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[a worthless person]

The Korean vote.

Oh, alright. That should probably be the only big decision i'll make independently, and only because the Emperor was personally involved with the incident and the way the event was written.

Anyway, the first option makes Transamur a bit mad at us, and then forces them to make a decision.

The second option lets the Korean option fester, but Transamur doesn't have the potential to be mad.

[ScumbagSoldier]

Fuck it. Leave em be.

[Vert]

Leave them
They can't stop us, they can't stop the future.

[a worthless person]

Pictured: Flag of the Republic of Primorsk, aka Transamur

Transamur is a difficult state to pin down. Officially known internally as The Republic of Primorsk, but known internationally simply as Transamur, owes it's existence equally between the legacy of the Russian Revolution of 1917, Vladivostok Businessmen and Investors, and Japanese intervention. During the war against the bolshevik revolution, White armies were often very scattered. In the far east, Admiral Alexander Kolchak stood up to bolshevik oppression, and declared Transamur's independance. After the war was eventually concluded in a white victory, and Russia became a nominal republic under Kerensky, Kolchak, along with his Vladivostok investors, decided not to fold to a government in Moscow that he saw as illegitimate, only vowing to return if the Tsars again ruled Russia. Considering the death of the entire Romanov line during the civil war, that idea is quite far off now. Facing forceful re-integration, Kolchak asked for Japanese help, in return for exclusive trade benefits, military control, and other benefits for Japan.

Pictured: Admiral Alexander Kolchak

Facing a tied vote on how to react to the Korean Problem, Tennō Heika erred on the side of forcing Transamur to crack down on Pro-Korean sentiment. Tensions were high, as many were unsure whether or not Kolchak and his government would listen to the Japanese order.

2 days later, the Transamurian government made it's decision:

Members of the Emperor's Cabinet and the Military Council sighed a breath of relief, as the best case scenario came to pass. With the potential for war abroad on the backburner for now, the new Military Government could focus on quelling public fears and continued protests back home. Soon, factories that were closed or slowed due to the Strikes were back in good form, and military expenditure and production was back on track. Korea, for the time being, was safe.

Soon, three new decisions were given to the Emperor's Cabinet. Happily, these decisions were less life-or-death, and were instead simple policy decisions for moving forward. The spot of cloudy weather for Japan had cleared up, at least for now. Time would tell if it was there to last, or simply the eye of the storm...

The first of the three involved foreign volunteers: With relative peace in Europe, many foreign officers and military advisors, unable to work with the Syndicalist Commies, and unable to find work due to nepotism, and simple lack of desire to fund new, innovative, but potentially costly ideas in the notoriously Old-Guard, Old-Fashioned Mitteleuropa Alliance, have come to Japan looking to help the Japanese Military Government. Along with them come simple fightin' men who just want a good scrap in potential foreign wars.

Secondly, is the potential decision to increase funding to beef up Korean Rail Networks, in order to better provide for the Japanese military and Industry in Korea, especially with concerns of conflict in the future.

Lastly, is the decision on military service rifle. The Type 38 is, simply put, getting a bit old, already 3 decades since it was adopted. The two most promising designs in military trials are the simple upgrade of the current rifle: The Arisaka Type 96, a bolt action with a new round and other advances, or a more radical design from an American gun designer, John Garand. The US Military originally had plans to adopt the Semi-Automatic Garand design, but with internal issues in the USA and constant far right and far left dissent and insurgency, the US Military dropped plans to adopt a new gun in favor of upping production of the M1903 Springfield. With the help of Kijiro Nambu, the semi-automatic Type 10 proves very promising in trials, but the final decision belongs to the Emperor's cabinet.


It's time to vote, minna!

[a worthless person]

 

Hopefully this update isn't bad, it feels like it's been hours since I posted it and no one's said anything, but the clock says it's only been like 40 minutes. Oh well, 

[Ming]

Integrate
Fix the railroad
No opinion on the guns, they're all the same to me

[a worthless person]

Integrate
Fix the railroad
No opinion on the guns, they're all the same to me

Is there anything I can do to inform an opinion so you can have a vote? 

[Ming]

[ScumbagSoldier]

Integrate.

Fix the railroad.

What are the advantages/drawbacks to each of the new guns?

[McJongJing]

Upgrade our current guns.
We cannot rely on foreigners for our arsenal.

Fix the rails

Integrate the good shit.

[a worthless person]

Integrate.

Fix the railroad.

What are the advantages/drawbacks to each of the new guns?

Nambu-Garand Type 10: A very reliable, easy to use semi-automatic design, it allows much improved rates of fire for infantry, while maintaining the same range, accuracy and handling of a rifle. The main reasons not to take it is the time it would take to retool factories and the potential mistrust of a non-japanese design, but the existing stocks of older, existing guns might assuage that first problem.

Arisaka Type 96: It's essentially just an update/upgrade to the old Type 38, with a more potent round and some updated ergonomics. It would be less of a departure from tradition, and require limited amounts of retraining. However, it would still require factory retooling and the same amount of resources as producing the Nambu-Garand. Plus, it's still just a Bolt-Action.

Arisaka Type 38: Currently in production and use by most of the military. The issue is just that it's old, a bit antiquated, and most of the military, which is clamoring for an update, would be a bit angry at being told that they can't get a new service rifle.

[McJongJing]

Changing my vote.
I misread and thought that the Garand was going to be manufactured by Americans.
Gomen.

[ScumbagSoldier]

Eh, Guess I'll vote for the Garand.

[Kami_sama]

Can't trust foreigners we might fight their nation in the not so far future.

Upgrade the railroad. If we want to do war we'll need good logistics.

Semiautomatic rifle are really better than bolt-action. We should go with the Garand. The rate of fire you have with these is way better and the precision doesn't change.

[McJongJing]

Kami, doesn't this mean we'll be able to fight their nations better?
We're taking their top men, and effectively capturing them. If it doesn't work out, we just execute.