The Hegemony (12th Feb = 2018, Part 2)

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Can I just submit this proposal as defacto standard rail/coil/gauss gun...just to avoid the confusion with the ultra power guns that were invented on Hegemony 2

The Bolter Rifle is equipped with a railgun configuration, as opposed to a coilgun/Gauss gun configuration, due to the high inefficiency and generally poor operation of coilguns. Railguns work by utilising electromagnetic force to propel an electrically conductive projectile along two conducting rails. The electric current flowing through the rails sets up a magnetic field between them and through the projectile. The direction of the magnetic field is perpendicular to the current flowing through the rails and the projectile; this results in the rails and projectile pushing each other, thereby accelerating the projectile along the rails.

 

The world's first large-scale railgun, built in the 1970s, used 500 MJ of stored energy from the largest homopolar generator ever built. The electrical equipment needed to power these guns has become much more compact in the past century or so, but it is still not small or light enough to create man-portable weapons capable of replacing chemical-propellant firearms. Another major failing of railguns is their extreme susceptibility to rail erosion. The rails suffer heavy damage from every shot fired along them, and when the contact points are badly damaged, the electric current cannot properly pass from the rails through the projectile. This causes successive shots to lose more and more of their power. Each round needs at least a short length of undamaged rail in order to build up velocity.

 

Fortunately, we've managed to find a way around this problem -- by loading new rails into the gun after every series of shots.

 

The concept of pre-loading all of a weapon's ammunition into the barrel has been around for a long time. Until now it has only been applied to conventional firearms, but we have come up with a new concept; a small, individually-powered and insulated length of rail loaded with every round. This gives each round a viable contact point and will allow the weapon to sustain power through all its shots. When all rounds in the current barrel have been depleted -- and therefore the rails thoroughly destroyed -- the soldier can simply unlock the old barrel, let it drop to the ground, and slot in a fresh spare. Then he can replace the battery pack for a new series of shots.

 

The projectiles are specially-developed 3.2x40mm finned flechettes, stamped from large sheets of tungsten alloy. They are razor-sharp, with excellent armour-piercing qualities, and they tumble like demons inside the target. The holes that these flechettes cause are many times larger than their actual size.

 

This choice of loading system makes the Bolter slow and clumsy to reload, with expensive, oversized magazines (a new barrel and battery pack for each reload) and a small ammo capacity of 4 shots per barrel. On the other hand, the Bolter's stopping power is far greater than any chemical firearm in our arsenal. It can be used both as a sniper rifle and a powerful assault weapon, depending on whether it is fired on semi-automatic or 4-round burst mode. It is a highly versatile weapon with many possible applications; its tactical value will certainly become apparent once we get some real combat experience with it.

[Grim_]

Bah strike the first orders of invasion I am going to stabilize china first. Well almost. My first move is to annex north korea, mongolia and myanmar (because they are part of the great asian race...). After that I am going to start several housing projects and do away with the one child policy in favor of the two child policy (one girl and one boy preferably) however there is now an incentive to have only one child in tax bonus's. I am starting hydroponics and railgun research as well.

[The_Mather1]

Scandinavia is some kind of union, we even use almost identical languages and currencies (NOK; Norwegian krone, SEK; Swedish krone, DKK; Danish krone), it happened once even; the Jalmar union, it took not even one year to make. Also during 1800 it was sugguested that we were united to one people.

 

"Proof:"

 

But starting up with normal Scandinavia (Norway (including Svalbard), Sweden and Denmark) and expanding to other nordic countries then?

 

 

Archi: Your article there started out wrong, coil/gauss guns are more efficiant than railguns due to no friction between barrel and bullet.

[Grim_]

That reminds me I am starting project exo (it will take 20 years) and project MAS as well as project nucleus.

[The Dark Lord]

Scandinavia is some kind of union, we even use almost identical languages and currencies (NOK; Norwegian krone, SEK; Swedish krone, DKK; Danish krone), it happened once even; the Jalmar union, it took not even one year to make. Also during 1800 it was sugguested that we were united to one people.

 

"Proof:"

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But starting up with normal Scandinavia (Norway (including Svalbard), Sweden and Denmark) and expanding to other nordic countries then?

 

 

Archi: Your article there started out wrong, coil/gauss guns are more efficiant than railguns due to no friction between barrel and bullet.

 

Ehh. I guess so. Just be sure to take like 5 days to do it (since that's how long it takes in order to take over a country or whatever).

 

Which other Nordic countries (and are you referring to Germanic in general or just Scandinavia/Iceland/Greenland)?

[The_Mather1]

I'm starting Project Evergreen. ETA: One year (really small but neccessary).

 

Finland, Iceland, Greenland. But in this case is a slow political takeover accepted as it not in my best interest to send troops into those countries on hostile grounds.

[The Dark Lord]

Finland, Iceland, Greenland. But in this case is a slow political takeover accepted as it not in my best interest to send troops into those countries on hostile grounds.

 

Denmark owns Greenland, you know. Once you annex Denmark, you gain Greenland automatically since it is a territory of Denmark.

[The_Mather1]

It is? Denmark is allready part of Scandinavia, so one year for it then (that would fit perfectly with Project Evergreen too)?

[Grim_]

Bah I am going to switch countries to... Germany! My first move as fuher will be to reinstate the draft upon the german people and find a suitable minority group to prosecute. That and I am taking all the projects I started in china with me to germany.

[Retech]

In which my plan is to install figure heads into the South-East Asian countries. With your support Grim, we could become the Uber Asian Confederacy. To Sere, Japan has a military. About 150,000 efficient and technologically advanced troops, with most people below the age of 30 having received military training.

 

And I'll ask again, who's the moderator in this game? Or is it like the original Hegemony?

[The Dark Lord]

It is? Denmark is allready part of Scandinavia, so one year for it then (that would fit perfectly with Project Evergreen too)?

 

Well, it's an 'autonomous country that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark', according to Wikipedia.

 

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After anger over the policies of the Dems and Republicans, the New American Party has been elected.

 

A wide range of reforms will take place:

 

-Preservation of the American national identity (that of the Anglo-Americans who founded this Great Nation).

-Restriction of immigration in order to preserve our resources and prevent overpopulation.

-Redefining the Special Relationship between Britain and the United States. This includes cooperation in order to restore Britain as a world power.

-Reducing Red Tape for a more efficient overall system.

-An immediate end to the war in the Middle East.

-Economic rebuilding.

-Reduction of the National Deficit.

-Obliteration of Corporate Corruption.

-An end to the outsourcing of American jobs. More products will be produced in the United States itself, as well as an increase in British and Canadian goods being imported.

-Reduction of Military spending.

-Obliteration of No Child Left Behind. This includes educational reforms that will provide harder coursework and make students more competitive in the international community.

 

Americans, our Land is Ours Again!

[Retech]

The USA does pay for much of Japan's defences. Japan still has a significant force, not to mention they're helping with Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

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The emporer of Japan has declared his support for a new policy: The Pacific Rim Cooperation Sphere. All nations touching the Pacific may choose to join Japan, which is now the Japanese empire. Everyone can keep their customs and elect their rulers, if they give power to the Japanese empire for foreign affairs.

[Grim_]

On a side note I am as Germany invading Belgium& Switzerland (if rpg wants to play he can have Luxembourg) as well as Poland and the Czech republic.

(here is the updated world map with Germany& its conquests in it.

[The_Mather1]

All inhabitants of Svalbard move to the Norwegian mainland and a massive research facility is erected on Svalbard instead.

 

Message:

"Scientists from all over the world are welcome to the Svalbard International Research Organisation of Technology, Engineering and Monument Plans, or SIRO TEMP for short. Here we will share research and advancements to our heart's content.

 

As a first the results of Project Evergreen will be available here."

 

 

(Anyone got the joke there?)

[The Dark Lord]

Dungeonal hasn't logged in recently. I think he won't be logging back in. :mellow:

 

@Grim.

 

It'll take at least 5 days in order to annex the territory peacefully. That's not including the fact that those nations wouldn't want to join and that you would need military force. It will take even longer considering that they will retaliate.

[Retech]

Grim, you can't take over a country until five days after you announce it. Oooooh, China is open. Excellent, no rivals in Asia. Well, I guess Rocco is a rival. Even though he's attacked me so many times on the old Hegemony, I'm going to trust him anyways. :)

 

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Oh, have bioweapons been banned? Please tell me they have been.

[The_Mather1]

Anyone care to put me on the map? If I try I'm sure I'll mess it up somehow.

Just color Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Svalbard dark(pine) green

[The Dark Lord]

Grim, you can't take over a country until five days after you announce it. Oooooh, China is open. Excellent, no rivals in Asia. Well, I guess Rocco is a rival. Even though he's attacked me so many times on the old Hegemony, I'm going to trust him anyways. :)

 

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Oh, have bioweapons been banned? Please tell me they have been.

 

Isn't there a ban on them anyway, in real life?

 

EDIT: Anyone invading another country also needs to post their strategies, kind of like what Dusty did on the first Hegemony when he conquered most of Europe. Oh, and you need to be reasonable.

 

Currently, the US has the second largest standing army. (About 1.4 million in standing army and another 1.4 million in reserves).

 

China is number 1, and they currently have something like 2 million in their standing army, so don't expect to be sending 5 million people to invade a country or anything.

[Retech]

Japan extends a hand of friendship to India, the world's largest democracy. Japan suggests that India can conquer the Middle East. (So is there a moderator or is it mob rule?)

[The_Mather1]

No one's sending people to SIRO TEMP?

[Retech]

Japan suggests that India expands in the other direction, because Japan is much more capable of fighting a sustained war than India. Japan begins inciting revolts by Chinese citzens against their government covertly, so that they can join Japan in the future.

 

Meanwhile Japan begins mobilization of its armed forces to 500,000 soldiers which should take three to four years. Construction of naval forces is increased and anti-air craft defences are being built, especially several miles around major cities.

 

Mather, what benefits would we have from Siro Temp?

[Grim_]

Sere I am peacefully annexing them while beginning to pressure measures in the E.U to create a single western europe.

[Retech]

Oh yah, here are the rankings for top most powerful navies in order: American, Russian, Chinese, British, Japanese, French

[paul191600]

China's unknown emperor comes forth and rightfully claims the territory as New China.

[Retech]

Nooooo, I was about to annex that. :P

 

Oh wellz, much better to be friends.

 

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Japan extends a warm hand of friendship towards China and advises them to annex Mongolia.