Airships and Landboats [OOC]

[Lunas Legion]

Bar 'rule of cool', why do you actually want tesla weaponry? A rifle and bullet travels faster, doesn't blow up in your face, is cheaper and therefore mass produceable and it can be negated by de-earthing the target.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Bar 'rule of cool', why do you actually want tesla weaponry? A rifle and bullet travels faster, doesn't blow up in your face, is cheaper and therefore mass produceable and it can be negated by de-earthing the target.

Also, his whole history stretches suspension of disbelief a little too far.

[Imperial City-States]

I was mainly going rule of cool out of boredom but a Tesla weapon ignores armor as it is electricity which is the main angle I was going for , meaning my riflemen could injury am armored vehicle . And the concept behind tesla weapons is they would arc between multiple targets if they were designed well enough

Ill re-write the entire app if the OP or co-OP wants but I would not be happy to do so as I'm stick on my phone

[The Empire of Pretantia]

I was mainly going rule of cool out of boredom but a Tesla weapon ignores armor as it is electricity which is the main angle I was going for , meaning my riflemen could injury am armored vehicle . And the concept behind tesla weapons is they would arc between multiple targets if they were designed well enough

Ill re-write the entire app if the OP or co-OP wants but I would not be happy to do so as I'm stick on my phone

No, the arc would attempt to find the shortest route to the ground; through the tank's hull, to the treads, to the ground.

[Imperial City-States]

I was mainly going rule of cool out of boredom but a Tesla weapon ignores armor as it is electricity which is the main angle I was going for , meaning my riflemen could injury am armored vehicle . And the concept behind tesla weapons is they would arc between multiple targets if they were designed well enough

Ill re-write the entire app if the OP or co-OP wants but I would not be happy to do so as I'm stick on my phone

No, the arc would attempt to find the shortest route to the ground; through the tank's hull, to the treads, to the ground.

Would still fry the crew in the process but hell handwavium is a powerful element and drug

[Lunas Legion]

No, the arc would attempt to find the shortest route to the ground; through the tank's hull, to the treads, to the ground.

Would still fry the crew in the process but hell handwavium is a powerful element

Nope. Padded chairs and boots mean the shortest route isn't through the crew, so they'd be perfectly fine. Also,iron and steel aren't that good conductors of electricity and a thin layer of a insulator inside the tank or as armour on infantry with earthing rods would effectively make tesla weaponry useless.

[Transoxthraxia]

I... I just read Ben Drowned.

What... What have I missed?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

No, the arc would attempt to find the shortest route to the ground; through the tank's hull, to the treads, to the ground.

Would still fry the crew in the process but hell handwavium is a powerful element and drug

No it wouldn't. That's why metalworkers can touch an object they're welding with an arc welder; the object in question is grounded.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

So apparently China plans on invading India. I may be planning to ally with India, or possibly incite rebellion in Mongolia.

[Imperial City-States]

Would still fry the crew in the process but hell handwavium is a powerful element

Nope. Padded chairs and boots mean the shortest route isn't through the crew, so they'd be perfectly fine. Also,iron and steel aren't that good conductors of electricity and a thin layer of a insulator inside the tank or as armour on infantry with earthing rods would effectively make tesla weaponry useless.

Meh oh well , I'm more then likely going to have to re-write my app anyway so it doesn't matter

[Lunas Legion]

So apparently China plans on invading India. I may be planning to ally with India, or possibly incite rebellion in Mongolia.

Invade Malaya.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

So apparently China plans on invading India. I may be planning to ally with India, or possibly incite rebellion in Mongolia.

Invade Malaya.

Hell, I can do all three at once.

[Transoxthraxia]

Invade Malaya.

Hell, I can do all three at once.

Invade Europe.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Hell, I can do all three at once.

Invade Europe.

That's pushing it.

[Saurisisia]

Nation Name:
Imperio Mexicano, the Mexican Empire or, as the official name goes, the Empire of Mexico

Flag:

Coat of Arms/Seal:

Other Symbols:
N/A

Population:
15,350,626

Location/Claims:
Mexico and the rest of Central America that hasn't been claimed already

Capital City:
Mexico City

Government Type:
Constitutional Monarchy

Ideologies:
Monarchism, Freedom

Leader/s:
Emperor Augustine III

Main Imports:
Machinery, airships and airship parts

Main Exports:
Oil, Manufactured goods, agricultural products

Economy:
A mix between industry and agrarian, the cities and their surrounding areas are heavily industrialized and there's numerous factories scattered throughout the country, particularly in the densely-populated center and north. However, in the south, farms are dominant and it is there that people grow fruits, vegetables, coffee, and cotton to sell to other countries.

Infrastructure:
A mixed bag; in the north and center, it's modern stone roads but in the south, the roads are dirt. Of course, a nationwide upgrade is underway with railroads currently under construction that, once completed, will crisscross the country and allow people to travel from one side of the Empire to the other.

Army:
The Army, at its core, is composed of some twenty thousand regulars backed up by fifty thousand conscript troops. The regulars are well-trained, well-disciplined, and battle-hardened from the years of revolution against Spain while the conscripts are dedicated toward to fighting for their Empire. These are backed up by armored vehicles numbering in the hundreds as well as numerous artillery guns prepared to rain death upon the enemies of Mexico.

Navy:
A large navy is maintained with 95 warships which include battleships (12), cruisers (20), destroyers (30), frigates (33), supported by sixty axillary and transport vessels.

Aerial Fleet:
The Aerial Fleet of Mexico is a small one indeed due to Mexico's current lack of proper facilities to build and maintain airships. Only eight currently exist, all of which were built in Europe, meaning that the Empire's strengths lay in the ground and at sea rather than in the air. The airships in question are powered by propellers and are powerful and well-armored though expensive and time-consuming to maintain, considering the Empire has to have European mechanics keep them in shape.

Goals:
To take back California, Texas, and the rest of the land lost by America and become a true Great Power on the world stage.

History:
The land that is now Mexico was once the home to multiple tribes and small nations, the most notable of which being the mighty Aztec Empire which dominated much of central Mexico. The Empire died along with Native American sovereignty when the Spanish conquered Mexico and made it a colony, dubbing it Nueva Espana or New Spain. In the second half of the fifteenth century, however, the Spanish colonial rule was challenged by a revolt as part of the Great Uprisings experienced by Spanish colonies throughout the world, led by Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla who saw that Spain's military was handicapped by its war with France. He declared Mexican independence in the small town of Dolores on September 16, 1560 but it would take years of warfare until the Spanish finally recognized Mexico as an independent state in 1572 as part of the Plan of Iguala, which was signed after the revolutionaries stormed Mexico City on April 14 of that year.

The original leaders of the revolt had already been executed by the local government before the end of the conflict but it had been won and Mexico was independent. Now it was time to decide who would lead the country and thus, Mexico saw several governmental transitions until, in 1564, supporters of a creole general named Agustín de Iturbide who served as current regent of a provisional junta government marched into the capital and demanded that he become a monarch. The Mexican Congress obliged, declaring the general Emperor of Mexico and thus became Augustine I, First Emperor of Mexico and founding member of the House of Iturbide. In the last few decades of the 16th century, the still-developing Empire lost its northern territories of Texas and California in a disastrous war with the Americans which resulted in a brief period of political and economic instability where army generals and republican revolutionaries attempted multiple times to overthrow the Emperor and establish their own government. By the dawn of the 17th century, things had settled down and the Empire began building up its military and infrastructure, never forgetting their humiliation and using the memory of it to drive them further on their path to greatness as the Empire is poised to seek revenge and become an American power the nations of Europe and Asia would come to respect and admire.

RP Sample: Link

[Imperial City-States]

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[The Empire of Pretantia]

Still doesn't. You have a huge aerial fleet for one. Two hundred frigates? Forty cruisers? 20 carriers? I don't care if you're making up for lack of navy, it's still more than double a sensible amount, plus it's all from Antarctica, with a 500,000 population.

[Imperial City-States]

Still doesn't. You have a huge aerial fleet for one. Two hundred frigates? Forty cruisers? 20 carriers? I don't care if you're making up for lack of navy, it's still more than double a sensible amount, plus it's all from Antarctica, with a 500,000 population.

Your neglecting the fact that I only have around 12,000 combat personel .
The frigates are pathetically armed and are not exactly a formidable force

[Transoxthraxia]

How's this as a possible primary weapon for the KRG?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Still doesn't. You have a huge aerial fleet for one. Two hundred frigates? Forty cruisers? 20 carriers? I don't care if you're making up for lack of navy, it's still more than double a sensible amount, plus it's all from Antarctica, with a 500,000 population.

Your neglecting the fact that I only have around 12,000 combat personel .
The frigates are pathetically armed and are not exactly a formidable force

They're airships. I don't expect such a thing from ANY nation. Unless they're less like ships and more like flying tanks. And I'm not neglecting that you only have 12,000 soldiers; that's not relevant with the topic at hand. Plus you expect me to eat that you have 300+ airships way down in Antarctica, as well as the infrastructure for such a thing.

How's this as a possible primary weapon for the KRG?

Primary? No.

[Photana]

Your neglecting the fact that I only have around 12,000 combat personel .
The frigates are pathetically armed and are not exactly a formidable force

They're airships. I don't expect such a thing from ANY nation. Unless they're less like ships and more like flying tanks. And I'm not neglecting that you only have 12,000 soldiers; that's not relevant with the topic at hand. Plus you expect me to eat that you have 300+ airships way down in Antarctica, as well as the infrastructure for such a thing.

+1, Antarctica isn't known for having much besides snow and ice, and any useful minerals will be buried under miles of ice. I don't think anything Steampunk-y could melt through those miles of ice.

[Imperial City-States]

Your neglecting the fact that I only have around 12,000 combat personel .
The frigates are pathetically armed and are not exactly a formidable force

They're airships. I don't expect such a thing from ANY nation. Unless they're less like ships and more like flying tanks. And I'm not neglecting that you only have 12,000 soldiers; that's not relevant with the topic at hand. Plus you expect me to eat that you have 300+ airships way down in Antarctica, as well as the infrastructure for such a thing.

How's this as a possible primary weapon for the KRG?

Primary? No.

I guess I should have explained my frigates -
Small ten man crew ; so yes more like flyin tanks

As for minerals ect. You could also point out the lack of effectivness for even havin air ships as they are vulnerable to even fighters

[The Empire of Pretantia]

They're airships. I don't expect such a thing from ANY nation. Unless they're less like ships and more like flying tanks. And I'm not neglecting that you only have 12,000 soldiers; that's not relevant with the topic at hand. Plus you expect me to eat that you have 300+ airships way down in Antarctica, as well as the infrastructure for such a thing.

Primary? No.

I guess I should have explained my frigates -
Small ten man crew ; so yes more like flyin tanks

As for minerals ect. You could also point out the lack of effectivness for even havin air ships as they are vulnerable to even fighters

No you couldn't. And I fail to see how an airship's mere existence is relevant to resources.

Plus, airships are tough. Real tough. Like, you can fill them with holes and they'd still float. You could shoot them with a cannon shell and it would go straight out the other side. Airships are, contrary to popular belief, hearty.

Now, please justify your massive airfleet despite being in ANTARCTICA.

[Imperial City-States]

One turbine and your entire airship goes down .

This is a matter of if the OP allows it .
If you are this dead set on critiquing apps we could go and pick out the infalisces of everyone's

[Transoxthraxia]

Your neglecting the fact that I only have around 12,000 combat personel .
The frigates are pathetically armed and are not exactly a formidable force

They're airships. I don't expect such a thing from ANY nation. Unless they're less like ships and more like flying tanks. And I'm not neglecting that you only have 12,000 soldiers; that's not relevant with the topic at hand. Plus you expect me to eat that you have 300+ airships way down in Antarctica, as well as the infrastructure for such a thing.

How's this as a possible primary weapon for the KRG?

Primary? No.

Reasoning?