Military technology
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Military technologies improve the army and navy. These consist of a mix of new weapon technologies, doctrines, and ways of organizing the servicemen and officers. Some techs will establish a more reliable supply of manpower and causes fewer provinces to be lost when territory must be yielded to the enemy. The naval part of the tree is mostly dedicated to the invention of new ship types, but also includes a few new naval strategies that unlock or improve the effectiveness of certain naval orders as well as upgrades to civilian ports to improve the country's supply network and trade capacity.
Military tech list[edit | edit source]
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Admiralty The Admiralty is a complex system of ranks connected by a rigid chain of command to help the navy work more efficiently. |
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Army Reserves Army Reserves is the concept that a set of semi professional soldiers made up of citizens could work as a support for the regular army. |
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Artillery Long-range bombardment with heavy munitions intimidates and scatters enemy forces without risking your own troops. Inaccurate, slow-moving, and expensive, yet a crucial ingredient in any modern army. |
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Drydocks Creating enclosed areas where ships can be docked on dry land allows for easier and more thorough maintenance of cargo vessels and warships alike. |
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Gunsmithing Gunsmithing allows the creation of explosive powered weaponry, making the relevance of physical strength much less important. |
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Line Infantry Soldiers equipped with standardized gear and trained with standardized methods give a greater uniformity to an army, and in that way give it a greater reliability. |
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Mandatory Service Volunteers and mercenaries might not meet all the manpower demands of a modern military force. Sometimes, the nation simply must demand service from all its citizens. |
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Military Drill As the saying goes, "practice makes perfect," and this is as true for soldiers as it is for musicians. There is no army more prized by generals than an army that can react to all commands instantly and without confusion. |
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Napoleonic Warfare Napoleon revolutionized warfare, emphasizing the importance of properly utilizing artillery. |
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Navigation Through various different methods, from stars, to maps, to a compass it is possible to correctly chart a course across the world. |
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Paddle Steamer The paddle steamer is a steam powered watercraft, where the steam is used to turn paddles that pushes the ship through the water. |
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Standing Army The complex challenges of foreign policy and domestic unrest can no longer be dealt with by hastily-mustered militias. Modern times require a military ready at all times to act. |
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Field Works Field works is modifying the terrain where the battle is held thus giving soldiers greater protection. |
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General Staff Having a set of officers to act as a conduit between the high command and the troops themselves, allows for greater communication and effectiveness. |
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Hydraulic Cranes Cranes powered by water pressure are vastly stronger than earlier stationary cranes. Their strength and efficiency can greatly increase the flow of goods in and out of commercial ports. |
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Logistics The greatest guns in the world don't matter in the slighest if the soldiers equipped with them are too exhausted and hungry to aim, or if the guns themselves have no bullets chambered in them. |
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Percussion Cap The percussion cap is a single use device which allows firearms to operate reliably in all types of weather. |
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Power of the Purse Power of the Purse gives the ability to make purchases to the captains, allowing for a much more autonomous and effective fleet. |
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Rifling Rifling is the discovery that by etching spiral grooves into the barrel of a gun it is possible to impart spin on the projectile thus increasing accuracy. |
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Screw Frigate The Screw Frigate is the application of screw propeller technology to create faster ships. |
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Shell Gun The Shell Gun is a remarkable piece of artillery due to the nature of its ammunition. The projectiles themselves are explosive leading to more damage than a simple chunk of metal would. |
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Triage By treating the wounded in regard to the seriousness of their wounds and the likelihood of recovery, it is possible to make a much more effective, emergency care system. |
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Breech-Loading Artillery By changing the design to load the shells from a port in the artillery, rather than down the barrel it is possible to make a much more efficient weapons. |
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Electric Telegraph Through the use of simple electric pulses, messages can be rapidly transmitted through codes across vast distances. Officers in a stuffy office can send commands to armies on the far side of the world instantaneously. What hath God wrought? |
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Enlistment Offices Offices built to attract recruits help immensely with bolstering the nation's military manpower. |
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Floating Harbor By keeping a dock at a constant level along a tidal waterway, ships can more quickly dock and transfer goods without having to consider relative changes between the waterway level and docks. |
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Gantry Cranes Useful in construction and transportation, gantry cranes are large enough to straddle the width of a ship. This gives them a sturdiness that means they can lift the heaviest loads a ship can possibly carry. |
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Handcranked Machine Gun By using a mechanical crank to rotate the barrel it is possible to fire bullets at a much faster rate than a standard firearm. |
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Ironclad By cladding a ship in iron plating it is possible to make it much more durable and resistant to incendiary ammunition. |
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Jeune École By having many smaller ships rather than a few big ones, it is possible to keep a certain level of maneuverability that would otherwise be impossible. |
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Military Statistics A good general knows not just where every bullet was fired, but where that bullet was supplied from and how many bullets are left. |
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Modern Nursing By using techniques such as hand washing and bedside care, nurses are able to reduce the amount of fatalities by a considerable amount. |
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Monitor By making a smaller warship better suited for shallow water and slapping massive guns on it, it is possible to make an effective naval weapon. |
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Repeaters The Repeater allows the firing of several cartridges in between reloading, which in turn leads to a greater rate of fire. |
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Self-Propelled Torpedoes Traditional "torpedoes" include basic naval mines and explosives attached to submerged spars sticking out from small ships. Modern torpedoes vastly improve on both these explosives by being able to move, unlike a mine, and to do so under its own power, unlike a spar torpedo. |
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Automatic Machine Guns The machine gun takes the concept of the handcranked machine gun and cranks it up a notch, replacing the human rotation with an automated system to allow for more bullets to be fired even faster. |
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Bolt-Action Rifle A bolt action rifle works by having a bolt which is manually manipulated to put the cartridge in or out of the rife, which allows for a more reliable and powerful weapon. |
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Concrete Dockyards Sturdy and cheap, concrete allows for the construction of far larger piers that are able to support far heavier freight loads. |
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Defense in Depth By making multiple lines of defense, it is possible to spread out and slow down the enemy and sometimes even envelop them. |
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Destroyer Lighter vessels, equipped with torpedoes and smaller guns, are just as important in modern navies as capital ships. |
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Dreadnought By making a warship with only heavy caliber guns and steam propulsion, it is possible to overpower all other types of ship. |
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Landing Craft Vessels designed specifically for protecting waterborne troops greatly improve the chances of an amphibious assault actually succeeding. |
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Sea Lane Strategies By focusing naval power on controlling the sea lanes, naval dominance is much easier to achieve. |
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Submarine Submarines take the concept of a boat and submerge it, leading to greater stealth and thus tactical capability. |
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Trench Works By equipping soldiers with the correct tools, it is possible for them to create strong fortifications with little effort. |
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War Propaganda Convincing a population to commit its time, its resources, and its blood, all for the sake of victory, is a whole field of work on its own. |
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Wargaming By mocking up imaginary warfare scenarios and practicing strategy, it is possible to improve officers combat abilities. |
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Aircraft Carrier By designing large ships with a large flat deck and equipping them appropriately, it is possible to create a sea borne airfield. |
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Battleship By taking the dreadnought design and making all the guns high caliber, as well as some other changes, it is possible to make an even more devastating warship. |
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Chemical Warfare Certain chemical combinations produce adverse or even fatal effects when humans are exposed to them. Weaponizing this brings a whole new horrific aspect to warfare. |
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Concrete Fortifications By introducing concrete into fortifications it is possible to make strong entrenched positions very quickly. |
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Flamethrowers A great way to drive entrenched soldiers out of their defensive positions is to light a fire under them. |
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Military Aviation By combining conventional aviation with military technology, it is possible to create aircraft that can fulfill a variety of military roles. |
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Mobile Armor By equipping a motorized vehicle with metal plating, it is possible to create an advanced weaponry platform. |
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Modern Battlefleet Tactics Operating a large battlefleet can be a difficult task. By practicing and learning specific tactics as a fleet, greater performance can be achieved. |
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NCO Training It's as important to maintain a trained body of lower-ranking officers familiar with their craft as it is to maintain academy-trained captains and generals. |
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Stormtroopers Having troops trained and equipped specifically for infiltration allows greater success when assaulting more embedded positions. |
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References[edit | edit source]
- To update page content see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/common/technology/technologies:
- Each tech tree has its own
txtfile (named after the tech tree).
- Each tech tree has its own
- To update era details see reference file in folder /Victoria 3/game/common/technology/era/00_eras.txt:
