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Maloncanth: /* Naval Units */

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 =Naval Units=
 ===Variations===
 '''Battlecruiser''' (Battleships only)<br>
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 (+1) '''Incendiary Munitions'''<br>
 Requires
 =Army Units=

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 ==Battleship==
 The battleship is the traditional arm of decision in naval battles – a matter settled by robustness of armour and weight of broadside. They are the most powerful and expensive ships a country can build. Modern dreadnought battleships, owe their existence to the original ''Dreadnought'', a famous warship finished in 11904, just before the start of the Continental War. Although best known for her unified battery of high caliber guns, the dreadnought had numerous other advances such as the "tunnel drive" protecting once exposed propeller assemblies and a since standard system of gyroscopic gimbals that allows its torus assemblies to correct for some degree of listing.
 ==Cruiser==
 ==Destroyer==
 The original ''Destroyer'' was secretly built in Sarland, a colony of the Kingdom of Jigash, by rebel forces. She came in the wake of two critical technologies – the Kleinssen Torus design that allowed unprecedented miniaturization of lift units for ships and the gradual development of useful rocket-propelled torpedoes. When completed in 11888, she weighed 2715 tons – almost all of it in its single lift unit and propeller arrays – and sank the battleship ''Gilgamesh'' as it held station off the coast. Although it would take many years for torpedoes to become fast and sophisticated enough to strike a moving ship and for torus engineering to be further refined, the sensational sinking of a capital ship to a cobbled-together contraption a fraction her size put every major navy on notice. The Kingdom of Jigash itself became the first to commission a series of its own "destroyers".
 ==Military Transport==
 =Army Units=

Maloncanth: /* Variations */

2013-06-07T11:34:38Z

Variations

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	=Naval Units=		=Naval Units=
	===Variations===		===Variations===
	'''Battlecruiser''' (~~''Dreadnoughts'' and ''Pre-dreadnoughts''~~ only.)<br>		'''Battlecruiser''' (Battleships only)<br>
	A Battlecruiser has greatly reduced armour protection but a speed equal to a Battleship with (+2) Speed. A Battlecruiser with (+2) Armour likewise matches the toughness of a normal Battleship.		A Battlecruiser has greatly reduced armour protection but a speed equal to a Battleship with (+2) Speed. A Battlecruiser with (+2) Armour likewise matches the toughness of a normal Battleship.

	'''Fast Attack'''<br>		'''Fast Attack''' (Cruisers and Destroyers)<br>

	'''High Altitude'''<br>		'''High Altitude''' (Battleships, Cruisers and Military Transports)<br>
	Increased fuel consumption at normal altitude. Superior upkeep in the Tropics and option to reach the Desert at great cost.		Increased fuel consumption at normal altitude. Superior upkeep in the Tropics and option to reach the Desert at great cost.

	'''Submarine'''<br>		'''Submarine''' (any)<br>
	Submarine ships trade firepower for the ability to survive the Sea of Storms.		Submarine ships trade firepower for the ability to survive the Sea of Storms.

	'''Carrier Conversion'''<br>		'''Carrier Conversion''' (any)<br>
	Converts all heavy firepower into carrier aircraft.		Converts all heavy firepower into carrier aircraft.

	'''Hybrid Conversion'''<br>		'''Hybrid Conversion''' (Battleships, Cruisers and Military Transports)<br>
	Converts half of heavy firepower into carrier aircraft.		Converts half of heavy firepower into carrier aircraft.

			'''Pre-dreadnought''' (any)<br>

	===Regular Upgrades===		===Regular Upgrades===

Maloncanth: /* General Rules */

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General Rules

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	=General Rules=		=General Rules=
	*Everything takes exactly one year to build.		*Everything takes exactly one year to build.
	*Budget, building and unit completion happen at the start of every quarter. ~~Units~~ can be used immediately.		*Everything takes exactly one year to reconstruct.
	*Any upkeep is paid at the beginning of the quarter, including for units that finished ~~that month~~.		*Budget, building and unit completion happen at the ''start'' of every quarter.
	*Any unit that isn't given upkeep loses ~~the capabilities~~ that require them.		*Newly finished units can be used immediately.
	*Units that need Luftum can only defend.		*Any upkeep is paid at the beginning of the quarter, ''including'' for units that are newly finished.
			*Any unit that isn't given upkeep loses abilities that require them.
			*Units that need Luftum that don't get Luftum can only point defend.
	*What matters in an enhancement is its ''effect'', not the details or fluff of how it is accomplished.		*What matters in an enhancement is its ''effect'', not the details or fluff of how it is accomplished.

	'''Variations''' are major modifications of a unit's basic performance and role. They never cost anything and multiple templates can be applied to a single unit so long as it complies with compatibility rules noted.		'''Variations''' are major modifications of a unit's basic performance and role. They never cost anything and multiple templates can be applied to a single unit so long as it complies with compatibility rules noted on the variation templates themselves.

	'''Regular Upgrades''' are built into the unit when it is constructed or ~~undergoes refit~~. They can be enhanced (generally significantly) through the use of an appropriate Strategic Resource.		'''Regular Upgrades''' are built into the unit when it is constructed or reconstructed. They can be enhanced (generally significantly) through the use of an appropriate Strategic Resource.

	'''Alchemical Upgrades''' are those that ''require'' expending Strategic Resources during construction of the unit.		'''Alchemical Upgrades''' are those that ''require'' expending Strategic Resources during construction of the unit.

Maloncanth: /* Variations */

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	=Naval Units=		=Naval Units=
	===Variations===		===Variations===
	'''Battlecruiser'''<br>		'''Battlecruiser''' (''Dreadnoughts'' and ''Pre-dreadnoughts'' only.)<br>
	A Battlecruiser has greatly reduced armour protection but a speed equal to a Battleship with (+2) Speed. A Battlecruiser with (+2) Armour likewise matches the toughness of a normal Battleship.		A Battlecruiser has greatly reduced armour protection but a speed equal to a Battleship with (+2) Speed. A Battlecruiser with (+2) Armour likewise matches the toughness of a normal Battleship.

Maloncanth: /* General Rules */

2013-06-07T11:17:25Z

General Rules

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	*Units that need Luftum can only defend.		*Units that need Luftum can only defend.
	*What matters in an enhancement is its ''effect'', not the details or fluff of how it is accomplished.		*What matters in an enhancement is its ''effect'', not the details or fluff of how it is accomplished.

			'''Variations''' are major modifications of a unit's basic performance and role. They never cost anything and multiple templates can be applied to a single unit so long as it complies with compatibility rules noted.

	'''Regular Upgrades''' are built into the unit when it is constructed or undergoes refit. They can be enhanced (generally significantly) through the use of an appropriate Strategic Resource.		'''Regular Upgrades''' are built into the unit when it is constructed or undergoes refit. They can be enhanced (generally significantly) through the use of an appropriate Strategic Resource.

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 =Naval Units=
 ===Regular Upgrades===
 (+X) '''Speed'''<br>

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	===Alchemical Boosts===		===Alchemical Boosts===


	(+1) '''Adamant Munitions'''<br>		(+1) '''Adamant Munitions'''<br>
	Requires Adamant. Enhances main battery armour piercing for one quarter. Works best on ships with heavy guns.		Requires Adamant. Enhances main battery armour piercing for one quarter. Works best on ships with heavy guns.

Maloncanth: /* General Rules */

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General Rules

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	*Units that need Luftum can only defend.		*Units that need Luftum can only defend.
	*What matters in an enhancement is its ''effect'', not the details or fluff of how it is accomplished.		*What matters in an enhancement is its ''effect'', not the details or fluff of how it is accomplished.

			'''Regular Upgrades''' are built into the unit when it is constructed or undergoes refit. They can be enhanced (generally significantly) through the use of an appropriate Strategic Resource.

			'''Alchemical Upgrades''' are those that ''require'' expending Strategic Resources during construction of the unit.

			'''Alchemical Boosts''' are one-shot upgrades that require the expenditure of Strategic Resources. Alchemical Boosts are usually cheaper than Alchemical Upgrades and can be applied to any existing unit at the start of a quarter, lasting until the start of the next quarter.

	=Naval Units=		=Naval Units=

Maloncanth: /* Naval Units */

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Naval Units

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	=Naval Units=		=Naval Units=
	==Regular Upgrades==		===Regular Upgrades===
	Regular upgrades are built into the unit when it is constructed or undergoes refit. You can put as many upgrades on a ship as it has levels of Scaling. Scaling applies a modifier that is reduced by the builder's engineering.

	(+X) '''Speed'''<br>		(+X) '''Speed'''<br>
	An important upgrade that makes ships move faster. All else being equal, a disparity of more than +1 in Speed almost guarantees that the faster ship can engage and disengage at will (though ''maintaining'' a specific range requires maneuverability as well). It helps avoid torpedo or even bomb attacks.		An important upgrade that makes ships move faster. All else being equal, a disparity of more than +1 in Speed almost guarantees that the faster ship can engage and disengage at will (though ''maintaining'' a specific range requires maneuverability as well). It helps avoid torpedo or even bomb attacks.
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	Floating mines. Set an equilibrium altitude by adjusting seed content. Mines are easiest to lay (obviously) at lower altitudes.		Floating mines. Set an equilibrium altitude by adjusting seed content. Mines are easiest to lay (obviously) at lower altitudes.

	==Alchemical Upgrades==		===Alchemical Upgrades===


			===Alchemical Boosts===

	~~==Alchemical Boosts==~~
	~~Alchemical boosts are one-shot upgrades that require the expenditure of strategic resources. They can be applied to any existing unit at the start of the quarter and lasts until the next.~~

	(+1) '''Adamant Munitions'''<br>		(+1) '''Adamant Munitions'''<br>