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Landfall –
A sudden storm swept through the Land of Waves, the island was battered by the waves. The storm was nothing like any of the people of the island nation ever experience before. All day and night the storm raged howling over the island as if the storm itself was trying to sink the island itself. The waves and the rain washed through the island as the people huddled in their homes waiting for the storm to past.
The morning finally came with the storm passing the island. A dark hair woman step outside of her home by the sea wondering what kind of damage the house took during the storm. As she looks over the damage the house took during the night she saw her son standing in the doorway staring at something behind her. Turning around she saw what he was looking at, down by the beach near their home was a ship unlike any she has ever seen before.
The ship is a huge ocean going sail powered ship, but it also could be powered by massive oars. Tazuna and her son Inari look upon the massive ship, seeing beyond it are dozens of other ships. The ship main sail has a image of a eagle on it, colored red and gold for the eagle.
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On the ship -
Standing at the helm of the ship is general Drake of an old house that has given the empire many fine soldiers since the founding. He was chosen to lead the invasion of the eastern continent. He's leading a force of legionaries 10,000 strong to create a beachhead for the floodgates of the Roman army to march through. For it's decided for the old sailing ships that were going to be scrap or sold, be used to test the land first. Then once a safe port is made the stream ships would come in. (1)
For it's in a war of attrition that the Roman empire with vast reserves and supply lines would be able to outlast just about any army. Because this modern Roman empire is much different from the old one that fell. For old Rome wasn't self sufficient enough to maintain its empire without the looting of a new land. As is often the case with a stable, growing population and economy, Rome faced the difficulties of inflation and, sometimes, too much economic growth, leading to cycles of boom and bust. Which made it the first modern city in her world, while many things were different so many would be the same. As the science of economics wouldn't be developed for a few millenia, Rome found itself unable to cope with the complexities of managing the marketplace. Since the environmental factors fueling Rome's population growth also fueled the populations of the barbarians surrounding the empire, it led to a perfect storm that gradually ate away at Rome and led to its downfall.
But then a woman appeared with a mind unlike any other. She invented a farming machine that could do the work of 10 slaves in the wheat fields that surrounded her home. Which gotten the eye of the emperor of that time and had her create the first factory to make more. Which started a revolution in technology which gave a rebirth of the Empire which became the New Roman Empire. She had insisted that what she's doing isn't magic but science, which looks for a cause for things people just label as an act of god. For when something falls out of the sky isn't a sign from god but a piece of rock. She cause a movement that replaced superstition and fear with logic and clear thinking. Now the only way the church be able to label something a sign of god is if there's no way to explain it. Which the church found hard to do as they couldn't just say a man can part the sea, when it's clear that the spot where the sea had parted is due to the tide going out. The Emperor made it clear that anyone who says that god is talking to them and them alone isn't to be trusted, as branch of the church who's leader said so. Later was shown to be nothing more then a con man who used people's blind belief to become rich, as he said that god would be please with gold being given to the church. (2)
Now after years of rebuilding the empire and retaking lost lands. It's time for conquest of a new land. With the discovery of lands across the sea, the military might of the empire began turning out soldiers and supplies. For two years as information through traders and merchants ships are gathered, the army prepared for the invasion. For the last thing the Emperor wants if to have a failed invasion because they misjudged the people of the new land or there's a plague that's spreading across that land. No once they set foot on the new land they be ready, with weapons and supplies.
Just like the Roman soldiers of old are simple in design and straight to the point. In terms of arms and armament, each legionary carried a gladius, and a rifle. The gladius is the Roman short sword, intended more for thrusting than for slashing. The rifle is the new model that replaced the bolt action one, the M1 Magnes, is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the .30-06 rifle cartridge. Holding 8 rounds, allowing a single soldier to lay down suppression fire while others reload. They are also equipped with a triangular socket bayonet for close combat. The redesign Tower Shield which was made from layers of wood and metal, is rectangular, semi-cylindrical body shield that could protect the whole body of the person using it. Could now withstand bullets and forming a shield wall gives both protection and allows the riflemen to attack from safety.
In terms of armor, they wore light but strong steel cuirasses (breastplates) over wool padding, hardened leather skirts, and heavy boots. The armor itself consisted of broad ferrous steel strips 'girth hoops' fastened to internal leather straps. The strips were arranged horizontally on the body, overlapping downwards, and they surrounded the torso in two halves, being fastened at the front and back. The upper body and shoulders were protected by additional strips 'shoulder guards' and breast and backplates. The form of the armor allowed it to be stored very compactly, since it was possible to separate it into four sections. The fitments that closed the various plate sections together (buckles, lobate hinges, hinged straps, tie-hooks, tie-rings, etc. The design of the helmet reflected their focus on slashing swordplay, as it protected the top and side of the heads, but not the face. The plumes on some of the helmets are reserved for officers as an identifier of rank.
In a formation it would be like fighting a meat grinder. But the main weakness of the Roman army was that they were only strong when they're in a formation, one on one they weren't that much stronger then other warriors. They also didn't have that much variety of attacks, but then again it worked for them for a very long time.
But with the introduction of the gun, changed all that. For new formations and attack plans have been formed around the new weapon. And they have proven time after time being effected against train warriors skilled with melee weapons. For Sparta was the first land to be taken by the new Roman Empire, their warriors were train from childhood to be warriors. But once their fighting force was slaughtered without a single lost for the Roman's made it clear that the gun is the way of the future of warfare. The gladius is only kept after being remodeled to be more of a tool that can also be used as a weapon. The hilt is designed to counteract the shock of striking a solid object and been fitted with a crossguard, allowing for better maneuverability, and defensive movements. The hilt has also been lengthen and reinforced, for superior grip and ease to wield it.
Drake climb down from the rope ladder being the first Roman soldier to step foot on the new land. He stared at the two natives a mother and her young son. They're the first ones to see what's only the first step to conquering this land known as the Element Countries.
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Author's Notes -
1 – The Roman are around Civil War level tech and weapons, with some more advance techs on the side. Since ninjas have advance medical equipment, while having no idea of what a gun is. Their guns use shell casings which makes them deadly to ninjas. Because they're not single shot guns but repeating action guns, so that a ninja dodging one bullet would have to worry about the other bullets coming out of the gun after the first one. As I don't care how skill the ninja is being shot is still being shot. Anyone who has ever been shot will tell you it's not a simple thing to just pick yourself up afterwards. Those that do, it's only thanks to massive amounts of adrenalin keeping them standing on their feet, but once that fades all the pain comes down a crashing. The ninjas with drugs or chakra will be tougher to take down because of this but enough firepower will bring them down, or the bullet hitting something like their head. And it's not just one person shooting at the ninjas, but many.
So no going on in how the Roman soldiers wouldn't be able to fight the ninjas. Because, I'm not using anime logic but real life logic in how things would happen.
2 - Romans were more accepting in having different fates then many think. There were many temples of different gods before the cross fate took over. And the reason why the fate wasn't seen as a good thing when it first showed up, is because to people who have never heard about it hearing it the first time horrified many. For the followers eat the body of their god and drink their blood, making many think the followers have the taste for humans. And that the fate is like having a gun pointing to your face, you either believe in this fate or you go straight to hell, no matter how good you are in life, because of this new fate says that anyone who doesn't follow this fate goes to hell no matter what. And that's the reason why the Romans viewed the fate with distain as the other fates are more friendly compared to the new one.
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