Atlantis campaign begins...

[Dr. The Viking]

Oh! How long time will this be running?

I just discovered it!

[Red Orc]

@ Thorbjorn; we'll be running for a while yet, mostly people are still queuing up to find landing spots because I'm very disorganised and haven't assigned them yet. If you want to be a part of what's going on, PM and we'll try to work something out.

@ Lupus; good to know that both the British and Germans will be sending aeronef fleets - both powers I rhink are falling behind the Americans and Japanese in terms of manpower and organisation, this may redress the balance somewhat!

@ everybody...

... the British and Japanese forces on the West Coast seem to have had a 'bit of a scrap' in the woodlands south of the north-west lake... battle report is here. Once I get the latest maps sent out, perhaps other people might be able to contribute a bit more... sorry for delays. I'm slowly getting on top of it.

In the meantime, more details about Atlantean military dress and organisation have surfaced. Earlier reports were mostly from the west coastal regions; this suplimentary information includes some early reports from the south and east coasts.

A force wearing orange or amber tunics, armed with short swords and carrying round shields, marching under an orange banner with a device of pine trees, has been seen (east coast).

A company of archers with a green-and-gold banner depicting a striking falcon has been observed (east coast).

An order of female warriors, thought to belong to the Temples of the Moon Goddess, has been noted bearing banners depicting a silver disc or a silver starburst on midnight blue. These Moon-priestesses wear white cloaks, not the red of the western guardians of the Moon-temples (south coast).

A large mixed force of infantry, cavalry and chariots, wearing cloaks of red lined with white has been seen. Their banner is white with a red spearhead device. These warriors are thought to have temple organisations in several cities, though their god has not yet been identified (east coast).

Some light cavalry following a banner thought to depict a sea-horse have been seen, though further details are sketchy (south coast).

Warriors wearing grey tunics and dark green cloaks, with a banner formed from a tree-branch, have been observed (east coast).

Charioteers with a blue banner with a circular golden device - possibly a chariot wheel, possibly the sun - have been seen (east coast).

Furthermore, banners described as 'black with a white swan', 'black with a white eagle', and 'red with a black eagle' (from the east coast), 'blue with a nine-pointed star' and 'blue with a gold eagle' (south coast), and 'black with a white tree' and 'green with a white scimitar and red leaf' (west coast) have also been reported. Those banners not linked to temples are thought to derive from cities in those regions.

More info as we have it...

[Bullshott]

President Harrison looked at the papers placed before him by the Secretary of State for War.

So far the US landing had been lucky - a boat lost in on a coastal survey and the loss of a mining company survey team to pirates (what on earth were the survey team thinking of when they declined the offer of support of a detachment of marines). However, news of the Japanese attack on the British RGS expedition was worrying - this was just a little too close to the American landing site at Port Harrison. If the Japanese were on the move then Major Wayne's request for additional troops would have to be expedited immediately. Possibly more worrying was the news of the action between the British and Prussian aeronef squadrons. This was a serious escalation in the level of forces deployed on Atlantis.

Harrison signed the movement orders for an array of various Navy and Army units. The Treasury Department were not going to like this, but he had no choice but to commit more support to America's sons on Atlantis.

Having signed the papers, Harrison placed his pen back in its holder on his oak desk, then picked up a small brass bell and rang it. Almost immediately his butler appeared in the room, holding a silver tray on which stood a large glass of bourbon. Harrison had chosen a bad week to give up hard liquor.

[Alfrik]

Hmm seems everyone has overlooked the ancient crystal technology that the Atlanteans had as reported by the greeks.. This could, should it still exsist even in a limited way, come as a rude shock at some point! Of course, it could all be unsubstatiated rumors and lies or even "faked" ancient scrolls to cast fear into modern leaders hearts to avoid the land rush, er, the bringing of modern enlightenment to this land.

[Dewbakuk]

Hmm seems everyone has overlooked the ancient crystal technology that the Atlanteans had as reported by the greeks..

Not at all. The west coast temple guards are equipped with crystal powered energy staffs. These weapons are thankfully very limited in number. The automata/living-statues that have been spotted also appear to draw power from crystals mounted on top, supposition is that these crystals somehow collect energy from the sun.

[Malamute]

Not at all. The west coast temple guards are equipped with crystal powered energy staffs. These weapons are thankfully very limited in number. The automata/living-statues that have been spotted also appear to draw power from crystals mounted on top, supposition is that these crystals somehow collect energy from the sun.

Mere sticks and stones.

 No match for a gentleman with a Martini Henry rifle and bayonet(with a bit of guts behind it)

[OSHIROmodels]

Mere sticks and stones.

 No match for a gentleman with a Martini Henry rifle and bayonet(with a bit of guts behind it)

But not yours going on last weeks game 

cheers

James

[Malamute]

But not yours going on last weeks game 

cheers

James

Bastard  .........

[Whiskyrat]

@Red Orc - I am happy to report that with the improvement in weather around Atlantis - you have an incoming heliograph.

[Alfrik]

Parraell convoys managed to avoid coming to shots as a heavy morning mist on the waters near the coast made naval fire not worth the tonnage of misses. I can report that both a Prussian and a British task force then diverged their courses slightly and made harborage on the South East coast of Atlantis where they began hasty off loading and entrenching. Weather seems to have played a major deterent to the arrival of airships for both forces at this point.

[OSHIROmodels]

Bastard  .........

    

(I'm going to be eating these words later  )

cheers

James

[Lowtardog]

Some Atlantean inspiration...wish I could paint that well

http://wabforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=7063

[Red Orc]

Me too... I mean, I wish could too! They really are gorgeous, the armies and the terrain. I love those canoes. And the step-pyramids of course, I'm a sucker for a good step-pyramid. Thanks for posting that LTD, if it doesn't inspire something from someone, we must all be dead from the neck up!

[Lowtardog]

Ooh now I have a half dozen of those canoes with crews etc painted up somewhere so any amphibious landings..beware

[v_lazy_dragon]

@Red Orc - I am happy to report that with the improvement in weather around Atlantis - you have an incoming heliograph.

Which also involves me - The Confederates are coming! (As is a PM)