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[Man of Paper]

Year 1916 A.C. Hot Season, Revision Phase

Proposal: Repentant AA Truck

The faithful is a useful vehicle, held back by its old style of engine and wheels.
The repentant is modification on this chassis, replacing the Oil engine with a promethium electrical, Removing the wheels in favor of caliburn style gravity wings and removing the scythe mount, and hauling space in favor of something a little more deadly.

The repentant is designed as an AA truck, and has been designed with this in mind. It is not designed to be near the front lines of an assault, instead protecting hard points, convoys and artillery brigades from enemy air assaults. As such it does not posses anything in terms of armoring, remaing the relatively lightly constructed truck that it had begun as.
What the Repentant does posses is the abberan patented hover system, modified to deal with the pesky short circuit problem that the current model has and a 60mm autocannon in what used to be the cargo area, the electrical motors on the turret should allow it to keep enemy fliers in its sight with a fair tracking speed and K-wool ensures that the recoil of the gun firing does not rock the vehicle to much.

Without an interceptor, it has been decided to do the next best thing, and fill our territory with nothing but AA guns to ward off enemy’s seeking out Orleans and parahundas landing infantry’s for flanking attacks.

The repentant is capable of firing on the move while hovering, but to conserve precious promethium power rods, its has also been designed with a series of 6 “Legs” Which the repentant can rest on when moving is not required. This also allows it to land in rougher terrain, due to its belly being off the ground, unlike the kingmaker.
A series of suspensions and K-wool allows the Autocannon to turn, fire and pan around without so much as rocking the vehicle, let alone knock it over.
These legs are spring loaded, and during travel are folded up and locked into place by the crew of the repentant, before being released when the repentant is ready to land in another location. While this is done by hand, it is not considered a danger do o the Repentant not being an offensive design, and the legs will only see use when garrison duties are applied.

Difficulty: Hard
Result: 6 (4+3-1) = Average

By taking the propulsion systems of the Caliburn, a 60mm autocannon inspired by the ones on our ships, and our Gavrillium Engine and slapping them on a Faithful chassis we've created the Repentant. Luckily our familiarity with the various odds and ends we decided to throw together worked out and the thing is actually useful. While it has six support struts for stability when firing, it can be fired on the move. The Repentant can get up to just under 67 km/h, which allows it to reposition rapidly and keep up with the vehicles it's responsible for protecting. While there isn't much that shines about it, there isn't much of an issue, either. It should be pretty...faithful.

The Repentant costs 5 Ore, 3 Gavrillium, 3 Caelium, 3 K-Wool, and 2 Chemical Compounds, making it (EXPENSIVE).


Proposal: Carepackage: FOX-Edition

The situation on the ground could be better, and we need to address this now while we still have the option beofre we get swamped by whatever they come up with next. SO. Lets begin withe Modea.

The Modea is ok, but we need better. To acomplish this, the first priority of the revision is to make it reliable. Strengthening of inner parts, double checking geometries so they don't snap, etc. This is the easy part and should cost no materials if we dd it even somewhere close to right. Second, replace its 12 round en-bloc internal magazine with a 25 round detachable box magazine. Third and finally for the Modea is to design a simple 2x to 4x magnification optic for close to medium range.

The final aspect of this revision is to deal with as best we can the lava bullets we keep dealing with. To deal with them, our infantry armor needs to be increased across the board. The best way to do this is, as suggested by frostgiant, add Cold Steel to the mix. Taking the development from the sky tyrant, this new material will replace the most critical pieces of armor of all infantry armors, and will be supplemented with k-wool impregnated chemical resin inserts to further increase protection by catching splatter, and insulate against the cold. They will also have normal wool covers to make sure no soldiers hands a re frozen to the plates by accident or stupidity. Along with addition of these new materials to existing platforms, k-wool impregnated chemical resin ballistic plates will be added to the standard uniform to further increase protection for soldiers in the field.

This combined should give us some greater bite at the infantry level, and finally get the Modea some love.

Details for paperwork: ARA Model-1911A becomes ARA Model-1916A, Up armoring is called ARA Model-1916 "Frostgiant" Armor Package.

Difficulty: Theoretical
Result: 7 (6+4-3) = Average

Let's start with the update to our infantry's standard firearm, the Modea. She's been...faithful, but we can do better. Well, we could also do better in doing better, which is to say do better improving the Modea, but at least we managed a few things. We managed to upgrade the magazine and make a 2x magnification optic lens for the weapon, but weren't quite able to completely resolve the weapon's occasional reliability issues which are slightly compounded by the higher rate of fire provided by the new feed method.

We also managed to make the Frostgiant Armor Package variant upgrade for our Nike Armor. This should work to increase the survivability of the troops wearing the armor thanks to the heavy layering of K-Wool protection and Cold Steel armor.

We tried to perform the upgrades to our standard infantry uniform, but the first guy we had wear it just kind of...died? Perhaps we should take things one step at a time? Maybe? We decided to hand out sunglasses to protect from the Salviosi sun this season instead.

The ARA-Model1911A becomes (OBSOLETE) (though you may continue to work off of this design) and is replaced by the ARA-Model1916A as the standard infantry weapon as the cost remains at 2 Ore and 2 Wood (CHEAP).

The Nike/Frostgiant costs 4 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, 5 K-Wool, and 3 Chemical Compounds, making it a (VERY EXPENSIVE) upgrade. Not that people are lining up to wear the uncomfortably cold armor when they're stuck out in the trenches anyways (until the bullets start flying).


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All around good progress was made this season. Now it's time to decide how to engage the enemy. You may choose Two(2) Lanes to attack without any benefit or drawback to the fronts. You can go all-in on one front but know the other two would suffer from the diverting of manpower and resources. As always you are also to assign one sector to fortify as well as allocating a resource. This season you will not be choosing where to deploy The Sky Titan. However from next season onward it will be your responsibility.


IT IS NOW THE STRATEGY PHASE.

[Jerick]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (1) Jerick

Fortify
Fortify Plains: (1) Jerick

Attack
Push Savannah: (1) Jerick
Attack South Crossing from North Peaks: (1) Jerick

Chemicals gives us ARA Model-1913AT "Halberd b"; cheap, Nike (jump pack); cheap, Neptune; very expensive, repentant; cheap. As for my thoughts on fortifying they attacked North peaks last turn and failed horribly I think if they are going to attack again they will attack one of the other lanes and since North crossing has two entrenchment and plains has one I think it best to put it on the plains.

[frostgiant]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (2) Jerick, Frostgiant


Fortify
Fortify Plains: (1) Jerick
Fortify North peaks (1): Frostgiant

Attack
Push Savannah: (2) Jerick, Frostgiant
Attack South Crossing from North Peaks: (1) Jerick
Attack South peaks (1):Frostgiant

I'm not sure we are allowed to attack south crossing from north peaks, I'm pretty sure that we would need to attack from harren.
EDIT: by word of GM (on discord) we cannot attack south crossing from north peaks. Same lane only.
No reason to fortify plains when they need to push us out of Savannah to attack it. Would rather fortify North peaks were they will probably attack again.

[Jerick]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (2) Jerick, Frostgiant


Fortify
Fortify North peaks (2): Frostgiant, Jerick

Attack
Push Savannah: (2) Jerick, Frostgiant
Attack South peaks (2):Frostgiant, Jerick

Fair enough.

[Doomblade187]

Bandwagon!

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (3) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade


Fortify
Fortify North peaks (3): Frostgiant, Jerick, Doomblade

Attack
Push Savannah: (3) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade
Attack South peaks (3):Frostgiant, Jerick, Doomblade

Not the most sure about our changes, but it's this or only send one assualy, which I figure we can do.

[Kashyyk]

If we're pushing across the channel at North/South Heights, then we shouldn't need to entrench the North Peaks. I'd rather guarantee that Salvios can't push through from Harren.

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk

Fortify
Fortify North peaks (3): Frostgiant, Jerick, Doomblade
Fortify North Crossing (1): Kashyyk

Attack
Push Savannah: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk
Attack South peaks (4):Frostgiant, Jerick, Doomblade, Kashyyk

[frostgiant]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk

Fortify
Fortify North peaks (2): , Jerick, Doomblade
Fortify North Crossing (2): Kashyyk,Frostgiant

Attack
Push Savannah: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk
Attack South peaks (4):Frostgiant, Jerick, Doomblade, Kashyyk

kashyyk has a point, if we are assaulting the south peaks our noden should do just fine for making their lives really hard. better to cap crossing at 3.

[Jerick]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk

Fortify
Fortify North peaks (1): Doomblade
Fortify North Crossing (3): Kashyyk,Frostgiant, Jerick

Attack
Push Savannah: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk
Attack South peaks (4):Frostgiant, Jerick, Doomblade, Kashyyk

[Doomblade187]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk

Fortify
Fortify North peaks (0):
Fortify North Crossing (4): Kashyyk,Frostgiant, Jerick. Doomblade

Attack
Push Savannah: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Kashyyk
Attack South peaks (4):Frostgiant, Jerick,  Kashyyk
Attack Savannah, Double Assault (1):Doomblade

We mainly did defensive designs this turn, so we can afford to have weakened defense troops.

[TheFantasticMsFox]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (5) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk, TFF

Fortify
Fortify North peaks (0):
Fortify North Crossing (5): Kashyyk,Frostgiant, Jerick. Doomblade, TFF

Attack
Push Savannah: (4) Jerick, Frostgiant, Kashyyk
Attack South peaks (4):Frostgiant, Jerick,  Kashyyk
Attack Savannah, Double Assault (2):Doomblade, TFF

[frostgiant]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (5) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk, TFF

Fortify
Fortify North peaks (0):
Fortify North Crossing (5): Kashyyk,Frostgiant, Jerick. Doomblade, TFF

Attack
Push Savannah: (2) Jerick, , Kashyyk
Attack South peaks (2):, Jerick,  Kashyyk
Attack Savannah, Double Assault (3):Doomblade, TFF, Frostgiant

[alamoes]

Resource
Chemicals on Woodlands: (5) Jerick, Frostgiant, Doomblade, Kashyyk, TFF

Fortify
Fortify North peaks (0):
Fortify North Crossing (5): Kashyyk,Frostgiant, Jerick. Doomblade, TFF

Attack
Push Savannah: (2) Jerick, , Kashyyk
Attack South peaks (2):, Jerick,  Kashyyk
Attack Savannah, Double Assault (4):Doomblade, TFF, Frostgiant, Alamoes

I'm joining you guys now.  I'm invested. 

[Jerick]

Ah excellent a new member to the beeger better team! Welcome! You should join the discord if you haven't already (linked in the first post) as a lot of the conversation happens there, though you don't have to if you don't want to.

[Man of Paper]

Spoiler: Designs (click to show/hide)

Infantry

ARA Model-1911A "Modea" Self-Loading Rifle: The first Self-Loading Rifle to see combat, the "Modea" is 4.5 kg and a meter in length. It fires 7.92x57mm rounds fed into the weapon by a 12-round en bloc magazine. It has variable sights and is effective to 400 meters. She's packs a punch but suffers from unreliable internal components. The end of the barrel is lightly threaded to allow attachment of a cup launcher. Costs 2 Ore and 2 Wood (CHEAP) (OBSOLETE)

--ARA Model-1916A "Medea" Self-Loading Rifle: An upgrade of the Modea swapping the 12-round en-bloc magazine with a 25-round detachable box and added 2x a magnification sight. Still suffers from occasional issues. Costs 2 Ore and 2 Wood. (CHEAP)

ARA Model-1911C "Draco" Trench Gun: A 4kg, 80-cm long 12-gauge semiautomatic shotgun. Only jams on on occasion, and the butt spike breaks off after a handful of uses. Costs 2 Wood and 2 Ore. (CHEAP)

ARA Model-1912MG "Scythe" Heavy Machine Gun: Utilizes the same 7.92x57mm rounds used by the "Modea". Fires 80-round belts that can be linked together for sustained fire. The barrel rarely overheats even at it's 650 rpm fire rate, and rounds are effective out to 2km, but is somewhat inaccurate. Carried around in weight-negating cases. Costs 5 Ore and 3 Caelium. (CHEAP)

--ARA Model-1912PMG "Sickle" Personal Machine Gun: A lightened version of the Scythe meant for use with Paladin Superheavy Armor. The carrying case is replaced with two crystals embedded in the weapon itself. Has a pistol grip, vertical grip near the barrel, and a deployable bipod. Has reduced range and accuracy compared to the Scythe, but not by much. Costs 4 Ore, 3 Caelium. (CHEAP), but usage is tied to Paladin deployment.

ARA Model-1911APG "Wickerman" Incendiary Grenade: A 15-cm long White Phosphorus grenade. The grenade has 15m area of effect, an 8 second fuse, and a dud has never been encountered. Costs 1 Ore and 1 Chemical Compounds. (CHEAP)

ARA Model-1913AT Anti-Tank Rifle "Halberd": A 40mm anti-tank rifle made of Caelium Steel and lightened by a Caelium core. The Aligned Caelium rounds make the weapon very unreliable, but it can kill an armored target at 800m when it hits. K-Wool inserts and padding nearly negate the kick of the weapon, and a bipod helps support it. Has a 2-man crew, one of which is responsible for keeping and maintaining the SparkPack. Costs 4 Ore, 3 Caelium, 3 Gavrilium, and 3 Kinetic Sheep. (CHEAP)

--ARA Model-1913AT-B Anti-Tank Rifle "Halberd-B": A heavily modified Halberd using C-Null Steel to calm the gravitational maelstrom within the weapon. Has a range of 1km at 800 m/s. The SparkPack capacitor is drained within 25 shots, so another SparkPack is carried around as a backup. Costs 4 Ore, 4 Caelium, 4 Gavrillium, 3 Kinetic Sheep, and 2 Chemical Compounds. (CHEAP)

ARA Model-1911ART "Gorgon": A standard, reliable piece of 155mm artillery. The round and a bag of propellant are sealed using an interrupted screw breach, and the weapon can fire effectively out to 10km. Uses a hydraulic system to manage recoil. Costs 5 Ore. (CHEAP)

ARA Model-1913ART "Jotunn": A massive 420mm cannon capable of firing HE shells and the new Depleted Gavrilium-based Rime Shell out to 10km. The 900kg shells take up to 7 minutes to load and fire, but are devastating on impact. Makes use of a winch system to lift the huge shells. Calls for Ore and Gavrilium. (CHEAP)

Uniforms for the Massed Infantry v1.1: The Abberan uniform consists of cotton undergarments, a grey gabardine wool pants and jacket with light K-Wool reinforcement, and a collarless cotton button-up shirt. The jacket has multiple convenient pockets and a foldable collar. Super snazzy jacket buttons hold an image of a crown, and a dark blue crown on the shoulders is used to identify allegiance. Comes with a leather belt, gloves, and boots. Binoculars are handed out as necessary. Holsters and ammo pouches have flaps on top to keep out the weather. Padded steel helmets and rubber filtration masks are standard issue (with citric filters being uncommon among standard troops), as are water-resistant canvas backpacks used to hold the soldier's basic kit. The helmet can be strapped to the back of the pack while traveling. Includes sunglasses for the intolerable Salviosi sun.

ARA Model-1912ARM "Paladin" Superheavy Armor: Thick shaped plates of armor attached to an exoskeleton with a soldier strapped inside. The plates of armor have a coating of Powdered Caelium negating part of the effects of gravity on them. As a result, the 50kg suit only weighs 15kg for the purposes of the force needed to move it. Plates can be dislodged by gunfire and "powered down" to normal weight, though improvements to the frame and cabling have reduced this occurrence drastically. A battery in the back has a life of one hour before needing to be replaced by one of two "Squires" assigned to assist the "Paladin". A green-yellow glow can be seen through small spaces in the armor. Costs 7 Ore and 4 Caelium. (EXPENSIVE)

--ARA Model-1912ARM-B "Crusader" Superheavy Armor: A normal Paladin modified to use a SparkPack as it's primary source of power. Can remain powered for a week at a time, though it can be kept running for as long as possible with occasional replacement of the Gavrilium crystals in the SparkPack. Utilizes an insulated D-Gavrillium crystal to cool the armor, with excess cool air vented out the back creating a misty cloak. Has a pair of Caelium Tubes in the chestplate that, when activated by a protected forearm switch, allow the Crusader to leap up to 3 meters and across 9 meters. Costs 5 Ore, 5 Caelium, 4 Gavrilium, and 2 Kinetic Sheep. (EXPENSIVE)

ARA Model-1913ARM "Nike" Shocktrooper Armor: K-Wool clothing covered by metal armor and a leather overcoat. The facemask has a threaded port for a filter. Can be equipped with a specially-designed backpack that has a SparkPack and two wings housing Aligned Caelium rods capped with C-Null Steel. Users can leap great distances using the pack, but must be very careful. Without JumpPack: 4 Ore, 3 Kinetic Sheep, and 1 Chemical Compounds. (CHEAP) With JumpPack: 5 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, 2 Caelium, 3 Kinetic Sheep, 2 Chemical Compounds. (EXPENSIVE)

--ARA Model-1916 "Frostgiant" Nike Upgrade Package: A Nike with the armor replaced with Cold Steel as well as pouches meant to hold plates made of a K-Wool/Chemical resin for additional protection past the armor. Cold. Costs 4 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, 5 K-Wool, and 3 Chemical Compounds. (EXPENSIVE)

Ground Vehicles

ARA-1912MP-T "Faithful": A reliable 4-wheeled truck with a closed cab and covered bed. Can sit eight men and equipment, though up to twelve can be crammed in if the Scythe mounted on a truss behind the cab goes unmanned. Has a top speed of 25km/h. Costs 3 Ore and 4 Oil. (EXPENSIVE) 

ARA-1912MP-APC "Kingmaker": A hovering troop transport utilizing a Gavrilium Generator for power. Holds 12 men plus Driver, Passenger, and Scythe Gunner. Armor is 2-4mm thick, providing some protection. Turbine motors on the bottom of the Kingmaker are susceptible to damage, and the vehicle controls like a boat, drifting slowly to a stop unless the Caelium is powered down. This makes dismounting a choice between damaging the belly of the craft (where everything important is housed) or risking ankles. Loads slow her down, but it can reach 30km/h when empty. The Generator is protected by a K-Wool shroud. Costs 4 Ore, 3 Gavrilium, 3 Caelium, and 1 Kinetic Sheep. (CHEAP)

--ARA-1912MP-APC-B "Caliburn": A Kingmaker utilizing Aligned Caelium and C-Null Steel nodes installed on the sides at the front and back for propulsion. Has up to 10mm armor, adds a K-Wool layer and K-Wool-reinforced resin for added protection. Controls much better than the Kingmaker and has a higher top speed of 40 km/h. Costs 5 Ore, 4 Gavrillium, 4 Caelium, 3 Kinetic Sheep, and 1 Chemical Compounds. (EXPENSIVE)

ARA-1914MP-HT "Gendarme": A heavily protected boxy vehicle covered in 35mm armor and utilizing a 40mm cannon on a rotating turret. Has two Scythes - one coaxial and one pintle-mounted. Can hit top speeds of 45km/h and runs reliably. Has some K-Wool protecting the ammo an engine. It is equipped with a CourierMan and has a crew of five. 8 Ore, 4 Gavrillium, and 2 Kinetic Sheep. (EXPENSIVE)

Navy

ARA-1915NC-AAL "Neptune": A nearly 100m long transport vessel covered in 100mm Caelium Steel armor - 150 on the Conning Tower and front hatch. Utilizes a system of Aligned Caelium nodes to deflect incoming fire. Can reach 18 knots/33kph. Also comes equipped with a pair of new 60mm autocannons capable of firing at 80RPM. D-rings provide the ability to strap things securely into place. Moderately power-hungry, and very ambitious. 9 Ore, 3 Gavrillium, 4 Caelium, 3 Chemical Compounds. (VERY EXPENSIVE)

--ARA-1915NC-AAL/b "Nodens": A Neptune without the Gravity Deflectors. Otherwise there is no difference between the two. Costs 8 Ore, 4 Caelium, and 2 Gavrillium. (EXPENSIVE)

Aircraft..?

RSN 1914-CSF "Icarus" Combat Superiority Fighter: A teardrop shaped fuselage with biplane configuration wings that brings tears to it's designer's eyes, insomuch as it is an absolute failure. Flies and explodes with equal ferocity. Costs 6 Ore, 2 Wood, 4 Caelium, 4 Gavrillium, 3 Kinetic Sheep. (EXPENSIVE)

Odysseus Class Interceptor: A metal dart originally meant to be a ground-breaking aircraft to provide Abbera aerial supremacy. Reliably hits the ground. Costs 6 Ore. (CHEAP)

RSN 1913-COR "Orleans" Sky Corvette: A lumbering flying five-winged behemoth armed with 6 Scythes and a Gorgon. Requires one of two GavGenerators to provide the central Caelium crystal crystals enough power to fly. The bottom is armored fairly well, and can travel up to 25km/h. Vital sections have an extra layer of K-Wool sandwiched between the armor plates and the frame. The crew is protected from the harsh elements thanks to being provided with Winter Gear. Utilizes Caelium Steel to reduce power requirements while maintaining endurance. Fins have been added to improve stability. Costs 6 Ore, 3 Caelium, 2 Gavrilium, and 2 Kinetic Sheep. (CHEAP)

--RSN 1913-COR/ASS "St. Marie" Sky Corvette: A relatively simple modification of the Orleans that sees the Gorgon replaced with a 40mm turreted cannon mounted on the bow and stern of the ship. Costs 6 Ore, 3 Caelium, 2 Gavrillium, and 2 Kinetic Sheep. (CHEAP)

--RSN 1913-COR/ALS "Mother Orleans" Aircraft Launching Ship: An Orleans with the Gorgon replaced by a catapult launcher for a pair of Odysseus craft. Cost is tied to Odysseus deployment.

The Sky Tyrant: A 350m long skybourne battleship. Armament consists of 2x triple-barrelled 420mm gravitic Jotunn-based guns and 12x 155mm Gorgon-based guns, as well as dozens of 60mm autocannons. Utilizes HESHRP, WHKM420mm, and Rime shells, as well as standard HE and AP for the smaller guns. 500mm K/C Composite and Cold Steel armor provides protection from enemy fire and produces a cloud around the ship and Gravitic Shield Projectors deflect many shots. Lift and propulsion systems give the ship a speed of 33 knots or 61km/h. A Radio suite provides (Radio Coverage) where deployed. IS CONSIDERED AN [OFFENSIVE DESIGN] AND IS ALWAYS A (NATIONAL EFFORT).

Support

ARA Moddel-1912RAD "CourierMan" Radio: Cumbersome wireless communications equipment with a range of 1.5km. A step in the right direction for reliable long-range communication. Costs 6 Ore. (CHEAP)

Components

Gavrilium Generator: A generator that uses pressure to induce a piezoelectric response in Gavrilium rods. Can replace conventional engines in most cases where power must be provided. Negates oil cost related to powering a design, but adds a slightly reduced cost in Gavrilium.

ARA Model-1913GEN "SparkPack": A 12kg Gavrilium Generator housed in a 40cm long, 22.5cm diameter cylinder. Has two capacitors housed inside. It can be connected to any compatible piece of equipment to provide either the required or an extra boost of power. The SparkPack is deployed as auxiliary equipment based on it's cost. Costs 2 Ore, 3 Gavrilium, and 2 Kinetic Sheep. (CHEAP)

Caelium Steel: A Caelium-Steel alloy weighs half as much as similar volumes of steel without losing durability. Designs utilizing Caelium Steel adds 1/2 the cost of Ore in Caelium for any cost associated with the replaced steel.

Caelium Powder: When powered, Caelium Powder lifts the coated object by acting as a counter to the pull of gravity. The strength of "lift" is directly proportional to the amount of energy applied.

Caelium Powder Rods: Powdered Caelium suspended in a conductive fluid and powered much like a mercury lamp (fluorescent bulb in todayspeek) in order to provide lift. Slightly more efficient than regular Caelium Powder.

Pure Caelium Crystal: When powered, creates a weight-negating field containing and within the attached object. Will neutralize up to 65kg.

Aligned Caelium: A mixture of Caelium and grain-aligned metal that creates a gravitational "push" at either end of the metal when supplied with power.

Caelium-Null: A powder created from heavily treated Caelium that absorbs and negates the gravitational effects caused by Caelium.

C-Null Steel: Steel combined with Caelium-Null much like Caelium Steel. Can be used to insulate against the effects Caelium has on gravitational fields.

D-Gavrillium: Depleted Gavrillium is a cripplingly cold material that is neutralized in a small burst of heat when citric acid is applied.

Specialty Resources

Caelium: A green crystalline supermaterial that we currently know reacts with an electrical current to suspend itself in the air at a level related to the amount of power flowing through it. Providing current to a Caelium Powder coating will reduce weight of the metal it is attached to, while a pure crystal form of Caelium is capable of creating an object with an internal field capable of negating up to 65kg of weight when powered.
Chemical Compounds: Chemical Compounds have a variety of potential uses in combat, and so facilities must be dedicated to the production of the compounds we require.
Gavrilium: An element that can be burned to produce energy much like coal, but with greater energy output. Light pressure forces a piezoelectric response.
Abberan Royal Kinetic Sheep: Sheep whose wool is capable of dispersing kinetic energy across it's surface. Higher-grade wool is able to dissipate a larger amount of force.

Spoiler: Territories (click to show/hide)

Abbera: 3 Ent., 2 Ore, 2 Oil, 2 Wood, 2 Caelium, 1 Gavrillium // 100% Control (Radio Coverage), (Transdimensional Communications)
Coniferous Forest: 2 Ent., 2 Ore, 1 Gavrillium // 100% Control (Radio Coverage)
Wooded Mountains: 0 Ent., 1 Ore, 1 Caelium, 1 Chemical Compounds // 100% Control
Woodlands: 0 Ent., 1 Gavrillium, 1 Chemical Compounds (2/3 Resources) // 100% Control
Farmland: 1 Ent., (0/3 Resources) // 100% Control
Swamps: 0 Ent., (0/3 Resources) // 100% Control
Snow-Capped Mountains: 0 Ent., (0/3 Resources) // 100% Control
North Peaks: 1 Ent., (0/3 Resources) // 100% Control (Radio Coverage)
Plains: 1 Ent., (0/3 Resources) // 100% Control
North River Crossing: 3 Ent., (0/3 Resources) (Radio Coverage)
Savannah: 2 Ent., (0/x resources) // 25% Control (Contested)

Spoiler: Resources (click to show/hide)

Ore: 5
Oil: 2
Wood: 2
Caelium: 3
Abberan Kinetic Sheep: 2
Chemical Compounds: 2
Gavrillium: 3

Spoiler: Special Rules (click to show/hide)

Radio Coverage: Radio Coverage improves the ability to effectively defend a sector based on efficacy of the design.
Improved Survivability: Our soldiers become more effective over time thanks to some form of standardized protection.
Transdimensional Communications: We can communicate with nations from different times and spaces.
Moskurgian Alliance: Thanks to the sharing of info with our ally our infantry have become fiercer combatants.

Spoiler: Credits+Blueprints (click to show/hide)

T2 "Breaker" Tank - Converted to Gendarme

Spoiler: Salviosi Armory (click to show/hide)

Infantry

Senapang Pattern Rifle: A 110 cm, 4 kg dark wood masterpiece. 7.7mm rounds are fed via 5-round stripper clip into the 10-round internal magazine, which can also be loaded with rounds individually. It has an adjustable rear sight with 100 meter increments. It also has a bayonet lug and comes with a bayonet. Padded for operator comfort, extremely dependable and reliable. The Senapang outclasses many rifles of our time. Costs 2 Ore and 2 Wood. (CHEAP)

--Senapang Pattern Rifle (Var.S): A Senapang with an 8x scope, providing effective fire to 1km though shots can fly as far as 4km if you don't care about actually hitting your target reliably. Each squad has one Designated Marksman with a Var.S. Costs 2 Ore and 2 Wood. (CHEAP)

SMG-12 Sub-Machine Gun: Essentially a low-powered hand-cranked personal Gatling Gun fired from the hip and fed 10mm pistol rounds through a box magazine under the weapon. Difficult to aim, as there is a crank mounted on top of the thing. Occasionally fails to load chambers, resulting in the nickname "The Stuttergun". Still, it's a big step in personal automatic firearms. Costs 4 Ore and 2 Wood. (OBSOLETE)

--SMG-12a Sub-Machine Gun: Replaces the crank system with an open bolt blowback system, with the added benefit that it can actually be aimed. Rate of fire drops but reliability increases. Costs 3 Ore and 2 Wood. (CHEAP)

M2 Dispersion Grenade: A fantastic incendiary weapon. Effectively a canister on a stick that explodes in a burst of heat and molten metal. The sudden burst of wilting heat causes intense burns out to three meters while the flying molten Gavrillium can inflict serious wounds out to ten. Costs 1 Ore and 1 Gavrillium. (CHEAP)

M3 Fragmentation Grenade: A fragmentation grenade built from the knowledge of our previous grenades. Lethal within a 5m radius, debilitating within 15, but can cause injury out much further if you're (un)lucky. Has a cap that can be pulled off for a 7 second fuse or twisted and pulled for impact. Shaped like an egg, but can have a stick screwed into the bottom if desired. Costs 2 Ore (CHEAP)

GGG-12 Gavrillium Gatling Gun: A tri-barrel gatling gun that uses a small GavEngine to rotate the barrels. Fires up to 600 rpm with a range up to 2200m thanks to the 7.7G rounds which use a GavPowder load. A heat sink helps provide equilibrium between the heat caused by the Gavpowder load and the freezing caused by the depletion of Gavrillium rods in the engine. Uses a dial to adjust rate of fire. Effective and reliable. Costs 5 Ore and 4 Gavrillium, making it (CHEAP).

--GGG-12P Portable Gatling Gun: A GGG-12 made of Caelium Steel and utilizing a pair of handles to make it easy to handle for a suit of Power Armor. Costs 2 Ore, 3 Caelium and 4 Gavrillium. (CHEAP).

--LGG-12 Light Gatling Gun:  A GGG-12 without the Gavpowder. Range drops to 1500m but Rate of Fire is increased to a possible 1200 RPM. Is also much lighter, allowing it to be redeployed very easily by a crew. Can also be deployed with a small artillery carriage. Costs 4 Ore and 2 Gavrilium. (CHEAP)

----LGG-12P Portable Light Gatling Gun: An LGG-12 made of Caelium Steel and utilizing a pair of handles to make it easy to handle for a suit of Power Armor. Costs 2 Ore, 2 Caelium, and 2 Gavrillium. (CHEAP)

LFG-13 Light Field Gun: A 40mm direct-fire gun which utilizes HE and Gavrillium Rounds. Capable of firing out to 1100m. Made of Caelium Steel and easily maneuvered by the crew. Costs 5 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, and 2 Caelium. (CHEAP)

GA1 Cannon: A 150mm piece of artillery that uses a mixture of cordite and powdered Gavrillium to fire rounds fairly accurately to six kilometers but potentially out to nine if accuracy isn't really a factor. The barrel warps from extended use so teams are asked to restrict themselves to six rounds at a time before needing to cool for an extended period. Costs 5 Ore and 3 Gavrillium. (CHEAP)

--GA1B Cannon: By modifying the powder, barrel, and alloy used in the GA1's construction, the GA1B can fire 5 rounds a minute accurately up to 10km. The use of Chemical Compounds in the powder formula complicates things. Costs 4 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, and 1 Chemical Compounds. (CHEAP)

GBC-13 Gavrillium Bunker Cannon "Scylla": A 105mm cannon utilizing HE and solid shot with bunkers using GavGenerators designed to aid in cooling of the weapon and powering of the bunker. Utilizes the same altered GavPowder and metal alloys the GA1b does. Can be fired out to 10/15km. Costs Ore, Gavrillium, and Chemical Compounds. (EXPENSIVE)

MMW-15 "LAMB": A 2-2.5m long pollaxe designed for use with the Avalanche based on some equipment "donated" by a local museum. Simple, sturdy, and reliable. Too heavy for standard infantry to use effectively, but they can certainly try. 3 Ore, 1 Wood (CHEAP)

"Mountain" Myomer Lifting Kit: A reinforced canvas suit with cords of myomer muscle running across it powered by a small GavEngine in the back. Allows users to lift 250kg. Sees most of it's use in a support role and not on the front line. 2 Gavrillium, 2 Myomer. (CHEAP)

--"Avalanche" Armored Lifting Suit: A modified Mountain with greater mobility, combat effectiveness, and 20-25mm Caelium Steel Plate armor for protection. Sees a 10% drop in lifting power and soldiers complain about extended shifts, but otherwise the Avalanche has no glaring issues. 5 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, 3 Caelium, 2 Myomer. (CHEAP)

----"Collision" Modified Armored Lifting Suit: A further-modified Avalanche built to make use of the ALS-15M "Impact" Avalanche Booster System. It can "leap" forward, backward, upward, or to the sides at up to 16m/s. The system carries a small risk of injury but allows much greater temporary mobility on the field. The armor is built around the Impact system to keep it protected. Has a lance rest meant for the LAMB. The wearer tends to get banged up and they often complain of heat the within the suit. 6 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, 6 Caelium, and 2 Myomer. (EXPENSIVE)

Avalanche Combat Engineering Kit: A full-steel shovel or entrenching tool designed for use with an Avalanche (or Collision) as well as a nifty canvas bag (with adjustable strap and excellent padding) that holds up to 6 10kg explosives which can be placed in a specially designed gavrillium-capped casing. Has a seven second fuse or can be set off manually with a pullcord. The explosives can be replaced by four Gavrillium Mines.8 Ore, 3 Gavrillium. (EXPENSIVE)

BSU: The Berani standard uniform is made of light cotton dyed khaki. A wide brim steel helmet offers some protection, and leather patches on the elbows and knees provide a level of comfort and protection when kneeling or leaning on something. The uniform has a large number of pockets, belts, and satchels made of cotton webbing in order to carry large amounts of equipment such as ammo and grenades. Entrenching tools are provided to all soldiers. Uses a Caelium Steel helmet with glorious padding.

Ground Vehicles (I guess?)

Transport Sled: A small platform used primarily to transport our machine guns and artillery, though it can aid in the general moving of supplies. Costs 2 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, and 1 Caelium. (CHEAP)

Armored Sled: A mobile man-driven armored firing platform utilizing Caelium Steel with a mounted G3-12 or LGG-12 that requires two men to maneuver from within. Can carry four additional passengers. Costs 3 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, and 2 Caelium. (CHEAP) (OBSOLETE)

--Roofed Sled: An Armored Sled with a retractable roof assembly installed. The armored slats are guided by chains in a pair of rails that hook over the top of the Armored Sled from the rear. It's controlled by a lever powered by the on-board GavEngine to reduce time and energy needed to raise and retract the roof. Costs 4 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, and 2 Caelium. (CHEAP)

ArC-12b "Kerata" Armored Car: A barely-functional troop carrier that acts as little more than mobile cover, and can be outran by a soldier on foot. Bounces wildly when going over uneven ground. Has been unofficially dubbed Errata. Costs 5 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, and 2 Caelium. (CHEAP)

AAV-15 'Apibaru' (Pattern B): An 8-wheeled, 2-propellered amphibious armored personnel carrier armed with an LLG-12 and open-turret LFG-13. Has a hexagonal cross-section and uses 35mm Caelium Steel armor plating. Can hit 60kph on land or 8 knots/15kph in calm waters. Can carry ten passengers and four crew. 7 Ore, 4 Gavrillium, and 5 Caelium. (EXPENSIVE)

MLS-16 "Tectonic": A bipedal 6m tall Mechanized Lifting Suit with three crew. Covered in 100mm armor with 200mm plating on a lot of the left side. Uses two twin-linked SMG-12a's, three GGG-12s, and Caelium Steel fingers to grasp and utilized a special-made 105mm "rifle" as well as large explosive charges. Has a cardboard head manned by men of paper. ALWAYS A (NATIONAL EFFORT).

Aircraft

LEA-13 Lifting Engine Aircraft: A metal sphere containing a Gavrillium/Gravite engine attached to a basket to propel itself skyward. Meant for use as an observation platform, though swaying can make the job difficult. Definitely would never use a lawn chair. Costs 3 Ore, 2 Gavrillium, and 2 Caelium. (CHEAP)

AAS-13 "Perahudara" Assault Airship: An easy and simple airship to control. Has a pair of LLG-13s. Very poorly armored, but is at least capable of carrying it's cargo of 20 soldiers. Can hit top speeds of 25km/h 3 Ore, 4 Caelium, 2 Gavrillium. (CHEAP)

ASC-14a "Charybdis" Tactical Aircraft : A disc-shaped aircraft with no discernible front, a top-mounted Scylla turret, and a bottom-mounted 40mm cannon. Very reliable. Protected by 55mm bottom armor and 40mm top armor and can get to 130km/h while maintaining maneuverability. Costs 6 Ore, 4 Gavrillium, 3 Caelium, and 2 Myomer. (CHEAP)

Support

VTR-12 "Ceramah" Radio: Cumbersome wireless communications equipment with a range of 1.5km. A step in the right direction for reliable long-range communication.

Gavrillium Mines: Landmines based off of the M2 Dispersion Grenade. Can have a pressure or magnetic trigger. Will be deployed in sectors with at least One Entrenchment.

Salviosi Jacks: A hard-to-destroy trio of steel I-Beams riveted together and meant to deny enemy vehicles access to areas or funnel enemy forces, among other things. Will be deployed in sectors with at least One Entrenchment.

Components

Gavrillium Engine: An engine run by extracting electromagnetic energy from Gavrillium rods and converting it to mechanical energy. Much more powerful and cost efficient than standard combustion engines. The engine's only flaw is overcooling in very cold environments as the rods freeze as their stored energy depletes, seizing the engine and shutting it down. The Depleted Gavrillium rods must be handled with proper protective equipment. Glows blue. Adds 1 Ore to the price of the base vehicle design and converts Oil cost into 1/2 the cost in Gavrillium

ALS-15M "Impact" Avalanche Booster System: A series of MiniGrav Engines meant to give the Avalanche Power Armor increased bursts of mobility. It does it's job, but at increased risk to the wearer. It quickly draws power from the capacitors hooked up to it allowing only 2 to 3 seconds of use, and requires up to half an hour of recharging through the suit's engine. Adds 3 Caelium and 1 Ore to the base cost of the design.

MiniGrav Engines: A classification of increasingly smaller Gravity Engines (football-sized and smaller) that have a cost based on purpose in the design.

Gavrillium-U: Specially treated Gavrillium that, when explosive force is applied, rapidly heats into a molten blob.

Full Metal Jacket Gavrillium Munitions: Ammunition that uses the peculiar reaction of Gavrillium-U to an explosive force within a copper casing to cause devastating armor penetration ability at closer range and is more effective in an anti-infantry role past that. It manages this by piercing armor at close range with a jet of pressurized molten Gav-U as the round mushrooms and becomes a burning glob as it travels.

GavPowder: A mixture of cordite and Gavrillium-U that provides a boost to muzzle velocity and range of weapons, at the cost of reliability due to overheating.

Caelium Foil: When applied to a surface and powered the Caelium foil lifts the object it is attached to based on the amount of power being diverted into it.

Caelium Steel: A Caelium-Steel alloy weighs half as much as similar volumes of steel without losing durability. Designs utilizing Caelium Steel adds 1/2 the cost of Ore in Caelium for any cost associated with the replaced steel.

Gravite: A uniquely structured piece of Caelium which can create a gravitational field to pull itself in the direction of it's Dominant side.

[Man of Paper]

Year 1916 A.C. Hot Season, Combat Phase

Abberan Advancements

This season saw the construction of new facilities within the Woodlands dedicated to the production of Chemical Compounds. We also further dug into the North Crossing, further solidifying our positions in the mountains, raising Entrenchment to Three(3) as we dig in further, expanding fortifications above and below ground.

With the access to additional Chemical Compounds, we can expect the following changes:

The Neptune becomes (VERY EXPENSIVE).
The Nike/Frostgiant becomes (EXPENSIVE).
The Repentant becomes (CHEAP).

Salviosi Successes

BSU Exoskeletal Combat Rig

BSU Exoskeletal Combat Rig
Abberan infantry tend to be more survivable than their Salviosi equivalents. That's fine, we can fix this easily. The BSU Exoskeletal Combat Rig is heavily based on the Avalanche and Mountain systems, being a low(er)-profile exoskeleton intended to provide additional mobility and durability to our soldiers. It is, however, much smaller than the Mountain suit as it is not built to allow the soldier to lift extra weight, but instead built to allow them to make longer or higher jumps, scale walls, or do other acrobatic things normally beyond the physical capabilities of an average human. This is all capable thanks to the Myomer system in the suit, powered by a smaller GavEngine than those in use on the Avalanche and Mountain, but more powerful for its size, capable of propelling the soldier inside much faster than a normal human.

The hands have steel climbing spikes (think larger ice-climbing picks) attached to the end of the exoskeleton at the wrists (The hands are not actually covered by anything, to allow for full dexterity and reduce complexity). These can be folded back to get them out of the way of the hands, and lock into place in either position. Steel spikes on the exoskeleton's boots allow for even more grip while climbing. Oh, and a really unpleasant kick.

This suit includes a vest, worn over the exoskeleton, of Caelium Steel plates to allow the user to survive hits from regular bullets to the torso, up to surviving hits from the Modea rifles at medium range (though bullets may still penetrate at much-reduced velocities at closer ranges). To save weight, no other regions of the body are protected and the protection is not really capable of stopping higher caliber weapons.

Since this is an update to the BSU, the basic BSU is not really modified except to move all the pouches and storage space to the outside of the protective vest (when it's worn), and the helmet is replaced with a Caelium Steel one thick enough to stop rifle rounds at point-blank range.

Difficulty: Theoretical
Result: 0 (2+1-3) = Utter Failure

We tried to make every single soldier better, faster, maybe not much stronger. But definitely better, anyways. What wound up happening was intervention from outside influences on the development of the suit affecting it terribly. Notably, multiple special councils were held in regard to the style, size, weight, and padding of the Caelium Steel Helmets. In fact, we had to go back to the drawing board so often that the helmets are all that got done. Better than nothing though, right?

Portable Gatling Guns - GGG-12P/LGG-12P

Portable Gatling Guns:
Frontline reports complain about a lack of gun. We need more gun.
In terms of weight, there is no reason an Avalanche trooper couldn't wield even a GGG-12- and that's before we replace any parts with Caelium Steel (which we will be doing, just to make things even easier). All that needs to be changed is the addition of two handles on top with trigger and fire-rate-adjuster, replace the belt feed with a large-capacity drum magazine, and bam, you got yourself a weapon that costs $400,000 to fire for twelve seconds can be used on the move to mow down anything with less armour than a tank in mere moments. These variants will be named the GGG-12P and LGG-12P. Bipods will still be provided for the 12P variants, allowing for more accurate fire when mobility is not a priority. An Avalanche trooper wielding one should carry at least one spare drum with them.
In fact, particularly burly soldiers not wearing an Avalanche may even be able to wield the LGG-12P... though they would be doing so at their own risk.

Difficulty: Very Easy
Result: 9 (6+1+2) = Above Average


We've taken the years of experience we have with our heavy automatic weapons and applied it to provide more firepower for our troops, namely by providing our Power Armor with access to some of our more potent weaponry. By replacing most components with the lighter Caelium Steel and adding two handles - one on top for holding, the other on the back with the trigger - we were able to grant the GGG-12 and LGG-12 greater portability. Most notably, our work with the GGG-12 and it's GavPowder-load ammunition has led to a reformulation of the chemical recipe that should translate well into our larger munitions in regards to fixing the reliability issue.

The GGG-12P and LGG-12P exchange all but 2 Ore for Caelium, making the GGG-12P cost 2 Ore, 3 Caelium, and 4 Gavrillium while the LGG-12P clocks in at 2 Ore, 2 Caelium, and 2 Gavrillium, keeping both variants (CHEAP), though their use on the move is restricted to Power Armor. Bipods allow the weapon to be set up and utilized by anyone.

Salviosi Jacks and Other Defensive Measures

Salviosi Jacks and other defensive measures:
These simple anti vehicle traps are composed of three 2.1 meter long metal I beams bolted together forming a shape akin to that of a jack. Virtually impervious to explosives, and capable of denying enemy hover transports from unloading troops, preventing them from moving through an area at all by threatening to maul their undersides. These simple devices should prevent the enemy from employing motorized elements in urban environments or anywhere we have had a chance to set them up. Beyond that, the mass produced I beams could be used to shore up field fortifications, and the time we will have left over after making the jacks can be put towards creating another defensive measure, incendiary mines based off of our M2 dispersion mines, to be placed FAAARRR away from our troops and anything we value.

Difficulty: Easy
Result: 11 (6+4+1) = Superior

We made the Salviosi Jacks, which were a huge point of contention among our engineers for whatever reason. They're of fairly solid construction yet cheap and easy to make, being some simple I-beans slapped together, as well as easy deploy thanks to our Mountain Suits. In the scribbles at the bottom of the paperwork the development team was handed was where the true gold wound up coming from.

An upgrade on the discount very basic and often unreliable landmines readily available, the Gavrillium Mine [GM NOTE: CHANGED TO Land-Explosive, Gavrillium Ordnance (LEGO)] uses the qualities of the M2 Grenade to greatly increase effectiveness and lethality. A charge on the top of the mine works to both clear covering soil/debris as well as trigger the Gav-U. The burst of molten material and withering heat is directed upwards thanks to a thick curved bottom plate, while the top is very, very thin metal. The mine can be triggered by pressure, and we also put a lot of effort in developing a magnetic trigger that could activate if an enemy vehicle hovers low enough or drives over it.

These simple pieces of Defensive Equipment are readily deployed in any Controlled Territory with Entrenchment 1 or Greater. The mines may also be used on the offensive by replacing the Avalanche Combat Engineering Kit's explosives with 4 Mines.