[@Monochromatic Rainbow] I did this for [b]you[/b], Mono, so shaddapa your face! :lol

Next time I'll stick with my initial decision, ungrateful wretches...

Anywho, apart from being the advent of some pretty kick-ass weapons, '73 was also a good year for Indian Wars and general outlawery on the frontier. Of course, the frontier and thus the settlers had made good headway into the West by this date, but shizzle was still going down.