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In a world where the Tree Of Harmony was never created, and other, Darker means were used to drive the Windegos away, the notion of Harmony never rooted itself in the lands you know as Equestria. Equus is a far different, yet somehow similar place.

Three nations have risen up in Equus since the ponies migrated there. Tensions between these realms have never died down, and now War looms around the corner. 

The Republic of Everfree: the Wild and Subterranean Nation of Everfree are a coalition of Earth Ponies, Zebra, and Rain Deer, along with any who seek refuge from other Nations. There's is a Representative Republic, rejecting any and all who claim autocratic rule. Their military is formidable: The Quarry Mares, stone conditioned Earth Ponies and Zebra whom live off rocks and train their bodies in the Quarries they got their name from, are frightfully strong special forces whom pack the strength of any mech into their bodies. They have harnessed the power of steam, water, rocks, and plants to create a druidic army of steam powered mechs. Their nation is hidden, but their special forces and strike teams are known and rightly feared.

Hurricane Legion: A union of Pegasi and Griffons whom have made their nation on an artificially sustained hurricane on the coasts of Equus. In the eye of the massive perpetual storm, the nation capital resides. While under equipped and stuck in older models of combat, the Hurricane legion should not be trifled with. When they go to battle, their entire flying country goes to battle, bringing the Wrath of an unending Hurricane with them. They do not need mechs and weapons of war. They rain tornadoes from the sky, send lightning as intensely as any gunfire, and their flying legions of warriors are a force to be reckoned with. 

Empire of Midnight: Truly the Super power of Equus, whom the other two dare not strike. The Empire or Midnight, once Unicornia, is an industrial empire of Magitek, and home to an alliance of Unicorns, Dragons, and Changelings. Once ruled by two Alicorn sisters with limited vision, whom squabbled about the sun and moon, they had been usurped and stripped of their magic by the sovereign and brilliant machinations of our Hallowed Empress, Midnight Sparkle. Behind her is the backing of mighty rulers whom once had machinations towards conquering Equus, but now swear fealty to The Empress. Their technological advancements are unparalleled, and it is said that it is only a matter of time before the Empress brings the other two nations to heel.

However, unbeknownst to all three kingdoms, a map will soon appear with a group of friends from a very different world. 

I'd like for this to be an RP with people playing as the Canon mane six and a few other characters like Starlight and Spike. I'm looking for people who can really capture their characters and play how they would behave in such situations. 

Canon preferred for the main group. You CAN be oc's from this setting, however they need to fit into the world. The Mane sixes group is the fish out of water in this scenario.

 

Character sheet: 

Name

Gender:

Race: (Pony, dragon, changeling, ect)

National Affiliation: (Empire of Midnight, Republic of Everfree, Hurricane Legion, ect)

Personality: (who are they as a person)

Flaws and quirks: (what are strange and interesting things about the character you normally wouldn't expect out of them? An odd hobby, a fanatical love of flannel, anything that will set them apart. What are their short comings?)

Specialties/talents: ( what are they especially good at? What are they known for?) 

Bio: (where did they come from? Who are they? Also add in where they got their flaws quirks and specialties from.)

Physical description/image

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I am tentatively expressing interest in this. As you well know I have a tendency to ghost through no real fault of my own. At the very least I'd like to offer myself in evil NPC form for you to use for the story. Killing off as necessary in a fitting way is fine, as that world is darker and going out fighting for the cause wouldn't be unheard of. 

I'd like to offer a few ideas on how/what I'd like to do, should this take off and get more interest than just me.

First of all you had me at Magitek. I'm not sure how you had planned on it, but I'd like to get into that and have two of my character in this RP somehow. This leads me to multiple characters, naturally.

Evil Lektra is at the center of Magitek with whoever would be playing Evil Twi, paranoid and completely into her creations. Probably a bit or more than a bit crazy, in a way that would be considered normal in that world of course. That fits perfectly with what she would be doing, but I'm also perfectly OK with you not wanting to ingrain her that much. But should you choose to approve bringing Lektra in in any form, it has to be her thing, cause that is how she's always written and no one else has claimed being the Magitek mastermind for Evil Twi yet. I feel like it fits way too perfectly, especially since the concept is being named, even if you hadn't initially planned on using it exactly how I do.

Magitek isn't really a new thing that I designed, and I personally like to consider that all 'technology items' in Equestria are really artifacts. That includes my version too of course. My character just gives it a name other than the broad term artifacts and her stuff isn't super ancient. Since you're using the name, I can only assume you'd planned on doing it similar to how I've been doing it even if I didn't show up, and maybe hoping to catch my interest was intentional? :okiedokieloki:

Regular Lektra would either be completely absent in this RP and staying back home absorbed in her work (which is always my clever excuse for how Lektra doesn't appear in the episodes), or she shows up with the Canon Six helping them against her other self once discovered. Your choice as GM, if she's there at all.

I'd also like to take a hoof at Canon Twi, if you'd allow that. Insert expressing interest in playing the character here.

Thoughts? :lostit:

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15 minutes ago, Buck Testa said:

@Lektra Bolt there hasn't seem to be much in the way of takers, which is a shame. 

I noticed, believe me. You can consider my hoof in there to lend your story some support if you get more players, as you see fitting

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From the way you described the Republic of Everfree, Kronos (my OC shown in my profile picture) fits in well. He’s a strong, able-bodied stallion with the smarts to build and repair robotics and, to a certain extent, mechs. Hell, just LOOK at Kronos and tell me he doesnt look like he’ll fit right in. Perhaps you’d be interested in drafting Ragnarok’s premire Techno Tyrant, as he’s aptly named in his home kingdom for his aptitude in military technology?

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now THIS looks like a great story!  I just need to figure out where I can fit in.  never was much for playing cannon characters...but if needed I think I can give it a try.  Might be able to pull off Starlight or maybe Fluttershy......

And if there is any way that Ennex can be a servant/adviser/etc for Midnight Sparkle, please please please!  lol   I know he's technically an Earth pony, but perhaps his intellect and evil nature somehow won him a place in her court?  

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8 hours ago, nx9100 said:

now THIS looks like a great story!  I just need to figure out where I can fit in.  never was much for playing cannon characters...but if needed I think I can give it a try.  Might be able to pull off Starlight or maybe Fluttershy......

And if there is any way that Ennex can be a servant/adviser/etc for Midnight Sparkle, please please please!  lol   I know he's technically an Earth pony, but perhaps his intellect and evil nature somehow won him a place in her court?  

Well, there is always the possibility he found a magical item or was given one, which gives him an edge. Of course it's bound itself to him, so no issue of losing it.

It's been well established that artifacts don't specifically need the owner to be a user of active magic (Unicorn/Alicorn) or having magic at all. The chancellor used his artifact without issue when he lost his power the day before, but it had only just started to lose it's own. You don't need to be magical to use one, but it certainly helps

If he's manipulative enough, he should have no issue convincing someone to give him one or murder someone to get one? Even a basic Ep that doesn't work out can still crush either of the other two races like a grape if they get in melee range. Canon Equestria isn't the kind of world where that happens, but we aren't there right now :mlp_yeehaa:

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@Buck Testa 

I'd be up for running Starlight. And I have a few characters who could work for this universe. 

Question though: which tribe would bat ponies belong to, and where would the denizens of the Storm Kingdom and the Crystal empire be folded into? 

@Lektra Bolt

Hey, you know who would be perfect for this universe? 

 

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6 minutes ago, Denim&Venom said:

@Buck Testa 

I'd be up for running Starlight. And I have a few characters who could work for this universe. 

Question though: which tribe would bat ponies belong to, and where would the denizens of the Storm Kingdom and the Crystal empire be folded into? 

@Lektra Bolt

Hey, you know who would be perfect for this universe? 

 

I do! It's too obvious! Which side though, or both? Personally I'd like to do both if Buck would be up to allowing it

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2 minutes ago, Lektra Bolt said:

I do! It's too obvious! Which side though, or both?

Well since the Imperium Of Man Midnight Empire is being positioned as the techno superpower, she'd probably go with that. I don't see prime universe Luster really being "cannon". 

Character sheets for:

Luster

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Character sheet: 

Name: Luster

Gender: n/a

Race: Equinoid

National Affiliation: Empire of Midnight

Personality: Competitive. Confident. Protective. Devoted. Snarky. Sarcastic. Abrasive. Obnoxious. Arrogant. Stubborn. Eccentric. Foalish. Hyper.

Flaws and quirks: stubborn, short tempered, tunnel vision, impulsive, narcissistic, will loose sight of the bigger picture to focus on one goal. Would rather fight and die than make a tactical retreat. More interested in being right, rather than correct. Incapable of casting spells. 

Hates books and libraries. Pyromaniac. Like's to adorn and decorate her chassis, swapping them out frequently like outfits. Enjoys sculpting and pottery. Takes souvenirs from battle. Enjoys industrial music.

 

Specialties/talents: Cunning strategist and tactician. Master melee fighter. Demolitions. Logistics. Mathematics. Hacking. 

Bio: The first ever magitech AI, created by Lektra and M. Sparkle, compiling thousands of brain scans compiled into DNA sequential computers to replicate the thoughts and emotions of a living pony. Created as the first Equinoid pony robot, a manufactured army for the empires disposal, the cost of replicating equinoids as complex as Luster was too expensive Instead she was developed as a sapient weapon, rapidly learning and compiling every known recorded battle and every form of combat and strategy. The perfect war machine. 

If it wasn't for the personality quirks that followed from those scans, making her cocky, short tempered, short sighted, stubborn and over zealous. A credit to the forces of the empire, being good at her job of waging wars. Perhaps too good, getting way too much enjoyment from fighting and destruction, almost like it was all a game to her.  Luster believes in the empire. Her vision of the empire. And if everpony does exactly as she says, everything will work out.

Or be destroyed, rebuilt and improved upon in the process. 

Physical description/image: 

Jet black alicorn equinoid in the form of the past rulers, with gold highlights, a golden mane and tail with bronze and copper streaks and glowing amber LED eyes. 

 

Angel

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Character sheet: 

Name: Angelscape

Gender:Mare

Race: Pony

National Affiliation:  Republic of Everfree

Personality: Nurturing, motherly, studious, nerdy, romantic, intellectual, 

Flaws and quirks: Nerdy jock. Works out and exorcises while researching and studying. Likes vampires. Fond of Neighlic myths and culture. Stocks freezer with the most diverse collection of ice cream flavors in the land. Part time bartender. Tends to binge drink. Likes mexicolt food. Polyamorist. Likes vampires and other gothic stuff. 

Doesn't handle isolation and quiet very well. Adverse to killing. Doesn't think too highly of herself. Has bouts of depression.                         

Specialties/talents: Academic and scientific jack of all trades. Medical specialist. Chemist, physicist and mathematician. Champion wrestler and boxer. Equipped with stolen magitech armor prototype which extends and retracts over her body, as well as forming extendable blades and shields. 

Bio: Hails from Manehatten by way of the Neiglic isles near Trottingham. She attended university and enlisted in the service against her families wishes to maintain a conservative life in agriculture, straining their relationship. Pursues the scientific advancement of the republic, looking to find ways of victory or even peace outside of direct warfare. Wants to have a family, but shudders at the thought of them growing up in a war torn world.

Angel enjoys learning for the sake of learning, work outs for their physical benefits, and being among her friends and lovers. Oh and making/ consuming exotic adult beverages. 

Physical description/image: angelscapenewjpg_by_crystalsonatica-d9tg8wb.thumb.jpg.391b7608e775532ed173a46713fabc43.jpg

 

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8 minutes ago, Denim&Venom said:

 see prime universe Luster really being "cannon". 

I do though. We were doing just fine with non 'destroy all humans' Luster in Power Rangers. She's independent and rebellious, but we just leave the genocidal tendencies out. Your call though

I'll get my sheets up in a bit and Buck can decide if I should do all, two, or none and he'll do Lektra as an NPC

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9 minutes ago, Lektra Bolt said:

I do though. We were doing just fine with non 'destroy all humans' Luster in Power Rangers. She's independent and rebellious, but we just leave the genocidal tendencies out. Your call though

I'll get my sheets up in a bit and Buck can decide if I should do all, two, or none and he'll do Lektra as an NPC

Aren't the mane 6-8 the only ones from the prime timeline? 

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2 minutes ago, Denim&Venom said:

Aren't the mane 6-8 the only ones from the prime timeline? 

Buck made an alternate world. There are two of everyone, and it's just a decision of 'did creature X hitch a ride with the Cast' :mlp_toldya:

And of course if Buck feels they'd actually contribute something

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1 hour ago, Denim&Venom said:

@Buck Testa 

I'd be up for running Starlight. And I have a few characters who could work for this universe. 

Question though: which tribe would bat ponies belong to, and where would the denizens of the Storm Kingdom and the Crystal empire be folded into?

Bat ponies were loyal to Luna/Nightmare Moon. After her overthrowing I could easily see them being scattered among the nations. Some would view Midnight as NMM's rightful successor, some would seek the militaristic ways of the Hurricane Legion, and still others would seek refuge in the Republic of Everfree. 

I will also say that Equus is set up much differently than Equestria. Remember, Equestria and its cities were made under a unified banner with harmony guiding them. Places like Manehattan or Ponyville dont exist. 

Geography is similar, but the locations and history are different. I'll break it down more in a bit. 

Just now, Lektra Bolt said:

Buck made an alternate world. There are two of everyone, and it's just a decision of 'did creature X hitch a ride with the Cast' :mlp_toldya:

I'll get more into that also.

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2 minutes ago, Buck Testa said:

Manehattan

 

2 minutes ago, Buck Testa said:

dont exist. 

:mlp_confused:

My home is gone and never existed! :okiedokieloki: Am I dead? 

Jokes aside, I'll have to come up with a new hometown. Eh, not a big deal really :-D

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20 hours ago, Buck Testa said:

Places like Manehattan or Ponyville dont exist

Personally, I would have it as Ponyville being an abandoned, ruined town.  That way, when the Mane Team from Prime Universe show up, they have somewhere to start out at that is drastically different.

Manehattan should exist, but a more run-down and crime ridden, like Gotham City.  I would have it as a city that, while under Unicorn Empire control, is populated with a mix of species, perhaps the only place where they live together, though still separated by class.  The Unicorns live in the towers in spender, the Earth ponies in the slums and working the labor, while the few pegasus ponies are somewhere in the middle.  Being on the coast on the Empire's edge is what gives it this mixup.  Would also allow a point where characters from both sides could potentially encounter each other.  If you don't want Manehatten like this, let me know so I can update my OC's bio.

 

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Character sheet: 

Name: Ennex

Gender: stallion

Race: Earth Pony

National Affiliation: Republic of Everfree (kinda)

Personality: Intelligent.  Cunning.  Mischievous. Arrogant.  Smooth.  Cultured.                 Evil.

Flaws and quirks: Likes to be in control of everypony around him. Enjoys plotting schemes and wants you to know it was him who outsmarted you.  Doesn't like to get his own hooves dirty, but will when necessary.  He usually acts all kind and friendly in public, to maintain appearances.  Enjoys both classical music, as well as more, modern flavors from a certain DJ....

Biggest flaw is his own ego and arrogance.  Believes his intelligence is unmatched, and that he has planned for everything.

Biggest weakness, and only truly good part of him, is his love for his brother, the only pony he will never harm.  Goes out of his way to take care of his brother and keep him safe.  (this could be exploited)

Specialties/talents: His biggest strength is his intelligence.  Is skilled at manipulation and controlling others.  Always has plans within plans within plans......

Wears magic glasses that allows him to 'see' the darkness in a pony, made from illegally-obtained Magitek.

Bio: Ennex was born in the Republic of Everfree to a poor family.  His father was an earth pony that worked in a steam plant, while his mother was a unicorn that fled from the Empire.  Through some twist of his mother's magic, he and his brother ended up as two sides of a split personality: his brother the kind and lovable side, he the more twisted and darker side.  After loosing his parents to an accident, he struck off on his own, not satisfied with a simple life underground.  He became a smuggler between the Republic and the Empire, and eventually formed a large criminal organization, specializing in black market goods and stolen Magitek and zebra artifacts.  Rumor has it he even has plans for Equus itself....

Physical description/image: 

 

 

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@nx9100

The reason why places like Manehattan and Ponyville wouldn't exist is because the divergence happened at the very founding of Equestria, with how they drove away the Windegoes. When Starlight went back in time and changed the past regarding the Mane six, that only changed a couple decades worth of history (give or take), and you saw how radically different those timelines became. 

This is a divergence of well over 1000 years, where the ponies never unified under one banner. The two sisters in fact were barely rulers at all, instead bickering rivals whom squabbled in their nightmarish forms while the ponies scattered and isolated into their own nations. That is a change so radical that it would be unthinkable that places like Manehattan or Ponyville would exist.

 

We also have 3 very different governing systems. The Republic Of Everfree is a Representative Republic that is both underground and populating the everfree forest, rejecting any and all claims to royalty, especially from wretched alicorns whom had abused the sun and moon with their bickering for so long. It has capitals, cities, commerce and the like that is all underground and hidden. Earth ponies are not farming out in the open, they are doing it with entirely different means devised to prohibit theft from other nations. Ponyville would never have been founded because it was founded by Earth Ponies like Granny Smith. 

The Hurricane Legion is an isolationist militaristic nation that sustains itself through hunting and gathering. Its largely backward technologically speaking, with a harsh cultish view of their own superiority thanks to their command over the weather. A place like Cloudsdale would have never formed. 

Then there's the Empire of Midnight, which is the largest and most formidable of the three Nations. It's an alliance of Unicorns, Changelings and Dragons. It is the most technologically developed, with the strongest and most diverse military, and a Ruler that is actively apart of research and development. Midnight maneuvered herself into this position, securing the allegiances of some of Equestrias most feared enemies and had built her burgeoning empire frightfully fast off the back of the failed rule of the Sisters. 

Another huge difference was the sisters themselves. Without the elements and the guidance of harmony, they eventually both became Nightmares in their squabbling over the sun and moon. It's part of the reason why the nations split up the way they had, and why they had to hide and isolate. The unicorns were doing the same thing, being hold up in their own fortified nation to hide from the "rule" of the two sisters whom bickered over the placement of the sun and moon. It was Midnight, once a unicorn Sorceress of their nation, whom took it upon herself to journey forth and seek out allies in the darkest of places, until she had the might to bring down the two sisters and claim their magic for her own. Now, decades later, the Empire of Midnight is the essence of Lawful Evil. Gone were the chaos of the two sisters, and here was the age of industry and Magitek. 

So like I said, Equus would only be recognizable as Equestria in geography. The rest is vastly different.

 

 

 

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Buck I hope you don't mind too much I made Evil Twi go both ways but prefer mares in terms of romance. It just seemed to fit

More will be forthcoming, and I'll add to the personality traits

Character sheet: The Professor

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Name: Professor Lektra Bolt 

Gender: Female

Race: Unicorn

National Affiliation: Empire of Midnight

Personality: Intelligent, Paranoid, Cunning, Devoted, Eccentric, Confident, Sarcastic

(not a comprehensive list) 

Flaws and quirks: While the Professor shares almost all flaws and quirks with her prime counterpart, the main difference that sets her apart is that she is extremely protective and materialistic of her creations, especially the old ones. While the prime Lektra does clean up her place and recycle some junk, this version takes hoarding old failures or older versions of projects to an art form. She has her own museum dedicated to them as art, especially previous versions of Luster. Luster's development has it's own wing dedicated to it, and though nowadays she doesn't stay in the same body all the time, Lektra hoards the old ones for posterity.

The hoarding doesn't stop there, and she has contests every moon to decide the one who follows on her antique collecting hobby the best

Lektra has an almost pet like relationship with Midnight, being the only one who knows the original name of the Empress. Lektra enjoys pleasing her lover with her creations. Head pats are enjoyed, always and often. Squeals of delight also always follow

While they look fairly normal (for this world anyway) when out in public, they're not fooling anyone

Specialties/talents: Magical metal manipulation and enchanting, magical metal work, magical engineering and machine design, intellectual pursuits (Math, science, chemistry, history, architecture, etc) 

Bio: The Professor had a pretty uneventful childhood of study and learning to harness her talents, but when the Empire rose to power she developed an unhealthy obsession with Her Highness.

While initially not a big player, their takeover would not have been this close to totality had it not been for her. Initially preferring to assassinate Midnight early on, she fell in love and took her obsession to the extreme when she broke into the most inner workings of the compound. Pledging her undying love and devotion while matching in ambition and magical skill, she was delighted when her love was in fact requited.

She had long suspected that Midnight was not actually into stallions as a primary love interest, and was happy when she was right. Sharing a kiss that quickly turned into a night in the bedroom, the two came forth with plans. Many plans.

While initially struggling in maintaining control and order in the realm, with the addition of another who shared the skill and intellect of it's ruler, the Empire expanded rapidly. 

The exclusive manufacture and development of Magitek by the crown spread and accelerated the takeover, expanding the influence and borders tenfold, with frightening efficiency.

All others are copies and incomplete approximations, so says the Mistress of Metal

Physical description/image: See profile below

 

 

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@Buck Testa, ok, that makes more sense.  I re-read your original post, and guess I didn't take the entire length of time into account.  If you're ok with the rest of my OC's bio, then I'll just change his home-city.  btw, what IS the capital of the Empire?  Would it be Canterlot(name?) or a different city?

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2 hours ago, nx9100 said:

Magitek manufacturers

Sorry, going to have to disallow this also. The specific way to make Bolt version of Magitek has to be a state secret unless you're a member of the court. Knock offs wouldn't be allowed.

Black market imports?

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Black market imports?

 

@Buck Testa @Lektra Bolt, Wait!  I have a much better idea!!!!!  One that fits my oc's original intent, yet also changes him to fit this new world!  Give me a few to update my character sheet above then let me know what you think....

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1 minute ago, nx9100 said:

@Buck Testa @Lektra Bolt, I was going along with Buck's quote "most technologically developed," which imply's mechanical/electrical/etc technology, and that such tech would need manufacturing in a factory.  At the very least, the Empire's armies would need weapons, armor, etc....not to mention what I assume is technology for a high state of living as benefiting the superior unicorn race.  Perhaps I just got my terms mixed up?

Perhaps. There is doubt that traditional real world electrical technology exists in MLP. There is nowhere to plug it in and even rechargeable ways would run out eventually.

Magitek is any form of what we would consider technology, but enchanting largely makes it do what it does instead of electrical components. A great example if The Chancellor. His necklace artifact makes portals. 

I've got the weapons of war very much handled, and while a factory does exist, there is much spell casting through enhancements to allow mass production. It's been years like this, and the army is fairly extensive that full scale production is no longer necessary

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