Ideas for Tech descriptons

[Baltasar]

Sorry if this should be posted somewhere else, but I didn't find a topic which seemed apropriate. Here're the first few I thought about. Don't know if it's correct, but hopefully you guys can use the stuff

Land Doctrines:

Modern Military Establishment
Large Skirmish Tactics

With new and faster reloading rifles, new tactics had to be found, since the ordinary soldier got more firepower.
Bascially, it was found that large formations of soldiers sticking together sholder by sholder were extremly vulnerable
against the new firepower, so the officers had to learn how to lead their men in skirmishing formations.


Modern Divisional Organisation

With the ever increasing firepower of single soldiers, not to mention increased artillery firepower, Divisions had to be
reorganized to be more effective. This included eg larger logistical units since ammunition no was needed in much larger
quantities.


Alpine Warfare

With Armies becoming larger every year and new equipment, it was necessary to secure formerly secure terrain. Alpine troops
are specialists in those regions where normal Units would have a hard time even surviving the harsh weather conditions.


Modern Corps Organisation

While Divisions were reorganised, the same efforts had to be made on Corps-level to optimize troop effiziency.


Elite Troops

In every great army in history, the regents formed formations of their best troops and gave them everything they needed to
fight their way through whatever the opponent might throw against them. These elite troops always had the best available
equipment, the healthiest men and were never thrown into battle lightly.


Cavalry Shock

While Infantry Units formed the body part of the Armies, the cavalry was their eyes and ears. First they were merly more
than scouts, but soon they became fast, deep strike elite units. Cavalry could scout, fight small enemy units and hold
advanced positions until the infatry arrived. Thanks to light mobile artillery units, the Cavalry had a real chance to fight
away from friendly positions and hold out a while.


Divisional Artillery Organisation

With science running forward ever faster, the artillery pieces became larger and better. With more and more accurate pieces,
the Generals found it necessy to implement the artillery regiments into their Divisions to use the guns with maximum effect.



Early Century Army Tactics

Modern Tactical Excercise

With new tactics, organisations and equipment being introduced to the troops, the Officercorps had to learn how to handle
these things. With new Excercises and large scale maneuvers, Generals and troops alike got a feeling of what to expect in
a real fight.


Mechanical Logistics

With new vehicles being invented, the militaries logistical staff tried to implement these into their organisation and found
them to be very usefull since Trucks could carry much more weight than a whole bunch of horses. Unfortunately, trucks
required streets where horses could carry their load nearly everywhere.


Strongpoint Warfare

While Armies grew, tacticians thought about how to stop them and how to get than usual mess in different areas in a combat
zones cleand up. The solution was found in building strongpoints, where troops could rally are be deployed before engaging
the enemy. These positions where usually heavily defended and each one itself was a threat to advancing enemies, not to
mention a whole line of these points.


General Staff System

When the orginasation of their divisions became more complex, the generals invented a staff system which would help them to
maximize the effect of their troops. The staff itself had high ranking officers who were responsible for certain parts a
generals work, ie intelligence, troops deployment, logistics etc. The Staff adviced the commanding officer, but he alone
made the decisions.


Colonial Troops

The colonial Empires often needed troops in their colonies to keep the area save. The inhabitants of the occupied countries
were found to be the best troops in the specific region, since they knew the country, the people and the dangers. Even though
they often only had light equipment, their effectiveness was never doubted.

 

[ptan54]

Thanks for the input - always welcome.

You could, I suppose, have posted in the "tech" thread, but placing it in this new thread might not be a bad idea. The Tech thread hosts the code required for the techs themselves - it would be a pain to sort through them to find the required descriptions.

 

[Baltasar]

Thanks ptan, I'll try writing something you guys can use. Unfortunately, english isn't my mother tounge, so it may not make much sense

Anyway, like it or not, I'll write some more.

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

I have gone to work on the gas tree, expects it finished today or tomorrow.

 

[Shadow Knight]

ptan I shall create a link to this thread in the Metathread so as it shall not get lost.

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

And, et voila! I have the gas tree:

ADVANCED CHEMISTRY(8000)
The first step towards chemical weapons is to evolve chemistry to a more advanced level, this tech means a deeper understanding of chemistry, and the evolvement from small, private-sized laboratories.

MODERN CHEMICAL RESEARCH(8001)
This is the second step towards chemical weapons. Here, basic gases and chemical are beeing discovered, later, they will be refined into lethal weapons.

CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES(8002)
Now, factories for the mass-production of chemicals and gases are beeing set up, this greatly improves the ability for researchers to obtain gases for experiments.

POISON GAS RESEARCH(8003)
Here, it is acknowledged that certain gases are lethal and the first step to refining these gases are taken

GAS INNOVATIONS(8100)
Now, the first gases that can be put to use is researched, however, it will still take lots of refinements to turn them into the lethal and feared weapons of the western front.

LACRIMATOR GASES(8101)
This is simply tear gas, it is very efficient of dispersing crowds, and are still widly in use in police forces throughout the world

STERNUTATOR GASES(8102)
These are gases that cause sneezing, tearing, vomiting and irritation of the airways, however unpleasant they may be, they are still not lethal.

ASPHYXIANT GASES(8103)
These gases cause uncontiousness and sometimes suffocation, however, they are not that lethal, the main hazard is in enclosed spaces.

GAS KNOWLEDGE(8104)
Now, researchers are beginning to understand how gas behave and how it is built up, they are also tapping the door to really lethal gases.

BASIC CHLORINE GAS(8105)
This gas works against the lungs, destroying them and causing a slow death by suffocation.

DISPERSION SYSTEMS(8200)
Now that you have somewhat lethal gases, you need to deply them, there are a number of options, you can simply let it out of its tanks and let it drift towards the enemy, or you can put it in shells which burst when they hit the enemy.

EARLY RELEASE MECHANISM(8201)
Here, you simply open the containers and let it drift towards the enemy, however, to prevent soldiers from inhailing the gas when openeing the tubes, you have to have a mechanism that allows opening of the containers from a safe distance.

LEAK RESISTANT SHELL CASINGS(8202)
There is another way of delivering gas to the enemy, you can shoot it at him, however, if the shell is not leak resistant, gas can seep out, killing or injuring your own soldiers, now that you have a thing to cover the shell with, the shell itself has to be researched.

INERT GAS INSERTION(8203)
To get a shell to which fire gas at the enemy, you must also find a way to put the gas into the shell without harming anyone.

GAS ARTILLERY SHELL(8204)
Now, you are prepared to make a shell that can carry the gas and burst at impact.

EARLY CHEMICAL WEAPONS(8300)
Now it is time to get more lethal gases that can wipe out large enemy formations.

IMPROVED CHLORINE GAS(8301)
This is an improvment from the basic chlorine gas, it works pretty much the same, but it is more lethal, a curiosity, this was the gas that blinded Adolph Hitler in October 1918.

PHOSGENE GAS(8302)
This gas is colorless, but smells of mouldy hay, it reacls with fluid in the tissues, and forms hydrochloric acid, this breaks down the lungs which fills up with fluid, death is a result of suffocation(obvious), blood loss and chock, this was first used at Verdun in 1917.

VESICANT GASES(8303)
This gas causes blisters, upon further development, this can be made into mustard gas.

BASIC GAS MASK(8304)
As gas weapons grew more deadly, the countermeasures became more and more effective, the first gas mask was a significant improvement in gas safety, but they werent completely safe, the first masks had a tendancy to leak...

GAS DEFENSE(8400)
Now, the danger of gas was really appreciated, and extensive defense had to be produced.

IMPROVED GAS MASK(8401)
This was much better than the first mask, it was less likely to leak, and was perhaps less bulky, these were subjected to rather unortodox cleaning measures, one way to determine if the mask was really cleaned was to drop it into a bowl together with a gold fish, if the fish died, it wasn´t really clean.

ANIMAL GAS MASK(8402)
Not only humans were killed by gas, so was animals, and in WWI, there were many animals ‘fighting’, sadly, the masks weren´t that efficient, and many animals died from gas, even with the masks on.

INSPIRATOR(8403)
By breathing through this, the effects of gas could be countered.

CHEMICAL PROTECTION SUIT(8404)
Gas do not only harm through breathing, if it makes contact with the skin, it can result in nasty blisters, this suit shielded the body from the gas, for those daily in contact with gas, this was a great security measure.

ADVANCED GAS WEAPONS(8500)
Now, gas is getting extremely effective, and has become one of the most feared weapons of the front.

GAS MORTAR(8501)
This weapon made delivering gas much more easy.

DIPHOSGENE GAS(8502)
This gas is a further development of the phosgene gas, its smell resembles newly mown hay, it is slightly lacrimatory, also known as trichloromethylchloroformate, ClCO2CCl3.

MUSTARD GAS(8503)
Beeing one of the most famous of poisonous gases, mustard gas burns your lungs up and makes you cough them up piece by piece, death is slow and extremely painful, it can take more than a week from inhailing to time of death.

NERVE GAS(8504)
This is a far more sinister gas than the earlier to come out from the laboratories, this gas enteres the body through the skin, which renders gas masks useless, chemeical protection suits are scarce among the forces and this makes it the most lethal gas of the war, symptoms are: contraction of the pupils, increasing production of saliva, convulsions, involuntary urinating and defecation, it paralyzes the nerve system and makes the victim, among other things unable to breathe.


If anyone finds something wrong here, please tell me

 

[Baltasar]

Here the remaining land doctrines:

Manpower vs Firepower Tactics

When Artilleryunits became more powerful, some Generals felt it reasonable to compensate casualties with more men in favour
to more guns. More guns in single units would mean more firepower lost if those units were destroyed, so instead of relying
on single units, the generals could be assured that with a few divisions lost, the other troops at his command would still
be able to fight on unhindered.


Firepower vs Manpower Tactics

While the Artillery became more powerful, some Generals felt it reasonable to give more guns to their units instead of more.
The guns would inflict much more damage to enemy formations than a higher ammount of frontline soldiers. However, those
formations would be slower on an advance and would depend even more on logistics.


Chemical Warfare

At first, the armies tried to block enemy sight by deploying sepcialised troops who used chemical fog as a camonflage. These
"Nebeltruppen" soon became specialists with other chemicals as well and it was them who were ordered to use the gas in
the trench war.


Basic Army Tactics

Defense-in-Depth

While analysing other wars, the generals felt it was neccessary to hinder an enemy to break through friendly lines. Otherwise
the enemy would be able to outflank friendly forces and could even threat the homeland. Some high ranking officers came up
with an idea to not only build a line of defense in front of the whole enemy line, but to fortify it a few kilometers deep
into friendly territory and deploy reserve troops there. These reserves could be used to deny enemy breakthrough attempts.


Modern Military Uniform

In former centuries, soldiers often wore uniforms with many different colours which not really offered much protection
against enemy eyes or were too usefull either. Modern Uniforms were held in dark colours like earthbrown and had lots of
pockets for the soldiers to carry usefull things like small first-help-packs with them.


Infantry-Engineer Coordination

Any stationary army would build fortifications to protect itself. Engineers were specialists either in building or destroying
those fortifications. With their integration ans frontline soldiers, the commanders had to recognize them as the specialists
they were and learn how to use them best.


Multi-Corps Defensive Operations

Officers in Charge could handle a certain ammount of units and operations at one time and when the armies became larger, it
was necessary to reconsider some older defensive plans. Most important, independent corps had to coordinate their efforts to
deny any enemy breakthrough attempt.


Small unit skirmish Tactics

When smaller groups of soldiers got more firepower than ever before, it was obvious not only the corps and divisions had to
be reorganised, but the smaller units also. With whole armies skirmishing, the front officers had to rely on their men more
than ever.


Infantry-Artillery Coordination

In former wars, the artillery was only a secondary tool to drive the enemy off the field, but with more and better guns
available, the artillery brach became more importent in modern tactics and enabled the troops to introduce them as small
close infantry support units.


Sapping Technics

Much like the engineers, the sapping teams destroyed enemy fortifications and conducted raids on enemy positions, inflicting
as much havoc as possible before retreating. Sapping units were the first to fight more or less independantly and were a good
source of information about enemy positions. They might even have a chance to gather some more intelligence, if they survived
their walk to and from the enemy positions.


Improved Army Tactics

Military Motor Pool

While Trucks proofed to be very usefull in the logistics branch, other branches introduced them too. Vehicles were wiedly
used to transport anything from food over to ammunition and wounded. They also made troop deployment faster and more
maneuverable.


Multi Corps Offensive Operations

With armies of million of men, single corps had no chance to break enemy lines. In order to maximize their chance to take
their objectives, corps commanders had to learn how to coordinate their efforts. Until now, a Corps was much like a smaller
army, mostly fighting on its own and only rarely depending on adjacting units.


Sub-Unit Initiative

When the battle became faster and lines of communication became longer and often interrupted by enemy operations, field
officers and frontline soldiers were told to do what they think is right. From now on, soldiers would be encouraged to weight
chances and find their own way of dealing with the enemy in their immediate area.


Front-Wide Communcation and Control

When the battlefield grew larger and more and more men had to be organised into a cohesive fighting force, a line of
communications and control were badly needed. These lines had to have redundant communication lines and had to be shut from
enemy ears. At first these systems didn't work properly, but with time going by the technices became more reliable.


Creeping Barrage Tactics

Artillery was used to force the enemy into cover and when the infantry started to advance, the guns had to seize fire in
order to avoid friendly fire. But when the guns became much more accurate, they could offer supporting fire for the enemy.
If the troops could stick to a tight timetable, the artillery could relocate their suppresive fire a few hundred meter
forward and send a real curtain between friend and foe, giving the infantry a chance to run for the enemy postions.


Armoured Warfare

Armoured vehicles were found to be very usefull, since they were practically invulnerable against ordinary small arms fire.
They could join the infantry, even if they were a bit slower then the grunts and offer a mobile strongpoint of supporting
fire and cover. However, the first tanks were a bit unrealiable and soldiers had to be trained to steer these monsters.


Counter Artillery Tactics

Enemy advances were regulary announced by intense artillery fire. When the own artillery could knock out the enemies guns,
the attacking infantry would be without covering fire and thus even more vulnerable to own small arms fire. However, finding
enemy artillery positions was not very easy and some new technices had to be introduced before these tactics could be used.


Advanced Army Tactics

Elastic Defense
Doesn't seem to be a tactics from that era.

Infiltration Tactics

While bombardments and large scale infantry assaults were common on the western battlefields, the success of small raiding
parties didn't go unnoticed. Small groups already had been used to raid frontlien trenches and engineers were used to
destroy enemy fortifications. Now officers thought of new tactics of infiltration of enemy positions and take the enemy by
surprise and lay ambushes.

Infantry Armour Coordination
When armour was deployed in larger quantities, the troops had to learn how to use these behemoths to their advance. On the
other hand, the higher officers themselves had no experience with the this kond of combined arms and so had to learn from
frontline troops what to make of this new weapons.

Peacful penetration
Can't figure out what that's supposed to be.

Mixed Chemicals Tactics

After the initial successes of chemical weapons, soldiers quickly found countermeasures like gas masks and air sealed
bunkers. Nontheless, some chemical agents were found to extremly useful and when they were combined, had a very destuctive
effect on unprepared enemy positions. First the artillery fired mask breakers and afterwards they fired other agents to
reduce enemy troops.

Modern Army Tactics

Encirclement Destruction Doctrine
already in HoI

Motorized Headquarters
already in HoI

Massive Arms Coordination

When the first mass-battles eruped on the continent, masses of soldiers were thrown into the battle without much
coordination. After the initial clashes, generals saw the neccessity to coordinate their moves better in order to achive
their objectives and, more important, to keep losses through friendly fire at a minimum.

Field Camonflage

In order to keep enemy troops from gathering information about ones position, many nations introduced varios technices of
camonflage to hide their troops in the field. This had two immediate effects: First, enemy intelligence had a much harder
time to find the exact position of enemy troops. The other effect was that enemy advancing troops didn't know where ones
troops are and how many there're left. This enabled defenders to prepare some surprises for enemy troops, like moving into
a flanking position. Obviously, camonflage could also be used to hide attacking troops or conceal assault preparations.

 

[Allenby]

Peacful penetration
Can't figure out what that's supposed to be.

Although it sounds like it should be the title of a pornography film, it is actually a form of battle tactics pioneered on the western front by Australian Lieutenant-General John Monash. Essentially it called for close cooperation between artillery, air power and tanks to destroy an area of enemy territory, with infantry following up to occupy the place - best used at Le Hamel in 1918.

 

[StephenT]

Regarding infiltration tactics, I think we should make more of it. It was, after all, the most famous doctrinal advance (other than tanks) of the entire war.

While bombardments and large scale infantry assaults were common on the western battlefields, the success of small raiding parties didn't go unnoticed. Small groups already had been used to raid frontline trenches and engineers were used to destroy enemy fortifications.

...Now, armies have developed techniques for employing such tactics on a much wider scale. Specially trained infantry squads, generously equipped with weapons such as light machine guns to give them extra firepower, will be sent to infiltrate between enemy strongpoints and into their rear area. The shock and confusion this causes should split the enemy front right open and allow a major breakthrough. Mastering this doctrine will allow the raising of new storm trooper units such as the famous German Stosstruppen.

(And, of course, development of this tech should be the prerequisite for activating that unit type, if it isn't already)

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

Greetings, I have worked on the electronics tree for about three/four days now, it is probably full of misunderstandings and errors, but I will post it anyway:

TELEGRAPH SYSTEM(3000)
This was the first way of sending messages from one place to another without the use of messengers.

ELECTRONIC TELEGRAPHY(3001)
This system worked by depressing a switch at the sender, which activated an electro-magnet at the receiver, the electro magnet elevated a ‘lever’ with a needle in the other end, the needle then pushed holes through a strip of paper resulting in a message.

FIELD TELEGRAPH SETS(3002)
Now, telegraphy was made available to the soldiers in the field, greatly increasing communication between the general and the commander at the front.

MORSE SYSTEM(3003)
Named after one Samuel Morse, this is the ‘telegraphic alphabet’, this used long and short signals, I.E. a long signal: depress the telegraph key and hold it down for a long time, short signal: depress the key and hold it down for a fraction of a second.
This made telegraphing very easy, unless you had forgotten the system...

CODED TRANSMISSIONS(3004)
However, these messages could be intercepted and listened to by the enemy, so telegraphers began replacing one letter with another, making interception very hard.

MULTIPLEX TELEGRAPHY(3005)
This system allowed one telegraph line to send up to eight messages at the same time to different receivers, this was a improvement of the quadruplex system previously in use.

QUADRUPLEX TELEGRAPHY(3006)
This allowed for two messages to make its way through the same line at the same time, this was one of Thomas Alva Edisons many innovations.

BASIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM(3100)
Now, the possibility of talking directly to the receiver came under discussion, but a series of steps had to be taken before telephones could actually be used.

ELECTRONIC MICROPHONE(3101)
First of all, you had to get something to talk through, this was solved by the electric microphone.

ELECTRIC RECEIVER(3102)
To hear what the other person was saying through the microphone, you had to have a receiver.

MODERN TELEPHONE(3103)
Now, a system that enables talking to one-another directly can be constructed, making communication much faster.

UNDERSEA CABLE SYSTEM(3104)
This system works by drawing telephone and telegraph lines across the seabed by means of ship, an example is the 1850 cable between Europe and America.

FIELD TELEPHONE SETS(3105)
Now, telephones are available to the forces, making communication between the general and frontline commander much easier.

STENOTYPE MACHINE(3106)
This machine is almost like a typewriter, the only difference is that instead of letters, the machine writes in shorthand.

BASIC SIGNAL HANDLING(3200)
To every intelligence agency, the art of sending, recieving, decoding and encrypting signals is vital. Now, routines for doing this is beeing developed.

BASIC SIGNALS INTERCEPTION(3201)
With the invention of the telephone, new ways of picking up ransmitted signals had to be devised.

BASIC SIGNAL ANALYSIS(3202)
Now that you have the signals, you have to analyze them as well.

BASIC SIGNAL SECURITY(3203)
With signal interception growing increasingly effective, new ways of protecting your transmissions had to be invented.

BASIC SIGNAL ENCRYPTION(3204)
Not only signal security was required to make telephone calls safe, you also had to encrypt your signals, making them harder to interpret.

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY(3300)
As soon as the telephone was invented, scientists began wondering if it was possible to send messages without any line whatsoever.

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION BASICS(3301)
Now, you must find out exectly how an electromagnet works and how it can be put to use.

DIODE(3302)
A diode works by cutting of current in one direction, but letting the current pass trough another, basicly it directs current in one direction.

TRIODE(3303)
This is a development of the diode. This device does not only send the current in only one direction, but with this, you can actually determine the strength of the current through the diode.

VACUUM TUBE(3304)
This one of the way the electron tube works, in a lamp, wolfram is used to get the light, but this takes a lot of heat, instead, the tube consists of a material that glows at a lower temperature, this emitts electrons that move through the vacuum and makes the wolfram glow.

FREQUENCY BAND BASIS(3305)
Frequency is the number of vibrations per second performed by a certain particle per second, it is measured in Hertz, knowing how to use the different frequencys are vital for wireless transmissions.

WIRELESS TRANSMITTER(3306)
Now, you are finally ready to begin constructing a device that sends out radio waves.

WIRELESS RECIEVER.(3307)
However, the sound transmitted from the transmitter cannot just be picked out of thin air, you must have a device that picks up the signals from millions of others and transforms it into normal talk.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS(3400)
Now, you are finally ready to beginn harnessing the power of the radio, communications can now grow faster and harder to pick up.

REGENERATIVE CIRCUIT(3401)
The regenerative circuit was a major breakthrough in radio technology, it was first patented in 1914 by Edwin Armstrong. It allows a signal to be amplified many times over by the same vacuum tube and Triode/diode, it also allowed the receiver to oscillate, making morse code sound like beeps (Hence the beepbeepbeepbeepbeep, beep beep beep beeeeeeep you hear in all movies).

BASIC GROUND WIRELESS STATIONS(3402)
Now, radios can be fielded, but they are still so big that they have to be kept in not-moving stations, however, it is still a great improvement.

BASIC FIELD WIRELESS SETS(3403)
Now, smaller radios are beeing issued to the troops, this allows instant communication between the general in the rear, and the front-line commander.

BASIC NAVAL WIRELESS SETS(3404)
On ships, the radio is priceless for keeping the flotilla together, it also allows the admiral to instantly give orders to other ships without the need for flag signalling.

ADVANCED SIGNALS HANDLING(3500)
As the radio came into existance, intelligence agencies had to come up with new methods for picking up enemy messages.

ADVANCED SIGNAL INTERCEPTION(3501)
With the invention of the radio, picking up signals became more and more difficult, now, you had to have a receiver of your own, and had to tyr and pick up the radio signlas with that instead.

ADVANCED SIGNAL ANALYSIS(3502)
Once the radio signals had been picked up, you had to analyse them, to see what they actually meant.

ADVANCED SIGNAL SECURITY(3503)
As the interception techniques improved, so did signal security.
ADVANCED SIGNAL ENCRYPTION(3504)
Now, signal encryption is growing increasingly effective, and it has to, since interception is improving at the same rate.

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS(3600)
As radio equipment became smaller, it could be used on land vehicles such as tanks. This, among other things allowed coordination of motorized attacks.

VEHICLE INTERCOM SETS(3601)
This, for the first time allowed communications between vehicles in the field, this allowed for better and more coordinated attacks.

SUPERHETRODYNE CIRCUIT(3602)
The superhetrodyne circuit uses many oscillators to produce a steady transmission in one frequency, making the signal much easier to be picked up by the reciever.

ADVANCED GROUND WIRELESS STATIONS(3603)
Now, the not-moving radio stations are becoming faster, more precise and more effecient.

ADVANCED NAVAL WIRELESS SETS(3604)
Now, the naval wireless sets are becoming faster, more precise and more effecient.

AIRCRAFT WIRELESS SETS(3605)
Now, for the first time can a radio be taken up, into the aircraft, this allowed ground crews to direct aircraft to their targets, and to quickly coordinate attacks within the own squadron.

MAN-PORTABLE RADIO SETS(3606)
Now, radios has become small enough to be carried by one soldier, allowing for instant communication between the general in the rear and the troops at the front.

ADVANCED TELEPHONE SETS(3700)
However, for shorter communications, telephones were more efficent and cheaper, but they to had to develop.

HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SETS(3701)
With more frequencies, it is less likely that two transmissions interfer with each other, however, until now, one has been unable to use the higher frequencies.

WIRELESS TELEPHONE SYSTEM(3702)
Now, ‘mobile telephones’ are beeing invented, the first of these types were heavy and bulky, and was carried as a bag at the hip, however, beeing not dependant on a wire, this made them a great leap forward.

AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE STATIONS(3703)
Before, telephoning had been made by people plugging connecting plugs into a board on the wall which was used to connect to the correct receiver, now, this could be done automaticly, decreasing the speed it took to contact the receiver.

CRYPTOGRAPHY(3800)
Now, the science of coding messages is as advanced as it can get, at least for a reasonable time.

TABULATING MACHINE(3801)
This machine made it possible to, in an instant get up a certain line or column, be it a computer or typewriter.

ENCRYPTION-DECRYPTION GEAR(3802)
Now, coding and de-coding could be done at the same machine, making construction of the machines and cryption/decryption much easier.

ELECTRONIC DATA STORAGE(3803)
Now, files dont have to be put into archives, they are simply fed into the electronic data storage to be taken forward at will by means of a tabulating machine.

CRYPTOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE(3804)
This software further improved encryption.

ADVANCED CRYPTOGRAPHY(3805)
Now, cryptography is at its most advanced level and is a lethal weapon towards all the worlds intelligence agencies.

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

Going to work on industry or submarines as soon as I have time tomorrow, must have some time for extatic easter celebrations as well

 

[Allenby]

Jolly good! Keep up the good work...

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

Allenby, please change the order of Quadruplex and multiplex telegraphy, in my research, the multiplex was an improvement of the quadruplex and not opposit as in the game.

 

[Baltasar]

Regarding infiltration tactics, I think we should make more of it. It was, after all, the most famous doctrinal advance (other than tanks) of the entire war.



...Now, armies have developed techniques for employing such tactics on a much wider scale. Specially trained infantry squads, generously equipped with weapons such as light machine guns to give them extra firepower, will be sent to infiltrate between enemy strongpoints and into their rear area. The shock and confusion this causes should split the enemy front right open and allow a major breakthrough. Mastering this doctrine will allow the raising of new storm trooper units such as the famous German Stosstruppen.

(And, of course, development of this tech should be the prerequisite for activating that unit type, if it isn't already)

Hi StephenT

thanks for the input, always welcome. I just wrote something to every point and ain't even sure if it's historically correct. Any hint welcome.

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

And...(drumrolls) here is the submarine tree!
There is one or two things that I am uncertain of, though. What good is a horisontal propeller?

SUBMARINE INNOVATION(5000)
Long has man sought to have a fighting vehicle that can travel under the waves, with state of the art equipment this can be made if not for the first time, then better.

SINGLE HULL(5001)
This hull was the earliest type used on submarines, however, beeing not pressure-resistant this hull turns into something resembling a calf-brain at depths over 30-40 meters.

BASIC BALLAST TANKS(5002)
On a submarine, pitch cannot be controlled by means of rudders only, you have to have tanks on the sides which can fill with either water or air, when filled with water, the submarine plummets, wen filled with air, the submarine goes up to the surface.

SUBMARINE STEAM ENGINE(5003)
This is the first engine that can be put to use aboard a submarine. However, it is not very efficient, submarines have to wait until dieselelectric propulsion will come into use before they are really effecient.

HORIZONTAL PROPELLER(5004)
This propeller is also a way to controll pitch.

BASIC STEAM TORPEDOES(5005)
The torpedo dates to 1866, when Robert Whitehead invented the first pressure-air driven torpedo, now torpedos are growing more efficient, beeing propelled by steam.

EARLY SUBMARINE(5006)
Now, the first military underwater vehicle can be put to use, it is bulky and has a maximum depth of about thirty meters. Still, in time, this will be a feared weapon.
Historically, this was the british ‘Holland-class’ and the swedish ‘Hajen’.

EARLY SUBMARINE TECHNOLOGY(5100)
As the first submarines were developed, researchers began looking into ways of improving the subs capabilities.

BASIC PRESSURE HULL(5101)
This hull is much safer than the first one, it allows the submarine to go deeper than before.

SMALL SUBMARINE HULL(5102)
The first submarine hulls were small, mainly because there were difficultie creating bigger hulls.

INTERNAL BALLAST TANKS(5103)
No, the tanks could be held inside the hull, allowing for a more streamlined shape.

BASIC CONNING TOWER(5104)
Now, the commander of the ship could have a place to scout the sea from, it also gave him a much safer position to stand, not beeing in danger of beeing knocked of the ship by a wave.

SUBMARINE PETROL ENGINE(5105)
This engine was driven on petrol, which made it a much better engine than the first steam engines, above all, it made the ship faster.

BASIC SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION(5200)
Now, you can begin to get a deeper understanding of how submarines should be built, with which materials and what equipment should be included.

HORIZONTAL RUDDER(5201)
This rudder helped the ballast tanks control the pitch, they could be mounted either on the turret or at the forwardmost parts of the submarines sides.

BASIC PERISCOPE(5202)
This device allowed submerged submarines to see what was going on above on the surface, it allowed then to scout for danger, and find tagets.
Historically this was the italian ‘Galileo’.

BASIC TORPEDO TUBES(5203)
This device consists of a tube that begins inside the submarine, and ends in the water, this allowed submarines to fire and reload their torpedos in a safe manner.
Historicall, this was the swedish ‘torpedtub M/04’.

SUBMARINE TESTING(5204)
Now, with all the new devices in place, you can begin to test them, and the submarine to the limit.

SHORT-RANGE COASTAL SUBMARINE(5205)
This submarine was designed to navigate the coasts of the motherland, defending it against invasion crafts.
Historically this was the swedish ‘2:a kl ubåtarna’.

SUBMARINE FREIGHTER(5206)
This craft is specifically designed to transport submarines over great distances.

BASIC SUBMARINE EQUIPMENT(5300)
As new types of submarines were beeing deployed, new types of equipment would have to be deployed alongside them.

DECK GUN 50MM+(5301)
This cannon was mounted at the front of the submarine, and gave it some surface fighting capability. But operating the cannon, especially in rough weather can at best be described as a nightmare.

IMPROVED STEAM TORPEDOES(5302)
Now, the steam torpedo is getting more range and can carry more payload.

COASTAL MINE(5303)
Now, mines are beeing refined so that they can be deployed from submarines.

PRESSURE HULL TESTING(5304)
Now, crews are testing the maximum depth of the pressure hull, and finding wys to improve it.

NAUTICAL GYROCOMPASS(5305)
This compass is designed to work inside the magnetic steel hull of a submarine making navigation much easier.

FUEL-DRIVEN TORPEDOES(5400)
Now, torpedoes are past the stage where they are driven by compressed air and steam.

TORPEDO TESTING(5401)
Now, test are made to find out if a torpedo can actually be driven by fuel, if possible, it requires several changes to the torpedo, including a fuel tank and an engine.

ALCOHOL TORPEDOES(5402)
These torpedoes are driven by an alcohol-engine.

BASIC PETROL TORPEDOES(5403)
Finally, petrol torpedoes are ready for action, they are fast, somewhat precise and have a good range.

IMPROVED SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION(5500)
Now, better methods of constructing submarines are discovered, tested and put to use.

IMPROVED PRESSURE HULL(5501)
The improved pressure hull could withstand much more pressure and greater depths than the other hulls previously in use.

MEDIUM SUBMARINE HULL(5502)
As submarines grew larger, so did the hulls, this hull is fit for building somewhat large submarines.

SUBMARINE DIESEL ENGINE(5503)
Now, the engines of the submarines are fitted out with diesel engines, however, these are noisy and air-consuming, a better way of travelling underwater has to be devised before the submarine can show its full potential. Nevertheless, the diesel engine is a great leap forward.

IMPROVED PERISCOPE(5504)
The improved periscop had more durability and would be easier to handle.

IMPROVED TORPEDO TUBES(5505)
In the submarine arms-race, torpedo-tubes had to grow more efficent, this tube improved the speed of reloading and firing.

LONG-RANG COASTAL SUBMARINE(5506)
The long-range coastal submarine was no high-seas submarine, but it could travel great distances patrolling the shores of the homeland.

IMPROVED SUBMARINE EQUIPMENT(5600)
Now, new tyes of equipment are trickling into the ranks of the submarines, such as better periscopes and even radios.

DECK GUN 70MM+(5601)
This is and improvement of the first deck gun, allowing submarines to hit harder.

IMPROVED PETROL TORPEDOES(5602)
These torpedoes are further advanced in the fields of range and accuracy.

LOW FREQUENCY WIRELESS SETS(5603)
Now, submarines can communicate to each others, however, this can only be made above the surface by means of erecting a massive radio mast, which takes time.

RECON AND NAVIGATION SERVICES(5606)
With wireless sets on board, submarines could now get precise data on enemy convoys and warships without relying on its own limited capabilities, aircraft and ships could simply relay information to the submarine far away, making it an eaven deadlier weapon. Of course, this also worked in a defensive manner, alerting subs of potential treats coming their way.

SUBMARINE DIESEL GENERATOR(5605)
As baatteries became more frequent on submarines, the range of submarines are improved, the diesel engine was now confined to surface use.The only problem with an electric engines is that batteries are depleted after some time and must be recharged, now, a diesel-driven generator is invented and can be used to recharge the batteries while at the surface, this makes submarines vonurable though.

ADVANCED SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION(5700)
Now, the last step for submarines are taken, making everything about them even more dedly and accurate.

ADVANCED PRESSURE HULL(5701)
As said before, the maximum depth pf the submarine increased in proportion to the pressure hulls became better and better.

LARGE SUBMARINE HULL( 5702)
Now, the greatest submarine hull of all times are ready, capable of carrying more advanced engines and more and more modern weapons.

SUBMARINE ELECTRIC ENGINE(5703)
The electric engine is on great lep forward, earlier subs had diesel engines, sucking up the air inside it, pressing for the invention of the schnorkel, but electric engines do not require air to function, the engine was also more quiet, and subs didn´t have to pull into harbour and efuel as often as batteries can be recharged while still at sea.

ADVANCED PERISCOPE(5704)
This is another improvement of the periscopes previously in use.

ADVANCED TORPEDO TUBES(5705)
These new tubes allowed for faster reloading.

OPEN SEAS SUBMARINE(5706)
For the first time, a submarine capable of venturing out to sea witout the risk of sinking is deployed, now, you can strike directly at enemy convoys.
Historically, this was the swedish ‘1:a klass ubåtarna’.

ADVANCED SUBMARINE EQUIPMENT(5800)
As he world slowly crept into the age of modern warfare, more and more advanced equipment was needed, this called for improvement of above all, torpedoes and radio.

DECK GUN 100MM+(5801)
Now, the deck gun was extremely powerful, and the submarine was capable of giving a match to at least smaller ships, however, the days of the deck gun are numbered, a new hull design is beeing called for. Slender, streamlike hulls will rule the future, but it will be a few years.

ADVANCED PETROL TORPEDOES(5802)
These torpedoes is faster, preciser, more dangerous and easier to handle.

HIGH FREQUENCY WIRELESS SETS(5803)
Now, for the first time, submarines were outfitted with high-frequency wireless sets, making themeven more stealthy.

OPEN SEAS MINES(5804)
These mines can stay in their field even in rough weather, making them prfect for laying mines in the Atlantic.

 

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work started on industry tree.

 

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Industry tree finished, I had it done by the day before yesterday, but then the forum went down.

BASIC INDUSTRIALISATION(4000)
Now, factories are moving into the cities and industries are popping up everywhere.

MODERN RAW MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE(4001)
Now, you must find out which materials are good for what and which materials can be refined into other, better materials.

CHEMICAL-INDUSTRIAL-TECHNOLOGICAL BASICS(4002)
Before factories can be efficient, the basics of chemistry, industry and technology has to be discovered.

IGNITION SYSTEM(4003)
The ignition system works by sending out an electric spark which ignites fuel causing an explosion.

CATTERPILLAR TRACK(4004)
Still widely in use today, catterpillar tracks prevents the vehicle from sliding, and, by distributing weight over a greater area prevents the vehicle from sinking into the ground.
The most common use foor the catterpillar track are tanks.

CONVEYOR BELT(4005)
This belt pulls the frame of whatever is built past stations were workers puts on a small object, this allowed for much faster production.

BASIC INDUSTRIAL TRACTOR(4006)
This is a vehicle that uses catterpillar tracks, it is used to pull heavy farm equipment around, it is able to pull much more than a horse, however, it requires fuel to work, a horse doesn´t.

BASIC ASSEMBLY LINE(4007)
This is a improvement of the conveyor belt, it works pretty much the same.

MODEN INDUSTRIAL THEORETICS(4100)
Faster, cheaper, more efficient... The trademarks of industrialisation, basically that is what is improved here.

CHEMOTHERAPY(4101)
This uses various forms of chemicals to treat diseases, nowadays it is mostly used to treat cancer.

THERMOSETTING PLASTICS(4102)
¨These plastics are heated up, then moulded into a proper shap, and cannot be re-moulded, the main use for these types of plasttics are insulators due to their good tolerance of heat.

GASOLINE MASS PRODUCTION(4103)
Gasoline is a refined form of oil that is used in internal combustion engines, now, it is possible to produce vast quantities of the liquid.

BLASTING GELATINE(4104)
First invented by swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, this is made out of nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose into a extremely safe explosive.

BAKELITE PLASTICS(4105)
Bakelite, also known as polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride was first invented by Dr. Leo Baekeland, it is very brittle but extremely heat resiliant and can therefor be used in telephones.

CELLOPHANE(4106)
Still widely in use today, cellophane is a type of plastics, impregnable for bacteria, air and grease which makes it ideal for packaging food. Cellophane is created by ‘cellulose fibres from wood or cotton are dissolved in alkali to make a solution called viscose, which is then extruded through a slit into an acid bath to reconvert the viscose into cellulose’.

MODERN TECHNOLOGY(4200)
New ways of handling metals and electricity has to be invented.

DYNAMO(4201)
The first dynamo was built by french scientist Hippolyte Pixii(honest), it used a turning permanent magnet which was put so that its north and south pole passed a pieco of iron wrapped with wire, everytime the magnet passes the coil, a bolt of electricity is produced, by adding a commutator, this can be made so that a direct current can be produced.

MODERN BATTERIES(4202)
These batteries are somewhat small and easy to handle, the first person to ever create a battery was Alessandro Volta, it consisted of zinc and copper plates separated with salt-drenched cloth.

STEEL ALLOY(4203)
Steel comes in many variants, basically, it is iron with additional coal added, many other metals are also added to give it increased durability.

MODERN HAND-TOOLS(4204)
New tools such as the wrench revolutionized construction.

TUNGSTEN USAGE(4205)
Tungsten (W) is a transition metal with the atomic number 74. The word Tungsten derives from the swedish tung sten which literally means heavy stone.
Tungsten, or wolfram is mainly used in lightbulbs.

IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR(4206)
This tractor has a better engine, is faster and can pull heavier loads.

ADVANCED INDUSTRIALISATION(4300)
Now, factories are getting bigger and more efficient.

IMPROVED ASSEMBLY LINE(4301)
Now, assembling objects could be done in a much more effecient manner.

QUICK-DRYING CONCRETE(4302)
Concrete is not a new invention, it was used by the romans two-thousend years ago. But normal concrete takes a long time to dry. A new, quick-drying type of concrete has to be invented so that fortifications can be built fast

STAINLESS STEEL(4303)
This is a steel alloy containingat least 10.5% chromium, when exposed to oxygen, the chromium forms a layer of chromiumtrioxide (Cr2O3) over the metal, protecting it from corrosion.

STEEL CABLE(4304)
A cables consists of long strains of metal twinned together to form a type of rope.
However, a cable is more durable than a rope and is less likely to snap, making it ideal for balloons.

ZIPPER(4305)
The zipper has existed for a long time, the earliest device was patented by the american Elias Howe in 1851, but it would take until 1913 for the first zipper as we know it today to be invented, this was done by Gideon Sundback, a swedish scientist.
The zipper has variety of uses, the most commun beeing in clothing.

RAW MATERIAL REFINEMENT(4400)
This is the concept of turning one material into another, an example is turning oil into petrol.

CRACKING GASOLINE(4401)
Cracking is aprocess where complicated molecules are turned into simpler ones, the first method of cracking, thermal cracking, a combination of heat and pressure is deployed to turn oil into petrol.

SALVARSAN(4402)
Salvarsan, or Arsphenamine is the first modern chemotheraputic agent, discovered in 1909 by Paul Ehrlich. Its is used to treat syphilis. In time however, penicillin will make salvarsan obsolete

MERCURY VAPOR LAMP(4403)
This lamp emitts a bluish light rich in UV-radiation when an electric current flows through vaporized mercury.

SEARCHLIGHT ARC(4404)
Seems to be more fit for aircraft/balloon/airdoctrine than industry.

WAR INDUSTRIALIZATION(4500)
Now, industries can be bent towerds manufactoring items to be used in war, such as hand-weapons, artillery, or even tanks.

ADVANCED ASSEMBLY LINE(4501)
The journey from the modest conveyorbelt to the advanced assembly line has taken time, but now, materials can be built at an horrendous speed, making the countries with this seem to have an endless production capability.

WIND TUNNEL(4502)
Early tests with aeroshapes had to be done ‘in the wild’, the wind tunnel directs a flow of air directly against the shape you want to test. That way, small scale models of the full aircraft can be built and tested in an laboratory environment.

MODEN BULLDOZER(4503)
This tracked vehicle has a shovel at its front making it ideal for construction works, it can be used to level ground, for instance when creating runways or rudimentary roads.

CRACKING CATALYST(4504)
This is a substance, when, added to the old cracking method speeds up the cracking, upon further development, this can be used as catalytic cracking.

EARLY PARACHUTE(4505)
The idea of a parachute has been around for a long time, but only now is the materials to make them work available.
The parachute was first envisioned by a man that envisioned many things: Leonardo da Vinci.

 

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OK, so now, what´s left is :

1) Home front
2) Air doctrine
3) Naval doctrtine

I am having problems fixing these, so I´ll (probably) leave them to Baltasar.

 

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OK, I just couldn´t resist, started air doctrine...

The problem I had in home front was this:

is it enough to label pal units:

These units were comprised of volunteers

?????

 

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OK, I just couldn´t resist, started air doctrine...

The problem I had in home front was this:

is it enough to label pal units:

These units were comprised of volunteers

?????

'These units were comprised of volunteers with the attraction that people could serve in the army with people in their locality, so as to increase the cohesiveness and fighting morale of units.'