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[Sensei]

Noble Planes for Noble Fliers. (1): Piratejoe
Rhino Horn Revision (2): Jerick, Sensei

[dgr11897]

Should we add a radio too the emu? Or does it already have one.

Noble Planes for Noble Fliers. (1): Piratejoe
Rhino Horn Revision (3): Jerick, Sensei, DGR

[piratejoe]

Emu doesn't have a radio, because radios are heavy right now its its job is a fighter, not a fighter bomber, not yet at least. Besides, it costs enough already.

Noble Planes for Noble Fliers. (0):
Rhino Horn Revision (4): Jerick, Sensei, DGR, Piratejoe

Also even if they just slapped a foster mount on their feather, it would be better then the Rhino, which if they didn't manage to make a brand new fighter this turn like what happened with us and the Emu, they probably did. Personally, I would like if you made it so the revision also includes arlirons for the rhino too so it can at least be somewhat useful, but thats probably too much for one revision.

[evictedSaint]

Also, I picked emu because I felt we had a kind of arid animal theme. Other names I was thinking for future aircraft where Lion, Gazelle, Ostrich, and Hyena.

What about the African Swallow?


I'm up for cheapening the Emu.  It's more than twice as expensive as our Rhino, and it might need more than a single revision for cost-cutting measures.

But we have plenty of time to worry about that later.

Noble Planes for Noble Fliers. (0):
Rhino Horn Revision (5): Jerick, Sensei, DGR, Piratejoe, eS

[Happerry]

Noble Planes for Noble Fliers. (0):
Rhino Horn Revision (6): Jerick, Sensei, DGR, Piratejoe, eS, Happerry

[Sensei]

Right now, we don't have a radio at all. We're going to ask the Army for one next turn and hope it isn't too heavy.

[Cnidaros]

Verusa Revision Phase, Late Summer 1915:

The Rhino is to have a mount installed on the top wing which supports one forward-facing Bolt machine gun. It feeds its belt up a rail from a container behind the pilot and can be fired by a trigger the pilot has access to.

Efficacy: 3

The Rhino Horn mount performs adequately, allowing the Bolt machinegun to be mounted on a Rhino. The Bolt can be swung back to access its breech in flight, and the simple expedient of a cord allows the pilot to squeeze the trigger from his seat. Rounds fired from a Horn-mounted machinegun are somewhat inaccurate, but this is outweighed by the sheer volume of fire we are now able to bring into the air (as compared to rifles and pistols). The same group of engineers that pointed out the Emu is a flightless bird also points out that the Horn mount is curving in the wrong direction as compared to a real rhino’s horn.

You can now mount Bolt Machine Guns onto Rhinos.


It is now the Production & Deployment Phase, Late Summer 1915. You have 11 production points remaining.

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

VRAC A.1 “Emu” | 2/15 progress | 2 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 2 PP invested

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

Planes:
-‘Rhino’ Biplane: A unarmed, single-seater reconnaissance plane. Very misleadingly named, as its fragile wood-and-canvas frame can’t withstand the slightest collision. On the other hand, it’s about as easy to turn as a charging rhino. At least it gets up to a good speed, powered by a five-cylinder rotary engine. Cost: 3/1
-VRAC A.1 “Emu”: A two-seater biplane with a water-cooled engine in the pusher configuration. The Emu mounts two Bolt machineguns, in front and rear-facing swivel mounts, operated by the observer sitting forward of the pilot. Is reasonably fast and maneuverable for its size. Comes with shiny gemstone sheaths for the pilots to store their swords in flight. Cost 6/3. (In Development)
Balloons:
-Sky Eye Observation Balloon: A three-man hot air balloon for aerial observation. Two observers sketch out enemy dispositions, while a phone operator relays information to the ground and controls the balloons’ altitude. Comes with spiffy gold-rimmed monocles to help the observers see ‘further’. Cost 1/1
Equipment:
“Barnson’s Bird-Watching Essentials”: A set of gear for aerial observers. Currently consists of a set of high-quality binoculars, sketchpad and drafting pencils. Cost 1 PP for 2 squadrons.
Bolt Machine Gun: A belt-fed machinegun capable of accurate firing out to 2000m. It is air-cooled and operates on a closed-bolt firing cycle. Cost 1 PP.
Pilots:
-Daring: For King and Country! Verusan pilots are more aggressive and willing to take risks in combat.
-Uniforms: Blue with purple accents. Pilots are commissioned with a ceremonial sabre, which they bring along for every mission, stored in a sheath in the cockpit.
Technology:
-Basic/Intermediate biplane design
-Basic monoplane design
-Basic pusher configuration design
-Basic balloon design
-Wooden frame construction
-Basic control surfaces: ailerons, elevator and rudder
-Rhino Horn mount technology
Resources:
-1 Air Academy: Trains new pilots how to take off. Landing is left as an exercise for the student.
-1 Experimental Aerodrome: Designs new planes and other air-related equipment. Produces five dice worth of progress every turn.
-12 Production Points

Spoiler: Squadrons (click to show/hide)

Squire 1 | Rhino Biplane | Barnson’s Bird-Watching Essentials | Aerial Reconnaissance | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to observe enemy frontline along the Derboise-Jawanin Road

Squire 2 | Rhino Biplane | Barnson’s Bird-Watching Essentials | Aerial Reconnaissance | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to observe enemy frontline along the Demisonne-Dreidansk Road

Squire 3 | Rhino Biplane | Barnson’s Bird-Watching Essentials | Aerial Reconnaissance | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to observe enemy frontline along the Derboise-Jawanin Road

Rook 1 | Sky Eye Observation Balloon | Barnson’s Bird-Watching Essentials | Artillery Spotting | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to artillery spotting at the Demisonne-Dreidansk frontline

Spoiler: Statistics (click to show/hide)

Prestige: Extremely Little “What are these new Sky Crusaders?”
Status: Auxiliary Service
Army Relations: Lukewarm “I think air spotting could be the future of artillery!”
Navy Relations: Neutral “Are balloons considered aircraft?”

Production Points: 11
Total Maintenance: 4

[Jerick]

New Equipment
3-new bolt machine guns (3pp)
4-new Sky eye squadrons (4pp)
Total Equipment cost 7pp

Maintenance 4pp
Total Cost 11pp

Re-equipping and rearming
3 Barnson’s Bird-Watching Essentials moved from squire 1-3 to Rook 2-4
3 Bolt machine guns equipped to squadrons Squire 1-3

Deplotement
Rook 1-2 deployed attached to different artillery units along the northern front
Rook 3-4 deployed attached to different artillery units along the central plains
Rook 5 is offered to be used to assist the Navy
Squire 1 is deployed to the Northern Front to engage any enemy aircraft that wander over the Verusa lines
Squire 2-3 is deployed to the central plains to engage any enemy aircraft that wander over the Verusa lines

[piratejoe]

Do we need to leave PP spare for maintenance or not? If not, I'll go with the balloon spam plan.

[Jerick]

Whoops, yeah we need PP for maintenance. I had thought the PP was already subtracted but on double checking that was from PP spent on designs not maintenance. Gimme a minute to edit it.

[Sensei]

As I, er, accidentally asked in the core thread, are we able to deploy Rhinos to the naval front?

[dgr11897]

So what should we call the Emu squadrons when we start using them? Bishops? Men at arms?
but other than that I like your plan Jerick.

[piratejoe]

Emu and future fighter squads should be Knights. CAS can be Archers. Tactical bombers can be Catapults. Strategic bombers can be Trebuchets. Alternatively, CAS can be Bishops, Tactical can be Queens, and Strategic can be Kings if we want a chess theme

[evictedSaint]

If we want to make a difference in naval combat, we should develop a float plane and catapult.

Probably will require a turret space, which the navy won't like at first, but they'll learn quickly how useful a scout is.

[dgr11897]

That would be better if the plane we make for naval assistance has a radio. That way they can get real time updates on the situation.