Term 3 - Nominations for Commander of Armed Forces
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mhcarver
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I nominate Civgeneral and Mad-Bax
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I must decline since I have accepted another nomination.
I nominate zyxy for this position. CG has done an awsome job, but shall we let someone elso have a stab at this role?
Read some of zyxy's posts. I think he would be able to fill CG's boots quite nicely.
I nominate zyxy for this position. CG has done an awsome job, but shall we let someone elso have a stab at this role?
Read some of zyxy's posts. I think he would be able to fill CG's boots quite nicely.
greekguy
Missed the Boat
I second zyxy and CG.
zyxy
Warmongering Fool
Thanks for the support. I'll accept.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
I accept my nomination 
Nobody
Gangster
i #th civ general, and nominate provolution
zyxy
Warmongering Fool
Campaign Statement
In order to give the people the opportunity to make an informed decision, here are my plans for this department if I get elected. Of course, each of the major components of this policy will be subject to discussion and, if necessary, polling.
This office is largely dependent on virtually all other Executive Offices, most notably the External Consul and the Governors, for its objectives and the means to reach them. I will try to establish good relationships with these officials so that military operations can run as smoothly as possible.
Policy CoAF
The CoAF is responsible for offensive and defensive military operations, exploration and settler escorts. I intend to hire a Military Intelligence Officer who will monitor our fellow nations and assess their strenghts and weaknesses. A Quartermaster-General will keep track of our own forces. Operational Planning will be lead by the CoAF.
The military has no need for regular troops, only veterans or elites. The CoAF does not have the power to retire them in a peaceful way, but will at least block any upgrade attempts.
Offense: setting objectives for offensive operations (if any) is the task of the External Consulate, but I will actively participate in relevant discussions. Operational Plans will be provided in a timely fashion (even though they might go down the drain the minute war is declared
). An Operational Plan consists of an assessment of the forces needed to reach given objectives, a battlemap, and tactical guidelines as neccessary.
At the start of term 3 we will be at the threshold of mobile warfare. Horsemen are too weak to assault fortified defenses, and therefore we will initially still rely on infantry shock troops (swords/MDI). By the time we can train knights, these infantry units should be phased out. Although knights are more expensive to train, they are cheaper to maintain than infantry. With the appearance of gunpowder units and cavalry, MDI's become obsolete.
If extensive offensive operations are needed, I hope to convince the R&T Consul of the merit of researching Military Tradition long before our fellow nations reach Nationalism, and preferably even before gunpowder units become common. Cavalry against spears or even muskets will achieve lightning fast, inexpensive victories. When riflemen arrive on the scene, offensives will slow down to a crawl, and will involve either massive casualties or massive amounts of cannon.
Defense: our nation will be defended at the land borders. Interior cities will not get defenders. If there is a danger of naval invasion, then fast units will be stationed in threatened coastal regions for zone defense. A good road network is essential for effective defense.
I will attempt to persuade the External Consul to adopt a pro-active defense policy, where forces entering or clearly about to enter our lands will be forced to leave, or if that is impossible, DoW-ed and attacked, before they can sneak-attack us. In this case we will maintain an offensive defense at the borders. Should this policy not be adopted then static defense forces will be necessary, at additional cost.
Settler escorts: are no longer needed by this time. Our settlers should not wander through foreign territory, except when part of a military operation. Barbarians are no longer a threat.
Exploration: our home continent is not entirely known, but will probably be entirely claimed. This makes exploration practically impossible. There may be uninhabited islands accross the ocean, but they will not be relevant to us, at least until the ocean can safely be crossed. Suicide galleys are not needed.
In order to give the people the opportunity to make an informed decision, here are my plans for this department if I get elected. Of course, each of the major components of this policy will be subject to discussion and, if necessary, polling.
This office is largely dependent on virtually all other Executive Offices, most notably the External Consul and the Governors, for its objectives and the means to reach them. I will try to establish good relationships with these officials so that military operations can run as smoothly as possible.
Policy CoAF
The CoAF is responsible for offensive and defensive military operations, exploration and settler escorts. I intend to hire a Military Intelligence Officer who will monitor our fellow nations and assess their strenghts and weaknesses. A Quartermaster-General will keep track of our own forces. Operational Planning will be lead by the CoAF.
The military has no need for regular troops, only veterans or elites. The CoAF does not have the power to retire them in a peaceful way, but will at least block any upgrade attempts.
Offense: setting objectives for offensive operations (if any) is the task of the External Consulate, but I will actively participate in relevant discussions. Operational Plans will be provided in a timely fashion (even though they might go down the drain the minute war is declared
). An Operational Plan consists of an assessment of the forces needed to reach given objectives, a battlemap, and tactical guidelines as neccessary.At the start of term 3 we will be at the threshold of mobile warfare. Horsemen are too weak to assault fortified defenses, and therefore we will initially still rely on infantry shock troops (swords/MDI). By the time we can train knights, these infantry units should be phased out. Although knights are more expensive to train, they are cheaper to maintain than infantry. With the appearance of gunpowder units and cavalry, MDI's become obsolete.
If extensive offensive operations are needed, I hope to convince the R&T Consul of the merit of researching Military Tradition long before our fellow nations reach Nationalism, and preferably even before gunpowder units become common. Cavalry against spears or even muskets will achieve lightning fast, inexpensive victories. When riflemen arrive on the scene, offensives will slow down to a crawl, and will involve either massive casualties or massive amounts of cannon.
Defense: our nation will be defended at the land borders. Interior cities will not get defenders. If there is a danger of naval invasion, then fast units will be stationed in threatened coastal regions for zone defense. A good road network is essential for effective defense.
I will attempt to persuade the External Consul to adopt a pro-active defense policy, where forces entering or clearly about to enter our lands will be forced to leave, or if that is impossible, DoW-ed and attacked, before they can sneak-attack us. In this case we will maintain an offensive defense at the borders. Should this policy not be adopted then static defense forces will be necessary, at additional cost.
Settler escorts: are no longer needed by this time. Our settlers should not wander through foreign territory, except when part of a military operation. Barbarians are no longer a threat.
Exploration: our home continent is not entirely known, but will probably be entirely claimed. This makes exploration practically impossible. There may be uninhabited islands accross the ocean, but they will not be relevant to us, at least until the ocean can safely be crossed. Suicide galleys are not needed.
Thread closed, discuss further in the election thread.
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