>>5717926
>An Officer with your troops' backing
MILITARY DICTATORSHIP 24/7

>>5717926
>>A Merchant possessing enough wealth to arm and supply a militia

Time to back the monarchy in exchange for a title of nobility. Win or die.

>>5717926
>>An Officer with your troops' backing
We must Secure our resources with an Iron fist.

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>>5717948
>>5717971
>An Officer with your troops' backing

Your train jostles over uneven tracks as it begins to pull into the grand Railroad Station in Ironhaven, Ferrovia's capital city. The skyline is shrouded in thick smoke billowing out from countless city factories. As you step off the somewhat worn Government Train, your gaze falls on the bustling King's Road. This thoroughfare extends all the way from the port straight to the palace. The majority of traffic here comprises horse-drawn vehicles interspersed occasionally with trucks or private cars whisking past. A staff car awaits to take you to the palace

which branch are you a member of?

>Your an army infantry officer
>a member of the nations small but fierce armored core
>one of the few officers of the paratroopers
>a Marine core officer

>>5717977
>>one of the few officers of the paratroopers
QM this is a super slow board, and most of the posters are American, just keep that in mind.

>>5717984
keenly aware Ive lurked here for many years just wanted to get the first choice out of the way

>>5717977
>one of the few officers of the paratroopers
Elite, Seize the Capital, hold the disloyal for hostage

>>5717988
May I ask what tech we are at here? or is it coming in an update?

>>5717993
The 1920s-30s Industrialization has not yet reached all of the nation and most farmers still make due with plow and oxen

>>5717977
>>a Marine core officer

>>5717977
>a member of the nations small but fierce armored core

>>5717977
>>a member of the nations small but fierce armored core

>>5717977
>one of the few officers of the paratroopers

>>5717984
>>5717990
>>5717977
>one of the few officers of the paratroopers

You are a member of the elite First Airborne Division. Men like you are not only credited with winning the Great War but also played a significant part in quelling the communist revolt on Beville Island five years ago.
You enter the staff car, taking a seat in the back. The young corporal behind the wheel knows better than to speak to you. The car carries on down the street, with the ride being relatively smooth compared to most of the city's streets, thanks to King's Road modernization - one of the last projects undertaken by the king before he fell ill. You lean back and wait for your arrival at the palace for your meeting with

>Prince Elcric The kings brother (monarchist faction)
>Princess Meredith (democrat/communist)
>General Barric (Millitary Junta)
(are these posts too short or would you like them longer?)

>>5718286
>>Princess Meredith (democrat/communist)
Too short. I prefer longer

>>5718286
>>General Barric (Millitary Junta)

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>>5718286
>Prince Elcric The kings brother (monarchist faction)
A tad longer update could be better

>>5718286
>Princess Meredith (democrat/communist)

>>5718286
>>General Barric (Millitary Junta)

>>5718286
>Princess Meredith (democrat/communist)

>>5717977
I'm only mentioning this because you said English isn't your first language andthe opportunity of people to tell you this will come up only super rarely.

In the military, it's corp, not core, we use the French word, so the Marine Corp.

>>5718286
>>General Barric (Millitary Junta)
Bit longer wouldnt hurt.

>>5718286
>General Barric (Millitary Junta)
General Antonescu route

>>5718286
>Princess Meredith (democrat/communist)
Absolute monarchy is cringe.
Military Junta's (the full time, not the guys who overthrow a shit governement and actually let elections happen) are cringe.
Communists are also cringe.
Based democratic state with constitutional monarch (the princes) is pretty damn stable and actually has checks and balances.

currently a tie for Democrats or Junta Ill give it another hour

>>5718402
Thank you! I had seen it either way but probably wont come up again the Ferrorvian Marine corps is very small actually about the same size as the airborne

Vote for the Junta if you want to play the royalists against the democrats while having fun with the military instead of being bothered by the parlament.
Also, we are paratroopers so we can drop commies from airplanes and helicopters when we get those.

>Princess Meredith (democrat/communist)

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>princess Meredith (democrat/communist)
>>5718289
>>5718351
>>5718400
>>5718507
>>5718551

You approach the palace gate, entering through a side door specifically marked for official visitors. You are halted by two members of the Fanatical Kingsguard. This battalion-strength unit can trace its lineage back to Ferrovia's founding days. One guard points an Aquila Empire-manufactured Talon submachine gun (Model 1283) at you while his comrade pats you down searching for explosives. The fact that Ferrovia hasn't produced a home-grown submachine gun for the King's Guard is a further sign of stagnation caused by the king's illness. Given the guards' fanatical devotion, it's likely he bought this weapon with his own money. The guard nods to you.
The path to the meeting room is unmarked, but one of the King's Guards leads you there. You enter the center of the room, which is dominated by a large oak table. This little council was once focused on railroad modernization, but it has now transformed into a semi-secret group supporting the Princess. The room is almost evenly split - half filled with merchants and militia captains and half with various members of the communist underground identified by their red armbands. You note that you're the only person in military uniform. Glances laden with animosity from communists greet your own armband proudly displaying Airborne's signature crow symbol.

Turning your attention to young Princess Meredith at end of table, you take in her youthful face – she’s just 19 years old – along with surprising presence beside her: Knight Commander Alric, leader of King's Guard himself! As she catches sight of you entering formally summons invitingly with her bright smile saying “Ah Major, good to see you! Please join us at table; we should be starting shortly.”

>take a seat with the merchants and millita captains

>Sit with the princess

>sit with the communist although its probably a bad idea

>>5718559
>Sit with the princess
Don't give an inch to the communists, merchants' only loyalty is to money and militias have no reason to desire anything other than what they think it's best for their little communitis. Enlightened monarchy it is.

>>5718559
>Sit with the princess
Force a constitutional crisis by marrying her

>>5718559
>Sit with the princess
Loyal to the crown, but the crown gotta reform to a modern age and the princess is that way.

>>5718559
>Sit with the princess

>>5718559
>>Sit with the princess

>Sit with the princess

I am a loyal Simp to the crown. All hail the princess.

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>sit with the princess

You stride up to the head of the table, giving a slight nod to Knight Commander as you take a seat next to him. The intense gaze from both factions comprising reformists bores into you while you sit. It's evident they'd rather serve Her Highness directly than align with Democrats or Communists.
The Princess stands and surveys her assorted supporters around the table before speaking. “As it currently stands, there will be no war so long as my father lives.” She leafs through a stack of papers on the table, eventually pulling out a single sheet embossed with the symbol of the royal physician. “However, my father's doctors assert that he has not long to live - six months at most.” She pauses for a moment to gather herself. “That leaves us with very little time to prepare. I have reliable information suggesting that both the army and my Uncle intend to press claims to the throne, which means war is inevitable.”

A soft murmur sweeps across the table until one of merchants – a portly fellow – speaks up: “Please excuse me if this seems unsophisticated, but why don't we strike now while others aren't ready?” The Princess pins him with a stern look before responding: “Doing so risks unifying Military and my Uncle against us. We stand better chance of victory by giving ourselves time to accumulate resources and potential allies instead.” One of Communists then poses his question sharply: “And exactly what is our plan?” To which Princess sighs deeply before answering calmly, "Given I am not an experienced military strategist myself; I leave exact strategies upto you all here who are my supporters plus actual commanders - especially since we can't predict accurately what enemy forces might look like once conflict initiates."


Would you like to speak up?
>Stay quiet
>ask a question(write in)
(This mostly likely will be the last post of the night if you all would like to name out MC over the night that would be wonderful if not Ill come up with something)

>>5718726
>>Stay quiet

>>5718726
>>Stay quiet

>>5718726
>Stay quiet
Let others do the talking first, makes it easier to make lists later if they will be needed.
However, I think we all can agree on broad strokes such as:
1-we must not let the communists and the more radical democrats gain an edge over the monarchy during the war
2-we must levrage all we can out of our allies, guerillas from the militias, spies and saboteurs from the communists, and make use the democrats give us a good standing with the international community for foreign volunteers.
3- hold the capital since what little industry we have should be centered around the capital

>>5718953
Concerning industry there are several large industrial centers in the northern part of Ferrovia the capital is only the third largest with the more central city of Gresh being second the the norther port city of Neverfar being far larger.

>>5718964
I see, Gresh might be hard to hold since it's in the center of the country but Neverfar's merchants and port workers should easly allign with us.
Is it wrong to think that the nobles are based on agricultural estates?

>>5718976
thats very much correct the majority of the noble estates are in the agricultural south and most of their power base comes from control of the peasant levies

>>5718981
What country are we roughly supposed to be?

>>5718981

Hmm, my first thought is that we lead a PR campaign promoting the orderly transition of power and also promising small amounts of social reform to the peasantry.

We can then remind the nobility that they’ll get the rope if the peasants actually communize, and so they should be focusing on risk reduction - socialism.

With respect to the military, this is more straightforward - we infiltrate the military high commands, identify officers of common birth who would be sympathetic to the Princess’s social reforms, and also identify the older military veterans who are smart enough to realize that a full-fledged rebellion within the nation is an uncertain and blood business.

If we can arrest the military leadership for conspiracy prior to open conflict, we can perhaps prevent wide-scale bloodshed

>>5718985
names and the like will be English and society is a mix of various cultures

also writing the update now

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>Stay quiet
You maintain silence to avoid incurring further ire from other attendees at the table. The Princess looks toward Knight Commander Alric as he stands, unfurling a map of Ferrovia. “As it currently stands," he begins, "the majority of our forces are situated within the most significant industrial centers. The largest force is stationed in Neverfar up north with smaller contingents placed in Gresh and Kings Rest, as well as in the capital itself.” He glances up from the map momentarily before directing his gaze towards you. “Major, now that you've joined us - you command the single largest organized fighting force near the capital. Prior to your arrival, I led a scant 200 King's Guard members loyal to the Princess.”

One of the older communists present - an individual missing most of his left arm - raises his remaining right one before speaking: “Why do we have so few men deployed within the capital?” Knight Commander acknowledges him with a nod saying appreciatively, "An excellent question Mr. Dyltov! From what I gather based on intelligence obtained; military intelligence seems intent on suppressing any attempts aimed at creating local militias within the cites boundaries, likely intending to set their base here instead of venturing elsewhere."


The Commander sifts through more papers until he comes across a single sheet embossed with the symbol for the Royal Army. “As present, Ferrovian Army officially boasts a force of 200,000 men under arms. This vastly outnumbers us, but we find our silver lining in that only about 25,000 of those are professional soldiers while the rest are peasant levies from noble estates,” he explains.

The portly merchant – apparently leader of merchant faction – interjects: “And precisely how many forces do we command, Knight Commander?” Alric rummages through some additional documents then pulls out one with handwritten numbers on it. "As per count tallied last night, we have approximately 15,000 armed men and women at our disposal. We anticipate this number to surge drastically once fighting commences. Therefore as per current strategic projection; Elric's forces will always outnumber us and the Military will be much better equipped comparatively but far smaller," He states before sweeping his gaze around room slowly adding optimistically, "However this situation can change swiftly as we expect substantial support from Communist allies in Arbeiteria along with Republics like Masalia".

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>>5719207
The Princess motions for the Commander to take a seat before she rises herself. “Considering the situation, I urge all of you to begin arming and training new recruits as swiftly as feasible. We must be fully prepared for impending conflict,” she asserts, waving towards a thin merchant dressed in a fine suit who rises and bows curtly to everyone present. “This is Mr. Barstow, owner of Ferrovian Postal Service. Henceforth, you will receive any correspondence from me delivered through his service and are expected to respond likewise.” Holding gaze with each attendee - if only briefly - she concludes her summons stating confidently yet considerately: “I wish everyone safe journeys home – please commence preparations.”
>head for the train back to base immediately
>speak to the princess
>speak to one of the merchants
>Head down to one of the arms factories in the capital to pursue their wares

>>5719210
>>speak to one of the merchants
figure out if someone has a metal fabrication facility where they can make a straight blowback submachine gun

>>5719210
>Head down to one of the arms factories in the capital to pursue their wares
Can we pursue a partnership? Something like "we offer your patronage in exchange for making weapons for us only in bulk." We might need it not only for our troops but also to arm the urban populace should the worst case scenario(enemy troops reaching the capital) happen.

>>5719210
>>speak to one of the merchants
If they have any domestic car production, we could get some armoured cars produced.

>>5719210
>>speak to one of the merchants
See if we can get some cigarettes for our men.

>>5719210
>>speak to one of the merchants
Supplies. Supplies and SUPPLIES.
We need to use our military experience and their experience in transporting goods to create a good supply network.

>>5719207
Some things to be noted:

>1 - the Navy
In the case of communist revolutions in Europe, the navy junior officers always sided against the establishment since they were the most educated people in the armed forces with some of the worst jobs. We can levrage the river flotilla and our air force to cut off the lands beyond that river from the rest of the country, meaning that Gresh, Hankton, King's Rest and Albrect's Ford can be sieged into submission. We can also try to make a landing at Clark's Landing, which I guess wil be the HQ of the absolutists since it's the only major city deep in the south.

>2 - the Communists
There are 2 sides to this problem, the first is that the existance of a foreign communist country means thaf our commies will get infiltrated by them, such was the case with the spanish communists in the Spanish Civil War, they became puppets of the USSR. On the other side, the fact that we have commies aligning themselves with the constitutional monarchists means that they are following Marx's word to the letter and helping kick the country into the liberal revolution stage of their dialects, with them we can learn from the germans who have defanged and subverted their own socialists by implementing the bismarckian welfare state. We should offer them our full support in becoming part of the establishment and thus cutting ties with the radicals.

>3 - The Capital
We need to get full control of the capital as fast as possible, if we are quick enough we might get control over what information leaks from it, we might even delay the news of the king's death by a few days in the best case scenario. The absolutist faction is based on the king's brother, so if a squad was to assassinate him it would leave the Junta to deal with.

>speak to one of the merchants

At present, your battalion is exclusively equipped with the Ferrovian Model of 1275 - an aging bolt-action rifle model. Despite the army's experiences during the Great War, concepts of submachine gun and light machine gun simply haven't found widespread acceptance yet. After this revelation, you start looking around for merchants who are still engaged in discussions within the meeting room apprehensive regarding the correct representative for requisition talks before choosing to approach the portly merchant who had earlier done most of speaking on behalf of his colleagues. An important thing to keep in mind is you have 700 men under you command currently who are in dire need of new equipment

>ask him about new
>ask hima bout armoured cars
>ask him about submachine guns and LMGs
>ask him about support equipment such as mortars and rifle gernades

>>5719321
Forgot image also

>>5719271

The ferrovian navy is relatively small and suffered heavy damage during the great war so in recent years they have relied on their close ally in the Marasila merchant republic to handle most naval matters

>>5719321
>ask him about submachine guns and LMGs
>ask him about support equipment such as rifle gernades
we are a light and mobile force. We need extreme firepower improvement without reducing our flexibility and mobilty.
Mortars would slow us down and armoured cars are not what we are trained for.

>>5719321
>>ask him about submachine guns and LMGs
>>ask him about support equipment such as mortars and rifle gernades
>>5719334
mortars are actually useful for paratroopers at a company level imo. in fact they're probably the heaviest thing we can jump out of a plane with. But that aside, we probably need to take care of weapons procurement for more than just the paratroopers because a bunch of dipshit ideologues aren't going to know what they want or what to do if they got it

>>5719329
Small is better than nothing, if they are seaworthy then they shall do.

>>5719321
>ask him about submachine guns and LMGs
>ask him about support equipment such as mortars and rifle gernades

>>5719321
>>ask him about submachine guns and LMGs

>>5719359
in any case we don't really need the ships per se, though interdiction of enemy shipments will be important. what we need are the junior officers to organize, train, and lead our forces on the ground.

>>5719321
>>ask him about submachine guns and LMGs
>>ask him about support equipment such as mortars and rifle gernades
Armoured cars might be useful for the militia and any future ground forces on our side, but if we'll be operating solely as an airborne force then there's no need for us to have them.
And if the militia captains themselves leave the meeting before discussing procurement, we should do so on their behalf.

>>5719406
many of the captains already have their own backers amongst the merchants you honestly joining the game quite late

The communists seem to have a backers from somewhere outside the country although the source is somewhat obvious considering the largest land border ferrovia holds is with a communist nation

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>ask him about submachine guns and LMGs
>ask him about support equipment such as rifle gernades

You approach the portly merchant who gives you a broad smile as he concludes his conversation with one of the captains. “Ah, Major! It's refreshing to find members of the army who sensibly back our esteemed princess,” he exclaims with an air of familiarity, extending his hand in greeting. “I'm Alexander Reed, current proprietor of Ferrovian Locomotive. What can I assist you with?”

You reciprocate the handshake then proceed to state your concerns: "I have a matter concerning my men’s equipment - specifically guns that we're in need of urgently; if possible could you recommend someone reliable for procurement?"

This solicitation earns another unsettling but seemingly jovial grin from Alexander: “Of course! I'm sure we could conveniently misplace a couple crates meant for marines or regular forces and redirect them towards your battalion instead; care to tell me specifications?” Eagerly, you pull out a small pad containing a list of weaponry required - submachine guns, light machine guns mortars, plus rifle grenades if possible.

Alexander takes a moment to fetch pipe from coat making you wait while he fills bowl leisurely before lighting it up replying thoughtfully after a few puffs:” Well Major; I believe I can fulfil about half this list gratis – consider it as contribution towards cause however remaining demand will come at cost. In lieu payment let’s agree on two conditions – firstly any valuable items recovered during missions would be split evenly between us and secondly you would owe me a favor which I may call apon at the time of my choosing”

>agree to this deal
>haggle
>search else for a better deal

>>5719520

>agree to this deal

“Done, and my pleasure to have made your acquaintance, Mr. Reed. I may call upon you again the future!”

>>5719520
>Haggle, Not for a better deal but to have him get more equipment ready for us later. Ask him if he can get us Self Loading/Semi Automatic Rifles and more long ranged Radio Equipment we can mass equip.

Mass equipping our units with radios would be amazing actually since we can just call in artillery strikes whenever possible.

The SLRs are to help augment our assault units since they can double duty as medium and short ranged weapons.

>>5719520
Supporting asking for Radios and Semi-Automatic Rifles for later.
>>5719530
>Ask him what's usually valuable like if given the chance to steal something, would he prefer we take Oil or Ammunition or What.

>>5719520
>>haggle
I want terms on the favor if possible. like I am generally willing to do it but not if it is a suicide mission or something of that nature. if it's just an assassination or a prison break or strike breaking or something like that, then sure.

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>agree/ ask for more equipment later/ ask specifics


Turning a page on your notepad, you begin asking for something more specific: "Could you possibly procure some high-grade equipment like self-loading rifles and portable radios?" A fleeting frown appears on Alexander's face before he responds, "Well Major, I'm primarily an entrepreneur - not an arms dealer per se; thus specific models for self-loading rifles might escape me. However I do have influential acquaintances in Aquila and Marsalia who could dispatch samples to your location allowing you to choose preferred variants post testing." Extending his hand finally for another handshake; this time marking the conclusion of their productive negotiation.“It has been a pleasure Mr….”

>Edmund Drayton (Peasant background)
>Jacob of house Plith (minor Noble)
>Artyom Brantov (Arbeiterian Refugee)

>>5719802
You contemplate briefly before posing your query: “What kind of valuables are you interested in exactly?" He grins, takes another puff from his pipe and replies, "Gold or silver ideally – considering most noble houses possess quite a stockpile of such treasures."

(lost the top half of the post)

>>5719802
>Edmund Drayton (Peasant background)
Away with you vile beggar.

>>5719802
>>Jacob of house Plith (minor Noble)

>>5719802
>Edmund Drayton (Peasant background)

>>5719802
>Edmund Drayton (Peasant background)

>>5719802
>>Jacob of house Plith (minor Noble

>>5719802
>>Edmund Drayton (Peasant background)

>>Jacob of house Plith (minor Noble

>Edmund Drayton (peasant background)

You bid farewell to the railroad baron, realising that other reformists have already departed - a cue suggesting you too should take your leave. Tracing the same route past Kingsguard checkpoint, you reach the waiting staff car where the corporal still sits dutifully behind the wheel. As you slide into the comfortable confines of the vehicle he respectfully inquires about the next destination: “Shall we head somewhere else or return to station, sir?”

Leaning back within plush upholstery, you contemplate various options briefly – contemplating between visiting one amongst the city's numerous arms factories or perhaps dropping by at the local Marine garrison where an old comrade from the Bevill revolt is currently stationed.

>The station
>Arms factory
>marine friend

>>5719955

>marine friend

What's the scuttlebutt amongst the other military branches? How do the enlisted view this power battle - do they have a favorite?

>>5719961
amongst normal infantry its solidly behind the Junta. The peasant levies go where their noble officers command. Its amongst specialists where the opinions differ your own division is a mess of opinions and politics your battalion is the most cohesive block in your division though

>>5719955
>>marine friend

>>5719955
>>marine friend
yes, maybe arrange some joint exercises.

>>5719955
>>marine friend

>>5719955
>>marine friend

>>5719955
>>marine friend

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>marine Friend

The corporal simply nods in response, driving down Kingsroad past the rail station until finally halting at the entrance gate of the capital's Marine Corps garrison. You step out from the staff car, approaching two guards stationed at front – both bearing shouldered rifles who nod acknowledging your presence whilst sparing your uniform and unit insignia only cursory glances as you proceed.

Given that base isn’t particularly large but sprawling enough to necessitate time-consuming search for locating someone specific; you decide to head straight for a prominent administration building situated at the heart of the facility. Upon entering, a sole marine sitting behind a desk registers your arrival. “Hello Sir! How may I assist?" he enquires; mostly a toothless smile suggesting a life potentially spent in alot of brawls - not surprising since marines supposedly recruit heavily from the prison population. Responding with a courteous smile of your own, you pose the question: "Could you please tell me if Captain Norton is available currently?”
The marine looks through a log book for a moment before speaking up. “He's the officer of the day actually Ill go get him” it only take a few moments before your old friend comes into the office. You had met the man for the first time on Beville five years ago when his unit was the first group to relieve your encircled company at a captured anti aircraft gun.

He smiles wide missing both of his front teeth “Edmund! My old friend, what is it you've come to see me about?”

>figure out where he stands politically
>ask the status of the navy

>>5720491
>ask the status of the navy

>>5720491
>>figure out where he stands politically

>>5720491
>figure out where he stands politically
Security first

>>5720491
>>figure out where he stands politically

>>5720491
>>figure out where he stands politically

>>5720491
>>figure out where he stands politically

>>5720491
>>figure out where he stands politically

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>figure out where he stands politically

“Well norton is there somewhere private we could talk for a moment?” The captain gives you another smile before nodding. “Yeah c'mon we can talk in my office” He leads you into a small office space barely large enough for a desk, two chairs and a shelf filled with mostly bottles of liquor. He takes a seat while pulling out a pair of shot glasses and pouring a shot into each from a bottle that lacks any label. “Pulled this one outta some nobles manor on Bevill not long after I saved your ass back then”

You take the glass and sip from it the drink is some form of scotch you think “well Norton I was wondering what your opinion was on what's going on” He takes a sip from his own glass before responding. “Funny I had a man from Military intelligence ask me the exact same question a couple of weeks back, You trying to see if anyones bought me?” The mention of military intelligence makes you wince before you respond “I'm trying to see where my friend sits when the fight starts norton”

He sighs “well Edmund lets say im unconvinced”


>try to convince him to back the princess
>drop it and wish your friend well
>warn him to get out while he can

>>5720820
>>try to convince him to back the princess
I mean if he's unconvinced

>>5720820
>>try to convince him to back the princess

>>5720820
>>try to convince him to back the princess
No reason not to try

>>5720820
>>try to convince him to back the princess
yeah I mean that's why we're here innit

>>5720820
>try to convince him to back the princess

>>5720820
>>try to convince him to back the princess

>try to convince him to back the princess

Alright roll me a 1d100

best of three higher is better

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>5721264

>>5720820
>warn him to get out while he can
>try to convince him to back the princess
I'd say we start with a bit of a warning before trying to convince him, would probably help us seem less like a mouthpiece who's only here for warm bodies(Which we are OOC), and I also genuinely want this guy to survive.

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>5721264

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>5721264

Hey 78 is decent

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High 78
DC of 35
You've convinced him

It takes you a moment to think of something to say to norton before you respond “Look norton ive already picked my horse to back in this race and I wanted to extend and olive branch to you before shit kicks off” He takes a long draw from the labeless bottle “well edmund I kind of figued that was the case who did you pick?” You hold your hand out for the bottle which he gives you and you take your own sip from. “Princess meredith and the reformists”

He leans back in his chair “well that's good I was afraid you were going to try and get me to fight for some jumped up nobleman in the south, Ive got some conditions if i'm going to fight for the frilly princess though”He takes the bottle back and drains most of the the bottle in own draw. “I want to fight under you, I won't take orders from communists and finally you dont go throwing my boys into a meat grinder” You lean back into the chair before you respond. “That's fair how many men you got at this point?”

He shuffles around on the desk until he pulls out a smudged paper. “120 boys a little over strength for a company but the navies a mess right now so they just keep sending me more men”

>tell him to remain in place for now
>tell him to begin shifting his men to your posting under the guise of joint training
>ask him if he has any ideas

>>5721300
>ask him if he has any ideas.
>Know any other people that we can get on our side?
>they keep sending you more men? Is this also in other units?

>>5721300
Supporting >>5721308
>tell him to begin shifting his men to your posting under the guise of joint training
We can probably snag some equipment for "training purposes", though I'm not sure how subtle it would be.

>>5721300
>>tell him to begin shifting his men to your posting under the guise of joint training

>>5721308
Supporting

>>5721300
>>ask him if he has any ideas
It would be perfect if he knew some sympathizers among the officers or at least some ways we could get agitators on the inside

>>5721300
>>tell him to begin shifting his men to your posting under the guise of joint training

>>5721308
+1
>Inquire about his political views
His anti-commie views probably stem from Beville 5 years back (which we most likely share). We should be honest about there being a sizeable amount of communists in the princesses' faction.

>>5721300
>>tell him to begin shifting his men to your posting under the guise of joint training
I agree that fighting under the communists is a bad idea and we need to be ready to protect the princess and the other liberal minded reformists from foreign interference if it comes to that. chances are even if we purge the commies their benefactors will still work with us in the absence of any real alternatives.
but then if we go off the spanish civil war the commie benefactors were actually pretty useless and only sent token support so it doesn't matter anyway.
anyway, joint training it is. we also want his men in a position where they can rapidly train and lead volunteers if it comes to that.

>>5721350
also worth noting that the communists only succeed in times and places where they are the most reckless and violent faction in their coalition so if we're willing to be more reckless and violent than they are, earlier, we can purge the leadership and absorb their rank and file.

>>5721300
>>tell him to begin shifting his men to your posting under the guise of joint training
>>ask him if he has any ideas

>>5721300
>tell him to remain in place for now
His 120 men can act as reserves should we or any other liberal squad in the city need it. Also, he said that he keeps receiving men so we have 2 incentives to keep him on standby, number 1 is so that he keeps gaining men and number 2 so that we don't get infiltrated should spies number among the new marines.

By the way, QM can the navy's remaining ships operate as an ad hoc river flotilla?

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>tell him to begin shifting his men to your posting under the guise of joint training

“The navies a mess, what's going on with that?” you give him a questioning look. He sighs while leaning back. “Well word is there's be outright brawls on both of the Heavy cruisers and one of the destroyers has supposedly already gone AWOL sailing west and turning pirate I aint sure how true that is, but Grand Admiral Ericson has already ordered the bridge crew of one light cruisers to penal labor out east for treasonous behavior he said”

You take the bottle back and drain the last of it. The fact the naivy is full of unrest is not news but the extent of it is truly mind boggling. “I want you to start moving your men to my posting at Fort Gabriel. You'll be safer there from whatever the General Barric has planned for the capital.
You take your leave not long after heading back to the staff car and telling the young corporal to drive you back to the station

Your current forces equal

700 Airborne troopers armed with aging equipment considered elite due to training and combat experience

120 Marines who are trained to a regular standard armed with rifles and a pair of Halberd Amphibious landing vehicles

Troops in Ferrovia come in four types of skill the higher the skill the harder they are to kill and the harder they fight
Levy
Green
Regular
Elite

Now that we are out of the capital things will begin to speed up every week that passes in the quest I will roll on whether or not the king continues to live
If you have any questions about our equipment/standing or history of ferrovia feel free to ask Ill answer them before I post the update of you arriving back at Fort Gabriel tomorrow

>>5721574
>Question (Historial, geopolitical situation)
Which nations are allied to Ferrovia, and which ones are enemies, how have these relations changed over time?
I'm interested in nations which share our culture/language, government form and/or dynasty, we trade heavily with, or have political ties with rooted in shared history.

>>5721574
Can we get some more map detail when your not busy? Like Nation borders, roads, small towns, Military bases?

>>5721601
Ferrovia is allied to the Merchant republic of Marasalia which is to the west this alliance came about due to the great war and is shaky at best. the last real nation to hold dynastic ties to ferrovia was the kingdom of Arbeiteria which fell to communist revolutionaries halfway through the great war

The primary rivals of Ferrovia was the Corelias empire which collapsed into several warring states after losing the great war. The other rival was the Aquila empire which ferrovia actually fought on the same side of due to obligations to Arbeiteria

>5721616

Will do but i may take some time

No update till later tonight some things have come up

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The trip to Fort Gabriel is short with the fort only being 45 kilometers from the capital a short walk from the rail station to come up to the front gate guarded by two men from the Army air corp they nod to you as you pass through. You walk past the various barracks even passing by a group of would-be troopers being drilled by one of the instructors.
Fort gabriel is home to the First Airborne Division of which you command the second battalion of five. The fort is also home to the air Corp pilots and maintenance staff attached to the First airborne.
You make your way up to your office before taking a set wondering what your next move should be

>touch base with your battalion XO (instant)
>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)
>look for allies in the nearby town (1 week)
The current date is
September 12th 1284 7th year of Harold’s Reign

>>5722472
>>touch base with your battalion XO (instant)

>>5722472
>touch base with your battalion XO (instant)

>>5722472
>>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)
well the more people that we have on our side the better

>>5722472
>>touch base with your battalion XO (instant)

begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)

>>5722472
>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)

>>5722472
>>touch base with your battalion XO (instant)

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>touch base with your battalion XO (instant)
You stand and walk to your officer door leaning out your eyes are drawn to a young private walking past “private could you go get captain Taylor for me please” The private comes to attention quickly “yes sir!” He runs off to find your XO.
It only takes a few moments before Taylor arrives a staunch democrat he was one of the easier officers to bring to you side. “How are the men doing taylor?” you ask him as he enters. He lights a cigarette before responding “good sir had some small brawls between a couple of our boys and some monarchists from 1st battalion but besides that we should be fine” you nod before asking a question that's be gnawing at you “The colonel?” Taylor grimaces through his cigarette “Still drunker than a skunk and whoring like no tomorrow”
>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)
>look for allies in the nearby town (1 week)

>>5722888
>>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)

>>5722888
>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)

>>5722888
>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)

>>5722888
>>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)

Alright roll me 1d100

DC of 70 best of three

also rolling for kings health over the week

>>5722888
>>begin trying to turn the other Majors in the battalion (1 Week)

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>5722965
>>5722967
>One minute off
Well at least I get to roll for first

>>5722971
Maybe I shouldn’t have

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>5722965

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>5722965

>>5723007
Hallelujah.

>>5723007
Eyyyyy!

>>5723007
Our savior

>>5723007
very nice save

>>5723007
Thank fuck

The week is spent speaking to a couple of the other majors in the division. You really only have luck with Major Nichlson who commands 1st battalion. He doesn't have control of much of his his battalion only bringing you another 100 troopers but every body counts

new troop count comes to 800 airborne 120 marines

At the end of the week the first of the pilfered weapons begin to arrive with 80mm mortars and a couple crates of Aquila manufactured sub machine guns

>issue the sub machine guns to every man your able
>issue them to NCOs and officers

>>5723672

>>issue the sub machine guns to every man your able

During WW2 officers were given sub machine guns and thanks to that they would be singled out to be targeted. Better to ensure regulars get the guns, especially if we are ever planning to fight in an urban environment. Since sending officer to clear buildings is just wasteful.

>>5723672
>issue the sub machine guns to every man your abl
Elite troops need force multiply weaponry.

>>5723672
>issue the sub machine guns to every man your able

>>5723672
>>issue them to NCOs and officers

>>5723672
>issue the sub machine guns to every man your able
Lets go boys

>>5723672
>>issue the sub machine guns to every man your able

>>5723672
>>issue the sub machine guns to every man your able

>>5723672
>>issue the sub machine guns to every man your able
if the fighting starts in the cites we need the right equipment for it

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>issue the sub machine guns to every man your able

You decide its best if you issue them to as many of your men as you can at least until the first of the LMGs and self loading rifles arrive. The first of the crates are broken open and begun to be handed out it should take at the current rate of delivery six weeks for you to outfit all of second battalion with sub machine guns
The sub machine gun model in question is the Aquila empire manufactured Talon Model of 1283 the 9x19 weapon is fed by a top loaded magazine and has mad a name for itself as the preferred weapon of organized crime

In six weeks the 700 men of second battalion should be outfitted with modern weapons

September 19th 1284 7th year of Harold’s Reign

>Train with the mortars and new guns (1 Week)
>Try to find other reformists amongst the division (1 Week)
>Write in

>>5724521
>Try to find other reformists amongst the division (1 Week)
>Read the different newspapers of the country to look at the propaganda used by different sides.

>>5724521
>>Try to find other reformists amongst the division (1 Week)

>>5724529
Supporting this.

>>5724529
+1

>>5724521
Supporting >>5724529

>>5724521
I’ll support >>5724529 as well

>>5724529
supporting this

>>5724529
supporting.

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>Try to find other reformists amongst the division (1 Week)
>Read the different newspapers of the country to look at the propaganda used by different sides.

alright roll me a 1d100 for recruitment DC is 65 higher is better and also rolling for kings health

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>5725471
uh oh

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>5725471

>Rolled 2 (1d100)

Oh no.

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>5725471
King= ded

>>5725581
I wouldn't says hes dead but you've lost a month on his expected life expectancy if I had rolled a 1 then he would be dead

also writing

>>5725586
So more of a dead is cleaning his sythe and waiting?

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The week is spent trying to turn other troopers, gaining another company worth bringing you up to a total of 900 airborne troopers; there probably aren't any more troopers you can turn in the division. The end of the week is marked by the arrival of norton and his marines it seems your friend has decided to Motorize his company as he's found/stolen several trucks along with his two Halberd Amphibious landing vehicles

Knowing what the other groups are claiming is important to knowing their plans so you seek out newspapers and newsletter for them. It's not hard to find them as there are representatives of both groups in the division. The military Junta is using the army newspaper to spread claims that the communists control the reformists and that prince elric is a coward due to his non involvement during the great war

The Monarchists papers are harder to find but you manage it. The things the Prince has printed in the papers are truly abhorrent from claiming the princess is not truly the king's child to claiming the communists have already begun to round up people and execute them. There is oddly no mention of the Junta in them either they think the military is no threat or that they have no idea about them.
You do receive a short letter from the princess mentioning the kings health has deteriorated during the week and warns all units to be ready for combat. The first of the LMGs arrive and are issue to the men with one in each squad

Troop totals
900 Airborne troopers with semi modern equipment
120 Marines shaped into impromptu motorized
>Train with the new equipment (1 Week)
>Seek out a source of ammunition for the new weapons
>write In

>>5725595
>Train with the new equipment (1 Week)
>Seek out a source of ammunition for the new weapons
Let's just say the paperwork on army warehouses will say a higher number then the stuff than what it is in reality. (let's take some lessons from our marine brothers.)
>Start spreading leaflets and grafiti about the messages of the promises of the princes and to combat divisive news and lies. (of course our news will be the facts. (cough cough)) We do not have the funds for a full newspaper
>Start looking at gathering support along the airforce. (we need planes to take advantage of our airborne qualities and it will allow us to redeploy at a rapid pace.)

>>5725595
>>Train with the new equipment (1 Week)
>>Seek out a source of ammunition for the new weapons

>start setting up safehouses that can be used by your men

>>5725595
I’ll support the first three >>5725600
I doubt we’d be able to look for support from the air force while training, looking for ammo, and spreading propaganda

>>5725595
>Seek out a source of ammunition for the new weapons
We can not train much without getting ammo for the weapons first.

Question, what parachute technology do we have? do they have risers or are they just strapped to the back of the soldier?

>>5726070
The parachutes you have are mix of the old fixed ones and risers the airborne where in the midst of replacing them when funding for them ran out.

Ferrovias paratrooper programs is one of the most advanced in the world actually and has the record for number of combat jumps

>>5725595
>seek ammunition

>>5725595
>>Seek out a source of ammunition for the new weapons

>>5726058
+1

>>5725595
>Seek out a source of ammunition for the new weapons

>Train with the new equipment (1 Week)
>Seek out a source of ammunition for the new weapons
>Start spreading leaflets and grafiti about the messages of the promises of the princes and to combat divisive news and lies. (of course our news will be the facts. (cough cough)) We do not have the funds for a full newspaper


Training with the new weapons begins and the rest of the men in the division obviously notice the new guns but cant really do anything about it. In terms of ammunition the ammo for the lmgs are easy to get sharing the same caliber as the aging bolt action rifles. The 9mm for the pistols and shells for the mortars take a bit more work but your in luck and norton knows someone who works in procurement and manages to get you a small supply.

The rest of the week is spent using the battalion's typewriters and clerks to begin spreading a small new letter to the local area fighting against the lies of the Junta and the Prince Elric.
Toward the end of the week your sitting in your office proofreading one of these newsletters when a young private pokes his head in and informs you there's a man in a business suit wishing to speak to you at. Curious, you tell the private to let him in.
An aging man wearing a sharp suit enters ”Ah Mr Drayon a pleasure to meet you Ive been informed you have some interest in some new rifles for your men Im Theodore Hasapis I represent a few companies in Marasalia who have some designs they want to send to market are you still interested?”

>You are still interested in the self loading rifles
>you are not
>write in

>>5726348
>You are still interested in the self loading rifles
Better to hoard guns so we can arm our militias and the enemy cannot upgrade theirs.

>>5726348
>>You are still interested in the self loading rifles
The more modern weapons we have flowing in the better, having multiple companies delivering helps facilitate this before the king croaks.
Secondly, I'd like to see specifics about these designs before we find ourselves buying something which doesn't work according to our needs or is inconvenient to maintain/supply.

>>5726348
>You are still interested in the self loading rifles

>>5726348
>>You are still interested in the self loading rifles

>>5726348
>>You are still interested in the self loading rifles

>>5726348
>>You are still interested in the self loading rifles
Yes.

>>5726374
+1

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>>5726348
Hey QM, I just wanna say thank you for running this. I love World War and Political stories and I appreciate the work you put into this.

>>5726577
Thank you! I wasn't sure if anyone was going to be interested in this weird kind of mish mash

>>5726621
I quite enjoy planning for and equipping military units, I know a lot of people don't speak so much but I'm sure they love that sort of thing too since you have a decent number of voters.

btw I can't remember if this has been asked but uhh who actually controls the planes? I mean we're probably fine just being motorized assault units but like... do we have the pilots actually flying us behind enemy lines on our side? At first thought, I feel like they'd be on a slightly separate command structure.

>>5726624
The pilots attached to the airborne are all loyal to you and by and large most of the airforce is also loyal to the princess due to the army flight school being a very liberal establishment

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>>5726626

>>5726621
I’m also a sucker for this type of story, thanks QM it’s been a pretty enjoyable read
>>5726626
Well that’s pretty helpful

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>You are still interested in the self loading rifles

You stand walking up to Mr Hasapis and shaking his hand “ of course I am I take it you brought me some samples?” He smiles a sleazy grin at you and responds “of course shall we head down to the range and look at them?” It only takes a few minutes for Mr hasapis to get his samples brought down to the firing range for you to look at.

He has three full length rifles laid out on the table for you to look at and one smaller rifle as well

Radtke Model 1280 8 round internal magazine chambered in 7.62 the same caliber as the current Ferrovian service rifle manufactured in Marasalia less than 4 years ago this rifle has yet to see widespread combat

Legionnaire V1270: Released in 1270 chambered in the common .303 with 6 round internal magazine rifle this rifle originally hails from Arbeitria and flooded the market after the countries falling out of the great war and communist revolution this rifle is battle tested and is know for its reliability
Rapid FSR-1283 chambared in the Aquila 8mm this rifle has a 10 round external magazine but is un battle tested and is rumored to have teething issues out of the box

The last rifle is a short stubby little thing Its a Kharadian Arms factory product Kharadian being one of the oldest arms factories in Ferrovia with a long history of supplying the Royal army these days they are know for their High quality shotguns but they seem to have supplied a sample in the form of the

Featherweight 1284 Carbine a Self loading design fed by a external 12 round box magazine these rifles are a complete unknown more of a prototype the good news is all of the rifles you will get will be straight off the line

You merchant contact has agreed to pay for the delivery for either one or two types of these rifles select either one or two rifles to adopt

>>5726727
>Radtke Model 1280
the same type of ammo that of our old rifles have so less of a logistic nightmare.

>Featherweight 1284 Carbine
going by its name its light enough for the soldiers with the old fixed parachute to carry, as it was one of the disadvantages of the parachute.

>>5726727
The Legionnaire for sure, a reliable gun with ammo we can easily get should be a godsend throughout the war but I don’t know about adding any of the others from the list. I’m leaning towards the Featherweight but I wanna see what other anons think before I make my final vote

>>5726727
>Featherweight 1284 Carbine
>arms factories in Ferrovia
Domestically produced means we'll get our hands on them faster and there will be no political bullshit preventing supply.
>one of the oldest arms factories
>complete unknown
It might prove to have some undiscovered design flaws given it is unusual, but I'll trust their experience. Better let our men put it through some rigorous testing of our own first with that initial batch and get the factory feedback, maybe also negotiate a discount on account of it being untested so we don't break the budget buying a defective product, doubt these are cheap.

I'm guessing that the merchants can only buy so many rifles, so I'd rather not stretch that and instead invest it solely into a rifle with obvious advantages rather than ones similar to those we already have.

>>5726727
>Featherweight 1284 Carbine
Betting on the dark horse.

>>5726727
>Radtke Model
>Featherweight 1284 Carbine
These two should be good

>>5726727
>>5726797
Alright I’m making my final vote
>>Legionnaire V1270
>>Featherweight 1284 Carbine

>>5726577
+1 for the political stuff and world building

>>5726727
>Legionnaire V1270
>Radtke Model 1280
Going for these as the ammo they use should be easily accesible to us.

But most importantly, can we get some of our men (both experienced and newbies) to come over and test out all the rifles? Maybe they have a preference, they will be using them after all.

>>5726727
>Radtke Model 1280
Existing ammo stockpiles, go!

>>5726727
>Radtke Model 1280
>Legionnaire V1270

>>5726727
>Featherweight 1284 Carbine

Why are you people voting for two carbines we're already filled with SMGs and LMGs.

Trying to adopt a second Semi Auto Rifle just adds to more cost and logistics which we can use for other equipment like Airdropped Tanks or RPGs/Recoiless Rifles later.

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Radtke 5

Featherweight 6

Legionnaire 3

Rapid 0

You pick The Featherwheight 1284 and the Radtke Model 1280 a mix of a domestic rifle and a foreign one. The Marasallian arms dealer shakes your hand and informs you the first shipment of carbines can be at Fort gabriel within the week the first shipment of Radtke’s is going to be here next month as they have to be shipped across the foggy sea from the Marsalia Isles.

>continue to train with the new equipment (1 Week)
>ask around the loyal officers and see if they have contacts of note (1 week)
>write in

>>5727220
> Continue to train with the new equipment and drill close assault tactics into their soul (1 Week)

One more week of training before the fight we've been preparing for too long. Make sure that each of our men is worth 5 regular soldiers in a close-quarters engagement and that they're masters in using shock and awe. Dirty fighting needs to be ingrained in their heads, anything to win and anything to survive.

The plan is to make the coup quick and capture/execute any high-ranking targets before they can react.

>>5727223
Honestly your airborne are worth at least 10 Levy troops which is good because the Nobles have a potential army of 100k-150k

>>5727226
Conscripts won't matter so long as we can purge their officers/commanders. Regular people just wanna stay at home and mind their own business instead of having to fight for a bunch of dickwads that don't even care about them.

>>5727220
>write-in
Offer to give basic training to the communists and supply them with some of our older rifles. It will make them more combat effective while also solidifying our relations and keeping any forgeign influence at bay.

>>5727226
>>5727220
Btw what are the major strategic targets like highways, factories and defensive lines in play right now?

Of course storming the capital's our biggest objective but the moment we storm the capital and get whatever high-rank officials we need I say we airdrop to any nearby industrial areas if it's feasible before people start getting ready to counter us.

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>>5727230
The communists seriously despise you. Your unit played a big role in destroying the last communist revolt and you yourself are a combat veteran of that revolt

>>5727236

The blue line is this map is the current planned defensive line planned by the Princess with neverfar being a massive port city and hankton being the second largest industrial city in the country. The Reformist forces are at this point he smallest of the factions but has a great potential for recruitment when the war starts holding any more territory is most likely not possible at the start of the war.

Note You are currently south of that blue line which mean you most likely will start the war behind enemy lines the blue dot is you

>>5727220
>ask around the loyal officers and see if they have contacts of note (1 week)

>>5727198
Just so we have a backup rifle if for some reason one of the two rifles becomes unavailable/unusable. But you make a good point, we'll see how it affects our logistics during the war. If needed we could drop one of the rifles over time.

>>5727220
>continue to train with the new equipment (1 Week)
if we are giving our old equipment to our allies then it would be better given to the militias or the merchants on our side.

do we have an airfield near or when everything goes down we have to haul ass to our territory on land?

>>5727256
Well we're a paratrooper unit and Fort Gabriel, where we are, is where our unit is based so yes this fort has an airbase. We're going to be storming the capital when the war happens though since we're the closest most well trained unit near the capital. We're probably gonna need to leave a couple hundred men and the marines to man the fort when it happens.

Maybe leave them the Attack Planes too since mobile AA is hard to get and it'd help them hold the place. We wouldn't be able to use them so well in the capital.

>>5727220
If we have CAS planes under our control.

>Start setting up listening stations and strong points around Fort Gabriel so we can call air support on any supply or attack convoys moving past.

If we don't have CAS planes.

>Continue training assault tactics.

>>5727220


Supporting this >>5727267, we might be a CQC specialized unit but using CAS our people can take out targets out in the open and take out any units coming towards the capital to seize it.

>>5727267
In terms of aircraft you have the majority of the transport aircraft in the army and a total of 8 aging Biplanes designed for air superiority although it wouldn't be hard to modify them for a CAS role

I would like to note the capital is going to be flooded with regular army units and The first and second armored divisions as they have very close proximity with the capital

>>5727280
Bah we're airborne, we're meant to be surrounded. Besides all we really need to contend with are the army units, the capital is an urban environment so we can probably mostly avoid the tanks and depending on how fast our planes our we could get into the capital way before them.

Also I assume nobility has control over the tanks and the army has control over the army so it'd be a three way brawl.

>>5727220
Supporting >>5727223

>>5727223
+1

>>5727220
>>ask around the loyal officers and see if they have contacts of note (1 week)

>>5727220
>ask around the loyal officers and see if they have contacts of note (1 week)
Do we have any (potential) benefactors to finance and arm our coup once we take the capital ?

>>5727220
>>ask around the loyal officers and see if they have contacts of note (1 week)

>>5727220
>>continue to train with the new equipment (1 Week)

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Rolled 25, 90 = 115 (2d100)

4 for Contacts

6 for train

The week is spent working on close assault drill as you figure the fighting is going to be the worst in the cities. Your experience at Beville telling you that urban combat is the worst part of modern warfare. The men seem to take to the Submachine guns and LMGs well with the first of the carbines arriving.

Alright I need a roll of 1d100 for the build quality of the Carbines

also rolling for next months event and kings health

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>5727912

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>5727912

>>5727912

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>5727912
best of three or just the first one?

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>5727912
Roll

>>5727934
>5
Guess the King aint gonna make it

>>5727934
Best of three and sorry about the short update today next one will be larger as you lot did roll a pretty neat event

Also at the beginning of next thread I wished to ask if you all would be ok with a bit of a flash back to the battle of Beville to test out how combat will work

>>5727951
Do et, introduce a couple members of our command section/squad/group too so we can delegate some work or have people assist us instead of doing everything seemingly on our own.

>>5727951
>next thread
So the next two months when it may fall of the board.

Yeah, it could be good to feel how combat works, maybe could also be from the perspective of another character or faction to not cause conflicts or be limited to what we already know in the present.

>>5727936
Read again anon, QM rolled a 90 on the kings health and we got a 52 for build quality on carbines
>>5727951
Next update or next thread? We still have a ways to go before the thread needs to get archived. Either way flash back tutorial sounds good

>>5727990
Hopefully we can exchange combat data to the army company and get the teething issues sorted before raiding the capital.

Not having semi auto rifles isn't the end of the world, annoying but we can rely on the LMG for rapid medium range fire.

>>5727990
Could be in this thread I suppose not the next update though Im still working out the exact way I want to run combat

>>5727992
Arms company*.

Phone posting rip.

>>5727994
We have basically full control of Fort Gabriel at this point yeah?

>>5728004
Somewhat you have the majority of those willing to fight under your control but taking the fort proper will need to happen when this kicks off

>>5728019
Cool, we just need a written letter by the princess handing us control of the fort to give us legitimacy when we take over the place and a map of the capital then we should be good.

If capturing the monarchist leaders becomes unfeasable we can try to steal the two heavy cruisers using our marines as mediators to convince the crew. The dock is an obvious target if decapitation of the Monarchists isn't feasable, we can destroy it to hobble any monarchist reinforcements/trade from coming in from overseas or use the shore artillery to sink the docked ships.

The monarchists are gonna scale well along with us since they can hire mercenaries or use their vast wealth to quickly ready themselves so we gotta take them out and steal their reserves for ourselves first.

>~Monarchists - Duke Elric - Filled with Nobility

+Backed by Nobility
+LOTS OF MONEY
+Nobles have a large number of household guard
+Controls the Southern Breadbasket and most food production
+Has the highest number of troops on paper
+LIKELY CONTROLS NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
+Likely controls the very few but incredibly difficult-to-counter armored units
-Household Guard Skills will vary
-Non Standardised Equipment
-Likely Filled with low-morale conscripts
-Unlikely to be a cohesive group. Nobles are stuck-up pricks

>~Reformists - Princess Meredith - Filled with Meredith's Clique and Belligerent Communists

+HIGHEST CLAIM TO THE COUNTRY.
+HIGH PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES TO THE NORTH. CONTROLS BOTH LARGEST AND SECOND LARGEST PRODUCTION CITIES.
+Princess seems relatively popular to the people.
+Can quickly raise militia and communist units from the people.
+Incredibly highly skilled professional units.
+Good amount of money and mercantile contacts
+/-Expecting Communist Support from overseas
+/-Large numbers of militia units are effectively backed/controlled by merchants
-ALLIED WITH NON-LOYAL COMMUNISTS
-Low standing army numbers.
-Incredibly low professional army units.

>~Military Junta - General Barric - Filled with Military Veterans and Trained Soldiers

+PROFESSIONAL ARMY
+Controls the regular army infantry
+Large number of veterans
+Access to the country's stockpiles of advanced equipment
+Control over the mountains and mines to the East
-Likely low amounts of money and mercantile contacts
-NO CLAIM TO COUNTRY
-Mines are manned by penal labor
-Apparently the lowest number of people, General Barric is likely able to turn high-ranking officers though.


[WILD CARDS]
>~Navy - No Leader
+/- Fractured and Infighting. Different Captains are supporting different factions
+/- Possible Mutiniying, we might be able to buy some of the captains' loyalty
-Incredibly small, only two heavy cruisers and one destroyer were mentioned. Unlikely to have many more ships than that, maybe some light cruisers and destroyers.

>~Airforce/Paratroopers
+Leaning Towards The Princess
+Full of Veteran Units, Integral to Putting Down a previous Communist revolution
+Elite and Well Educated Unit
+We have the backing of the 1st Batallion Commander and some of his men.
-Seemingly poor quality officers
-Likely hated by the communists
-There are Monarchists and Most Likely Juntas here.
-1st Batallion seems filled with Monarchists and don't listen to their commander

>~Marasila merchant republic - Leader Unknown
+/- Allied to Ferrovia/Our Country
+/-Helps pick up the slack of our damaged Navy
-No Strong Ties to the country

>>5728341
couple of things I wish to clarify

The mines are controlled by the Nobillity

The armored units are undoubtedly loyal to General Berric

The communists straight up hate you

The navy at this point has

2 Heavy cruisers of modern design
5 Light cruisers of modern design
23-24 destroyers of aging design (one has apparently gone pirate you dont know

and around 30 Motor torpedo boats that pull double duty as river patrol boats

Oh and the Marasila Republic is undoubtedly selling to all sides as many of the arms companies are desperate for sales

Otherwise fantastic summary

>>5728353
Hmm even grabbing a couple of light cruisers would serve us incredibly well in the future but my military guy pointed out a possible plan. Hopefully, we can discuss this with the princess later before the king dies.

He pointed out that
>WE SHOULD NOT PARADROP.
Even for the meme, we'd take massive amounts of casualties and since we're basically the only other professional unit in our faction we'd be screwing the princess over since we can't be replaced.

Once the king dies and we take over the fort, we'll hopefully try to land in the capital using a nearby airport. So long as we're quick/king's death isn't widespread, anybody guarding the airport is unlikely to just fire on us so we can move our troops quickly without the spread of a paradrop.

>We might need to coup the fort before the king dies.
There's just too much riding on a quick strike to the capital for us to have to deal with the fort, it's risky but I think it'd be worth to coup Fort Gabriel and then lock it down using the Marines as Guards.

>We should use the King's Guard to Lock Down The Palace.

They're basically based there anyway so it's their home field. Hopefully they can lock it down and capture Duke Elric or at least a bunch of his loyalists. Army Intelligence is gonna be a huge problem though.

>Depending on how things go we should fly Meredith into the capital and crown her immediately.

Even if we have to leave the capital afterwards, it'd give us legitimacy hopefully. We can at least survive a palace siege with our troops even if it'd be meatgrinder.

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Your filling out some paperwork concerning all of the new equipment you've received, mostly just covering their source with some bureaucratic red tape. When Captain Norton arrives at your office door you let your friend offering him a seat before he begins to speak. “ Revolt in the east, boss.” The surprise is evident on your face as he lights a cigar one far too nice for him to have gotten legally before you respond. “Who started it, the army or Elric?” He lets the smoke linger for a moment before expelling it into a large cloud before responding. “Neither Penal colonies in the Kresh have risen up and slaughtered their guards. My brother sent a telegram this morning. He works on one of the Rail lines that cater to the mines That's how he knows.” You excuse your friend for the moment as you wonder why you had to hear this second hand from Norton and not Military telegram?
The answer simply either being they dont know or dont care the mountain mines are owned and operated by the nobility and of course the nobles wouldnt care to tell others about a fuck up this large. While a big deal the Revolt in the mountains are far away and simply not your problem currently. The real question is how do you want to spend your week?


October 1st 1284 7th year of Harold reign

>look for contacts amongst the officers (1 week)
>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)
>write in

>>5728398
>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)
lets start making solutions to inmediate problems.

>>5728398
>look for contacts amongst the officers (1 week)
King seems to be in good health lets increase value

>>5728398
>look for contacts amongst the officers (1 week)

>>5728398
>>look for contacts amongst the officers (1 week)

>>5728398
>>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)

>>5728398
>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)

If we take the fort, even if we can't take the capital we can keep it in check. Plus we gotta make sure as many Paratroopers survive we can use later.

>>5728398
>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week

>>5728398
>look for contacts amongst the officers (1 week)
Primarily from the Navy. We need to assemble every captain who's on our side so they can begin the preparations for war.

>>5728360
>>We might need to coup the fort before the king dies.
I don't think we can. If we fire the first shot before the king dead & the claims to the throne are declared, it'd look like we're attempting a coup, therefore drawing ire from both the Royalty and the Junta.

>>5728398
>organize a meeting with officers of the fort
No need to prepare to take the fort if everybody is on our side, just need to find out if they are first, then we could focus elsewhere. If not, then this is an opportunity to convince them. Things might escalate quickly if they aren't though.
>>look for contacts amongst the officers (1 week)

>>5728510
>>5728496
>The week is spent trying to turn other troopers, gaining another company worth bringing you up to a total of 900 airborne troopers; there probably aren't any more troopers you can turn in the division.

We've tried turning officers and it was DC 70, first roll and we don't have any new incentives to give people. Also we've convinced pretty much all the individual troopers. Of course there's probably gonna be a lot of neutral people that don't wanna take a side but the Air Force is supposed to be princess leaning and previous posts seem to imply we've got all the people willing to take our side on our side. All we really need to do is take down the major Monarchist members in 1st Batallion before keeping everyone under lock and key for a couple weeks, we can commit to an information blackout. Unlike with the mines we have the chance to keep things hush hush.

King's not gonna last long, even with a good health roll he's already in a coma and rolled terribly before which cut his time a couple weeks when he only had a couple months at the start.

>>5728398
>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)

>>5728535
>The week is spent speaking to a couple of the other majors in the division. You really only have luck with Major Nichlson who commands 1st battalion. He doesn't have control of much of his his battalion only bringing you another 100 troopers but every body count

>Somewhat you have the majority of those willing to fight under your control but taking the fort proper will need to happen when this kicks off

Yeah there's gonna be a lot of neutrals who don't wanna take a side, only 1st Batallion is likely to be a problem.

Diplomacy has its place but we control basically 90% of the people willing to pick sides and our character is focused on combat, tactics and strategy. We're not a full diplomancer, if we plan well enough nobody needs to die.

Just get the princess to get us some trumped up orders to keep our colonel under lock pending court marshal. Call it dereliction of duty for his whoring, drinking and incompetence or something.

We can keep the fort under lockdown then put everybody not on our side on heavy PT so they'll be too exhausted to try anything. Supply delivery taking can be handled by our men or the marines.

>>5728398
>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)

>>5728398
>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)

>>5728398
>>look for contacts amongst the officers (1 week)

>>5728398
>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>Begin prepping for taking the fort if need be (1 Week)

Alright roll me a 1d100 best of three higher the better

to get atleast one option DC us 45 also rolling for kings health

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>5728674
The king will kick it far sooner with those rolls than later.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>5728674

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>5728674

>>5728675
Nice roll but yeah the King's not gonna last long, he's been rolling shit roll after shit roll for his health.