Repost. Though with less focus on over-arcing use, and more for ships.
Not that it won't get used for such eventually.Tian WarshipsTian is made up by using a closed foundry, mixing iron and slag with broken down skytears, cast off of other processes. The foundry is heated and compressed, and then left to cool. Once taken out, the new Tian can be forged normally.
Tian has a high melting point, but low density, as well as the strength of steel. This makes it a lightweight option for building. It does require either molds or special skills to craft, but Etroa has long excelled at this. As such, during the time other's used ironclads, Etroa built ships made of Tian, far stronger than the competition. Likewise, Tian doesn't spoil, unlike iron sheets. Combined with the new STCA, these ships were some of the fastest and strongest of their time, their power only really eclipsed by the eclipse itself.
Of note. Tian happens to be non-magnetic normally, and a poor conductor of electricity.
During the foundry process, Skytears force the dissolution of the materials. By compressing it during this time, the materials end up forming a close-packed hexagonal structure as it cools. Once that happens, it's Tian, which doesn't have any unique properties other than being very similar to Titanium.
Or at least, that's the explanation. Forcing structure changes and density manipulation fits Skytear's sphere, hopefully. And Tian, while requiring skytears to make, is a major step forward in metallurgy. Tian can be used in all sorts of places for something light weight, but strong.
Densium Shells
Densium is a unique metal made of skytears forged in a closed foundry, liquidizing them, and then pressurized. Unlike the base form of Skytears, Densium was a metal that was heavy and dense. While it did retain some of Skytear's original properties, the compression caused Densium to be perfect for crafting shells which could pierce armor.
Ur-núte, Scout CraftUr-núte was created by mixing Sunseed powder into an aluminium batch. Once heated and cooled, an Ur-núte metal was formed, and could be shaped. It had a specific property, in that it forced heat from one side of itself to the other when shaped long, with the heat either being emitted into the air, a liquid, or a solid, with amazing efficiency.
Using this, we built a Scout Craft that could be launched from any ship. Made up of an STCA spinning propellers, wood for the frame, and large skytears. Ur-núte was built into the steam collection chambers, with the Olszewskium control rods only being dipped when we needed to stop the heat transfer. Ur-núte facilitated heat transfer to the Skytears, directly heating them, and granted enough lift to bring the Scout Craft into the air, making it lighter than air.
A single Scout Craft, known as an Oro, could contain 6 people, or around 4 with full equipment with the fifth piloting. They were perfect for scouting tasks during the war, and were even used for landings in the enemy's territory.
CAP Lever Action "Drake": ()
Armor Piercing Sunic Shell: ()
Densium Shells: ()
Tian Warships: (1) TricMagic
Ur-núte, Scout Craft: (1) TricMagic
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Drake is built to be expensive and force our protectorates to pay for it out of their pocket, not the best thing. That and in an invasion by sea, not the most useful.
Also another gun.Sunic Lead: This created a two stage effect, the hardened head would crack through the armor and the gunpowder would detonate from the impact in a fiery explosion.
Densium, just a very dense thing. Good for armor later on, and AP rounds in general.
Tian, basically titanium. Only it is not horrendously expensive to make something from it in modern times. Given the era, it will give our normal ships a leg up.
Ur-núte. Transfer of Heat from one object to another. Used with the STCA and Skytears for the first LtA Craft. And far too small for them to have a contemporary version, though they may have made their own magnetic version instead. Ur-núte can be used later on too.
More proposals anyone? I kinda like Tian since it will allow pretty light aircraft on it's own, even before other shenanigans. And it's strength of steel is still better than the ironclads our foes use right now.