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[Khang36]

M1903 15cm haubits(1): UristMcRiley
'Loppa' Aerial Platform(2):Khang36, MoP

[Maxim_inc]

The Loppa is an ovoid with a wooden frame covered in canvas with 5mms of steel protecting the more vital parts of the aircraft. A crank-started internal combustion engine provides power to a large rotor shaft running vertically through the center of the aircraft and out the top, where the rotor blades are mounted. A stubby tail has another rotary blade that provides counterforce to the rotation of the main blades in order to keep the aircraft from spinning wildly.

The Loppa is crewed by a Captain/Pilot, Spotter, and Mechanic. The pilot controls the altitude of the aircraft with a series of marked levers that allow smooth, steady increases and decreases in engine power, while a control stick ever so slightly tilts the main rotor to allow for some motion control. The Spotter is given charts, pencils, maps, a photographic camera, and binoculars and observes the battlefield from one of the open sides (with waist-high guard rails). The Mechanic is responsible for fuel, potential emergency repairs, and if the Loppa finds itself close enough, firing the K-900 out of the side of the platform at filthy Confeds.

The Pilot isn't meant to use the controls to actually maneuver a Loppa across a battlefield. Instead, he is just supposed to make sure the Platform goes up safely and comes back down on solid ground. A pair of sled rails run along the bottom of the platform for the Loppa to stand on and to keep it from bottoming out.

While the Loppa isn't necessarily "fuel efficient", enough extra fuel is stored on the platform to give it a few hours of potential airtime.

Dice Gods Say: 2

The Loppa is....best described as Frankenstein's Monster of a craft. A proper internal combustion engine was not able to be designed on time so multiple foreign designed automobile engines were cobbled together into a fuel guzzling, overheating, exhaust emitting beast that rattles and shakes both itself and the rickety craft. The steel plates were done away with so the thing could even achieve minimal lift leaving the crew defending by wood framework and canvas, the crew itself also take to tying themselves physically to the frame since one wrong misstep sends them falling through the canvas covering. The tail rotor itself is found to be underpowered to counteract the jerking torque rotor shaft and requires the Pilot to spend most of his time fighting the force of the torque leaving the craft quite jittery even when still. The Loppa is successfully able to lift itself off the ground and reach altitude but not high enough to match the altitude of the Confederate spotting balloons or to stay out of range of ground fire when operating directly on the frontline. The Engineer himself spends so much time keeping the engine running that the duty of firing the Machinegun is left up to the Spotter when not preforming reconnaissance observations. The only thing that seems to actually work right on the craft is the engine power levers oddly enough as it seems the cobbled together engine responds well to their input. Of course while the craft can make it up into the sky it can do it for only brief moments as the engine guzzles fuel like a man dying of thirst drinks water plus the weight of the fuel itself needed to stay in the air for a decent amount of time keeps it from staying in the air for a long time and from reaching a higher altitude. Pilots are also advised to simple hover in place since there are no real pitch, yaw or roll surfaces other than for the pilot to stop fighting the torque and try to ease the Loppa into facing a new heading.


Its now the Revision Phase!

Vornfolk Armory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Monoh Infanterirevar: The Monoh is the standard infantry rifle of the Grand Duchy designed by Daniel Monoh at the end of the Alliance Wars. This 60 inch long polearm of a rifle fires a 11x60mm straight walled blackpowder cartridge from its single shot breech loading system out of a rifled barrel. It also comes with a triangular bayonet. It is Cheap at 2 Ore.

M1899 Kortrevar "Arbetshäst": A 44 inch long rifle firing a smokeless 6.5x55mm round from a 12 round magazine. It is simple and reliable, though it lacks charger strips and must be loaded by hand as well as the rounds lacking mass to penetrate well through cover. It comes with a modernized version of the Triangle Bayonet. Cavalry can use it, but its still a little too long to be used comfortably. It is Cheap at 2 Ore.

Kulspruta-900: Firing the same 6.5mm round as the "Arbetshäst" rifle this heavy machinegun is a beast capable of firing a thousand rounds of ammunition from its 100 round belts before the water in its jacket evaporates fully and needs to be refilled. While suffering from weight issues its belts have been improved and are now more reliable, this weapon is best suited to defense and only to be moved up to newly taken ground once it has been secured by infantry. It is Expensive at 4 Ore.

Kulspruta-900 Rörlig: A modified Kulspruta-900 designed for mobility and aggressive assaults on enemy positions weighing in at only 25 pounds and fed from a 120 round belt boxes mounted on the side of the gun. The water jacket is replaced by a finned heavy barrel designed to disperse heat and comes with a mostly effective bipod. The barrel allows it to fire off around 300ish rounds before needing it to be left to cool. It has no quick-change barrel. It also comes with a carry sling. It is Expensive at 4 Ore.

'Kracker O1' Grenades: Makeshift grenades constructed by placing a fragmentation sleeve over a TNT core, mostly reliable with poor fragmentation and relying on explosive blast for killing power and uses a simple yet unreliable in timing friction fuse for detonation.  It is Cheap at 1 Ore.

Rapier: A slender straight sword used by officers and cavalry alike, currently its the only weapon available to be used by the cavalry, other than the "Arbetshäst" which is too long for their use. It is Cheap at 1 Ore.

The M1899 8.0cm Fält Kanone Mk.I: A 8.0cm cannon which fires shrapnel and HE shells which are fixed one-piece ammunition. It uses smokeless powder as a propellant for its shells and has a hydraulic piston to help dampen recoil and prevent having to make major re-adjustments after each shot. It is Expensive at 4 Ore

Raketgevär-901: A launching tube firing light Ajax HE rockets with deadly accuracy out to 400yards and is well made and reliable. The rocket tends to burn its shooter if he's not careful. Backblast prevents use in trenches. It is Cheap at 3 Ore and 1 Fuel.

Ajax War Rockets: A series of Heavy and Light rockets carrying HE, Smoke and Incendiary warheads. The heaviest rockets are fired from a wagon launcher in groups of 24 and the light rockets launched in groups of 4 by man portable racks. It is Expensive at 4 Ore and 1 Fuel.

New Pattern Vornfolk Field Combat Dress: A new model uniform made up of a gray-green tunic and trousers made of hardwearing material with a softer undershirt, and a greatcoat in cold weather and a greatcoat cut into a vest for summer weather. The greatcoat has ammunition bandoleers sown into its fabric providing ready ammunition for its wearers. They also have a wide brimmed Pith helmet of which the forehead is made up of a shiny steel plate with the Duke's crest on the front as well as a soft furred cap for winter. The cavalry has the same model dress but in the same colors as the old model. It is Cheap at 1 Ore due to the steel needed for the helmets.

Tunneler's Gear: A series of measuring equipments, maps, flashlights, mattocks and innovative clay kickers used by demolition squads to burrow under enemy lines and blow them to kingdom come! Each man comes equipped with a standard of 12 TNT sticks and their explosive detonator's are made with the utmost reliability. It is Cheap at 2 Ore.

'Loppa' Aerial Platform: A first attempt at a rotary wing craft this beast only capable of shakily hovering in place at low altitude and remaining there for a short period of time before either the fuel runs out or engine troubles forces it to land early. It has a single K-900 machinegun fixed on the right side of the craft. It is Complex and thusly Very Expensive at 4 Ore and 2 Fuel.

Transport Barge: A medium sized barge used for transporting men and equipment from the homeland to the Volcanic Island. It has no defenses other than a small marine contingent with standard issue rifles. It is Cheap at 3 Ore and 2 Fuel.

[Khang36]

the M1903 is a modification of our  8.0cm Fält Kanone, changing it from a standard field gun to a mountain gun. what the change entails is redesigning the gun so that the gun and carriage can be dissembled into smaller components which can be can be carried by hand or in the saddle of a pack animal and reassembled at it's new location. additionally if it is necessary the barrel of the gun will be shorted to allow it to be light enough that a team of 6 men can lift the barrel up during assembly and disassembly.

[Man of Paper]

The Loppa is a success. Not a great one, but it's a start. To continue on the path of success, a number of changes need to be made to the Loppa to ensure it operates in it's intended capacity as an observation platform, and not as a complex means of suicide.

Floorboards are installed in the aircraft to prevent people from falling through. The added weight of the craft does pose an issue, but we intend to deal with that by fixing the second issue the Loppa has - the engine.

The Loppa's new 7-cylinder rotary engine produces 150 horsepower to give the main rotor the power it needs to adequately lift the craft, while the ratio of power to the tail rotor vs the main rotor is improved in favor of the tail rotor in order to reduce unintentional rotation of the aircraft. While it won't win any awards for fuel economy, the redesigned engine is at least purposefully worked on to reduce fuel waste. The fuel used by the Loppa is a fuel-oil mix intended to keep the engine lubricated and running with a little less demand on the Engineer.

The nature of the engine should reduce the overheating issue somewhat, while exhaust has been dealt with by installing exhaust pipes that run from the engine up and out of the sides of the aircraft, and then back to dump their thick oily smoke beyond the radius of the primary rotor.

[Khang36]

'Loppa' Aerial Platform(1):Khang36
M1903 8cm Mountain gun(0):

[Man of Paper]

'Loppa' Aerial Platform(2):Khang36, MoP
M1903 8cm Mountain gun(0):

[UristMcRiley]

'Loppa' Aerial Platform(3):Khang36, MoP, UristmcRiley
M1903 8cm Mountain gun(0):

[Maxim_inc]

The Loppa is a success. Not a great one, but it's a start. To continue on the path of success, a number of changes need to be made to the Loppa to ensure it operates in it's intended capacity as an observation platform, and not as a complex means of suicide.

Floorboards are installed in the aircraft to prevent people from falling through. The added weight of the craft does pose an issue, but we intend to deal with that by fixing the second issue the Loppa has - the engine.

The Loppa's new 7-cylinder rotary engine produces 150 horsepower to give the main rotor the power it needs to adequately lift the craft, while the ratio of power to the tail rotor vs the main rotor is improved in favor of the tail rotor in order to reduce unintentional rotation of the aircraft. While it won't win any awards for fuel economy, the redesigned engine is at least purposefully worked on to reduce fuel waste. The fuel used by the Loppa is a fuel-oil mix intended to keep the engine lubricated and running with a little less demand on the Engineer.

The nature of the engine should reduce the overheating issue somewhat, while exhaust has been dealt with by installing exhaust pipes that run from the engine up and out of the sides of the aircraft, and then back to dump their thick oily smoke beyond the radius of the primary rotor.

Dice Gods Say: 5

I'm really crunched on time so I'm gonna bullet point this.

- The floorboards are added successfully though weight is increased by them as rather thick and heavy boards were needed to support the crews weight.

- The Engine is replaced with a new design that is easier on the torque and shakes the craft less from its own vibrations, still is heavy and still guzzles fuel to lift the weight of the craft. The engineer is very happy. Despite venting the fumes the engine itself lacks a cooling system other than the winds generated by the propeller and still overheats drastically. Also the added weight of the floorboards reduce its effectiveness.

- The Tail Rotor is improved slightly, since I forgot to say before in absence of needing to command other surfaces besides lift the Commander uses a pair of levers in front of him to adjusted the torque control, though this method is a bit straining due to poor quality control surface connections and the tail rotor being a bit iffy.

- The fuel mixture is new and still iffy, the engineer is advised to lubricate the engine manually before flight and sometimes the engine seizes up from jammed fuel lines and then no one is happy.

- While the engine power and stability of the craft has been improved alongside preventing the crew from falling through the floor the craft has had its weight increased and still uses a fuel hungry engine so the flight time and height are similar to the previous model but MUCH more stable, the pilot can even easily turn the craft left and right. With a heavily tweaked fuel mixture and unmanned Loppa was able to stay in the air for a total of 5 minutes and 30 seconds at max power before the fuel ran out and it hurtled back down to earth.

-The new model is the 'Loppa' E1. E1 for 'Enhanced version 1'.


Its now the Design Phase once the battle report has been written

Vornfolk Armory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Monoh Infanterirevar: The Monoh is the standard infantry rifle of the Grand Duchy designed by Daniel Monoh at the end of the Alliance Wars. This 60 inch long polearm of a rifle fires a 11x60mm straight walled blackpowder cartridge from its single shot breech loading system out of a rifled barrel. It also comes with a triangular bayonet. It is Cheap at 2 Ore.

M1899 Kortrevar "Arbetshäst": A 44 inch long rifle firing a smokeless 6.5x55mm round from a 12 round magazine. It is simple and reliable, though it lacks charger strips and must be loaded by hand as well as the rounds lacking mass to penetrate well through cover. It comes with a modernized version of the Triangle Bayonet. Cavalry can use it, but its still a little too long to be used comfortably. It is Cheap at 2 Ore.

Kulspruta-900: Firing the same 6.5mm round as the "Arbetshäst" rifle this heavy machinegun is a beast capable of firing a thousand rounds of ammunition from its 100 round belts before the water in its jacket evaporates fully and needs to be refilled. While suffering from weight issues its belts have been improved and are now more reliable, this weapon is best suited to defense and only to be moved up to newly taken ground once it has been secured by infantry. It is Expensive at 4 Ore.

Kulspruta-900 Rörlig: A modified Kulspruta-900 designed for mobility and aggressive assaults on enemy positions weighing in at only 25 pounds and fed from a 120 round belt boxes mounted on the side of the gun. The water jacket is replaced by a finned heavy barrel designed to disperse heat and comes with a mostly effective bipod. The barrel allows it to fire off around 300ish rounds before needing it to be left to cool. It has no quick-change barrel. It also comes with a carry sling. It is Expensive at 4 Ore.

'Kracker O1' Grenades: Makeshift grenades constructed by placing a fragmentation sleeve over a TNT core, mostly reliable with poor fragmentation and relying on explosive blast for killing power and uses a simple yet unreliable in timing friction fuse for detonation.  It is Cheap at 1 Ore.

Rapier: A slender straight sword used by officers and cavalry alike, currently its the only weapon available to be used by the cavalry, other than the "Arbetshäst" which is too long for their use. It is Cheap at 1 Ore.

The M1899 8.0cm Fält Kanone Mk.I: A 8.0cm cannon which fires shrapnel and HE shells which are fixed one-piece ammunition. It uses smokeless powder as a propellant for its shells and has a hydraulic piston to help dampen recoil and prevent having to make major re-adjustments after each shot. It is Expensive at 4 Ore

Raketgevär-901: A launching tube firing light Ajax HE rockets with deadly accuracy out to 400yards and is well made and reliable. The rocket tends to burn its shooter if he's not careful. Backblast prevents use in trenches. It is Cheap at 3 Ore and 1 Fuel.

Ajax War Rockets: A series of Heavy and Light rockets carrying HE, Smoke and Incendiary warheads. The heaviest rockets are fired from a wagon launcher in groups of 24 and the light rockets launched in groups of 4 by man portable racks. It is Expensive at 4 Ore and 1 Fuel.

New Pattern Vornfolk Field Combat Dress: A new model uniform made up of a gray-green tunic and trousers made of hardwearing material with a softer undershirt, and a greatcoat in cold weather and a greatcoat cut into a vest for summer weather. The greatcoat has ammunition bandoleers sown into its fabric providing ready ammunition for its wearers. They also have a wide brimmed Pith helmet of which the forehead is made up of a shiny steel plate with the Duke's crest on the front as well as a soft furred cap for winter. The cavalry has the same model dress but in the same colors as the old model. It is Cheap at 1 Ore due to the steel needed for the helmets.

Tunneler's Gear: A series of measuring equipments, maps, flashlights, mattocks and innovative clay kickers used by demolition squads to burrow under enemy lines and blow them to kingdom come! Each man comes equipped with a standard of 12 TNT sticks and their explosive detonator's are made with the utmost reliability. It is Cheap at 2 Ore.

'Loppa' Aerial Platform: A first attempt at a rotary wing craft this beast only capable of shakily hovering in place at low altitude and remaining there for a short period of time before either the fuel runs out or engine troubles forces it to land early. It has a single K-900 machinegun fixed on the right side of the craft. It is Complex and thusly Very Expensive at 4 Ore and 2 Fuel.

'Loppa' E1 Aerial Platform: An enhanced version of the Loppa, it comes with floorboards, an improved engine and slightly improved tail rotor. Still heavy as a brick and guzzles fuel like a madman, similar air time and altitude to base model. It has a single K-900 mounted on the right side. It is Complex and thusly Very Expensive at 4 Ore and 2 Fuel.

Transport Barge: A medium sized barge used for transporting men and equipment from the homeland to the Volcanic Island. It has no defenses other than a small marine contingent with standard issue rifles. It is Cheap at 3 Ore and 2 Fuel.

[Khang36]

the M1904 is a 15cm howitzer created as a response to the confed's 120mm gun, the gun carriage has two wooden spoke wheels and hitch to allow the gun to be towed by horse, and is designed to allow for up to 55 degrees of elevation. like our 8cm gun the howitzer has hydro-pneumatic recoil system to deal with it's heavy recoil but unlike our 8cm gun it uses interrupted screw breach block and are loaded with separate shell and powder bags which allows the gun crew to load variable propellant loading for different MV and range. The barrel length is 3m long to ensure that it will have be able to provide long range fire hopefully out ranging it's confed counterpart..

The Kulsprutepistol is an open bolt, direct blowback, fixed firing pin 9x25mm submachine gun with a 30 round double stack, double feed magazine. The magazine attaches to a vertical foregrip towards the front of the weapon and spent casings eject out the right side of the weapon. The weapon is designed to be simple to manufacture as possible, while still remaining accurate to 100 meters and reliable. The only regard for asthetics is a crest of the Duke stamped on the left side of the gun, which also acts as a proof mark.

It has a wooden stock to allow soldiers to shoulder the gun, giving it an overall length of 80cm(31.5) with a barrel length of 25cm(9.8inches.). A simple two position flip iron sight on the top of the weapon has range markings for 50 and 100 meters.

the KarbinPistol-904 or KP4 for short is as the same suggest a pistol caliber carbine for our soldiers to assault enemy trenches. the KP3 is a semiautomatic carbine chambered for a 9x25mm pistol cartridge. The action is a closed bolt blow-back. the gun is feed from the bottom using detachable 30 rounds double stack box magazines.with a barrel length of 25cm(9.8inches) it has an overall length of 85cm(33inches).

[WorldOfHurt]

The Kulsprutepistol is an open bolt, direct blowback, fixed firing pin 8x25mm submachine gun with a 30 round double stack, double feed magazine. The magazine attaches to a vertical foregrip towards the front of the weapon and spent casings eject out the right side of the weapon. The weapon is designed to be simple to manufacture as possible, while still remaining accurate to 100 meters and reliable. The only regard for asthetics is a crest of the Duke stamped on the left side of the gun, which also acts as a proof mark.

The stock of the Kulsprutepistol is also designed to act as a wrist brace to allow single handed use by the cavalry. A simple two position flip iron sight on the top of the weapon has range markings for 50 and 100 meters.

I think you can get rid of the brace at this point, as cavalry are way to vulnerable at this point to be useful.

After engineers with some understanding of aerodynamics, aerofoils, and common sense found the Loppa Aerial Platform, they strived to create an actually functional weapon of war.  The resultant design they proposed was a heavier than air craft lifted by two aerofoil wings braced together with struts and cabling, attached to a fuselage with space for an engine, pilot, and observer, followed by a tail with elevators and a rudder with the engine in a puller configuration.

The engine is based on experience gained from the Loppa performance engine, trading raw power for reliability and greater flight time. The design is intended to climb to altitudes comparable to the balloons of the tribal Confederates.

The Jaktplan is armed with two Kulspruta-900 Rörlig machine guns with 500 rounds each. The belts are loaded with one incendiary tracer round for every five rounds, switching to one every two rounds for the last 50 rounds to indicate low ammunition levels. These guns are placed on the wings outside the propeller's diameter. The observer is not aboard in this configuration.

The machineguns can be removed to allow an observer with a camera to fly in the rear seat to act as photo reconnaissance.

This would be a standard tractor biplane.

After engineers with some understanding of aerodynamics, aerofoils, and common sense found the Loppa Aerial Platform, they strived to create an actually functional weapon of war.  The resultant design they proposed was a heavier than air craft lifted by two aerofoil wings braced together with struts and cabling, attached to a fuselage with canard elevons and space for an observer, pilot, and engine in a pusher configuration.

The engine is based on experience gained from the Loppa performance engine, trading raw power for reliability and greater flight time. The design is intended to climb to altitudes comparable to the balloons of the tribal Confederates.

The Jaktplan is armed with two Kulspruta-900 Rörlig machine guns with 500 rounds each. The belts are loaded with one incendiary tracer round for every five rounds, switching to one every two rounds for the last 50 rounds to indicate low ammunition levels. These guns are placed directly in front of the pilot in place of the observer. The observer is not aboard in this configuration.

The machineguns can be removed to allow an observer with a camera to fly in the front seat to act as photo reconnaissance.

This would be a pusher biplane using canards.

Feel free to propose changes.

[Man of Paper]

Here's some bad ideas

The Skottvagn is a lightweight split-tail carriage using wheels with rubberized tires and protected by a few thin sheets of steel riveted to the frame. The carriage is meant to be pushed across the battlefield by it's crew in order to bring both them and the Skottvagn's weapon closer to the enemy. A thick 50mm barrel protrudes from a gap in the center for the forward sheet of steel. The barrel is breech-loaded with 50mm shells and fired with a lever at the rear of the assembly. The shells fire slugs, shot, and white phosphorous rounds. The barrel allows for a significant level of depression in order to aim it into trenches it came to. Slits covered by sliding hatches on either side of the Skottvagn allow anyone inside to shoot outward safely.

The Röravfisa is a large hose and pump powered by a generator connected to a series of nifty tanks. These tanks are filled with a highly toxic gas known as Phosphine. The hoses are meant to be run from the tanks and generator through our Tunneler's handiwork to a location where they will be breaching into enemy tunnels or fortifications. A breach large enough for the hose to be pushed through is quickly dug and the hose thrown through to disperse it's payload. Tunnelers handling the Röravfisa are given rubber gloves and air masks. Air masks fit snugly onto the face thanks to an adjustable strap to form a protective seal, and ports for an air filter as well as one to connect a hose to an auxiliary air tank in an emergency.

[Khang36]

M1904 15cm haubits(1):khang36

The Onager is a heavy howitzer siege gun boasting a bore diameter of 18 cm. the gun uses a split trail carriage and is designed for up to 45 degrees of elevation.like our 8cm gun the Onager has hydro-pneumatic recoil system to deal with it's heavy recoil but unlike our 8cm gun it uses interrupted screw breach block and are loaded with separate shell and powder bags which allows the gun crew to load variable propellant loading for different MV and range. The barrel length is 4m long to ensure that it will have be able to provide long range fire hopefully out ranging any existing confed artillery..

[Man of Paper]

M1904 15cm haubits (1):khang36
M1904 18cm 'Onager' haubits (1): MoP

[Khang36]

M1904 15cm haubits (0):
M1904 18cm 'Onager' haubits (1): MoP, khang36

[UristMcRiley]

M1904 15cm haubits (0):
M1904 18cm 'Onager' haubits (3): MoP, khang36, UristMcRiley