Re: Timebreak

[Tassadar]

[in this case, lorry references crude automobiles.]

[Flagmauth]

Military advancements continue in France as well, keeping up uncannily well with German progress.

The United States, under Horatio Seymour, begins to rebuild after its catastrophic defeat in the War Between The States. The Populist Party, now more or less socialist, is a major third-party.

The Confederate States seize Cuba from Spain, provoking a war with that country. CS ironclads destroy Spanish wooden ships and force them to a loss almost a week after the opening of hostilities. Humiliated, Spain tries to connect itself to the French military project, which it is allowed to do.

[Flagmauth]

Seymour conducts a war of extermination against the Indians who were responsible for the GPS.

France is now working on their first real military airship with a full jacket of aluminum and with breech-loading guns that fired explosive shells. Almost all previous airships being basically blimps with cannons, this is a significant improvement (though not anywhere near the level this technology can go just yet). A fairly basic system for dropping bombs from them to attack ground targets is also developed.

[Tassadar]

The British begin arming and armoring their airships as well, although they don't put much effort into it. They are developing other weapon systems that will be much more practical then the oversized, overpriced airships. New ships being launched have an odd cannon configuration, but the guns mounted on the ships, although limited in number, are huge.

[Doomwing]

The Germans we way ahead of them, Seeing as the germans were the first with Light weight steel frames, they Have Steel Framed and an Aluminum alloy hulls on their airships, and already had breaking Charges considering they are not a New Idea. They Also Upgrade their Troops Rifles to Even more Accurate Rifles which No longer use Black Powder but a more Refined Gunpowder, that Creates more force from a Smaller Batch. The First Successful Shell is made and the Cannons on The Airships are now Functional Artillery Batteries with A lot more Force. The Shells upon Entering Said Target Explode causing more Damage. Aluminum Parts like Butter before the force of the "Cannons". This Technology Is Kept Secret from France and Britain.

[Tassadar]

The British don't really care, due to the fact that they had invented the shell the Germans are just now beginning to use in the 1850s, and have long since perfected it. The British continue work on their secret projects, and are well pleased with their results.

[Flagmauth]

[Ian, the whole point of using aluminum frames instead of steel is because steel is freaking heavy. You can't make these things into flying copies of sea-based warships, on account of they are necessarily lighter. That means that to use steel frames you would need to reduce the amount of weapons, engines, supplies, etc. to keep your ship flying, thereby reducing its effectiveness in those areas.]

The Austro-Hungarians begin systematically deporting and exterminating Slavic peoples who chafe under their rule, as best as they can under the circumstances.

An enterprising French engineer begins work on a new and more effective airship configuration at the request of the French government.

[Tassadar]

rolling for major breakthrough on a secret project [happy ian?]

[Flagmauth]

The member 'Tassadar' has done the following action : Roll dice

'd20' : 1

[Tassadar]

The British test is a complete failure. Engineers work on new designs

[Doomwing]

(yes Actually =P)

The Germans Prepare for Final Testing Phases of the New Craft/weapon. (rolling)

[Flagmauth]

The member 'Doomwing' has done the following action : Roll dice

'd20' : 20

[Doomwing]

The German Test Craft is a Huge Success. The Germans Make an Incredible leap with their Airship Designs Surpassing the The Other Airships. They Launch This Great Airship and Parade it In Its allies Countries. It spans over Twenty Football Fields, is made out of Light weight but durable Aluminum Alloys. Has Several Newly Researched Machine Guns, Five Artillery Batteries, and A Docking Bay for another Airship. It can Hold Two Thousand German Troops in its Bays, And has a Crew of Three hundred. Large Empty Spaces heavily protected Contain Light Weight Helium, and Several Large Propellers help to keep it afloat too.

[Flagmauth]

[FYI, a ship with those specifications would not work, not without making an immensely tempting target with poor range and ammunition and slow movement. Plus you can't have aluminum alloys yet. The French are ahead of you there, like it or not, and even they just have pure aluminum.]

[Flagmauth]

The United States force a war with Russia and regain their Pacific Northwestern territories. Under new president J.P. Weaver, they begin rearming.

The Mormons are being left alone, so they take advantage of it to build up Haven (formerly Salt Lake City), Ogden, Provo, and found new cities including the mining/defence town of Defiance and the port of Reach.

France begins to build their new airship design.

Austria-Hungary continues brutally stomping on non-Austro-Hungarian minorities in their empire.

And Italy works on strengthening their navy.

[Tassadar]

The Britsh gov't undergoes a change. Major portions of Parliment are ousted by angry citizens. The new gov'ts first order of business is to repair relations with the US, by lowering Taiffs on American made goods imported to Britain. More support is thrown towards the secret projects, and progress is rapid.

[Flagmauth]

Sweden begins building up its power, under a "Nordicist" movement that demands the creation of a strong Scandinavian state. They extend requests for alliance to both Germany and Britain.

The United States is still largely pissed at Britain, but chooses to seek official amends as well. Washington, Pacifica, Dakota and Jefferson are added to the Union.

New Mexico receives statehood in the CSA.

France is still extremely wary of German power, and even more so of their alliance with Russia, Austria, and Italy.

[Tassadar]

Sweden is The motion to enter an open alliance with Sweden passes in Parliment. A hand of friendship is also extended to France. The secret projects continue at a rapid pace, and many scientific miracles come about in a time span of 8 months. British scientists work miracle in their overfunded labs a strewn across England.

[Flagmauth]

[What sort of miracles, exactly?]

[Doomwing]

The Germans happily Agree to ally with the Swedes. The Germans begin massive infrastructure works and begin the first official planned cities. Several New Factories are made as well. German Industry begins to grow Rapidly.

[Tassadar]

Medicines and breakthroughs on the secret projects, and upgrades to existing weapons/armor/communications/transportation systems. For example, the British have sloped armor (roll atleast a 20 to find that out IRP), among other things.

[Doomwing]

The Germans Conduct several new Trade Agreements amongst its allies. The Germans Hope to get some Iron from Russia, some Coal from Austria, and Some Wheats from Serbia and smaller counties.

[Flagmauth]

Sweden, being a closer source of iron, proceeds to usurp Russia's trade agreement. Tsar Katryn isn't all that disappointed - the unsold iron is used to modernize Russia's armies and produce the first Russian airship.

Austria-Hungary wants to know what it will get if it trades coal.

The USA is now building up an extensive rail network and an incredibly high industrial strength to match it. The CSA is trying its best to match it, but the social and economic structure gets in the way and it falls behind, though not by much. Deseret remains in its own buildup. A small uprising is crushed in New Brunswick Territory.

[Should Photoshop a new map of the Americas at some point...]

[Tassadar]

rolling for secret projects. If I roll an 18 or higher, the project is a complete success. anything else and the odds increase on the next roll, with success coming at 17.

[Flagmauth]

The member 'Tassadar' has done the following action : Roll dice

'd20' : 19

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