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[Khang36]

Wait we only have 3 listed revsions why are you only voting for two of them and spending 3 dice?

[Naturegirl1999]

fair Point

Revisions
Mjolnir MK 2 torpedo(3):Maxim_inc, NG1999, m1895
improved barrel manufacturing(2): m1895, NG1999
Improved shells(3):Maxim_inc, NG1999, m1895
dice
1 die(0)
2 dice(0)
3 dice(3)Maxim_inc, NG1999, m1895
4 dice(0)
5 dice(0)

[VoidSlayer]

Wait did you already vote for upgrading both ship classes?

[Khang36]

Not yet we still have 2 dice left if you want to do that though we can wait till next turn for the serpent since we do now have the pp to buy one yet.

[Khang36]

Ok just want to get something going but what de we want to do with the last 2 dice?

In discord their has been discusions on what we could use the last teo dice for, i will list what i remember was brought up.

 -production license for a new rifle.
-Revise torpedo to sea mine
-Improve boilers to get some more power though a bit more speed.
-update ship designs with the new guns
-save dice

[Naturegirl1999]

I vote we use the last 2 dice to improve the boilers for more soeed

[m1895]

Eh, their scout cruiser can still outrun us in all likelihood, we really should design steam turbines and a ship built to use them. Personally, I'd prefer the new rifle and updating the Minnows guns right now.

[Khang36]

Here are some more revision.

Krag rifĺe
Get a license for the Krag–Jørgensen rifle chambered in 6.5×55mm krag
M1 naval mines
Convert the warhead of the Mjolnir torpedoe into a contact naval mine.
improve boilers
Revise our curent boilers to increase the power they can produce
update minnow
Replace the guns with the new light guns.

[piratejoe]

Winter, 1890, Revision & Refit Phase.

The Mk2 is an improvement on the original Mjolnir increasing the range and speed and replacing the black powder for lorem powder for the explosive charge.

Efficacy: 6

The modifications we have done to the Mjolnir are fairly substantial. While a flywheel is quite important, it can only keep spinning for so long before it runs out of steam. Luckily, he have come up with a admittedly convoluted, but still workable system. With the implementation of a more traditional small engine inside the torpedo designed to spin the fly wheel and keep it going, we can increase the range substantially. While the engine is on, the Mjolnir will have a wake, as that is unavoidable with an engine, however we have put in place a useful solution. A timer. After a set amount of time, with the maximum being the largest range the engine can go, depending on the timer which is adjustable before launch, the engine will stop and the fly wheel will continue to do what is needed without giving the enemy a wake to look at for another good 600 yards before the torpedo will run out of power. This little system has increased the range quite a bit, but it does reduce the advantage of not leaving a wake to an extent, it also naturally increases its speed.

We did not replace any black powder with Lorem powder...For one, the warhead uses guncotten, not black powder. And Lorem powder is propellant, a low explosive, not high explosive. Additionally, despite the relative complexity that one may presume comes from the new design, it is not that much more expensive.

with the completion of the light gun project it had been noted that despite having barrels that used less material than the old built-up guns were costing more due to the construction methods used being more time consuming. the goal of the revision is to improve on the manufacturing methods of the barrels to bring down the cost with out compromising the quality of the guns.

Efficacy: 1

Well...We tried to streamline the manufacturing process of the gun barrels to cut down on cost, yet despite our best efforts over some time, we couldn't quite figure anything out, well other than what won't work. There really isn't much else to report other than that the attempts to speed production up failed due to the fact that quality was demanded to remain while at the same time increasing quantity, yet at the very least we know the things we can't do. We might find a way to do it without ruining the quality, but it certainly won't be today.

With new guns seems only prudent that we look into improving the shells as well. the program see about implementing the latest in metallurgy and steel forging techniques allowing for better amour piercing characteristics of AP shells and thinner walls for increased HE capacity for HE shells. Additionally AP shells will have a soft metal cap to help resist shattering against against hardened steel improving armour piercing further.

Efficacy: 4

We quickly and easily went to work putting new shells, with good propellant and better made for our modern guns, to the testing range. And the tests have went well. A few tweaks, such as better steel making, soft metal caps on AP, thinner walls on HE without risk of rupture when firing that would cause the shell to explode...We actually did have an accident with that last one, but we got a good reliable and safer walling for the HE that'll allow us to push more explosives into it for the more soft targets that that ammo will be fired upon. Over all, our work was just fine. Nothing spectacular, but still good.


It is now the Production and Deployment phase. You have 2 PP remaining should you pay for all maintenance and construction costs.

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

Light Gun Modernization Project | 2/7 progress | 2 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 2 PP invested
Face hardened armor | 3/15 progress | 3 PP per die | Rushed 0 times | 3 PP invested

Spoiler: Technology (click to show/hide)

Naval
Early 7/9/10/12 inch guns
QF 6 pounder 2"/40 Lorem M1890 (Extremely reliable unless hit, capable of a range of 4500 yards.)
QF 3"/40 Lorem M1890 (Extremely reliable unless hit, capable of a range of 6500 yards.)
QF 4"/45 Lorem M1890 (Extremely reliable unless hit, capable of a range of 12,000 yards.)
QF 5"/45 Lorem M1890 (Extremely reliable unless hit, capable of a range of 14,000 yards.)
QF 6"/45 Lorem M1890 (Extremely reliable unless hit, capable of a range of 16,500 yards.)
Early AP
Early HE
Triple-expansion engines.
Steel hull construction.
Single Casemates.
Single and Double gun turrets.
Krupp and harvey Face Hardened Armour
Early Damage control techniques.
Decent Anti Flash fire measures
Early Central Rangefinding.
Cordite Lorem Smokeless Powder
MK 2 Mjolnir Class Self Propelled Torpedo (Reliable torpedo capable of 1,600 yards at 28 knots. A somewhat noisy, leaves no wake for the last 600 yards of range.)
Dazzle Paint

Marines & Installations
Defensive guns (Uses same calibers as naval guns)
Vetlesen Ironbone 83 (Basic Bolt Action Rifle)
Halfdan & Ivar Model 6 (Basic Revolver)

Spoiler: Ship Classes (click to show/hide)

Minnow Class Corvette: A corvette with a single three inch gun and two, two inch guns. Additionally has three surface torpedo launchers and is capable of a speed up to twenty four knots. Is fairly maneuverable, and can carry a small platoon of soldiers should need be.
Costs 2/1 PP, 3 seasons construction time.

Serpent Class Light Armored Cruiser: A Armored cruiser armed with three six inch guns, two in a forward turret, one in the back. Additionally has a secondary armament of six three inch guns, three on each side of the ship along with two submerged torpedo tubes, one on each side. Capable of a surprising nineteen knots at flank speed, and armored with three inches along the ships belt with the main turrets having a similar level of armor. Has had a central rangefinder installed in the bridge.
Costs 5/2 PP, 5 seasons construction time.
Refit's of Serpent class:
Rangefinder Durability Refit (RDR): Costs 1 PP to refit, takes 1 season to complete. Shipbuild cost same as original.

Spoiler: Ships (click to show/hide)

C - Protected Cruisers
Serpent Class, 9 Ships, 30 Maintenance
SKMS Serpent | C | RDR | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged | Gjermund Saugstad is captain, Greenhorn, Aggressive
SKMS Snake | C | RDR | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection  | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged | Olaf Hermansen is captain, Greenhorn, Balanced
SKMS Viper | C | RDR | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged | Ivar Aaby is captain, Greenhorn, Aggressive.
SKMS Cobra | C | RDR | Currently Under Repair (2 turns) | Crew are Greenhorns | Heavily Damaged | Eivind Holsen is captain, Greenhorn, Balanced.
SKMS Adder | C | RDR | Currently Under Repair (1 turn) | Crew are Greenhorns | Moderately Damaged | Preben Froiland is captain, Greenhorn, Cautious.
SC-06 | C | RDR | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SC-07 | C | RDR | Currently Under construction, 1 season remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SC-08 | C | RDR | Currently Under construction, 4 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost
SC-09 | C | RDR | Currently Under construction, 4 seasons remaining, 5 PP per turn construction cost

KE - Corvette
Minnow Class, 13 ships, 17 maintenance.
M-1 | KE | No Refit | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged |
M-2 | KE | No Refit | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged |
M-3 | KE | No Refit | Currently under Repair (1 turn) | Crew are Greenhorns | Heavily Damaged |
M-4 | KE | No Refit | Currently assigned to Coastal Raiding | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged |
M-7 | KE | No Refit | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged |
M-8 | KE | No Refit | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged |
M-9 | KE | No Refit | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged |
M-10 | KE | No Refit | Currently assigned to Shipping Protection | Crew are Greenhorns | Undamaged |
M-11 | KE | No Refit | Currently Working up | Crew are Poor | Undamaged |
M-12 | KE | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 1 seasons remaining, 2 PP per turn construction cost
M-13 | KE | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 1 seasons remaining, 2 PP per turn construction cost
M-14 | KE | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 2 PP per turn construction cost
M-15 | KE | No Refit | Currently Under construction, 2 seasons remaining, 2 PP per turn construction cost

Spoiler: Taskforces (click to show/hide)

1st cruiser squadron:
SKMS Serpent
SKMS Snake
SKMS Viper

2nd cruiser squadron:
SKMS Cobra
SKMS Adder

1st Corvette Squadron:
M-1
M-2
M-3

2nd Corvette squadron:
M-4

3rd Corvette squadron
M-7
M-8
M-9
M-10

Spoiler: Land Instillation's, Schools, Dock Size, & Total PP and Maintenance (click to show/hide)

4,000 Displacement Dry docks. (2 turns remaining till 7,000 displacement) (4 to upgrade, takes 4 seasons to finish, increases by 3 each upgrade)
53 PP, 47 Maintenance.

[Khang36]

Ok so for production we have two options either we build one minnow or buy 2 costal guns which i think would be 2 6 inch guns for 2 pp.

edit: here is the a pick of where i think would be a good spot for placing the guns

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[ConscriptFive]

Two 6 inch batteries seem to be the way to go.

GM clarified we could also do a single 10 inch battery for the same 2pp.  I would've preferred something larger caliber to project fire over greater range, but we don't have a modernized large caliber cannon (yet).

In terms of geographic strategy, Magnitoft is a good choice though I'd rather split the 2 with the other port on the same island "Bjarn-something-or-other."  Bjarn-something-or-other is actually a more valuable port, and we really need to keep it in our hands.  With both fortified, we have that entire island secured as a fallback position.  There's no scale on the map, but a 6 inch battery on either side of that unnamed strait might be able to lock it down as well.  I doubt our guns will have the range to do anything for the eastern half of the contested island, but we could at least secure the strait for Gunvaldness

Plan Fortifiy the Strait
1 6in battery for Magnitoft (1pp)
1 6in battery for Bjarnithwaite (1pp)

(1) Fortify the Strait - ConscriptFive

As for deployment, our order of battle is pretty tore up.  We have only three cruisers and seven corvettes fit for duty this season.  I'm not sure we have the hulls to really support three taskforces this turn.  The Nemo's are obviously going to battle anything we put in the central theater (Battle of Erlandthorpe), so I'm reluctant to short-change anything we put there.

[Khang36]

I say we deploy the cruisers along with 3 corvettes to raid the eastern islands like last turn to support the armies plans to invade one the the islands. If we are lucky they the nemos will send some cruisers for anti raiding there which our ships will maul their as seen last battle when we had equal number of cruisers in an encounter.

For the other 4 corvettes we can have them go for a torpedo attack around center, coordinating with army reports of where the costal ships are. The corvetts will try to locate and torpedo enemy ships at night they are more likely able to close into torp range before the enemies can shoot them.

If we can sink 2 ships even if we lost all 4 corvettes we will still have won the trade as their ships should cost more than 2 of our corvettes.

[Craftsdwarf boi]

Sabots anyone?

[Naturegirl1999]

We should send some ships to the island currently being siege

[Khang36]

Spoiler: squadrons (click to show/hide)

1st cruiser squadron:
SKMS Serpent
SKMS Snake
SKMS Viper

1st Corvette Squadron:
M-1
M-2
M-4

3rd Corvette squadron
M-7
M-8
M-9
M-10

repair:
SKMS Cobra
SKMS Adder
M-3

1st cruiser and 1st corvette squadrons are to do costal bombardment and raiding around purple the goal being to assist the army in making a landing assult on one of the island there.

3rd corvette squadron is to hang around yellow circle and using what intel the army can share about the location of enemy ships they will they will go in at night for a torpedo attack following the yellow arrow for the direction they will approach.

Spoiler: pic (click to show/hide)