Show me your orders/battle plans!

Terrance888 · Feb 27, 2013

Legends of Citana. An EQNES. Very very long time ago.

Spoiler Turn 2 :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler :

Sverstall: Terrence888
Dominant Race: Dwarves
Plutocratic Oligarchy: Tribune Farenstall Hoardinghands (55; Mercantile)
Capital: Svenhold
Family: None
Population: 263,000
Slaves: 0
Gold: 560 (+450)
Lumber: 500
Minerals: 950 (+250)
Mana Reserve: 0
Expertise: 0 (+5)
Army: 1,500 Warriors
Navy: None
Associated Heroes: None
Settlements: 1 City
Spoiler:

Capital: +450 Gold, +250 Minerals
-Population: 263,000
-Loyalty: 75%

Build the levee with 150 Minerals. Make various channels and drains with up to 150 Minerals/3 Expertise/110Gold so we can control the flow and start a farming community just outside of the Svenhold. Also, in the center of the city concentrate the already-leaked water into a lake and stock it with cave fish and stuff.
Have warriors scout up/down river, as well as to the Emerald Forest to the south and the other to the north. Start with a few dozen and acclimate them, with final long range exploration parties of 300 warriors each.

Sorry for no stories yet. working on my NES. You want to join? :hinthint:

Spoiler Questions :

EQandcivfanatic said:

Well, I've actually used your randomly assigned names already. Check the front page to see the names so I can make sure I know which one you're talking about.

Yes, rivers are counted in connecting towns.

Levees would be 150 Gold/Resources (any combination that works for you)

sure, tunnels through the mountains would be good. and yes, you could have a settlement 100% in the mountains.

Heh, I'll keep that noted for a future challenge.

Yes, a riverside town would be more fertile than one in the mountains.

Terrance888 said:

I'm going to build a road to the Southern Forest. What kind of forest is that, primarily? If not known/very mixed/you don't care then name it Akirastall. How much will the bridge and the road coast?

If I build a town down river, I can use the river to connect the two, right?

How much resources will it cost to build a levee? To dam/divert the river? To build a new Main Entrance?

Can I build tunnels within the mountains? Is that cost effective compared to roads (since they are "safer")? Can I build a settlement completely surrounded by mountains?

I'm stating here that I won't use the magical gems as Deus Ex Magica so save myself: it's just protects the cave from collapsing and prevents miners from shattering the arc. If theres anything else weird with them, I'll leave it up to you to challenge me.

As for towns and stuff, would building a riverside town make it more fertile/more population growth?

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Spoiler Turn 3 :

Terrance888 said:
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Sverstall: Terrence888
Dominant Race: Dwarves
Plutocratic Oligarchy: Tribune Farenstall Hoardinghands (60; Mercantile)
Capital: Svenhold
Family: None
Population: 276,000
Slaves: 0
Gold: 900 (+450)
Lumber: 500
Minerals: 900 (+250)
Mana Reserve: 0
Expertise: -3 (+5)
Army: 1,500 City Guard
Navy: None
Associated Heroes: None
Settlements: 1 City
Spoiler:

Svenhold: +450 Gold, +250 Minerals
-Population: 276,000
-Loyalty: 75%

I have 3000 resources (gold/lumber/minerals) and 2 experience-perfect for 2 settlements.

1 will be upriver, where the mountains are right next to the river. There, the conservative types will be dug a new home where they can live inside the mountains while in a large cavern near the entrance will live a merchant class to intermediate for them in case of trade. Now- Some might not want to walk on the surface, but promise them that we will build a tunnel to the new, nearly completely undergound, mining town.

400 Troops will go with them

1 will be down river, until the mountains are not on teh northern bank anymore. There we will settle a town for the sake of securing our hold on the surface and collection of more food and resources. We should still be close enough to the mountains for some mining, but that's not important.

500 troops will go with them.

To solve our challenge, we are building a Mountain colony within the mountain itself, and in the future will be connected via tunnel to other mountain settlements. The only catch is that they have to swear to Svenhold... and the Tribune of Sverstall will know secret entrances to these mountain cities-so if they rebel, we can attack from sudden directions.

Tell them that it is meant that Dwarfs not only live in the mountain but also on land. We are as tough as other beings in a smaller package, because we are made as warriors. And warriors don't hide in the mountains just because that's what they use to do- they wander the world to challenge and be challenged by neighbors and nature, and to accept these challenges and learn to not only live with those challenges, but defeat them if necessary.

Question their dwarfhood, if need be.

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Spoiler Turn 5 :

Terrance888 said:
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Sverstall: Terrence888
Dominant Race: Dwarves
Plutocratic Oligarchy: Tribune Farenstall Hoardinghands (70; Mercantile)
Capital: Svenhold
Family: None
Population: 306,000
Slaves: 0
Gold: 25 (+500)
Lumber: 0
Minerals: 150 (+275)
Mana Reserve: 0
Expertise: 0 (+5)
Army: 1,500 City Guard
Navy: None
Associated Heroes: None
Settlements: 1 City, 2 Towns
Spoiler:

Glenoak: +25 Gold
-Population: 12,000
-Loyalty: 65%
Kaverstall: +25 Gold, +25 Minerals
-Population: 33,000
-Loyalty: 70%
Svenhold: +450 Gold, +250 Minerals
-Population: 261,000
-Loyalty: 70%

Once again, I apologize for the lack of contribution. Hopefully, this won't be as meaningless as the other ones I've offered; surely, the lack of challenges is due primarily to the lack of things to challenge, offered by by (lack of) stories.

THE GUARDIANS
Cost: 15 Gold, 10 Minerals
Number: 30
Total: 450 Gold, 300 Minerals
Remainder: 75 Gold, 125 Minerals
Description: 5 Guardians will patrol each city, with the extra 15 distributed Thus:
5 for the Kaverstall Mines
5 for the Svenhold Gates
5 for the Council Hall Guards

KAVERSTALL MINES
Cost: 25 Gold, 75 Minerals, Any Expertise
Remainder: 50 Gold, 50 Minerals
Contingency: Offer 50 Gold if we seem to be close to a motherload for the final push
Description: Kaverstall, being a newer burrow, is also far less prospected and explored compared to the Svenhold. Exploratory and exploitative mines will be dug, focusing for now the acquisition of Minerals, as well as noting areas of more luxurious ores (gold, ect). Have 2 Guardians with the main tunnel and 3 in reserve in case something bad happens.

MIGRATIONARY PATTERNS
Description: Large influxes of Dwarves are leaving Svenhold, of which the interior is originally made for about 250k population, not counting outer settlements and additions. Kaverstall's new minds bring the thought of wealth to the old stratified clans of Svenhold, many of which send at least one family to prospect. Also exciting, too, is from Glenoak dwarves claiming to see distant talking birds p), attracting more adventurous dwarves.

For each migration, 5 Guardians and 500 Guards will protect the caravans.

I expect about 17K will go to Kaverstall and 5k to travel to Glenoak.

Also, at Glenoak comes the news of a loud-mouthed dwarf named Jakobic, who claim that they can travel to the Emerald Sea Forests and settle a town with actual access to resources. Only the current scarcity of resources can be accounted for the lack of serious interest.

Spoiler Turn 6 :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler :

Sverstall: Terrence888
Dominant Race: Dwarves
Plutocratic Oligarchy: Tribune Farenstall Hoardinghands (75; Mercantile)
Capital: Svenhold
Family: None
Population: 321,000
Slaves: 0
Gold: 525 (+500)
Lumber: 0
Minerals: 50 (+275)
Mana Reserve: 0
Expertise: 4 (+5)
Army: 1,500 City Guard, 30 Guardians
Navy: None
Associated Heroes: None
Settlements: 1 City, 2 Towns
Spoiler:

Glenoak: +25 Gold
-Population: 18,000
-Loyalty: 65%
Kaverstall: +25 Gold, +25 Minerals
-Population: 53,000
-Loyalty: 70%
Svenhold: +450 Gold, +250 Minerals
-Population: 250,000
-Loyalty: 70%

Tribune's Challenge
We will allow our master smiths (expertise, gold, minerals) to start working on this metal. However, we will have guards ready (Guardians, 5x ea for 3 Smiths) in case weird stuff starts happening. They can't use magic to counteract any such thing, but they can put a beat down on it... hopefully. Another 10 Guardians will help extract more ores.
I shall bequeath this ore the name of Farrium, (Farrous, in adjective form) in honor of our Tribune.

Guardian Recruitment
Build 20 more Guardians for 300 Gold and 200 Minerals.

Crossbow Manufacturing
Some smiths have discovered how to use this new, flexible yet strong metal to make metallic bows. However, even Dwarven Might cannot easily use such weapons, although they can be bent. The development of a trigger leads to further ease of use of such ranged weapons. (expertise, gold, making more units next turn)

Glenoak Loyalty
The Glenoak Dwarves are always a magnet for deviants of Sverstallian society. Not only do they shun caves, many of the younger generation are positively caustrophobic. Many see their ties to the Svenhold as nothing but a waste, and seek to dig their own future. Strike the earth!
However, this year all the gold that Glenoak produces will be returned to the people in the form of a local Tribunarium to match the Great Tribunarium at Svenhold and the local one built for Kaverstall. Minerals were sent as well, stout metals and stones, to build this monument to Dwarven unity.

Spoiler Turn 7 :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler :

Sverstall: Terrence888
Dominant Race: Dwarves
Plutocratic Oligarchy: Tribune Farenstall Hoardinghands (80; Mercantile)
Capital: Svenhold
Family: None
Population: 337,000
Slaves: 0
Gold: 750 (+525)
Lumber: 0
Minerals: 125 (+275)
Mana Reserve: 0
Expertise: 9 (+5)
Army: 1,500 City Guard, 80 Guardians
Navy: None
Associated Heroes: None
Settlements: 1 City, 2 Towns
Spoiler:

Glenoak: +50 Gold
-Population: 50,000
-Loyalty: 65%
Kaverstall: +25 Gold, +25 Minerals
-Population: 56,000
-Loyalty: 70%
Svenhold: +450 Gold, +250 Minerals
-Population: 231,000
-Loyalty: 70%

New Unit: Krangori
Melee: 2
Ranged: 6
Stealth: 3
Discipline: 3
Krangori use the new, imperfect but amazing Farric Crossbow in battle. As disiplined as their Guardian warriors, the Krangori use their armor-piercing weapons to deady affect and in unison. By nature of their ranged weapons, they are fit for expanding Sverstallian expansion across the plains by enabling them to defeat those who attempt hit-and-run tactics, while Guardians (who were helped somewhat by their armor) run out of breath.

If we run out of expertise, take 1 stealth away first, then subtract from Melee down.

Novices of Sverstall
Some have noticed some strange "Magical" powers in Farrium, and begun studying them. Slowly they will discover that all metals have "Voices" which can be utilized in magic. I will invest 200 gold in 20 Novices this turn, for a production rate of 5 Mana a turn. In a few turns, I will introduce the "Metal Caster", a strong Destruction (Warp opponet's armor to crush them) and Conjuration (create new, temporary weapons by liquifying metal), with some restoration (healing open woulds by covering it with a metal sheath. Metal Casters won't focus on Mana-creation, they will focus more on the application of their power either in battle, or the creation of magical tools.

Trials of Durshnak
Durshnak, already indicted in the murder of his clan, will be given the newest punishment devised by the Council of Tribunes. He will become the first of the Forgotton, and only one who will be named, if only to refer to the other Forgotton. He is exiled to that Chasm-rift to the East with no clothes, weapons, or anything other than a tablet of poison, and he will be striken from the names of the Guardians.
This will show that Dwarven Society believes that a torturous life is worse than death. Better die in the battlefield then be captured prisoner! Better die making that masterpiece, then live, never having fulfilled that vision! Better die when spirits sway your sword against your clan, then live, and suffer a infamy for the rest of time.
OOC:
Maybe he will become an evil hero!

Terrance888 · Feb 27, 2013

SKNES: Southern King's First NES, as Aquitaine

Spoiler Turn 2 :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler :

Duchy of Aquitaine/Terrance888
Color: Sky Blue
Government: Despotic Monarchy, Vassal of the Franks
Stability: 0
Economy: 6/0
Army: 4 Irregular Companies, 4 Swordsman Companies
Navy: 4 Galley Groups
Religion: Catholicism (7)
Religious Minorities: Gallic Animism (4/5)
Literacy: 10 (Low Middle Ages)
Influence: 9
Projects: Librus Domni (4/4)

All 6EP goes into the construction of the Limes Pyrenee, the Forts of the Pyrenees.

1 Swordsman Company, 2 Galley Groups, and any Irregular Volunteers would go to the Papacy pending further orders.

IF any conflict with Vandals occur with the Combined Fleet, place our ships and our flags infront of those of our allies and claim protection under truce.

The Tithe will be paid by the Franks this turn.

If the Franks wish to launch an offensive into Burgundy, 2 Swordsmen will be earmarked for that task, or 1 Swordsmen and 3 Irregulars.

Remaning soldiers will defend behind the Limes. The Irregulars will be Basque fuedal fiefs, which will help ambush Moorish supplies. The Swordsmen will counter attack with Frankish (and return of any Burgundian Offensive troops) support after they feel the pinch of starvation.

Bernald III dies after he completes the Limes and is succeeded by Eudes II, who has a different idea about how to handle Spain, Heathens, the Pope and the Eastern Roman Empire. While Bernald focuses on restiching Aquitaine back together socially, not just politically; Eudes will focus on gathering allies for Crusade, be it covert, open; spain or Eastern Roman; German or British.

He is the Brother in Law of Charlemagne.

The current heir is the son (LOuis the Pious?) between Eleanor and Charlemagne, but after this update Eudes will also have heirs.

Bernald Reginald III will have the added cognoman of "The Architect" for building alliances, walls, bonds and culture.

For sneaky stuff, start contacting Basques across the Pyrenees about revolt, very sneakily and quietly, using our own Basques, trying to convince to rise up in support of the reinstitution fo the Barony of Pampola under a reconstituted Duchy of Vascony.

Do so with the Catalans, except under a reconstituted Duchy of Septimania.

Spoiler Turn 3 :

Terrance888 said:
Duchy of Aquitaine/Terrance888
Color: Blue (black line separating from Frankish Empire proper)
Government: Despotic Monarchy, Vassal of the Franks
Stability: 0
Economy: 6/0
Army: 4 Irregular Companies, 3 Swordsman Companies
Navy: 3 Galley Groups
Religion: Catholicism (7)
Religious Minorities: Gallic Animism (2/5), Forn Siðr (1/3)
Literacy: 11 (Low Middle Ages)
Influence: 12
Projects: Librus Domni (4/4), Forts of the Pyrenees (6/6)

1EP to Basques south of the Pyrenees. Start sending agents and very carefully, start agitating them. Promise them protection if they rebel, and reform the Duchy of Vascony which is their right to rule under the Kingdom of Aquitaine. Try to restrain them; let them train, but not fight yet. We will prepare for a rebellion next turn.
1EP for 2 Basque Archers, mountineering shepards and having lived their entire lives in the Pyrenees, they train to make life a living hell for any invader. They will work with Basque militias

2EP for 4 Swordsman Companies
1EP for 1 Horseman Company
1EP for Logistics

5 Swordsmen, 1 Horseman, and 1 Galley Group will fight in the Catholic Crusade. Listen to the commands of the Venetian High General. Prince Jacques IV will fight with the Nobles of Aquitaine on horseback.

Generic tactics; form a wedge with our swordsman and push forward, with a swordsman in the back. As soon as we make a slight dent in their lines, a horn will blow. The swordsmen inthe front will step aside for the Knights of Aquitaine to ride through the center right into the weak gap in the enemy line. Then, the reserve Swordsmen will pour in and start spreading out the flanks.

Any volunteers many go as well.

1 Galley Group will defend each coast.
4 Irregulars and 2 ARchers will defend the Limnes Pyrenees, with any the Franks desire going to them. our Swordsman will launch counter offensives once the enemy is nice and bruised.

Sorry for bad and late orders

Spoiler Turn 4ish :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler :

Duchy of Aquitaine/Terrance888
Color: Blue (black line separating from Frankish Empire proper)
Government: Despotic Monarchy, Vassal of the Franks
Stability: 1
Economy: 7/0
Army: 3 Irregular Companies, 6 Swordsman Companies, 1 Horseman Company, 2 Basque Archer Companies
Navy: 3 Galley Groups
Religion: Catholicism (7)
Religious Minorities: Gallic Animism (2/5), Forn Siðr (1/3)
Literacy: 11 (Low Middle Ages)
Influence: 12
Projects: Librus Domni (4/4), Forts of the Pyrenees (6/6)

Spending
1EP to Basques
1EP to Logistics
1EP to 2 Basque Archers
2EP to 1 Siege
1EP to 3 Irregulars (Basque Tribesmen)
1EP to Pope mad: send him weapons and armor, not gold or anything. See how he takes that! You say you use this to defend yourself? Then defend!!! Seriously, 3 Papal Guardsmen STILL?)

Domestic Policies
Adopt that Jirzra thing from the Muslims. Seems to fit with our doctrine anyhow, but sell it as a tax break for Catholics (replace some low income but constant and annoying thing, like maybe the mill tax) with the undertones that those who are not Catholic (not listed in the local domesday directery) will pay the tax, doubled, or tripled as necessary, but the same as the Jirzra whatever.

Start riling up the Basques on our side of the border against the Muslims, I want them frothing at the bits by the next update, ready for me to say "Unleash the Basques of War!!!" Naturally, I am relying on them to cover my southern border.

Keep the borders open for more Basque immigrants.

Military Policies
4 Basque Archers and 3 Basque Tribesmen defend the Pyrenees
6 Swordsmen, 1 Horsemen and 1 Seige are to invade Savoy as part of the Frank's Flanks. We will focus on the Rhone valley to the south, although if the Emprah desires, I shall also take control of the Alpine passes.
Keep a watch out for those damned Tartars.

Basic Strategy: Technically, I can overpower Savoy by myself. With the Franks, the Pro-Catholic Civil War, and their stability, this shouldn't even be a fight worthy of talking about.

Anyway, they are hopefully wonderfully distracted by all those Catholic dudes wandering arround, hailing the Emprah and the Pope. I, with my Galleys (outnumbering them) rush for a surprise attack on Arles on their side of the Rhone. The Siege will quickly start pounding the walls and our Swordsmen will assault the forts connecting it to the rest of the nation. If the royals are there, decap, insta win. Divide the spoils. If they are in their bunker, Catholic liberation party should help us conquer it easily.

Our Horsemen has the advantage on the areas close to the River, and with the soldiers of the Emprah on their flanks, we comfortably outnumber them. Still, hurry to secure the Passes (and bring some Archers over at the end of the war) incase the Venetians or the Tartars get sneaky. If the Venetians also invade Savoy, try to negotiate for control of key alpine passes: they can have the Po river valley... for now.

All military orders shall be under scrutiny or change as desired by the Emprah. However, as he probably has other campaigns to prepare, I offer to lead the entire campaign.

My Basque forces will continue to be in readiness. Once the signal is given, the southern Basques will rebel, and declare for me; therefore I don't activate their military alliance as I am merely trying to defend my new lands.

If castile tries to crush the Basques, take a look at people trying to crush Afghanistan. The Basques survived the Pottery C, Hallsatt, Indo-European, Keltic, Roman, and Germanic invasions for nothing, they are tough and clannish.

Spoiler Turn 6ish? :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler Mappity :

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Spoiler Stats :

Electorate of Aquitaine/Terrance888
Color: Red
Government: Despotic Monarchy, Holy Roman Elector
Stability: 0
Economy: 10/0
Army: 2 Irregular Companies, 2 Swordsman Companies, 1 Horseman Company, 3 Visigothic Legionary Companies, 3 Basque Archer Companies, 2 Crossbow Companies, 1 Siege Company (Requires 1 Upkeep)
Navy: 2 Galley Groups
Religion: Catholicism (9)
Religious Minorities: Forn Siðr (1/2)
Literacy: 11 (Low Middle Ages)
Influence: 12
Projects: Librus Domni (4/4), Forts of the Pyrenees (6/6)

SPENDING
2 for Siege Galleys (1 or 2?)
2 for Galleys
2 for Supplies/Basques/Misc
3 for 3 Catholic Knights
1 for 2 Crossbows

DOMESTIC
End Holy Smite, Keep Jizya
Become a Fuedal Monarchy

Spoiler :

Cede some power to local Lords so that they can gather locals in defense against the Islamic Menace. They are allowed to have everything except Catholic Knights, Visigothic Legions, or Siege Weapons. Their job is to stall while calling for our main army.
We are now a Kingdom, our component duchies are the Duchy of Vascony (Basques), Duchy of Aquitaine (the Coast), Duchy of Occitania (Central+Pyrenees), Duchy of Provence (Provence+Savoy) and Duchy of Orleans (By the Loire river )

"Respect" Forn Sithr and Muslims, whatever that means.

Spoiler :

If Forn Sithr want to go to "Midgard", they can do so after they write a will in case the Empress wants to keep them there for some reason. If they turn against us or don't return within 10 years, the will shall be carried out. All those leaving will be warned.
Any Muslims who will be under our rule will be under our full rights and laws as citizens, which wasn't that much during Medieval times anyways, for anyone.

FOREIGN
Peace with Northerners, I guess
Go with whatever <nuke> is going with
Sign official peace with Barcelonia and give up claims on their land. They will now refuse to let Muslim forces to cross into their lands.

Spoiler :

I offer a full peace treaty and a non-aggression pact between us, as well as freer trade through the passes. I would also ask that you turn back any forces of al-Andalus who would disturb this new found peace between us. In exchange, I will drop all our claims on lands of Iberia you currently hold and might hold in the future within the boundaries of the former Visigothic Kingdom.

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Trade will once more flow over the Pyrenees between us, and one day, the fear and hate between our subjects could possibly diminish.

MILITARY
Total: 4 Crossbow Companies, 3 Basque Companies, 1 Siege Company, 1 Horseman Company, 2 Swordsman Company, 3 Visigothic Legions, 3 Catholic Knights
Goals: Limit Islam in Provence, Kick out Castile, Liberate Basques
Notes and Misc spending.
1) A formation of 1 Visigothic Legion and 1 Catholic Knights is known as a Holy Hammer and Anvil formation. AKA HHAA. They will form the core of our armies.
2) We didn’t raise any Militia, but Irregulars are welcome in our army. Some of our Misc will probably go into that.
3) Naval Caltrops will be scattered in the Mediterranean coasts, the gulf of Bordeaux, River Rhone ect. They will rip into enemy ships while our own will know how to navigate them. Some of our Misc will probably go into that.
4) The Basque Rebellion would do much better when we spend some Misc on spreading the news, arming their peasants (we spent 3EP here already&#8230 and such
5) The Bordeaux Breakthrough will also take some Misc for the supplies to reach Basqueland as well as misdirection to scatter the opposing fleets, letting ours to slip free.
6) Any internal supplies are taken from remaining misc. for our defense.

BREAKOUT OF BORDEAUX-RAISE THE BASQUES
In Bordeaux: 1 Siege, 1 Visigothic Legion, 1 Catholic Knight, 1 Swordsman, 1 Crossbow, Caltrops
Breaking Free: 4 Galleys, Siege Galleys, 1 Catholic Knight, 1 Visigothic Legion, 1 Basque Archer
Goals: Secure Bordeaux, Clear the Bay of Bordeaux, Free Basqueland, Free Aquitaine
Steps: 1) Secure Bordeaux 2) Feint southward 3) Breaking Free 4) March to the Sea (North then South) 5) Liberate Basqueland

Spoiler :

1) We will repair the walls and place caltrops, set up our fleet and seek to trap the Castilians outside. Our Siege engines, combined with our Siege Galleys will cover our walls, and our Catholic Knights will sortie and destroy more aggressive attemps.
2) Feint Southward- break out and head towards the Pyrenees as if we are about to invade through known passes-preferably with a fast group of Catholic Knights. These will later wheel around and return at night, but not after scaring several of their feudal knights and maybe convincing some of the catholic ones to rejoin us.
3) While they try to chase down our Knights, we will at night quietly leave the bay. By dawn we should be behind the fleet. Our Siege galley and transports will be in the center, surrounded by our normal galleys. Our siege galleys will start taking down their fire galleys. They approach and we get out of range-goal is to destroy at least some ships before leaving. After destroying ships with our long-range weapons, caltrop shoals, ect we will set oar towards Basqueland! Our ships will travel faster than their messangers, especially as the Catholic Knights are still making themselves useful.
4) At the same time as we draw their fleet out, their forces in the north and south sides are suddenly divided. Sally forth and crush the northern, then the southern force. Our main army will then march first northward to the Loire (and maybe help Franks there). Later, they will help southward.
5) With the element of surprise we will land at Basqueland, rouse the rebel cells, buy new weapons armor, destroy the forts of Castile with our Siege galleys, ect ect. Garrison the mountains south of Basqueland and we’re home free!
UBERSUCCESS: Basque force moves north, Loire force moves south, and we recapture southern Aquitaine.
UBERDUPERSUCCESS: March for Madrid itself with 2 Visigothic Legions, 2 Catholic Knights, 1 Siege, 1 Swordsman, 1 Basque Archer, X Aquitaine Irregulars and X Basque Irregulars

PROVENCE PROTECTION-MUSLIM BARBEQUE WITH A SIDE OF MUSTARD
Forces: 1 Swordsman Company, 1 Visigothic Legion, 1 Catholic Knight, 1 Crossbow, 1 Basque Archer, 1 Horsemen
Goals: Prevent Islamic expansion across the Rhone or pass the Mountains (alps, Provence, ect)
Steps: 1) Hold Arles, 2) Hold the Rhone, 3) Hold the Massif

Spoiler :

Arles is the city right next to the Rhone
Rhone is the river
The Massif is a range of rugged hills just north of the Rhone.
For Arles, soldiers inside, Horsemen+knights outside raiding and killing the Muslims. Once they breach the walls the Legions stall for our army to retreat and destroy the bridges. Then use the Rhone as our defensive line.

I’ll just send them now.

Spoiler Turn 7ish :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler :

Electorate of Aquitaine/Terrance888
Color: Red
Government: Feudal Monarchy, Holy Roman Elector
Stability: 0
Economy: 10/0
Army: 2 Visigothic Legionary Companies, 3 Basque Archer Companies, 3 Crossbow Companies, 2 Catholic Knights (Requires 1 Upkeep)
Navy: 4 Galley Groups, 1 Siege Galley Group
Religion: Catholicism (9)
Religious Minorities: Forn Siðr (1/3)
Literacy: 11 (Low Middle Ages)
Influence: 12
Projects: Librus Domni (4/4), Forts of the Pyrenees (6/6)

Spending
1 on Upkeep
1 to Logistics
2 to Axum
1 to 1 Visigothic Legionary Companies
1 to 1 Catholic Knights
1 to Missionaries in Basqueland and Islamic Provence
1 to Tithe the Church (If they don't accept or spend it, use it on Rebuilding wartorn areas)
2 to 4 Crossbow Companies

Foreign
Sign Peace with Badajoz
Sign Peace treaty with Caliphate
IDK about Vandals. Sign if Nuke does.

Spoiler :

Hand over land south of Elbo River to Barcelona.
They give up about 10 pixels of Provence near the river and get 10 pixels the other direction. More or less.

Declare Official Nuetrality in the Nilotic War for these years.
Send Axum aid secretly.

Spoiler :

I don't care how you do it or how it happens; the upmost secrecy is required with watertight alibis and all that jazz. It should be secret enough that they need to spend more than 2EP to find this.

Spoiler :

We can smuggle it a few coins at a time via merchants. We can smuggle it in as part of an embassy. We can smuggle it in as part of a church mission to research the difference between Coptics and Christians. We can smuggle it in with a batch of nurses. Some logistics go here.

Aid to Basqueland.

Spoiler :

Release our 3 Basque Archer Companies to Basqueland, and hand over some of our southern coast (about 1/3 the way up the coast) which are traditionally Basque. This will help keep their stability up and give them decent income and defendable borders, as well as a place to go if their Al-Andalus base is destroyed.

Aid to Italy

Spoiler :

Send 2 Visigothic Legionaries, 2 Catholic Knights, and 4 Crossbowmen into Italy and defend them where they will. The 4 Crossbowmen will be divided 1 each into Venice, Rome, Naples and Pisa. 1 of the Holy Legion will be based in Rome and the other in Naples. Their task is 1: defend Italy and 2: Aid Naples in the offense if they are on the verge of victory. I will repeat this in military section.

Domestic
It is a time of rebuilding. The Wars of Holy Rome is over, but the war of the Two Romes (Byzantine v.s. Rome) continues. However, we with war now a distant endeavor we will attempt to keep it that way. Expeditionary forces will be sent abroad while at home, reconstruction of our nation both physically, spiritually and mentally will occur.
MISSIONARIES
They will go to Basqueland, Provence, and within our own nations. Doing their thing, they will help local evangelists convert heathens, forn sithrites and muslims as well as maintain the faith wherever they can, trying to maintain their composure and refrain from aggression.
TRADE
With the border of the Pyrenees broken, and peace officially declared for the first time since 711 A.D. and especially with the declaration of mutual respect, trade should boom. Especially between Arles with Barcelona and Islamic Provence, and Bordeaux to Palompa Basqueland, and Badajoz.

Military
AID TO ITALY

Spoiler :

Send 2 Visigothic Legionaries, 2 Catholic Knights, and 4 Crossbowmen into Italy and defend them where they will. The 4 Crossbowmen will be divided 1 each into Venice, Rome, Naples and Pisa. 1 of the Holy Legion will be based in Rome and the other in Naples. Their task is 1: defend Italy and 2: Aid Naples in the offense if they are on the verge of victory. I will repeat this in military section.

AID TO NAVAL BATTLES
All Ships will help in naval battles of Venice, whereever they see best. Remember that Siege Gallies outrange their Fire Triremes. I see a good combo of cypri-dromons blocking Fireships while Siege gallies tear them apart from afar.
DEFENSE

Spoiler :

1 Visigothic Legion, 1 Catholic Knight, 3 Archers

These 5 units will defend, with special attention to Islamic Provence.

Spoiler Turn 8ish? :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler :

Electorate of Aquitaine/Terrance888
Government: Feudal Monarchy, Holy Roman Elector
Stability: 1
Economy: 11/10
Army: 3 Visigothic Legionary Companies, 7 Crossbow Companies, 3 Catholic Knights (Requires 1 Upkeep)
Navy: 4 Galley Groups, 1 Siege Galley Group
Religion: Catholicism (9)
Religious Minorities: Forn Siðr (1/3)
Literacy: 11 (Low Middle Ages)
Influence: 12
Projects: Librus Domni (4/4), Forts of the Pyrenees (6/6)

1-Upkeep
2-Supplies
4-2Visigerries, 2Cathys
4-2CD'ss, 2Siegegals
10-20 Swordsman Companies

Result: 5 Visigothic legionary Companies, 5 Catholic Knights, 7 Crossbow Companies, 20 Swordsman Companies, 4 Galley Groups, 2 Cypri-Dromons, 3 Siege Galleys.

Military: Follow the War Orders in the Social group.

IN ADDITION.
1- Keep an eye out for Badajoz's Transport for their EP support. Try to take it out if possible with our navy.
2- Our Visigothic Legionaries and Catholic Knights will form a core of steel and faith in the center of our army, and our Swordsmen will hold the enemy's lines while we see the tides of battle and throw said core where they are needed.
3- We are buying supplies. This also includes Crusading Irregulars and the like.
4- Some of the Islamic nations we are invading have scholarly buildings. Don't burn them. use some supplies to bring scholars and translate the text to Latin and bring them home for study.
5- Our Siege Galleys, again, will outrange most generalized ships. In addition to that, they will be defended from the melee by Cypri-Dromons
6- DON'T LET HATE RISE AGAINST THE IBERIAN MUSLIMS, we need them for now, continue trading in the Al Andalus (and buy Toledo Iron Swords )
7- We want to be chivalrous. No Massacres, no indiscrimanent killings (for the Aquitaine troops anyways). We have the money to pay for supplies we confiscate, and we have the will to prove our selves their betters by example instead of words. HOWEVER, do not limit our warmaking abilities. If they shield behind civilians, we kill both the civilian and the craven soldier with a ballista bolt.

Spoiler Turn 10? :

Terrance888 · Feb 27, 2013

Skilords Absolution: Tabula Rasa as Satura. I dunno which turns they are, sorry!

This awesome NES affected me a lot. It lasted many updates with only a handful of players (literally, 3-5) and I can say I wrote at least 1/4 of the near-200 stories in that NES. I had strong characters, story arcs and even wounded my nation's ability to compete in order to end stories well. This NES made me feel really good.

It IS somewhat silly, although that is partially our fault, writing to chase his bonuses! SillyNES, one of my planned projects, will seek to emulate this epic.

These are some of my last ordersets.

Spoiler :

Terrance888 said:
Name: Satura / Aureas Orangesmith / Terrance888
Capital: Waset
Economy: 3(-1)/24
Trait: Industrious
Reputation: 56
Technologies: [Iron Age] Subterfuge, Cartography, Acupuncture
Soldiers: 1 Horseman (Border Defense), 1 Swordsman (Border Defense), 1 Inquisitor (Waset), 1 Inquisitor (Ur), 1 Inquisitor (Ulanbaatar), 1 Longship (Lotalogas), 1 Longship (Aureapolis), 1 Swordsman (Aureapolis), 1 Swordsman (Longship in Lotalogas), 1 Freelancer (Aureapolis)
Buildings: Farm (Waset), Great Lighthouse (Lotalogas), Orangesmith's Archive (Sereg), Roads, Oracle of the Farseer (Waset), Archiver's Mint (Waset), Grand Temple of Zorrkanism (Waset), Forge (Sereg),
Trade Goods: Gold (To Land of the Sun 3 Turns Remaining), Seasoned Drunk Hare (To Tatui 4 Turns Remaining), Stone Wares (To Land of the Sun 1 Turn Remaining), Potterscraft (To Zulappi 4 Turns Remaining), Jewelry (To Persia 2 Turns Remaining), Akten's Ale (To Persia 1 Turn Remaining), Hemp (To Punt 3 Turns Remaining)
Social Cohesion: 15

Name: Sudan / Vassal of Satura-RENAMED NUBIA
Capital: Napata
Economy: 2/2
Trait: Militaristic
Reputation: 10
Technologies: [Iron Age] (Satura Technologies)
Soldiers: 2 Swordsmen (Napata)
Buildings: Forge (Napata), Aureas' Forge (Napata)
Trade Goods: Spices (To Land of the Sun 2 Turns Remaining), Roasted Koughfee (To Punt 2 Turns Remaining), Silver (To Persia 3 Turns Remaining)
Social Cohesion: 13

STORY BONUSES
Satura Bonuses
+2 Scientific=>Engineering. +Construction=>Forge (Irud
+Scientific=>Astronomy
Sudan Bonuses
+1 Scientific=>Paper ledgers
+ Freelancer

WONDER BONUSES
+1 SP=>Archives
+8 SP => Oracle
-1 naval unit Costs
+2 Naval Unit tactics=>Great Lighthouse
-2 All unit costs=> Forges

OTHER INCOME
+1EP From Shang
+3EP From Persia

SATURA SPENDING
24+4=28 to spend
1EP-> Punt (Old Agreement)
1EP-> Punt (new Agreement)-Do they like me any more than before?
4EP-> Land of the Sun (Save their skins!)
===1SP+8SP+2SP=>10SP for Engineering (11/15)
4EP to finish Engineering
===1CP-> Basically Free Forge
--18EP Left
5EP to Nubian
4EP for 4 Galleys
3EP for 3 Heavy Catapults
3EP for 3 Cataphrats
1EP for Last Freelancer
1EP to Upgrade Horsemen-> Cataphrat
1EP to Inquisitor for Nubia

NUBIAN SPENDING
2EP+5
4 Swordsmen
3 Galleys

SATURA DIPLOMACY
PUNT
-They get 1EP for Last Turn’s Agreement
-They get 1EP for This Turn’s Agreement
-Cartography For Free
-They get Pitch
-I get Playing Cards
-House of Nubia migrates to Sudan
-Sudan Renamed Nubia
-Joins me in War: 2 Swordsmen 1 Galley

LAND OF THE SUN
-They Get: All My Techs
-They Get: 4EP- for 1 Tower, 1 Spearmen->Swordsmen
-They Get: My Support
-They Get: Akten’s Ale Export

KHANATE
-They Get: Ballistics… from SUDAN, not SATURA.
-I Get: Remove Inquisitors

KUSH
-They Get: My Disapproval
-I Get: Fear via defeating their best spearman
-I get: 5-turn Non aggression pact

NUBIAN
-They Get: 2EP
-They Get: House of Nubia
-They Get: Renamed

PERSIA
-They Get: Stonewares
-They Get: Iron Working
-I get: 3EP

ZULL
Non-Aggression this turn

HEAVENLY DRAGON
The Sunrise and The Sunset pact has been signed

TATUI
-They Get: Coin Purses
- I Get: Epic Songs

TRADE DASHBOARD
Import/Export Agreements
Wine/Koughphee
Playing Cards/Pitch-Punt
Dye/Ale-Land of the Sun
Epic Songs/Coin Purses
Grouper/Hair-Tatui
Naked Shoes/Potterscraft-Zull
Silver/Whips-Persia
Baskets/Stonecraft-Persia
Exports
Gold,
Spices to Land of the Sun
Jewelry to Persia
Hemp to Punt

Exports: 12=0EP
Imports: 8=8EP
Trade Routes: 20=40EP
TOTAL: 48+10SP <-back in the game, baby!

MILITARY
HELP LAND OF THE SUN
Nubian: 3 Galleys + 6 Swordsmen
Punt: 1 Galley +2 Swordsmen
Satura: 4 Galleys+3 Heavy Catapults+3 Cataphrats+2 Swordsmen
1 Longship=3 Freelancers (1 at Aureapolis, 1 Free, 1 New)

Idea: 2 fleets will sail upriver, taking advantage of their relative immunity to lay waste and cut into Stoned flanks while the main army will march on land between them, connecting the stacks and allowing the +3 Freelancer bonuses for everybody!

2 River Attack Forces:
1 Saturan Galley with 1 Heavy Catapults, 1 Cataphrat, Galley has Retreat
1 Nubian Galley with 2 Swordsmen (Galley with Wary, Swordsmen with Ambush and Charge)
Heavy Catapults will bombard the sides of the formations, with the Cataphrat in rrve to help open up gaps for the Land Attack forces. The Ambush swordsmen will aid the Cataphrat, and the Charge Swordsmen will attack Bombarding enemies

Land Attack Forces
2 Nubian Swordsmen (1 Wary 1 Ambush
Possible: 1 Ambush Solar Swordsmen
2 Puntic Swordsmen (Put on the second line, but if the battle ends quickly let them fight at least 1 enemy unit)
1 Heavy Catapult
1 Cataphrat (Attack First)
2 Saturan Swordsmen
3 Freelancers (+3 Bonus to everyone!)
The Land Attack Forces will surge forward,w tih Cataphrats and Nubian Swordsmen leading the way. Wary Swordsmen will catch enemy ambushes, while ambushing swordsmen will help cut into their lines. When the enemy is found the 4 other swordsmen will attack with Catapult cover with freelancers in rrve while providing bonus-river force will attack the flanks at this time.

2 River Defense Forces
All the remaining transport boats will guard the River Attack Forces from enemy fleets/bombardments.
1 Saturan Galley each
1 Nubian Galley one side, and Puntic galley the other side
The Longship will remain outside of the river area.

DEFEND SATURA
Swordsman in Lotalogas joins Saturan Cataphrat for border patrol. Nubia will be included in their patrols. +Wary for Swordsmen.

INQUISITORS
1 Inquisitor Each in these areas: Land of the Sun, Persia, Satura, Nubia. They will keep auto-intercepting enemy agents and stuff.

CONTINGENCY
If they bypass Ur, then have the riverfleets sail on their merry way to take over Kurdia while the main army traps theirs.

DOMESTIC
Reconstitute Sudan as Nubia.
Next age=Social Cohesion Reevaluation=Loads of social cohesion problems=sigh.
The homeland will slowly orient to a number of established “kingdoms” while Octavian is away, and although Octavian has the general support of all the nobles he stablished, not all of appreciate him perfectly well.
If you can tell, I am making more problems for myself on purpose.

Spoiler :

Terrance888 said:
Name: Satura / Aureas Orangesmith / Terrance888
Capital: Waset
Economy: 3(-4)/11
Trait: Industrious
Reputation: 63
Technologies: [Iron Age] Subterfuge, Cartography, Acupuncture, Engineering, Paper Ledgers (1/20), Astrology (1/20)
Soldiers: 1 Cataphrat (Border Defense), 1 Inquisitor (Waset), 1 Inquisitor (Levant), 1 Inquisitor (Napata), 1 Longship (Lotalogas), 1 Swordsman (Border Patrol), 3 Heavy Catapults (Land of the Sun Battle Lines), 3 Galleys (Between a Rock and a Hard Place)
Buildings: Farm (Waset), Great Lighthouse (Lotalogas), Orangesmith's Archive (Sereg), Roads, Oracle of the Farseer (Waset), Archiver's Mint (Waset), Grand Temple of Zorrkanism (Waset), Forge (Sereg), Forge (Waset)
Trade Goods: Gold (To Land of the Sun 2 Turns Remaining), Seasoned Drunk Hare (To Tatui 3 Turns Remaining), Stone Wares (To Persia 3 Turns Remaining), Potterscraft (To Zulappi 4 Turns Remaining), Jewelry (To Persia 1 Turn Remaining), Akten's Ale (To Land of the Sun 3 Turns Remaining), Hemp (To Punt 2 Turns Remaining), Pitch (To Punt 3 Turns Remaining)
Social Cohesion: 11

SPENDING
11+11+1=23
2 to Nubia
2 to Magan
1 to Punt
1 for Forge at Iruba (NOTE, the other forge is at Eliat, not Wasat)
11+1 for Grand Aqueduct at Aureapolis
1 for Aqueduct at Lotalogas
+1SP for Paper Ledgers (Archives)
+4SP for Paper Ledgers (Archives)
3 for 1 Economic Growth-ERASE THE PLAGUE; Satura with Aqueducts is a Clean Satura
2EP for Library at Iruba and start researching Plague stuff

MILITARY
Inquisitor at Waset move to Iruba to make sure that they rejoin us.
1 Heavy Catapult will patrol Magan for now, the rest come back
1 Galley will patrol Magan Gulf
2 Galleys will patrol Aureapolis
1 Longship+1 Swordsman will head west, and set up the colony of Aktenset at the easternmost point we can find.
2 Heavy Catapults +1 Cataphrat patrol->Expand southward!

FOREIGN
Send Engineering + Domestication to Persia for 11EP
Get 1EP from Empire of the Dragon, give it to Punt (see spending)
Vassalize Nubia and Magan
Um... trade Snake Oil for Glass with Magan this turn? I will at least get the income.
Sign the stupid treaty of stupid stupidness.

DOMESTIC
Cure the plague with aquducts, record everything in library/archives, and make jobs with all the building and cleaning up we have to do, as well as collecting all teh back taxes

Terrance888 · Feb 27, 2013

Random Orders

Spoiler Bantu Ubuntu Turn 3: DOA :

Terrance888 said:
Spoiler stats :

Bantu Ubuntu
Terrance888
Government: Democratic Consociationalism
Capital: Kinshaa
Population: 17,103,150 (military: 161,400 / growth: 0.6% )
Economy:
• Economic Points: banked: 8 , income: 9.17
• Agriculture: 13.0 / 11.5
• Industry: 6.0 / 5.8
• Energy: 6.4 / 5.9

Happiness:
• Senate ( 5 / 4 / "Electorial fairness is hard without an infrastructure." )
• Military Officers ( 3 / 5 / "Some amongst us would seize power if given the chance." )
• Peasantry ( 4 / 3 / "Employment." )
• Eastern Shona Warlords ( 2 / 3 / "Just leave us alone." )

Technologies
• Fuel Cells 100%
• Solar Energy 73%
Military:
• Army ( quality: 3 )
, 16 Infantry (draft animal and march)
• Navy ( quality: 2 )
6 Sail Warship , 2 Destroyer (bio-diesel)
• Airforce ( quality: 3 )
7 Propeller Fighter , 6 Propeller Bomber
• Espionage Quality: 2.0

Spending: 8
3 to finish Solar Energy (3/11+8/11=COMPLETE)
3 to build Solar Panel Factories
2 to Start a Census for the Department of Infrastructure

Domestic
Solar Energy Exploitation
Yup, we will complete the Solar Energy tech and use it! To start we will give a Tax Break to those who uses Solar Panels to build their roofs (or any other thing); not only will it make middle-class craftsmen factory workers more energy dependent, but give our new Solar Panel Factories a strong demand for their products; Solar panels! We build more solar panels, they buy more solar panels, we hire more people! We will control the Factories, but we might consider selling parts of the shipping, installing, and raw materiel businesses for more $$$. Also, some factories will also take this tax break and will offset some of their energy needs, reducing the load on our electrical infrastructure.
Result: More Energy, More Production, Happier Peasants!

Census and Infrastructure
We will start a new Census of our population distribution, usage of food, energy, wealth whatever. Spread the news to officials via Radio, then collect the results later. If 2 EP is WAY to little, then tell me. If not, then 2 EP is all you get!
We will also start the Department of Infrastructure under the Department of the Interior. They will manage all interprovincial highways, railways, as well as airports. This turn we will just use Census results to plain our major highways and railways, while putting heli-pads or dirt paths to more out of the way villages. Our goal is to increase electoral fairness, connect our nation, and agitate (err... increase0 trade. Possible income: Tolls on long distance, hard to maintain highways, rents for businesses near the Airports, Running Trains, selling nonessential items if needed. Note: All routes considered important to our army for marching, or especially Rail Riding, and for our raw materials are to be considered essential.

Trade and the Bantu-Shona Treaty
The Shona agreed that it is best to continue to observe the Bantu-Shona treaty due after a meeting with their top warlords and President Vuai Kagunda. They were given the ability to set predetermined tolls to be voted at their local councils (which, due to fear of each other, will keep it low) and verified by their representative at the Senate. Bounties are also given on the heads on any Caravan Raiders, to be pursued by the Shona themselves and turned in for income. With this carrot-stick procedure, the Trade is secured.

Foreign
Continue trading with the Sub-Saharan Pact, as well as with any nation willing.
Denounce the Manchurian-Korean war, simply because of the aggression. Don’t specify whose aggression.
Send Ambassadors to industrial countries to see if we can discern the designs of their factories, (semi-espionage). Don’t be obvious about it though… just tour various factories as part of the good will and don’t seek to actually steal any blueprints yet.

Military
The military base of Brazzaville Port outside of Kinshasan Port and Kastle Kinshasa will be manned by a mix of battalions from our various generals, to be rotated every 6 months. In addition, a Senatorial Guard is to be set up to Garrison Kinshasa-Brazzaville instead, and they will be drawn from the loyal Kinshasa-Brazzaville population and be trained in holding actions (to allow the senate to escape) and urban warfare.
The Generals are encouraged to engage in various wargames. Ranging from civil-war esque senerios where one General must subdue a rebel one to invasion ones with three generals on each side who must cooperate. They will be using training non lethal weapons and held safely from Kinshasa-Brazzaville.

Other
On all official documents, Kinshasa-Brazzaville will be known as Kinshazaville unless if being noted as the center of the senate, wherein it will be called Kastle Kinshasa, or if they are called separately to denote differences in policy, where they will be known as Port Kinshasa and Port Brazzaville respectively. This is to shorten the pain in our Glorious President Vuai Kagunda’s hands when he has to copy down a bill for his files.

Lord of Elves · Jun 11, 2013

At the insistence of some people, a selection of orders from INES3.

Stats

Japanese Imperium/Lord of Elves
Government: Imperial Communist State
Annual Spending Points: 5
Approval Polling: 99%
Techs: Fluffy Puppy (7) [MDI Interception Device (2)]
Other Investments: ONI (1)
Army: 37 divisions, 3 Volunteer divisions, 3 irregular divisions
Navy: 33 squadrons
Air Force: 32 groups
Background: In 2032, the Peoples Revolution of Japan overthrew a corrupt republic and created the Second Empire (of the Proletariat). The new regimes successes quickly created great public confidence and an unprecedented level of stability. It is the position of the new Emperor of the Proletariat, however, that Japan must not rest upon its laurels. There shall be no rest until the proletariat is liberated, not only in Japan and Asia, but across the world. Onwards!

Spending
5ASP - USACS
1ASP (Oceania) - ONI

0ASP - 1 Volunteer Division

TOTAL SPENT: 5ASP, 1ASP (Oceania)

Domestic/Political Policy
1. Continued Public Health Measures
In addition to our continued pro-war propaganda, and the use of the Citizen's Guard to enforce it, continue to use propaganda and the Citizen's Guard to enforce the mandatory curfews and attention towards the enacted public health measures throughout the Imperium, again, specifically in urban regions where the population is more susceptible to the introduction of potentially System-engineered viruses. Those who do not cooperate are of course enemies of the proletarian struggle, and the best punishment for them is to either be made an example of via public execution (so as to remind the populace that the enemy really is omnipresent and a constant threat, held back only by their continued labor in the name of the war effort), or their disappearance into the labor camps. Introduce more stringent water and foodstuff purification protocols, in the Imperium itself, and in the Oceanian Dominion and Proletarian China. This should of course be followed with more stringent drug and ration distribution protocols. It is of the utmost importance that absolutely Atlantic nanites get into the food/water supply/among the general population. All for the Imperium!

2. Office of National Intelligence
Continue the domestic and civilian work of ONI. Ensure that ONI agents are planted among the general population, as well as within mid and low-level government offices, in water and food purification plants in the Imperium and in our puppets, and in drug and ration distribution centers. Additionally, ONI agents should be placed inside the Russian government following functional annexation, and in Russian regiments. ONI is equipped with the authority and wherewithal of the Emperor himself to act unilaterally so as to ensure the security of the Imperial Proletarian State and the Imperial Proletariat. If ONI agents have reason to suspect the existence of capitalist, Atlantic subversives, they already have the functional authorization to act to neutralize the threat, either by taking the subject in for rehabilitation or by culling them from the population. If we learned anything from working with USACS' AIDS, employ it here, in the training and utilization of ONI and its employees. They will ensure the internal security of the Imperium, its soldiers will ensure the outward.

Military Orders
1. The Liberation Is Upon Us
The great unending war against the capitalist tyrant is now almost over. Brothers, sisters, citizens, proletarians, it is time to rejoice, and furthermore, time to then double our efforts, for the Liberation is upon us. Our final efforts shall shine forever in the history of the human race, as generations after will marvel of the day and the men and women of that day, when the capitalist tyrant was brought to his knees by the armies of the free men of the world. Heed now the words of His Proletarian Majesty the Emperor, "Their cities will burn. Their fields will burn. All their science and their trickery and lies will burn. They will burn. It will be a cleansing fire; it is the fire of the Sun." The Liberation is upon us, proletarians. Steel your hearts, double your efforts, and fight. The use of Fluffy Puppies, with low-yield EMPs and the advantage of initiative will ensure our victory. They will burn.

FORCES: 15 Ground Divisions, 9 Air Groups, 10 Ground Divisions (PRC), 5 Air Groups (PRC), 6 Ground Divisions (Russian), 10 Queen's Wrath Groups (Russian)

Stage 1: Elimination of Cloned Regiments in the Russian Military
Our functional annexation of the Russian Federation should go into effect on January 10th. From that point onwards, their domestic, political and military officials will take orders from a general of the Imperium's armed forces. The first order issued from Kyoto is to reveal the location of Clone Mercenary divisions on the ground or at base throughout the Russian Federation. The location of these soldiers in mind, they are to be strafed from airbases seized by us within the Russian Federation with Fluffy Puppies (or whatever the more advanced plague tech is called). ONI agents planted within our troops on the ground should ensure that any clones transplanted into our armies, or any troops that have been subverted by the capitalist tyrant, are eliminated from the ranks. Once this first stage of our offensives is completed, reorganize what remains of the Russian military under the Army of Justice and Redemption, consolidate our hold via the creation of defenses in western Russia, and the cleansing of the Russian government of clone subversives via ONI. Attempt to salvage Russian Queen's Wrath groups through ONI by accessing the planes and searching them for any type of damaging materials or tools planted there by the Atlantic tyrant. If they can't be salvaged, then destroy them. In these inspection, attempt to use the information we gather to reverse engineer the planes for ourselves.

2. Low-Yield EMPs and the Push West
With the EMP technology provided by the MDI tech effort, drop low-yield EMPs on the grey goo in Tokyo, as well as on the immediate front line of the Atlantic forces in eastern Europe. In our bombing of the Atlantic's lines in eastern Europe with low-yield EMPs, include plague/Fluffy Puppies, if at all possible, varieties of both that target Atlantic clones in specific. Following this bombing, our forces should be prepared to move forward and push the advantage against the stunned, immobilized enemy. Take as much ground as possible, and kill anyone and anything that somehow managed to survive. It is more than likely that populations within the Atlantic lines are too far gone for rehabilitation from Atlantic subversion; therefore, following the push west through the collapsing Atlantic lines, seize airfields and the like as we usually do. From these airfields, begin the extermination of the civilian population of nearby urban centers using the plague, as well as air raids with plague and low-yield EMPs on the existing lines and defenses of the Atlantic. Then move forward, and continue this process as far west as we can get. The protocol is to emphasize the seizure of airfields, the crippling of the Atlantic's troops on the ground using the plague and low-yield EMPs so as to force nanites into the bloodstream, creating clots, causing cardiac arrests, shock (etc etc etc), and the extermination of the subverted civilian population by the strafing of urban centers with plague and Fluffy Puppies. Attempt to emphasize anti-clone plague/Fluffy Puppies if we have it when we strafe the enemy's front lines.

Stage 3: Consolidation and Continued Air Raids
With luck, we will have gotten far enough west in Europe that our planes will be able to threaten Rome, or Paris. Even when we enter former German territory, under Atlantic occupation there is more than enough reason to believe that the populace is beyond rehabilitation. Continue, alongside our strafing of the enemy with plague, EMPs and Fluffy Puppies, the extermination of the populace of urban centers with Fluffy Puppies and plague. Seize airfields, consolidate our forces, and begin air raids into western and southern Europe. If we can, meet up with Iranian lines in the south. From our forward airbases, raid the enemy lines and enemy bases with low-yield EMPs to do damage to their ability to fight, as well as military infrastructure, and with plague and anti-clone Fluffy Puppies so as to do significant damage to their troop presence independent of our attempt to disrupt electronics and nanites using low-yield, localized EMPs. Additionally, if at all possible, slip ONI agents behind the enemy's lines once we have reached a point where we can't progress further without losing our momentum and getting bogged down, and dump plague and anti-clone Fluffy Puppies into water reservoirs. Even without this, among our air raids against Atlantic military presence on the front lines or in bases, attempt to poison Atlantic-held farmland with plague. It goes without saying that in all the ground we seize and occupy with our soldiers, purify the water supply and foodstuffs before distributing them to our troops. As far as our forward presence, and our occupying presence, assemble minefields along the front lines, seize control of any anti-air and anti-personnel defenses we didn't destroy, and create the most formidable western front as possible against the Atlantic. Constant raids on the Atlantic's front lines, military bases, and urban centers, with localized EMP blasts to neutralize any frontal advance and damage economic and military infrastructure, we should be sitting pretty. Either through means of sabotage, our our air aids, proliferate as much of the plague, anti-clone, and regular Fluffy Puppies as humanly possible.

Stage 4: Further Westward Push (If Advisable)
If a further westward push proves advantageous, follow the same protocols. Emphasize the use of localized, low-yield EMPs to eliminate military and economic infrastructure, and to neutralize enemy troops on the ground. Use plague and anti-clone Fluffy Puppies (as well as the regular stuff) to kill their troops on the ground that aren't done in by the use of EMPs to turn the proliferation of Atlantic nanites into a weakness. Seize airfields, launch air raids at further westward positions, spread out troops out and assemble defenses, exterminate the subverted civilian population in urban centers through the use of the plague, etc, etc, etc. If we become exceptionally lucky, and get planes in striking distance of London, then attempt to kamikaze a few by aiming to detonate a high-yield EMP above London, thereby frying all the electronics in the city and its environs. Otherwise, just push as far further west as we can get, spread our troops out in a manner that is defensible, enact air raids on the existing enemy front lines, use low-yield, localized EMPs to neutralize any attempts to break our lines, and generally damage military and domestic infrastructure wherever possible. Cripple the System via the use of plague, Fluffy Puppies, and EMPs.

Stage 5: Summary/Recap
Once we have eliminated clone regiments from the Russian military, and incorporated trustworthy Russian regiments into our own, launch a series of air raids on existing Atlantic front lines in eastern Europe with localized EMPs so as to cause nanites to disrupt bodily functions, send UKA troops into cardiac arrest (etc), as well as plague and anti-clones Fluffy Puppies so as to decimate those who survive. Immediate resistance eliminated, push west, seize airfields and through the use of plague and Fluffy Puppies, exterminate subverted civilian populations in urban centers. Continue to push west following these protocols, spread out our troops and our raids to subjugate any possible centers of resistance from the southern Baltic border to the coast of the Black Sea. Aim to have eastern Germany under our control, and be able to raid within range of Paris, as a stop point, where we should fortify, focus on the extermination of subverted civilian populations in urban centers through the use of plague, and purify water and foodstuffs before we distribute them to our soldiers to continue our advance. If we can push further, do so, and aim to get our planes within range of London. If not, fortify and raid the enemy with plague, Fluffy Puppies, etc. Neutralize enemy advances with localized EMP blasts, so on and so forth. All for the Imperium, it is a privilege to fight!

Foreign Affairs/Policy
1. Russian Re-Organization
As part of the functional annexation of the Russian Federation, begin to lay the groundwork for a just, proletarian regime in Russia. Plant ONI agents, and sweep capitalist subversives from government and military offices. Empower a Proletarian Overlord, and ensure that those in the former regime who are not Atlantic mindslaves will be granted some kind of minimal post as reward for their cooperation.

2. PRC, Dominion of Oceania Spending Orders
PRC 1ASP - 5 Ground Divisions
Oceania 1ASP - Japanese Imperium

Summary/Other/OOC
Enact the functional annexation of the Russian Federation, cleanse UKA clones from the ranks of its military and government and then integrate it with the Army of Justice and Redemption. Detonate a localized, low-yield EMP over the site of grey goo where Tokyo once was, with the aim of eliminating most of the nanites in the area. Begin our offensive into UKA-held Europe by detonating similar localized, low-yield EMPs on the UKA's front lines, and doing so throughout the campaign. Eradicate the civilian population of UKA-held Europe entirely with the use of plague, Fluffy Puppies, and anti-clone Fluffy Puppies if we have access to it. Use these implements against the UKA if we can. Continue to push west if at all possible, if not, hold our ground, fortify, exterminate Atlantic subversives in the general population, and enact air raids with localized EMPs, plague, regular and anti-clone Fluffy Puppies, etc on enemy air bases and urban centers beyond the front lines. EMP-blast any attempts to move into territory we hold.

Symphony D. · Feb 3, 2014

Given moderation's interference and after being successfully lobbied by the Open Source Agenda, the Jacobin Players' Front has deemed it politically advisable to release the following material to be used without restriction by whomever might have interest in it, either without reference to or with reference to the almost certainly stillborn game of stazNES XI ...

Spoiler America 2013-2038 :

See Also:

Supplemental 2 overrides Supplemental 1 wherever they conflict.

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Overview of notable relationships:

Frenemies with People's Republic of China, serious hard and soft power competition world-wide while at the same time being interlinked. America contextualizes most of its major decisions in terms of how they affect this relationship and the power-structure within it.
Wary relationship with Russia during its autocratic periods, generally reconcilatory when feasible. Attempts made to introduce friction into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to reduce Beijing/Moscow unity when possible by getting Russia to defect on key issues, though not at the price of significant concessions. Willing to engage Russia as an equal if possible to assuage its insecurities.
Reduced importance allocated to NATO. General minimization of assets to Ramstein AB, Germany. Forces rotate through for training, et al., but substantially reduced footprint.
Maintenance of UKUSA Community, US-UK "Special Relationship," ANZUS obligations, integration of Canada, et al., although the general trend in economics has been to sort of keep Canada within the American economic sphere.
Maintenance of relations with Japan.
Attempts at assisting Japanese-Korean reconciliation.
Heightened and intense interest in the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership and Association of Southeast Asian Nations, both collectively and bilaterally with member nations.
Heightened and intense interest in relations with India, to the detriment of those with Pakistan if need be. Generally back India over PRC in post-withdrawl Afghanistan.
Behind-the-scenes approach in South America and Africa, but definitive presence, particularly in terms of security operations. (The approach in Africa by AFRICOM is instructive.)
Remain committed to non-nuclear Iran.
Desire resolution of Syria issue that is stable, foremost.
Committed to preserving newfound Middle East democracies if feasible.
Remain staunchly opposed to the North Korean regime, tacitly supportive of eventual reunification in the event of its collapse or removal, but cautiously so given the East German experience.
Remain committed to Taiwan.

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General Overview:

Shift in focus from Iraq/Afghanistan Era of Army and USMC to Navy and USAF. Large expensive systems are difficult to acquire and more strategically important than infantry.
Primary doctrine is AirSea Battle, primary focus is against PRC for preserving access to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and South, Southeast, and East Asia. Secondary focus is containment and resolution of brushfire wars elsewhere.
General trend toward high-tech, high-quality, highly networked and integrated forces continues.
Emphasis on preserving, maintaining, and improving force projection.
Greater integration of Guard and Reserve units into paradigm of Active Duty forces.

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... and the almost certainly dead game of TCT:

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Symphony D. · Feb 3, 2014

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Symphony D. · Feb 3, 2014

Also, since I'm here and the inestimable SYSNES2 is in fact probably not coming back:

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PRAXZEN REPUBLIC ORDERS: TURN 5, YEAR 7, UC 4977

SPENDING

* See GOALS & AIMS 3
** See GOALS & AIMS 4
*** See MOVEMENT & ACTIONS 1
**** There is some 20e remaining that is not F.E.F.B funding and 35e to be used for economic stabilization: use it to subsidize problem areas (as necessary)

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MOVEMENT & ACTIONS

Move 1x Bullfrog from Cathedral Space [457] to Torpor Space [605] to assist in stabilization efforts.
Move 1x Bullfrog and 1x Diplomat and 1x Leeni Socioarchaeologist from The Conduits [748] to SAF2 II Space [596] to hold hostage negotiation at BIR Station with Standards.
Move 1x Csser'ian Engineer from Kathekon Space [711] via Space Port to Csser'ian ship in Capitol [707] for use in Intruder design/manufacturing.
Move 1x Biologist from Larsilla [284] to Manderley Drainage [279] for terraforming by the Oiat Kingdom.

MARKET FORCES

Negate: SAF6: System-FM Share (in: Capitol [707])
Create: SAF6: System-DM Share (in: Labyrinth [708] w/ Capitol [707] Stock Market)
Create: SAF6: System-DM Share (in: Labyrinth [708] w/ Labyrinth [708] Stock Market)
Create: SAF6: System-FM Share (in: Labyrinth [708] w/ Capitol [707] Commercial Agent)

GOALS & AIMS

Transition to Corporate Economics. After a half-decade of organization, we are at last ready to transition to a Corporate economy to take advantage of superior resource extraction and trading ability and claw our way back into growth from the brink of recession.
Economic Rebalancing. The continued reorganization and build-up of economic assets within Neo Praxis system is to continue as planned. At present some redundancy is necessary to ensure success.
Reception of F.E.F.B. Funding. We have agreed to sign on to the Black Charter for no actual loss (can sign at SAF2 II?) and to receive funding for economic expansion. Unfortunately, we do not have the transport mechanisms, personnel, or m or v necessary to begin immediate construction of space assets; this will be rectified and undertaken starting next turn. We have left the unallocated funds in stockpile in deference to the F.E.F.B.
Militarization. Buildup of SIS Phantom Division leaves it as combat-capable as SIS Specter Division and lacking only in peripheral training skills which can be redressed before deployment. The Intruder class enableS unparalleled insertion options far beyond the Bullfrog, and is likely to replace it for all front-line duty and export sales. Acquisition of PROP3 and WEP3 will level the playing field with Standard forces, and pursuit of WEP4 will ensure local superiority. If they do not back down, we will act without hesitation, and will never again allow a lack of capability to constrain our options.
Preparing for Hostage Negotiations. Although the criminal acts of the Standards demonstrate their reprehensible nature, and we are committed to the retrieval of our fellow citizens, a military-first option risks both their lives and those of our soldiers. Given the Standards have yet to inflict casualties, we will refrain from treating them as terrorists unless they earn that distinction by failing to negotiate reasonably. In such an event we will retrieve our people and punish the Standards to the fullest extent.
Build Relationship with Leeni. We have negotiated to take on a Leeni Socioarchaeologist for eventual return to Kathekon for future services rendered; in the meantime they get to observe a hostage negotiation and several different kinds of foreigners. This should be a learning experience for their people and one that we can spin to our advantage. Do so.
Subsidize Problem Areas. With both surplus funds and F.E.F.B. funding we can, as necessary, move to subsidize problem areas where there are population shortfalls, be they the Polar regions of Kathekon, or Adiaphora. This funding is to be used effectively but not profligately.

ERRATA

Excelsior JVG is slated to conduct operations on Lipsid Beta, with the Corans purchasing a Financial Center. Provided the Corans and Hankish sign the paperwork as per Excelsior JVG guidelines, commence construction. This group is then tentatively slated to head toward Sigma Relay and points beyond.
The loan of a Biologist to the Oiat Kingdom is to be played for maximal PR spin, given the sort of ad hoc terms under which it's there. Don't rub it in their faces though. Spin it for BIR. The deal is being conducted at 15e/10s.
Marius' overall theme is to double-down and not run from a fight, just to be much tougher and more ruthless about pursuing it. The decision to opt for diplomacy first is out of concern for casualties, not weakness, and to build the economy to ensure defense.

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Perfectionist · Mar 22, 2014

With N3S' ET almost upon us these are now safely obsolete and cleared for public release. Enjoy.

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Perfectionist · Mar 22, 2014

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Perfectionist · Mar 22, 2014

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Perfectionist · Mar 22, 2014

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Terrance888 · Mar 22, 2014

Just one thing. NK said we had to pay upkeep even though we are disbanding them. Did anything particular consequence occur on update 24 IC or ooc wise?

TheMeanestGuest · Mar 23, 2014

I guess I'll post an example orderset from EoE. Ugh, I really do not keep track of how much I use the world shall in these sometimes, and it makes me want to barf.

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Perfectionist · Mar 23, 2014

Terrance888 said:
Just one thing. NK said we had to pay upkeep even though we are disbanding them.

That's not what he told me, and I did make sure to ask.

TheMeanestGuest said:
I guess I'll post an example orderset from EoE.

Yes, yes, so good, so wordy, so...mmm... SATISFYING. But we wants MORE, we needs MORE. MORE MORE MORE! ORDERS TO FEEDS THE HUNGER!

...ahem. Sorry, don't know what came over me there.

Luckymoose · Mar 23, 2014

You guys write orders twice the length of mine, and far more detailed.

Lord of Elves · Mar 23, 2014

Six Month Wars' 4th revival or something, last order set sent before its recurrent death

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Lord of Elves said:
STATS

Lord of Elves
The Second Spanish Empire: Madrid
Constitutional Monarchy: (PM) Nicholas Estuardo
Stability: 10
Economic Power: (50)322/92
Manpower: 2,110(+2)[851]
Army: 36 Divisions, 1 Iron Guard Battalion, 3 Hindenburg Light Warker Brigades
Army Experience: 6
Navy: 1 Dreadought, 14 Cruisers, 14 Destroyers, 5 Submarines
Navy Experience: 3
Air Force: 12 Zeppelins, 4 Fighter Squadrons, 4 Bordeaux 19' Squadrons
Air Force Experience: 2

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SPENDING
150EP, 150MP - 30 Infantry Divisions
75EP, 5MP - 5 Xiaolong H-I Bomber Squadrons
50EP (UNBANK), 4MP - 2 Mitsubishi IS2M Fighter Squadrons
45EP (Japan), 1MP - Conquistador Warker Brigade
35EP - Portugese falangists
25EP - French fascists
20EP - Italian fascists
15EP - International Fascist Congress
5EP (Japan) - BANK
2EP - BANK

TOTAL SPENT: 320EP, (UNBANK) 50EP, 45EP (Japan) 160MP; BANK: 5EP (Japan) 2EP

DOMESTIC/POLITICAL POLICY
1. The International Fascist Congress
A large, United Nations-style building shall be constructed in Madrid for the purpose of providing an international forum for the fascist cause. This International Congress shall host the heads and representatives of state from nations which have embraced some form of fascist or falangist ideology, as well as the leaders of fascist or falangist political parties and movements. For the moment we are only interested in the construction and unveiling of the complex, not in its use. We shall advertise our intention, via all the diplomatic means at our disposal, to host a "First International Congress" next year in order to deal with the matter of the threat of communism and other derived menaces, as well as to discuss the evolution of socialism and the proliferation of the fascist-socialist dogma.

MILITARY POLICY
1. Sale of Hindenburg Warker Designs
We will sell the designs to the Hindenburg Light Warker to the Empire of Japan for a payment of 50EP. If this payment is not received, obviously no such transfer of schematics will take place.

2. Share of Mitsubishi Plane Designs
Share with the Kingdom of Italy the designs to the Japanese Mitsubishi IS2M fighter plane.

MILITARY ORDERS
1. Operation Alexander
Operation Alexander is a subset campaign of the Hedjaz War in which we intend to use our control of the Mediterranean Sea to launch an invasion against the Anatolian coast in concert with the ongoing campaigns against the Ottoman Empire. The principles of this assault are first and foremost that we intend to land in an area of Anatolia that is comparatively uninhabited and therefore less likely to be defended, additionally that we intend to land with overwhelming force and with the advantage of surprise, and move quickly towards our goal. Operation Alexander will not begin until after the Italian navy has challenged and defeated the remainder of the Ottoman fleet, either directly at sea or through the use of carrier groups to attack the Ottoman ships in port. Operation Alexander also will not begin until we have received words from Persia and Arabia that Ottoman reinforcements have arrived in Syria/Iraq, as that will indicate that the Ottomans have deployed their armies. Essentially, these assaults will take place late in the year once the Ottoman Empire has expended most of its options for defense.

FORCES: 20 Infantry Divisions, 1 Conquistador Warker Brigade, 5 Xiaolong H-I Bomber Squadrons, 2 Mitsubishi IS2M Fighter Squadrons, 3 Cruisers

We will land roughly according to this map. Our goal will be to march northward and secure as much land as possible so as to besiege or more realistically threaten Constantinople. At the same time we move north, Persian forces will be moving west along the Black Sea (see the Syrian Campaigns map). We will use our single Conquistador Warker brigade as a means of maintaining an essential mobile vanguard, and in that sense we intend to use the brigade sparingly. Our soldiers will carry fuel to resupply our Xiaolong Bomber Squadrons, and will assemble makeshift airstrips as they move so as to facilitate air support. Move throughout the countryside, avoiding major urban centers, and towards Constantinople. We will attempt to take truly major cities like Konya, but we will not get bogged down fighting partisan militias or anything like that in minor townships. As our forces move north we should seek to control and hold areas which are advantageous to landing and refueling strips for our aircraft, as well as areas which are defensible positions, so as to maintain our contact with the coast. If anyone becomes particularly troublesome, use our apparent aerial superiority to just bomb them senseless. Begin making use of carpet bombing. Load Xiaolongs with standard explosive munitions, fly in low, and just drop the stuff on the heads of enemy soldiers as was done OTL in Guernica. Overall, our goal is to move towards Constantinople, as I keep repeating. However, we should do so with broad strokes, pacifying the land as we move and maintaining air superiority. If we run up against major armed resistance, execute either a controlled withdrawal to the coast and establish defensive positions or establish defensive positions at the vanguard of our forces. We hope to have established, as I said previously, a network of defensible positions, landing strips and a functioning supply train to the coast. Use this to withdraw if necessary, but if not, spread our forces out against the enemy and hold them off for as long as necessary. If it becomes absolutely necessary to do so, use the terrain to our advantage, and begin a campaign of attrition against the Ottomans as we retreat to the coast. By which I mean, retreat slowly, and destroy transport and economic infrastructure as we go (railroads, paved roads, telegraph poles, etc). Three cruisers will be kept along the coast for the purpose of defending barges on which we can land our planes in the event that the expeditionary force fails entirely. This will prevent our planes from running out of fuel and being captured by the enemy.

In the absolute best case scenario, our forces will make significant progress towards Constantinople while Persian forces move westward in that direction. In such a scenario, before besieging Constantinople, we should use our aerial superiority to bomb defensive infrastructure held by the enemy, as well as isolate any townships and urban centers around our forces that are holding out against our armies. Any siege of Constantinople will consist of an artillery bombardment which will be aimed at defensive implements only. Avoid civilian deaths.

Final stipulation: were the German Suez force to rush out of the Suez early on and attack and destroy the Regia Marina, this campaign is not to occur. Obviously if Gamez forgets to give me the EP, we won't be using a Conquistador Warker brigade. For the record, Operation Alexander is so named in honor of the last guy who ran roughshod across Anatolia and won.

2. Syrian Campaigns
Herein I'm stipulating in a general sense what we're going to do to support the actions of the Arabs and the Persians. Here's a highly general map of the actions we're going to undertake this year, not only in Operation Alexander, but in the Syrian Campaigns and other actions:

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Our forces in the Levant should be used to assist the Arabs in their fight against the Germans in the Hedjaz, vis a vis the use of our airplanes in the expeditionary force to provide air support. Additionally, they should be used to help hold static defensive positions against an Ottoman counterattack in Syria/Lebanon. If the advance of the Persian armies is successful in preventing such a counterattack from the Ottomans then we should participate in the push northward into Syria/southern Turkey. However, if not, we should dedicate these forces in the assistance of the Arabs however they need it. That will essentially be the primary directive of our expeditionary force in Syria, all other conditions being the same: help the Arabs.

FORCES: 12 Divisions, 3 Conquistador Warker Brigades, 2 Hindenburg Light Warker Brigades, 1 Dreadnought, 7 Cruisers, 1 Destroyer, 7 Bordeaux 19' Squadrons, 11 Xiaolong Bomber Squadrons

Additional stipulation: if possible, our naval forces here should be used to assist the Italians in destroying the Ottoman navy, assuming the Germans don't destroy the Italian one first.

3. Hainan Garrison, Etc
The forces we have maintained in Hainan should be used to defend the port. We will establish a port authority in Hainan, where to demonstrate our good will we select a Chinander from the local bureaucracy who is particularly malleable and willing to cooperate with us, and allow him to operate the port for us. He will report to Spanish overlords, who will retain all actual authority, but the Chinander administrator will be the figurehead of Spain-backed freedom of trade in East Asia. Clandestinely permit British ships to refuel and resupply at Hainan in their campaigns against Japan. Make examples of anyone who gets ideas about rebelling.

FORCES: 8 Divisions, 1 Dreadnought, 3 Cruisers, 2 Destroyers

FOREIGN AFFAIRS/POLICY
1. Aid to Portugese Falangists
Get in contact with Portugese falangists, as well as falangist-sympathizers in the Portugese government and military, and promise them our support. Use the funds provided to facilitate the secret gift of arms and munitions to falangist organizations in Portugal and encourage them to use them to make the life of the Portugese government difficult. Also promise any falangist sympathizers in the Portugese government immediate recognition and union with Spain (and appointment as important officials and the like) should they attempt a coup. Otherwise, get guns and ammo to the Portugese falangists and tell them to do what they can to fight back against tyranny.

2. Aid to French Fascists
Similarly, we should provide guns and munitions to French fascist and socialist groups, organizations and militias. Get in contact with our friends in the French government and explain that we will support them unilaterally in the event that they are able to counteract or otherwise prevent a communist revolution by any coup d'etat or declaration of a true dictatorship. Encourage anyone who is willing to listen to use the army against the communists whenever and wherever possible. Again, promise that if they do so, they will have our support.

3. Aid to Italian Fascists
Since the King of Italy is finally abdicating, begin funneling funds to Italian fascists to get the word out about the glory of hard socialism to the Italian people. Help them establish a network of party offices, caucuses, etc. But also establish our own network of spies, collaborators and agents in the Italian political intelligentsia so that we can do what is possible to assist or appoint our preferred candidate to the leadership of the new fascist Italy.

4. Guangxi Clique
Remind the Guangxi warlords and adherents of our promise of protection, and the benefits thereof, and hope that they will essentially turn the Guangxi clique over to our sphere.

SUMMARY/OTHER/OOC
I think that's everything. I'm cautiously optimistic about the chances of Operation Alexander. While we should drive through to Constantinople if we can, practice attrition warfare if we don't and present a threat to the Ottoman garrison in Anatolia and Constantinople, etc, etc. Otherwise, assist fascism throughout Europe and in doing so fight the evils of communism. Go us, hooray.

First turn orders for WW2 SKNES

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Lord of Elves said:
STATS

Brazil/Lord of Elves
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Autocratic Monarchy: Emperor Pedro III/Getulio Vargas (Fascist)
Dissent: 10%
Economy: 84-32/0: Demobilized
Research: Army (50), Armor (5), Navy (35), Air (20)
Army: 15 Infantry II Brigades, 75 Infantry III Brigades, 5 Jungle Brigades, 5 Mounted Brigades, 5 Artillery II Brigades
Navy: 25 Destroyers, 5 Light Cruisers, 5 Heavy Cruisers, 4 Battleships, 10 Submarines
Air Force: 2 Fighter I Wings, 1 Bomber I Wing, 2 Interceptor I Wings
Projects:

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SPENDING
20EP – 5 Infantry III Brigades
12EP – 2 Fighter I Wings
10EP – National Modernization and related projects
5EP – Purging dissidents, etc.
5EP – Armor research

TOTAL SPENT: 55EP

DOMESTIC/POLITICAL POLICY
1. The National Modernization
It is President Vargas' intention to begin the immediate modernization and nationalization of Brazil's vital steel-making, arms-producing and rubber industries among others. Money provided will be used to compensate the relevant persons, as well as to provide for the arrest of persons who are uncooperative. The National Modernization and its nationalization of vital industries will not involve a seizure of assets, instead, it will involve a re-purposing of assets. Make it clear to owners of the relevant private businesses that they will still have controlling shares in their corporations, and will be allowed to reap the benefits, but that now they will report to the Brazilian government. If this is unacceptable to anyone, they can enjoy a life sentence in one of Acre's fabulous prisons. New government-controlled corporations will be created for these vital industries the (among others) Brazilian Rubber Company, Brazilian Oil Company, Brazilian Steel and Manufacturing Company, etc. Investors will be assured that their stock in the relevant corporations will be respected by the Brazilian government. Any left over funds will be used to compensate for any naysayers who sell their stock in the new government-controlled corporations. As a part of the National Modernization and it's nationalization of vital industries the Committee for the National Advancement will be established to control the new corporations by proxy, as well as to keep a tab on matters of commercial and economic importance to the state. His Excellency President Vargas will deliver a speech in Rio de Janeiro regarding the National Modernization in which he will ensure the citizens of the nation that their lives will go on largely uninterrupted. Funds will eventually be procured for the creation of the most modern possible facilities for manufacturing corporations and the like, and renovations will begin as soon as possible (probably next turn). The goal of the National Modernization will be to ensure that foreign powers are not able to extort Brazil via control over its industries, and that plutocrats within our nation are not able to extort the government against the benefit of the people. This will additionally serve to allow us to permit the creation of small-scale, relatively powerless labor unions in order to appease labor groups that we do not outright slaughter. As a part of this, we will institute various labor reforms especially in the manufacturing sector both to increase efficiency and to improve the lives of workers, including guaranteed periods of rest, guarantees of employment under certain conditions (10 years, as outlined in the OTL programs undertaken by Vargas).

2. Purging Undesirables
This year the Emperor will invite members and leaders of communist, anarchist and socialist political organizations to a “Celebration of Freedom and Expression” at Rio de Janeiro as part of his plan to “Live a Brighter Tomorrow” and revitalize the Brazilian political landscape, purging it of persons who are against the greater good of the nation, and uplifting those who wish to improve the lives of all Brazilians. It is our hope that a significant portion of the leadership of communist and socialist movements in Brazil will attend this Celebration if they are promised the potentiality of major reform and the like. During the Celebration, we will plant a member of the Partido Integralista in the crowd who has been vetted for his loyalty to the cause. He will fire a blank into the air and shout “Death to the Emperor! Death to President Vargas!” and then run out. We will use this and the chaos which is sure to ensue afterward as a pretext to evacuate the Emperor and fire on the crowd. Following the carnage, President Vargas will make an address to the nation that following the attempt on the Emperor's life by a communist agent, the government of Brazil has determined that communist and socialist organizations pose a direct threat to the safety of Brazil and its people, and therefore must be eliminated. The paramilitary wing of the Partido Integralista, with assistance from the army, will round up and extra-judicially kill suspected communists, communist sympathizers, and the like. President Vargas will additionally announce the creation of a Committee for Public Safety in order to combat threats to the Brazilian people and nation, and convene an emergency session of the National Congress in order to arrive at a plan for how best to deal with future insurrections. Aside from known members of communist, socialist and anarchist organizations, anyone who makes any trouble in the name of freeing political prisoners or avenging the deaths of the communists at the “Celebration of Freedom and Expression” will be jailed, or killed if necessary. Emphasis should be placed on making the attempt on the Emperor's life look legitimate. If necessary have our informant killed by members of the Fatherland Guard as an enemy of the people in order to ensure no one will ever know.

3. The Fatherland Guard
Dom Pedro II had his “Fatherland volunteers” in the War of the Triple Alliance, now we shall have the Fatherland Guard. The Fatherland Guard is the paramilitary wing of the Partido Integralista which I referred to in “Purging Undesirables” and its role shall be defined loosely as the maintenance of the social and political status quo amongst the people of Brazil. In this role it shall be granted the jurisdiction and freedom of movement necessary to root out undesirables, dissidents, communists and all other enemies of the Brazilian people. The Fatherland Guard will be recruited from the vast ranks of disenfranchised and displeased Brazilian youths, as well as Brazilian workers who have benefited from the labor and industrial policies that will be undertaken this year by President Vargas' government. It shall of course be modeled after OTL paramilitary organizations like the SS and will be used to enact the purging of political and social dissidents in the wake of the “Celebration of Freedom and Expression” and its massacre. In order to achieve this its members will be provided with guns, ammunition and suitably-intimidating uniforms and directed by army and Partido Integralista officials in regards to who to kill. We will begin fitting children in schools for jackboots immediately, so as to ensure that in five and ten years the Fatherland Guard will have plenty of new members to fill the ranks. The Fatherland Guard will report directly to the Committee of Public Safety, which will be headed by members of the military and direct lieutenants of President Vargas.

4. Education Reform
We will begin the teaching of a new curriculum in our public schools, such as they are, that will emphasize Brazil's glorious history as the civilizing agent of the South American continent and the benevolence of the Imperial house. Furthermore, President Vargas and the Imperial Army will be deified as Brazil's saviors, having delivered the nation from the Red Terror and into the arms of the new, modern, Integralist state. Individuals within the public education system likely to resist this effoort will be labeled, along with other prominent subversives, as enemies of the people and eliminated in the collective purge. In order to attract Papal interest, the new curriculum will emphasize the virtue and goodness of the Catholic church, and the profound benefit it has had for the Brazilian people and nation. We will attempt to garner a visit from His Holiness Himself in order to show off the new schools, and the new curriculum. Failing that, some podunk bishop.

5. Live a Brighter Tomorrow
The Emperor and the Imperial house will undertake a propaganda program encouraging Brazilians to “Live a brighter tomorrow”, along the lines of “be the change you want to see in the world”. The object of the campaign will be to instill a sense of civic duty and responsibility, as well as a healthy fear and hatred of communists. Following the “Celebration of Freedom and Expression” various government agencies and contracted companies will begin production of posters vilifying communists as inveterate enemies of the Brazilian people, primarily as Argentine agents sent to sow sedition amongst our ranks, or as direct servants of the Kremlin sent to topple Brazil for the international communist revolution. This will tie in with an atmosphere of constant vigilance and fear in line with OTL American McCarthyism. Persons who speak out against the campaign publicly (as we will not make any attempt to curtail freedom of speech) will be noted by the Committee for Public Safety and eliminated as necessary, depending on how great a threat they pose to the New State. Meanwhile we will focus our efforts on encouraging the Brazilian people, especially the poor, uneducated and disenfranchised, to hate and blame communists and Argentina for their misfortunes.

MILITARY ORDERS
1. Iberian Legion Expeditionary Force
We will entitle our expeditionary force to Portugal to assist in putting down the Portugese communists the “Iberian Legion”. The Iberian Legion will be under orders to assist the Portugese government in fighting the insurrection however necessary. Upon landing in Portugal it will be our immediate goal to assist the joint intervention force (Britain, France, ourselves, Spain, etc) in pushing the Portugese communists across the Tagus River. From these positions we can hope to force them to either cross the river (futilely, as we will destroy bridges with artillery fire as they attempt to cross them) or hold them on the other side until the arrival of Spanish forces. The Iberian Legion expeditionary force will be lead by Brazilian generals, however, as its role will be small in comparison to the large troop numbers provided by European states like France and Spain, it will defer to French commanders. We will attempt to make hay in our fighting alongside the French, emphasizing the Franco-Brazilian relationship and the commonalities of purpose and idealism held between the French and Brazilian peoples. Additionally we will attempt to learn as much of we can of modern warfare from our efforts here. Our naval contingent, plus fighter and bomber aircraft which will be based out of Lisbon and surrounding airfields, will bombard communists forces nigh-constantly. We expect to be granted use of British islands and the like in the Atlantic in order to transport our aircraft to Portugal.

FORCES: 5 Infantry III Brigades, 10 Infantry II Brigades, 4 Artillery II Brigades, 1 Battleship, 1 Heavy Cruiser, 2 Fighter I Wings, 1 Bomber I Wing, 1 Interceptor I Wing

2. Repression of communists
In the event that the efforts of the Celebration are successful, and we are able to pin an attempt on the Emperor's life on the communists and socialists of Brazil, then we will utilize the military in congress with the Fatherland Guard to prosecute an internal war, Night of the Long Knives-style against Brazilian communists. However, if we are not, and are forced to challenge the communists head on the army will mobilize (not literally mobilize for total warfare, but move quickly) to crush communist strongholds, arrest communist leaders and kill dissenters. In the latter event, the Fatherland Guard will be used as a means of holding the civilian population in check by rooting out subversives and the like. Their role will largely remain the same, however, they won't go around like packs of murdering dogs, instead they will report on communist activities to the Imperial Army and otherwise inform on enemies of the people. The army, which is loyal primarily to President Vargas and to his lieutenants amongst the armed forces, will be used to crush and combat communism, or in the event that our actions at the Celebration are unsuccessful, crush open revolt. Mercy should be shown to the civilian population, however, known communists will be jailed or summarily executed. We have always been at war with communism!

FORCES: All troops in Brazil

3. Support the National Modernization
In the event that there are significant corporate monopolies which refuse to abide by the laws of the land, and President Vargas' nationalizations (though I suspect this will not be the case, given your statement that we would be able to do so peaceably) these forces will be used to seize the relevant persons and jail them as criminals and enemies of the people. I expect popular support in this matter (though maybe I'm expecting too much) as in our modernizations we are undertaking favorable, pro-labor and pro-union policies which will improve the lots of the Brazilian people. In this event they will additionally seize relevant facilities (factories, wells, refineries, etc) for the Brazilian people.

FORCES: All troops in Brazil

FOREIGN AFFAIRS/POLICY
1. Venezuelan oil agreement
We will provide military advisers to the Venezuelan government to assist them in modernizing and training their military in exchange for favorable prices for purchase of oil by the Brazilian Oil Company and others.

2. Chinese coal and immigration agreement
We will begin the purchase of Chinese coal, as it is likely to be cheap compared to foreign products and will be able to supplement our domestic supply, as well as the importation of Chinese immigrants for cheap manual labor in our factories. These informal arrangements will later be codified by a formal treaty with the Chinese government.

CONTINGENCY
1. Brazilian communists don't attend celebration
If it is likely that the Brazilian communists, probably in light of our intervention against their ilk in Portugal, are not in the mood for a celebration and parlay in regards to policy then we will fake an attempt on the Emperor's life during a public appearance in Rio de Janeiro, a speech in a square, etc. Again the important part will be maintaining the appearance of an actual assassination attempt, with blame lying at the feet of Brazilian communists, and undertake the measures I underlined in Purging Undesirables accordingly.

Lord of Elves · Mar 23, 2014

Last order set sent for WW2 SKNES

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Lord of Elves said:
STATS

Brazil/Lord of Elves
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Presidential Dictatorship: Emperor Pedro III/Getulio Vargas (Fascist)
Dissent: 13%
Economy: 112-33/0: Demobilized
Research: Army (70), Armor (30), Navy (40), Air (70)
Army: 76 Infantry III Brigades, 5 Mounted Brigades
Spoiler for overseas:

-Ecuador: 4 Infantry II Brigades, 9 Infantry III Brigades, 5 Jungle Brigades, 3 Artillery II Brigades

Navy: 25 Destroyers, 5 Light Cruisers, 5 Heavy Cruisers, 4 Battleships, 10 Submarines, 1 Carrier I
Air Force: 2 Fighter I Wings, 2 Interceptor I Wings
Spoiler for overseas:

-Ecuador: 2 Fighter I Wings, 2 Bomber I Wings, 1 Interceptor I Wing

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SPENDING
36EP - 3 Bomber II Squadrons
30EP - Infrastructure
3EP - BANK

TOTAL SPENT: 76EP; BANK: 3EP

DOMESTIC/POLITICAL POLICY
1. Finish infrastructure project
Once the final touches are made on existing facilities and the like that have been built or renovated as a part of the infrastructure project have been made, President Vargas will deliver a speech on radio in regards to the greatness of the Brazilian nation and the Brazilian people, and their indomitable spirit. Public utilities built or renovated as a part of the project should be branded as the benevolence of the Partido Integralista, evidence that fascists are the true men of the people. Vargas will wax on the numbing evil of communism, and how Brazil has succeeded without the corrupting influence of Red Tyranny. Its people have prospered, their lives have improved, without any "workers' revolution". A large gala will be held in Rio de Janeiro to commemorate Brazil's advancement as a nation and the benefit of the Brazilian people thanks to the wise and erudite policies of the president and the Partido Integralista. Workers in the service of the state as a part of the infrastructure program will be graduated out of the system, and recommended for jobs with the national corporations when and where possible. Government-owned facilities will be auctioned off to the national corporations wherever possible, providing an impetus for expansion of the workforce in order to staff the new facilities. It is not likely that the devolution of government work programs will create unemployment, however, the programs will not be dissolved if it is expected that jobs cannot be found for the employees.

2. Freezing assets
When Venezuelan troops enter Colombia banks, corporations and basically any organizations which deal with money and investment in Brazil will be ordered to freeze the assets of all Colombian businesses, the Colombian government, and all Colombian private citizens who are not actively working with the Brazilian or Venezuelan governments to bring about the end of the Colombian socialist regime. Word will additionally be sent down from Rio de Janeiro to prepare for the freezing of Argentine assets should Argentina take any aggressive action against states in South America. Non-compliant organizations in any regard will be subject to investigation by the government and unscheduled night time visits from the Fatherland Guard. Public statements will be released from the Ministry of Commerce or whatever that Colombian assets have been frozen in order to precipitate the ending of the tyrannical communist regime in Colombia, and that Brazil will not do business with communists. The ongoing pseudo-embargo of Colombian goods will be signed into law if necessary by the National Senate, but it is expected that most Brazilians have been long since weaned off of Colombian products. Not using Colombian goods will be a question of national pride and opposition to the Red Menace.

3. Commission for Foreign Nationals
A government agency will be established in order to keep tabs on foreign nationals who might be agents of hostile powers. Nations codified as potential origin points of foreign subterfuge will include Argentina, Colombia, the USSA, the Soviet Union, etc. This list will not be publicized for obvious reasons, however, a list will be published of nations which are "beyond suspicion" and are considered Brazilian allies. This list will include all major economic partners, as well as France, Britain, the CSA and others. Foreign nationals who do not originate from nations which are beyond suspicion will be required to register with the local census office as foreigners living in Brazil. Known residents from nations which are not beyond suspicion who do not register with their respective census offices will be arrested as potential enemies of the state and the people. Special attention should be given to the apprehending of Russian and Argentine nationals. This should not be an occasion for widespread panic or xenophobia, as these arrests will not be made by the Fatherland Guard but strictly by the police and agents of the law. A moratorium will be placed on demonstrations against foreigners, as well as on violence against foreign nationals even under the pretext of exhorting the national cause. Anyone who violates these moratoriums will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and stripped of the legal benefit of membership in the Fatherland Guard or any other anti-communist paramilitary organization. If things are particularly severe this will be the prelude to another Knight of the Long Knives-style purge of communist and foreign agents/sympathizers.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS/POLICY
1. Declaration of Police Action
Upon the Venezuelan invasion of Colombia President Vargas will make, on behalf of His Imperial Majesty Pedro III, a declaration of police action. Brazil's stated reasons for use of military force against the existing Colombian government will be constituted primarily by opposing communism in South America, as well as punishing the Colombian communists for their wanton violence and bloodshed against the Colombian people. Brazil shall stand up for democracy and destroy the communist menace on this continent.

2. Ecuador for Ecuadorians
As a part of the invasion of Colombia we will finally remove our formal troop presence from Ecuador. Ecuador will serve as a springboard for our invasion, and if at all possible some Ecuadorian troops should participate in the campaign against the Colombian reds, but we are removing our essential troop presence. What will remain will be militias and mercenary armies hired by the national corporations to protect our assets in Colombia, as well as a cadre of agents, informants and collaborators at every level of the Ecuadorian government in order to ensure compliance.

MILITARY ORDERS
1. War in Colombia
The invasion of Colombia will begin after Venezuelan troops have already entered the country. A bombing campaign, focused on the major mountain passes and coastal roads into Colombia proper, will be begun with the existing air force presence in Ecuador. Following the bombing campaign the Ecuadorian expeditionary force, now the Army of Colombian Freedom, will push through the passes along the coast and attempt to take key points and attack the rear of the Colombian armies as they move to oppose the Venezuelan invasion or withdraw from the front lines. We will not hope to make major gains, as we will be withdrawing our air support to southern Brazil after the bombing campaign, but our ultimate goal is to support the Venezuelan invasion.

FORCES: All troops and planes currently in Ecuador

2. Withdraw to southern Brazil
Following the opening bombing campaign in Colombia all planes and personnel associated with the Imperial Air Force in Ecuador will be withdrawn to bases in Rio de Janeiro.

FORCES: -Ecuador: 2 Fighter I Wings, 2 Bomber I Wings, 1 Interceptor I Wing

SUMMARY/OTHER/OOC
Sorry for the late orders, it's been a long, long week. Hopefully I didn't forget anything important but we'll see.

Thlayli · Mar 23, 2014

One of my better N3S ordersets from the last IT. Don't ever ask about Turn 27.

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