Minister,
As you're aware, the world suffers through the aftermath of the Ragnarok War and our forced independence by the damned Albions. Our island faces several problems at the moment that need your attention, so I made a report for you about our military state. Or more accurate, the lack thereof. Therefore, according to the Prime Minister's Special Executive Order, we've been given 10 Budget to establish the Republic's armed forces.
In terms of the army, we lack everything. From manpower to essential equipment, thanks to the Albions confiscating anything larger than a revolver. Even before the war, our official police force wasn't that well equipped, and that hasn't changed. In fact, we're worse off than before, mostly as the Ministry of Internal Affairs has made it clear that we can't use the remaining police force for our operations. Any real rifles have been taken by them, and the remainder is in the hands of the citizen militias we called up during the Albion invasion. As you might guess, they are reluctant to give them back. We suspect that they might have even more equipment than we gave them, probably coming from the Dragon Realms.
Which brings me to the Navy. We have some cutters, they are not much, but a boat with a machine gun on it is still better than a boat without one if you ask me. They are used for patrols around the island, but they are too few to actually control said waters. At least we have the facilities to support them. The Empire's former naval support facilities still remain on the island, as do the workers. In theory, we can serve anything up to a Battlecruiser here. If we had any of them, that is.
Our Research Department is, at the moment, one guy in a room down the floor from your office. You may also know the room as the Library of the War Ministry. Most of the books are from before the war, so it is doubtful how much help they might provide but better than nothing. And the guy in charge of it is incredibly motivated. He has paid for several subscriptions for military magazines by himself (until I pointed out he didn't have to).
That is all for now, Minister. Please take a look at the attached files. They hold wish lists from the different departments for you.
Your Adjutant
Minister,
Be advised that we might face military action from the Empire of the Sun against us soon. Prepare our defense as fast as possible!
The Prime Minister
Rumours & News
News: Peace talks slow
Talks between the Alliance and the Middle Realms are slow and filled with much emotion. Both sides want peace, as the war can't continue, but it seems the Middle Realms won't accept much of what is demanded. The Gaul representative has pointed out that his government wouldn't have a problem with a new offensive towards the Ruhr […]
News: Rising Sun demands Formosa
In a stunning move, the Rising Sun Empire has demanded that Formosa be turned over to them and the young Republic of Formosa be dismantled. According to their own claims that have been dismissed by both Albion and Gaul, Rising Sun was promised the large island by the Alliance. Unsurprisingly the loudest protest against these demands came from Formosa's Prime Minister [...]
News: Rising Sun and Dragon Realms stir towards conflict
The two largest nations in East Asia are on the way to open conflict after troops of the Rising Sun opened fire on a group of Dragon Realm soldiers after they got lost. According to the Rising Sun Empire, they had crossed the border and threatened violence when offered to be led back to their own country. The Dragon Realms' official statement puts a different light on the incident, according to them [...]
News: Formosa Special Police Brigade - The future of Law Enforcement?
In a stunning move that surprised many, the Ministry for Inner Affairs informed the public of two new units that have been formed under the auspices of the newly formedSpecial Police Brigade and are heavily armed and equipped with cars and lorries. The idea behind this is to quickly reinforce local police forces should an uprising or disturbance of the peace happen. Criticism came from the Ministry of War, saying the funds and equipment could be better used elsewhere [...]
Rumour: Communism on the Rise
Apparently, the natives have found a copy of Carl Marx's book on capitalism and liked it. There is a rumour that they are preparing a communist revolution.
Rumour: The Militias Rebellion
Doing the war, we formed militias out of volunteers from our white colonists. They fought a bloody war against the Albion troops and are still up at arms. There is a rumour that they plan to overthrow the government.
Rumour: Selloff by the Bavarian Empire
The rumour started in the foreign office. Apparently, our old homeland, the Bavarian Empire, is trying to sell military equipment. Their government seems to expect a high demand for money soon, so they only sell for gold. Several nations seem to be interested. We don't know what they are going to sell. If they sell, that is.
Replace the "#" with the number of Budget you wish to give to a department. Note that all departments need at least 1 Budget only for upkeep. A department can survive for 2 turns without upkeep.
Each point of the Budget means 1d100 that can be spent on an action. You can assign more than 1d100 per action.
Random Budget Roll: Air Force, any action that has to do with creating an air force gets 1d100 for free. Note: you may only use it for one action. Add to your "(#)" a 1B like this: (1+1B). If not used, the bonus die will be lost and not carried over.
Army Budget (#)
[ ] Army Upkeep (1 max.)
Keeping an army running costs money. You have to spend some to keep it running, or else the Army needs to make some cuts.
Progress: n/a
[ ] Getting Rifles (#)
-[ ] Empire of the Rising Sun
-[ ] Dragon Realms (+50 Progress for lack of quality)
-[ ] Holy Sultanate (+25 Progress for lack of quality)
-[ ] Gaul Federation (-25 Progress for former Enemy)
-[ ] Kingdom of Albion (-50 Progress for their Plan)
-[ ] Bavarian Empire (+75 Progress for old ties)
-[ ] United American Confederation
We need rifles to arm our troops. We don't have any after the police claimed our existing stock, and the militias won't give back what we handed out during the Albion invasion. So, we need new ones to equip the boys properly. Lacking any facilities to build our own, that means buying them. Jolly good for us that a major war just ended, the market is rather oversaturated.
Progress: 0 from 100
[ ] Recruitment drive (#)
-[ ] Allow natives in the lower ranks (+25 Progress, new Doom Clock)
-[ ] Ask Parliament for Compulsory Service (+50 Progress)
An army without soldiers does not exist. At the moment, we need to recruit more offensively to form up the core of the future Army. We have different approaches for that. We just need to decide on one.
Progress: 0 from 100
[ ] Get the Boys back (#)
Note: Might affect other actions and doom clocks
For some reason, the militias we formed to defend against the invasion haven't disbanded when we asked them to. Many of them feel that their fight has been betrayed by us when we accepted Albion's demands. They are battle-hardened and would be a great launching point for a future army, even if only a small number of them decide to not return to their old lives.
Progress: 0 from 150
[ ] Heavy Bang (#)
-[ ] Empire of the Rising Sun
-[ ] Dragon Realms (+50 Progress for lack of quality)
-[ ] Holy Sultanate (+25 Progress for lack of quality)
-[ ] Bavarian Empire (+75 Progress for old ties)
-[ ] United American Confederation
Besides rifles, we will need heavy ordnance if we want to be taken seriously by any attackers. Thanks to the treaty that saw our Republic's birth, we had to hand over the few proper artillery pieces we had. But in the future, our Army will need its artillery support if they encounter any enemy. So, we need to buy them.
Progress: 0 from 200
[ ] Light Bang (#)
-[ ] Empire of the Rising Sun
-[ ] Dragon Realms (+50 Progress for lack of quality)
-[ ] Holy Sultanate (+25 Progress for lack of quality)
-[ ] Bavarian Empire (+75 Progress for old ties)
-[ ] United American Confederation
The few officers we have all agree that our pitiful, small infantry will need direct fire support by machine guns and artillery pieces. Otherwise, a modern, and therefore successful, approach will be doomed from the start.
Progress: 0 from 150
[ ] High in the Sky (#)
The officers have asked for aircraft that can be used as spotters and observers for the troops on the ground. In the war, it has been proven that such mechanical wonders are needed to win a fight. Sadly, this also means that other nations are very reluctant to sell their flying machines, even the Bavarian Empire.
Progress: 0 From 300
Navy Budget (#)
[ ] Navy Upkeep (1 max.)
The few cutters we currently call our navy need repairs, fuel, and so on. Better the navy has everything they need for day-to-day business.
Progress: n/a
[ ] Harbour Defense (#)
Part of the terms the Albions demanded was removing any heavy guns in our naval fortifications. This has left us with only small guns, strong enough to fire at civilian ships or light warships but nothing more. An offensive defense is impossible with these, but we could move them to new positions that would allow us to fire at anything in harbors. An ambush might bring us victory.
Progress: 0 from 100
[ ] Dismantle the Harbour Defense (#)
Note: Might affect other actions and doom clocks
Some in the navy are suggesting we should dismantle our harbour defense. Their argument is that no attack on harbours was pushed back by the guns installed in harbour defenses in the last war. They suggest we could use the guns in other ways, for example, to build a cutter with a more potent armament.
Progress: 0 from 100
[ ] Warships needed (#)
Note: Might affect other actions and doom clocks
To defend our Island, we will need real warships. It is somewhat unrealistic to hope for any dreadnoughts, but we can make an attacker's life interesting with much lighter forces. Torpedo boats, destroyers, and maybe even submarines could become handy. We have the facilities to build them, in theory, but we lack the experience. So we need to either buy that experience or commission from other nations. A study is required to see what is more cost-effective.
Progress: 0 from 75
[ ] Reinforce the Cutters (#)
Note: Needs Dismantle the Harbour Defense
Note 2: Will add a new trait
Note 3: Any progress not used for Dismantle the Harbour Defense will be added.
Our cutters are small, but two of them are former high-sea whale hunters. We can install heavier pieces of equipment on these two and give them a real punch. They won't be proper warships, but that doesn't mean they can't deliver. This will be a good starting point to train our future crews.
Progress: 0 from 100
[ ] Flying Fish (#)
The navy wants their own aircraft. They say it would allow them to better patrol the sea and direct the few ships we have. It sounds good, and according to reports from the war, aircraft have proven their worth. Especially zeppelins, we should find some that we can buy and use for the navy.
Progress: 0 from 300
[ ] Operation: Strike Down (#)
We know that our waters are used by smugglers and other criminals, thanks to the fact that they are our territories, but we lack the force to adequately patrol them. Well, it is time to teach them that it is no longer the case. Assemble our troops and deliver a decisive strike against criminal activities in our waters.
Progress: 0 from 300
Research Budget (#)
[ ] Research Upkeep (1 max.)
Currently, our Research Department is a single guy in a room full of old military books that have nothing newer than shortly before the Ragnarok War. Yet, he still needs money to pay for different subscriptions to military magazines and other "sources," as he puts it.
[ ] New Lessons (#)
-[ ] Infantry
-[ ] Cavalry
-[ ] Artillery
-[ ] Navy
-[ ] Air Force
-[ ] Tank
Note: You need to add at least 1 Budget per subcategory
Note 2: Each Lesson has a counter of 100
The Ragnarok War has changed many things, be it equipment or tactics. We should start getting a deeper understanding of modern warfare before it is too late to learn these lessons. Our own theoretical sources are outdated by at least two decades.
[ ] Lessons of our part in the Ragnarok War
Our own part in the war was relatively small and short-lived. Still, we could learn from our own experience a great deal as it involved our homeland directly. Two areas could give us useful knowledge. For one, the brief naval campaign that the Bavarian Navy waged against the Royal Albion Navy early in the war. Secondly, the invasion of our homeland from the Albions. Although we lost consequently, we saw a small handful of victories during both.
Progress 0 from 200
[ ] New Department (#)
-[ ] Air Force
-[ ] Army Intelligence
-[ ] Navy Intelligence
-[ ] Air Force Intelligence
-[ ] Special Research Department
Note: You need to add at least 1 Budget per subcategory
Specialist Departments can better deal with problems in their fields of expertise. We should form new departments as the need arises or else we might overwhelm older branches with too many tasks.
Political Actions
Choose 1 Option from below
[ ] More Equality
The Ministry of Inner Affairs has a tendency to recruit the best of our white population for the police, as they don't trust our native subjects. This leaves us short on recruits for the lower ranks and the off soldiers. We should push in parliament to open the military positions to native men to ease the access for replacements.
[ ] The Special Police Brigades
The Ministry of Inner Affairs has gained an advantage from us with the SPB. After they stole rifles from the Army, they now have taken almost all trucks on the island. Enough is enough! We need these trucks for our own operations. Let us pressure the Ministry to give them over to us and disband the SPB.
[ ] Publicity
We should build up the image of the Ministry of War in the public's eyes. We're still new in comparison to the other ministries. That is simply because our duties were fulfilled in the past by the Bavarian Empire's colonial troops. We've much to prove and better start with communicating what we do to our population.
[ ] Concerning Jobs
Currently, we have an almost complete support facility for a fleet sitting in our harbour and doing nothing but serving our small fleet of coast guard cutters. Point out to Parlament what a waste it is and ask the Foreign Ministry to offer other nations our service as a supply hub. The major players may have colonies here, but only a few have such an elaborate supporting facility. And even if other navies are unwilling, civilian companies might see different.
A six-hour Moritorum will give you the time to ask questions and discuss the possible plans.
Please use the [ ] Plan-name format for easier telly.
