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Battle for Lake Tanganyika (temp. postponed)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 1:57 pm
by Darkstorm
[post reserved for prologue]
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 2:03 pm
by Darkstorm
The factions to be claimed:
HMS Mimi
HMS Toutou
SMS Kingani
The Mimi and Toutou are allied, but the Kingani is more larger and more powerful than either one. Each team has a hero.
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Also DJ Squidley gets dibs, for suggesting this
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 2:03 pm
by Darkstorm
[post reserved for epilogue]
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 3:13 pm
by Cakeman
I'm in on HMS Mimi (unless DJ gets dibs). Full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes!
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 3:26 pm
by Darkstorm
May I note that the weaponry is size 4 gun with 2d10 exp. +1d4 fire damage and a size 2 machinegun on the British, and a size 4 machinegun with 2d10 exp. +1d4 fire damage. This is to model the weaponry on the actual ships. sadly, no torpedoes are used (or are they?) I might add in forces later, depends on how long this battle takes.
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 3:27 pm
by Darkstorm
All three spots are now taken (dibs went to the original thread members, sorry). submit orders for turn 1.
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 3:33 pm
by Cakeman
...didn't I say full speed ahead and damn the torpedos?
Maybe some kind of picture of the arrangement at the start of the battle?
(Also, the wiki page is great. "The boats were transported to South Africa and from there by railway, by river, and by being dragged through the African jungle, to the lake.")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_fo ... Tanganyika
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 3:39 pm
by Darkstorm
I will get the prologue done sometime soon, and the epilogue when the battle is over. The prologue will just be a summary of the wiki, but with a few pics.
the ships are positioned like this:
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Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 4:01 pm
by Dienekes22
Quick question, which army is mine?
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 4:31 pm
by Captain-Camper
Hey look a naval battle! Great to see someone doing one again!
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 5:00 pm
by DJ Squidley
Sorry, just saw this, is it too late to take command of the HMS toutou?
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 6:30 pm
by Archduke
this looks like it is going to be cool
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 8:11 am
by Darkstorm
Dienekes22 wrote:Quick question, which army is mine?
Cakeman has the Mimi, DJ Squidley has the Toutou, and Deiknes22 has the Kingani.
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 3:37 pm
by Cakeman
C'mon guys, this will be epic! Don't let it die!
Re: Battle for Lake Tanganyika (closed)
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 1:38 pm
by Darkstorm
TURN 1
On the HMS Toutou...
The hero fires at the side of the Kingani.
A few bricks are knocked off, and one soldier is killed.
On the SMS Kingani...
Full Speed ahead. The revolving Hotchkiss hits only once, now requires reload. One of the Toutou's troops is killed, and the hero survives the blast.
Troops line up and prepare to fire.
On the HMS Mimi...
The Mimi moves just within firing range of its cannon, but outside the range of the troops' long ranged rifles.
The shot barely hits, also not dealing enough damage to kill any soldiers.
This shall not die!
Turn 2 orders! Send 'em!