Design Phase
Proposal: Objekt-17 - The Flying Chimney (Uses Secret Project Credit)
Difficulty: NormalResult: 6+6=12,
Unexpected BoonThe ramjet engine is not necessarily new in
theory, but until now there has been no project that tested them out in practice.
A series of bunkers spread out over dozens of kilometers, decorated with observation equipment and connected by a gravel road, popped up seemingly overnight in the Oxian Altina Steppe (once a couple of small villages were "relocated" due to "environmental hazards"). A series of hangars and an airfield marked the base of operations for the Aerospace Propulsion and Flight Test Facility.
The first ramjet engine produced for testing looked like a steel cylinder with a borehole driven through it lengthwise. The hole was lined with gavrilium-cerium alloy rods, which were themselves attached to an integrated GGPRO engine with an intermediary dynamo for converting the GGPRO's output to electrical energy. The rods turned out to be impressive on their own - seemingly resistant to warping from temperature changes It didn't really work, but failure does not stop the march of progress, and in spite of some early setbacks in design and experimentation (including a yak herder wandering onto the flight range and having an animal crushed by the descending test aircraft - don't worry, this situation was handled) the SFS was able to produce a remarkable device and equally remarkable experiment.
The Objekt-17 engine in its final form has a nosecone to compress air as it is forced through the engine. Midway through the engine is the heating chamber and GC Rod assembly, which rapidly heats and expands the air passing by the rods to produce thrust. The entire engine resembles a smooth metal cigar, and for the final test/display for select State officials, was attached to a small mock aircraft that existed to provide stability in flight for the engine. The APFTF also modified a number of Li-4s for their task, replacing the bomb rack with a claw not entirely dissimilar to a loading crane's and remodeling the bay to house one of the small aircraft (although the hatch protruded out of the belly of the plane slightly, resembling a pouch or blister).
Due to the nature of the test, one team of observers got to witness and document a modified Li-4 release
Objekt-17, powered just before release and rapidly pulling away from the mother craft once the clamp was released. The engine was designed to continue to accelerate until it ran out of fuel or fell apart, and the latter was avoided thanks to careful measurement of fuel and extensive testing on the endurance of the engine and the attached test frame. The sonic boom shocked the observers as the aircraft broke the sound barrier...and continued to speed up.
Observation bunkers measured the
Objekt-17 at speeds of 4000km/h before the main engine cut off once fuel ran out. This is of course when the secondary "emergency" tank began to pump GG into the GGPRO, providing a bare minimum of power necessary to keep the aircraft level and airborne.
The second team of observers waited at the Recovery Point where the test was supposed to end.
They got to witness as the
Objekt-17 held steady in flight at a relatively low speed and, as it neared, a second modified Li-4 lazily swooped in from above and slowed until it matched speed. The bay opened, the claw came down, and it secured
Object-17 until the last of its secondary tank burned out so that it could be properly stowed within the aircraft.
When asked why they didn't just let it parachute to the ground, one of the researchers asked if the officer would have preferred to be cradled by their mother or held by the ankle and dropped onto the floor.
While extremely fuel efficient, the
Objekt-17 still uses a significant amount of Gavrilium in its construction. Use of the
Objekt-17 will see relatively high Gavrilium and Ore cost, but provides incredibly high top speeds in a very reliable package. Any upgrades or enhancements not directly tied to the
Objekt-17 (such as the modified Li-4s) will not be added to the armory, but production of similar equipment will be a little easier.
Proposal: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics (Uses Advantage and Expense Credits)
Difficulty: HardResult: (6+1) (6+5)-1=10,
SuperiorThe Federal Intelligence Center is a concrete structure ringed by a tall black fence, imposing even among the other concrete buildings recently put up in the Old City (thanks in large part to the armed guards). Within the building are a number of various offices and departments responsible for working alongside SFS intelligence services in one way or another.
Beneath those offices resides the Counterfactual Narrative Division.
The basement-dwelling CND uses the SFS intelligence network to gather basic information on potential obstacles to or enemies of the state. Using their name, likeness, and some easily gleaned facts (mother's maiden name, first pet, name of their high school, etc.), some of the most devious creative minds within the Federation can weave tales that'd embarrass, disrupt, or "incentivize" targeted persons. While the goals for manipulation aren't necessarily in the CND's purview, they can provide "evidence" of their claims for operatives to use as they see fit. Photos and "official" documentation are doctored by professional artists and reformed convicts with histories of forgery. Even video can be spliced and altered to tell alternative truths, and voice actors and impersonators utilized to make "authentic" recordings of phone calls and the like.
While plenty of "dirt" is available to the CND, limited only by their imagination, crafting a bulletproof story requires a hefty amount of time and effort. As a result, the FIC: CND costs
6 Wood and would make it
(VERY EXPENSIVE), but due to the shuffling of a significant amount of funds, is effectively
(EXPENSIVE).
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It is now the Revision Phase. You have two actions to work with. Good luck!
Land
"Temnaya Vintovka" Semiautomatic Rifle: A 110 cm, 4 kg dark wood rifle. 7.7mm rounds are fed via 15-round box magazine, and can also be loaded with rounds individually through an open bolt. It has an adjustable rear sight with 100 meter increments. Effective out to 800m. It also has a bayonet lug and comes with a bayonet. Padded for operator comfort. Costs 2 Ore and 2 Wood. (CHEAP)
No.3 Fragmentation Grenade: A fragmentation grenade with a lethal radius of 5m and debilitating within 15m, but can cause injury out much further if you're (un)lucky. Has a cap that can be pulled off for a 7 second fuse or twisted and pulled for impact. Shaped like an egg, but can have a stick screwed into the bottom if desired. Costs 2 Ore. (CHEAP)
"Nebolshoy" Pistol: A light, easy to conceal 8.8mm handgun. Sturdy, reliable, and easy to fix when it isn't. A suppressor helps facilitate covert actions. Costs 3 Ore. (CHEAP)
Pulemet No.4: An 8.5mm automatic machine gun utilizing 20- or 40-round box magazines. Rate of fire is sacrificed for an effective range of 1200m. Costs 4 Ore. (CHEAP)
-Pulemet No.6: An 8.5mm automatic machine gun utilizing 20- or 40-round box magazines or fed by belts. Rate of fire increases from 450 to 800RPM, but effective range drops down to 1000m. Very reliable but has a bit of a kick. Costs 6 Ore (EXPENSIVE)
Bol'shoy 108mm: A 108-mm artillery piece on a split-tail carriage and easily towable with a barrel that can be pulled back to reduce profile. Currently fires HE and smoke rounds out to 16km. Has a gun shield for some protection. Costs 6 Ore. (EXPENSIVE)
Salviosi Jacks: Steel beams welded together to provide obstacles for vehicles. Only usable during defense. Costs 2 Ore. CHEAP
Sea
Okhotnik-Class Destroyer: A 115m long ship with 120mm belt armor and 100mm elsewhere. Travels at 35 knots. Armed with a triple torpedo mount and 3x2 120mm rapid firing guns capable of firing AP and APHE. Costs 5 Ore and 3 Oil. (EXPENSIVE)
Air
Sakonet Fighter: A three-bladed propeller aircraft capable of reaching speeds of 690km/h. Has a high rate of climb, but suffers when it comes to horizontal maneuverability. Armed with four 23mm cannons. Costs 3 Ore and 3 Oil. (CHEAP)
Lizing Li-4 Strategic Bomber: A large high-altitude bomber powered by four propellers for a maximum speed of 558 km/h. Can protect itself with 10 23mm cannons paired in four turrets and the tail barbette to provide almost total coverage. Can haul up to 6000kg of bombs or a nuclear device. Costs 4 Ore and 5 Oil. (VERY EXPENSIVE)
-Lizing Li-GG Longhaul Cargo Plane: A long-range cargo transport powered by four GGPRO Engines. It can haul 15000kg of cargo out to 6500km at 575 km/h. Costs 3 Ore and 3 Gavrilium. (CHEAP)
Other
Gasified Gavrilium Perpetual Revolution Output Engine: A multi-chamber engine that uses Gasified Gavrilium to power an electric motor. Depleted GG can be pumped out of the fuel tank. GGPROEs are lighter than ICEs of equivalent size but many times more efficient, and much easier to take care of. Power is modulated by controlling the fuel-air mix in the motor chamber. Relative to an ICE, will reduce Ore Cost and replace Oil Cost with a significantly discounted Gavrilium Cost.
-GGPRO High Pressure: A more thickly lined engine capable of utilizing much higher densities of Gasified Gavrilium than the GGPRO. Ore Cost will lean closer to ICE costs, and Gavrilium Costs will replace Oil at a less discounted rate, but provides much greater power than either an ICE or the GGPRO. High performance pumps and valves allow for much more rapid changes to power in the engine. Also has improved resilience!
Objekt-17: An experimental ramjet engine capable of surpassing Mach 3. Uses Gavrilium-Cerium Rods powered by a GGPRO to heat the air being forced through the engine. No moving parts means relatively low maintenance. Will be somewhat costly in Gavrilium and Ore to apply to future designs. [CLASSIFIED]
GITGUD: Comprised of a (R)ead and (W)rite remote messaging device. Uses Vigenere Cypher for encryption (named for the book used to identify the 8-letter keyword). A battery with an hour-long life can be recharged by hand. Internal components are secure and well-protected, and can be swapped out quickly by any operator with a screwdriver. Fits nicely into a slightly overly large briefcase. Costs 3 Ore, 4 Wood, and 3 Gavrilium. (EXPENSIVE)
Fabricated Papers: False identification papers that should allow relatively easy access to enemy territory across The Wall. Costs 2 Wood. (CHEAP)
Tsirk Neznakomtsa (Circus of the Stranger): A globally (at least the half that matters) well-received troupe of the best performers available in the Selicate Federation. All participants are masters in their craft and (secretly) loyal to the Communist cause. Greatly improves the chances of successful intelligence operations in North Harren City and provides a significant level of detail on publicly visible advancements made by UNSA. Always a (NATIONAL EFFORT).
Federal Intelligence Center - Counterfactual Narrative Division: Basementdwellers within Osgorod capable of crafting convincing lies and even more convincing evidence. Documents, images, video, and voice can all be spoofed to compile very targeted blackmail/bribes/threats/promises. Costs 6 Wood. (VERY EXPENSIVE) (EXPENSIVE) (Expensed)
Enriched Uranium Bomb: A fission bomb utilizing 64kg of Uranium-235 in order to achieve an explosive blast equivalent to 15 kilotons of TNT. Can be deployed via Strategic Bomber. Two Available [Availability based on available Fissile resources].
Special Resource
Gasified Gavrilium: A gaseous form of gavrilium that is slightly heavier than helium and equally flammable. Sustains and amplifies currents passing within it while not conducting currents itself.
-Depleted Gasified Gavrilium: A neutrally air-buoyant inert gas created as a result of Gasified Gavrilium being used to sustain a current.
Gavrilium-Cerium: An alloy with a melting point over 3200C once properly mixed. Produces high heat dependent on the current running through it. Resistant to warping.
Ore: 3
Wood: 2
Oil: 2
Fissiles: 2
Gavrilium: 3
Dusty Mesas: Gavrilium x1, None x2
Lowlands: Ore x1, None x2
Desert: None x3
Volcanic Heights: None x3
Hills: None x3
Badlands: None x3
Southern Range: None x3
Southern Scar: None x3
War-torn Savannah: None x3
SFS
Tonngaza Refinery: A fuel refinery built on the southernmost tip of the Fortress-City. Provides an Expense Credit each turn. AFFILIATED
Loz and Sons Law Firm: A building housing all the knowledge of law (and peoples secrets) that one might need. Provides an Advantage Credit each turn. AFFILIATED
Harren University of the Sciences: The most prestigious education center on the island. Provides a Research Credit each turn. AFFILIATED
Glaza Private Detective Agency: A popular investigative service among locals. Provides a Sabotage Credit each turn. NEUTRAL
UNSA
Abbera Central Allied Banking: A bank in the walled upper-class community in the east of the Fortress-City with ties to the defunct monarchy that ran the northern island for a few years. Provides and Expense Credit each turn. AFFILIATED
Westlan Broadcast Center: A tall building used for both radio and television broadcasts locally. Provides an Advantage Credit each turn. AFFILIATED
North Point Observatory: A building used to study the skies. Provides a Research Credit each turn. AFFILIATED
Tri-Dream Telecoms: A telecommunications business that provides service to the (northern half of the) Harren Islands. Provides a Sabotage Credit each turn. NEUTRAL
Expense Credit x0
Advantage Credit x0
Research Credit x1
Secret Project Credit x0
Key:
Red=SFS Territory
Green=UNSA Territory
Grey=Neutral Nations
Orange=Old World
Key:
Red=SFS Territory
Green=UNSA Territory
Dark Grey=The Wall
Blue=Ocean
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Topic: CWAR: SFS Thread // Revision Phase // Warm Seasons 1947 (Read 11288 times)