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FranceThough Great Britain seized an early lead in the development of military ether flyers with the construction of the mighty Duke of York- class ether battleships, the Great Powers of the Continent have not been idle. France, Germany, and Russia have all come up with plans to challenge British dominance of the ether.
"Cloudships and Gunboats" by Frank Chadwick
From "Idaeus Fons: The Tricolor Over Mars" by Michael Sangemino published in Transactions of the Royal Martian Geograhical Society Volume Three, Edited by Dr. Mark Clark.
Though Great Britain seized an early lead in the development of military ether flyers with the construction of the mighty Duke of York- class ether battleships, the Great Powers of the Continent have not been idle. France, Germany, and Russia have all come up with plans to challenge British dominance of the ether.
"The French ether-cruiser Île-de-France is nearing completion at the Toulon arsenal. Its intriguing design sacrifices armor and armament in favor of speed. The American-built propellor can drive it at up to four million miles per day. So the Île-de-France can outrun anything it cannot outfight. The high interplanetary speed also means that in a crisis, a cruiser could be on the scene weeks before units of the other Great Powers. Her bomb load and troop capacity make the Île-de-France very effective at projecting French power to other planets.
The Île-de-France is scheduled for completion in June of 1890. After trials, she will voyage to Mars in October of that year, with courtesy calls planned at Thymiamata and Hecates Lacus. The French Government has approved funds for three more ships in this class. The Bretagne is due to be completed in the summer of 1891, and the Normandie and Gascogne will follow in 1892 and 1893. Though the French have declared that the cruisers are intended only to protect French interests on Mars and to guard commerce, it is feared that a "naval race" in ether flyers could be beginning. ."
From "The New French Ether-Cruiser" by James Cambias published in Transactions of the Royal Martian Geograhical Society Volume Two, Edited by Dr. Mark Clark.
| Location | Weapon Type |
| Ventral Turret | Two 6" Guns |
| Fixed Forward Mount | One 3-lb. HRC |
| Forward Sponsons | Two 6" Guns |
| Aft Sponsons | Two 6-lb. HRCs |
| Wing Sponsons | Four 3-lb. HRCs |
| Troops | 90 men (one battalion) |
| Bomb Racks | Two bomb racks with two reloads each |
"What was that chap's name again, Sah Major?"
"The
Yank, sah? John Carter, sah."
"Oh, yes. A Virginian. Gone native, eh?"
"Yes, Sah. Marshies say he's more more Martian than they are. 'He is made of
the sands of the deserts, with the waters of the canals flowing through his
veins.' What rot."
"Pity. But what can one expect from an American..."
Science-Fiction Role Playing in a More Civilized Time.
Space: 1889 is Frank Chadwick's registered trademark for his game of Victorian Era Space-faring.
