Loreldian Rebellion: Info Thread

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Loreldian Airmans Guide
Regular Issue – AOD. 948
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Run #: 327
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Remember! This bound copy of the Loreldian Airmans Guide is provided to you by the Loreldian Airforce, a branch of the Loreldian Royalties auspicious military forces. Destruction of this book or any military property is grounds for punishment as decided by your immediate superior, and depending on the offense, possible court marshal. You're a proud member of the Loreldian Armed Forces now and are expected to uphold the manner of conduct and honor for which we are known!

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-THE LORELDIAN AIRMANS GUIDE-
First, a word from your Chief General of the Airforce; MARKUS LINX.

Well hello there new recruit and/or reviewing accomplished and valiant Airman! As I am sure you are aware my name is Markus Linx, current acting Chief General of the Airforce, your overall commanding officer. Before you have a read through of this most trustworthy and eminent piece of printed word brought to you by the Loreldian Airforce and commit it to memory, I'd like to have a word. So, pay attention, read closely, and remember that you are the finest examples a Loreldian can hope to achieve, our brave fighting men and women that protect our loving population and, our very birthright.

I would like to convey to you the importance of the image you now hold. You are our, shining light; our, distinguished heroes; our, gracious saviors. You're part of a family now, a family in arms and that family protects our very sovereignty. Loreldia itself is an incomparable light in a world full of darkness. Its people resourceful, its science sagacious, its might robust, and its beliefs free. You shall be the stalwart safeguard that ensures your homeland maintains these progressions toward the future which are rightfully ours.

You are your loved ones, and the civilianships shield from the simpletons of Urobarias, the ineloquent ruffians of Mephas, the backward barbarians of Amelria, and whatever other foul anarchist dare to threaten our borders. We live surrounded by a terrible and frightening world, but as long as Loreldia stands, it and its people shall know peace, freedom, and ease. But it is your responsibility to make sure this brilliant, vivacious, radiant, gallant, and upright beacon of hope remains forever. Remember we are the descendent's of the great James Orel, avatar of the Divine One, and with your help we can create another Land of Peace that lasts a thousand years.

Thank you for reading. I expect great things out of you. I suspect I shall not be disappointed.
-Markus Linx
Chief General of the Airforce


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This guide is split into multiple sections, for ease of revisiting a particularly intriguing section it has been indexed for reference. As a member of the Loreldian Airforce it is not just a requirement but YOUR DUTY to read the materials here within and etch them into your mind. Much like the Oath of Valor you took on your day of inception, or the Chant of Orel that any good member of Oreliaty knows by heart, these words should be marked to memory. Not just because that's what a good loyal Airman, military member, and overall Loreldian SHOULD do but because they might also save your life!

Here are the contents and chapters within.

Chapter 1: The Continent of Velayria – Know thy enemy!
Chapter 2: A Military and Strategic look at Loreldia – Your honorable homeland!
Chapter 3: A Technology Overview – Always be Prepared!
Chapter 4: Important Piloting Reminders – Remember the Basics, but always learn more!
Chapter 5: Common and Uncommon Lingo of the World – A Smart Soldier is a Good Soldier!

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Chapter 1: The Continent of Velayria
Velayria is broken up into four Super States composed of the various minor-states left over after the Thirteenth War of the World thanks to the Super-state Treaty.

Of the four only Loreldia truly has the strength to carry this world into the future for the betterment of humanity. Regardless for a time the three super states we must share the continent of Velayria with are a necessary evil as we build our social strength which will someday shine like a bright beacon and convert all those with righteousness in their hearts. Until that day comes the states you must be aware of are Urobarias, Mephas, Amelria, and of course your blazing star of honor and home of unmatched beauty, Loreldia.

Below you shall find a map of the continent of Valayria with the Super States clearly labeled and color coded for your convenience. Below that you will find descriptions of each so that you might familiarize yourself with those impeding our great march forward. Use this to educate yourselves on the challenges yet to come.



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Chapter 2: A Military and Strategic look at Loreldia



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Chapter 3: A Technology Overview
Welcome pilot to one of the most important components in this literary piece. Here you will find a number of sections detailing important technology that you may come across in your job, either in combat or on a day to day basis in whatever precinct you may be stationed. It is broken into three key pieces; military vehicles, weapons, and other tech both military and civilian in origin which you may encounter. To all Cadets, all pieces of hardware here within will be included in some manner during various tests you will be required to pass, including but not limited to a FULL overview before your graduation from the air academy. Remember, memorizing this information isn't just a request, it's your RESPONSIBILITY as an OUTSTANDING member of the Loreldian Airforce.

This issue of the Lorelidan Airmans Guide was produced in AOD. 948. If your copy is over two-years old please report this to your immediate superior so that a new copy may be ordered with more up-to-date technological data.

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Military Vehicles[/u][/i]
As a member of the Loreldian Airforce one of your primary duties will be both piloting, and engaging various forms of vehicle in battle. This includes but is not limited to; Airman, traditional aircraft, Cruisers of various size, and a variety of ground based motored-vehicles from altered civilian transports to heavy armor. Remember! you aren't invincible, but with this knowledge armed in your mind, a proud Loreldian spirit in your heart, and a powerful Loreldian built warmachine at your fingertips YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE! Fly smart, keep your head, act with honor, win for your homeland!

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Airman
Airman are an evolution in combat aircraft. The first model the 1-R was created by the Loreldian aviator and mechanic Roberte Louter in AOD. 856 and there capability has only increased since then. An Airman is a vehicle that can fly as, if not faster, than most traditional aircraft and then at a flip of the proper handle can transform to a semi-humanoid form. In this form you are given enhanced mobility through reduced speed but also gain the ability to change your oriented direction at a moments notice, this is the key difference from traditional aircraft. An Airman can quickly turn around via the transformed mode and open fire on targets at any angle. Airman come in hundreds of models along with various rolls, however they are predominately fighter vehicles and we shall only be covering those you are likely to encounter and/or pilot. Most cadets will go on to pilot one of the vehicles here within, so listen up!

Friendly Models

Enemy Models
44-R “Bucket”
General Info: A fighter Airman that has seen service in just about every Super State the 44-R's are obsolete and no longer play an active roll in the Loreldian military. Created by the private sector in AOD. 912 the 44-R's were the first supersonic Airman model and for many years were fondly referred to as “Mega”'s, now though they are excessively outclassed in every regard and are more frequently known amongst pilots as “Bucket”'s. Only an uncaring military would field a pilot in one against radically superior Airman, but it happens. Just remember if you find yourself gunning down 44-R's with ease you don't have to feel guilty because it was THEIR CHOICE to attack our BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND. 44-R's are larger than most modern Airman and are particularly bulky when transformed, this gives them a slight armor advantage but they are virtually incapable of sideways movement in humanoid form, and topping out at 1123kph in jet form means they are anywhere between 400 and 900kph slower than current craft. You can recognize a 44-R by its “snub”-nose tip and bulky square engines that smooth-outward into unusually elongated wings.

How to fight: While at one time a fierce opponent as long as you find yourself in a modern craft there is no need to concern if you find yourself engaging 44-R's. Even in superior numbers their slow speeds and bulky size make them out-maneuverable and easy targets. Your radar specialist should detect them on radar early on, but even if they manage to reach you either by using terrain or radar blocking technologies (No cadet should concern themselves with this possibility. Such technologies are incredibly expensive and are NEVER encountered outside of training or close to important enemy strongholds, like a capital which you will not need to concern yourself with) there is no need to fret. If radar-lock is achieved on you simply outmaneuver whatever incoming attack has been fired, then achieve your own lock and fire away, a 44-R will not be able to dodge our SUPERIOR LORELDIAN WEAPONRY. If in combat via humanoid form Pulse Rifle type weapons prove effective against the 44-R's slightly stronger armor, all forms of missiles and close-quarters weapons are effective as well as long as used appropriately. Simple! Smooth flying veteran!

To all cadets. You may find yourself piloting a 44-R during your training but NEVER in a combat scenario. As long as you continue to excel as a pilot you will graduate to learning to use more superior vehicles before you are fielded. 44-R's are most often used to acclimate new cadets to super-sonic air travel and the G's involved.

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Traditional Aircraft
Though widely transcended by the far more maneuverable Airman models some traditional aircraft remain in service. These are older vehicles that possess minimal moving parts, tend to be incompatible with newer weaponry, and of course possess no transformation ability. While most of the workhorse fighters that began their lives well over a century ago have been retired some still remain. This is either because the roll they serve, such as high-altitude spy missions, would not benefit from an Airman model. Or in some cases because they can still perform their previously alloted task without being greatly outclassed by the superior Airman, this is generally only true for some “new” models still being created. Remember! Your country cares for you and would never sink to putting you in aircraft that can't function in todays escalating arms race, but some countries will. THEY don't care for their PEOPLE and while you might feel bad for firing on a foe piloting an outdated model, remember that they would gladly fire on you, your country, your religion, or even YOUR FAMILY! You are protecting FREEDOM! Similar to Airman there are THOUSANDS of traditional aircraft so we will only cover those you are likely to encounter/pilot.

Friendly Models

Enemy Models
U-B7 “Demolisher”
General Info: Created by the Urobarian military in AOD. 932 the U-B7 is the primary bombing aircraft of the Urobarias army. With a top flight speed of 307kph and providing a large target thanks to its bulky frame the U-B7 would long since have been retired in the Loreldian army but the Urobarians insist on making use of it. The way they continue to make them valid fighting machines is through the tactic of throwing walls of these craft at a target, or alongside fighter-jets/Airman and/or LRM's. The U-B7 is a free-drop bomber with a payload of 40000kg meaning that when the payload is released it destroys large areas without consideration, landing on both civilian and military targets, a VILE and DISHONORABLE tactic. You shall recognize the U-B7 by its long tube like structure and 50 meter wing-span as well as its typical black or deep olive paint trim, it also lacks any form of grace and has to make large turns so you will always find the U-B7 at high altitudes.

How to fight: Thankfully the U-B7 is incapable of masking its radar signature due to the massive surface area. This means it cannot “sneak-up” on you and will be detected by your radar specialist long before the target is reached. When engaging if a ways from the target you must first eliminate the inevitable defending forces. Without its defenders the U-B7 only has three defensive machine-guns one posted atop, and two on the underbelly which are widely ineffective outside of 200 meters. Line your shots up and fire in bursts with your front-mounted machine guns until the target loses lift. If the U-B7 is close to reaching its target choose a “designated shooter” in your squad. If thats you then it will be your job to target the U-B7's while your squad handles the defenders, in a case like this utilizing missiles or long-distance weaponry in humanoid form (provided you are piloting an Airman) is suggested. Easy as pie! Good shooting ace!

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Cruisers

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Groundbased Armor

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[GoldenKitten]

As I've received this several times now I'm going to do a quick and dirty reference sheet to the weapons currently available. I'll eventually give them proper treatment and add them to the guide but for now just use this to array your weaponry.

Weapons vary depending which mode the airmen is in, each weapon slot available has a variety of choices (which will later be further refined) and none can be said to be superior to the others since each has equal strengths and weaknesses to balance things out.

In Jet mode a Airmen has two types of weapons available to him. Front mounted machine guns and missiles. MG's come in two forms, missiles come in three.

Machine guns come in heavy rail and rotary. Rail machine guns have an effective accurate range of fifty meters, and fire two shells per second, however they have heavy penetration capability in exchange and naturally don't eat through the 2000 round ammo drum as quickly. Rotary is the opposite firing ten shells per second with an accurate range of two-hundred meters but with far lower penetration power, especially against newer models.

Missiles come in HGP (High-Grain Projectiles), RBM (Ranged Ballistic Missiles), and LRM's (Long Ranged Missiles). HGP's are small and take up the least amount of space on the airmen, three dozen or more can be stowed depending on the crafts wingspan, they can be rapid fired to overwhelm an opponent. However they have the shortest range at 500 meters and newer aircraft will often survive a direct impact from up to two projectiles, though this is not a given and an unlucky pilot could be taken down by just one, they are also the easiest to dodge thanks to their small size if intelligent use of chaff is employed. You must achieve lock-on for two seconds to fire a HGP accurately but unlike other missiles once fired the HGP's will constantly search for enemy IFF and if they lose the initial signature will go for the nearest target until shot down or they run out of fuel (about 60 seconds). RBM's are the most traditional form of missile, 8-10 can be stored depending on the size of the aircraft, they can be fired in relatively quick succession every two seconds and have a range of 2000 meters, they require a three second lock-on for accurate fire. They will accurately follow the target as long as they go straight, or up to a 90 degree bank, at the 90 degree point they begin to lose track depending on scenario, once tow is lost the missile will blindfly until it runs out of fuel. LRM's are long range versions of RBM's, LRM's are the bulkiest missile type, thus the fewest of the weapons that can be held on a craft at six. The trade-off is they have triple the longest range at 6000 meters, they also have a higher yield and on contact will pretty much pierce any armor for a one shot kill. However one other weakness is that you have to maintain radar lock for 5 seconds but once that lock is achieved they are the hardest of the missiles to dodge, however if dodged much like RBM's they will blindfly until they crash.

In Airmen mode missiles and machine-guns are stowed in exchange for different fighting capabilities. Obviously Airmen can move in various directions their Jet forms cannot however they do move much slower, especially in terms of moving upward. The two weapon types available to them in this form are a ranged ballistic weapon of which there are three types, and a melee weapon.

Ballistic Firearms come in three flavors; machine-gun, burst rifle, and sniper rifle. Machine guns are the mid-range option with moderate accuracy, the fastest shell output, and light damage capability (though like all fights between Airmen shots to lightly armored areas are still fatal due to the low damage threshold they can endure). The weapon is best served by someone who prefers to be tactical but may not be a good enough shot to warrant a sniper rifle. Burst-rifles are the Airmen version of shotguns, they have a short range of about thirty meters but chew through armor in no time at that range, however fire-rate is slow at a shot every two seconds and beyond its effective range the penetration capability drops immensely. Best utilized by those who charge in headfirst. Sniper-rifles are the rarest weapon found on the field as they are complicated and costly to make and so won't be given to just anyone. They have a four-thousand meter range and are capable of semi-automatic fire, at any range they have extreme penetration capability but the trade-off is that their sight-vector is VERY small and the slightest change in movement from the shooter or target can result in a miss. All the weapons use ammunition, however most aircraft come with a dozen or more clips so running low is rare except in long-term battle scenarios (hey the realism has to stop somewhere or it would start eating into the fun).

Lastly are melee weapons. As of right now blades are the only weapons available to them which are in essence giant steel beams sharpened to a point. Unlike other “mecha” shows you may have watched Airmen are quite brittle, they would break under the stress of actually locking weapons with another Airmen which could result in irreparable damage and a crash. Thus when using melee weapons most use them in a “hit and run” way, flying by and quickly inserting the blade more akin to a knights javelin. It is not recommended you lock blades with another Airmen as even if you are low to the ground it could cause a crash as Airmen cannot support their own weight.

Keep in mind these are all the MILITARY STANDARDS. As the RP continues a wider degree of customization both in the craft you can pilot as well as the weapons that can be used will be opened to you. At the moment though they are working with the small level of customization alloted to all military pilots. This means later on we will probably see dual weapons, Airmen with more specific roles but that are VERY good at that role (including those that are more capable of physical combat if you so wish, though it would come at a trade-off), energy weapons (within realistic limits), mods, extensions, and so forth.

I hope this has helped you with getting into the fight. Have fun.