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[Man of Paper]

With my computer currently deceased I decided to ask myself “what could I do from the phone?” This is the result.

Welcome to One Thread Arms Race.

The entire game will take place in this one thread. Both teams will make their proposals, discussions, and votes in this thread.

Oneidas is a small spectacularly Democratic island nation in the Pacific. It is currently fighting the gloriously Communist island of Twodes over some recent slight or another. All that matters to you is that there’s war to profit from, and both nations have come to your thinktank for assistance.

While you will probably attain some level of affection for your pet nation of choice, it is important to remember that you want the war to last as long as possible for maximum profits.

Designs will be proposed here. You will be voting for two designs, and the highest two votes at the end of a phase will be rolled for with each one randomly assigned to one of the two teams. I will be using the 2d6 system you can find in a few other games, and the rules for difficulty will be the same as well.

Since it may be beneficial to push an intentionally faulty design forward to try to level the playing field or just make things interesting, you can label a design with BROKEN and it will function worse the higher it’s result.

Tech level is Cold War, with flexibility on level of sci-fi. Think diet Mad Arms Race, or Iron Behemoths but if people did what they were supposed to.

Once designs and revisions are done there will be a general vote for which nation is going on the offensive, and then finally I will tap out a combat report on this here phone before the cycle begins anew.

[Rockeater]

Well intresting.

[FallacyofUrist]

Of course, of course. There is no use having a war without firearms! For an appropriate price, we will supply the Ballista Artillery Rifle MK1! This long rifle forged of spectacular and glorious steel bits and pieces fires only a single shot, using an incredibly high caliber that would likely break the shoulder of the user if not for the attached tripod and brace! While it may not be good for skirmishes, at long range the Ballista may as well be a piece of artillery, punching through anything up to and including an engine block to cause maximum havoc! The design also includes a detachable scope to use in appropriate aiming activities.

[Naturegirl1999]

I’m interested in doing this, but don;t know a design idea yet

[Glass]

...heh. Oh, this will be interesting.

For whoever doesn't take the ballista rifle, let's give them a tank. A big 'ol, fuck-you, heavily-armored tank... but there should be (small, difficult-to-hit) weak points that ballista snipers can exploit. Aside from that, no traditional tank cannons; give it a swivel machinegun on top and two broadside machineguns (they're fixed to the sides, so you need to move the whole tank in order to turn those. Like a ship.).
Also it's fucking slow. But it turns on a dime!

[m1895]

I don't believe our costumers would react well to be giving WWI grade equipment.

[Glass]

Obviously, we need to make stupidification weaponry. Only for ourselves, of course.

[Egan_BW]

Barf HMG
This heavy machine gun barfs out absurdly large bullets at a high rate of fire. But oh no! Sadly due to the weapon's weight and the rate at which it chews through ammo, it's only usable defensively. Great for keeping the enemy from pushing through your lines, though.
Oh yeah, and the bullets are custom made and only manufactured by us. Gonna cost you guys. :3

Oh yeah, and we'll sell a similar weapon to the other side, only in a slightly different calibre.

(Okay, so the obvious play here is to make defensive weapons, because any breakthrough will just bring the war closer to a close. If both sides are defensive powerhouses, then the war will last forever! Profit!)

[Talion]

Shiver, Armoured Centipede
Utilizing an advanced hydraulic system, each armoured segment is supported by strong but simple legs capable of digging into rough terrain to guarantee support in areas a conventional tank would struggle to cross. Each individual section designed to be capable of supporting a number of additional sections in the event of loss of legs elsewhere. In addition, the hydraulics are also used to enable sections to lift, letting the Centipede rear-up on its back legs. This enables a capability quite unique to the Centipede, the ability to climb even cliff faces or appropriately reinforced skyscrapers.

The Shiver is targetted at providing infantry support and missile-based anti-tank capability with plenty of room for mounting shorter length weapons on any given armoured section.

[King Zultan]

PTW

[TricMagic]

Post to Play, hopefully? At the least, stupid designs might be my thing. Note the below is a shamelessly stolen RL design.

Yī Tank

The Yī Tank boasts 7-13 mm of armor and is powered by a 305 four-cylinder air-cooled gasoline engine. Quarter-elliptical leaf spring suspension and it's treads lets it see 25 km/h off road, and 37 on roads. Weighing in at around 5.4 Tons with 2 × 7.92 mm MG13 machine guns, at 4.02m L x 2.06m W x 1.72m H, and room for a commander and driver, this light tank is perfect for a newly fledged war team, boasting 200 km operational range. Any statements we stole the design are slander by foreign companies.

[Naturegirl1999]

Not sure if biological designs are allowed, but I think they are
Bomb Bats
Bats fitted with explosives to be sent to the enemy, who will roost within buildings and explode upon being exposed to light. We recommend deploying them on a new moon night to avoid early explosions

[Man of Paper]

Need votebox for undisputable officiality

[Naturegirl1999]

Ballista Artillery Rifle MK1!
Big Old Fuck You Heavily Armored Tank
Barf HMG
Shiver, Armoured Centipede
Yī Tank
Bomb Bats

[TricMagic]

Ballista Artillery Rifle MK1!
Big Old Fuck You Heavily Armored Tank
Barf HMG
Shiver, Armoured Centipede: (1) TricMagic
Yī Tank:  (1) TricMagic
Bomb Bats