- Location
- The great frozen north
[X] Plan Screw Franco but don't screw the Anarchists
Attempting to Fulfill the Plan MNKh Edition
- Thread starter Blackstar
- Start date
- Alt. History Users' Choice!
Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
Rolen von Keng
Sleeping Green Bear
- Location
- The Wilderness
[X] Plan Screw Franco
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
[X] Plan Screw Franco
It'd be nice, sure, but it's not critical imo. How do you think the Americans got their good machines? They made them with shittier older machines, we can do the same in time. And we don't need cutting edge right now, we just need functional, if the choice was over something more exotic than an industrial press then it might be worth it but as-is, with Spain and the Great Purge, the cost isn't worth it for something that's not super rare and critical we can't make ourselves.
- Location
- The United States
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Vote Called for
So how these are going to work since this heavily depends on the party, thus, all of these will be rolls
Intelligence Assets are a DC 30, with your support DC 10
Equipment Sales are a DC 40, with your support DC 20
Volunteers are a DC 60, with your support DC 40
-[X]Domestic Presses: Given time the domestic production will catch up to the quality of foreign production, but it will take time, and progress must be devoted to the plant. (No effect)
-[X]Send Intelligence Assets: Begins the effort of stabilizing the Spanish Government, but can cause issues with parties fragmenting.
-[X]Equipment Sales and Instructors: Sending enough arms to stabilize the situation will help gain experience and update military doctrine considerably. (-5 Party Influence)
-[X]Volunteers: With the transfer of larger-scale volunteer assets along with their equipment, it should be possible to launch large scale early offensives before the fascists can stabilize their line. (-10 Party Influence)
-[X]Send Intelligence Assets: Begins the effort of stabilizing the Spanish Government, but can cause issues with parties fragmenting.
-[X]Equipment Sales and Instructors: Sending enough arms to stabilize the situation will help gain experience and update military doctrine considerably. (-5 Party Influence)
-[X]Volunteers: With the transfer of larger-scale volunteer assets along with their equipment, it should be possible to launch large scale early offensives before the fascists can stabilize their line. (-10 Party Influence)
So how these are going to work since this heavily depends on the party, thus, all of these will be rolls
Intelligence Assets are a DC 30, with your support DC 10
Equipment Sales are a DC 40, with your support DC 20
Volunteers are a DC 60, with your support DC 40
Chimeraguard
We do deserve to exist.
WELP. So much for that plan.
-15 PI for the party to shut us down hard, I love it
87, 8, 8? What the fuck?
- Location
- his hidden lair
Look on the brightside, once the Great Purge hits we can probably scapegoat some of the opposition for being unwilling to field test our equipment and secure a stable ally.
I'm curious how much 500,000,000 dollars is in terms of Resources we could have used too. That's historically about what the Republicans paid to the Soviets.
I'm curious how much 500,000,000 dollars is in terms of Resources we could have used too. That's historically about what the Republicans paid to the Soviets.
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Or just as likely the NKVD gets a bigger budget for its expanded operations. After all, we are doing such a good job increasing production, surely we can spare some to support the NKVD some more. And if we can not I am sure the NKVD will be happy to investigate why.
Unfortunately, NKVD peeps aren't made on factory floor. Their work requires well-trained and, if at all possible, intelligent people, and we didn't spend last ~6 turns setting up NKVD academies.
And while getting more equipment and cash would be helpful, it wouldn't make up the lack of capable and trustworthy personnel, a good part of which would be departing for Spain in near future. Particularly with smaller NKVD ITTL, as they're not responsible for ULAG there.
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Turn 18(1936 2nd Half): The Great Breakthrough
- Location
- The United States
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Turn 18(1936 2nd Half): The Great Break
Resources per turn 650+ULAG with 0 in storage.
Party Support 40
Mission to Spain, Report by Alexander Orlov
The Spanish Republic's war effort's current state is as haphazard as are the political divisions in the newly created government and military. Still, my team and co-workers have so far managed to organize the volunteer brigades and republican military under loyal local generals. With a chain of command and some re-organizations, the army should become an acceptably organized force in the course of a few weeks, even if there is a lack of experienced commanders, necessitating lower level substitutions.
The government has so far aligned well with Soviet interests as they have been directed towards making large-scale purchases of arms as they become available from the Union first. Fortunately, they are also not aware of the exact top of the line and just desire basic equipment. As long as these can be green-lit, a considerable potential for mobilization exists in the state. Such arms will also be purchased with gold, securing a significant economic asset for the Union.
However, the war at the front is going poorly, with many southern regions cut off and in need of aid. There is currently a great need for trained volunteers and pilots at the south front, as the front is in rapid motion in the region. As long as some form of reserves can be sent over, an offensive can be conducted to cut off the bulk of the Fascist forces.
Current Status of ULAG:
Population: 452,000 (I'll round to the nearest 100k)
Attitude: Stable
Food State: Hearty Meals, -37.5 Resources Per Turn
Guard State: Intensive Monitoring, -12.5 Resources Per Turn
Resource Income: Construction focused, 75 Resources Per Turn
Free dice to allocate: 6 Dice
Infrastructure 6 Dice
[]Buildup of Rail Stock (Diesel, Urals): With the continuous dieselification of the rail lines, it has come time to finally replace the infrastructure all over the mountains and their industrial districts. After such an improvement, over half of the trains in the Union will be powered by the new fuel of the future, improving efficiency considerably and minimizing additional infrastructure. However, such a changeover will cause an issue with needing to do something with all of the old coal locomotives, as more track needs to be laid to exploit the new quantity of trains properly. (15 Resources per dice (0/350))
[]Regional Interlinked Grids: The construction of a full regional scale grid is necessary to ensure that every city and town can be connected to the central network of electrical capacity. While such an effort would be a massive arduous undertaking, progress will allow an enormous leap forward in the workers' comfort and quality of life. Such efforts would also enable the expansion of new types of industry exploiting the production of electric power. (Select a region from: Far East and Siberia) (15 Resources per dice (0/300))
[]Bitumen Road Programs(Stage 1): The construction of newly updated roads to better traverse multiple regions of the Union would be a massive military asset. It would allow for rapid transit of equipment and armor to where it is needed. While such a program would be expensive due to the limited but steady production of bitumen, it should be possible to ensure that the roads are fully paved. The first stage of such a project will start with the cities and urban areas, ensuring they have all paved roads. (15 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Angara River Systems: An expensive and labor-intensive proposal for utilizing the deep Siberian river for additional power generation and motive capacity. While the local region is under-developed, the construction of multiple new hydroelectric systems will allow significant improvements in the transportation of goods and improve the power available in the Union's deep Siberian regions. Such efforts, however, will be challenging due to the inhospitable terrain and lacking infrastructure in the region. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 15 Resources per dice (0/400))
Heavy Industry 8 Dice
[]Magnitogorsk Planned City(Stage 5): The further expansion of the planned city will be one of the largest efforts undertaken by the Union. The complex will nearly double in size and become the premier steel production installation in the world. The alloying vats will be further expanded with more steel blends tested out to improve quality, and another metallurgical university will be constructed. The goal of this final level of expansion would be to create an industrial complex nearly half a million strong focused on the production of steel for the Union, creating a true paragon city for industrialization. (15 Party Influence upon completion, 20 Resources per dice (92/1200))
[]Zlatoust Planned City(Stage 4): While the initial stages of the Zlatoust industrial city have been fully completed, there is still a considerable amount of progress that can be done. For this step of the plan, an additional mass of infrastructure needs to be constructed, but nothing needs to be rebuilt due to good planning. With these large industrial expansions, a considerably greater amount of new alloys can be transferred to multiple industries. The most notable of these will be the production and processing of Tungsten, as the metal is critical for a large quantity of industrial machinery, and more is always in need. (10 Party Influence upon completion, 15 Resources per dice (205/700))
[]Donbas Coal Basin Mine Expansion(Stage 4): The expansion of the basin any further will be an impractical endeavor as the bulk of the easily reachable coal is already underutilization. Still, further efforts can be invested to produce more coal yet from the region. However, such material will be far harder to ship to the Urals, where the bulk of the coal use occurs. (15 Resources per dice (65/400))
[]Kuznetsk Basin Mine Expansion(Stage 3): Where there is currently no metallurgical need for the additional coal, it will not go amiss. There are many opportunities to use it for both energy and commerce, securing yet more resources for the Union. The current phase of expansion will focus on deep-shaft coal mines to ensure a steady supply of coal in the future from the massive deposit. (15 Resources per dice (84/400))
[]Gorky Machine-building Plant(Stage 3): The expansion of the machine-building plant is critical for producing a full domestic series of large industrial machinery. While the planned city itself is already producing many goods, further expansion is easily in the books, allowing a further massive production ramp-up. The steel shortage has passed for now, and while there is insufficient domestic steel to maintain the plant's full planned production, minor imports will combine well with it, making the facility one of the largest machine production plants in the world. (10 Party Influence upon completion, 35 Resources per dice (193/400))
[]Leningrad Metallurgical Plant: With more aluminum needed for a multitude of new possible projects and engines, more production cannot go amiss. While this plant will be inherently smaller than that constructed in Stalingrad, it will still produce a truly massive quantity of material. The plant would mostly use local hydroelectric power along with some of the thermal plants. Still, such an effort will represent a good quantity of additional capacity and is highly recommended. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 30 Resources per dice (0/150))
[]Power Production Campaigns(Stage 3): Further construction of more power plants is still needed all over the Union, as multiple future projects necessitate more power. At the same time, civilian power consumption is going up continuously as more and more cooking implements are issued out. Still, the heating and cooking effort should as a total save some coal, as the electric systems are far more efficient than their older coal-based alternatives. This stage of the construction of more thermal power plants will also allow the construction of multiple new factories and aluminum working facilities with their new supply of power. (20 Resources per dice (99/250))
[]Norilsk Combine: The processing of Nickel and Palladium fulfills a critical domestic need in the case of war with the Capitalists. Large sections of our industrial production require these metals, from catalyzed processes to alloying, necessitating their mining in large quantities. However, the issue is that the deposit is relatively far north, necessitating large quantities of cold weather equipment to work effectively. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 20 Resources per dice (0/200))
Light and Chemical Industry 5 Dice
[]Baku Oil Extraction(Stage 3): The time for the near-total utilization of the oil fields is now. Yet a few more deposits are not being actively extracted, allowing for the Union to ramp up production further. This will start hitting the field's limit, but a further campaign can increase oil production. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 10 Resources per dice (106/300))
[]Baku Oil Refineries(Stage 3): With the plans to nearly totally utilize the oil deposits in Baku, there also needs to be a plan to refine the massive quantity of oil products. However, these industrial facilities would necessitate a high cost of production with little return on spending. These would further improve the number of oil products available to the Union for larger military projects and secure the position of the Union as the source of Eastern European oil. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 15 Resources per dice (0/300))
[]Large Scale Synthetic Rubber: Given the great success and progress that has occurred with the initial synthetic rubber experiments, a larger follow-on facility is recommended. While this plant will not be able to substitute the entirety of the Unions rubber use, it will considerably reduce the dependence on foreign imports. This plant will use a considerable amount of feedstock, but that is unavoidable when ensuring independence from the vulnerable rubber trade. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 30 Resources per dice (0/300))
[]Sulfuric Acid Plants: With the current likely expansion of shell and industrial chemical production, there needs to be dedicated production of the chemical industry's basic feedstock. Given the current and planned expansions for ore refining and chemical industrial processes, a more efficient way to convert waste sulfur on a large scale is needed. Thus, multiple large scale plants will be constructed through the Union to act as supply points for the material. (20 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Expanded Radio Plants: With the soon to occur mobilization of the military and considerable advantages of radio-integration into the lower commands, it has become a priority to increase radio production. While these units will entirely focus on being equipped with aircraft and tanks, they should provide a massive coordination advantage. While the infantry radio prototypes are still far too large, they will not be so forever given the currently advancing technology. Thus, it will be prudent to ensure that production and advancement are kept up to date. (30 Resources per dice (0/300))
[]Bakelite Production(Army): The army has a desperate need to produce more resin for various applications. With the construction of an additional number of bakelite plants, this need can be easily met. While no concrete applications for light plastic have yet made themselves evident, some engineers are already suggesting using it heavily in aircraft and personnel army devices. However, the quantity of the material needed has caused some delays as the prospective needs seem to be quite massive. (25 Resources per dice (0/400))
Agriculture 6 Dice
[]Voluntary Cooperative Construction(Stage 5): Further large scale farming cooperatives need to be constructed on the land still available that is still fallow as farmers leave it for the cities. With this final leg of the effort, the Union's agricultural land will be fully brought under mechanized cultivation. Thus, it will ensure a flow of labor never before seen in the Union towards far more productive city work. (5 Party Influence upon completion) (Think Kibbutz with more propaganda) (15 Resources per dice (160/500))
[]New Socialist Towns(Stage 5): The further expansion of the last stage of the new towns will be the triumphant moment of the Union, as the conversion will indicate that all planned agricultural and rural communities have adopted the new model. While some have fought, the prices have broken most of their will to fight back, and just the last holdouts need to be converted. Over time, these towns may shift over into far larger installations, but this step has allowed a clean break with old peasants. (5 Party Influence upon completion) (Think Moshav with more propaganda) (10 Resources per dice (107/500)
[]Expand Pacific Fishing: The initial attempts at fishing on the Pacific ocean have supplied a truly massive catch for the quantity of resources invested. Thus, it would be prudent to begin massive fishing operations in the waters around the Union and nearby international waters. While it is still challenging to get that much fish across the nation, the far east will be more than happy to eat most of the production. (15 Resources per dice (0/150))
[]Expand Factory Farms: Given the demand for meat products and the current surplus of fodder crops that can be used in animal farming, it would make perfect sense to authorize the construction of more factory farming complexes. These would primarily be focused on milk and beef production, but smaller, more local installations will be made for the mass production of chickens. (15 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Ice Cream Plants: With the acquisition of many high-quality milk products in the United States, it would only be proper to replicate them domestically. While the current industrial state is not there to issue it out to the bulk of the population, cheap morale raising foods can be produced in mass at little cost. As a food that just needs milk and fat, ice cream is one of the foods proposed by multiple scientific committee members. With the current relatively large supply of milk, its conversion to a new form of dessert will allow the workers to be rewarded and will score a major propaganda win. (20 Resources per dice (0/100))
[]Pisciculture Experiments: Fish farming has always been an attractive concept for cheap bulk meat production. There are, however, constant issues as current feed systems are inadequate, and fish require considerable amounts of water. Still, a new developmental effort for fish farming can yield some results in cheap meat if the proposal turns out to be viable. But, odds are that this experiment will be an expensive waste of resources. (15 Resources per dice (0/50))
Services 5 Dice
[]Creation of the State Hospital System(Stage 3): With most people in the Union now having access to at least some form of doctors, a good quantity of specialized healthcare is needed. Thus, multiple large specialized hospitals need to be constructed, one for each major urban center, to provide high-quality care to the most severe cases and injuries. (10 Resources per dice (286/300))
[]State Childcare Services: As more and more women are entering the workforce, it has become a critical concern of the state to ensure that their children are cared for. While such an effort will take some resources and only apply to the cities, it will allow for more working-age women to go into the factories to further increase production. The effort will also allow the further removal of religion from society with the proper education of the youth of those taken in by various cults. (10 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Creation of State Libraries: Through literacy expansion, an enormous need for additional books has been created. Thus, a series of new libraries must be made, with one in every town ensuring that a steady supply of literature and textbooks can be provided to the population. Such an effort would take some time to fully fill with books, but the base buildings for the system of libraries can be constructed at a rapid speed. Such an effort would help many students and workers keep their minds sharp and themselves educated. (5 Party Influence upon completion) (15 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Technical Colleges: With the current massive pool of workers, and the need to train them properly on a wide variety of small scale repair and machinery tasks, it has become the concern of the Union to expand schooling systems further. Not all students in the Union can manage to qualify for university positions to study the sciences, but knowledge and experience are still needed in the workforce. Thus, a broad system of technical colleges should be established for those graduating from primary schools without qualifying for any other form of higher education. (10 Resources per dice (71/500))
Military 6 Dice
(Authors note: Most military efforts will have quality dice rolled after they are completed, which will affect the quality of the buildup/equipment/information) (ABM points are a thing that most factory actions will cost while you have them, but while you have them, all will be around ¼ cheaper. Currently, you will have 350 after the end of this turn.)
[]Trial New Sub-Machine Guns: With multiple foreign armies creating new fully automatic pistol-caliber weapons, it would be a shame for the Union to not join in on the trend. The new gun trials will open up for all engineers to design a new gun model suitable to the Union's needs in the reliable Tokarev cartridge. (10 Resources per dice (0/40))
[]Trial New Aircraft Weapons: With the prevalence of the old rifle caliber weapons and the lack of a proper heavier MG, the union desperately needs some new form of gun to use in the air. Thus, the testing and refining of Berezin's currently promising gun should allow the Union to have a new standard gun in the air. As a benefit, the current heavy cartridge shows some viability towards being up-calibered to 20mm. (15 Resources per dice (10/40))
[]Stalino Artillery Plant: With the new models of howitzer that have been developed in the Union, it would be prudent to construct a series of new assembly lines to make more guns and ensure that the troops have a steady supply of new devices. While such a plant would be a major industrial undertaking, it will allow a steady stream of production of both howitzers, ensuring that in a few years, each infantry corps and army will have its full accompaniment of guns. (25 Resources per dice (0/150)) (-50 ABM)
[]Gorky Artillery Plant: The production of new anti-tank guns and other high-pressure guns necessitates high-quality steel and a large industrial complex. Thus, by creating a new secondary plant to the Gorky Machine-building plant must be constructed to make specialized, high-quality guns. While current production is sufficient for the current army, the planned expansion will require a large scale ramp-up. (25 Resources per dice (0/100)) (-50 ABM)
[]Expansion of the Leningrad Locomotive Plant: With the considerable production capacity in the North of the Union, it would be prudent to utilize it to create a new series of trucks to allow easy transport of troops, resources, and supplies. Such a design inherently would use a licensed American engine but should perform fairly well, ensuring a steady movement and advance speed. (25 Resources per dice (0/150)) (-50 ABM)
[]Construct Officer academies (Stage 5): The last stage of the officer academy expansions is a critical step in ensuring that enough officers are made for the massive army. While the bulk of the candidates by necessity will not be from the party or Komsomol, they can still be trained into acceptable officers. This will also create a multitude of large scale training fields for the improvement of army doctrine and large scale exercises. These officers will also be trained on the capabilities of the weapons that are issued to the common conscripts to ensure that they know the capabilities of what they are commanding. (15 Resources per dice (0/400))
Bureaucracy 2 Dice
[]Trial Production Staff: The poor state of military production must have someone be at fault for the disrepair and low standards. While they were likely supplied with poorly made domestic machinery older than a portion of the workers, that is no excuse for the degree of slack exhibited. Thus, with a large trial of the personnel, a considerable amount of progress can be made. (15 Party Support if completed, DC 20)
[]Encourage Sales: The expansion of sales to the Spanish Republic must be pushed to ensure that the Republic can fight on while securing the resources necessary for army modernization. Simultaneously, the effort will only dispose of the oldest of equipment, ensuring that there is a good exchange of gold for weapons. Hopefully, if the gold reserves and weapons can be transferred in full, both nations can greatly benefit. (DC 40) (Resource Gain)
[]Expand Hiring: With the projected lack of personnel due to internal political maneuvering, it would be prudent to expand hiring. These new workers will transfer from multiple sources, with large parts of entire university classes transferred to the department. While they are going to be green, this should at least maintain proper staffing levels. (DC 30) (No Action Loss from Severe Purges)
[]Sign Kill Lists: Due to constant expansions of the workforce and administration, there have been many wreckers and traitors who have slipped through the hiring process. Or, so says the party, but in practice, these lists are nothing but loyalty tests for those positioned lower in the pecking order. While not signing them is a theoretical option, such a decision could cause a considerable risk. However, such problems can be used as an opportunity, as over-fulfilling the quota of traitors will allow the choice of the more indolent old-guard to be cleared out of their positions and replaced. (???? If not taken) (Vote on Extent) (1 Dice)
Moratorium 4 Hours
Resources per turn 650+ULAG with 0 in storage.
Party Support 40
Mission to Spain, Report by Alexander Orlov
The Spanish Republic's war effort's current state is as haphazard as are the political divisions in the newly created government and military. Still, my team and co-workers have so far managed to organize the volunteer brigades and republican military under loyal local generals. With a chain of command and some re-organizations, the army should become an acceptably organized force in the course of a few weeks, even if there is a lack of experienced commanders, necessitating lower level substitutions.
The government has so far aligned well with Soviet interests as they have been directed towards making large-scale purchases of arms as they become available from the Union first. Fortunately, they are also not aware of the exact top of the line and just desire basic equipment. As long as these can be green-lit, a considerable potential for mobilization exists in the state. Such arms will also be purchased with gold, securing a significant economic asset for the Union.
However, the war at the front is going poorly, with many southern regions cut off and in need of aid. There is currently a great need for trained volunteers and pilots at the south front, as the front is in rapid motion in the region. As long as some form of reserves can be sent over, an offensive can be conducted to cut off the bulk of the Fascist forces.
Current Status of ULAG:
Population: 452,000 (I'll round to the nearest 100k)
Attitude: Stable
Food State: Hearty Meals, -37.5 Resources Per Turn
Guard State: Intensive Monitoring, -12.5 Resources Per Turn
Resource Income: Construction focused, 75 Resources Per Turn
Free dice to allocate: 6 Dice
Infrastructure 6 Dice
[]Buildup of Rail Stock (Diesel, Urals): With the continuous dieselification of the rail lines, it has come time to finally replace the infrastructure all over the mountains and their industrial districts. After such an improvement, over half of the trains in the Union will be powered by the new fuel of the future, improving efficiency considerably and minimizing additional infrastructure. However, such a changeover will cause an issue with needing to do something with all of the old coal locomotives, as more track needs to be laid to exploit the new quantity of trains properly. (15 Resources per dice (0/350))
[]Regional Interlinked Grids: The construction of a full regional scale grid is necessary to ensure that every city and town can be connected to the central network of electrical capacity. While such an effort would be a massive arduous undertaking, progress will allow an enormous leap forward in the workers' comfort and quality of life. Such efforts would also enable the expansion of new types of industry exploiting the production of electric power. (Select a region from: Far East and Siberia) (15 Resources per dice (0/300))
[]Bitumen Road Programs(Stage 1): The construction of newly updated roads to better traverse multiple regions of the Union would be a massive military asset. It would allow for rapid transit of equipment and armor to where it is needed. While such a program would be expensive due to the limited but steady production of bitumen, it should be possible to ensure that the roads are fully paved. The first stage of such a project will start with the cities and urban areas, ensuring they have all paved roads. (15 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Angara River Systems: An expensive and labor-intensive proposal for utilizing the deep Siberian river for additional power generation and motive capacity. While the local region is under-developed, the construction of multiple new hydroelectric systems will allow significant improvements in the transportation of goods and improve the power available in the Union's deep Siberian regions. Such efforts, however, will be challenging due to the inhospitable terrain and lacking infrastructure in the region. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 15 Resources per dice (0/400))
Heavy Industry 8 Dice
[]Magnitogorsk Planned City(Stage 5): The further expansion of the planned city will be one of the largest efforts undertaken by the Union. The complex will nearly double in size and become the premier steel production installation in the world. The alloying vats will be further expanded with more steel blends tested out to improve quality, and another metallurgical university will be constructed. The goal of this final level of expansion would be to create an industrial complex nearly half a million strong focused on the production of steel for the Union, creating a true paragon city for industrialization. (15 Party Influence upon completion, 20 Resources per dice (92/1200))
[]Zlatoust Planned City(Stage 4): While the initial stages of the Zlatoust industrial city have been fully completed, there is still a considerable amount of progress that can be done. For this step of the plan, an additional mass of infrastructure needs to be constructed, but nothing needs to be rebuilt due to good planning. With these large industrial expansions, a considerably greater amount of new alloys can be transferred to multiple industries. The most notable of these will be the production and processing of Tungsten, as the metal is critical for a large quantity of industrial machinery, and more is always in need. (10 Party Influence upon completion, 15 Resources per dice (205/700))
[]Donbas Coal Basin Mine Expansion(Stage 4): The expansion of the basin any further will be an impractical endeavor as the bulk of the easily reachable coal is already underutilization. Still, further efforts can be invested to produce more coal yet from the region. However, such material will be far harder to ship to the Urals, where the bulk of the coal use occurs. (15 Resources per dice (65/400))
[]Kuznetsk Basin Mine Expansion(Stage 3): Where there is currently no metallurgical need for the additional coal, it will not go amiss. There are many opportunities to use it for both energy and commerce, securing yet more resources for the Union. The current phase of expansion will focus on deep-shaft coal mines to ensure a steady supply of coal in the future from the massive deposit. (15 Resources per dice (84/400))
[]Gorky Machine-building Plant(Stage 3): The expansion of the machine-building plant is critical for producing a full domestic series of large industrial machinery. While the planned city itself is already producing many goods, further expansion is easily in the books, allowing a further massive production ramp-up. The steel shortage has passed for now, and while there is insufficient domestic steel to maintain the plant's full planned production, minor imports will combine well with it, making the facility one of the largest machine production plants in the world. (10 Party Influence upon completion, 35 Resources per dice (193/400))
[]Leningrad Metallurgical Plant: With more aluminum needed for a multitude of new possible projects and engines, more production cannot go amiss. While this plant will be inherently smaller than that constructed in Stalingrad, it will still produce a truly massive quantity of material. The plant would mostly use local hydroelectric power along with some of the thermal plants. Still, such an effort will represent a good quantity of additional capacity and is highly recommended. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 30 Resources per dice (0/150))
[]Power Production Campaigns(Stage 3): Further construction of more power plants is still needed all over the Union, as multiple future projects necessitate more power. At the same time, civilian power consumption is going up continuously as more and more cooking implements are issued out. Still, the heating and cooking effort should as a total save some coal, as the electric systems are far more efficient than their older coal-based alternatives. This stage of the construction of more thermal power plants will also allow the construction of multiple new factories and aluminum working facilities with their new supply of power. (20 Resources per dice (99/250))
[]Norilsk Combine: The processing of Nickel and Palladium fulfills a critical domestic need in the case of war with the Capitalists. Large sections of our industrial production require these metals, from catalyzed processes to alloying, necessitating their mining in large quantities. However, the issue is that the deposit is relatively far north, necessitating large quantities of cold weather equipment to work effectively. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 20 Resources per dice (0/200))
Light and Chemical Industry 5 Dice
[]Baku Oil Extraction(Stage 3): The time for the near-total utilization of the oil fields is now. Yet a few more deposits are not being actively extracted, allowing for the Union to ramp up production further. This will start hitting the field's limit, but a further campaign can increase oil production. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 10 Resources per dice (106/300))
[]Baku Oil Refineries(Stage 3): With the plans to nearly totally utilize the oil deposits in Baku, there also needs to be a plan to refine the massive quantity of oil products. However, these industrial facilities would necessitate a high cost of production with little return on spending. These would further improve the number of oil products available to the Union for larger military projects and secure the position of the Union as the source of Eastern European oil. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 15 Resources per dice (0/300))
[]Large Scale Synthetic Rubber: Given the great success and progress that has occurred with the initial synthetic rubber experiments, a larger follow-on facility is recommended. While this plant will not be able to substitute the entirety of the Unions rubber use, it will considerably reduce the dependence on foreign imports. This plant will use a considerable amount of feedstock, but that is unavoidable when ensuring independence from the vulnerable rubber trade. (5 Party Influence upon completion, 30 Resources per dice (0/300))
[]Sulfuric Acid Plants: With the current likely expansion of shell and industrial chemical production, there needs to be dedicated production of the chemical industry's basic feedstock. Given the current and planned expansions for ore refining and chemical industrial processes, a more efficient way to convert waste sulfur on a large scale is needed. Thus, multiple large scale plants will be constructed through the Union to act as supply points for the material. (20 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Expanded Radio Plants: With the soon to occur mobilization of the military and considerable advantages of radio-integration into the lower commands, it has become a priority to increase radio production. While these units will entirely focus on being equipped with aircraft and tanks, they should provide a massive coordination advantage. While the infantry radio prototypes are still far too large, they will not be so forever given the currently advancing technology. Thus, it will be prudent to ensure that production and advancement are kept up to date. (30 Resources per dice (0/300))
[]Bakelite Production(Army): The army has a desperate need to produce more resin for various applications. With the construction of an additional number of bakelite plants, this need can be easily met. While no concrete applications for light plastic have yet made themselves evident, some engineers are already suggesting using it heavily in aircraft and personnel army devices. However, the quantity of the material needed has caused some delays as the prospective needs seem to be quite massive. (25 Resources per dice (0/400))
Agriculture 6 Dice
[]Voluntary Cooperative Construction(Stage 5): Further large scale farming cooperatives need to be constructed on the land still available that is still fallow as farmers leave it for the cities. With this final leg of the effort, the Union's agricultural land will be fully brought under mechanized cultivation. Thus, it will ensure a flow of labor never before seen in the Union towards far more productive city work. (5 Party Influence upon completion) (Think Kibbutz with more propaganda) (15 Resources per dice (160/500))
[]New Socialist Towns(Stage 5): The further expansion of the last stage of the new towns will be the triumphant moment of the Union, as the conversion will indicate that all planned agricultural and rural communities have adopted the new model. While some have fought, the prices have broken most of their will to fight back, and just the last holdouts need to be converted. Over time, these towns may shift over into far larger installations, but this step has allowed a clean break with old peasants. (5 Party Influence upon completion) (Think Moshav with more propaganda) (10 Resources per dice (107/500)
[]Expand Pacific Fishing: The initial attempts at fishing on the Pacific ocean have supplied a truly massive catch for the quantity of resources invested. Thus, it would be prudent to begin massive fishing operations in the waters around the Union and nearby international waters. While it is still challenging to get that much fish across the nation, the far east will be more than happy to eat most of the production. (15 Resources per dice (0/150))
[]Expand Factory Farms: Given the demand for meat products and the current surplus of fodder crops that can be used in animal farming, it would make perfect sense to authorize the construction of more factory farming complexes. These would primarily be focused on milk and beef production, but smaller, more local installations will be made for the mass production of chickens. (15 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Ice Cream Plants: With the acquisition of many high-quality milk products in the United States, it would only be proper to replicate them domestically. While the current industrial state is not there to issue it out to the bulk of the population, cheap morale raising foods can be produced in mass at little cost. As a food that just needs milk and fat, ice cream is one of the foods proposed by multiple scientific committee members. With the current relatively large supply of milk, its conversion to a new form of dessert will allow the workers to be rewarded and will score a major propaganda win. (20 Resources per dice (0/100))
[]Pisciculture Experiments: Fish farming has always been an attractive concept for cheap bulk meat production. There are, however, constant issues as current feed systems are inadequate, and fish require considerable amounts of water. Still, a new developmental effort for fish farming can yield some results in cheap meat if the proposal turns out to be viable. But, odds are that this experiment will be an expensive waste of resources. (15 Resources per dice (0/50))
Services 5 Dice
[]Creation of the State Hospital System(Stage 3): With most people in the Union now having access to at least some form of doctors, a good quantity of specialized healthcare is needed. Thus, multiple large specialized hospitals need to be constructed, one for each major urban center, to provide high-quality care to the most severe cases and injuries. (10 Resources per dice (286/300))
[]State Childcare Services: As more and more women are entering the workforce, it has become a critical concern of the state to ensure that their children are cared for. While such an effort will take some resources and only apply to the cities, it will allow for more working-age women to go into the factories to further increase production. The effort will also allow the further removal of religion from society with the proper education of the youth of those taken in by various cults. (10 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Creation of State Libraries: Through literacy expansion, an enormous need for additional books has been created. Thus, a series of new libraries must be made, with one in every town ensuring that a steady supply of literature and textbooks can be provided to the population. Such an effort would take some time to fully fill with books, but the base buildings for the system of libraries can be constructed at a rapid speed. Such an effort would help many students and workers keep their minds sharp and themselves educated. (5 Party Influence upon completion) (15 Resources per dice (0/200))
[]Technical Colleges: With the current massive pool of workers, and the need to train them properly on a wide variety of small scale repair and machinery tasks, it has become the concern of the Union to expand schooling systems further. Not all students in the Union can manage to qualify for university positions to study the sciences, but knowledge and experience are still needed in the workforce. Thus, a broad system of technical colleges should be established for those graduating from primary schools without qualifying for any other form of higher education. (10 Resources per dice (71/500))
Military 6 Dice
(Authors note: Most military efforts will have quality dice rolled after they are completed, which will affect the quality of the buildup/equipment/information) (ABM points are a thing that most factory actions will cost while you have them, but while you have them, all will be around ¼ cheaper. Currently, you will have 350 after the end of this turn.)
[]Trial New Sub-Machine Guns: With multiple foreign armies creating new fully automatic pistol-caliber weapons, it would be a shame for the Union to not join in on the trend. The new gun trials will open up for all engineers to design a new gun model suitable to the Union's needs in the reliable Tokarev cartridge. (10 Resources per dice (0/40))
[]Trial New Aircraft Weapons: With the prevalence of the old rifle caliber weapons and the lack of a proper heavier MG, the union desperately needs some new form of gun to use in the air. Thus, the testing and refining of Berezin's currently promising gun should allow the Union to have a new standard gun in the air. As a benefit, the current heavy cartridge shows some viability towards being up-calibered to 20mm. (15 Resources per dice (10/40))
[]Stalino Artillery Plant: With the new models of howitzer that have been developed in the Union, it would be prudent to construct a series of new assembly lines to make more guns and ensure that the troops have a steady supply of new devices. While such a plant would be a major industrial undertaking, it will allow a steady stream of production of both howitzers, ensuring that in a few years, each infantry corps and army will have its full accompaniment of guns. (25 Resources per dice (0/150)) (-50 ABM)
[]Gorky Artillery Plant: The production of new anti-tank guns and other high-pressure guns necessitates high-quality steel and a large industrial complex. Thus, by creating a new secondary plant to the Gorky Machine-building plant must be constructed to make specialized, high-quality guns. While current production is sufficient for the current army, the planned expansion will require a large scale ramp-up. (25 Resources per dice (0/100)) (-50 ABM)
[]Expansion of the Leningrad Locomotive Plant: With the considerable production capacity in the North of the Union, it would be prudent to utilize it to create a new series of trucks to allow easy transport of troops, resources, and supplies. Such a design inherently would use a licensed American engine but should perform fairly well, ensuring a steady movement and advance speed. (25 Resources per dice (0/150)) (-50 ABM)
[]Construct Officer academies (Stage 5): The last stage of the officer academy expansions is a critical step in ensuring that enough officers are made for the massive army. While the bulk of the candidates by necessity will not be from the party or Komsomol, they can still be trained into acceptable officers. This will also create a multitude of large scale training fields for the improvement of army doctrine and large scale exercises. These officers will also be trained on the capabilities of the weapons that are issued to the common conscripts to ensure that they know the capabilities of what they are commanding. (15 Resources per dice (0/400))
Bureaucracy 2 Dice
[]Trial Production Staff: The poor state of military production must have someone be at fault for the disrepair and low standards. While they were likely supplied with poorly made domestic machinery older than a portion of the workers, that is no excuse for the degree of slack exhibited. Thus, with a large trial of the personnel, a considerable amount of progress can be made. (15 Party Support if completed, DC 20)
[]Encourage Sales: The expansion of sales to the Spanish Republic must be pushed to ensure that the Republic can fight on while securing the resources necessary for army modernization. Simultaneously, the effort will only dispose of the oldest of equipment, ensuring that there is a good exchange of gold for weapons. Hopefully, if the gold reserves and weapons can be transferred in full, both nations can greatly benefit. (DC 40) (Resource Gain)
[]Expand Hiring: With the projected lack of personnel due to internal political maneuvering, it would be prudent to expand hiring. These new workers will transfer from multiple sources, with large parts of entire university classes transferred to the department. While they are going to be green, this should at least maintain proper staffing levels. (DC 30) (No Action Loss from Severe Purges)
[]Sign Kill Lists: Due to constant expansions of the workforce and administration, there have been many wreckers and traitors who have slipped through the hiring process. Or, so says the party, but in practice, these lists are nothing but loyalty tests for those positioned lower in the pecking order. While not signing them is a theoretical option, such a decision could cause a considerable risk. However, such problems can be used as an opportunity, as over-fulfilling the quota of traitors will allow the choice of the more indolent old-guard to be cleared out of their positions and replaced. (???? If not taken) (Vote on Extent) (1 Dice)
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Chimeraguard
We do deserve to exist.
(675 Available Resources)
[ ] Plan Roads, Oil, and Trucks
Infrastructure 6 Dice (+2 Free Dice)
-[ ] Bitumen Road Programs(Stage 1) , 6 Infra Dice, 2 Free Dice (120 Resources)
Heavy Industry 8 Dice
-[ ] Gorky Machine-Building Plant(Stage 3), 4 HI Dice (140 Resources)
-[ ] Norilsk Combine, 4 HI Dice (80 Resources)
Light and Chemical Industry 5 Dice
-[ ] Baku Oil Extraction(Stage 3), 4 LCI Dice (40 Resources)
-[ ] Sulfuric Acid Plants, 1 LCI Dice (20 Resources)
Agriculture 6 Dice
-[ ] Voluntary Cooperative Construction (Stage 5), 6 Agriculture Dice (90 Resources)
Services 5 Dice (2 idle)
-[ ] Creation of the State Hospital System(Stage 3), 1 Services Dice (10 Resources)
-[ ]State Childcare Services, 2 Services Dice (20 Resources)
Military 6 Dice (+2 Free Dice)
-[ ] Trial New Aircraft Weapons, 1 Military Dice (15 Resources)
-[ ] Expansion of Leningrad Locomotive Plant, 3 Military Dice (75 Resources)
-[ ] Construct Officer Academies (Stage 4), 2 Military Dice, 2 Free Dice (60 Resources)
Bureaucracy 2 Dice (+2 Free Dice)
-[ ]Encourage Sales (2 Free Dice)
-[ ]Expand Hiring (1 Bureaucracy Dice)
-[ ] Sign Kill Lists (1 Bureaucracy Dice)
Resources Used: 670
First step: Get Roads. Like, seriously, we need roads. It's Summer when the Bitumen won't freeze, and it's a multi-stage project, so now's probably the best time there is to put a ton of resources on paving roads. HI meanwhile focuses on finishing Gorky and getting the Norilsk Combine up. Agriculture works on completing Stage 5 of the VCCs. I'd love to get ice cream, but right now we want to keep rolling out the land reform (and PI that comes with it.) Ice Cream can wait a turn.
LCI, we focus on Baku, both because it's cheap, and because it's MFPG progress and MFPG is what the party cares about most when it comes time to see what parts of the 5YP we've actually succeeded in completing. Also, it's PI just before the Great Purge really kicks off.
Military we're spending a couple Free Dice on. Need to finish up Aircraft Weapon trials, and the Truck Plant is actually behind historically, so let's get that out. After that, 4 Dice on Officer Academies because I want to get it done a turn before the actual end of the 5 Year Plan.
And Encourage Sales with 2 Free Dice so we get the Spanish Gold, and Spain gets a ton of weapons to use.
[ ] Plan Roads, Oil, and Trucks
Infrastructure 6 Dice (+2 Free Dice)
-[ ] Bitumen Road Programs(Stage 1) , 6 Infra Dice, 2 Free Dice (120 Resources)
Heavy Industry 8 Dice
-[ ] Gorky Machine-Building Plant(Stage 3), 4 HI Dice (140 Resources)
-[ ] Norilsk Combine, 4 HI Dice (80 Resources)
Light and Chemical Industry 5 Dice
-[ ] Baku Oil Extraction(Stage 3), 4 LCI Dice (40 Resources)
-[ ] Sulfuric Acid Plants, 1 LCI Dice (20 Resources)
Agriculture 6 Dice
-[ ] Voluntary Cooperative Construction (Stage 5), 6 Agriculture Dice (90 Resources)
Services 5 Dice (2 idle)
-[ ] Creation of the State Hospital System(Stage 3), 1 Services Dice (10 Resources)
-[ ]State Childcare Services, 2 Services Dice (20 Resources)
Military 6 Dice (+2 Free Dice)
-[ ] Trial New Aircraft Weapons, 1 Military Dice (15 Resources)
-[ ] Expansion of Leningrad Locomotive Plant, 3 Military Dice (75 Resources)
-[ ] Construct Officer Academies (Stage 4), 2 Military Dice, 2 Free Dice (60 Resources)
Bureaucracy 2 Dice (+2 Free Dice)
-[ ]Encourage Sales (2 Free Dice)
-[ ]Expand Hiring (1 Bureaucracy Dice)
-[ ] Sign Kill Lists (1 Bureaucracy Dice)
Resources Used: 670
First step: Get Roads. Like, seriously, we need roads. It's Summer when the Bitumen won't freeze, and it's a multi-stage project, so now's probably the best time there is to put a ton of resources on paving roads. HI meanwhile focuses on finishing Gorky and getting the Norilsk Combine up. Agriculture works on completing Stage 5 of the VCCs. I'd love to get ice cream, but right now we want to keep rolling out the land reform (and PI that comes with it.) Ice Cream can wait a turn.
LCI, we focus on Baku, both because it's cheap, and because it's MFPG progress and MFPG is what the party cares about most when it comes time to see what parts of the 5YP we've actually succeeded in completing. Also, it's PI just before the Great Purge really kicks off.
Military we're spending a couple Free Dice on. Need to finish up Aircraft Weapon trials, and the Truck Plant is actually behind historically, so let's get that out. After that, 4 Dice on Officer Academies because I want to get it done a turn before the actual end of the 5 Year Plan.
And Encourage Sales with 2 Free Dice so we get the Spanish Gold, and Spain gets a ton of weapons to use.
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ICE CREAM!
Pulling a free die from roads to put on Encourage Sales is worth it imo, 8 dice is still plenty to blow through the first stage and second if we're lucky or get close if we're not. One die on sales is only a 65% chance to go through and we really want that Spanish gold.
Can Leningrad Locomotive Plan wait? These dice can be thrown at officer academies, freeing up free dice for things like bureaucracy (and we probably do want to encourage sales harder), while ~30 resources saved from just forgoing it in favor of academies would allow us to get the last LCI dice on, for example, Sulfur production - meaning a bit less work in the future.
Also, do we absolutely have to sign kill lists, or we can survive without it?
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Chimeraguard
We do deserve to exist.
No, it can't. We're already behind historically when it comes to trucks as per Word of GM. We can't afford to get further behind there.
If Sergo was still kicking I'd say yeah fuck it let's go storm into Koba's office and berate him until he leaves our department alone, but we are not Sergo and we are not on that level of friendship with Stalin. Sign the list, take the lowest severity, and just keep everyone's head down so we don't get asked to sign another one later. Not signing this and not being Sergo will just make everything a lot harder in another turn or two.