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I dream of profits because I'm secretly Salviosi

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Of Kinetic Sheep

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[Kashyyk]

I want the Chary so we have a stronger tech base to work from with our own aircraft. Hopefully that'll counteract the penalties from BEEGness.

[m1895]

so this is a thing based on Fox's discord post.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Tactics for the double push (derived from Fox's Discord post.)

the basic Idea with this strategy is for our shoreside arty to bombard the encircling troops to limit their ability to be reinforced until our shoreside troops can assault them; Meanwhile, our encircled troops will set up an elastic defense to cause as many causalities to the main Salviosi line of attack, so our second wave can crush them in a counterattack.

We will maintain a 24 hour bombardment against the Salviosi's encircling position. (them being a long and thin line maximizes the effect of this.)
until we can organize an assault on the encirclers using rifle-fired wickermen to cut defensive positions off from the whole of the line and using the Medea and Sickles RoF to suppress the position until Wickermen can be fired inside of the position to smoke out the enemy. the assault troops will be armored preferably with Nike Frostgiant and Crusader armor to allow them to quickly get in Wickerman range while taking minimal casualties. (if this was not clear, we're stopping the bombardment of each individual position as we send the assault troops to take it, instead of stopping the whole bombardment for a mass assault where their defensive positions can support each other.)

Meanwhile, the encircled troops will set up an elastic defense composed of 4 consecutive fall back positions with artillery ( Orleans and Sky Tyrant included.) zeroed in on the middle 2. Couriermen will be set up at each segment of each position to call in artillery as necessary; However, the middle 2 positions' segments will be able to call fire upon their position in which case they have about 5 minutes to leave before a Creeping barrage levels everything out to 100 meters forward of their segment.

Once our shore side troops make a hole in the encircling line we will begin sending reinforcements and resupply to the final defensive line, where the enemy will be halted and our counterattack will begin.

[Doomblade187]

Smartfire

Harren is occupied by Salvios. Sad, but true. However, we can take advantage of this. A small team of soldiers, originally from Harren, will slip into the city by cover of night, using an experimental drop into the city from a custom built (and non-exploding) Icarus via Nike frostgiant suits modified for dropping down from heights. These soldiers will spy on the salvosi and listen in to the movements of troops up and down the channel. Special care is taken to avoid being caught, using ally-created codes and disguises to blend in. Should a soldier be caught, they are to stay silent and attempt to escape, or at least get their information. Information is to be sent via a friendly merchant we work with in AREC (Abberan Royal Espionage Corps). In summary, set up informstional post in Harren to determine troop movements in Savannah and South Peaks.

Resource
Promethium to Snow-capped Mountains ():
K-wool to Snow-capped Mountains (4): Jerick, m1895, Kashyyk, Doomblade

Fortify
Fortify North peaks (4): m1895, Jerick, Kashyyk, Doomblade
Fortify Plains ():

Attack
Double push Savanna (3): m1895, Jerick, Doomblade
One push to Savannah,  other push secure Savannah supply lines (1): Kashyyk

Tactics:
M1895 (1): Doomblade

Espionage
save the credit ():
steal FMJ/G (1): m1895
steal the Charybdis (2): Jerick, Kashyyk
Smartfire (1): Doomblade

[Craftsdwarf boi]

Are we on the strategy phase or can one still design
I have perfect weapon ideas.

[Craftsdwarf boi]

One can also exploit their lack of wheeled vehicles (their only prototype is as dysfunct as hell)

[Doomblade187]

Are we on the strategy phase or can one still design
I have perfect weapon ideas.

You can still put ideas out, we will vote on them next phase. This is the strategy phase.

[Craftsdwarf boi]

Cheap infantry rifle MKII
Utilizes Large spherical mags, can also be breech-loaded on an alternate barrel

Kinetic composite helmet
Two layers of tungsten alloy with a layer of kinetic wool in between.

kinetic wool shirt
A woolen shirt but it instead utilizes kinetic wool

Cheap marksman rifle
Utilizes gyroscopes to stabilise fire, semi-automatic

Plasma rifle
A superheated fluid rifle
spherical charge mags, cylindrical fluid containment contrivance

Tesla death ray
An experimental weapon from an alternate timeline

Cheap Flamethrower
Short-circuit based flamethrower

Land Destroyer
A Massive armoured structure with advanced artillery systems, utilizes sparkpacks to decrease weight
Operates on pedrails (probably a national effort)

[Craftsdwarf boi]

Cheap backyard rifle
Pretty much an enemy senapang but with gyroscopes, electromagnetic stabilizers, and a extended drum mag (30 rounds)
Cheap junkyard rifle
Vertical clip, fully automatic (10 rounds), lodestone-based stabilization.
The quick hover boi
A motorbike with with parts composed of gaelium composites and utilizes an ion engine.
Speedtank
A land-ironclad (H.G wells) class combat tank but with one central gaelium gem and powers itself with ion engines and tokamaks.

[m1895]

The arms race is on Hiatus because MoP's computer broke. just thought I'd let you know.

[Man of Paper]

Year 1917 A.C. Hot Season, Combat Phase


Abberan Advancements

This season saw our industrial sector saw it fit to construct and maintain pastures required to raise Kinetic Sheep, as well as the equipment necessary to process K-Wool, in the Snow-Capped Mountains. Construction in the North Peaks also continued, littering the landscape with a plethora of heavily fortified defensive positions and raising Entrenchment to Three(3).

As a result of the expanded K-Wool production we expect the following changes to our armory:

The Caliburn and Icarus become (CHEAP).
The Frostgiant Nike Upgrade becomes (EXPENSIVE).
The Vanguard becomes a (NATIONAL EFFORT).

Salviosi Successes

Ambrosia:
It is a fact well known to those who know it well that Salviosi merchants could once be found in every port in the world (the recent war has seen them restricted to merely most). As a result, Salviosi cuisine has always featured a melange of exotic spices, brought home from distant continents. Salviosi chefs are experts at the preparation and use of pretty much any (formerly) living thing on the planet. However, one thing has always eluded them- the holy grail of cooking: to make Ambrosia edible.
Ambrosia is extracted from the nectar of a flower native to a tiny island far, far removed from Salvios. Those who have tasted it proclaim it to have the most heavenly flavour, and profess having no regrets. They proclaim this for about a minute before they start coughing up blood, expiring shortly after. Yes, Ambrosia is, in addition to being delicious, intensely poisonous (and, indeed, venomous and toxic). Countless methods have been tried to alleviate the deadly effects- it has been mixed with almost every chemical under the sun, heated to 400C, dessicated, rehydrated, dessicated again- none of which worked (without destroying the flavour). Until now.
The answer, as it turns out, is surprisingly simple. It was discovered by an eccentric chemist who decided to try combining Ambrosia with Depleted Gavrilium. To his astonishment, the lab mice he fed the result to did not die of Ambrosia Poisoning. They died of Depleted Gavrilium Poisoning within an hour, but this was still amazing progress. As it turns out, the Gavrilium itself is unnecessary- the key is an extremely low temperature. For whatever reason, the extreme cold changes the chemical makeup of Ambrosia slightly, preventing it from wildly rearranging living cells.
However, Salviosi gourmands will have to wait until the war is over before they can try an Ambrosia-flavoured meal, as the research was immediately bought out by the military. Not because of soldiers' complaints that their rations taste like cardboard, but because of what Ambrosia does instead of wrecking living tissue. For Ambrosia's ability to manipulate cells like clay remains intact- but instead of activating randomly, it now meekly follows along with whatever the cells were already doing, causing an effect that scientists have dubbed 'Ridiculously Expedited Growth Executed Neatly'. Which is to say, it regrows cells, repairing damaged tissue, and does so almost flawlessly.
It is not a panacea- it works best to cure injuries, and should absolutely not be applied to one suffering from cancer-, but for military purposes... well, the number of lives it could save is almost uncountable. Deadly wounds sealing up in a matter of moments, just from a soldier slapping some Ambrosia Gel on themselves? Who needs K-Wool armour, when you don't care about getting shot? (Note: soldiers should still care about getting shot. Not all wounds can be treated, they will not have infinite Ambrosia, and at some point they will get lead poisoning from all the bullets stuck in their body)

Result:
Before the outbreak of war we were able to receive countless shipments of the Ambrosia from Ednis Isle. Once shots were exchanged we found ourselves on opposite sides, and so import of Ambrosia became...problematic. The geographic positioning of their alliance proved more problematic for them as a good portion of the island fell to a large naval landing. Some people with our interests in mind were able to smuggle out seeds of the Nymph Rose, the flower Ambrosia nectar is extracted from, and so we've begun cultivating the plant ourselves. We can now assign the Nymph Rose resource during the Strategy Phase.

Our experimentation with the Nymph Rose and Ambrosia has produced Ambrosia Gel, a tacky, oily, light yellow substance made of treated and diluted Ambrosia that, when smeared on a wound, provides a seal as well as localized numbing and sterilization. While it doesn't do much to directly accelerate healing, it negates most things that would hamper the recovery process - namely bleeding out, pain, and infection. Notably, it dries into a skin-like film, meaning shallow injuries and smaller wounds are hardly debilitating. We expect it's use on the field will improve recovery of our wounded on a greater scale than ever before as we produce more of it. Costs 2 Nymph Rose, making it (EXPENSIVE), and as we have no real means of Ambrosia production, is also [complex], making it functionally (VERY EXPENSIVE).

RGL-17 Senapang Rifle Grenade Launcher
The RGL-17 is a rifle grenade system. It is, in essence, a specialized thick-walled cartridge with an unusually powerful amount of propellant using our artillery guns' Gavrililum propellant mixture, plus a slight modification to our Senapangs' barrels. The grenade's "tail" slides over the barrel (with matching cutout sections to slide over the bayonet lug and front sight post, respectively) and is held in place using a small pin inserted into any of a set of holes in the side of the tail, which allows the grenade to be set to different positions for firing at targets at different ranges. The grenades are mostly identical to our present infantry grenades with a tail assembly fixed to the base of the grenade and a slightly more aerodynamic nosecap and fins welded to the grenade. The nosecap replaces the present cap and includes a mechanism such that when the grenade is fired both a double-length (14-second or so) timer and the impact fuse are armed, to ensure detonation even if the grenade lands in soft material like sand. A simple flip-up sight allows the user to range the grenade for indirect fire when using the maximum launching power. Soldiers are advised to consult their manuals for ranging lower-power shots. Soldiers in Avalanches who wish to direct-fire the grenade should probably just point and shoot, they'll be at close range anyway.

Difficulty: Normal
Result: 3 (2+1) = Buggy Mess
 
Our many grenades have worked well in the past, but the Abberan's have been able to outrange us with their own Wickerman and Modea cup launchers. This is no longer the case. Or, at least, not completely the case any longer. Initial designs proposed alterations to grenades that'd allow them to fire at adjustable angles, but unfortunately this small QoL addition didn't make it. What did make it in was the fins that stabilized flight, a relatively aerodynamic nose cone, and the 14 second and impact fuses.

Changes to the Senapang went undone as there was some fear of ruining the Senapang's performance in it's primary role.

In order to use the rifle grenades they must be slid over the end of the Senapang's barrel and a special cartridge loaded with GavPowder loaded into the rifle. The force of the blast launches the grenade and primes the fuses. Use of the rifle grenades will heat up the barrel, causing some unreliability in regards to performance immediately after launching a grenade but not by much.

But the issues begin after launch. It's not too uncommon for the fin assembly to completely detach from the grenade upon firing. The grenade launches, sure, but it regularly tumbles on a less than desirable course. In the case of the M2s, the launch can sometimes cause premature activation of the gavrillium payload. This often results in either an air burst closer than expected or a straight immediate detonation. As a result the M3 Fragmentation Grenade is the only currently fielded launchable grenade.

The RGL-15 Senapang Rifle Grenade Launcher system adds 2 Ore and 1 Chemical Compounds to the standard version(s) of the grenade(s) it launches, making deployment of a launchable M3 Fragmentation Grenade cost 4 Ore and 1 Chemical Compounds, keeping it (CHEAP).

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Espionage Action: Metal Machine (Theft of the Charybdis)

The idea to steal the Charybdis' designs came about after a number of wrecks were recovered from the North Peaks. Attempts to reverse-engineer the aircraft were fruitless as none were whole enough to discern exactly how they worked. Piecing it together wouldn't have been too difficult were it not for the mysterious Salviosi myomer, but as the material was an unquantifiable factor there was no way to replace it with domestic products and get a working design within time constraints.

So it was that in the early Hot Season of 1917 that a group of individuals training to remedy that situation were deployed. Using connections to smugglers familiar with Harren City this "Dirty Dozen" infiltrated the city under the cover of darkness via rafts. Through sheer luck or skill nobody could be certain, but the team, equipped with Nike Jump Pack suits, found their way though an ominous cavern in the cliff face beneath the Upper District's external walls. Following precise directions through the connected sewer systems they split into two Fireteams - one was to cause a ruckus and draw attention while the other infiltrated an open park used for resupplying and repairing Charybdis craft.

The team responsible for taking a Charybdis came out just outside of a cemetery in the Upper District, and thanks to lax patrols in a city free of combat for a number of years, were able to hole up in a small house within sight of the makeshift airfield. A few machine gun nests, watch towers, and trenches lined the perimeter, and regular patrols swept the area with the aid of a handful of spotlights.

The second fireteam found themselves coming out of a long-forgotten manhole cover in an alleyway within a handful of buildings used as a local command post. The team readied themselves - chances were none would come back alive, but they were prepared for it. Medeas and Dracos loaded and ready, they leapt into the air in unison, Jump Packs launching them skyward and allowing them easy access to the nearest roof. Two sentries talking in their native tongue had their conversation cut short by a pair of buttspikes to the brain before they could cry out. They manned the LGG-12, directed the spotlight to the nearby building used as a barracks, and opened fire on a four-man group passing from one building to another.

Gunfire echoed through the silent streets, and the airfield's alarm and scrambling crews signaled to the thieving team that it was their turn to act. A couple of Charybdis' were quick to crew up and take off, but the two closest to the fireteam remained grounded, as did a half dozen others. Believing that their CP was the target of an assault a number of the guards at the field loaded into Apibarus and rumbled off. The base was on high alert, but had left themselves slightly undermanned. The fireteam managed to get past a machine gun nest left unmanned in the confusion of the sudden attack then deployed all the Wickermen they had to provide cover. Now within their defenses, the Salviosi could not turn their heavy weapons inward or face killing their own men and damaging their own equipment. They weren't without a bite, but thick white smoke severely hampered their ability to accurately attack with anything else. With no knowledge of the Charybdis themselves the fireteam had to rely on capturing prisoner - and keeping their trained translator alive. A task that turned out to be much easier than anticipated in the confusion of the night raid.

As though it was meant to be, the closest Charybdis to the Abberans, firing at muzzle flashes and shadows moving in the distance as they charged, opened up and a man in naught but pants, boots, and gloves stepped out. Having been inside his machine for whatever reason, he'd popped out thinking it was some sort of drill. The barrel of an Abberan rifle and the approaching infantryman behind it told him otherwise. Without a primary weapon, and no sidearm to speak of, the Salviosi had only a brief moment to consider surrendering before he threw his arms into the air. The fireteam pushed him back into the Charybdis, with three of them cramming themselves inside before a pair of Salviosi fragmentation grenades went off outside the craft, one killing an Abberan outright as he smothered it with his body, and the second severely wounding the other two Abberans not protected by the craft's thick skin. The smoke was thinning enough for the Salviosi to spot targets and within moments the air was filled even further by the crack of rifle fire and rounds impacting metal.

The Salviosi, a pilot as it turned out, was ordered to get the Charybdis in the air. He tried to protest, telling the translator that the craft had yet to be loaded with ammo and was unable to fight. The translator let him know it didn't matter, they weren't there to fight with it, and that he'd be best off doing as they said. The Abberans managed to pull an injured comrade into the ship, his left arm little more than a mangled stump below the elbow and both legs likely shattered, but the other was clearly killed as incoming fire from an SMG-12a stitched up his body and left little more than a tangle of flesh and bone above his neck.

But the Charybdis took off, and without dedicated AA, or ammo to weigh it down, it quickly sped out of the city's airspace and was swallowed by an envelope of darkness.

At the cost of nine Abberan lives ARES received a fully-functioning Charybdis and went to work figuring it out. Thanks to dedicated efforts and learning from past mistakes, a number of modifications were made to the Charybdis, now the Argo [NAME CHANGE CAN BE VOTED FOR, choice of Argo is due to Argonauts passing by Charybdis and Scylla unharmed]

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)

Myomers used to rotate the crew bay and turrets are replaced by electrical systems, increasing cost in regard to power drain and required metals, but removing the need for Salviosi Myomer. The Scylla is replaced by our own slightly smaller 100mm cannon used on the Vanguard, but the bottom turret's 40mm cannon is upgraded to an autocannon of Abberan design. However it will remain [complex] until dedicated work is performed on the craft.

A disc-shaped aircraft with no discernible front, a top-mounted 100mm cannon, and a bottom-mounted 40mm autocannon. Very reliable. Protected by 55mm bottom armor and 40mm top armor and can get to 130km/h while maintaining maneuverability. Costs 8 Ore, 5 Gavrillium, and 3 Caelium. (EXPENSIVE) [complex]

Result: 11 (5+6)



ALERT!

It appears some Salviosi agents infiltrated our facilities dedicated to rearming and resupplying the Sky Tyrant and took with them a number of Shield Generators! This is unacceptable, though blame does not fall on you! It will be up to you to ensure our technology doesn't wind up losing us the war!

[Man of Paper]

CHAPTER SEVEN: GOTT MIT UNS

There are few universal truths, though two are readily apparent to every soldier afield: war is hell, and death comes for all. To the Abberans trapped in the Salviosi Savannah these are even clearer.

After being cut off from their forces for months the soldiers within the pocket were resorting to eating vermin, saving ammunition until the Salviosi were close enough to spit on, and succumbing to sickness and disease. The first sign that they weren't left for dead came in the form of the Sky Tyrant attempting to cross over the Salviosi encirclement with Abbera's small fleet of Argos providing cover along with a large number of Abbera's wide variety of airships. Of course to the troops on the ground it looked as though the ship in the distance was being escorted by the Salviosi. Men began to murmur - had Abbera capitulated?  No, they had not. The aircraft, though closely resembling the iCharybdis, bore Abberan markings and armaments. The Sky Tyrant confirmed that they were still fighting and had no desire to surrender to the southerners.

Charybdis craft far outnumbered the escort Argos, and the better trained, more experienced Salviosi crews had little issue outperforming their Abberan equivalents. Aerial combat had begun to equalize between the two nations, and now that Abbera had number of working replicas of their opponent's best and only combat aircraft the fight in the air turned slightly in their favor.

The Sky Tyrant dropped fire and ice on the Salviosi below as it pushed to reach the isolated forces and was joined by an extensive bombardment from the ground and air. The Salviosi forces, almost entirely focused on crushing the pocket, were not quite prepared for the devastating pressure of forces trying to break in to the pocket as opposed to those trying to break out. The Sky Tyrant passed into the pocket with relatively minor damage, however the bombardment from the ground did not stop.

The Salviosi, trying to keep from fighting in two directions at once, began launching offensives from their southern line while the troops preventing Abberan retreat were forced to hold their ground and hope that they wouldn't be blown to bits for so much as trying to take a shit outside of their trenches. But the troops in the pocket had been prepared for an attack, and were told to give ground, providing token resistance to inflict losses on the enemy. Withdrawal left a sour taste in many an Abberan mouth, but it was preferred over the taste of blood.

Salviosi artillery fell upon the pocket, but the forward lines, most easily and accurately targeted, held skeleton crews, and so the Salviosi had to resort to crushing the Abberans on foot. A number of days passed and Salvios had made solid gains with losses building on both sides. However on the sixth day of the push the Salviosi came across empty trenches. Distant specks above the last Abberan strongpoints lit up as Orleans craft and the Sky Tyrant opened fire on the positions they had left abandoned. At the same time on the other side of the pocket the most intense, devastating, and extensive artillery bombardment throughout the war had begun and would persist for an entire 24 hours. The Salviosi trying to hold the thin line began to get momentary relief as sections of the trenches saw their bombardments ease up, only to become the target of forces dedicated to breaking through at these select point. The Abberans within the pocket continued roll back to their final line, with many brave men and women willingly facing certain death in order to delay the incoming Salviosi while artillery zeroed in on them.

Tired, hungry, dehydrated, and suffering from afflictions both physical and psychological, the survivors in the pocket began to push against the Salviosi line between them and their brothers in arms.

Bullets flew overhead and grenades fired from Salviosi rifle launchers, as unreliable as they were, still inflicted casualties among the Abberans. The Salviosi, having squeezed the pocket as tightly as possible, though at great cost, began their own bombardment on the pocket. With nowhere to run, and with no relief in sight, it seemed as though defeat was inevitable. Fighting was bloody, intense, and unforgiving. Both sides engaging in this fight were nearly broken and had been painted into a corner with no choice but to fight or die. Unwilling to bombard the men they were trying so hard to save the Abberan artillery ceased firing on the forces approaching from the south as they'd crossed No Man's Land and had begun fighting in close quarters. The few Halberds left with ammo and charged Sparkpacks focused on the armored Salviosi while Abberas own remaining armored infantry utilized themselves as highly mobile firing posts. It was not uncommon to see a Paladin or Crusader providing suppressing fire with a Sickle while an infantryman hooked a Halberd up to their power supply.

The southern forces pulled back, though a breakthrough had yet to be achieved to the north.

Then the Salviosi whistles blew again. Again they were repelled, but not without severe losses for both sides. This occurred five more times throughout the day as the Salviosi tried to probe the Abberan force's last stand, and they withdrew each time.The Salviosi north of the pocket suffered consistent bombardment, and eventually a single Gendarme crested a "hill", if a series of craters deforming the earth could create such a thing. It was destroyed almost as soon as it appeared, but that was all the Abberans needed. A single knight in Crusader armor decorated in countless commendations with stylized pauldrons in the shape of a lion's head jumped from the trench and began charging the Salviosi while shouting in the Old Language.

"GOTT MIT UNS!"

Abbera wasn't known as a religious nation, but strange things happen in a warzone. Soon the entire line was filled with the ancient war cry.

"GOTT MIT UNS!"

The cry poured from each man's mouth as they followed the Lion of the North.

"GOTT MIT UNS!"

The rallied soldiers jumped the bags and charged the sections of the line already pressured by the Abberan attempts at breaking through. With whole sections of the line charging out of position the Abberan artillery was able to resume bombardment of the southern forces trying to close back in on the Abberans. Soon, split in multiple places, the Salviosi line could no longer hold the Abberans at bay.

The engagement continued, but both sides had broken themselves against one another, and soon they were all forced to hold their ground and recuperate. While overall Abbera lost ground in the Savannah, reducing control to 10%, the men and women in the pocket were rescued and losses could have been much worse, so you can be sure as hell that we consider this an Abberan Victory!.


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A truly heroic effort was pulled off this season. After the blunders made in the laboratories and workshops superior Abberan might has won the day. It is now the Design Phase. Do your nation proud!

[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 SparkPack 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. (CHEAP)

--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) 

--"Repentant" AA Truck: A Faithful converted into a hovertruck, with it's cargo capacity replaced with a 60mm autocannon. Can reach 67 km.h and has six support struts for bracing. Costs 5 Ore, 3 Gavrillium, 3 Caelium, 3 K-Wool, and 2 Chemical Compounds. (CHEAP)

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. (CHEAP)

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)

ARA-1917MP-MHT "Vanguard": A hovering tank with a 100mm cannon, covered in 120mm of a K/C Armor Composite and 30mm of additional Cold Steel armor plating (20mm rear) and possessing armor slats over the tank's more vital areas. Uses a T-bar to trigger magnetic mines and a rear gravitic array to try to detonate pressure-sensitive mines but instead performs the gravitic-equivalent of a "burn-out" the rich kids do nowadays with their cars. Utilizes Rime, Wickerman, HE, and AP rounds. Fires 8-10 RPM and reaches 30 km/h. Has stabilizing struts and a power transmitting issue that requires intensive work for an exposed crewman. Utilizes a spray system for citric acid dispersal. 10 Ore, 5 Gavrillium, 5 Caelium, 4 Kinetic Sheep, and 3 Chemical Compounds. (NATIONAL EFFORT)

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. (CHEAP)

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 7 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 7 Ore, 3 Caelium, 2 Gavrillium, and 2 Kinetic Sheep. (CHEAP)

----RSN 1916-COR/ASS “St. Thaddeus”: A St. Marie with updated Aligned Caelium propulsion, a radio system, and the 40mm cannons replaced with double-barrel 60mm autocannons. Can reach 55km/h. 7 Ore, 5 Caelium, 2 Gavrillium, 2 Kinetic Sheep, and 3 Chemical Compounds. (EXPENSIVE)

--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, but cannot be cheaper than the Orleans.

RSN-1917 "Argo" Tactical Aircraft: A disc-shaped aircraft with no discernible front, a top-mounted 100mm cannon, and a bottom-mounted 40mm autocannon. Very reliable. Protected by 55mm bottom armor and 40mm top armor and can get to 130km/h while maintaining maneuverability. Costs 8 Ore, 5 Gavrillium, and 3 Caelium. (EXPENSIVE) [complex]

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)

Miscellaneous

Tiny Plastic Barragan: This is a tiny plastic Barragan Attack Corvette. It's got a lot of tiny places for tiny guns, and would probably be quite fearsome if you were also tiny. The bottom of the base reads "Series 2, 4/64 (R)". (VERY EXPENSIVE)

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.

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

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, 2 Kinetic Sheep, 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 Ore, 1 Gavrillium, 1 Chemical Compounds (3/3 Resources) // 100% Control
Farmland: 1 Ent., (0/3 Resources) // 100% Control
Swamps: 0 Ent., (0/3 Resources) // 100% Control
Snow-Capped Mountains: 0 Ent., 1 Caelium, 1 Kinetic Sheep (2/3 Resources) // 100% Control
North Peaks: 3 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) // 10% Control (Contested)

Spoiler: Resources (click to show/hide)

Ore: 6
Oil: 2
Wood: 2
Caelium: 4
Abberan Kinetic Sheep: 3
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. (CHEAP)

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 Exoskeletal Combat Rig: The Berani standard uniform is made of light cotton dyed khaki and a metal exoskeleton. The legs utilize myomer to increase the wearer's speed and jumping ability. Has a 4mm Caelium Steel chest plate. The top half of the exoskeleton has a number of clips and straps used to attach equipment. 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.

Ambrosia Gel: A gel made with Ambrosia extracted from the Nymph Rose and made usable. Sterilizes, numbs, and seals off wounds. Costs 2 Nymph Rose. (CHEAP)

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.

Ambrosia: Nectar extracted from the Nymph Rose. Deadly when ingested untreated, freezing allows it to aid in healing at a cellular level.

RGL-17 Rifle Grenade Launcher: Less a grenade launcher, and more a modification applicable to our grenades. Fits a cap and tail on the grenade. A specialized cartridge fires the grenade and triggers a 14 second and impact fuse. Tail and stabilizers are often left affixed to the barrel while the rest of the grenade goes flying off. Unreliable, unpredictable, and currently only "safely" usable with the M3. Adds 2 Ore and 1 Chemical Compounds to the base grenade cost. [M3RG=(CHEAP)]

[m1895]

  The Pernach is meant to act as a breakthrough vehicle for our mainline troops, acting in conjunction with Mobile infantry and air support. Its body is a rectangle slightly larger and wider than the Gendarme. It mounts the Vanguard's 100mm cannon in a casemate with 30 degrees of traverse to either side, elevation of 15 degrees, depression of 12 degrees. A muzzle break is added to help reduce the recoil of the main gun. The main gun is offset of the center-line of the vehicle to the right. It also mounts 2 Scythe machine guns, one in the hull and one mounted on the top of the tank accessible by the commander through a commander's cupola.
   It is powered by an expanded version of the Gendermanes engine, which is further improved by chemically treating the Promethium to increase its electrical output. Oil is also used as lubricants to ensure the engine runs at peak efficiency. The engine is mounted at the rear of the tank. it uses an Aligned Caelium propulsion system like the Caliburn and has 2 skids for landing with a couple "recoil struts" to prevent the Pernach from rolling over after firing a shot.
   It has a crew of a commander, gunner, loader and driver. The commander's cupola has 360 degree vision, can be entered/exited through, and is mounted offset left of the main gun. The gunner sits in front and  to the right of the commander and has a simple 4x optic and a Coincidence rangefinder for aiming the gun. Behind and to the right of the gunner is the loader who has a 5 round ready rack + storage spread around him totaling 45 rounds. The driver is in the direct front of the commander. Behind the commander, a courier man radio is mounted. Beyond the commanders hatch, there is a hatch on the rear of the crew compartment for the gunner, a second hatch on the roof for the loader, and a hatch on the front of the tank for the driver.
   It has 60 mm of cold steel armor at the front, angled at 50 degrees with an additional 20 mm of C-steel armor separated on mounts by 7 cm of air. The gun mantlet of casmeate is 60mm of rounded C-Steel with  On the sides there is 55 mm of armor (half of which is cold steel, the rest is C-steel) angled at 70 degrees with another 10 mm of slat armor covering the Aligned Caelium. The rear has 45 mm of C-Steel. The roof of the vehicle has different levels of armor, with towards the front being 25 mm of C-Steel, while at the rear only being 20mm
   On the inside of the hull, a K-wool spall liner is added to help protect against fragmentation, as well as head wounds from hitting the hull. Mounted on the front of the hull. along with the slat armor, is the Vanguard's T-bar. (to protect it from mines, not to give it the ability to actively seek them out.)
if necessary we will add heaters to protect the crew from the intense cold.

[frostgiant]

Argo-Jason

The 100mm cannon of the Argos is not useful for the current tactical needs of the abberan fleet. Unlike the salviosi, it lacks any good aerial targets to be used against and any ground support functions can be better done by the Orleans and the sky tyrant.
AS such, The Argo Jason variant will take the Argo’s and make a few basic modifications, with the primary change being the replacement of the top 100mm gun and the single barrel autocannon on the bottom with two 60mm dual-autocannon. This change will provide the Argo-Jason with the ability to output a very large amount of munitions in order to better fight the Charybdis.
With the top and bottom of the craft no longer being asymmetrical due to different guns, it is possible that it will be even harder to tell the flight path of the Argo-Jason then it already was, with it being as difficult to discern the top of the craft from the bottom as it already is to tell the back from the front.

In addition to the additions of the dual barreled 60mm autocannon’s, the Argo-Jason will be a test bed in order to simplify the various electronics that have been used to replace the salviosi Copyright infringement Myomers. With the simplification of the Electrical systems, we should be able to put the Argo and the Argo-Jason into production at an increased rate.
Lastly, we will be adding one of our Courier man radio systems to the ship in order to make sure that the fast flying ship is capable of coordinating with other ground and air forces in the area.


Decomplexify the Argo, and create a variant without the 100mm because I can't see how useful a slower gun like that will be against other Charybdis type ships. good V Orleans and skytyrants, But not so Good V Dodgy fuckers.

EDIT:
pixie Jump-pack mortar.

The Jump pack mortar is basically a Tube, a kickplate with k-wool and a biped that is designed to be lightened via cealium in order to be light enough to be easily carried and jumped with.
The Grenade-esque shells, including fragmentation and Wickerman, are placed dropped into the tube after a detonation pin is removed, were the electric firing pin at the bottom of the tube will connect with the bottom of the shell and kick start the explosive gunpowder and powdered promethium charge, which then send the shell rocketing back out of the tube on an arc towards the target. The Promethium and gunpowder charge allows the small and light tube a longer effective range then one would assume form the small weapon system.

The bipod and the tube are able to configure at various angles and degrees, allowing the mortar team of two to pick out the distance to target and easily shift the mortar to the approximate angle.
This weapon allows the Nike team to bring a support weapon into the field, that is capable of keeping up with the high-speed soldiers and allow them to support their slower brothers so limited by the gravity of earth.
When the weapon is not in use, The Kickplate and its k-wool recoil a compensators pin, the tube and the bipod are separated and packed away in a similar case as the scythe, along with the ammunition. The ammunition rather small size, no wider then a can of soup and only longer by 4ish inches, allows the carrying member of the team to carry a large amount of ammunition for the weapon.

When The shells are not ready to be fired, a pin is inserted in the bottom of the shell, preventing any needle from reaching into the bottom of the shell to detonate it early. When this pin is pulled out, a strip of k-wool comes out as well. This K-wool is designed to prevent promethium from detonating early from kinetic force.

Finally, a secondary detonator has been created. This detonator cap attaches to the bottom of the shell. A timer on the cap is then set which will begin counting down after the safety pin is removed. This allows the Nike troopers to use the Shells as field explosives, in order to destroy enemy equipment during infiltration missions.

The pixie Jump pack mortar is designed to provide the Nike troopers with support weaponry to make combat into the mountains more viable, along with further use on infiltration missions due to the shell's ability to be used as explosive charges.

[m1895]

so here's my version of the Argo-Jason.

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RSN-1917-TA "Argo-Jason" Tactical Aircraft

The 100mm cannon of the Argos is not useful for the current tactical needs of the abberan fleet. Unlike the salviosi, it lacks any good aerial targets to be used against and any ground support functions can be better done by the Orleans and the sky tyrant.
AS such, The Argo Jason variant will take the Argo’s and make a few basic modifications, with the primary change being the replacement of the top 100mm gun and the single barrel autocannon on the bottom with two 60mm dual-autocannon. This change will provide the Argo-Jason with the ability to output a very large amount of munitions in order to better fight the Charybdis.
With the top and bottom of the craft no longer being asymmetrical due to different guns, it is possible that it will be even harder to tell the flight path of the Argo-Jason then it already was, with it being as difficult to discern the top of the craft from the bottom as it already is to tell the back from the front.


In addition to the additions of the dual barreled 60mm autocannon’s, the Argo-Jason will be a test bed in order to simplify the various electronics that have been used to replace the salviosi Copyright infringement Myomers. With the simplification of the Electrical systems, we should be able to put the Argo and the Argo-Jason into production at an increased rate. if we have the time We'll also modernize the gavengine as it's fairly venerable by now.

we've also decided to add a 360° commander's cupola with a glass hatch to allow maximum visibility without compromising safety, and a K-wool spall liner to minimize crew injuries.

Lastly, we will be adding one of our Courier man radio systems to the ship in order to make sure that the fast flying ship is capable of coordinating with other ground and air forces in the area.


Decomplexify the Argo, add a radio, add a K-wool spall liner and create a variant without the 100mm.