PP invested

Spoiler: Designs and Technology (click to show/hide)

Planes:
-Feather-1914 Scout Plane: A unarmed, single seater biplane. High stability makes it easy to fly, but also woefully inadequate for anything other than scouting. Lightweight wooden fuselage combined with a five-cylinder rotary engine gives it good speed in the air. Now comes with ailerons for improved roll capability. Cost 3/1
-Equilibrium Fighter Monoplane: A single-seater monoplane with a 7-cylinder rotary engine and correspondingly good speed. It’s armed with a Type 11 LMG firing forward through the propeller arc with the aid of a rudimentary synchronisation gear, which reduces the fire rate and occasionally jams the gun. The synchronisation gear prevents the blades from being shot off, but pilots are reminded not to shoot more than two belts of rounds anyway. Cost 5/2.
Balloons
-Hykib Observation Balloon: A single-pilot hydrogen balloon designed for aerial observation. Its elongated and finned shape helps it remain stable even in high winds. The basket has an inbuilt telephone to relay messages from the pilot to the ground, and what can charitably be described as a very rudimentary parachute. Painted a glorious red throughout. Cost 2/1
Equipment
Lvoc Camera: A glass plate medium camera with a 150mm focal length, coincidentally about the size and shape of a 150mm artillery shell. Requires manual changing of the plate for each photograph taken and is moderately durable. Cost 1 PP.
Type 11 machinegun: An air-cooled light machine gun firing 7.65x53 mm Argentine rounds at 600 RPM. Sometimes overheats after prolonged use. Cost 1 PP.
Artillery Spotter Equipment: A set of good binoculars with range markings and a Kolechian ‘comtant’, a combination of compass and sextant for taking precise bearings. Questions of whether a sextant is really necessary for doing so are met with offended looks. Cost 1 PP for 2 squadrons.
K-09 “Dogbite” Mortar Round: A 155mm high explosive mortar shell, carrying 45kg of high explosive. Is very temperamental when roughly handled. Cost: 1 PP.
Pilots:
-Coordinated: Strength in numbers! Kolechian pilots work well together and are better coordinated in combat.
-Uniforms: Red with silver accents. Pilots are issued a thick, flowing red cape which flutters gloriously in the wind, inspiring the men on the ground.
Technology:
-Basic biplane design
-Basic/Intermediate monoplane design
-Basic/Intermediate balloon design
-Wooden frame construction
-Basic control surfaces: wing warping, elevator and rudder and ailerons.
-Foster mount technology
-Rudimentary synchronisation gear
Resources:
-1 Pilot Training Institute: Teaches new pilots what each lever does. When to pull each lever is up to the student.
-1 Developmental Airfield: Designs new planes and other air-related equipment. Produces five dice worth of progress every turn.
-16 production points base

Spoiler: Squadrons (click to show/hide)

Squadron 1 | Feather-1914-NA Scout Plane | Lvoc Camera | Aerial Reconnaissance | Rookie | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to photograph enemy defenses around Derboise

Squadron 2 | Feather-1914 Scout Plane | No Equipment | Performance | Rookie | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned as the KPAF's Official Acrobatics Squadron

Squadron 3 | Feather-1914 Scout Plane | Lvoc Camera, Type 11 LMG | Air Superiority | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to secure air superiority over Derboise

Squadron 4 | Feather-1914 Scout Plane | Type 11 LMG | Anti-Balloon | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to shoot down enemy balloons along Dreidansk-Demisonne frontline

Squadron 5 | Feather-1914 Scout Plane | Lvoc Camera, Type 11 LMG | Anti-Balloon | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to shoot down enemy balloons near Derboise

Observer 1 | Hykib Observation Balloon | No Equipment | Artillery Spotting | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to artillery spotting at Derboise

Observer 2 | Hykib Observation Balloon | No Equipment | Artillery Spotting | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to artillery spotting at Derboise

Spoiler: Equipment (click to show/hide)

None

Spoiler: Statistics (click to show/hide)

Prestige: Little
Status: Auxiliary Service
Army Relations: Lukewarm
Navy Relations: Neutral

Production Points: 12
Total Maintenance: 7

[10ebbor10]

We're going to need a lot of revisions to fix that.

[Doomblade187]

We're going to need a lot of revisions to fix that.

But we are combat ready. And that is the important part.

[Taricus]

Well, it's not as if we have to revision anything else.

Anyway, we should get another balloon squadron for the purposes of sending them to the navy, and grab some artillery spotter gear for our other two balloon squadrons. Any idea what we should get with the last two PP?