Design Phase, Late Winter 1915The General on the road to Nachtburg is content with the results of the bombing raids as of late and despite the advance being slow, its steady enough. He would be happy to see the bombers working as effectively as earlier however and requests some aircraft sent to deal with the Schwarzes Holz fighters. The General in charge of the advance on Hochrotes Schloss is annoyed at the damage done to the balloons on his side of the lines however, and requests some aircraft to defend them.
The General in charge of the advance on Sprungburg is annoyed by yet another setback, and requests a few more aircraft to either overwhelm the enemy fighters, or simply take them down along with their recon thats causing quite a issue for him. Meanwhile, General Dremidydd Rosser requests some bombers and recon to help take the city, confident that while heavy snow will hamper the advance and the ability to fly out, with both recon and bombers the city could be taken despite the terrible weather bound to come.
Pilots would like to know what they should do when they see a Holz parachuting down to the ground, some simply want to shoot at them while others argue that such action wouldn't be sporting or honorable...
High command has increased your budget by 2 PP, as the country devotes more factories to war.
AGC-AMD AC15 "Cefyll" | 4/19 progress | 2 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 2 PP invested
ACG-AMD AC15 "Nodwydd" | 2/16 progress | 2 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 2 PP invested
Planes:
-AGC ‘Saeth’ Biplane: A unarmed, single-seater reconnaissance plane made by Awyrennau gwynt cryf, also known as Strong wind aviation. Very accurately named, as its a fairly fast aircraft that is about as easy to turn as a arrow in flight is and not even a strong wind will really push it. The craft is fittingly powered by a five-cylinder rotary engine and made of wood and canvas making it fairly cheap to make. Cost: 3/1
--AGC-AMD "Saeth" Biplane A AGC Saeth variant made after AGC merged with Atebion Mecanyddol Deinamig. It has improved control surfaces, better aerodynamics, and better wing placement allowing it to be more maneuverable and slightly faster both in climb speed and more traditional speed. Its basically a better version of the old Saeth though it is still powered by the same engine.
---AGC-AMD "Saeth" Mod 2B Biplane A variant of the AMD variant that has the improved Rhodri engine and the mounts for two machine guns on the spars near the top side of the wing. Its needless to say faster then the normal AGC-AMD thanks to the engine, though is slower when armed. Costs 4/1
-ACG-AMD AC15 "Saethydd": A two-seater biplane with a Rhodri 10-140 D15 Radial engine in a pusher configuration. The Saethydd mounts two machineguns, one locked in the front for use by the pilot and one for the observer on a ring mount sitting forward of the pilot. Is reasonably fast and maneuverable for its size and very easy to maintain. Cost 5/1.
-AGC-AMD AC15 "Cefyll": A two-seater biplane with a Rhodri 10-160 D15 engine that has a nasty habit of cutting out. Has a steel cowling over the engine and a steel skin over the pilot and gunner, offering a bit more protection. Also has three guns, all used by the gunner with two pointed downward. Slightly faster than the Saethydd. Cost 6/1 (In Development)
-ACG-AMD AC15 "Nodwydd": A single-seater pusher biplane with a Rhodri 10-180 D15 engine that works fine. Has a frame made entirely out of duralumin and also two forward facing guns. Much faster than the Saethydd. Cost 6/2 (In Development)
Balloons:
-C15 Tŵr Awyr: A two man balloon with a full capacity of 5. One to two people watch out and observe the lines from the sky and take notes while one to two manage communications with the ground. Comes with two sets of Binoculars, two Legal pads, and a Sextant, Radio currently not tested. Costs 2/1
Equipment:
-Bloeddiwr 79: A radio fully integrated with an aircraft that in total adds an extra fifty pounds to the aircraft. Like the GW 78 it is a Morse code receiver/transmitter. Works at frequencies of 400-600kHz and has a 10 mile range. Costs 2
-AGAA AC15: A open bolt air cooled machine gun that fires 8.07mm rounds at about 600 per minute. Quite reliable all things considered. Costs 1 PP
-Cadwynog ŷd AGAA CD15: A 2/3 inch, 16.76mm machinecannon with a moderately slow fire rate of only about a hundred rounds per minute despite using its recoil to fire, though it does pack a good punch. Costs 1 PP
-Deg punt Tri modfedd Bomb: A 10 pound bomb packed full of HE, It doesn't have too much power for obvious reasons, but it works well against targets that aren't dug in when used en mass or when dropped on things that are volatile when things violently explode next to them. Costs 1 PP
-Llygad Hir camera: A infinitely focus, glass plate, manually loaded camera that is held by a pilot to take pictures. Also takes nice pictures of the entire squadron. Costs 1 PP
-Fasged Addasiad: A bomb clamp that can be adjusted to hold multiple small bombs or one larger bomb. Can be applies to any aircraft and its cargo is released by the pull of a leaver. Costs 1 PP for two.
Pilots:
-Vigilant: Information in advance is key to any war! Pren Gwyn pilots are very alert and tend to see things in the distance and make out what they are easier.
-Uniforms: green with white accents. Pilots are granted an arrow made of pure copper as a good luck charm to keep with them on their flights, being granted a iron, steel, bronze, silver and gold one to add to their collection as they gain rank.
Technology:
-Basic/Intermediate biplane design
-Basic monoplane design
-Basic balloon design
-Basic/Intermediate pusher configuration design
-Wooden frame construction
-Basic Duralumin frame construction
-Basic Geodetic frame construction
-Simple Cantilever
-Reflector Sight
-Basic control surfaces: ailerons, elevator and rudder
-Ring Gun mounting
-Basic Radial Engine design
-Basic crystal receivers, Morse code
-Basic spark-gap transmitter, Morse code
-Basic Regenerative Circuitry
Resources:
-1 Air Instructors: Instructors who quickly teach new pilots how to take off. How to actually properly use the rudder peddles and flightstick is left as an exercise for the student.
-1 Experimental Testing Field: The place where new aircraft and other air-related equipment are made and tested. Produces five dice worth of progress every turn.
-20 Production Points Base
Ydfran Adran | AGC-AMD C15 "Saethydd" | Fasged Addasiad, Deg punt Tri modfedd mortar shell | Bombing Runs | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to bombing tactical targets along the Bont Gwyn-Nachtburg Road
Esgob Adran | AGC-AMD C15 "Saethydd" | Fasged Addasiad, Deg punt Tri modfedd Bomb | Bombing Runs | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to bombing tactical targets along the Gwag du-Sprungburg Road
Marchog Adran | AGC-AMD C15 "Saethydd" | Fasged Addasiad, Deg punt Tri modfedd Bomb | Bombing Runs | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to bombing tactical targets along the Bont Gwyn-Nachtburg Road
Gwerinwyr Adran | AGC-AMD "Saeth" ModB DG TyD Biplane | No Equipment | Aerial Superiority | Rookie | Garth Mathias | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to aerial superiority along the Bont Gwyn-Nachtburg Road
Castell Adran | AGC-AMD C15 "Saethydd" | Fasged Addasiad, Deg punt Tri modfedd Bomb | Bombing Runs | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to bombing tactical targets along the Gwag du-Sprungburg Road
Ysbďwr Adran | AGC-AMD "Saeth" Mod 2C DG TyD Biplane | No Equipment | Aerial Superiority | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to Aerial Superiority along the Gwag du-Sprungburg Road
Gwyliwr Adran | C15 Tŵr Awyr | No Equipment | Naval Artillery Spotting | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to assist Naval Raids along the cost of Brimnach
Telesgop Adran | C15 Tŵr Awyr | No Equipment | Artillery Spotting | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to provide artillery spotting along the Cwymp Cyflym-Hochrotes Schloss Road
Dormarch Adran | C15 Tŵr Awyr | No Equipment | Artillery Spotting | Neophyte | No Aces | Maintenance Cost 1
Currently assigned to provide artillery spotting along the Tref Haearn-Dunklerfelsen Road
Prestige: Very Little “Garth Mathias, you mean the star turn pilot?”
Status: Auxiliary Service
Army Relations: Lukewarm “Dropping artillery shells via aircraft...an interesting proposition, but why would one do such a thing?”
Navy Relations: Lukewarm “These Balloons could be part of the future of defensive fire control.”
Production Points: 20
Total Maintenance: 9