Revision Phase, Late Winter 1915The mod B pattern of the Saethydd is intended to liveup to its initial secondary goal of being a recon aircraft. To this end, the Rhodri 10-140 D15 has been replaced with the 10-180 D15, the fixed machinegun has been deleted, a pair of Llygad Hir cameras(the second being offset on its timing to provide some level of parallax to aid in determining the contents of the resulting images) have been installed over the one optional camera, and a lightly modified Bloeddiwr 79(mostly by addition of a small wind generator, allowing the deletion of most of the batteries) has been tied into the airframe.
Efficacy: 3
The Saethydd ACG-AMD AC15 Mod B is basically a Saethydd with the newest, most powerful engine we have and fully designed as a recon aircraft. The work to put in the cameras was easy enough but the real challenge was with getting the radio to work without a majority of its battery. Lucikly the wind generator works well enough when in level flight, so that won't be an issue. Naturally, all this space resulted in the front machine gun to be removed and a lot more emphasis is on the observer's ability to shoot, making the Pilot as the defense while the observer as the offense. Regardless, despite costing a bit more, It'll do its job well enough. It should be noted its performance is a bit better than the original, but could be better especially without the radio. It costs 1 PP to upgrade one of the older Saethydd's to the new model
Being a recoil operated weapon, particularly where the firing of one barrel operates the action of the other, a total rate of fire of only 100 rounds per minute in the initial mark is strange to say the least, and not as effective in air-to-air combat. Thus, the Mark 1 update, working to bring the weapon to a more expected rate of fire of roughly 1500 rounds per minute. Additionally, work is underway to introduce ammunition with incendiary or high-explosive charges.
Efficacy: 6
As it turns out, fixing the fire rate was quite easy. The big issue was a fairly simple bug in the recoil system that dampened the recoil far to much and barely used the force from said recoil to actually get firing. Still, we fixed that fairly well and managed to get about a thousand and a half rounds per second, however one of our engineers had the foresight to notice that doing this would not only badly damage the enemy if they were hit, but would also majorly reduce the amount of time that our pilots could hold down the trigger due to limited ammo and would require our pilots to be very accurate. As such, work was done to make the amount of ammo it could carry without any modifications to the aircraft it could be used on as well, to quite a good deal of success, and should allow our pilots to keep the trigger down for longer before running out of ammo. Lucky for us, this fix isn't exactly that costly, and we can do it easily enough without PP. Also, we managed to make some of the tracers a bit more potent, enough to be considered incendiary, though pilots are a bit worried to use them on actual enemy aircraft for fairly obvious reasons.
Its now the Production & Deployment Phase, you have 16 Production Points remaining.AGC-AMD AC15 "Cefyll" | 4/19 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.
--Saethydd ACG-AMD AC15 Mod B A variant of the Saethydd with a Radio, Rhodri 10-180 D15, and camera's. It costs slightly more to make, but its easily enough maintained like the original. Costs 6/1
-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
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 Mark 1: A 2/3 inch, 16.76mm machinecannon with a good fire rate of about fifteen hundred per minute due to using its recoil to fire and packs 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: 16
Total Maintenance: 9
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Topic: They Who Dare: The Principality of Pren Gwyn - Gwylio Awyr Brenhinol (Read 18651 times)