Tropico starts with the following weapons and technologies:
Weapons:
Martini-Henry Rifle: Chambered in .577/450 Martini-Henry and utilizing a lever action, these are the surplus which the British deemed too obsolete to convert into .303. As a result these are generally poor samples, and being once less effective. (less effective)
Martini-Henry Carbine: If you cut down a Martini-henry, this is what you will have. Horsemen prefer this to the full-length rifle if they were to use this, but they are less accurate. (less effective)
One-shot Deringger: A .600 handgun, which is really powerful and concelable. Too concelable, in fact, that it contains space for only one round before one had to be screw it open to reload. Inaccurate at range.
Double-barrel shotgun: A 12 gauge shotgun with two barrels. Obviously can fire two times before needing to breaking it up in the middle to reload.
Lever-action shotgun: The preferred close combat weapon of Tropicans, if they can get their hands on one. This ingenious creation combines the stopping power of the shotgun and the quick-firing lever action of the rifle. Expensive due to the complicated lever action. (complex)
16 Inch 80 ton Rifled Muzzle-loading cannon: A very, very big gun, firing a heavy three-quarter-ton shell. Very effective against anything, but also very resource intensive to produce even their shells, which has to be graduated to allow for barrel wear. Requires 4 Ore 1 oil, and is twice complex. (complex x 2)
Lances: Amazingly, Tropico still retains archaic lancers. A full gallop on unspecting ones are still a brutally effective way to skewer Arstotzkans for barbecuing.
Transportation:
Horses: Cavalry is the premier Tropican arm. No questions asked.
0-6-2T Steam Locomotive: A tank locomotive in 3’6” gauge. Runs on six coupled wheels with the coal and water situated on the trailing bogie. Heat resistant. Provides 1 Transport capacity.
Some automobiles, that you can press into use.
Uniforms:
Bright Blue shirts emblazoned with crossed Lances on the chest. Mainly there to prevent friendly fire rather than protection.
Resources and technologies:
Imperial measurements: anything using metric measurements are less effective and expensive.
Hunger of Victory
Aggressive soldiers
Hot weather engineering
.577/450 Martini-Henry - Every Kolechian uses one rifle in this.
Tropico starts with the following weapons and technologies:
Weapons:
Martini-Henry Rifle: Chambered in .577/450 Martini-Henry and utilizing a lever action, these are the surplus which the British deemed too obsolete to convert into .303. As a result these are generally poor samples, and being once less effective. (less effective)
Martini-Henry Carbine: If you cut down a Martini-henry, this is what you will have. Horsemen prefer this to the full-length rifle if they were to use this, but they are less accurate. (less effective)
One-shot Deringger: A .600 handgun, which is really powerful and concelable. Too concelable, in fact, that it contains space for only one round before one had to be screw it open to reload. Inaccurate at range.
Double-barrel shotgun: A 12 gauge shotgun with two barrels. Obviously can fire two times before needing to breaking it up in the middle to reload. Lever-action shotgun: The preferred close combat weapon of Tropicans, if they can get their hands on one. This ingenious creation combines the stopping power of the shotgun and the quick-firing lever action of the rifle. Expensive due to the complicated lever action. (complex)
16 Inch 80 ton Rifled Muzzle-loading cannon: A very, very big gun, firing a heavy three-quarter-ton shell. Very effective against anything, but also very resource intensive to produce even their shells, which has to be graduated to allow for barrel wear. Requires 4 Ore 1 oil, and is twice complex. (complex x 2)
Lances: Amazingly, Tropico still retains archaic lancers. A full gallop on unspecting ones are still a brutally effective way to skewer Arstotzkans for barbecuing.
Transportation:
Horses: Cavalry is the premier Tropican arm. No questions asked.
0-6-2T Steam Locomotive: A tank locomotive in 3’6” gauge. Runs on six coupled wheels with the coal and water situated on the trailing bogie. Heat resistant. Provides 1 Transport capacity.
Some automobiles, that you can press into use.
Uniforms:
Bright Blue shirts emblazoned with crossed Lances on the chest. Mainly there to prevent friendly fire rather than protection.
Resources and technologies:
Imperial measurements: anything using metric measurements are less effective and expensive.
Hunger of Victory
Aggressive soldiers
Hot weather engineering
.577/450 Martini-Henry - Every Kolechian uses one rifle in this.
.600 - Very heavy pistol round
12 Gauge shotgun round
16 Inch Cannon round
Lever-action (partial) - Designs are expensive
Break-action
Heavy Artillery
You may now design.
edited 21st Aug '15 11:21:59 AM by evilcherry