Ottoman Empire
Capital: Istanbul
Ruler: ?/North King
Government: Monarchy
Tech. Level: Late Industrial Age
Army (Training): 24 Divisions (Normal)
Navy (Training): 14 Squadrons (Tolerable)
Air Force (Training): None
Industry: 3 (1/2)
Economy: Good Enough (+2) (5/6)
Education: Literate (1/2)
Culture: Average
Confidence: Respecting
Projects:
Technologies:
Nation Background: Despite the many reversals of late 18th/early 19th century, the Ottomans - ever since the Russian War, their first victory against an European power for a long time - were on a way back to primacy, subduing Arabia and expanding into Africa. Still, the multinational empire faces many challenges...
Domestics:
Sacrifice One Economy level, garnering 6 eco points (unless the 6 eco points are added to the 1 or 2 I usually get, in which case, use the extras to increase industry further).
3 into industry, raising it to 5.
1 into education, raising it to Educated.
2 into Army training, raising it to Good.
We have three industry points.
1 into economy, raising it back to Good enough.
1 into army, raising it to 31 Divisions.
1 into a new UU, which will be described in military orders below.
Conscript 30 conscripts.
New UU: Khalid bin Al-Waleed: A fast, sleek, oceangoing ship, its somewhat smaller than a battleship and larger than a cruiser. It has rather heavy armor for its class, but advanced engines to compensate so it loses no speed. Guns are in the 10 to 12 inch range, enough to smash through most battleship armor, and it is armed with torpedoes. In essence, fast, well armored, and good firepower.
New Wonder: Oilfields (+4 industry)
Description: Pretty generic name, I think you can figure it out; It harnesses oilfields in all areas of the nation, not just Iraq.
New Technology: *secret* Hammer of Justice
Basically, a very early tank, with all the problems and difficulties thereof. Armored, slow, but its treads allowing good enough traction to cross most modern battlefields. Able to withstand machine guns and small shells, but nothing too bigheavy artillery will slaughter themthough they are hard to hit due to the fact that they move. Extremely effective against trenches.
Lastly, the new line of Propaganda: This varies from region to region.
In the northern regions, talk about how the Russians will try to kill us all, rape our spouses, enslave our children, etc, etc, how they bring only war, etc. People should be scared of them, and war usually unites people.
In the central, Muslim regions, talk about a mad French Crusade against Islam and how they intend to kill us all, etc. Dont even mention the divide between Turk and Arab, as we are all Muslim, and must stick together.
In the southern, talk about freedom from overbearing French colonialism, and freedom from the colonial oppression they always bring.
Military:
Map
Ill start with the naval stuff. I have a neat plan drawn up for naval tactics:
Plan
Strategy is more difficult. I refer to the map I mentioned above for overall military plans.
Basically, I should have 19 squadrons all in all, 14 are probably older wrecks, the slower ones there are the slow ships in the tactics, the newer ones are the fast ships, and the UU is certainly the fastest group, so they get lumped into fast ships.
Mine the coast of the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea, this will stop Italians from trying to land on our western shores. Also mine the entrances to the Sea of Mamara so Constantinople is protected, and the entrances to the Suez so they cant get through there. Make sure there are gaps in these minefields known only to us, so that our own ships can be safely brought through, and guide allied ships through with local fishing ships when applicable.
Anyway, dispersion is as such:
1 UU to Western Med
Mission: Basically, this ship runs around, sinking enemy merchant ships when they come unguarded into sight, but more importantly avoiding enemy ships and supplying the Catalans with weapons to begin a rebellion.
2 regulars to Adriatic
Mission: Raid the Italian coast and bases on the Adriatic, retreating back into the minefield there in order to avoid enemy ships.
10 regulars, 2 UU to Black Sea
Mission: These attack Sebastopol directly, the slow ships bombarding the city, coaxing out the Russian fleet. Once they are out, retreat a bit and redeploy along with the fast ships to use our new naval tactics to destroy the Russian fleet.
2 regulars, 2 UU to Indian Ocean
Mission: Much like the Black Sea fleet above, except they are going to look around for signs that the French fleet is anywhere in the Arabian Sea, and engage them if they are found, using the same old naval tactics. If they dont come around for a while, raid French colonies with our ships, coaxing them out, and then engage them in the usual style. Rendevous with the Persian fleet at Aden to increase our strength.
Overall: Wreck havoc on the Entente fleets in the Mediterranean, supply Catalan rebels, strike and destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and destroy the French Indian Ocean fleet.
Land orders: Im grouping these by the number I put next to the operation.
We have 31 divvies, all in all, and 30 conscripts.
1) Operation Volgalicious: 10 divvies, 10 conscripts
Once our Black sea fleet is done with the Russian fleet, they should head on over to the other end of the Crimean peninsula. They will bombard that area, and land 1 division. This will secure that part of the area with extensive fortifications. The purpose is to allow our navy easy access to the Sea of Azov (the little triangular one).
With naval support, our army is to advance as quickly as possible to the river Don, and seize Rostov on Don, with naval support to outflank any Russian entrenchments that may get in our way. Then, with a pincer strike from our newly gained territory and from our old territory, we crush the Russian area in between, seizing this area, and then move onward, towards the Volga.
If any Russian entrenchments are encountered, outflank them either overland or over sea.
Alsofortify the Caucasus with trenches, to meet up with the Persian fortifications. However, also build some forward trenches to delay thembut under these forward trenches, place huge quantities of explosives. If the Russians drive back our armies, put a token force in the forward trenches while retreating the main army to the main trenches. Once the Russians take the forward trenches, detonate the explosives, which will kill a lot of them, unless I miss my guess.
2) Operation Konstantyyne: 10 conscripts
Basically, defend the Hungarian frontier and Constantinople. Fortify these areas from both amphibious operations and overland strikes. Since the Greek and Yugoslavian coasts are mined, we shouldnt have to worry about landings there.
3) Operation Arab Freedom: 10 conscripts
Defend the area from Anatolia to Southern Arabia, plus the Suez. A huge assignment, so make use of local militias wherever possible. Note that they are not in any way to oppress the Arabs.
4) Operation BerbersRCool: 11 divisions
7 of these divisions are to guard the Libyan coast from either amphibious or overland assaults. The other 4 are to be mounted on camelback, supplied as much water as possible, and move overland ASAP to meet with the Berber tribes in the mountains. Supply them with weapons, water, and food supplies, and tell them the time to regain their Freedom is NOW. Essentially creating the Berber free state, which should attack the various french and allied Entente cities on the Barbary Coast to try and seize them for the native resistance movement.
Of these, 1 is to be mounted on camelback and cruise around the local desert, raiding Spanish cities, and perhaps all the way down to Gambia, trying to incite the Moroccans to revolt, and generally annoying the Entente.
5) Operation Lake TChad is Mine: 5 divisions
They are to strike as fast as possible into the French colony, trying to take the three cities on the map. Be watchful for colonial forces from the SDN colony to the south. It should be hard for the French to even put up token resistance here, since this area is isolated from the coastal resupply area by several hundred miles of thick jungle and harsh desert and everything in between.
6) Operation Zanjlivesagain: 5 divisions
These men are not only to guard against possible further Ethiopian rebellion, but also strike south into Somalia and Tangiyika. These are to be wrested from the French as soon as possible, and the substantial local Muslim and Masai populations are to be armed, creating a new state, Tangiyika, which is to be a hybrid Muslim-Swahili rebellion. No doubt they will like local rule better than French or German.