Really? Well, now I’m very impressed! The tactical advances Lien and Napoleon introduce in Black Powder War are very close to the sea changes in aerial thinking that occurred between WWII and later conflicts, mostly having to do with the increased use of the helicopter to move troops and equipment very quickly, as well as more accurate targeting allowing the more extensive use of ground strikes against enemy foot soldiers rather than simply striking entrenched positions. The British way of fighting is very similar to the early WWI/WWII style of aerial combat - large squadrons of slow-moving bomber aircraft escorted by fighter squadrons (although in their case they were largely hampered by the total lack of ability to hit anything they were aiming at with their bombs). Roland’s strategy of scrambling Temeraire and Iskierka to basically meet any and all challengers in Empire of Ivory is similar to the way the Battle of Britain was actually won - although the RAF was outnumbered in a global sense, they managed to have just enough of a numerical majority in each individual fight to carry the day. I could go on, but yeah, you’ve probably heard enough on the subject by now . In any case, greatly looking forward to Tongues of Serpents!