'Jacob Grimm wrote that by inscribing "aemaeth" upon the ancient Golem's brow, the clay man lived by drawing energy from the word for "truth". But simply removing the "ae" to form "maeth" or "death" returned the Golem back to inanimate clay.'

'Whereas NATO Golems turn to metal statues in death, spilling blood and oil onto the paving, right?'

'Right, though it takes a little more than harsh language. But the old AE Harpoons are perfect for that. The rocket doesn't penetrate that well-'

'snerk.'

'-but the ability to fire multiple shots overwhelms it with one clip. And Golem legs are under a lot of stress as it is.'

'And Golem jump packs are pretty flammable.'

'Got that right.'

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The year of our Lord 1139.

The Empress Matilda, claimant to the throne of England as trueborn daughter of the deceased King Henry- God rest his soul- has invaded lands of her rival claimant, Stephen of Blois, the King's nephew.
With neither side wishing to risk the carnage of an open battle, a period of attrition ensues; raiding parties and sieges become the norm in this bloody civil war.

Here, knights and footmen loyal to Maud spring a trap, ambushing a waggon of supplies destined for Stephen's army. By cutting off their supply lines, Maud's forces hope to leave Stephen's soldiers stranded afield, and thus more vulnerable to further attack.


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First off, apologies for the utterly shite photography. I built this over the last week or so of winter break, starting with the cart, and finishing at 4 or 5 AM the night before (morning of...) the day I moved back in. I took the photos literally minutes before getting in the car.

Anyway, I've been getting more and more into the actual history and research of the middle ages for a while now, and ended up delving into the 12th century for this, especially the period called the Anarchy- a civil war between cousins vying for the English throne. Warfare of the time tended to be attritional, with less focus on running at each other in a field and dying, and more hitting targets like castles and supply trains and local villages.
I thought a raid on a supply wagon would make a pretty cool MOC, but I didn't want to half-ass it, so I ended up researching not only the warfare and soldiers' garb of the time, but also carts (although, lacking sources, I had to resort to 13th century designs from the Maciejowski Bible with a 12th century horse team; it's a pretty simple design though so I doubt that much changed) and even native flora (spot the gooseberries and name those trees)!

I also wanted to do something different as a MOC, so I used a metric fuckton of sand green, nougat, and dark tan. Thank god for parts drafts. I still ran out of sand green and nougat. Bloody hell.

Anyway, this is probably the only thing I'll build until the summer, so I hope you enjoy it.

tl;dr I built a research paper.

ps: jesus christ this description got long. Sorry about that.

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Following the collapse of the Imperial Romanian government and military leadership with the death of major political figure Cristian Rândunică, the IRMF surrendered to New British defensive forces in Rouen, France.

Surrendered units are being transferred to secure holding facilities pending permission from CEC for safe transport back to Romania.

To prevent another such incursion, AA batteries have been doubled in all sectors.

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New main battle tank for the CLB because the Curio was just 'rather dull and ugly' (Arthur Tenvin, New Britain News). Commissioned by French company Trigon Armourers, as BAES is unable to manufacture or export military goods for any faction other than the Queen due to the outstanding neutrality laws.

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Apologies for the irredeemably shitty photography. I meant to not upload this until I got better shots but I never bothered getting better shots.


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Also I forgot I was gonna add some more stuff like barrel optics on [Carter]'s suggestion. Maybe later, and then I can get some decent pics.

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'Team 3 here. We're at the service corridor entrance. Breaching in 3... 2... 1...'

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