NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: Our tech level is late 1700s to mid 1800s, centered around the early 1800s. The most advanced technology we have would be gatling guns and rifles with more than one bullet in them, but they it sharply drops down to the early 1800s.

IC:

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Musket

Single-shot infantry weapon. Out of service with the Army and Navy, but still issued to Civil Militias and police.

http://www.militaryheritage.com/images/1777_1.jpg

COST: 15 Gold Doubloons

Three-Shot Rifle

State of the art infantry weapon. Fires an amazing three shots before having to be reloaded. More accurate and longer-ranged than the musket, in a package slightly larger than a carbine.

http://www.militaryheritage.com/images/smallbaker.jpg

COST: 25 Gold Doubloons

Standard Issue Pistol

A single-shot handheld infantry weapon.

http://www.militaryheritage.com/newlandpistol1_small.jpg

Cost: 5 Gold Doubloons

Carbine

A shortended musket, perfect for calvary if you do not wish to pay extra for the Rifle or need as small of an infantry weapon as you can get.

http://www.militaryheritage.com/images/1777carbine1.jpg

Cost: 10 Gold Doubloons

Hand-Held Fire-Globe

Pour in fire-liquid (nitroglycerin), Shake, throw, and run,! This makes fire very soon after you throw it. Excellent to throw at enemies!

COST: 5 Gold Doubloons

Standard Issue Sword

A sword.

http://www.militaryheritage.com/images/genswd4.jpg

Cost: 5 Gold Doubloons

9-Pounder Cannon

Fires nine pound cannonballs. Extra cannonballs cost five gold doubloons.

COST: 40 Gold Doubloons

18-Pounder Cannon

Fires eighteen pound cannonballs. Extra cannonballs cost seven gold doubloons.

COST: 50 Gold Doubloons

Gatling Gun

Fires many, many bullets very fast as you crank it.

COST: 60 Gold Doubloons

Hot Air Balloon

Lets your soldiers take to the air! Available with a basket that drops large fire-globes, or with a 9 pounder cannon and two gatling guns!

COST:
100 Gold Doubloons with basket for fire-globes
260 Gold Doubloons with 9 Pounder Cannon and two gatling guns

Row-Boat

Holds eight people.

COST:
60 gold Doubloons plain.
120 With Gatling Gun on the bow.

Vindication Class Corvette

Also known as a sloop of war, corvettes are small warships.

Length: 29 Meters (95 Feet)
Width: 5 Meters (16 Feet)
Crew: 30 Enlisted, 6 Officers
Armament:
10 09-Pounder Cannons
08 03-Pounder Cannons
04 18-Pounder Cannons
06 Gatling Guns

COST:
3,500 Gold Doubloons

Horse

COST: 75 Gold Doubloons

Supply Cart
Can hold up to 100 pounds of supplies. Pulled by horse or people. Covered by a cloth canopy.

COST: 50 Gold Doubloons

Infantry Carrying Cart
Holds ten infantry. Sides and top are made out of wood, plated with iron to protect your troops. MUST be pulled by a horse.

COST: 75 Gold Doubloons

Pizza

COST:
Small Plain- 1 Gold Doubloon
Large Plain- 2 Gold Doubloons

w/Pepperoni- +1 Gold Doubloon
w/Peppers- +1 Gold Doubloon
w/Cheese- +2 Gold Doubloons

Biscuts

COST: 1 Gold Doubloon

Rum

1 Pint- 1 Gold Doubloon
1 Gallon- 4 Gold Doubloons
10 Gallon Casket (Fits onto supply cart!)- 20 Gold Doubloon

Please import our goods

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.
Duke Robert Revels, Owner of the Weapons Foundry.
Duke James Revels, Owner of the Bakery and Rum Factory.
Duke Alexander Revels, Owner of the Horse Farm.
Duke George Revels, Owner of the Vehicle Factory.
Duke Samual Revels, Owner of the Shipyard.

We're modern tech but we'll take 20 muskets for ceremonial events like parades and Independence Day.

How much is your gold exchange rate into US dollars?

1 Gold Doubloon= 1 USD (Let's keep it simple :) )

We are sending the the muskets to your shores on a merchant ship.

*grins as he imagines the sloop being escorted in by an AEGIS cruiser*

Thank you, money will be given to your courier.

:lol: That picture is funny

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Bump.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Bump. Again.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Bump. Yet Again.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

We would like to purchase 5 Hot air Ballons No weapons to use to scout out our enviromentally sensitive areas.

Your Enviromentaly safe ships are offered safe haven in Rylleh.
An embassie is offered.

we would like to work out atrade of Ryllehs richest most aromatic Coffee for Rum

Thank you, Rylleh. With no weapons, the hot air balloons cost 95 Gold Doubloons.

We accept your offer for an embassy. The diplomatic staff will come over on the hot air balloons which we will fly to you.

You make a proposal for the coffee/rum trade...

Your Underground embassy spa awaits

the water is turned on

www.geocities.com/hobgoblirob/ryllehintaff.html


10 gallon casket per 50lb bag in the trade rum/coffee
RL futures price makes this about even

Do you sell cats?

To the esteemed leader of Rylleh:

10 staff are being sent for the embassy. The rate of exchange for the coffee/rum deal is agreed to.

To the esteemed leader of Attican Empire:

I see no reason why not. 5 Gold Bullion each.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Bump.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

20 18-Pounder Cannon (1,000)
50 Gatling Gun (3,000)
2,000 10 Gallon Casket (40,000)
~~~Money Wired~~~
King JWolf

To the esteemed leader of Wolf Kingdom:

They are being shipped to you aboard a merchant ship.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Bump.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Bump.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Bump.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

We'll take 10 muskets.

We'll send the money via, a 19th century replica of a frigate we have.

Order confirmed. Meet our merchant ship halfway between our nations, and we can exchange the cargo and the gold..

3 Vindication Class Corvette - We'll send some a chest of gold we've got lying around, It should come out to about 20,000 doubloons, consider it a gift

greetings from romtar
we would like to purchase
2 million muskets
3 miilion Three-Shot Rifles
4 million Hand-Held Fire-Globes
6000 9-Pounder Cannons plus extra cannonballs
8000 18-Pounder Cannon plus extra cannonballs
3000 Gatling Guns
2000 Hot Air Balloon with basket for fire-globes
2000 Pounder Cannon and two gatling guns
1 million plain Row-Boats
2 million Row-Boats With Gatling Gun on the bow.
40 Vindication Class Corvettes
6 million Horses
5 million Supply Carts
2 million Infantry Carrying Carts
12 million Biscuts
2 million Pint of rum
4 million casks of rum
8000 10 Gallon Caskets of rum
2 million Large Plain w/Peppers,w/Cheese Pizzas

do you sell oxen by any chance.

we also offer you an embasy on our teritory.

all money will be upon arrival of said goods and we look forward to meeting with you embasy.

reagards from romtar.

Ziliarn: Order confirmed, and thank you.

Romtar: Order confirmed. The ship carries the embassy staff as well. We do not currently sell oxen, but we will very soon.

Are either of you two around our technology level?

To the esteemed leaders of the world:

Bump.

Sincerely,
Prince Eric Revels, Monarch of Divilosa.

I'll take 10 corvettes and 100 muskets. That should come out to around $50,000. We'll, uh, ship the money over to you by boat.

The 100 muskets will be shipped over to you via the corvettes. All we ask is that you give the crew sailing the corvettes to you the money and a way back to Divilosa.

bump

OOC:
Gatling guns but no percussion rifles?
Percusion caps were introduced in 1805 and were becoming very popular with the nobility and gentry in england about the time of waterloo.


incidentially there was a flintlock machinegun invented in 1718 named the Puckle Gun, a rahter nasty and clever idea that never made it off the ground (proabably the first sign of the british militaries hatred of machine guns).

How exactly does your 3 round rifle work? is it a tripple stacked system or a lever/bolt action.

sorry if this is at all annoying...

The Grand Duchess of Luxornburg has requested 3 Three-Shot Rifles. Her Elegancy requests if you take USD.

OOC:
Crookfur: Please, enlighten me further. The three round rifle works in a stack system, yes.

IC:
Luxornburg: Order confirmed (OOC: We'll just assume the conversion factor is known)

bump

OOC:
Crookfur: Please, enlighten me further. The three round rifle works in a stack system, yes.


what details there are on Puckle's gun (or "a Machine named a defence") are rahter sketchy (a what there are tend to be using it as an example of an early share trading sceheme or of the first real patent ever filed...):
http://www.saf.org/pub/rkba/news/Quick-firingGun.htm

http://www.saf.org/pub/rkba/news/PuckleGun.htm

both have soem useful info, unfrotunatly can't find much specifics as to calibre etc but i assume that it would use standard .50 brown bess musket balls in the round shot...