Remember that meteorite I sent crashing on OGG’s capital a while ago? It killed a bunch of people, including their current Gothmog. I didn’t want to give the Coalition an advantage, so to even the balance, I made it out of pure titanium. If the Deities checked the meteorite, Exitium could order OGG to harvest the metal and have them make...um...stuff.

Well, a hundred years later, they finally thought to check! I think the deities just wanted to get rid of the ugly landmark, and realised it was useful. See, I’m not such an mean guy!

The meteorite had a volume of about fifty meters cubed, and a weight of over two hundred tonnes. So basically, it’s a lot of metal. In fact, it’s enough to help out several future armies.

Titanium is a very strong, but lightweight metal. Sadly, it’s easily bent or broken by strong impacts. This makes it terrible for making weapons or armor. No invasion would last long, with their equipment falling apart so quickly. However, it’s perfect for siege weapons! Titanium would be able to support wooden beams and large rocks better than steel, and would reduce the weight. This would let the orks move the siege weapons faster. I’m pretty sure that’s good.

Over the past month, goblins have been incorporating titanium in their siege weapons, and have been pleased with the results. It’s allowed them to create large catapults which can throw small boulders over half a kilometer. They tested it out on a small stone wall, and managed to destroy it in a few shots.

One problem they’ve had is bringing ammunition. They can’t rely on finding rocks the right size in the Coalition’s territory, and have to bring their own. What the goblins did is pretty smart; as you don’t know, because I haven’t told you, the orks train by carrying bags filled with rocks as they exercise. It helps them build up their strength and stamina. Now, when the orks go to war, they’ll keep on carrying them! If every ork carries just one small boulder, the catapults will have as much ammunition as they need.

All in all, this is going to revolutionize OGG’s invasions! While the Coalition has improved their defences, their ballistae are meant to shoot massive giants. While orks are larger than most of the Coalition species, they’re still much smaller than the targets used to train. And, at the same time, catapults will be trying to destroy the walls, and the ballistae with them. This is going to be fun!