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[Wozzy]

Core Thread
Welcome to Western Scaesia! It is currently turn -1, and you have two designs to develop and vote for. You will also have to write-up lore for your new country, but for now, a new name for your country and capital will do. The best lore will win a research credit that will help with a new design.

Spoiler: Armory (click to show/hide)

Infantry:
Basic Uniform (SI)
-Its a mustard yellow and it has pockets

BAC-1 (SI)
-Bolt-action carbine. Medium range, low rate of fire, 6 shots per mag.

Moz (SI)
-Revolver with six bullets

Vehicles:
ATT (Expensive)
- Tank with a weak cannon and two machine guns. Often breaks down.

Zeppelin (Very Expensive)
-Rigid airship for troop transport. Uses the slightly safer Helium gas.

Aero Mk.1 (Expensive)
-Biplane with a fixed machinegun

[TricMagic]

Hyper Condensed Oil

HCO is the answer to power requirements. Anything that uses conventional oil can use HCO. This is mostly due to it being condensed with additional additives, leading to more energy per ounce in comparison to normal oil. It also doesn't leak even if you shoot a bullet through it, acting more like a dense jelly. This stuff will let us make most vehicles that have higher power requirements more easily. Granted, the person who said that is also thinking of giant moving fortress tanks.


Assault Rifle

Making use of an extended magazine, each clip holds 24 bullets which can be fired in short bursts of three rapidly, or empty the entire magazine much more quickly. After that you need to switch the magazine clip for another. Perfect for hosing an area down quickly, or making sure you kill your target. Stock, handhold, and trigger are all behind the magazine clip. Fires .22 LR caliber bullets.

[TheFantasticMsFox]

Page 1.5 tonne Truck
4 cylinder engine aimed to output around 40 Horsepower with a focus on torque and reliability over acceleration. Its projected top speed is around 50 kmh/30 mph. It features a 4 X 4 wheel spring suspension. It also has a fully enclosed 2 person cab in the front and a open or canvas covered bed in the back able to carry 1.5 tonnes of cargo or around 10 soldiers plus gear. The Page features a hitch at the front and back of the truck for use to pull other vehicles out of the mud or other issues. The troop bed can be replaced with an open air bed that mounts a quad mount of machine-guns taken from the biplane, with additional ammunition stored behind the cab. They are all linked to a single ring aircraft sight.

[dgr11897]

Catalyst and Inhibitor
These... unique substances, are refined from certain chemicals present in Scaesian oil. As their names suggest, one is a catalytic substance of unprecedented potential, while the other is the opposite, inhibiting reactions and strengthening bonds. Catalysts main properties are that it weakens molecular bonds, accelerates every known chemical reaction, and makes every reaction it's around much more energetic, or perhaps much more extreme. Exothermic reactions release more heat, endothermic reactions cool things down more, electrical reactions create more energy, etc. Inhibitor does the opposite, strengthening bonds, making them harder to break, and damping any chemical reaction while making them less energetic. Both will rapidly soak into most polymers, and can be neutralized by increasing the presence of their opposite. 
These two chemicals are useful for many things, Inhibitor is perfect for increasing the strength of plastics, while Catalyst enhances the effects of most explosives and increases the energy efficiency of fuel. We haven't actually managed to use them for much though. We've whipped up designs for a catalyst enhanced satchel charge and that's about it.

[TricMagic]

The Hel-Carrier

The Hell-Carrier is effectively a giant balloon, which is itself made up of multiple chambers of hard plastic-like cells, which is filled with helium to generate great lift. It's effectively a giant sphere.

The important part however, is the massive amounts of armor and structures that are built around this. Along with the air deck through which planes can land, resupply, and take off again, shaped like a huge disk around the center. It's a mobile aircraft carrier. In addition, it has multiple anti-aircraft guns for firing on anything that thinks it's an easy target, and the balloon is perfectly protected and durable. Honestly, we could use hydrogen for the balloon, nothing is going to get that far into it, and the cell structure means it's very hard to take down even if you do pop 1 of the cells somehow.

[Rockeater]

I probably missed it, but where are we on the realism scale?

[Wozzy]

I probably missed it, but where are we on the realism scale?

I don't like realism. Go crazy, but stop before you reach that weird occult part of dieslepunk.

[TricMagic]

Catalyst and Inhibitor- 2nd Design Write-up
These... unique substances, are refined from certain chemicals present in Scaesian oil. As their names suggest, one is a catalytic substance of unprecedented potential, while the other is the opposite, inhibiting reactions and strengthening bonds. Catalysts main properties are that it weakens molecular bonds, accelerates every known chemical reaction, and makes every reaction it's around much more energetic, or perhaps much more extreme. Exothermic reactions release more heat, endothermic reactions cool things down more, electrical reactions create more energy, etc. Inhibitor does the opposite, strengthening bonds, making them harder to break, and damping any chemical reaction while making them less energetic. Both will rapidly soak into most polymers, and can be neutralized by increasing the presence of their opposite. 
These two chemicals are likely to be useful for many things in the future.

Inhibitor can create specialized materials, while Catalyst enhances the effects of most explosives and increases the energy efficiency of fuel. Though using the Catalyst to separate crude oil, and then the Inhibitor is applied to combine some of these products, we made this stuff we call Plastic. It's durable, strong, and light.
Plastic- A Mad Rush for Progress
With time, every Baron wants to be the first to revolutionize their new country. As agreed upon, they would look into their country's natural resource, Oil. Crude Oil has a number of ways to refine it. However, it's only recently that Mapan, a baron, has had one of their scientists find something.

By deriving a certain material from refining Crude Oil, called naphtha. That alone isn't enough though. This naphtha then needs to be cracked into another form, ethylene.

At this point, the Baron was considering firing them.. Perhaps out of a tank. Everyone who was anyone knew that. It was part of how Gasoline was made.

Aw, but the true genius was capturing the propylene that came from that cracking. By mixing them back together, we are able to create something of good strength, stronger than wood, but lighter. Not only that, but we can set it, meaning we can use it to reduce the cost of most of our vehicles. There are even theories of a new type of Zeppelin which is far more durable using it's light weight.

At this point, Mapon asked to be shown. Afterward, he promoted the researcher and brought the sample data and samples to be shown to the other barons.


Effectively, Plastic is strong and durable, while being lighter than steel or iron. While not as strong, it often won't have to be, as it is amazing hard to get through when properly treated. Now that we have the process, we can expect great things in the future using this material.

[Doomblade187]

Design 1
Plastic: (1) Doomblade

I recommend splitting the catalyst and inhibitor designs apart.

[TricMagic]

Design 1
Plastic- A Mad Rush for Progress: (2) Doomblade, TricMaigc

[Doomblade187]

"Exchange" Semiautomatic Rifle

A rifle firing 9mmx50mm high powder charge rounds, this rifle captures the gas released from firing the cartridge and uses it to push back the bolt, automatically chambering the next round. The stock of the gun is designed to disperse the impact of the shot, and uses a soft oil derived compound called 'rubber', as opposed to real, natural rubber. (we probably only know how to make Butadiene) the magazine fits 10 rounds in a curved springloaded magazine. The bolt can be manually actuated, and the gun is designed for easy maintenance. A bayonet lug is included on the front, and adjustable iron sights assist with aiming.

Edit: we don't need the plastic design. Already invented.

im the early 1900s, Bakelite, the first fully synthetic thermoset, was reported by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland by using phenol and formaldehyde.

After World War I, improvements in chemical technology led to an explosion in new forms of plastics, with mass production beginning in the 1940s and 1950s (around World War II).[25] Among the earliest examples in the wave of new polymers were polystyrene (PS), first produced by BASF in the 1930s,[3] and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), first created in 1872 but commercially produced in the late 1920s.[3] In 1923, Durite Plastics Inc. was the first manufacturer of phenol-furfural resins.[26]

Design 1
Plastic- A Mad Rush for Progress: (1) TricMaigc

Design 2
Exchange Semiautomatic Rifle: (1) Doomblade

[TheFantasticMsFox]

Page 2-tonne Truck (Revised)
6 cylinder engine aimed to output around 75 Horsepower with a focus on torque and reliability over acceleration. Its projected top speed is around 65 kmh/40 mph. It additionally features a newly developed compression supercharger driven by a belt to increase output. It features a 4 X 4 wheel spring suspension. It also has a fully enclosed 2 person cab in the front and a open or canvas covered bed in the back able to carry 2 tonnes of cargo or around 15 soldiers plus gear. The Page features a hitch at the front and back of the truck for use to pull other vehicles out of the mud or other issues. The troop bed can be replaced with an open air bed that mounts a quad mount of machine-guns taken from the biplane, with additional ammunition stored behind the cab. They are all linked to a single ring aircraft sight.

[Shadowclaw777]

“Draft Horse” - Armored Transport Walker:
Even to the old-war enthusiasts the Draft Horse is not actually a horse but rather a mechanized machine that serves the role as a vehicle of transport, it utilizes the ATT tank as the chassis but changes it shape from there that utilizes experimental new technology in the forms of mechanical legs that are powered through an diesel engine and hydronics to maintain heat exhaust for self-propelled mobility for the vehicle. The vehicle mounts two-jointed steel-plated legs that replace the treads or wheels of a vehicle. Through the efforts of manual switching of the transmission for the vehicle, the legs can do things a vehicle should do like move forwards, backwards, or sideways and the vehicle changes at a consistent rate. The vehicle mounts four two-jointed legs and is equipped with two personnel defense weapons of automatic machine that fires rifle-caliber rounds at a decent rate at the fowards area of the vehicle.

The main purpose of the Draft is for its to transport vital resources to the front with an armored and decently quick vehicle that can hold crew for defense and protection, as goes to different areas and fortification allowing the supply train of resources for our war to be effective.

“SPELL” - Shoulder-Fired Propelled Explosive Light Launcher:
The SPELL is a uniformly weapon for our infantry soldiers to fight against the mechanical menace of our enemies. The SPELL is a lightweight infantry anti-tank weapon that mounts a explosive fin-stabilized device known as a rocket that works like a shape-charged warhead, as well to maintain control of the weapon while you put the warhead and fire it away the device ejects gas as a countermass allowing to feel like the SPELL is recoilless when in usage. creating forward thrust that counteracts most of the weapon's recoil, thus the launch of a relatively large shaped platform from such a rocket launcher would not be capable of handling the weight or recoil of a conventional launcher of the same size. Therefore a general-purpose rocket launcher for the frontline.

Nation Name:
Incorporated Baronies of Scaesia (3): TFF, Doomblade, TricMagic
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Capitol Name:
Steadhold: (3)TFF, Doomblade, TricMagic
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Design 1:
Plastic- A Mad Rush for Progress: (2) TricMagic, Doomblade
Catalyst & Inhibitor: ()
Page Truck (Revised Version): (2) TFF, SC777
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Design 2:
Exchange Semiautomatic Rifle: ()
Draft Horse Armored Transport Walker: (2) TFF, SC777
Workhorse APC ()
The Cinicula (2) TricMagic, Doomblade

[TricMagic]

Edit: we don't need the plastic design. Already invented.

im the early 1900s, Bakelite, the first fully synthetic thermoset, was reported by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland by using phenol and formaldehyde.

After World War I, improvements in chemical technology led to an explosion in new forms of plastics, with mass production beginning in the 1940s and 1950s (around World War II).[25] Among the earliest examples in the wave of new polymers were polystyrene (PS), first produced by BASF in the 1930s,[3] and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), first created in 1872 but commercially produced in the late 1920s.[3] In 1923, Durite Plastics Inc. was the first manufacturer of phenol-furfural resins.[26]

Design 1
Plastic- A Mad Rush for Progress: (1) TricMaigc

Design 2
Exchange Semiautomatic Rifle: (1) Doomblade

Wozzy has answered, and it is 1926. I'm not kidding, 1926. Polymers were discovered in 1920, and 1933 was this-

Polyethylene (PE) was created in England in 1933 and was a closely held state secret, as the lightweight plastic was used to insulate radar cabling, sufficiently lightening them to be placed on airplanes and giving Britain’s planes a significant advantage against the Germans’.

Note the closely held part. Plastic is something we don't have, but due to the fact it can be easily made from Crude Oil Fractions, is something we should absolutely get as early as possible. We can do a lot with it, including making some things cheaper in the revision phase. Using Plastic cells instead of the current lining and extensive metal supports for the Zeppelin should reduce it's own cost to Expensive. We'll still need to use some, but it's cost will be reduced with the lighter weight and easier makeup.

[Doomblade187]

Kinder Walker

Out tank crews have long complained about getting stuck in the mud, so we put the tank on hydraulic operated legs, the pumps run by the engine. We also doubled the caliber of the main gun to 40mm and fixed the existing mechanical bugs.

I suggest we use "Fluidics" as a control method.