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Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Directorate of the UN Peacekeepers, Defacto Leader of the DLP, New Apolyton, SMAC Demo Game
Nov 2001
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Alecrast
http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin...nation=alecrast
The recent massive population growth in Alecrast, coupled with the massive increases in military spending by the government (With only Law & Order and Education receiving similar levels of funding), have substantially boosted both Alecrast’s' offensive and defensive capabilities. Below are the revised stats and descriptions reflecting the increased numbers, as well as being more specific on the levels of training and equipment.
Army:
Formerly the smallest of Alecrast's military divisions, the Alecrast Army, led by Lance-General Renaldo Dantes now number approx. 3.5 million troops.
Of these, nearly 2.1 million come from the Army Reserves, who each receive one week of training every two months and serve for at most 5 years before being discharged, unless they join the Regulars. While the reserve units are almost totally Light Infantry (approx 95%), there are a number of specialized units of Heavy Infantry, Mechanized Infantry, "Rough Riders" (i.e. Light Horse), Mechanized Cavalry (i.e. Bike Units), Marines and Paratroopers. Generally, a Reservist will be trained in several doctrines besides the standard Light Infantry, however this will by and large depend on just how much talent the reservist has displayed. No matter what type of unit, all reservist units are led by a full time career solider, usually a non-commissioned officer, though not always the case, especially as far as the specialized units go.
Total Equipment No. for the Reserves: 20 000 tanks, 3000 self-propelled artillery pieces, 20 000 APCs, 100 000 transport trucks, 75 000 jeeps and other miscellaneous vehicles.
The rest of the army is formed by full time career soldiers. Their force makeup is a stark contrast to the reservists, with only 30% light infantry, with another 5% being reservist unit commanders, military police, or military intelligence. The rest are split between dedicated units of specialized troops, and the renowned elite Alecrast battalions that have served in the Sovietskii Soyuz, Centralis, and Sheepsta ("Holy Empire", "Civil War" and "Protectorate" campaigns) emergencies.
Battalions of Note:
Foreign Legion
While its numbers are smaller than they once were, the Alecrast Foreign Legion is still the equal largest of all the Battalions, with a full compliment of 200,000. Of these, very few are actually Alecrast nationals, as the name implies. Most that have joined this force have done so to gain Alecrast Citizenship for them and their families through national service rather than having to go through the long red tape that is immigration.
Equipment: 5000 tanks, 2500 self-propelled artillery, 10 000 mortars, 15 000 APCs, 600 combat helicopters, 15 000 transport trucks, 12 000 jeeps and other miscellaneous vehicles.
Knights of Flaim / Marmo / Valis
Rarely serving in any overseas theater (Indeed, they have only been deployed outside Alecrast once in the last decade, with the Knights of Marmo and Valis deployed to North Sheepsta to defend it from New Sheepstan aggression during the Protectorate disputes, and then subsequently to defend Urbanised when it declared independence from New Sheepsta after the controversial regional court case), these three Battalions are the successors to the armies of the 3 major city states which were engaged in the Chaos Wars, the Civil War that immediately preceded the creation of the Commonwealth of Alecrast. Each numbering around 50,000 strong, these Battalions are primarily garrison troops, trained for cityfights and repulsing attacks on both fortified and unprepared positions. As such, an unusually high number of their troops are trained in the use of Artillery and AAA, and they also have the direct control of a large number of Alecrast's defensive missile stocks.
Equipment No. per Battalion: 2500 tanks, 2500 self-propelled artillery pieces, 5000 mortars, 2000 APCs, 200 combat helicopters, 250 AAA batteries (1 battery = 4 guns), 250 transport trucks, 200 jeeps & miscellaneous vehicles.
Madboyz
Something of an embarrassment to the Alecrast armed forces, the Madboyz Battalion is formed of all the hot heads who simply wouldn't fit in with their units, but are simply far too talented to let waste away in a remote Foreign Legion outpost, in the brig, or to court-martial. Certainly the least disciplined, and usually the poorest equipped except when they loot something from their foes, you'd never know just how little training they do when you see them on the battlefield. In one famous engagement, a DRUNK unit of Madboyz wandered onto the battlefield in a jeep at slow speeds and blundered into an entire enemy regiment.... and less than an hour later, that entire unit wandered back into the bar all in one piece, while the enemy regiment littered the ground like so many flies.
Equipment: Varies depending on who they’ve just been fighting.
North Sheepstan Brownshirts
A rather odd battalion in the scheme of things. Patterned after the Rangers, the 40,000 strong Brownshirts are the remains of the North Sheepstan military's Brownshirts regiment (The other 10,000 having either fled to Centralis, Karakas or Bulbagarden after the court decision in the Protectorate disputes), which left with the Alecrast military (And taking their families with them) rather than live under New Sheepstan rule. Already having gained much experience against the New Sheepstan military, this battalion is currently on semi-permanent assignment in Urbanised, to protect the newly independent territories from New Sheepstan aggression. They will likely merge into the Urbanised military force at some point, owing to the fact that they hold their loyalty to Sheepsta first above all else. As such, while they are for the moment nominally considered part of the Alecrast contribution to the defense of Urbanized, they are not truly part of the Alecrast armed forces, instead considering themselves part of the Fonseca treaty forces, and so should be considered as such by the forces of other nations.
Equipment: 1500 tanks, 1000 self-propelled artillery pieces, 4000 mortars, 3000 APCs, 200 combat helicopters, 2500 transport trucks, 2000 jeeps & miscellaneous vehicles.
Praetorian Guard
The Monarch's Personal Guard, the Praetorians are Alecrast's equal smallest elite Battalion along with the Yokuza, at only 5,000 strong. Indeed, with the large numbers of secret operatives of the Yokuza, the Praetorians are likely the smallest of all Battalions. While now primarily an honour guard, the Battalion is still well trained, though its functions are limited, with much of the Battalion being mechanized infantry, with only a small contingent of snipers and combat engineers.
While hard to identify on the battlefield, with their markings being very similar to those of the Knights Battalions, the Praetorians have one defining characteristic. The Monarch's personal transport has a bull’s-eye painted on the top hatch, and on the end of the main gun. To this day, the transport has not once been disabled or wrecked in battle.
Equipment: 200 tanks, 500 mortars, 450 APCs, 50 combat helicopters, 250 transport trucks, 200 jeeps & miscellaneous vehicles.
Rangers
A battalion having served in all three of the Sovietskii Soyuz, Sheepsta and Centralis emergencies, the Rangers are truly the elite of the Alecrast army. Taking a similar role to Marines in most forces, the Rangers are the equal largest of all the battalions, at a full 200,000. These forces are dispersed pretty much equally amongst the various Alecrast duchies (With the exception of the Sheepsta Protectorate, which has its own special Battalion taking a similar role to the Rangers, the Brownshirts, which is completely comprised of Sheepsta Nationals, with the exception of some of its command staff (Many of which were defectors from the former "Holy Empire", or are of immediate Sheepstan descent)), though some of the smaller duchies such as Doujin and Teribii of course are represented by a smaller division of troops.
Trained for combat in any terrain and under all weather conditions, and equipped with the best Alecrast has been able to produce or procure, the Rangers are generally the first response to any new threat, and have thus far completed all their assigned tasks superbly, to the point where other battalions, especially those dating back to the armies of the various nation states that now make up Alecrast's duchies, feel somewhat resentful towards them, stemming from feelings that they've been marginalized. Only time will tell if the Rangers continue to spearhead the Alecrast Army or if internal politics will see the other battalions take the lead in future deployments.
Equipment: 4000 tanks, 2000 self-propelled artillery, 12 000 mortars, 20 000 APCs, 600 combat helicopters, 18 000 transport trucks, 15 000 jeeps and other miscellaneous vehicles.
Yokuza
A battalion with close links to the Military Police and Military Intelligence, the Yokuza are Alecrast's primary counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism unit, having served in all three of the Sovietskii Soyuz, Sheepsta and Centralis emergencies. They also have also been used in an urban warfare role in the past, though only units having served in the Sovietskii Soyuz have any real combat experience in that regard. Generally operating in "units" ranging in size from a single operative to perhaps a dozen men, the Yokuza are Alecrast's equal smallest force elite Battalion at only 5,000 strong...at least by the official figures, though it's somewhat of an open secret that the Yokuza could be practically everywhere. Including, right behind you, your most trusted bodyguard...up until now. Acting in a similar manner to some terrorist organizations of the past, units tend to form "sleeper cells" which activate as needed to protect Alecrast and its allies, allowing for rapid response to any crisis.
While the Yokuza are known as perhaps the most highly trained force of all Alecrast’s' military, equipment standards in the battalion are relatively low compared to others, such as the Rangers, Windriders. Indeed, no other elite unit besides the Mad boyz likely has such a low standard in this regard. At least the Yokuza have an excuse though, as unless they are an "official" unit operating from Alecrast itself, they must often rely on weaponry and miscellaneous equipment of local manufacture, and which would be available to a civilian of that area without attracting suspicion. However, that's not to say a "sleeper cell" would necessarily be poorly equipped, and there's at least one documented circumstance of a local gun nut and military buff, with several supposedly aging and "permanently disabled" pieces of large military hardware in his backyard turning out to be a Yokuza agent. Thankfully, in that instance, when his cover was blown upon his death from natural causes, the government of that nation agreed to cover up the incident so that both nations could save face. Alecrast for having had him there, the other nation for having had such a massive hole in its intelligence services.
Equipment: Not applicable due to unit structure.
Navy & Air Force to be posted soon
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To walk in the light, one must first cast a shadow.
Citizen #5 and Defacto Leader of the DLP in the SMAC Demo Game.
First elected Monach of Alecrast in NationStates
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