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THE REPUBLIC OF UKRAINE

1918, ALL YEAR

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A TENSE SPRING: THE ROMANIAN CRISIS and the NATIONAL ARMY

 

AUSTRIA has been the focus of the young nation’s attention since its ultimatum against Romania. The Austrian Empire has always been a point of contention, considering the Ukranians trapped under their rule in Lviv and its surrounding region. The declaration of the United Kingdom of Greater Austria, especially in establishing a kingdom centered on Lviv, was ridiculed in the Ukrainian free press.

The National Register, a popular newspaper in Kiev and one of the country’s proudest examples of the free press, declared the following:

 

“If one takes it upon themselves to find this Kingdom of Lodemaria in the annals of the history of the Ruthenians who live there, he shall find nothing. Like the facetious Duchy of Bukovina, these are naught but hastily-drawn constructions authored by the Austrian regime- false titles for false rulers.”

 

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A popular piece of Romantic art from Ukraine’s nationalist movement.

 

The advent of Spring, being the ideal time for the launching of any modern war, was the cause of special anxiety in the capital. Hence with haste, the President called with the Assembly’s blessing, for the conscription of 450,000 men over the coming year- a radical doubling of Ukraine’s military numbers. Ivanchenko delivers the following in March to his anxious country:

 

“It is clear to this government that Austria is determined to pursue any and all routes of expansion open to them. For the second time, Romania has come under its sights- it is our upmost duty to see to the defense of our sovereign realm from Austrian incursion. I must therefore ask once again of our people, to contribute their upmost to the defense of this land.”

 

This conscription shall form the NATIONAL ARMY. The National Army will only have 225,000 men active at a time with the remainder being trained, but otherwise kept in reserve.  If war comes, the remainder of the National Army is expected to be called up and in position to fight within two weeks. It is hoped the Army will be trained and ready by the end of 1918.

 

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The first divisions of the National Army on the march, raw recruits.

 

OTHER ACTIONS during the “ROMANIAN CRISIS”, EARLY 1918:

-A plan drawn up with Poland sees to the organization of a sophisticated defense on the Union’s border with Austria (sent to mod in PM). 

-Diplomats are sent with Russian backing to SERBIA to discuss the organization of an alliance and defensive measures. ROMANIA also receives Ukrainian diplomats for this purpose, with Ukraine offering it its wholehearted support in defending itself from any Austrian incursion.

 

RECOVERING FROM 1905: THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL NAVY

 

The Russian Navy was the world’s second largest navy in 1904.Yet by the end of 1905, the Pacific and Baltic Fleets had both met their humiliating demise at the hands of the Japanese at Port Arthur and Tsushima. This culling of Russia’s capital fleet caused crippling paralysis in the Russian navy. Though Russia went on to build four of her own dreadnoughts, the process for designing and then building these Gangut-class Dreadnoughts was defined by delays and contract problems. Russia, unlike most navies, relied upon foreign contractors and designers to source the economic and intellectual capital required for such programs. Hence, the four Ganguts needed many years to be completed - Laid down in 1909, but commissioned in 1914-1915.

 

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Above: The Gangut dreadnought. Russian designers eventually settled on a low-profile, triple turreted centerline battery, taking the term “gun platform” very literally. To my shock, they had firing computers too!

 

Paralysis in the Duma, followed by the Civil War, killed Russian naval development. But now, with the government stabilized, the Ukrainian government in control of the Black Sea squadron has directed the vast naval resources that once bore the world’s second-largest navy to the buildup of that squadron- now known as the Ukrainian National Navy. The government, whilst juggling the Romanian Crisis, publishes the Naval Act of 1918.

 

The Naval Act calls for the following:
-The establishment of a Naval Oversight Board under the Executive, charged with rigorously scrutinizing the National Navy’s standards in ship construction, crew/officer training, shell quality and more.
-The formation of a Naval Design Committee, comprised of a myriad of admirals, naval architects, gun specialists and tactical analysts, charged with coming up with designs for warships and also with modernizing the navy as a whole.
-The design of a new class of Dreadnought, requiring a speed of 24 knots and an armament of 13-15in guns by this committee.

-The design of a new short-range, high-speed class of light cruiser: a speed no less than 26 knots, and an armament of 6-7-in guns.
-The commissioning of a new 14-15in naval gun to be produced in Ukraine.
-The Navy’s capital fleet begins a series of rigorous firing exercises to improve nighttime performance.

 

OTHER ACTIONS, 1918:

-Ukraine happily lowers tarrifs for the import of American manufactured goods, specifically purchasing tractors for use by Ukraine’s farmers.

-A trade deal to use Serbian trucks sees the implementation of these trucks as troop and supply transports attached to brigades in the Caucuses and Siberian fronts.

-The government directly buys out thousands of tons of grain from its citizens during the harvest month, immediately sent to the Siberian front as part of Russia’s plans there.

 

ACTIONS SUMMARIZED for mod purposes:

-In early 1918, Ivanchenko calls for the conscription of 450,000 men to the NATIONAL ARMY to defend Ukraine’s borders, with 225,000 kept active after training with the other half kept in reserve.

-A plan drawn up with Poland sees to the organization of a sophisticated defense on the Union’s border with Austria (sent to mod in PM). 
-Diplomats are sent with Russian backing to SERBIA to discuss the organization of an alliance and defensive measures. ROMANIA also receives Ukrainian diplomats for this purpose, with Ukraine offering it its wholehearted support in defending itself from any Austrian incursion.

-The establishment of a Naval Oversight Board under the Executive, charged with rigorously scrutinizing the National Navy’s standards in ship construction, crew/officer training, shell quality and more.
-The formation of a Naval Design Committee, comprised of a myriad of admirals, naval architects, gun specialists and tactical analysts, charged with coming up with designs for warships and also with modernizing the navy as a whole.
-The design of a new class of Dreadnought, requiring a speed of 24 knots and an armament of 13-15in guns by this committee.

-The design of a new short-range, high-speed class of light cruiser: a speed no less than 26 knots, and an armament of 6-7-in guns.
-The commissioning of a new 14-15in naval gun to be produced in Ukraine.
-The Navy’s capital fleet begins a series of rigorous firing exercises to improve nighttime performance.

-Ukraine happily lowers tarrifs for the import of American manufactured goods, specifically purchasing tractors for use by Ukraine’s farmers.

-A trade deal to use Serbian trucks sees the implementation of these trucks as troop and supply transports attached to brigades in the Caucuses and Siberian fronts.

-The government directly buys out thousands of tons of grain from its citizens during the harvest month, immediately sent to the Siberian front as part of Russia’s plans there.

 

Edited by Sagittarian99
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1918 (Later Months)

 

Outrage ripples across France in light of Germany’s alleged Bavarian scandal. Though it can’t really be confirmed, it eerily lines up to present day events. OHl had clearly used two French wars (regardless of how they started) to crack down on internal factions. King Rupprecht of Bavaria himself orders all Bavarians back to the Kingdom. Outraged the Kaiser had used his father’s death, and so many dead Bavarians due to it.

 

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In Baku and Azerbaijan as a whole, all is flames. The Ottomans had [as expected] finally lost the will to keep their finders out of the honey pot. The Transcaucasian Federation at this point was a dictatorship under a Stalin backed man [though none would know]. They had kept quiet, but now all cards were on the table. The 2nd Internationale promptly boots them from the party, and condemns their actions that follow.

 

But they did not play by nation’s rules. As the Ottomans advanced, across Azerbaijan, they strike. Dozens of guerrillas mixed in with populaces, or even working, hit the oil fields. The drills, and even within the well burn. It was too late to stop what had clearly been planned for over three years. The wells shot out flames for days, the drills completely burnt. Baku itself was a blistered ruin. Her shipyards, drills, and city razed. The Ottomans conquer a city of dust, and lose temporary control on oil production. The federation remains aloof in the mountains.

 

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Spain fully recovers her former borders, and stabilizes as a socialist republic.

 

In Indonesia bloody sectarian violence continues.

 

In China the last of the rebels are consumed, and join the shining Republic. Her industry and shipping continues to grow, as Japan is lax in trade. Socialist Tanosim and anti west rhetoric dominate.

 

Suspects in the Chicago Restaurant Poisonings are arrested, and more than 100 waiters are taken into custody, for poisoning restaurant customers with a lethal powder called Mickey Finn.

T

he Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up off Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.

 

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Across the world what is now known as the DUTCH FLU is first recorded in Amsterdam. No one knew where it originated from, or how deadly it was. Was it one disease, one strain? No one knew what it really was. But they did start to learn one thing. If you had it, you were more than likely dead. People across the WORLD begin to drown in their own fluids, and turn blue. Across the world 15 million deaths are recorded. Not one nation can say they lost no one. Global Trade formed a web-way across the world, that anything could travel. Who knew what was next? Many don’t even publicize the plague, out of fear. Doctors have no clue what to do, or are too busy coughing their lungs out.

 

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Ireland

 

Industry continues back on track after several hiccups.

 

Irish Shipyards already capable of building modern ships begin to make Ireland’s Merchant Marine force, and several destroyers, and one armored cruiser.

The IRB begins to permeate the growing Irish army. Many Protestants, moderates, and Ulsters increasingly do not sign on after their term is over. Instead unofficial militia groups form. The main movement is an Ulster Federal Army as they call themselves. They work with the Irish police to track down the radicals.

 

Gaelic Revival continues, with Ulster opposition. They do allow the option to learn gaelic.

 

The health clinic is not exactly advanced, and flounders. Not too mention everyone dying of plague!

 

The official Federal government and King grow closer as they hunt down the extremist.

 

The Protestants agree.

 

French Republic

 

More and more the French people agree with it’s rhetoric. The paranoia and hunger and plague were getting to them all. Jaures and Charles are their shining beacon.

 

With all the new land, more conscripts pour in. However many are plague riddled or too young and green.

 

The economy shifts to total mobilization.

 

Stockpiles begin.

 

The new Junta begins to pick up the reigns of state.

 

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United Kingdoms of Austria

 

The marriage proceeds with full Imperial splendor. The vows are followed up with actions.

 

Many support the idea of home based parliaments for the low. Some even jump the gun and begin planning theirs, in accordance to Austrian law.

 

Work reforms pass and industry growth continues as planned.

 

The new students begin to learn Franz’s ideals, and literacy is rising.

 

Austria begins to lock her borders under army control.

 

Work begins on an anti tank weapon. For now they can only muster static guns or anti tank rifles. Work is very preliminary as most if not all Austrians have never even seen a tank.

 

Napoleon begins receiving the shipments.

 

In disgust at Germany’s treatment of government, Albert Einstein moves to Vienna to live in a Jewish community.

 

Greater Serbia

 

This peculiar trade takes place. Many Serbians however are no where near capable of jungle war which dominates Brazil. They focus on simplistic help.

 

This war academy is founded, and begins construction. Many veterans join as teachers and staff.

 

The Shipyards continue expansion, with the ships themselves being delayed. The hulls of the light cruisers are laid and work begins.

 

Men stream to Germany to assist in the fight.

 

Conscription begins, as the police and in some cases the army retain order. Many ethnic bulgars refuse to join, but do not riot. The new Serbian army will exceed all former numbers. (Roughly 1 million)

 

The Serbs retake their new ports.

 

Work begins on a new serbian motor specifically designed for their war machines.

 

The Serbian Air FORCE forms.

 

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Greece

 

The Greek subs were largely coastal defense, and not made for deep water. The main navy however begins drilling and patrolling the waters.

 

For years now Greek industry has been on the rise! They have eclipsed states like Bulgaria, and former Albania/Montenegro. Serbia however remains the dominant Balkan industrial power. Shipyards are also expanded, capable of building relatively modern ships.

 

Byzantine propaganda and Greek nationalism continue to rise. The rhetoric is increasingly fiery. Bulgaria and Romania fully support this move.

 

Quite the ambitious naval plan, Greece starts the subs, cruisers, and sweepers. They will take a year to produce, but will be almost modern. The question is now, coal, or oil?

 

The Greek conscript system expands, as the army nears a peacetime number of 200k, with another 100k reserves.

 

Some Greek supported join the network. But most have no interest in a war for Cyprus.

 

Work begins on making Subs capable of more than defense. Offensive Deep Water Submarines. 

 

Any further research falls flat.

 

This new standardized military begins it’s reform and training process. 

 

Greece continues to improve slowly.

 

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Japan

 

Medical development falls flat in the face of the flu. In the army a small doctor corp is formed.

 

The Japanese naval expansion begins, but will cut Brazil’s production by a wide margin.

 

A more educated and landed class begins to from a higher echelon of Japanese thinking. The RnD crew grows as a result.

Japan begins to focus on a fully modern standard. Her ships will have compartments, night time ability, run on oil, and have better range finders.

 

Ottoman Empire

 

Continues Arab inclusion well continues! The Empire was becoming more and more a Muslim nation, not a Turkish one.

More and more return to Cyprus.

 

The Ottoman archaeologist begin several new projects. One is a revitalization of the Giza pyramid hit by Italian shells.

 

Ottomans begin a actual naval construction in Italian shipyards.

 

And so the Pasha’s seize Baku. At what cost?

 

Many disgustingly ignore the Sultan. Russia was slaughtering anything in it’s path.

 

The fortress ring continues.

 

Progress in Baku is halted as there is only bodies, melted steel, and burning oil.

 

The Ottoman advance into French Africa is halted as settlers and army units halt their highly uncoordinated plans.

 

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Germany

 

The Berlin Baghdad Railway is completed after over a decade’s worth of work. Besides a few bumps, one can now move from Berlin to Baghdad in a matter of 20 days or less. Zeppelins can do it in a few hours.

 

Next year the Germans counter to the British carrier will arrive. The British for their part are already working on improving the first model Argus.

 

Through plague, conscription riots, and political opposition, the German conscription fails in flames. However hundreds of thousands  of volunteers and old army units loyal to the Kaiser above all else join. The War Hawks merrily continue to purge opposition, smoothing the gears of German war. (+2.5 million men)

 

Work begins on making a dedicated German bomber.

 

Work begins into this new machine.

 

Poland

 

This more right wing coalition under Pilsudski forms to counter the majority socialist party.

 

Education and political campaigning continue as planned.

 

Polish agriculture begins to feed grizzled soldiers and frayed citizens. Poland begins to gain more Russian attention, eclipsing Finland and Ukraine in popularity.

 

The 4 year plan continues, as planned!

 

Polish industry continues to solidify. Around Warsaw and near Danzig Polish factories are constructed. Though trained labor is hard to come by, Poland begins producing her very own small arms and equipment. It’s quality is questionable.

 

Work begins on a fortress ring. It may prove costly, as Poles have to improvise on making proper forts. No where near a German or British defensive line.

Work begins to reform the fledgling and wounded army.

 

Poland must first have the industry to make tractors, let alone automobiles, let alone armored military ones. Poland’s first automobile factory begins construction. 

 

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Russia

 

Morale sky rockets with the victory and food!

 

Work continues to repair what was damaged. The Rails start to regularly ship supplies again.

 

The project for a Russian fighter prototype by 1920 seems tangible, as work begins.

 

Russian automobile industry slowly grows, but is not very popular.

 

Mainly conscripts if not all are pulled into the Russian army.

 

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Italy

 

soldiers are deployed to Madagascar on transports flanked by 2 pre dreadnaught battleships the troops count at 150,000 men taking full advantage of the chaos insured by the French and the state of rebellion the Madagascar people were in. With Italians offering clear and decisive and firm leadership. The troops plan to land in mahajanga and march towards the capital Antananarivo.

 

The Blackshirt march on Rome a show of force my fascists calling for a strong Italian voice on the issues facing the world around them, not to coware up and sit in silence as the world burns! The march is to end outside the Palace of King Emmanuel where a speech is scheduled by the king himself.

On a balcony come 3 pm on the 3rd of the month where he calls for unity in the fight against the left and Marxism which has plagued this world. As well as the threat of our neighbors who seek to strike fear and strength in our spheres of influence. This claim calls from the King who claims “The right can’t be divided as the left grows!” this threat of our neighbors cannot be seen more prevalent in the Australians based in Corsica! An island which rightfully belongs to this great nation has been stolen by French pretenders will we fight for it? Yes, we shall! Italy will become a nation United once more under one right-wing government. And if that is not achieved I King Emmanuel third of my name will seize control of the government until one is fit for office to unite the people! Declared the king.

 

A naval blockade of Corsica begins with the plan to starve out the Austrian soldiers on the island and seize the island for Italy while France continues in her civil war unable to stop this.

 

Italy vows neutrality in any Balkan conflict offering to be an independent intermediary to resolve the conflicts between Greece Serbia and the noble Ottoman Empire.

 

Actions

- 150,000 troops sent to Madagascar to seize the rebellious colony from the French

- Blackshirts march on Rome a show of force to the people that they won't stop til strong leadership is in play. Marching to the Kings Palace where he calls for a coalition and unification of the right-wing to fight our old enemies and new enemies making reference to the Austrians and socialism.

- A naval blockade of Corsica

-  Italy vows neutrality in any conflict in the Balkans 


 

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The Hellenic Kingdom of Greece

 

The Declaration of the Twin Alliance

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From now on, it shall be recognized that the United Kingdoms of Austria and the Hellenic Kingdom of Greece are to be considered allies. In peace or in war, for better or for worse, the nations stand united.

 

As such, The Hellenic Kingdom of Greece formally joins in the war against Italy, in support of its ally. To the people, Prime Minister Konstantine Savros speaks about the threat to their islands, and their people, with Italy so willing to declare sudden war upon its weaker neighbors, without provocation or cause. Thus, Greece has decided to join the war in an attempt to curb the aggressively expansionist ideals of its neighbor, in hopes of securing safety for their kingdom.


 

 

Major Actions

 

-Shipyard improvement continues. The focus is on making them more efficient, and capable of creating modern, quality ships in large numbers. This is the main industrial focus of the season.

 

-Research into Submarine construction continues, better Offensive Deep-Sea vessels all around is the goal, this time, Austrian scientists and researchers lend aid to boost research.

 

-Defenses begin to be built up along the Serbian and Bulgarian borders. In addition, a handful of fortresses are commissioned to defend the coast of Greece through steel and fire. Focus is first put on the Serbian border and under the current cirsumstances, a lot of workers are drafted from non-essential industries to aid with the completion of the fortresses and the other defenses.

 

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-More quarantines and isolation for sick people, to prevent the spread of the Dutch Flu. Borders are shut down and tightly regulated, people can pass, as long as they do not display the symptoms of the flu.

 

-More volunteers are requested in the army, though the Greek military. The military reforms and training continues, with help from experienced Austrian officers to increase the level of skill fo the army. The greek army seeks to recruit as many men as possible through a volunteer program. It makes it clear that it would prefer not to use conscription, and trusts in the patriotic fervor of its people, to defend its land. In the end, Greece wants a highly motivated army of willing men.

 

Normal Actions

 

-In tandem with the construction of shipyards, mass modernization of the state and industries continues. With trade opening up with other nations of the world, great effort is put into creating new factories, new railroads, new dockyards and various other necessities of a modern state. 

 

-Byzantine propaganda and Greek nationalism continue. This time, the threat posed by the Ottomans and the Serbians is exhorted in every city. A mortal threat to Greek culture! Every citizen is urged to join the military, or work hard for their country in which every job they find themselves. Productivity must rise, for the clock is ticking, and doom approaches!

 

-Ship construction continues

 

-Orders for more artillery are issued at the greek foundries.

 

-Modernization of the education system, etc. continues, as well as cultural enrichment, etc. Austria contributes to this goal. Education is hoped to be on the rise.

 

Diplomacy

 

Konstantine Stavros officially condemns the German gas attacks on Paris as war crimes.

 

Greek nationals abroad are encouraged to return home and contribute to their nation with whatever skills they may have gained abroad.

 

The United States & China are contacted for trade in coal and other essentials to industry. As is Argentina, and various other nations across the world.

 

The Greek King Constantine I remains ill and bedridden into the next season. For now, guidance of the nation continues under the charismatic and prideful PM Konstantine Zavros. He continues to influence the nation and gather allies in the Parliament, while little by little stripping away the influence of those who oppose him. Discreetly removing a man from power here, or re-assigning an opponent to a dead-end post there.


 

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United Provinces of Ireland

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Population:5,807,752

 

   

 

Introduction:

Eoin Macneill kneels in the grass outside the school he learned at as a child. He looks around, noting how it still looked exactly the same. And still had many broken wood panels and the window at the center on the left side of the main door still had the crack from when he was a child where his friend had thrown a small rock to piss off the teacher. After a moment he was jolted from reminiscing in his head to a bunch of kids running out to greet him. “Hello your majesty! It's an honor to meet you!” one kid said louder than the others with an outstretched hand,

Eoin shook it and paused. “Wow... If only mum was here to see me now. She’d love this.” he said to himself before saying to the lad, and all the rest around him “Thank you, I’ve got many stories I’ll share with you lot today. But shall we head in doors?.”

And they all headed in. Before entering Eoin took one last look behind him. As the wind rustled the branches of the trees around him and the rain started up on that cold winter afternoon. Eoin was very happy to be where he was, It had been his life's work to learn about Ireland's history, culture, and language and bring it into the modern world and into a free ireland and now all of those things were coming true and on top of that he got to tell stories of medieval ireland, which was his passion with the newest generation who he hoped would take an interest in Ireland's history as well. On top of that he was now “royalty”. The only downside was that as per the treaty and agreement between himself and George V one of Eoin’s Daughters would marry into the British Royal Family.


 

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Internal Reform

    Industrial growth is continued at good pace and back on track, considerable funds and investments continue to go into Industrializing.

   

    Gaelic revival policies continue full speed ahead. Next year is the start of teaching most classes in Irish rather than English in 26 of the counties. It is being reported that in some counties Gaelic is already becoming widely spoken and already taught as a first language, Kerry, Cork, Limerick,Mayo, Silgo, Leitrim, Donegal. These counties are where Gaelic is thriving on its own, but with the increased funding for their schools it is sure to grow Exponentially. Growth is also being seen in all other counties in Ireland, even in the north. Though the growth there is much smaller. But the population of Irish people in the North seem to be learning it? Only time will tell.


 

    With the agreement with the Northern counties that they will not totally block learning or speaking Gaelic comes excitement for the future of “The People's” language, as the government is calling it.

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This is the linguistic map the Government has set as the Model they are hoping for. Dark Green is Gaeltacht areas, where only Gaelic is spoken. This exception would be Dublin. Where English will always be spoken. Light green is none Gaeltacht areas where Gaelic is still widely used daily, and the tree leaf green is areas where the Gaeltacht is growing into. Yellow is mixed areas specifically in the north and light blue is Ulster Scot speakers, Finally dark blue is areas where only majority of the population speaks only English. This is a very ambitious plan but the government will remain fully committed to making this map a reality, Whether it takes 10  years, 20 or thirty, or 50.

 

Combined efforts across the country stop much of the sectarian violence. For now.





 

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    Military Policy

Recruiters for the military scour Ireland looking for 30k recruits. Pretty much every leading general and training instructor within the army is an IRB member or would support them in a civil war. Higher Ups within military command meet in secret with their IRB member friends in which the military assures the IRB that the Military and many within the government would support crushing the ulster extremists.

 

Eoin O’ Duffy and Michael collins are also leaders of the IRB themselves and let it be known that the government in Dublin is not Docile. It is trying to maintain peace while at the same time arming itself in preparation for a ulster uprising,And that it would work with Far right, or far left Irish extremists during the event of a civil war so that together they could beat back the unionists. The government and military are just waiting for an uprising to occur so that they do not look like an aggressor as to avoid British agitation. Further secret meetings are held between the military and government with the IRB and other Irish nationalist groups in order to quell any doubts that they were on the opposite side.

 

Once the military had 80k active personnel trained and ready in case violence erupts once again.

 

Multiple large shipments of German weaponry arrive in Ireland after a secret deal was agreed upon over two years ago and which Germany secretly stockpiled for that time.

 




 

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    Actions

  • The Government of Ireland Asks the British government if it could have the Body of Roger Casement (who had been executed in England in 1916 for his involvement in the 1916 Easter Rising, the Only Irishman to be brought to England and executed) back to give him a proper burial where he belongs. [MOD] for Mod post flavor.




 

  • Industrial growth is continued at good pace and back on track, considerable funds and investments continue to go into Industrializing. Can I get a progress report on Irish Industrial advancement? [mod]

 

  • Ship building in Northern Ireland is booming. Continued growth is encouraged.

 

  • The Irish Army sets a goal of 30k men it will attempt to recruit into the army by the end of the year, which would add up to then 80k soldiers in the army.[mod]

 

  • Gaelic Revival policies are enforced in 26 of the counties and progress is already being shown. In the northern counties while they will not fund it the southern counties give donations and other funds to support Irish Catholics in the north wanting to learn Irish. There is even some growth up there in the existing Gaelic communities. [mod]


 

  • The Department of Public health’s 6 existing clinics become heavily used but the Dutch flu puts much strain on them and so they begin to be useless for that. This information is noted and it is clear for the future that while the clinics are useful for basic stuff they are not as advanced as currently needed. But Ireland is still advancing up to modern standard and funds are still left for the department. [mod]


 

  • Ireland continues to receive foreign investments. Especially from Britain who is massively funding Industrial growth among other things, But the Irish government asks Britain for funds to start several public works programs for building actual roads throughout the country as most of Ireland is still rural and disconnected from each other. [mod]

 

  • The violence and terrorism from the IRB and extremist unionists seems to be over for the moment. The government reigns in on recruiting and hopes to have forces ready in case something larger blows up. [mod]

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TO WAR!

 

Once again, the United Kingdoms find themselves in a state of war. This time against the Italians, who, in an opportunistic fit, decided it was logical to attempt the takeover of the Corsican Isle. Failing to realize the lands to be occupied by Austrians soldiers under the name of Napoleon, the Italians have triggered an act of war against the Crowns of Austria - As such, an estimated three-hundred-thousand soldiers have been stranded on the Island itself, giving way for a knee jerk reaction from the Austrian High Command as it commands for the initiation of naval combat against the Italian Blockade.

 

Back on the mainland, telegrams are sent back and forth across the Empire and the Greek Peninsula as plans are set into motions. The Italian actions had been a surprised one, no one within the Empire had thought them to have the audacity to engage Austrian Hegemony, but it was nevertheless a welcomed surprise - for it would procure the Imperial Crown the right to lay waste to the Italian Peninsula and their colonies.

 

Usurping Italian influence in the Mediterranean would elevate the Austrians to a status unparalleled in the region, an opportunity they would not pass upon nor allow others to stop them.

 


IMPERIAL STATE OF AFFAIRS

Civilian Affairs

The Empire reverts right back into a state of total war reminiscent of the Great War Era given the enemies they are suddenly up against. Conscriptions, propaganda and a complete industrial revitalization accompanies the Empire in its path to destroy their enemies.

 

The Austrians pay no heed to the growing of the Dutch Plague, but given the state the Empire finds itself in, all borders to their neighbours have already been closed, inadvertently closing off any chance of widespread contagion.

 

The various Aviation Academies throughout the Empire are presented with further funds to aid develop more sophisticated aircraft models to aid combat against their enemies. Primarily focused on the basic Fighter Model plane, they would attempt to improve various aspects of it, from the strength of the fuselage to increased fuel capacity. Prototypes would be constantly pumped out without regard as Engineers frantically attempt to figure out the intricacy of modernizing flight.

 

Military Affairs

The Imperial Armies of the United Kingdoms mobilize, ready to face the Italian Threat and any others that would attempt to intervene. Accompanying the rallying of the Reservists Armies, the Conscription Law is enacted, gathering several more millions civilians into the armies.

These Conscripts, while being Veterans of the Great War, are nevertheless instructed in their entirety to begin basic combat training as they are stationed along the Empire’s demilitarized borders. A significant portion of mixed infantry is positioned against the German Empire as they take defensive measures, destroying rails, bridges and obstructing roads into the two nations on the borders.

 

Guns open fire upon the Alps in Tyrol as the Austrians begin their combat maneuvers in the Alpine Region. Accompanying such an Offensive, another army is dispatched to retake Trieste and any other regions sold off during the Great War as a massive Imperial Force begins to invade the Friuli-Venezia Giulia borderlands. [Warplans]

An army is directed to the Serbian border to man the defenses previous built and if needed, expand on them to better suit the need of the army. 

 

The Navy having already been fully mobilized engages the Italian Navy immediately in the regions around Corsica, Sicily and the Adriatic, the Greek Navy coming to aid soon after. A sizable portion of the Navy engages the concentrated Italian Blockade of Corsica.

 

Foreign Affairs

The Austrian Crown states its intention to seek retribution against the Italians transgressions. Austrian had been pulled into the French conflict through means of marriage and alliance, but the fascist blacks of Italy had thought themselves to be above others and attempted to steal even more land from an enemy they had already carved up with their allies during the Great War.

 

The Central Powers are instructed to not participate against the Austrians and should they agree, the Austrians would take no offensive measures against them. Aiding the Italians in their unjust and unworthy war would simply put the Centrals onto the laughing stock pedestal. Nevertheless, preventive measures are taken - portions of the Imperial Armies are stationed upon their borders to help deter any attempts to invade.

 

Though done sooner than anticipated, the Austrians announce their cooperation with the Kingdom of the Greeks - The Twin Alliance is formed in order to aid each other combat mutual enemies. Given the state of the Greek Peninsula, foreign advisers of all kinds are shipped to the Greeks in order to aid them in their Hellenic Revival of their People.


IMPERIAL ACTIONS

  • Total War policies are enacted.

  • Borders are on lock-down and any shipments coming into the Empire resourced-based. Hopefully inadvertently lessening the impact of the Dutch Flu. Those already infected with the disease would be treated normally and quarantined in portions of their designated Hospitals.

  • Fighter aircrafts prototypes are pumped out on mass as they attempt to improve upon the current models.

  • The Armies are mobilized, supplemented by their Reservists and Conscripts.

    • The Conscript Armies undergo basic training as they’re based out on the borders away from potential fighting. A sizable portion is kept on the German border. These include the borders under Russian Influence.

  • A massive Austrian Offensive floods towards the Italian border, estimated in the millions. They use the improved railways and infrastructure to mobilize at a pace the Austrians have never seen before, quickly attempting to overwhelm any sort of Italian Border Defense.

    • The North faces a different kind of battle if the Italians contest the control of the Alpine Range. Mountaineering brigades are sent out to secure the mountains and defend the choke-points throughout the region.

  • The already mobilized Austrian Navy begins the immediate engagement of any Italian ships in the mediterranean.

  • Player interactions.

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The Empire of Japan

 

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(Rp will come later today or this weekend)

 

Actions

 

A large citizen effort is set up to help deal with the Dutch Flu. The goverment would not close it’s borders seeing as the flu had already arrived in the country. Rather nurses and others with medical experience would aid in treating those with symptoms of the flu. Trying to treat the symptoms and reduce the amount of people who died due to it. However in all honesty the government does not have much hope of treating this sickness. Seeing as research into a vaccine is ineffective and that the disease will inevitably spread, grow into a less-effective strain or people will grow immune to it.

However, posters are put accros cities reccomending to stay in their homes and to try to have the least possible interaction with other citizens. So as to prevent them from catching the sickness.

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-Accros China and Korea several navel arsenals are built. Both to produce more and better ships whilst also having some additional R&D facilities for testing and developing new technologies. This is so as to increase the ship production of the empire whilst also making sure the ships are of a good quality [MOD]

 

So as to get closer relations with the other two Chinese states and allow the economy of all three Asian powers (Japan, Socialist China and Manchuria) to flourish new railroads are built connecting the three. (If permission is given of course.) The stated reason for this is that it will increase the prosperity of all nations, promote trade  and more importantly make it unlikely another war will break out. Stating that making economic ties between the three will make sure that having war is not profitable and will give no beneficial for any of the other powers. [MOD]

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EMPIRE OF BRAZIL

 

Late 1918 + Early 1919

 

THE IMPERIAL BRAZILIAN NAVY

With the ever growing status of the Brazilian Navy, the powers that be officially change their focus. Upon the completion of the fourth and final dreadnought, as well as the completion of the last two armoured cruisers, the Brazilian fleet will stand at 4 Dreadnaughts, 12 Cruisers, 33 destroyers and 25 torpedo boats.

 

Following this, the shipyards are instructed to construct 2 Battlecruisers, a further 7 destroyers, 20 light cruisers and 35 torpedo boats. The hope is that these ships will be ready for 1920-1921.

 

In addition, a campaign to modernise the ranging and targeting gauges on the fleet's guns goes underway - the Brazilian Navy prioritises extremely long range accuracy, and a significant amount of money is invested into improving devices to allow this, which will give the IBN a significant advantage over the enemy.

 

Finally, the fleet begins extensive manoeuvres, practicing copiously to push their engines and mobility to the limit, all the while emphasising accuracy and precision in gunnery - especially over long distances.

 

THE IMPERIAL BRAZILIAN ARMY

As German arms continue to flow into Brazil, attempts are made to improve the quality of Brazilian troops. Serbian officers from the Imperial Military Academy are tasked with drilling and inspecting troops, improving things like discipline, hand to hand combat, gunnery etc.

 

In addition, the cavalry is formally disbanded, having proved useless in the previous conflict. Their horses are used to provide the National Guard with mounts, and the rest are issued to the artillery and logistics forces.

 

Finally, the army is expanded to a grand total of 200’000 men, from a previous force of 175’000. In addition, limited conscription is brought into being, with a grand total of 500’000 men being the goal of the reserves, trained in small batches over a short period each year.

 

THE ECONOMY

In an effort to cope with such expansion, taxes are raised by 1%.

 

Meanwhile, with Brazilian industry in the main coastal cities now extensive and concentrated, efforts go to industrialising the newly sprung up inland cities. Mines especially receive a high priority, while factories and the like are also considered a key requirement in the Brazilian industrial machine.

 

FOREIGN POLICY

In Guiana, troops are committed to rooting out insurgents - heavy shelling is used to drive out insurgent groups, straight into the arms of waiting Brazilian troops, in a kind of stationary creeping barrage. In addition, Dutch settlers who betray Brazilian column are interned and French settlers are expatriated back to their mother land. The natives are obviously left alone, often free to simply assume the property of interned or banished European colonists - they are also provided Brazilian citizenship.

 

A trade deal with Italy is made.

 

Colombia and Peru, both small states with micro navies - are approached by the Brazilian Government. Brazil, with the 8th largest fleet in the world, and the largest in South America, offers to guard Peruvian and Colombian shipping in return for a contribution to the Brazilian Naval Budget. In addition, Brazil offers contracts to aid in the expansion of both nation's Merchant Marines. Peru is already an ally and under the protection of Brazil, but Brazil also offers to Guarantee the Independence of Colombia, pledging to defend their close neighbors.

 

Bolivia, land locked and also under Brazilian protection, is offered exclusive docking rights in a medium sized Brazilian coastal city, and Brazil offers to create a Merchant Marine for Bolivia - which Brazil will protect in return for a contribution to the Naval Budget.

 

Actions

-Naval Reforms

-Army Reforms

-Economic and industrial reforms

-Italian trade deal

-Internment of Dutch paramilitaries and potential insurgents, expatriation of French dissidents and military action against enemy troops in Guiana.

-Deals offered to Bolivia, Peru and Colombia.

 

-Brazil begins to refit some of her field guns. Tear guns are adapted to fire in a much flatter ark, allowing them to hit a target near to them. Additionally, they are adapted to fire a smaller version of ship armour piercing shells - the goal is a gun that will be perfect for destroying tanks.

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France

1919

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Victory in the East!

 

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The war against the German traitors had been swift and brutal. Though only a couple months in length, the brave soldiers of the N.L.A dealt defeat after defeat against the Hun in their attempt to take retake Verdun. After the treaty of St Petersburg, the armies of the N.L.A march home victorious. To the east their enemies cowered before the triple Entente. In the west, the royalist traitors lost ground by the day. An end to the Civil War was finally in sight.

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The Aurora, 1919

 

Charles paced across the train car of the Aurora. Only a single light from the table lit the room. The table itself was cluttered with maps, papers, documents, everything. An empty bird cage sits on a second table, a sad reminder of his parakeet now far across the atlantic. Outside the window he could see the French countryside was covered in fog, nonetheless the silhouettes of buildings and trees raced by.

 

Charles returned to his seat and glanced out the window. His thoughts fell upon many things.

 

France was nearly whole again. The Germans had been repelled and to the west the Bonapartists lost ground by the day. The end was in sight. The Revolution had been a success.. So far.

 

Charles glanced across one of the many maps, running his fingers across it. France was far from her former glory. Glory that would not be regained with a global revolution.

 

For now, he kept his thoughts to himself.

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Dutch Flu

 

What is being commonly called the Dutch Flu has torn across much of France affecting thousands. Soldiers on the front to the common citizen have felt the disease in one way or another. In order to curb the rapid spread of the disease and help to treat the sick a number of policies are enacted. Institutions like schools, churches, theatres, and dance halls are temporarily closed. Factory worker shifts are staggered in order to reduce rush hour commuter traffic. Those still working are provided with face masks to help limit the diseases spread. Furthermore, clinics and temporary hospitals are set up across the country in order to help treat and contain the sick.

 

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Demobilization

 

With every passing day the war drew nearer to its close. Peace had been brokered with the Germans to the east. In the West, the Royalists lost ground with every passing day. However, millions were still in arms, conscripts or not, fighting for the Republic. The toll of the war upon the country was horrifying, the large armies made supply shortages constant and severe. To remedy this issue and push the nation back into a state of peace, large portions of the NLA are relieved from duty and sent back to their homes. The program aims to reduce the serving army to just three million men, nearly half of what is currently serving.

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N.L.A Reforms

 

Being massively reduced in size, the N.L.A would find that much of the conscript army would be gone, leaving only their core units serving and deployed. GQG would implement a variety of reforms in order to assure the much smaller army would be better in every regard.

 

As of now the N.L.A has several different helmets in service, British brodies and French Adrians leftover from the Great War were still widely used as well as Stahlhelms provided by Germany during the Civil War. This had the potential to cause confusion on the battlefield and it  demonstrated a lack of professionalism in the N.L.A. GQG begins a plan to completely standardize this section of the common infantryman's kit. In January of 1919, a new design is adopted and put into mass production. The new helmet resembles a German stahlhelm, giving it excellent protection against shrapnel and debris. Additionally, the side sections are reduced in size, improving the soldiers hearing and lessening a major drawback of the Stahlhelm design. Furthermore, the design is simplified in certain regards, eliminating many of the  manufacturing steps and lessening their cost.

 

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GQG has also begun a program to fundraise for a new program designed to ease life on the front and raise the morale of the remaining troops. The new drive, backed partially by the government and partially by civilian donations would purchase substantial amounts of luxury goods from domestic and international suppliers. These would include items such as cigarettes and chocolate.

 

Furthermore, an order for a small amount of RSC 17 semi-automatic rifles are placed. This rifle, largely regarded to be ineffective and insufficient for trench warfare has recently caught the eye of Charles Faucheux, an influential figure on GQG. These rifles are ordered in very small amounts and are issued in even smaller amounts to every unit operating on the front. The plan is to have the rifles undergo a trial run, they will be given to whichever soldiers could best take advantage of their capabilities. The soldier/companies would file reports evaluating the effectiveness and/or what they did or did not like about the rifle.

 

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French Pioneer Corps

 

One of GQG’s other reforms for the N.L.A is the creation of the French Pioneer Corps or the FPC. To avoid confusion the ‘Pioneer’ Battalions of the N.L.A are rebranded as Stormtroopers and ‘Pioneer’ tactics are changed to Stormtrooper tactics. The Corps will function as France’s primary military logistics and engineering authority. It will be responsible for the construction of military facilities, railways, and fortifications. Additionally, the Corps will act as a vital tool in the ensuing reconstruction of the country.


Paris - December 15th

 

Snow fell gently on Paris, a grey sky hung eerily above the city. It was not long ago when German machines of war occupied the space above the city of lights. Now only the occasional buzz of French planes filled the air. The snow crunched under Faucheux’s boots as he approached the stand. Though the Civil War still raged, elections soon approached and he begun to campaign. Behind him the French tricolor wove triumphantly in the wind, a large crowd gathered before the popular figure. He clears his throat before he begins his speech.

 

“Brothers, sisters, countrymen. The people of France have been subject to hardship after hardship by enemies on all sides! Since 1914 you’ve fought valiantly against the enemies of France, whoever you may have perceived them to be. You’ve done more than any man such as myself could ever ask of you. Yet still, our nation is divided! Napoleon V continues a pointless war dooming thousands to death. So once more I call to Napoleon, I call out to the Frenchmen supporting him to the east and south! End. This. War. The titles of socialists, loyalists, and royalists are now fleeting objects of the past, We are none of those things, we are only French! Our constant state of civil war has done nothing but weaken our glorious nation and our weakness has begun to show! Once more our holdings have been infringed on by traitors to the east! The Italians have violated the treaty following the Great War and move to seize rightful French lands! Our countrymen in Corsica now besieged by the Italian menace. In Africa, they move to conquer brave and noble Frenchmen in the colony of Madagascar! I will not tolerate more vultures picking apart our glorious nation in our time of chaos. I call upon the National Assembly to address these matters at once!”

 

                                                                                      - An excerpt from Faucheux’s speech

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Actions

 

Steps are taken to limit the spread of and treat those affected by the Dutch Flu (see Dutch Flu)

 

A demobilization program begins following the treaty of St. Petersburg. The army is reduced in size from 6 to 3 million

 

A drive to completely standardize the N.L.A begins, this begins with the adoption of and beginning production of a new helmet (see N.L.A reforms)

 

A trail run for the semi automatic RSC 17 is begun (see N.L.A reforms)

 

GQG launches a partly funded by fundraisers program to provide the N.L.A with luxury goods such as chocolate and cigarettes (see N.L.A reforms)

 

The French Pioneer Corps is established

 

Rigorous trials and improvements of the new French tank model begins

 

Elections are announced for May of 1920

 

Charles begins his political campaign running on a ‘unity’ platform calling for French reconciliation

 

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State of Poland

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Overview Early 1919

 

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The Elections were drawing nearer and nearer, the Nationalists fully intended to win a majority in 1920 so that they could form a proper Government, while still cooperating with the other parties that were part of the Assembly. There was much work to be done and Pilsudski knew what to do and had been successful thus far in his policies in industrialising Poland and ensuring its other vital industries were maintained and prospered.

 

Domestic Political Policy

 

The Polish Nationalist Coalition would begin the year with a heavy amount of campaigning, seeking to win over the centrists highlighting their balanced economic and social policies neither being too radical nor too conservative. Highlighting they have been the ones at the head of all legislation to promote Polish Nationalism, Social Care Policies, Workers Rights and Women's Suffrage. Pointing out they also seek to ensure Poland is defended through sensible Defensive Policies when it came to the armed Forces. (Mod)

 

Domestic Economic Policy

 

The Polish Government would seek to attain financial backing from the Rothschild Bank in order to rapidly build up its capability to build automobiles, though starting with tractors then moving up gradually. The case would be made that Poland without proper ports and having its borders effectively closed from all sides West, South and North it couldn’t import and as such its own vehicle industry would be protected from any potential foreign undercutting. (Mod)

 

Continued payments for increased yields for exports to the Russian Front would be issued to the many farmers. Helping boost the agriculture industry and ensuring the Duma Troops are well fed. Meat rations would be sent to help bolster morale. (Mod)

 

The Four Year Plan continues! (Mod)

 

Continued focus on growing the Domestic Arms Industry (Mod)

 

Military Policy

 

The Polish Army would continue to reform itself over the next years, in order to make it functional on all levels of command, logistics and training doctrines for infantry. (Mod)

 

Select Divisions of Cavalry would be selected based on veterancy and combat performance for Winter Training as part of an effort to create a type of Special Forces to send behind the Soviet Lines to disrupt logistics. Though this would only be a training stage. (Mod)

 

Research

 

Research Departments would commit to building automobile factories and beginning to create whatever they could and build up from there. (Mod)

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Hearing the cries of the Dutch Republic the German Empire acts, The British seemed disconnected, the French too busy in killing their own. The Dutch Republic was weak and none of Europe would come to her aid. Germany arose to the challenge, It had an interest in preserving the small Republic as so it would bring down it’s full might against those who dare bullied a weakened and plagued people.

 

A vote passed through the Reichstag as Germany officially declares it’s intent to protect the Dutch Republic.

 

The German Army in other news moves out of France to man the German Southern Border to protect itself from a rampant Austria-Hungarian Empire.

 

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The German Empire Guarantees the Dutch Republic! (Mod)

 

The German Navy continues it’s work on it’s own Aircraft Carrier (Mod)

 

A Vote is put through the Reichstag to only allow Volunteer Armed Forces (Mod)

 

The Tank Design Continues… (Mod)


 

 

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1919 (Early Months)

 

War in Asia! The Netherlands was reeling from several Japanese dealt blows. Their VOC and Regular army was decayed to a point of being useless. They by and large pull out, heading home. This however leaves a major power vacuum. In the west a strong and motivated Caliphate supplied by the Ottomans seizes power. In the middle island chains, the Tanoist Republic and Japanese take power. And to the east, it was a brewing mess os Socialist, Royalist, Muslims, Natives, and more.

 

In China her armies yet again mobilize. Former French Indochina was a seething mess of atrocities and War Lords. The People’s Liberation Army and Socialist Regime seek to put an end to the messy matters. Student Councils appoint their generals, mainly former Warlords themselves, though now loyal. And army rumored to be millions strong begins to clash with Laos, Cambodian, and Vietnamese forces.

 

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In Spain more and more settlers begin to take up residence in former French colonies. With such utter chaos and plague in France, it is a move that is hardly noticed. Spain for her part sits in an armored ring, and controls the Straights of Gibraltar. 

 

In the Ottoman Empire a growing radical Turk movement is gaining traction. In response to the Baku bombings, they wanted revenge. Teams of men start to travel through Armenia. They resume the slaughters, and escalate matters. The whole of the region is becoming bloody sectarian war.

 

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In Europe a growing war over Corsica begins. Italian and Austrian navyies begin to clash, as all out land offensives are launched.

Persia begins a series of reforms, shifting towards more Islamic policy. In Afghanistan Great Britain is setting up shop, having already been established.

 

Brazil earns the ire of her Socialist neighbours [and own members] for the blatant Imperialism. To sail ships around the world, attack shipping, and fight Europeans. It made for bad policy, and a growing anti Imperial movement was gaining traction thanks to the 2nd Int.

 

The United States after over a half decade of turmoil is still shattered. The Republican party had little support, and was losing the Progressives again. Growing movements against linear party lines was apparent. Socialism and Fascism were on the rise.

 

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In Mexico Carranza’s former Federal Army finally strikes against the new Regime. Supported by a Right wing coalition, they wage war in southern Mexico. Fighting is bloody, but not conventional. Roaming bands of veteran troops hunt down Government levies.

 

Another 20 million die from the Dutch Flu. By now most of Europe was hard hit, and industry and army numbers are plummeting. In America the U.S is paralyzed by government shutdown and plague. Mexico is in a growing civil war, and many are turning blue, coughing their lungs up. In South America entire communities are devastated. In Russia death is now commonplace, by bullet, or flu.

 

Ukraine

 

The army of Ukraine is formed into a true fighting force. Primarily staffed with cossacks and zealous Unionist.

 

Ukraine begins fortifying the border. However for now it is no Western in depth defense.

 

Romania accepts the defensive aid, already quite a fortress in her own right.

 

With Russian backing this naval group focuses on building capable shipyards in Crimea. IT will be a long and arduous task.

 

Work on this new Cruiser and Dreadnought begins as they begin to figure out how to lay it. By next [turn] they will be able to start actual work on a preliminary model.

 

New guns will complement these ships.

 

Cruiser conscription is slow, with too much else going on.

 

The Oversight Board begins naval reforms. Not many Russians are sailors.

 

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Italy

 

Madagascar is seized with little resistance. However it becomes a plague hotspot, killing most of the troops outright. They sit in the unseasonal heat, and suffer. But the island is Italian now!

 

The Blackshirt march ends in everyone’s shirts becoming red. From blood. This highly zealous and rather unorganized union was not doing well to buy the right wing’s love. Italian socialism was practically non existent. There was no tangent threat to rally behind. Instead they had been following a government and king that led to through a war into Empire. Government loyalist and Kingsmen ambush the march, gunning down or imprisoning many. The march is deemed illegal though the party is not outlawed.

 

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Greece

 

Greek shipyards are now capable of building just under Japanese standard ships. Used as a comparison to European standard, or British/German. Japanese ships are roughly 2nd tier. 

 

Submarine work nears completion but needs to have a few kinks worked out.

 

Greece begins a ‘desperate entrenchment’ style fortification.

 

It doesn't help much as the virus could incubate for weeks before becoming active. Greece rots just as much as any of her neighbours. If not feeling it more, with such a low population.

 

Without conscription Greece was only able to raise her army from two hundred to three hundred fifty thousand. However these Greeks are highly motivated, and mostly veterans of the Balkan and Great War.

 

Industry continues, but a bit slower than planned. Propaganda continues as planned.

 

Education reforms are enacted, as more artillery rolls out.

 

King Constantine recovers from his illness, and is starting to take a more active part in government!

 

Ireland

 

Roger Casement’s body is returned.

 

By now Irish industry had grown by a ⅓ of it’s former size. It was employing and educating more workers, as Ireland shifted on a domestic economy. With relative peace across the whole island, industry and life was growing. Primarily around Ulster and Dublin, the jewels of Irish industry.

 

The non existent Irish navy now numbers; 1 Armored Cruiser, 3 Light Cruisers, 10 Destroyers.

 

Using mostly volunteers or former IRB members, the Irish army reaches eighty thousand.

 

Gaelic revival continues, many non Ulster schools teach it. In Ulster they allow funding, and the right to learn it. But they do not encourage it or recognize it in court.

 

Ireland begins to learn from her mistakes, but is still racked with flu.

 

Other growth continues slower than planned.

 

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Austria

 

The Austrian industry begins mobilizing for total war.

 

The Dutch Flu runs rampant through Austria, killing tens of thousands.

 

Instead of Recon class, and actual “Fighter” airplane is made. It will be geared towards to sole purpose of engaging other aircraft.

 

The Austrian army now reaches a total of six million men under arms, with more to come. After so many years of mobilizations and war, her army was relatively intact, besides the plague.

 

War begins in earnest…..

 

Japan

 

The Dutch flu runs rampant in Japan, killing tens of thousands. Hysteric communities even shoot plague victims trying to enter their neighborhoods. 

 

Japanese ship production and capability continues to expand. 

 

This new economic and railroad era is praised in all three states, and begins work.

 

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Russia

 

The announcement of elections was met joy all around. Many Socialist campaigning for months now had an official platform. All sorts of parties were lobbying for power. The Dumas itself had strong power blocs, but seemed to not be the sole party.

 

After dropping the leaflets, Russians see scattered bands of Soviet soldiers leave their trenches, or try to. They are either bayoneted, or killed with grenades, not worth the bullets. Some defectors reach the Russian line, Speaking of Stalin and his cabinet’s Iron Control, and of the armies grip.

 

Who knows what happened, what kind of assassins and bounty hunters Stalin is dodging or purging. 

 

And so Rasputin dies, raising ire amongst some of the Empress’s circle.

 

This ambitious Dreadnought plan begins. First they must draft the resources and shipyards needed. Work will begin in June to start this big project.

 

Though not exactly in a position to export, France can import some Russian goods, though hardly able to even pay for it.

 

In tandem with Poland these Union automobile industries continue work on basic cars. Not many but the elite or cities have the capability to make them even viable. 

 

Work begins on a preliminary truck design.

 

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Brazil

 

With all this naval reform, the bill was rapidly growing. To almost double her smaller ships size in a few years was appearing to be more and more a growing issue. Brazil will have to let go plans elsewhere, to begin producing he rnavy more. The amount of light cruisers and torpedo boats is limited, and work first begins on the heavier ships. They continue to plan for a ‘21 date.

 

The Army begins it’s reforms and crack downs on discipline. They become a more organized and led force.

 

Work begins on connecting the coast to the inland.

 

Columbia and Peru for now are not keen on the deal. Peru agrees, but Colombia sights the little need for paying to protect peaceful shipping. Bolivia agrees, on the terms of use to more then just one limited port.

 

The Dutch and French settlers continue to resist, though increasingly hunted down and killed or deported.

 

A very far reaching concept, Brazil instead focuses on what is the realistic era anti tank weapons. Such as German or Austrian ones. Static artillery positions, and infantry anti tank rounds. Adapted field artillery was unviable to pierce the amount of armor any tank had.

 

France

 

France is almost the hardest hit Dutch Fly victim. For years her army and populace has suffered, and starved. Throughout France hundreds of thousands are dead, or infected. Paired with debt, the civil war, and navy/military cost, France was nearing a crippled state.

 

Most of the former 3rd Republic soldiers go home, leaving the increasingly communist N.L.A in power. This helps reduce the economic strain somewhat.

Any Stahlhelm esque helmet is utterly rejected. They stick with the adriatic. The army itself begins reforming into a smaller army. It was mainly the NLA Socialist guard, and Foreign Legion volunteers.

 

The Semi Auto rifle is rejected, having almost zero use in trench warfare.

 

Copying the useful tactics of Serbia, an official French logistic corp is founded. For now they work on gathering all the skilled labor needed.

 

Work begins on an improved French Heavy Tank. They work on making it less prone to breaking down.

 

And so 1920 elections will happen. The Socialist under Jaures who had merged with the more moderate 3rd republicans seemed to be a dominant power. With the army, propaganda, and tools, the Socialist seemed likely to win the most seats. 

 

Now slightly opposed to Jaures who was also running, Charles begins his less popular campaign.  He however begins growing a support base.

 

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Serbia

 

And so the first class of the War Academy begins.

 

The Dutch Flu runs rampant through Sebira, killing tens of thousands.

 

Serbia will debut her first dedicated fighter model in June.

 

Work begins on perfecting/finishing the Serbian’s new automobile model.

 

Work begins on heavy cruisers, 3 will be done in a year.

 

The Navy and Airforce report a entrenched Greek army, numbering roughly half a million.

 

Poland

 

Many see that the Socialist are doing the same thing and working with the Nationalist party, if not suggesting even more radical social reforms.

 

Not really serving a massive use with few Polish roads capable of automobile travel, some foreign investment is still procured. It helps boost the industry temporarily.

 

Agriculture, and Industry/Arms plans continue.

 

The army is mostly going home now with little threat. The volunteers that remain become more disciplined and are mostly veterans. Or dying of plague. The ‘Hussars’ as they style themselves begin training.

 

Work begins on the first ever Polish automobile.

 

Germany

 

The Netherlands thanks the German Empire, and increases trade routes into the Empire as a return of thanks.

 

The Germans are soon enough retrofitting another battleship. She will soon have to ships comparable to the Initial Argus design.

 

With such looming threats many feel the need for conscription. However they do begin to try and focus on volunteer drives over blunt conscription.

 

Germany will debut her first ever tank in June.

 

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United Provinces of Ireland

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Population:5,813,761

 

   

 

Introduction:

King and Queen’s counties get renamed. King’s county is renamed to Offaly, and Queen’s county is renamed to Laois. As well as the government uses its power to rename the county of Londonderry to Derry, likewise with the city itself.

In other news the Body of Roger Casement was returned to Ireland. And a funeral was held for him, and his body was re-buried in Glasnevin Cemetery. Many heads of state came to his funeral, including all surviving Easter Rising members and all of Casements friends. Finally this forgotten hero of Ireland can be laid to rest, he is finally home.

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Internal Reform

    Industrial growth is continued, good progress has been made but Ireland is still far off from where it needs to be.

   

    Gaelic revival policies continue, All schools within the revival counties are to start teaching all subjects and lessons in Gaelic, and teach English as a secondary language. Propaganda is increasing distributed, poems like these are written and distributed, reaching every inch of the island.

 

 

   

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    Military Policy

80 thousand men. That's the number of soldiers the Irish Army has.

 

While the remaining new recruits are finishing training the army is to remain on standby in case more violence erupts.

 

Multiple large shipments of German weaponry arrive in Ireland after a secret deal was agreed upon over two years ago and which Germany secretly stockpiled for that time.

Meanwhile the Irish Navy: 1 Armored Cruiser, 3 Light Cruisers, 10 Destroyers. The Navy hopes to expand a little more.

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Multiple large shipments of German weaponry and Stahlhelms arrive in Ireland after a secret deal was agreed upon three years ago and which Germany secretly stockpiled during that time. [MOD because Germany keeps forgetting to add it to his posts]

 

 

 

 

  • Industrial growth is continued at good pace and back on track, considerable funds and investments continue to go into Industrializing. Can I get a progress report on Irish Industrial advancement? [mod continued for 8 turns]

 

  • The Irish Navy sends out an order for more ships. The country can pay for a few more. [mod]

 

  • The Irish Army has 80k men on standby in case violence erupts.

 

  • Gaelic Revival policies continue, propaganda begins to become widespread. Schools across all 26 revival counties begin teaching in Gaelic and teaching English as a secondary language. [mod continued for 8 turns]

 

 

  • King and Queen’s counties get renamed. King’s county is renamed to Offaly, and Queen’s county is renamed to Laois. The government chooses to rename the county of Londonderry to Derry, likewise with the city itself.

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