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Dwarfen Military Tech

Military
No. Technology research_points cost_per_round Requires Effects Enables
1 The Way of the Clans Military Tier 1
The Way of the Clans
When the Thanes call to gather the throngs, it is the Clans that answer, for they have bonds stronger than Gromril.
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Gather the Throngs Levy Missile Warriors
2 Gather the Throngs Military Tier 2
Gather the Throngs
Once word is given that it's war, the message quickly passes down the ranks from Kings to Lords to Thanes.
The Way of the Clans
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    Recruitment cost: -5% for Dwarf Warriors units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Recruitment cost: -5% for Miners units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Militia Training Dwarfen Resolve
3 Levy Missile Warriors Military Tier 2
Levy Missile Warriors
Dwarfs with a penchant for picking the urks off from afar will form Thunderer or Quarreller units.
The Way of the Clans
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    Recruitment cost: -5% for Quarrellers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Recruitment cost: -5% for Rangers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Recruitment cost: -5% for Thunderers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Masterwork Crossbows Ammunition Wagons
4 Masterwork Crossbows Military Tier 2
Masterwork Crossbows
Puresteel crossbows are precision-crafted instruments, able to accurately deliver death from afar.
Levy Missile Warriors
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    Missile damage: +10% for Quarrellers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Missile damage: +10% for Ranger Units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Renowned Deadeyes
5 Militia Training Military Tier 2
Militia Training
Every Dwarf practices a trade, but as war is common each Clan readily forms into one or more regiments.
Gather the Throngs
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    Melee attack: +5 for Dwarf Warriors and Miners units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Melee defence: +5 for Dwarf Warriors and Miners units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
6 Ammunition Wagons Military Tier 3
Ammunition Wagons
Dwarfen wagon trains transport case loads of shot, buckets of crossbow bolts, and casks of black powder to the coming fight.
Levy Missile Warriors
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    Ammunition: +20% for Dwarf missile infantry units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Volley Fire
7 Call to Clan Military Tier 3
Call to Clan
All members of the Clan will answer its call, swearing oaths against those who have wronged them.
Dwarfen Resolve
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    Unit experience: +2 for Miners unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
    Unit experience: +2 for Dwarf Warriors unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
8 Dwarfen Resolve Military Tier 3
Dwarfen Resolve
The resolve of the Dwarfs is legendary. Once they are set upon a task, nothing can stop them.
Gather the Throngs
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    Leadership: +5 for Dwarf infantry units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Call to Clan Oath Stones Interlocking Shields
9 Renowned Deadeyes Military Tier 3
Renowned Deadeyes
Deadeyes can pick off a grobi's nose at a hundred paces. For really good ones, it's twice that range.
Masterwork Crossbows
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    Unit experience: +2 for Quarrellers unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
    Unit experience: +2 for Thunderers unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
    Unit experience: +2 for Ranger unit recruits (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
10 Oath Stones Military Tier 3
Oath Stones
By standing atop an Oath Stone, followers' resolve is increased, ensuring a champion's foes can find him in the scrum.
Dwarfen Resolve
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    Leadership: +5 for [[img:icon_general]][[/img]]Lords and embedded [[img:icon_hero]][[/img]]Heroes (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Melee defence: +3 for [[img:icon_general]][[/img]]Lords and embedded [[img:icon_hero]][[/img]]Heroes (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Retainers' Vows
11 Interlocking Shields Military Tier 4
Interlocking Shields
Dwarfs excel at shieldwalls. Over the years, the Guilds, at the Clans' request, have experimented with interlocking shield designs.
Dwarfen Resolve
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    Armour: +5 for Dwarf shield units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Melee defence: +5 for Dwarf shield units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Call Upon Oaths of Old Vanguard Proficiency
12 Retainers' Vows Military Tier 4
Retainers' Vows
A Dawi Lord's retainers are his loyal servants and bodyguards, be they shield or throne bearers.
Oath Stones
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    Hero recruit rank: +1 for Thanes (faction_to_province_own_unseen)
    Armour: +3 for [[img:icon_general]][[/img]]Lords and embedded [[img:icon_hero]][[/img]]Heroes (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Weapon strength: +3% for [[img:icon_general]][[/img]]Lords and embedded [[img:icon_hero]][[/img]]Heroes (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
13 Superior Black Powder Military Tier 4
Superior Black Powder
The Clans constantly order in black powder and make demands for better quality, deadlier batches as well.
Volley Fire
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    Missile damage: +10% for Thunderers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Volatile Volley
14 Vanguard Proficiency Military Tier 4
Vanguard Proficiency
Skilled in fighting at the vanguard of the Dwarfs’ main force, Rangers fulfil a dangerous role fraught with risk and unimaginable peril.
Interlocking Shields
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    Speed: +10% for Ranger units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Melee defence: +5 for Ranger units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
15 Volley Fire Military Tier 4
Volley Fire
Dwarfs prefer accuracy to firing rates, as they realise that increased firepower does not necessarily cause higher casualties.
Ammunition Wagons
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    Reload time reduction: +15% for Quarrellers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Reload time reduction: +15% for Thunderers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Reload time reduction: +15% for Ranger Units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Superior Black Powder Interchangeable Parts
16 Call Upon Oaths of Old Military Tier 5
Call Upon Oaths of Old
No Longbeard would ever consider breaking an oath. If he promised to come, there he will be.
Interlocking Shields
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    Recruitment cost: -5% for Longbeards units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Veterans' Pride Master-Crafted Weapons Marching Songs
17 Master-Crafted Weapons Military Tier 5
Master-Crafted Weapons
Dwarfen weaponsmithing is the finest in the world - a gift from the Guilds to their fellow Clans-kin.
Call Upon Oaths of Old
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    Weapon strength: +10% for Dwarf units with hand weapons (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Weapon strength: +10% for Dwarf units with mining picks (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Rune-Bearing Relics
18 Veterans' Pride Military Tier 5
Veterans' Pride
If you want a job doing properly, albeit with some moaning, then get a Longbeard.
Call Upon Oaths of Old
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    Upkeep: -5% for Longbeards units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Tales of Many Wars
19 Volatile Volley Military Tier 5
Volatile Volley
The alchemical brew used to fuel the flaming drakeguns can be made more potent, if a tad more unstable…
Superior Black Powder
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    Missile damage: +8% for Irondrakes units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Range: +5% for Irondrakes units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
20 Interchangeable Parts Military Tier 6
Interchangeable Parts
Artillery Engineers soon found that the benefit of keeping certain parts modular allowed for improvements in the manufacturing process.
Volley Fire
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    Recruitment cost: -5% for artillery (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Upkeep: -5% for artillery (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Large Scale Shell Production Field Engineers
21 Large Scale Shell Production Military Tier 6
Large Scale Shell Production
Again the Dwarfen forges speak, casting a new type of ammunition - large shells filled with cinderblast.
Interchangeable Parts
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    Ammunition: +10% for artillery (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Upkeep: -5% for artillery (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Assembly Lines
22 Marching Songs Military Tier 6
Marching Songs
A rolling Dwarfen song contains many verses and a constant rhythm, used to keep in step and up to pace.
Call Upon Oaths of Old
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    Speed: +5% for infantry units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Iron Price
23 Rune-Bearing Relics Military Tier 6
Rune-Bearing Relics
Dwarfen runes empower weapons already forged by the finest smiths, making a potent axe a truly deadly item.
Master-Crafted Weapons
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    Weapon strength: +10% for Dwarf units with two-handed axes (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Weapon strength: +10% for Dwarf units with hammers (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
24 Tales of Many Wars Military Tier 6
Tales of Many Wars
Dwarfs like to drink, sing and tell tall-tales. However, some stories concerning veterans may actually be true.
Veterans' Pride
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    Unit experience: +2 for Hammerers unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
    Unit experience: +2 for Longbeards unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
25 Assembly Lines Military Tier 7
Assembly Lines
Automated assembly lines increase production but also safeguard quality, according to the Guilds anyway.
Large Scale Shell Production
    Recruitment cost: -10% for Gyrocopter and Gyrobomber units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Recruitment duration: -1 turn for Gyrocopter and Gyrobomber units (faction_to_province_own_unseen)
26 Field Engineers Military Tier 7
Field Engineers
At a Clan's request, Field Engineers are sent by their Guild, attached to artillery to ensure increased rates of fire.
Interchangeable Parts
    Reload time reduction: +15% for artillery (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Artillery Entrenchment
27 Iron Price Military Tier 7
Iron Price
The so-called "Iron Price" is not the wage, but the cost of having troops away from normal duty.
Marching Songs
    Recruitment cost: -5% for Ironbreakers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Recruitment cost: -5% for Irondrakes units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Iron Readiness Master-Crafted Armour Sacred Duty
28 Iron Readiness Military Tier 7
Iron Readiness
In the deeps, the Ironbreakers are always on call, ready to defend the Hold from threats below.
Iron Price
    Recruitment duration: -1 turn for Irondrake units (faction_to_province_own_unseen)
Iron Veterans
29 Master-Crafted Armour Military Tier 7
Master-Crafted Armour
Dwarfs are expert armourers, both as creators and wearers. They have the skills to fashion it and the sturdy frames to bear its weight.
Iron Price
    Armour: +5 for infantry units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Forge-Proven Armour
30 Artillery Entrenchment Military Tier 8
Artillery Entrenchment
Dwarfs excel at artillery placement and creating bulwarks and trenches for their defence.
Field Engineers
    Missile resistance: 30% for artillery (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Operations Training Heavy Armour Plating
31 Iron Veterans Military Tier 8
Iron Veterans
Even amongst the Ironbreakers there are Ironbeards - veterans that have fought and survived countless underground battles.
Iron Readiness
    Unit experience: +2 for Ironbreakers unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
    Unit experience: +2 for Irondrakes unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
32 Forge-Proven Armour Military Tier 8
Forge-Proven Armour
With the aid of Runesmiths, new armoured suits have been developed to withstand high temperatures, as well as enemy strikes.
Master-Crafted Armour
    Armour: +5 for Irondrakes and Ironbreakers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Melee defence: +5 for Ironbreakers and Hammerers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
33 Operations Training Military Tier 8
Operations Training
Not just any beardling can operate war machines, so the Engineers' Guild ensures only approved crew operate its instruments.
Artillery Entrenchment
    Unit experience: +2 for artillery recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
    Unit experience: +2 for Gyrocopter and Gyrobomber unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
34 Sacred Duty Military Tier 8
Sacred Duty
Ironbreakers and their kin, the Irondrakes, have a sacred duty to protect the deeps of their Karaks.
Iron Price
    Upkeep: -5% for Hammerers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Upkeep: -5% for Ironbreakers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Upkeep: -5% for Irondrakes units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Recite Ancient Grudges
35 Heavy Armour Plating Military Tier 9
Heavy Armour Plating
Combining runes of lifting with heavy armour plate increases protection without compromising a 'copter's ability to fly!
Artillery Entrenchment
    Armour: +10 for Gyrocopter and Gyrobomber units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Improved Gyrocopter Engines Pressure-Regulating Valves
36 Improved Gyrocopter Engines Military Tier 9
Improved Gyrocopter Engines
Innovations in engine mechanics means faster 'copters. Even now, many aircraft are being retro-fitted with improved engines.
Heavy Armour Plating
    Ammunition: +20% for Gyrocopter and Gyrobomber units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Speed: +10% for Gyrocopter and Gyrobomber units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
37 Recite Ancient Grudges Military Tier 9
Recite Ancient Grudges
To read aloud from the Hold's Book of Grudges is to enrage all Dawi and bring them to battle.
Sacred Duty
    Casualty replenishment rate: +3% (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Local recruitment capacity: +1 (all provinces)
Royal Guard The Slayer Oath Grimnir's Favour
38 Royal Guard Military Tier 9
Royal Guard
As both honour and sworn duty, the Hammerers are the royal guard, accompanying Lord or King into battle.
Recite Ancient Grudges
    Leadership: +15 for Hammerer units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Melee attack: +6 for Hammerers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
39 Grimnir's Favour Military Tier 10
Grimnir's Favour
When the Runepriests enter a Karak, they will stop at the Shrine of Grimnir, granting his favour to any who wish it.
Recite Ancient Grudges
    Unit experience: +1 for all unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
    Local recruitment capacity: +1 (all provinces)
40 Pressure-Regulating Valves Military Tier 10
Pressure-Regulating Valves
Regulating pressure is an important aspect of many Dwarf devices. New, self-releasing valves heighten such performance.
Heavy Armour Plating
    Range: +15% for Flame Cannon units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Range: +10% for Gyrocopter and Gyrobomber units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
41 The Slayer Oath Military Tier 10
The Slayer Oath
Those that have taken the Slayer Oath must seek their doom in combat to appease an earlier shame.
Recite Ancient Grudges
    Melee attack: +5 for Slayers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Melee defence: +5 for Slayers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Slayer's Onslaught
42 Slayer's Onslaught Military Tier 10
Slayer's Onslaught
A Slayer's wrath is not something enemies wish to see - they do not fear death, they crave it!
The Slayer Oath
    Charge bonus: +20% for Slayers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
    Weapon strength: +5% for Slayers units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
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