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Portugal and Spain begin colonizing the Americas, and things go surprisingly well for most of it (Aside from the usual colonial racism) until Napoleon rolls in and deposes the king. Immediately, the latin american elite goes wild, setting up all manner of improvised senate, though nobody's actually started declaring independence yet. This changes (In Venezuela) when the American-born elite start opposing the Spain-born elite, and eventually several politically minded people (Including Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, and Francisco de Miranda, the Precursor), end up getting the city of Caracas to declare independence in 1811. This is immediately opposed by a lot of the other cities in Venezuela, either because they're royalists, or just don't want to be ruled in Caracas. This begins a disastrous civil war, and just as their military forces begin to run low, a huge earthquake levels the city on a holy day in March. People immediately call it divine retribution for the declaration of independence, and the whole thing collapses in June after Miranda tries to steal all of the gold. The republic collapses in late June, and the cycle repeats all over again because Bolivar just got exiled and ended up in a different city to try independence again.

Dice Spent
1 Design, 4 dice to revision phase ():
2 Designs. 1 dice to revision phase (7): Frostgiant, Roboson, Jerick, TricMagic, D7, Happerry, NUKE9.13
2 Designs, 1 dice towards Advancing Galilei Lensing (1): Jilladilla

Designs
Spark Ignition, Alchemy Gloves. (2): Jerick, TricMagic
Stone Carvers Rainment. (2): Frostgiant, Jilladilla
Fulcrum Armor (4):Frostgiant, Jerick, Jilladilla, NUKE9.13
Terramanus (1): TricMagic
Translucent Air (3): Chiefwaffles, Happerry, Roboson
Magia Cartuccia Bacchetta (Magic Cartridge Baton) (0)
Thaumic Radio (1): NUKE9.13
Force Gloves (4): Roboson, Happerry, Chiefwaffles, D7

Requisition:
Requisition a Radio system from army command (1): Frostgiant
No requisition (1): Chiefwaffles

The Halberd has served Abbera's armies well in the fight for Harren. Yet the Salviosi still have superior firepower, at least when it comes to machine guns.

The time has come to change this.

As a machine gun, the Bardiche sports a firing mechanism in the vein of the Scythe, yet scaled up to handle the increased size of the 40mm round, now found in belts of 75 rounds. Due to the increased firing rate, we have persisted in our use of the K-Wool recoil reducing pads, despite the fact that the Bardiche is not intended to be man portable.

Instead, it rests on a wide elevated tripod, with rails so that the weapon can be racked up to aim higher than would normally be possible. On a leg of this tripod comes a small Prometheum battery, just enough to power the electrified barrel that still remains from the Halberd, now cooled by a shroud in which nodules hold D-Prometheum dust mixed into gelatin.

Indeed, not much remains, for the gravitic weight reduction of the Halberd has been stripped out, to make room for the firing mechanism and to ensure accuracy of the rounds fired.

As accessories, the standard iron sights can be screwed out and replaced with aperture sights, or a gun shield can be fitted to protect the operator.

DESIGN
ARA Model 1914BMB "Colossus" ():
Uniforms for the Massed Infantry v1.2 ():
RSN 191X “Icarus” Combat Superiority Flier (): Happerry, Jerick, Frostgiant
Minotaur ():
Hardened K-Wool ():
Ceramic Plates ():
Modern Composites ():
Gandiva Assault Gun (2): Kashyyk, Doomblade187
Bardiche (1): D7

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Dice Spent
1 Design, 4 dice to revision phase ():
2 Designs. 1 dice to revision phase (5): Frostgiant, Roboson, Jerick, TricMagic, D7

Designs
Spark Ignition, Alchemy Gloves. (2): Jerick, TricMagic
Stone Carvers Rainment. (3): Frostgiant, Roboson, D7
Fulcrum Armor (4):Frostgiant, Roboson, Jerick, Chiefwaffles
Terramanus (1): TricMagic
Translucent Air (1): Chiefwaffles
Magia Cartuccia Bacchetta (Magic Cartridge Baton) (0)