Fanaglia wrote:if he were born in May of 1847, he would only be 35, not 49.
That was a simple f*** up on my part. I originally intended him to be an older, simplistic engineer. Corrected.
[quote=Fanaglia]Secondly, Nikola Tesla was who presented the first working example of wireless telegraphy, which wasn't until 1893; I could believe that an inventor may have been dabbling in the experimental technology in 1883, but not that your average military man would be able to call himself an "expert."[/quote]
Of course, the first rigid airships that were actually powered didn't appear until Count von Zeppelin's flight in July 1900. Although some will argue otherwise, the closest thing one could secede to as far as powered flights are concerned would be
La France's flight in 1884, with Charles Renard and Arthur Krebs in control- a full year after this RP takes place. But, in the interest of intrigue, I assume you're referring to the Golden Age airships (with rigid frames, as I previously mentioned). Given this, I see no reason why wireless communications couldn't be included if we're talking about moving airships here in existence before their time, steam-powered jetpacks, and a non-existent colony unless you don't want the wireless skill to be in, in which case I'll just remove it from his list.
[quote=Fanaglia]Next, I appreciate your trying to reappropriate later RL weapons as your own, but the Mosin-Nagant won't show up for almost a decade and the C96 Mauser not for another decade and a half, the
Schnellfeuer (the full-auto version) wasn't until 1932.[/quote]
That's a Gewehr 1878, Turkish model; not a Mosin-Nagant. Very rare find on my part. Anyway, it's true about Mauser's maschinepistole; of course, it's also true about the powered airships (that the first real one didn't appear until 1884), but again, it's your call. I can drop it and go with the rifle and bayonet. They're both period.