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Anti-Materiel Coil Accelerator (AMCA)
Our present armory is sadly lacking in heavy weapons, stocking only a few specimens of pre-war energy weaponry to fulfil that role. Even with our great advances in battery technology, we have nothing close to what it would take to field equivalents to their power. However, we can find some use for the RESU.

The AMCA is a large weapon, tall as a Yaerian and powered by a battery pack carried on the operator's back. The coils lining its barrel are hungry for energy, such that the designers are encouraged to focus primarily on those related systems while the rest of the gun is made as simply as possible. Resting on a tripod--the recoil would be too destructive with anything else--a gunner has to load projectiles individually, be they the officially made tungsten-tipped steel slugs or a hastily-cut chunk of ancient rebar. The barrel is made to the size of the aforementioned 18mm diameter slugs, but, as implied, can fire any piece of ferromagnetic material capable of fitting down the barrel.

Difficulty: Hard
Result: [3 + 4] - 1 → 6 Above average

18mmx1.V(Variable) Anti-Material Coil Accelerator can strictly be defined as a heavy weapon, being both large and transportable. The methodology behind it’s firing mechanism is simple: A specialized, high-durability electromagnet is formed into an effective coil gun mechanism. An aluminum sheet line the internal of the coil’s barrel forged such that the coil guns coils will not be damaged from the magnetic forces in play. Two sets of 4 capacitors line the sides of the weapon, providing the high voltage required to run the coil for the split second required to launch the slug.

A built-in, primitive set of circuits is salvaged from consumer electronics to monitor the variance in resistance that the projectile will provide in terms of magnetic fields. This is necessitated, as the variance of resistance can brick the coils if it is not tuned exactly, and it required a full second to test the munition if it is not a standard from the factory. However, this means that soldiers can field-prepare munition for the weapon, so long as they have power, they have ammo. The battery pack holds enough juice to fire 40 rounds, or about 30 rounds if using sub-optimal munitions.

Its role in combat is most similar to an anti-tank rifle, able to put slugs through armor plates unparalleled among post-war equipment, but exact statistics have not yet been provided. The gun is reloaded by sliding a bolt down the front and using a plastic or wooden stick to push it to the end of the barrel. A simple spring-operated tripod allows for mounting in many conditions. The battery-cells on the back weigh just enough to make this weapon heavy indeed, but operators of the 18mmx1.V AMCA carry roughly the same amount of weight as an average un-assisted Heavy weapon operator of the Pre-Collapse era.

Field tests of this weapon reveal one notable fact: The weapon is unflinchingly durable. It has no moving parts. The simplistic nature of its mechanisms (or more accurately the lack thereof) along with its focus on rugged, durable construction and highly designed firing solution means that the weapon can be jury-rigged on the field quickly and easily, as long as the firing coils are at least 80% intact. It is also possible to field this weapon as a rifle by soldiers wearing augmentative exoskeletons. The weapon is

The slugs of this weapon require a resource-intensive process to make, requiring 4 Minerals to reliably equip every weapon, but the weapon itself is comparatively simpler requiring only 2 Minerals to manufacture. We are pushing the limit of our electrical infrastructure to keep these batteries recharged in a war-scale, requiring 3 Energy.

[Expensive/Very Expensive, 2+2 Minerals, 3 Energy]

Designs

It is now the Revision of Cycle -1.00. Next phase will be Design. Event is going to happen in the next Design Phase.

SSR-3 Monopole Assisted Intrinstically  MagnEtic Railgun (MAIMER) "Thunderstruck"
The primary issue with railguns is the tendency to rip themselves apart when firing, in normal configurations, it requires the rails to be replaced after every shot.

With the production of standardized Monopole materials, it becomes possible to create railguns that use this material to create a high-yield magnetically fired projectile that is combat-capable with reasonable maintenance tables.

Monopole alloys are ground into a dust and then carefully integrated within the outer layer of rail-guns firing rails, and aligned with the electrical discharge nodes that are designed to fire a high-capacitance discharge so that it emits just enough power to counteract. A casing of a paramagnetic material is placed to act as an outer casing as well as a counteraction of excessive magnetic fields from damaging the power armor gauntlets of the user.

This dust is placed such that it counteracts the majority of the forces that would normally split the rails apart, while also introducing a stabilizing and centrifugal force on the projectile along its entire radius, allowing for a higher range and accuracy for the weapon.

The first MAIMER's we create are bulky, heavy anti-armor rifles designed to be fielded by the Fenris. Its battlefield designation is "SSR-3, "Thunderstruck" They are designed to interface with the power armors batteries to decrease wielded bulk, and are distributed with power packs designed to be attached to the back or the limbs as long two inch thick external strips so as to increase the time at which these weapons and it's wielders can be fielded.

The weapon is semiautomatic, its shells reloaded by a side-mounted magazine.

Flight Camera Drone: (2) UristMcRiley, TricMagic
SSR-3 MAIMER "ThunderStruck" (1): Blood_Librarian

Mag-Lev Station Overhaul

The Station and tracks we have is important. However, the jury-rigging we have to do to keep it running is an issue. This is dedicated to solving that issue. During the work creating MAB, one failure was discarded. Put simply, certain combinations of naturally magnetic material causes an energy surge when electricity ran through it. Further testing on finding something for the Mag-Lev based on MAB led to this being visited. This particular combination causes the material to burn and warp, before crumbling, breaking down. However, mixing iron into the mixture created an alloy that generated a magnetic field when electricity ran through it, solving that issue. It is both an excellent conductor, and a powerful electromagnet. Using this, coined as EIA-Electromagnetic Iron Alloy, we sought to use it for the Mag-Lev's lift and propulsion.

The MagLev trail is comprised of railings and iron points at the center of the track. This railing has bars that extend all around the track to form a type of tube, with the upper sections being negative, and the lower sections negative. Overall, it looks to be a polygon. The bottom of the train has the EMA wrapped around the edges of the bottom, giving it it's levitation against the positive rails. Likewise, this also appears at the top of the train to prevent crashes against the trackway at speed.

At the back and front also exists the EIA. At the top and bottom exists the Plates of EIA that when powered, provides the push forward. This can be adjusted for making turns onto other tracks that are connected to the tube. And at the front is the window for seeing out of the train, where the driver(s) sit. There is also a nose at the front, where the actual batteries go for powering the train's magnetic lift. This train can, in fact, move outside a trackway if there is a metal railing, so putting them in and taking them out of the trackway for any repairs would be simple, as whereas depositing cargo.

Last is the existence of cargo attachments. A simple connector sits at the back of the Train which can connect to any Mag-Lev Cargo. Cargo containers have the same layout as the regular trains, though the power for them is located inside their box frame. The Connector tells the main train how much power is in the Lev systems.

This is important as showing we can fix the old station with parts we can create will mean the city will be willing to offer more stations to use. Likewise, it will give us the ability to transport materials and supplies, as well as troops, more regularly. The only other difficulty will be the computer we have to refurbish, and coding. It's definitely a project, but it will prove useful in transporting materials and gear, as well as troops.

Difficulty: Medium
Result: [3+1] → 4 Below average

The Mag-Lev Overhaul is a success. Mostly. The most expensive part of the railways, the supercooled magnetic tracks that were a pain to maintain has all been replaced with a solid-state magnetic alloy that does the job in an equivalent manner with a far lower maintenance profile. While the track can no longer support the incredibly high-speed bullet trains that we don't have access to anyhow, they are much, much simpler to maintain in terms of machinery. One particular issue is how unstable the trains are. Consistent, tiny deformations in both the track placement and the propellant magnetic systems cause the trains to wobble while it is in movement. Two separate de-railings preclude the possibility of direct-combat deployment for now. While the possibility of gliding on railings was thought of, the train actively requires a framework to stay stable, and will not be done outside of specialized circumstances which require engineering beforehand.

A refitting doctrine has been made to convert old stations that we find in the battlefield to the standard, as long as the tunnels in the immediate area are not active combat zones, the trains can run. In addition, an additional Mag-Lev has been brought out of mothballing, and we will no longer have to fight civilian authorities for military infrastructure. Additional trains are currently being refitted, and are expected to be put to service by the beginning of the war.

 Transportation Capacity: 1 (UNDERGROUND) (note that UNDERGROUND TC is different from LAND TC, which represents traditional land vehicles.)


It is now the Design of Cycle -1.00. Next phase will be Revision.

Magnetics Alloyed Batteries

These batteries are something we managed to create from the various bits and pieces found in all this ancient stuff. They are effectively a hyper-efficient battery, capable of storing 1 Kilowatt, but only the size of an adult's hand in box form.

From what we know, this is due to using magnetic materials to store and trap large amounts of electricity inside itself. The material it's made up of naturally soaks up the electricity. the only issue is getting it out of it safely, and insulating it. This problem is mostly fixed through Neoprene Rubber around them, leaving only the outlets exposed. This is in turn placed in a plastic casing.

They can be linked up to provide a lot of power to a vehicle, or trimmed down to more normal sizes for far less storage in exchange for less weight. It's mostly this alloy that allows for such insane energy storage.

Difficulty: Hard
Result: 4,3 -1 → 6

These batteries are powered by a unique electromagnetic configuration quite dissimilar from the standard capacitors that allow for a statistically significant increase in electrical storage while still retaining discharge deliveries required to be utilized in high-yield personal energy weapons or a low enough watt discharge to be used in logistical movements. Compared to the protobatteries, they have a systemic advantage over standard batteries in every possible field with a large advantage in raw electrical storage. It is not as good as a capacitive system in terms of sheer raw discharge speed, however.

This also allows for the logistical movement of electricity on a large scale.
+1 Energy, requires one Transport Capacity


It is now the Revision Phase.

I maintain nonetheless that yin-yang dualism can be overcome. With sufficient enlightenment, we can give substance to any distinction: mind without body, north without south, pleasure without pain. Remember, enlightenment is a function of willpower, not of physical strength.

-- Chairman Sheng-ji Yang ,"Essays on Mind and Matter"

Monopole Magnets "Alloy-M-32
Alloy-M-32 represents the forefront of our electromagnetic supremacy. M-32 is derived from one specific "meta" material, which is a substance that has no natural origin on the periodic table or in the formation of the universe. It is only found in several resource caches buried under tons of debris and must be excavated and refined like any other material.

With Alloy-M-32, we can construct magnetic weapons wholly unlike coil or rail guns, exotic fusion containment systems, complex electromagnetic circuitry or even wilder constructions that would not be possible with dipole magnetic systems. These monopole magnets absolutely require electricity to function, as they do not hold a magnetic charge like dipole magnets.

I dont think the L-Safe is possible: Making a E-shield system and a upgraded power would be too much to do with too little.

Designs:
Vanguard-Exo: (1) Trent01
HFO-2 “Fenris” (1): Blood_Librarian
L-SAFE 1.0: (1) SC77
Special Resource:
SuperBronze Coils: (1) SC777
Alloy M: (1) Blood_Librarian

The Diktats Throne

That was what we called him. The Diktat. As if he were some sort of imperious ruler os high above the clouds that his very stench could not be smelt from us, so high above in the heavens he would be. A pit it could not be.

Just as we were deposited here by some uncaring, unflinchingly cruel alien master, it can be said that they saved us with those strange, unknowable monsters that prowl the night. His disappearance, along with the vast majority of his goons meant that we would be able to continue on to our future, but he left behind a Throne.

Diktat. Emperor. King.

These are the few names by which cruel dictators, lampshading themselves as anything but bandits who hold guns at their perceived lessers hide behind. We smashed his throne.

The Federated Cities of Sujia are no better. They are ruled by Water Barons who hold their people in collars, trapped in the chains of an authoritarian body who began a war against another people to take everything they have under the guise of saving their own

The Rayleigh “Confederation” is a similar band, though they maintain a far better attitude regarding their ruling polity, they have several outstanding issues with their neighbor, the people of Suijia. The violence between these two peoples is so unbecoming of modern civilization that it is obvious that whatever qualms we had of working with the Confederation has intensified to the point of dissolution. It’s almost certainly obvious that these people.

The people of this “donut of doom” need to work together, before we all go extinct.  If we must launch a veritable crusade to get all these knuckles heads together in the same room to stop killing each other by the dozen than so be it.

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How we Survive

I won’t lie. A lot of people died during those first few years. But that is why we owe it to them, their sacrifice to keep forward. We were once many people from the old world. The states of Japan, Germany, The breadth of the Russian peoples stretching from world war two to the digital age, in particular, were a contentious people. Despite all our collective differences, ten long, hard years have given us many bounties in this alien land.

We feed ourselves with mostly rice. Our rice survives the depths of the cold winter, planted just before the sun is blotted out and we are left in eternal darkness, they will seed and germinate in hoop houses, and sprout just in time for first sunlight and transplanting. The abundance of wetlands among the city means that we allow our people to survive at a relatively comfortable level. Where we don’t have Wetlands, our frostbitten people toil to grow Barley, hay, oats, and potatoes.

Alaskan Reindeer is one of the few successful animal transplants, largely due to the Reindeer farm in Alaska came with us. They are a delicacy, and most of the predators seem to be too disgusted by them to eat them.

The Pines that survive in between the alien “trees” to the east provide the lumber we need to build houses, buildings and everything else.

Another gift to us from the old world is perhaps the greatest of them all: We do not have to worry about water.

An entire glacier from the antarctic circle came with us. A mountain of ice that thaws during the summer, it has been carefully engineered to feed into reservoirs and rivers to provide our land with water for all purposes.

Another shining torch to the prosperity under the Red Blossom.

Daetongryung (President) Ji-Hun Jung-Hee is the currently elected leader of our country. He holds a quiet, intense passion for his country, and the people stranded here. He is zealous in the war, and opponents point out his nature may be dangerous for the country, but by and large, his role in setting up the democracy has ensured that he had won all current elections, and will most likely be re-elected in the third election come Cycle 12.

Standard Battle Dress Uniform  (SBDU)
The Standard Battle Dress Uniform consists of an across the board improvement of the previous uniform. A tactical webbing with the classification "TW" is derived, each designed to hold the number of magazines, munitions or other equipment a soldier needs for their loadout, usually based around their primary weapon. In addition, the provision for a individuals survivability in a combat scenario was considered intensely: Thus, the introduction of a kevlar lining in the entire clothing, as well as the production of a installable chest, abdominal, side and backplate, which is easy as sliding in and out of the pouches that are sewn to the uniform.

The helmet is designed to look exactly like the Sakura, and the only difference between our soldiers is rank pins on the left breast of the uniform. While this was intended to prevent enemy fire teams from targeting commanding officers and specialists, it does so effectively and completely without any side effects.

Death-STAR: Happerry
Rocket Bombardment Sled: (1) Happerry
Qualitätskontrolle: (1) TricMagic
Re: War Titan: (1) TricMagic
Standard Battle Dress Uniform: (1) Blood_Librarian