Militias and the Imperial Army..
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Militias and the Imperial Army..
so... we in theory.. have an official Imperial Army, run by the MoMA and loyal to the Kaiser directly..
Then we have nobles and their personal Militias...
Two separate militaries in one nation... I was pondering replacing the now dead Imperial Army with the Militias.. which would make all counts commanders over their county militias.. Barons over their militias and the counts under them... and Dukes in the same manner...
This would require nobles to develop their militias in some way... and allow for us to organize them into a military structure...
Then we have nobles and their personal Militias...
Two separate militaries in one nation... I was pondering replacing the now dead Imperial Army with the Militias.. which would make all counts commanders over their county militias.. Barons over their militias and the counts under them... and Dukes in the same manner...
This would require nobles to develop their militias in some way... and allow for us to organize them into a military structure...
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Yes!
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I like this a lot... I guess this would place the MoMA between the Kaiser and the Dukes in the military command structure, making zir job to organise and command the military.
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or making them obsolete... I may restructure this into a non-minister position...
Imperial War-Master kinda like the Steward.. but military..
Imperial War-Master kinda like the Steward.. but military..
Mortis Mercator V,
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Or our glorious Kaiser could lead us personally into battle, as did the legendary kings of old!
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Someone needs to carry his coat and umbrella, though...
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A Yardistani militia......my mind bog gles with the possibilites.......
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P.S.
What are our limits, technology-wise?
What are our limits, technology-wise?
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They depend on the war, not on the nation... I'd guess that most would accept modern technology and technology currently in development, but really it's your call how far you want to go.
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yeah.. some recwars tend to by olden days.. and some are modern.. I like the olden day ones myself personally...
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Re: Militias and the Imperial Army..
International ones tend to be current technology as the limit, and no WMD's.Ari Rahikkala wrote:They depend on the war, not on the nation... I'd guess that most would accept modern technology and technology currently in development, but really it's your call how far you want to go.
In the nation, well, they're open to negotiation ...
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Re: Militias and the Imperial Army..
My advice is to be flexibile - keep a variety of unit types ranging from the renaissance to the present or a little into the future (but not too far, you wouldn't want to upset the tiddly-peeps). Pikemen can the core of an army facing an early modern opponent or a quaint ceremonial corps guarding the local monuments and palaces. Take Elwynnese longbowmen for instance, equally as good in 2007 as they would have been in 1407, difference is that if they take to the field today they won't all be bunched together in a tight formation to resist the attacks of mounted men-at-arms, oh, and their arrows are grenade tipped (a nice legacy from the Elwynnese wars against the elves and others).
Which leads me to my 2nd point, the Imperial Army ought really to focus on being an elite contemporary and professional force as close to the bleeding edge of technology as it is possible to get. The militias by contrast, well they can afford to be a little bit more eccentric, though, that said, if they get called up to augement the Imperial Army in an emergency those pikemen and wizards might need a crash course on how to handle an assault rifle.
Which leads me to my 2nd point, the Imperial Army ought really to focus on being an elite contemporary and professional force as close to the bleeding edge of technology as it is possible to get. The militias by contrast, well they can afford to be a little bit more eccentric, though, that said, if they get called up to augement the Imperial Army in an emergency those pikemen and wizards might need a crash course on how to handle an assault rifle.
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I'm just trying to set something up with a bit more feudal flair to it... move more things into the hands of nobles to help give them things to do..
I guess in some ways, I'm trying to decentralize the military...
I guess in some ways, I'm trying to decentralize the military...
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I do have a cache of DSSI Mk VII plasma rifles, but I'll keep them locked up...
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Well, if that were to happen, how many Shirereithans would fight in a RecWar?Or our glorious Kaiser could lead us personally into battle, as did the legendary kings of old!
I can't imagine the power Shireroth would hold in a RecWar on Micras these days
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*does a quick headcount*
I can ... assuming most people here could handle a recwar fine ... I'm sure there's gotta be at least two or three brilliant military minds here ...
I can ... assuming most people here could handle a recwar fine ... I'm sure there's gotta be at least two or three brilliant military minds here ...
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Yeah- I'm just itching for a chance to try out the Modan-Lach cossacks I'm designing. Tough sons of bitches, to be sure
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Yes!
(Dusts off an M21 and rounds up the old Antican Naval Infantry)
(Dusts off an M21 and rounds up the old Antican Naval Infantry)
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Maybe we should go pick a fight? I've been itching to annex something since I took the throne...
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Think bigger, Erik... we need to make close friends... and then when they have a natural slump of activity, convince them that they're dying and the only way they can survive as a respectable entity is to become a Duchy of Shireroth!
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Hmm ... where have I seen that idea before ...
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Great plan, Ari!Ari Rahikkala wrote:Think bigger, Erik... we need to make close friends... and then when they have a natural slump of activity, convince them that they're dying and the only way they can survive as a respectable entity is to become a Duchy of Shireroth!
If Batavië is dying, you all will know it
But don't tell our Prime Minister anything about this 'plan'
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The cunning use of flags...
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