Strategic Arms Quest 3/2: Armor Edition
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NothingNow
Corpse Wrangler
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- Tampa
[x] Rifka Eibenschütz: A young daughter of a banker family who's not too far from your age, Rifka has her eye set on a comfortable staff officer so she doesn't have to stray too far from Lunesburg.
Let's piss mom off by marrying a Bourgeois Jew!
Let's piss mom off by marrying a Bourgeois Jew!
Rat King
Izutsumi-pilled
I like Anne-Marie, but is she marriage material in this case? She's already widowed and very clearly moves around in high society circles. Night life, all that rot. Sure, our career is on an upward trend, but is that what we want?
Also, @NothingNow makes a compelling point.
And having an extended family with loads of dosh is never a bad thing.
[x] Rifka Eibenschütz: A young daughter of a banker family who's not too far from your age, Rifka has her eye set on a comfortable staff officer so she doesn't have to stray too far from Lunesburg.
Also, @NothingNow makes a compelling point.
And having an extended family with loads of dosh is never a bad thing.
[x] Rifka Eibenschütz: A young daughter of a banker family who's not too far from your age, Rifka has her eye set on a comfortable staff officer so she doesn't have to stray too far from Lunesburg.
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- Somewhere in the stacks
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- She/Her
@NothingNow has me convinced.
[x] Rifka Eibenschütz: A young daughter of a banker family who's not too far from your age, Rifka has her eye set on a comfortable staff officer so she doesn't have to stray too far from Lunesburg.
[x] Rifka Eibenschütz: A young daughter of a banker family who's not too far from your age, Rifka has her eye set on a comfortable staff officer so she doesn't have to stray too far from Lunesburg.
7734
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- Philmont
She's currently leading a millitia brigade in Thorn and therefore unavailable.
Well, for one, you're someone who'll get the rich old bastards off her back. Plus, you (were) her friend and that matters a lot.
- Location
- Germiston, South Africa
[x] Anne-Marie Toldbringer: "You... do you remember that old promise you made me?
7734
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- Philmont
That's enough to piss off Dad, and Dad's mellow enough to let the lesbian sister fuck around in Thorn. Presuming her family will like you much is a bit of a stretch too.
I mean, your family isn't poor by any means. You're von Rabe, which means certain things (Like how Dad was in charge of the 5th Lubec regiment forever) and you've got certain ace cards in your back pocket. Anne-Marie has advantages and disadvantages (she is bellow your station on one hand; on the other hand money) but Rifka is gonna be a real minefield to get into.
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- Somewhere
Vote Tally!
7734
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- Philmont
Fuck you I already updated today.
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- Somewhere
Sure thing. Where would you like to meet up? I charge five cents an hour.
TortugaGreen
Constantly out of the loop
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[x] Anne-Marie Toldbringer: "You... do you remember that old promise you made me?
TortugaGreen
Constantly out of the loop
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I don't know what was rolled for, and I don't know what system it was done under, but assuming conventional "higher roll is better" that's a critical success on something and I'm fine with that.
7734
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- Philmont
Pretty much. That roll was for Family Things which are a thing that happens. Incidentally, a thing did happen, it is good, and it will take an update or two to come up in the story.
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- City of Magnificent Intentions
[x] Anne-Marie Toldbringer: "You... do you remember that old promise you made me?
Contest 2: Team Creation
7734
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You are Major Otto von Rabe, fresh off a promotion for your work on developing an armored breakthrough vehicle for the last six months and a marriage to your new and beautiful wife Anne-Marie when you got an absolutely terrible call. Turns out a whitepaper you'd published a few months back to throw some snoops off your trail had gotten fairly well-circulated, and it had even made its way to the Emperor.
Well, it made its way into a magazine in the Emperor's bathroom in case he ran out of toilet paper, but progress! Except now, he was inquiring about the costs of an Infantry Tank, because apparently after the North Plains breakthroughs the Balkhs had figured out how to dig ditches that were Wanderer-proof; generally by making sure the bottom was full of explosives and firebombs. Now, with the advance companies of armor getting trapped, bombed, exploded, and all sorts of other grisly fates, you were back in the saddle to find out what else you could develop to get around the issue. Currently, according to the very experimental doctrine in progress, you had a cavalry tank, and as events had proven your cavalry tank was pretty terrible at making its breakthroughs. Once it was through the lines, mind, it worked very well- see Marienburg and the Plains Campaign- but the lines weren't exactly brimming with openings, and the armor companies couldn't reliably make them any more.
It was time to develop a countermeasure to the trenches, and fortunately for you development hadn't stood still. The Wersers had been buying anything you could sell so that the landweres had armor, so things had kept advancing. Hopefully this would get you out of the house long enough for Anne-Marie to get over her morning sickness: you were really tired of the bathrooms smelling faintly of bleach and the maids default expression being muted horror and blank whiteness. Enough of that though: you had a job to get to, and it was time to assemble a Board.
((This is a LINE VOTE, NO PLANS))
[] Abbot Marchevion: A Bohemian national who emigrated after a scandal in the Werser crowns forced him from home, this man is rumored to be an intelligence expert and Lithuanian sympathizer.
[] Magnus von Eberhart: An infantry officer from 3/7 Luneberg, Magnus has experience in assaulting trenches and holding positions.
[] Hans Ledwinka: A mechanic and suspensions expert, Hans knows how to keep what he builds off the ground, no matter what the ground is doing at the time.
[] Karl Adler: A weapons designer and structural engineer borrowed from Skoda Werke, Karl has been working so far on trains and train repair systems.
[] Frederick Kowolski: An older gentleman in the electronics industry, Frederick has dozens of underlings who are happy to tell you all about how to make an electro-mechanical doohickymabober work.
[] Conrad Fenrus: A cavalry commander with the 1/4 "Schlangenesser" regiment, this officer is incredibly familiar what little exists of breakthrough tactics in this dayand age on the open plains of the West Irromedes.
[] Halbricht Udst: A Seebatalion officer injured during the Raid at Dervonport, Udst has been involved in some of the thickest fighting in the war, including a short stint "volunteering" with the Weser Crown Seebatalions.
[] Mosten Gotha: An ex-representative from Thryssen, Gotha is an industrial expert and is most likely be the person most likely to know how much of what you can build. Post-Thryssen, he's been working with the unions, seeing what the tempo of the factories is.
[] Leutnat Erich Folgers: A young and somewhat distinguished armor platoon commander, Erich was involved in the retaking of Marienburg.
[] Erome Lotanja: A young man from la Merezude, Erome is a fop at first glance, but a closer investigation reveals a sharp fiscal mind and unnervingly steady hand at playing the public confidences.
Well, it made its way into a magazine in the Emperor's bathroom in case he ran out of toilet paper, but progress! Except now, he was inquiring about the costs of an Infantry Tank, because apparently after the North Plains breakthroughs the Balkhs had figured out how to dig ditches that were Wanderer-proof; generally by making sure the bottom was full of explosives and firebombs. Now, with the advance companies of armor getting trapped, bombed, exploded, and all sorts of other grisly fates, you were back in the saddle to find out what else you could develop to get around the issue. Currently, according to the very experimental doctrine in progress, you had a cavalry tank, and as events had proven your cavalry tank was pretty terrible at making its breakthroughs. Once it was through the lines, mind, it worked very well- see Marienburg and the Plains Campaign- but the lines weren't exactly brimming with openings, and the armor companies couldn't reliably make them any more.
It was time to develop a countermeasure to the trenches, and fortunately for you development hadn't stood still. The Wersers had been buying anything you could sell so that the landweres had armor, so things had kept advancing. Hopefully this would get you out of the house long enough for Anne-Marie to get over her morning sickness: you were really tired of the bathrooms smelling faintly of bleach and the maids default expression being muted horror and blank whiteness. Enough of that though: you had a job to get to, and it was time to assemble a Board.
((This is a LINE VOTE, NO PLANS))
[] Abbot Marchevion: A Bohemian national who emigrated after a scandal in the Werser crowns forced him from home, this man is rumored to be an intelligence expert and Lithuanian sympathizer.
[] Magnus von Eberhart: An infantry officer from 3/7 Luneberg, Magnus has experience in assaulting trenches and holding positions.
[] Hans Ledwinka: A mechanic and suspensions expert, Hans knows how to keep what he builds off the ground, no matter what the ground is doing at the time.
[] Karl Adler: A weapons designer and structural engineer borrowed from Skoda Werke, Karl has been working so far on trains and train repair systems.
[] Frederick Kowolski: An older gentleman in the electronics industry, Frederick has dozens of underlings who are happy to tell you all about how to make an electro-mechanical doohickymabober work.
[] Conrad Fenrus: A cavalry commander with the 1/4 "Schlangenesser" regiment, this officer is incredibly familiar what little exists of breakthrough tactics in this dayand age on the open plains of the West Irromedes.
[] Halbricht Udst: A Seebatalion officer injured during the Raid at Dervonport, Udst has been involved in some of the thickest fighting in the war, including a short stint "volunteering" with the Weser Crown Seebatalions.
[] Mosten Gotha: An ex-representative from Thryssen, Gotha is an industrial expert and is most likely be the person most likely to know how much of what you can build. Post-Thryssen, he's been working with the unions, seeing what the tempo of the factories is.
[] Leutnat Erich Folgers: A young and somewhat distinguished armor platoon commander, Erich was involved in the retaking of Marienburg.
[] Erome Lotanja: A young man from la Merezude, Erome is a fop at first glance, but a closer investigation reveals a sharp fiscal mind and unnervingly steady hand at playing the public confidences.
globalwarmth
ruining the weather.
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- Polar ice caps
[X] Hans Ledwinka: A mechanic and suspensions expert, Hans knows how to keep what he builds off the ground, no matter what the ground is doing at the time.
[X] Karl Adler: A weapons designer and structural engineer borrowed from Skoda Werke, Karl has been working so far on trains and train repair systems.
[X] Frederick Kowolski: An older gentleman in the electronics industry, Frederick has dozens of underlings who are happy to tell you all about how to make an electro-mechanical doohickymabober work
[X] Mosten Gotha: An ex-representative from Thryssen, Gotha is an industrial expert and is most likely be the person most likely to know how much of what you can build. Post-Thryssen, he's been working with the unions, seeing what the tempo of the factories is.
[X] Leutnat Erich Folgers: A young and somewhat distinguished armor platoon commander, Erich was involved in the retaking of Marienburg.
All engineers and the field experience guy
[X] Karl Adler: A weapons designer and structural engineer borrowed from Skoda Werke, Karl has been working so far on trains and train repair systems.
[X] Frederick Kowolski: An older gentleman in the electronics industry, Frederick has dozens of underlings who are happy to tell you all about how to make an electro-mechanical doohickymabober work
[X] Mosten Gotha: An ex-representative from Thryssen, Gotha is an industrial expert and is most likely be the person most likely to know how much of what you can build. Post-Thryssen, he's been working with the unions, seeing what the tempo of the factories is.
[X] Leutnat Erich Folgers: A young and somewhat distinguished armor platoon commander, Erich was involved in the retaking of Marienburg.
All engineers and the field experience guy
Sorry, but could you clarify exactly what this board is for? Are we making our next tank, or looking at improvements to the W-2 to be more resistant to the countermeasures? I suspect the former, but it isn't 100% clear.
Rat King
Izutsumi-pilled
I'm not sure I really want Kowolski, electronics seem... Not useful?
[X] Magnus von Eberhart: An infantry officer from 3/7 Luneberg, Magnus has experience in assaulting trenches and holding positions.
[X] Hans Ledwinka: A mechanic and suspensions expert, Hans knows how to keep what he builds off the ground, no matter what the ground is doing at the time.
[X] Karl Adler: A weapons designer and structural engineer borrowed from Skoda Werke, Karl has been working so far on trains and train repair systems.
[X] Leutnat Erich Folgers: A young and somewhat distinguished armor platoon commander, Erich was involved in the retaking of Marienburg.
[X] Erome Lotanja: A young man from la Merezude, Erome is a fop at first glance, but a closer investigation reveals a sharp fiscal mind and unnervingly steady hand at playing the public confidences.
[X] Frederick Kowolski: An older gentleman in the electronics industry, Frederick has dozens of underlings who are happy to tell you all about how to make an electro-mechanical doohickymabober work.
[X] Magnus von Eberhart: An infantry officer from 3/7 Luneberg, Magnus has experience in assaulting trenches and holding positions.
[X] Hans Ledwinka: A mechanic and suspensions expert, Hans knows how to keep what he builds off the ground, no matter what the ground is doing at the time.
[X] Karl Adler: A weapons designer and structural engineer borrowed from Skoda Werke, Karl has been working so far on trains and train repair systems.
[X] Leutnat Erich Folgers: A young and somewhat distinguished armor platoon commander, Erich was involved in the retaking of Marienburg.
[X] Erome Lotanja: A young man from la Merezude, Erome is a fop at first glance, but a closer investigation reveals a sharp fiscal mind and unnervingly steady hand at playing the public confidences.
[X] Frederick Kowolski: An older gentleman in the electronics industry, Frederick has dozens of underlings who are happy to tell you all about how to make an electro-mechanical doohickymabober work.
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