SNESA 8: Ironclad

[GeneralTacticus]

To China: That is acceptable.

OOC: Given that when the plane was designed it was meant to beat the stuffing out anything anyone else had available, and that it has been upgraded very frequently since then, and you haven't been making any real effor tto match it, I'd expect the Whirlwinds would succeed.

[Jack_www]

ooc:
ok

The test of the Me-15 fighters has proved that they are indeed better then any fighter China has now. The Chinese Airforce is now ordering 600 planes each year for a period of 5 years. During which that plane will become China's main fighter.

China would also like to open trade with the rest of the world. Also for companies interested in relocating to China, our price of labor is cheep compared to most of our nations, thus you can save lots of money by building factories in China.

[Easthaven I]

To Germany:
We would also like to buy some of your planes. And maybe our scientists together could work on developing a better one? Let me know what you think.

[GeneralTacticus]

To Russia: We would be happy to sell you our aircraft. Same terms apply as with China; we can't sell you the most advanced version, for security reasons, but eariler models are fine, and still very effective.

As to your proposal for a joiunt project on a new one: we would be very interested in that, as we are sure you have have much knowledge to contribute to such an undertaking.

To China: We thank you for doing business with us. Your order has kept more than a dozen factories open and preserved thousands of jobs.

A number of German companies, taking advantage of China's now-open markets, are setting up shop in China as fast as they can. Billions of Deutshmarks have been invested in the first few months alone, with the flow not looking likely to end any tiem soon. This has resulted in the local economy in many areas growing swiftly as new factories are built, along witht eh infrastructure required to support them.

[Jonny]

France-Diplomacy
To Germany: (secret) You may build one base on our southern shores. Also, would you be interested in selling us some of your old aircraft?

To China: (secret) We would be willing to give you some of the technology required to launch a manned mission to the Moon if you let us have your new tank design when it is complete
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France- Domestic Affairs
- We are beginning an upgrade of our Air Force to Huge, which will take 5 years.
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France- Statistics (1973)
Huge Army
Large Navy
Large Airforce (Huge in 5 years)
Small Nukes (Medium in 1 years)
Govt: Socialist Democracy
President: Jean-Paul d'Avignon (Jonny)
Tech Level: Early Modern
MPP's: Warsaw Pact
War: none

[GeneralTacticus]

To France (secret): thank you.We will send our engineers down to begin setting it up as soon as we can. Could you arrange for us to quietly hire some local labourers? We can pay them well, and we would prefer not to have to bring along our own.

As for your other request - certainly. How many would you like?

[foolish_icarus]

India to Germany (SECRET) :

we have somewhat of an electronics industry as well (not making this up just now--see previous posts) and we could both benefit from exchange of advanced products and designs. The commercial companies are free to compete amongst each other, what we're interested in is the military grade hardware. This need not be for military use- it just needs to be good quality. We have an abundance of manufacturing sites and people qualified for software, if you give us the specifications we can produce it very cheaply and give it back to you in large quantities.

[GeneralTacticus]

To India (secret): Excellent. We will encourage our electroniucs companies to begin moving into India ASAP. While we hope you can understand that we don't want to break oru monpoly on the micrchip yet (there's a huge profit potential in it), we would e more than ahppy to manufacture it in India, and sell it to you for very reasonable prices. Whatever product you want, we can make for you.

[foolish_icarus]

India to Germany (SECRET) :

Agreed. We understand you not wanting to hand over the microchip yet, thats perfectly fine (Your welcome to incorporate that into the agreement when you wish to), the important part is that if by working together we can stay ahead of the industries in other countries, we both win.

[GeneralTacticus]

To India (secret): Good. The specific agreement we propose is:

1) Both nations agree to abolish all tarrifs on electronics agaisnt the other.

2) Both nations agree to substantially reduce taxes on profits earned by the electornics industries of both in nations in both nations.

Is this acceptable?

[Giovanni Wine]

To: France
From: MCCP

I think it is time to make traveling between our two countries faster, we propose to dig a tunnel under the Mont Blanc and under the Frejus, what do you think?

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The Hellenic Times
Naval Industries of MCCP Booming
After the Union of Italy and Greece into the Mediteranean Confederation, large funds have been given to the industries as to boost their production.
Now the Car Manufactuing, Agricultural and most of all the Naval Industries are booming thanks to the government efforts, and those products are now open for selling to other nations.

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MCCP Military
Army: Large
Navy: Huge
Air Force: Very Large
Nukes: None

MCCP Statistics
Government: Marxist Repubblic
Structure: Confederation
President: Giacomo Leoni
Capitals: Athens, Rome
Territories: Italian Peninsula, Balkans
Population: About 100 Milion
Economy: Growing

MCCP Projects:
Enlarge Navy: 3 years
Build few nukes: 10 years

Saluti

[Jack_www]

To France:
We cannot do this. You are allied with the USSR, thus we will not trade such technologies with you.

To Germany:
We would like to buy computers from your nation using your new microchip technology. If you have any to sell to us.

[foolish_icarus]

India to Germany (SECRET) :

The first part is fine. As for the second, we have a standard tax rates that applies to all companies and industries, no exceptions. But it is already fairly low and we certainly won't tax yours any more than ours.


The first Indian satellite has been launched into orbit, manned mission to follow shortly.

[Jonny]

France-Diplomacy
To Germany: (secret) We can arrange local labor for you to work on the base. As for the aircraft, we will buy 100, and if we like them, we will purchase more.

To MCCP: That is an excellent idea. We should also establish a direct high-speed rail line between Paris and Rome.
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France- Domestic Affairs
- Elections are to be held next year. Jean Paul d'Avignon is still wildly popular and is expected to win re-election.

- Air Force upgrades to Huge in 4 years.

-Secret Nuke upgrade finished.
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France- Statistics (1974)
Huge Army
Large Navy
Large Airforce (Huge in 4 years)
Medium Nukes
Govt: Socialist Democracy
President: Jean-Paul d'Avignon (Jonny)
Tech Level: Early Modern
MPP's: Warsaw Pact
War: none

[GeneralTacticus]

Germany - Diplomacy:

To China: As long as you do not attempt to steal the design from us, you are welcome to buy as much equipment as you like (N.B. - we are not suggesting you would do such a thing, merely making an important fact understood. This condition applies to anyone who wants to buy from us, not just you).

To India (secret): We are agreed then.

To France (secret): Good. The planes should be ready for purchase in about a month (we need to ensure no-one made any mistakes putting them together), and we will begin setting up the base ASAP.

Germany - Military Actions:

The focal points of the German covert war in Egypt have switched to Somalia and Zaire, with central authroity in both areas collapsing. The army is fighting a losing battle to regain control, while local factions consoldiate their grip.

Germany - Internal Affairs:

A suicide bomber, whose identity is unconfirmed but beleived to be Arab, detonated himself in apopular Berlin theatre today. An Egyptian organization with links to the Egyptian government and the Iraqi extremist gorup Hizbollah claimed resonsibility, saying it was in retaliation for the German overthrow of the Iraqi theocracy. The German government retaliated by bombing several Egyptian miltiary installations,a nd warned that if such attacks are repeated, it will take full military action agaisnt Egypt in order to apprehend the criminals responsible.

Germany - Production:

Thanks to further advancments in electronics (OOC: They're going to become a pretty much constant fact of life with allt eh potential and the money I'm throwing at them, so just asume they're happening; if they aren't, I'll say so /OOC), Germnay has been able to place a few spy advanced spy satellites in orbit to keep important areas under survelliance.

Germany - Statistics (1974):

Large Army (upgrades to Huge in 1 year)
Large Navy (upgrades to Huge in 1 year)
Large Air Force (upgrades to Huge in 1 year)
Medium Nukes
Nuclear Defence: 4 years.
Satellites: Many communication satellites. Few Spy satellites
Economy: World Leading
Govt: Social Democracy
Leader: GeneralTacticus
Tech Level: Mid Modern
MPP's: India
Other Treaties: European Free Trade Pact
War: None.
Covert Actions: Band of the Jihad (covert war)