NationStates • View topic - Marquesan World Factbook, V6. (Closed WIP! Do Not Post!) (2024)

First System: Gendarmerie citadels (built ca. 1190 - 1310)
Red brick construction w/ crushed rock wall fill & copper roofing
Four gates @ cardinal directions, longhouses arranged radially
80 meter diameter exterior walls - 3 meters high, 2 meters thick
251 meters of walls, 50x mounts for ballistae, scorpios, trebuchets (updated w/ 3rd system)
Encloses 4,713 m2 (1.16 Ac) courtyard w/ 8x longhouses (30x10m)
(Granary, orangerie, infirmary, library, guild hall, forge hall, public house & hostel)
20 meter diameter/height castle interior, 4 floors - 1,256.64 m2 interior space
40 meter (9 story) tower height (lighthouse / watchtower / signal tower)
Barracks for 80 gendarmes

Second System: Refuge castles (built ca. 1310 - 1430)
Red brick construction w/ crushed rock wall fill & copper roofing
Four gates @ cardinal directions, longhouses arranged radially
120 meter diameter exterior walls - 5 meters high, 3 meters thick
377 meters of walls, 75x mounts for ballistae, scorpios, trebuchets (updated w/ 3rd system)
Encloses 10,603 m2 (2.62 Ac) courtyard w/ 18x longhouses (67x10m)
(Granary, orangerie, infirmary, library, guild hall, forge hall, public house & hostel + 10 barracks)
30 meter diameter/height castle interior, 7 floors - 4,948.3 m2 interior space
60 meter (14 story) tower height (lighthouse / watchtower / signal tower)
Barracks for 180 gendarmes
Refuge or marching camp for 1,600

Third System: Great redoubt castles (built ca. 1430 - 1550)
Red brick construction w/ crushed rock wall fill & copper roofing
Four gates @ cardinal directions, longhouses arranged radially
160 meter diameter exterior walls - 7 meters high, 4 meters thick
502.6 meters of walls, 100x mounts for serpentines, sakers, basilisks, culverins
Encloses 18,850 m2 (4.65 Ac) courtyard w/ 30x longhouses (67x10m)
(Granary, orangerie, infirmary, library, guild hall, forge hall, public house & hostel + 22x barracks)
40 meter diameter/height castle interior, 9 floors - 11,305.8 m2 interior space
100 meter (37 story) tower height (lighthouse / watchtower / signal tower)
Barracks for 320 gendarmes
Refuge or marching camp for 3,500

Fourth System: Outpost Fortresses (built ca. 1550 - 1670)
Red brick construction w/ crushed rock wall fill & copper roofing
Four gates @ cardinal directions, longhouses arranged radially
200 meter diameter exterior walls - 9 meters high, 5 meters thick
628.3 meters of walls, 125x mounts for culverins, cannons, mortars
Encloses 29,453 m2 (7.27 Ac) courtyard w/ 45x longhouses (67x10m)
(Granary, orangerie, infirmary, library, guild hall, forge hall, public house & hostel + 37x barracks)
50 meter diameter/height castle interior, 11 floors - 21,598.5 m2 interior space
140 meter (32 story) tower height (lighthouse / watchtower / signal tower)
Barracks for 490 gendarmes
Refuge or marching camp for 5,900

Fifth System: Primary Fortresses (built ca. 1670 - 1790)
Red brick construction w/ crushed rock wall fill & copper roofing
Four gates @ cardinal directions, longhouses arranged radially
240 meter diameter exterior walls - 11 meters high, 6 meters thick
754 meters of walls, 150x mounts for culverins, cannons, mortars
Encloses 42,413 m2 (10.48 Ac) courtyard w/ 66x longhouses (67x10m)
(Granary, orangerie, infirmary, library, guild hall, forge hall, public house & hostel + 58 barracks)
60 meter diameter/height castle interior, 14 floors - 39,583.6 m2 interior space
180 meter (42 story) tower height (lighthouse / watchtower / signal tower)
Barracks for 700 gendarmes
Refuge or marching camp for 9,300
Metropolitanization 1790 - 1840, reorganizing Class I - V walled cities into metropolitan districts.

Class I Walled City:
Population: 11,700
Density: 225 per km2
Area: 51.95 km2 (12,837 Ac)
Defense: 1st system walls & 8x refuge castles

Class II Walled City:
Population: 23,300
Density: 390 per km2
Area: 59.82 km2 (14,781 Ac)
Defense: 2nd system walls & 14x refuge castles

Class III Walled City:
Population: 44,300
Density: 760 per km2
Area: 58.32 km2 (14,411 Ac)
Defense: 3rd system walls & 12x great redoubt castles

Class IV Walled City:
Population: 56,700
Density: 1,660 per km2
Area: 34.01 km2 (8,404 Ac)
Defense: 4th system walls & 10x outpost fortresses

Class V Walled City:
Population: 99,000
Density: 2,900 per km2
Area: 34.17 km2 (8,443.6 Ac)
Defense: 5th system walls & 10x primary fortresses

Technology Timeline:

- The Industrial Revolution, 1860 - 1920 -
Army Focus: Development of quick-firing, smokeless powder, rifling, De Bange breeches lead to QF guns. Inf/Art/Dragoons/Hussars comprise land army
Navy Focus: Sailing warship development climaxes, 1850 sail moratorium leads to 10 years of research & ironclad age, reciprocating engine codevelopment w/ rail
Air Focus: Early air power focused on airships, helium reserves discovered 1903, radial engine codeveloped for army/navy use, first airplanes as recon fighters
Civilian Focus: Locomotive steam leads to naval steam, modern steam leads to electrification, civilian co*ke-fired turbines electrify country ca. 1890, turbine research leads to modern age

1820 - 1840: Modernization begins - first trains, ultimate sailing ship. LVVT in general use during intra-city & inter-city buildout of rail networks
LVVT "Sans Pareil" 1820 1860
L'appel du Vide 1828 1898

1840 - 1860: Industrial revolution in full swing; sailing ship development halted in 1850 after exposition of prototype Cr.506. LHPS / LCBS augment LVVT w/ cargo/passenger & first subways, LVVT to streetcar engine
LHPS "Espérance" 1840 1880
LCBS "Sirène" 1860 1900

1860 - 1880: The Ironclad Age. Cc.486 & Cr.506 production for 2 decades, augmenting L'appel du Vide class, replacing all sailing frigates brigs and sloops
Cc.486 "Magdala" 1866 1902
Cr.506 "Prince Tiberias" 1873 1921

1880 - 1890: Dawn of modern steam; 2nd generation locomotive replacing LHPS & transport ship replacing last sailing vessels (troop ships & cargo freighters)
LCHP "Mercure" 1880 1920
Trt.870 "Macha" 1881 1921

1890 - 1900: 2nd generation high speed steam warships augment now 2nd line ironclads. First torpedo boat squadrons added.
- Capital Cities express loop construction begins, first co*ke-fired steam turbine powerplants built to supply power to cities
Tp.661 "Perkunas" 1895 1932
Cp.893 "Lusca" 1896 1936
Cc.729 "Zaratan" 1898 1928

1900 - 1910: The electric era dawns. LTET tramway engines replace LVVT's in all roles. LCHV express trains begin, first inter-city passenger & cargo electric service opens & first modern battleship sails.
- Fast troop transports enable soldiers & artillery to travel intercontinental range.
Tts.944 "Caturix" 1900 1950
LTET "Diamant" 1900 1960
LCHV "Hercule" 1900 1960
Cc.626 "Dauphin" 1902 1936
LECT "Ardent" 1910 1950

1910 - 1920: Dawn of flight. Three airship classes launched & first gen fighter aircraft accepted. Army modernization begins with F.I squadrons, horse & foot regiments evaluating vehicles
Aéro-A.I "Asteria" 1916 1939
Aéro-F.I "Perun" 1918 1938
Aéro-A.II "Aruna" 1919 1939
Aéro-A.III "Aether" 1920 1939

Forces Marquises aux Armes in 1920:

L'appel du Vide 1828 1898 - retired
Cc.486 "Magdala" 1866 1902 - retired
LVVT "Sans Pareil" 1820 1860 - retired

LHPS "Espérance" 1840 1880 - SSR - Army x440 (personnel, brigade level)
LCBS "Sirène" 1860 1900 - SSR - Army x720 (freight, brigade level)

LCHP "Mercure" 1880 1920 x1,730
LTET "Diamant" 1900 1960 x460
LCHV "Hercule" 1900 1960 x220
LECT "Ardent" 1910 1950 x350

Tp.661 "Perkunas" 1895 1932 x80
Cr.506 "Prince Tiberias" 1873 1921 x20
Cp.893 "Lusca" 1896 1936 x18
Cc.729 "Zaratan" 1898 1928 x6
Cc.626 "Dauphin" 1902 1936 x5
Trt.870 "Macha" 1881 1921 x88
Tts.944 "Caturix" 1900 1950 x16

Aéro-A.I "Asteria" 1916 1939 x60 - Navy
Aéro-A.II "Aruna" 1919 1939 x40 - Navy
Aéro-A.III "Aether" 1920 1939 x24 - Navy
Aéro-F.I "Perun" 1918 1938 x6,930 (4,400 - Army / 2,530 - Navy)

Armee Royale Marquisienne, 1920
1.1 million soldats regulaire
- 110 Combined Arms Divisions, 10,000 personnel each
- 4 brigades per division, 2,500 personnel each
- 5 regiments per brigade, 500 personnel each
- 5 companies per brigade, 100 personnel each
- 5 sections per company, 20 personnel each
- 2x 10-man équipes (1x équipe leader, 3x 3-man fire teams) each

1st section: Headquarters
- 1st équipe: EL + 3x 3-man (provost, command & signals) teams
- 2nd équipe: EL + 3x 3-man medic teams (corpsman + 2x stretcher-bearers & mercy dogs)

2nd section: Quartermasters
- 1st équipe: EL + 3x 3-man ordinance teams
- 2nd équipe: EL + 3x 3-man (requisitioning, postal & bursar) teams

- 3rd section: Line
- 4th Platoon: Line
- 5th Platoon: Line

Army Flying Corps
- Squadrons attached @ brigade level
- 10x Aéro-F.I per squadron (company)

Army Companies:

Les Fusiliers -
- Compagnie de fusiliers de ligne - line riflemen (FLi)
- Compagnie de fusiliers légers - light riflemen (FLé)
- Compagnie de fusiliers marins - marine riflemen (FMa)

La cavalerie -
- Compagnie de cuirassiers - heavy cavalry (CCu)
- Compagnie de dragons - light cavalry (CDr)
- Compagnie de lanciers éclaireurs - scout cavalry (LÉc)

L'artillerie -
- Compagnie d'artillerie de campagne - field artillery (ACa)
- Compagnie d'artillerie de forteresse - fortress artillery (AFo)
- Compagnie d'artillerie ferroviaire - railroad artillery (AFe)

Les ingénieurs -
- Compagnie de pionniers - combat construction (CPi)
- Compagnie de artificiers - logistics construction (CAr)
- Compagnie de sapeurs - combat demolitions (CSa)

Les chasseurs -
- Compagnie de chasseurs alpins - alpine/urban elite infantry (CAl)
- Compagnie de voltigeurs - sharpshooter company (CVo)
- Compagnie de armée volante - army flying corps (AVo)

Army Brigades:

Brigade du corps expéditionnaire
- (Expeditionary Force Brigade)
FMa - 5 companies marine riflemen
CDr - 5 companies light cavalry
LÉc - 2 companies scout cavalry
ACa - 4 companies field artillery
AFe - 2 companies railroad artillery
CPi - 4 companies pioneers
CVo - 2 companies sharpshooters
AVo - 1 company flying corps

Brigade des forces d'assaut
- (Assault Force Brigade)
FLi - 4 companies line infantry
CCu - 4 companies heavy cavalry
LÉc - 4 companies scout cavalry
ACa - 4 companies field artillery
AFe - 3 companies railroad artillery
CSa - 3 companies sappers
CVo - 2 companies sharpshooters
AVo - 1 company flying corps

Brigade des forces d'élite
- (Elite Forces Brigade)
CAl - 10 companies alpine/urban elite infantry
CVo - 6 companies sharpshooters
LÉc - 6 companies scout cavalry
CSa - 2 companies sappers
AVo - 1 company flying corps

Brigade de défense de garnison
- (Garrison Defense Brigade)
FLi - 8 companies line infantry
CCu - 4 companies heavy cavalry
AFo - 4 companies fortress artillery
AFe - 2 companies railroad artillery
CAr - 6 companies artificers
AVo - 1 company flying corps

The war theorist Martin van Creveld identifies six main elements of maneuver warfare:[6]

Tempo: as illustrated by John Boyd's OODA loop.
Schwerpunkt ('focal point'): the center of effort, or striking the enemy at the right place at the right time. According to van Creveld, ideally, a spot that is both vital and weakly defended.
Surprise: Leaving the enemy unable to counter an action is central to any maneuver, and may be achieved by their remaining unaware for as long as possible
Combined arms: the use of multiple means by which to attack the enemy creates an opportunity cost to any reaction. Should the enemy counter against one form of attack, they may leave themselves vulnerable to another. Additionally, different forms of attack may support each other through concurrent action (ex: Infantry supporting armor in such a way that the infantry has more available firepower, and the armor has protection from ambush)
Flexibility: a military must be well rounded, self-contained and redundant. By maintaining different avenues of attack, either in method, movement, or any other factor, alternatives are always available, and opportunities can always be seized
Decentralized command: rapidly changing situations may outpace the orders of a centralized command, leaving personnel with instructions that no longer apply. Lower levels of command must understand overall intent so as to adapt to a changing environment.

Similar strategies are also possible using suitably trained infantry. Napoleon I used preemptive movements of cavalry and fast infantry to interrupt the initial deployment of enemy forces. This allowed his forces to attack where and when he wanted, enabling force concentration, possibly in combination with advantage of terrain. It disabled effective coordination of enemy forces, even when they were superior in numbers. That was effective tactically and strategically.

During his time as a general and indeed his power base to become the head of France, Napoleon's reputation was based on a powerful and fluent campaign in northern Italy, opposing the numerically superior Austrians. He cited Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne as one major source of his strategy.

He trained a normal, if rather undisciplined, French Army of Italy into moving faster than most thought possible. That was partially because his army lived off the land and had no big logistical "tail." Both his ability to move huge armies to give battle where he wanted and the style of his choice would become legendary, and he was seen as undefeatable, even against larger and superior forces.

Napoleon also arranged his forces into what would be known in the present as "battle groups" of combined arms formations to allow faster reaction time to enemy action. That strategy is an important quality in supporting the effectiveness of maneuver warfare and was used again by Carl von Clausewitz.

Napoleon's principal strategy was to move fast to engage before the enemy had time to organize, to engage lightly while moving to turn the flank that defended the main resupply route, to envelop and deploy blocking forces to prevent reinforcement, and to defeat those contained in the envelopment in detail. All of those activities imply faster movement than the enemy as well as faster reaction times to enemy activities.

His use of fast mass marches to gain strategic advantage, cavalry probes, and screens to hide his movements; deliberate movement to gain psychological advantage by isolating forces from one another; and their headquarters are all hallmarks of maneuver warfare. One of his major concerns was the relatively slow speed of infantry movement relative to the cavalry.

It was that and subsequent defeats that caused a major doctrinal reevaluation by the Prussians under Clausewitz of the revealed power of maneuver warfare. The results of that review were seen in the Franco-Prussian War.

In the mid-19th century, various forms of mechanized transport were introduced, starting with trains running on steam power. That resulted in significant logistic improvements. Opposing armies were no longer limited in speed by the pace of march. Some train-borne maneuvering took place during the American Civil War in the 1860s, but the sizes of the armies involved meant that the system could provide only limited support. Armored trains were among the first armored fighting vehicles employed by mankind.

During the Franco-Prussian War, the Prussians, knowing that the French could field a larger army than theirs, made a plan that required speed by surrounding the French strongpoints and destroying or bypassing them; it was called the Kesselschlacht, or 'cauldron battle'. The remainder of the army could advance unopposed to take important objectives. If war was declared, Prussia could quickly mobilize and invade, destroy French field forces, and win before the French army could fully react.[original research?] That tactic was used to devastating effect in 1870 since Prussian forces surrounded and defeated French forces, captured Napoleon III and besieged Paris. The Germans' battle plans for World War I were similar. Germany attempted to repeat the "knock-out blow" against the French armies in the Schlieffen Plan. However, technology evolved significantly in the preceding four decades; both the machine gun and more powerful artillery shifted the balance of power toward the defense. All combatants were desperate to get the front moving again, but that proved to be difficult.

Germany introduced new tactics with infiltration and stormtrooper "shock troops" toward the end of World War I to bypass resistance. Russian general Aleksei Brusilov used similar tactics in 1916 on the Eastern Front during the Brusilov Offensive.

Division

Administration:
General-Staff
1 Light Projector Company
1 Divisional Instruction Center
1 Quartermaster Company (1 requisitioning group, 1 administrative convoy, 1 livestock herd, 1 fresh meat resupply section)
1 Medical Group (1 divisional stretcher-bearers group, 1 medical section, 1 hospitalization section, 1 sanitary automobile section)
1 Provost Company
1 Train Squad
1 Automobile Convoy
1 Treasury and Postal Bureau
Military Justice Bureau and War Counsel

Troops:
3 Regiments of Infantry (forming the divisional infantry)
1 Regiment of Artillery (3 groups of 75s)
1 Group of Heavy Artillery (155 "shorts" and "TRs")
1 Battery of Trench Artillery
1 Battalion of Pioneers
1 Engineer Group (2 sapper-miner companies, 1 park company, 1 telegraph detachment, 1 radio section)

Services:
1 Divisional Artillery Park Group (1 infantry munitions section, 2 horse-drawn artillery munitions sections (75 mm and 155 mm), 1 divisional repair team)

http://151ril.com/content/history/french-army/6

Organization of an Infantry Division
1914

At the time of mobilization in the summer of 1914, there were 44 active divisions in "metropolitan" France -- 41 infantry divisions (1st-36th, 39th-43rd) and 3 colonial (1st-3rd). An additional three divisions were formed upon mobilization: the 44th DI (composed of 4 regiments reserved solely for the defense of the Alps), and the 37th and 38th DI constituted in North Africa. In the first weeks of the war, the Moroccan Division and the 45th DI are formed in North Africa as well. Therefore, in August of 1914 there were a total of 47 divisions. However, in early September the 44th DI is dissolved permitting the 76th and 77th DI to be formed. At the end of the year then the number of active infantry divisions stands at 49.

The infantry division was composed of 2 brigades of 2 regiments. An artillery regiment from the brigade of the corps artillery, with 9 batteries of 75s, is attached to each infantry division. Each active infantry division was to also have 2 reserve regiments attached to it. However, upon mobilization most of these were grouped into 25 reserve divisions (51st-75th). Additionally, some (but not all) divisions were bolstered by the attachment of 1 or 2 battalions of chasseurs.

Number of Effectives (When at Full Strength)
Division: ~16,000*
Brigade: ~6,000
Regiment: 3,000
*Note: Of this number, over 13,000 (or 85%) were infantrymen.
August 1914

Division (active)

Administration:

General-Staff
Troops:
2 Brigades of Infantry (2 regiments each)
1 Squandron of Cavalry
1 Regiment of Artillery (3 groups of 75s)
1 Company of Engineers (sapers-miners)
2 Regiments of Reserve
Services:
1 Quartermaster Company
1 Medical Section (1 group of divisional stretcher-bearers, 1-2 medical squads)
1 Provost Company
1 Train Squad
1 Treasury and Postal Bureau
Military Justice Bureau and War Counsel

There were also 25 reserve divisions (51st-75th), 4 of which are assigned to the defense of fortified regions (57th DR at Belfort, 71st DR at Epinal, 72nd DR at Verdun and 73rd DR at Toul). The other 21 reserve divisions were field formations. However, in September 1914, the 54th and 75th DR are dissolved. Thus, by the end of 1914 there are only 23 reserve divisions.

Reserve divisions were composed of 2 brigades of 3 regiments each. However, the reserve regiment was constituted of only 2 battalions (unlike the active regiments which had 3). Thus, both active and reserve divisions were made up of 12 battalions, although the latter was smaller in size.

Number of Effectives (When at Full Strength)
Division: ~14,000
Brigade: ~6,000
Regiment: 2,000
August 1914

Division (reserve)

Administration:

General-Staff
Troops:
2 Brigades of Infantry (3 regiments each)
2 Squandrons of Cavalry
3 Groups of Artillery (3 batteries of 75s each)
5 Munitions Sections (2 infantry sections, 3 artillery sections)
3 Companies of Engineers (1 sapers-miners company, 1 bridge-crew company, 1 park company)
1 Telegraph Detachment
Services:
1 Quartermaster Group (1 requisitioning group, 1 administrative convoy)
1 Medical Section (1 group of divisional stretcher-bearers, 3 medical squads, 2 hospitalization sections, 1 sanitary automobile section)

1915

In 1915, the difference between active and reserve disappeared through the inter-division exchange of active and reserve infantry regiments. Additionally, a second company of sappers-miners, a park company and a telegraph detachment are added to each division, while the engineers are put under the command of the battalion leader. An amalgamation of non-divisioned formations and the incorporation of the class of 1915 allows for the formation of 26 new divisions (of which 4 are colonials), making a total of 98 infantry divisions.

1916

By 1916, the process of removing the reserve regiments and the chasseur group from the infantry division was completed and these were formed into their own respective divisions. In the summer, a battery of trench artillery was added along with a divisional depot. Another major reorganization was the dissolving of the infantry brigade. An infantry division was now to be composed of 3 infantry regiments. This reorganization allowed for the creation of 9 new divisions and, by the end of the year, their total number had risen to 107. However, the average number of effectives now rested at 13,000 men.

1917

In 1917, 4 divisions were formed from the transformation of territorial divisions into active ones, along with the creation of another 5 new divisions (of which 1 is colonial). The reorganization to a divisional infantry of 3 regiments (9 battalions) a gradual one. Though most had completed the change, by November 1917, 8 divisions had still not done so. At the same time, a further 14 divisions had either 8, 10 or 11 battalions. Divisional artillery was to now have a battery of 155 "TRs" (Rapid Fire) attached and the divisional depot created the year before became the divisional instruction center. This too was gradual and only 4 divisions contained such a unit in 1917 -- the change would be completed by the following spring. At the end of the year, 3 other divisions were dissolved (88th, 130th, 158th DI) and the total number of divisions would reach its maximum at 113.

1918

In 1918, a pioneer battalion was added to each division and the services branch was expanded further. In 1918, no new formations were created. The 55th DI was dissolved, while the 65th DI became the 2nd Morocan Division and the 63rd DI became the Polish Division. At the end of the war, there are only 109 infantry divisions.

Number of Effectives (When at Full Strength)
Division: ~9,500
Regiment: 2,500
Summer 1918

Division

Administration:
General-Staff
Troops:
3 Regiments of Infantry (forming the divisional infantry)
1 Regiment of Artillery (3 groups of 75s)
1 Group of Heavy Artillery (155 "shorts" and "TRs")
1 Battery of Trench Artillery
1 Battalion of Pioneers
1 Engineer Group (2 sapper-miner companies, 1 park company, 1 telegraph detachment, 1 radio section)
1 Light Projector Company
1 Divisional Instruction Center
Services:
1 Divisional Artillery Park Group (1 infantry munitions section, 2 horse-drawn artillery munitions sections (75 mm and 155 mm), 1 divisional repair team)
1 Quartermaster Company (1 requisitioning group, 1 administrative convoy, 1 livestock herd, 1 fresh meat resupply section)
1 Medical Group (1 divisional stretcher-bearers group, 1 medical section, 1 hospitalization section, 1 sanitary automobile section)
1 Provost Company
1 Train Squad
1 Automobile Convoy
1 Treasury and Postal Bureau
Military Justice Bureau and War Counsel

marine volante

- The Modern Age Begins, 1920 - 1950 -
Army Focus: V-twin engines developed from radials power first tanks, jeeps, V-8 powered halftracks revolutionize tactics around vehicle mobility
Navy Focus: Modern steam leads to oil-fired turbines, naval Frigate program returns, 2nd generation cruisers & high-speed planing hull PT boat
Air Focus: airship tenders & flying carriers launched, 1st generation bomber & 2nd gen biplane fighter appear. Naval Flying Corps & Army F.C. separate
Civilian Focus: Major investments in research 1890 - 1920 transform the country, cities connected by rail w/ trams and subways, electric taking steam's place

1920 - 1930: Major naval update, first airship tenders (carriers) launched, final airship class (carrier) & final biplanes, Army modernization begins w/ jeeps, half-tracks & tankettes
Fsr.104 "Hermès" 1921 1951
Fsr.104 "Anulap" 1921 1951
Fpr.116 "Tempestas" 1921 1951
Fpr.998 "Yopaat" 1925 1951
Cr.736 "Moryana" 1924 1951
Cc.943 "Huari" 1925 1951
Pal.664 "Tupan" 1921 1947
Pt.419 "Hiara" 1929 1979

Aéro-A.IV "Aurora" 1922 1939
Aéro-B.I "Zorya" 1924 1954
Aéro-A.V "Arcus" 1926 1939
Aéro-F.II "Kaira" 1926 1946
Aéro-B.II "Chandra" 1928 1948
Aéro-S.I "Bukavac" 1925 1955

Chariot 40 "Taniwha" 1925 1985
Char 175 "Kimaris" 1926 1956
Char 52 "Asena" 1926 1956

1930 - 1940: Major advancement in monoplane design w/ 9 new types in 10 years. Army modernization continues w/ medium & heavy tanks, wheeled armor, trucks & motorcycles. Logistic ships & first attack sub
Aéro-F.III "Anansi" 1931 1951

Aéro-R.I "Hachiman" 1935 1975
Aéro-F.IV "Limokon" 1935 1955
Aéro-F.V "Whistling Death" 1935 1951
Aéro-S.II "Drekavac" 1936 1996
Aéro-B.III "Apsat" 1938 1951
Aéro-G.I "Basilisk" 1939 1959
Aéro-F.VI "Ikarus" 1939 1956
Aéro-B.IV "Tengu" 1939 1961

Chariot 745 "Cipactli" 1933 1993
Char 187 "Kerberos" 1936 1976
Char 315 "Bête Noire" 1936 1976
Chariot 77 "Ageno" 1938 1975
Poursuite 340 1938 1988

Chr.769 "Rusalka" 1938 1988
Rsm.1175 "Tunrida" 1935 1975
Fsr.792 "Merlusse" 1936 1976
Sac.1133 "Ailuros" 1937 1977

1940 - 1950: 2nd gen carrier, army logistics modernizes around amphibious warfare, new cruiser & frigate, 2nd gen carrier, Abraxas enters service. Heavy glider & first jets + heavy tank & 8x8
Cht.600 "Atlas" 1940 1983
Hgs.108 "Bathala" 1940 1980
Pha.552 "Adaro" 1943 1983
Chm.1040 "Shango" 1943 1983
Fpr.1075 "Anubis" 1944 1994
Cr.992 "Matsya" 1944 1986
Pae.697 "Ahura Mazda" 1944 1984
Cr.915 "Abraxas" 1946 - -

Aéro-R.II "Hera" 1940 1969
Aéro-G.II "Zilant" 1941 1961
Aéro-F.VII "Orion" 1942 1958
Aéro-B.V "Prince Orobas" 1942 1982
Aéro-F/S.III "Zephon" 1944 1964
Aéro-T.III "Avatea" 1944 1993
Aéro-F.IIX "Raikou" 1948 1988
Aéro-F.IX "Apsara" 1948 1971
Aéro-B.VI "Kalkin" 1949 1994

Chariot 155 "Azhdar" 1940 1975
Char 600 "Emperor Keikō" 1943 1988

- The Atomic Age, 1950 - 1980 -
Army Focus: Adoption of fast wheeled armor, tracks & helicopters forces synthesis of combined arms units
Navy Focus:
Air Focus:
Civilian Focus: 30 kV grid complete, transition to all nuclear power, modern trains enter service &

1950 - 1960: Electrification of main rail lines begins, nuclear power reactors begin replacing co*ke-fired turbines, Elegua spyplane enters service, First nuclear submarines enter service, New units form around helicopters
LEGP "Couronne" 1950 1990

Ph.345 "Suiko" 1951 1986
Sna.1092 "Zephyr" 1957 1987
Snle.1226 "Beira" 1958 1998

Aéro-R.III "Elegua" 1954 1979
Aéro-B.VII "Allatu" 1955 2005
Aéro-S.IV "Anush" 1956 2006
Aéro-H.I "Mayura" 1957 1987

1960 - 1970: Tarasque IFV enters service, streetcars & subways replaced w/ current units, hydrofoils & hovercraft, modern supersonic platforms entering service
LEPF "Soleil Royal" 1960 2010
TEAC "Triomphe" 1960 - -
RMEC "Oriflamme" 1960 - -

Er.474 "Mastema" 1964 1986
Agm.29 "Castor" 1966 - -

Aéro-H.II "Maero" 1965 - -
Aéro-R.IV "Meduza" 1965 - -
Aéro-B.IIX "Blackheart" 1966 - -
Aéro-R.V "Azeban" 1966 2013
Aéro-J.IV "Derecho" 1967 - -
Aéro-F.X "Shadowcat" 1968 1998
Aéro-F.XI "Voodoo Child" 1969 2009

Char 164 "Tarasque" (A-D) 1968 - -

1970 - 1980: Army adopts modern armor replace Bete Noire/Kerberos, + wheeled armor. Hovercraft & modern gunboat, + modernization of air force continues + civilian electrification completed
Aéro-F.XII "Morrigan" 1970 - -
Aéro-F.XIII "Revenant" 1971 2005*
Aéro-B.IX "Erinys" 1974 - -
Aéro-R.VI "Kharon" 1977 - -
Aéro-T.IV "Strider" 1978 - -
Aéro-B.X "Headhunter" 1979 - -

LGVP "Dauphin Royal" 1970 2010

Chariot 74 "Habu" 1975 - -
Chariot 135 "Boomslang" 1975 - -
Chariot 353 "Gharial" (A-D)1975 - -
Char 354 "Ajax" (A, B) 1976 - -
Char 653 "Chimera" 1976 - -

Agm.157 "Pollux" 1976 - -
Csgv.379 "Pallas" 1976 - -
Vedette 530 1976 - -
Pc.435 "Mizuchi" 1979 - -

- The Space Age, 1980 - 2040 -
Army Focus: Typhos replaces Cipactli, bulldozer replaces Emperor Keiko's last role. Orcus, Amarok & Elpis enter service
Navy Focus: Major naval upgrade, first arsenal ship, new attack sub, logistics.
Air Focus: new generation of helicopters, Gede Nibo enters service, armed Archon drone
Civilian Focus: Rising Sun Airlines open w/ Orisha/Carda, new motorcycle. Electra enters service in 1990 on inter-city passenger & freight. Rakinui maglev replaces capital cities loop

1980 - 1990:
Ppo.608 "Marzanna" 1980 - -
Ctr.304 "Bellerophon" 1983 - -
Pha.710 "Qarin" 1983 - -
Ec.819 "Amaterasu" 1986 - -
Cr.962 "Shora" 1986 - -
Cb.986 "Galeru" 1986 - -
Sna.1096 "Strix" 1986 - -
Chr.889 "Prosperine" 1988 - -

Chariot 680 "Typhos" (A-O) 1982 - -
Chariot 31 "Elpis" 1985 - -
Char 444 "Orcus" (A-C) 1986 - -
Char 490 "Amarok" (A-C) 1986 - -
Char 306 "Cataphract" 1986 - -
Poursuite 640 1988 - -

Aéro-H.IV "Hellcat" 1980 - -
Aéro-S.V "Prince Grigori" 1981 - -
Aéro-H.III "Corax" 1984 - -
Aéro-J.V "Orisha" 1985 - -
Aéro-E.I "Tartalo" 1985 - -
Aéro-T.V "Carda" 1985 - -
Aéro-F.XIV "Gede Nibo" 1987 - -
Aéro-R.VII "Archon" 1987 - -

1990 - 2000:
Aéro-J.I "Khonsu" 1990 - -
LETP "Electra" 1990 - -
Cb.696 "Naga" 1993 - -
Fpr.965 "Damballa" 1994 - -
Er.270 "Mary Celeste" 1997 - -
Snle.1039 "Ravana" 1997 - -

2000 - 2010:
Aéro-J.III "Danava" 2004 - -
Aéro-F.XV "Super Revenant"2005 - -
Aéro-F.XVI "Divine Wind" 2005 - -
Aéro-T.VI "Vulcan" 2005 - -
Char 92U "Heirophant" 2005 - -
Pan.648 "Windigo" 2007 - -
Pa.343 "Huracan" 2007 - -

2010 - 2020:
TM-TGV "Rakinui" 2010 - -
Fsr.986 "Akurra" 2012 - -
Aéro-E.II "Ferragut" 2015 - -

2020 - 2030:
Aéro-J.II "Nosferatu" 2022 - -
Ambassade 800 "Hermès" 2022 - -

So the shape of the military at this time... army is centered around rail logistics, the QF75 field gun and the 250mm railway/fortress gun and the Perun fighter accompanying dragoons, hussars grenadiers and infantry which deploy on fast troop ships.
Navy still has its coastal monitors at this time, but is centered around armored and protected cruisers to conduct long range missions and land-based airships to conduct maritime patrol, with its own complement of land-based Perun fighters
Army owns the SSR trains and navy owns the ships, both share cost and use of the Perun which we build a literal sh*tload of for some reason
this is not an impotent way to go into 1920. I don't hate this setup at all. Will make it easy to build squadrons
Having that many Peruns makes me think the Army assigned a few to f*ckin everybody probably on a batallion level
I don't have that many Dauphins or Zaratans on hand, which makes me think you're not likely to see two of either of them in the same place, and they're likely capital ships for squadrons
we build a lot of Machas to support what must be a fairly sizeable land army, but the Navy is investing heavily in lighter than air flight to cover tense waters near Nachmere and Pandora more effectively, trying to defend increasingly stretched colonial sea lanes from the air early
The civilian trains would be in the golden age of steam with some electric train lines in the most congested areas. This is starting to make real sense and I'm glad it does

thoughts on modernization from the age of sail and horse to the age of steam and steel...

I think the order of priority goes something like...
1830-1850:
Bessemer process steel allows for creation of high speed steam engines
High speed steam engines allow for central electric grid
Central electric grid allows for modernization; factories, railroads, etc
Inventions of smokeless powder, quick-firing De Bange breeches, time fuzes, autofrettaging etc give rise to new weapon classes

1851: Marquesan government halts all production of wooden-hulled sailing ships and for 15 years holds a technological symposium in which all monies normally allocated for production of traditional war materials is diverted to research; ancient military training academies are converted into war universities and all military units currently in uniform are disbanded and reformed as new units, first new formations appear on the Sea of Curacao in 1864
so, Naval squadrons go first beginning with Monitors, Protected and Armored Cruisers, Torpedo Boats and our first battleships between 1860 and 1900,
the Army replaces its heavy and light horse regiments, heavy and light foot regiments with rifle infantry, cavalry, and artillery along with its first special forces regiments, its bronze artillery with 75mm carriage and 250mm static quick firing guns in this period, traditional wagon-based logistics is supplanted by train-based logistics and the military sinks an enormous amount of money into creating a separate echelon for more or less an Army Corps of Engineers which builds the railroads connecting all major cities and ports in that 40 year span.
first airships are adopted by the Navy in 1916 and the first aircraft in 1918. Army's first wheeled vehicle in mass serial production is the Taniwha in 1924, which is the point the Army really modernizes.
Truly modern warships begin appearing 1921, all-metal biplanes in 1924, half-tracks for the Army 1926
so 1920 is the critical point of technological maturity. All airship classes retire 1939 and that's the point where my Air Force forms from the prior-to-that separate Royal Naval Flying Corps and Royal Army Flying Corps
the Navy stuck to their airships and the Army kept their Perun biplanes until the Kaira and Chandra biplanes take flight mid 20s, at which point floatplanes begin to arm the first warships to carry steam catapults for launching biplanes; the Navy adopts one final airship class, Arcus, carrying a mixture of fighter and bomber biplanes
Army adopts its tankette in 1926 forms its first tank regiments around the Kerberos scout tank and Bete Noire medium tank in 1936, motor logisitcs around the Kimaris half-track would have completely obviated the need for horses in the military mid 20s, so Army modernization around its first generation of armored fighting vehicles is complete by 1940
The Navy ordered the Tupan class for 1921 as an airship tender, but by the time the Limokon fighter takes flight in 1936 the Tupans would being converted from airship tenders to aircraft carriers as the navy retires Arcus class airship carriers with the last hull overhauled in 1939, the Tupans serve until 1947 when the purpose-built Ahura Mazda class is commissioned
some aircraft in fact most aircraft will be shared across all three major branches which is why there are so many Limokons, more than 21,000 are built
it's really helpful to write all this down. I feel like I need to timeline all these classes somehow
maybe I can get excel to build a graph
So the thing I really wanna do is have individual units that I can show "had this from x to x, re-equipped with this, went to war then, re-equipped around new stuff in x date"
I really want the units to have story and depth, at least on a divisional level
so that when I deploy a division, they're named, they have their own little landing page in the factbook with history and strength, a unit crest etc
I can say in an ORBAT "The following divisions are ordered to stand ready to deploy" and just rattle off a few with hyperlinks so that an ORBAT doesn't go on and on and on but you can delve as far as you want to

Am thinking of building a new nomenclature system. I’ve been categorizing the systems as I prepare to spreadsheet the platforms…

There are eight recon aircraft (Hera, Azeban, Elegua, Kharon, Meduza, Archon, Savitr and Surya)
Hera observation planes - 370
Azeban observation planes - 420
Elegua jet spyplanes - 290
Kharon observation drones: 1,230
Meduza supersonic drones: 920
Archon aggressor drones: 500

Two helicopters:
Corax - 9,100
Hellcat - 3,770

Seven combat propeller aircraft (Whistling Death, Ikarus, Apsat, Orion, Tengu and Prince Orobas)
Whistling Death twin-engine fighters - 3670
Ikarus heavy fighters - 2760
Apsat light bombers - 6720
Orion single-engine fighters - 4700
Tengu medium bombers - 5690
Prince Orobas heavy bombers - 2400
Morrigan - 720

Ten combat jets (Apsara, Kalkin, Revenant, Shadowcat, Voodoo Child, Super Revenant, Divine Wind, Headhunter, Blackheart and Erinys)
Apsara supersonic jet fighters - 9340
Kalkin jet bombers - 2,280

Revenant jet trainers - 3260
Shadowcat jet attack aircraft - 1,520
Voodoo Child jet heavy fighter - 1,510

Super Revenant - 4,930
Divine Wind - 730
Headhunter - 820
Blackheart - 340
Erinys - 320

Ten transport aircraft (Bukavac, Drekavac, Avatea, Strider, Vulcan, Khonsu, Derecho, Orisha, Nosferatu and Danava)
Drekavac floatplanes - 890
Bukavac seaplanes - 1000
Avatea transport aircraft - 800

Danava supersonic transports: 20
Nosferatu supersonic executive transports: 14
Orisha intercontinental airliner: 1,420

Khonsu command delivery aircraft: 640
Derecho heavy lift aircraft: 510

Strider light tiltrotors: 990
Vulcan tiltrotor dropships: 2,500

There are four aircraft carrier classes (Tupan, Ahura Mazda, Windigo and Huracan)
Tupan aircraft carriers: 14
Ahura Mazda aircraft carriers - 14
Windigo carriers: 25
Huracan supercarriers: 14

Five Minor Combatants (Perkunas, Hermes, Tempestas, Amaterasu, Mizuchi and Akurra)
Mizuchi gunboats: 450
Amaterasu corvettes: 22
Perkunas torpedo boats - 80
Hermes destroyers - 28
Tempestas destroyers - 40
Akurra frigates: 18

Four Surface Combatants (Anulap, Yopaat, Damballa and Shora)
Anulap light cruisers - 14
Yopaat scout cruisers - 12
Anubis destroyer leaders: 120
Damballa destroyers: 40
Shora cruisers: 26

Six Major Combatants (Dauphin, Moryana, Huari, Abraxas, Galeru, Naga)
Dauphin battleships - 5
Moryana fast battleships - 6
Huari heavy cruisers - 20
Matsya heavy cruisers: 30
Abraxas battlecruisers: 14
Galeru nuclear cruisers: 30
Naga nuclear heavy cruisers: 7

Six Transport ships (Rusalka, Adaro, Atlas, Qarin, Bellerophon, Prosperine)
Rusalka Modular Transports: 1,650
Adaro Landing Ship Docks: 140
Atlas Landing Ship Tanks: 270
Bellerophon catamarans: 110
Qarin assault ships: 26
Prosperines: 60

Two Submarines (Strix & Ravana)
Strix nuclear attack subs: 16
Ravana ballistic subs: 16

There are four railroad programs (Electra, Rakinui, Dame Blanche and Guivre)

Also, nine wheeled vehicles (Taniwha, Ageno, Azhdar, Cipactli, Habu, Boomslang, Gharial, Typhos and Hermes)
Taniwha light scout cars - 400,000
Ageno 4x4 APC's - 7000
Azhdar 8x8 tank destroyers - 2,890
Cipactli 2x6 trucks - 27,750

Elpis ultralight 4x4s - 280,000
Habu light scout cars - 5,400
Boomslang force recon cars - 3,500
Gharial 8x8 infantry carriers - 3,840
Typhos 10x10 trucks - 20,600

And eleven tracked platforms (Kimaris, Asena, Kerberos, Bete Noire, Emperor Keiko, Heirophant, Tarasque, Ajax, Orcus, Amarok and Chimera)
Kimaris Halftracks - 10,000
Asena Dragoon tanks - 2,060
Kerberos light scout tanks - 5,160
Bete Noire medium battle tanks - 5,930
Emperor Keiko amphibious engineering tanks - 2,020

Heirophant unmanned tanks - 2,190
Tarasque tracked APC - 15,050
Ajax light tanks - 4,340
Orcus tracked IFV - 1,200
Amarok tracked modular carriage - 1,700
Chimera main battle tanks - 4,590

Gunboats: 450
All Others: 581 - -
Flagged Warships: 157
Submarines: 32
Aircraft Carriers: 39
Amphibious Ships: 136
Military Cargo Vessels: 60

Authorized for Wartime:

Aircraft Carriers: 17
LPD's: 68
Major Capitals: 14
Cruisers 60
Destroyers: 307
Convoy Escorts: 408
Submarines: 414
Merchant Tonnage: 29,937,600 tons

Marine Royale Marquesienne (1926)
Flagged Vessels: 144
Gross Tonnage: 1,160,472
- 7x Expeditionary Task Groups (ETG)
- 5x Surface Action Groups (SAG)
- 3x Surface Bombardment Groups (SBG)

Expeditionary: 70,007 tons each (x7)
8x Surface Ships, 8x Airships

2x CVA.664 Tupan Airship Tenders - 14 total x 13110 = 183540
2x LSC.104 Anulap Light Cruisers - 14 total x 5700 = 79800
4x DD.104 Hermes Destroyers - 28 total x 1860 = 52080

2x RHD.444 Asteria Recon Airships - 14 total =
4x RHD.794 Aruna Maritime Hunters - 28 total =
2x RHT.578 Aurora Airship Cruisers - 14 total =

Strike: 96,152 Tons each (x5)
14x Surface Ships, 8x Aircraft

8x DDL.116 Tempestas Destroyer Leaders - 40 total x 2940 = 117,600
4x HCR.943 Huari Heavy Cruisers - 20 total x 13700 = 274,000
2x ARC.998 Yopaat Scout Cruisers - 10 total x 8916 = 89,160

Bombardment: 138,584 Tons each (x3)
6x Surface Ships, 8x Aircraft

4x ARC.998 Yopaat Aviation Cruisers - 12 total x 8916 = 106,992
2x BBF.736 Moryana Battleships - 6 total x 51460 = 257,300

LSC.104 "Anulap" - Light Scout Cruiser, 5,700 tons
May 1st, 1910 - May 10th, 1940
5680 nmi @ 15 kts - 27 kts
14 completed

DD.104 "Hermès" - Escort Destroyer, 1,860 tons
October 2nd, 1915 - August 1st, 1946
4650 nmi @ 15 kts - 38 kts
28 completed

CVA.664 class "Tupan" - Airship Tender/ Aircraft Carrier, 13,110 tons
August 29th, 1921 - July 27th, 1947
8680 nmi @ 21 kts - 28 kts
14 completed

BBF.736 "Moryana" - 2nd Generation Fast Battleship, 51,460 tons
June 2nd, 1924 - January 8th, 1949
13630 nmi @ 19 kts - 35 kts
6 completed

ARC.998 "Yopaat" - Aviation Reconnaissance Cruiser, 8,916 tons
February 2nd, 1925 - March 20th, 1959
6660 nmi @ 21 kts - 41 kts
22 completed

DDL.116 "Tempestas" - Destroyer Leader, 2,940 ton
August 9th, 1925 - November 16th, 1951
5730 nmi @ 17 kts - 39 kts
40 completed

HCR.943 "Huari" - Fast Heavy Cruiser, 13,700 tons
July 12th, 1926 - July 12th, 1969
9660 nmi @ 15 kts - 37 kts
20 completed

CVE.697 "Ahura Mazda" - Escort Carrier, 26,060 tons
April 1st, 1944 - April 1st, 1984
8500 nmi @ 19 kts - 31 kts

TBA.661 "Perkunas" - Torpedo Boat, Assault, 191.25 tons
June 15th, 1895 - April 15th, 1932

BB.626 "Dauphin" - 1st Generation Battleship, 20,540 tons
July 12th, 1902 - December 1st, 1936

Asteria - 928 nmi @ 25 kts
Aruna - 2246 nmi @ 43 kts
Aurora - 6852 nmi @ 58 kts

Air Forces History:

1936 Configuration: (14 aircraft per carrier)
196x TKI.20/1 "Whistling Death" Naval Fighters

1946 Configuration: (26 aircraft per carrier)
364x F.110 "Orion" Naval Fighters

1956 Configuration: (9 Expeditionary, 7 Strike, 5 Bombardment)
3x CVE.697 "Ahura Mazda" Light Carriers - 27 total x 26060 = 703,620
Per Carrier: 6x F.108 "Apsara" & 2x B.421 "Kalkin" (84/28 total)