[center][h1]The World Undone[/h1]
(1905--)[/center]

[hider=Orders Not Received]
All players in this list may PM their orders now. Posting IC remains optional but strongly recommended.

1. [b]Tyrian Empire[/b]
2. [b]Republic of Paraka[/b]
3. [b]Helrox Empire[/b]
4. [b]Holy Empire of Vigentino[/b]
5. [b]City-State of Julia[/b]
6. [b]High Kingdom of Itherae[/b]
7. [b]Confederation of Hokkan-Shirito[/b]
8. [b]Empire of Toubrés[/b][/hider]
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- Posting IC will be immensely beneficial to you as a player. It is, however, not necessary. This is designed so that you can still send in your orders if you are too busy to post, but posting IC will provide a tangible bonus to your DRM (Die Roll Modifier).
- Each [b]Turn[/b] represents one In-Game Month. The player will submit [b]3 Orders[/b].
- Each order is then subject to a 1d6 roll. A 6 means a perfect execution and a 1 means a horrible failure. Posting IC gives you a +2 die roll to a single order, or a +1 die roll to all three. [Specified at the end of your IC post.]. This means that more active players are rewarded.
- [b]Orders[/b]:
* [b][color=yellow]Economic[/color][/b]: An order designed to benefit the nation economically.
* [b][color=red]Military[/color][/b]: An order designed to affect your military.
* [b][color=green]Diplomacy[/color][/b]: An order designed to conduct diplomacy.
* [b][color=blue]Imperialism[/color][/b]: Exploring and developing new lands.
* [b][color=purple]Request Design[/color][/b]: Required to design a new weapon of war. Fulfilling this order requires the following info
- [u]Type of Weapon[/u]:
- [u]Contract[/u]: [Domestic] or [International]
- [u]Desired Specifications[/u]:
* [b][color=gold]Conference[/color][/b]: Used to call a [i]Political[/i] or [i]Military[/i] Conference. Select which nations to invite. Begins a [b]Conference[/b]. (See PM for rules).
* [b][color=silver]Spend Point[/color][/b]: Used to spend an available point in a Corporation to further their specialization.[/hider]
[hider=Tensions]
1. [b]City-State of Julia[/b]: +1 Tensions with [b][color=gray]Holy Empire of Vigentino[/color][/b].[/hider]
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[i]Eurania and Faresia, 1905[/i][/center]

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[i]The Fifth Continent, 1905[/i][/center]

[center][u]Turn 2[/u][/center]
[b][u]February, 1905[/u][/b]
[b]February 3rd[/b]
In the [b][color=pink]Cydernian Republic[/color][/b], protests over Prime Minister Hataxuris' decision to cease grain exportation under the desire for autarky in agriculture leads to the [b]February Strike[/b], with farmers and rural workers flocking to the cities. Law enforcement is called out to maintain order and in a brief scuffle, three men are shot with one dead.

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[i]Cydernian February Strike, 1905[/i][/center]

The strikes are temporarily ended but the leaders decide they will continue until the Prime Minister begins exporting much needed grain again.

[b]February 4th[/b]
In the [b]City-State of Julia[/b], the weapons manufacturer [u]Thamber Corp[/u] finalizes theoretical blueprints on a 106mm fixed artillery piece capable of firing a shell over half a mile. [[u]Thamber Corp[/u] Specialization Point added to [u]Heavy Weapons[/u].]

[b]February 5th[/b]
Military officers of the [b][color=skyblue]High Kingdom of Itherae[/color][/b] set sail for the [b][color=yellow]Confederation of Hokkan-Shiroto[/color][/b] as per the Sallas-Jiang Trade Deal, they are expected to arrive at the end of the month to begin training the Confederate Army.

On the  same day, the [b][color=blue]Empire of Toubrés[/color][/b] launches the [i]ETS Sadamastor[/i], the first of her kind, a [i]Sadamastor[/i]-class battleship and the largest in the world. [i]ETS Sadamastor[/i] was laid down at E.N.V.C. Shipyard on October 14th, 1903, launched on February 5th, 1905, and planned to finish trials in June, 1905.

Although [i]Sadamastor[/i] of the [i]Sadamastor[/i]-class was a direct descendant of the [i]Vincente[/i] class, they were also the first class to make a significant departure from the [i]Vincente[/i] design, displacing about 1,000 tons more and mounting for the first time an intermediate battery of four 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns in addition to the standard outfit of 6-inch (152 mm) guns. The 9.2-inch was a quick-firing gun like the 6-inch, and its heavier shell made it a formidable weapon by the standards of the day when [i]Sadamastor[/i] was designed; it was adopted out of concerns that Toubrian battleships were undergunned for their displacement and were becoming outgunned by foreign battleships that had begun to mount 8-inch (203 mm) intermediate batteries. The four 9.2-inch were mounted in single turrets abreast the foremast and mainmast, and [i]Sadamastor[/i] thus could bring two of them to bear on either broadside. Even then, [i]Sadamastor[/i] was criticized for not having a uniform secondary battery of 9.2-inch guns, something considered but rejected because of the length of time it would have taken to design the ships with such a radical revision of the secondary armament layout. In the end, it proved impossible to distinguish 12-inch and 9.2-inch shell splashes from one another, making fire control impractical for ships mounting both calibers, although [i]Sadamastor[/i] had fire-control platforms on her fore- and mainmasts rather than the fighting tops of earlier classes.

Like all Toubrian battleships since the [i]Vincente[/i] class, the [i]Sadamastor[/i] had four 12-inch (305 mm) guns in two twin turrets (one forward and one aft). Mounting of the 6-inch guns in casemates was abandoned in [i]Sadamastor[/i], the 6-inch instead being placed in a central battery amidships protected by 7-inch (178 mm) armoured walls. Otherwise, [i]Sadamastor[/i]'s armour was much as in the [i]Azmores[/i]-class battleships, although there were various differences in detail from the [i]Azmores[/i].

[i]Sadamastor[/i] was the first Toubrian battleship with balanced rudders since the 1870s and were very maneuverable, with a tactical diameter of 340 yards (310 m) at 15 kn (28 km/h). However, they were difficult to keep on a straight course, and this characteristic led to them being nicknamed "the Wobbly Girl" during her sea trials. She had a slightly faster roll than previous Toubrian battleship classes, but had good gun platforms, although very wet in bad weather.

Primarily powered by coal, [i]Sadamastor[/i] had oil sprayers installed during her construction, the first time this had been done in Toubrian battleships. These allowed steam pressure to be rapidly increased, improving [i]Sadamastor[/i]'s acceleration. 

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[i]ETS Sadamastor on sea trials, February, 1905[/i][/center]
[b]February 6th[/b]
The [b][color=skyblue]High Kingdom of Itherae[/color][/b] orders production of Type 91 rifles, they are slated to be finished by the end of the month. Like the Kaiser 1891 rifle, the Type 91 uses two front-locking lugs to lock up the action. However, the Type 91's lugs lock in the horizontal position, whereas the Kaiser locks vertically. The Type 91 bolt body is multi-piece whereas the Kaiser is one piece. The Kaiser uses interchangeable bolt heads like the Helroxi Toshterin K1888. Unlike the Kaiser, which uses a "controlled feed" bolt head in which the cartridge base snaps up under the fixed extractor as the cartridge is fed from the magazine, the Type 91 has a "push feed" recessed bolt head in which the spring-loaded extractor snaps over the cartridge base as the bolt is finally closed. Like the Kaiser, the Type 91 uses a blade ejector mounted in the receiver. The Kaiser bolt is removed by simply pulling it fully to the rear of the receiver and squeezing the trigger, while the Mauser has a bolt stop lever separate from the trigger.

Like the Kaiser, the bolt lift arc on the Type 91 is 90 degrees, versus 60 degrees on the Toshterin K1888. The Mauser bolt handle is at the rear of the bolt body and locks behind the solid rear receiver ring. The Type 91 bolt handle is similar to the Ustrelan MLR-1 Rifle: It is attached to a protrusion on the middle of the bolt body, which serves as a bolt guide, and it locks protruding out of the ejection/loading port in front of a split rear receiver ring, also serving a similar function to Kaiser's "third" or "safety" lug.

The rifling of the Type 91 barrel is right turning (clockwise looking down the rifle) 4-groove with a twist of 1:9.5" or 1:10". The 5-round fixed metallic magazine can either be loaded by inserting the cartridges singly, or more often in military service, by the use of 5-round stripper clips.

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[i]Breakdown of the Itheraen LR Type 91 Rifle, circa 1894[/i][/center]

[b]February 7th[/b][list][*]In the [b]City-State of Julia[/b], the [i]Julian Independent Army[/i] begins [u]Operation Sunrise[/u], accomplishing it's military perimeters with ruthless efficiency and without errors.
[*]In [i]Toubrian Serranthia[/i], the Mullah Kahmar Mustafa announces his rebellion of the Tehmig people. His first act of rebellion is an ambush of the coastal fort [i]Porto Guimarães[/i] and it's 280 man garrison. With nearly 1,100 men, he assaults the small town, killing 91 and taking the rest prisoner. Following his victory at [i]Porto Guimarães[/i], Mustafa's warriors leave the city--with it's prisoners in tow--back east into the desert.  [[b]Tehmig Rebellion[/b] begins in [u]Toubrian Serranthia[/u].]

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[i]Mullah Kahmar Mustafa, circa 1901[/i][/center]
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[hr][hr][hider=Notable Corporations]
[color=skyblue][b]Forino Estadi Automobili[/b][/color]: A mechanical company founded by Giovanni Mateo in 1899 in the [b]Holy Empire of Vigentino[/b], the [i]Mateo Carriage[/i] is wildly considered the world's first automobile despite it's failure. F.E.A. is a privately owned firm currently operating out of Cogoli, Vigentino.
- [b]Inventions[/b]:[list][*][i]Forino 4HP[/i]: A 4 horsepower petrol motor that can theoretically power light machinery or pull a wagon if properly mounted. 
[0 Produced to date][/list]
[color=yellow][b]Segaso[/b][/color]: An automobile company founded by Francisco Pereilla in 1905 in the [b]Republic of Ustrela[/b]. The [i]Segaso Modello 1[/i] is the world's first city car.
- [b]Inventions[/b]:[list][*][i]Segaso Systéme 3.2HP[/i]: A 3.2 horsepower petrol motor mostly used to power the [i]Segaso Modello 1[/i].
[306 Produced to date]
[*][i]Segaso Modello 1[/i]: The world's first city car. Costing nearly $700, it is a luxury two passenger vehicle with a top speed of 11 miles per hour.
[306 Produced to date][/list][/hider]