Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:04 am
Because sometimes even national leaders just want to hang out
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Oscalantine wrote:I understand that there will be a paradox, but that's what AH is good for... assume normal history unless stated, and let's just have fun without weird spacetime conundrum issue ^^
Princess Kenny wrote:Thinking of the territories I should own, which territories does Byzantium own?
The Union of Courland wrote:The Union of Courland wrote:Can I reserve Brittany, with Puerto Rico, Ifni, and the Liberian Coast as colonies? Obviously, the colonies won't be called what they are. Liberia would be New Brittany, Ifni was already named If I by the Moroccans, and I'll work on Rico's name.
Rico's name will be Ynys Cyfoetheg. Rich Island in Welsh, which is the closest to Brittonic I could get.
The Union of Courland wrote:
Tracian Empire wrote:
In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam wrote:Pascal, please get on steam....
The Union of Courland wrote:Full Nation Name : Second Kingdom of Brittany
Majority/Official Culture : Breton, subgroup of Celtic Culture
Territorial Core : Historical Brittany, Ynys Cyfoetheg(Puerto Rico), New Brittany(Liberian Coast), and the Moroccan city of Ifni.
Territorial Claim : RL Liberia
Capital City : Brest, Province of Finistére, Northeast Brittany
Population : Can't find a reliable resources, so I'm going with around 1,500,000 on the mainland, and 75,000 in all the colonies.
Government Type : Constitutional Monarchy
Government Ideology/Policies : Colonial
Government Focus : Continue to build up economy, get/expand colonies.
Head of State : Queen Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Head of Government : Queen Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Government Description : Constitutional Monarchy, the Queen and Parliament both have joint power over the government. The Constitution establishes a Free Market Economy an allows the people to vote for Parliament members, 5 from each province, with there being 5 provinces in total. The colonies send 1 representative each.
Majority/State Religion : Roman Catholic
Religious Description : Same as RL
Economic Ideologies : Capitalist Free Market Economy
Major Production : Goods from colonies, such as Cash Crops from Ynys Cyfoetheg and New Brittany, and Silk/Lace from Brittany itself.
Economic Description : The economy is currently booming, trade with other nations fueled by products from the colonies is the backbone of the economy.
Army Strength : 60,000 strong, the Army is not as funded as the Navy. Still could kick a small African Army because of its technological superiority. 50,000 troops are stationed on the mainland, 1,000 stationed in Ifni, 2,000 stationed on Ynys Cyfoetheg, and 7,000 stationed in New Brittany.
Army Weakness : Less focus than on the Navy, only 50,000 troops stationed on the mainland. The colonies also have a less than massive garrison, and would not hold long against attacks. The actual Army could probably not resist a large attack, due to its size.
Naval Strength : 3,000 people, consists of 25 Frigates, 10 Man-of-Wars, and two experimental Ironclads. Heavily funded.
Naval Weakness : The fleet is very slow, as all ships have to move at once. If one ship lolligags , the whole fleet has to stop and let the ship catch up. The ships also take while to repair, considering the sheer amount of ships, and relatively low amount of workers.
Further Military Description : Not as advanced, but most focus in the ground troops is on artillery, with two regiments (each regiment is 5,000 on the mainland) dedicated to cannons. This is because the thought process is that the cannons will obliterate most of an invading force, and the cavalry will mop up the stragglers. The cavalry itself has 3 Regiments, and the other 5 mainland regiments are foot soldiers. Ifni has all foot soldiers, Ynys Cyfoetheg has 1,000 of each, and New Brittany has 2,000 Cavalry, 1,000 artillery, and 5,000 foot soldiers.
National Goals : Expand current colonies, snuggle up with big brother France or bigger brother UK, continue to build upon current economy.
National Issues : People in the colonies are demanding more representation, and are threatening to rebel if they don't have as much representation as the provinces.
National Figures of Interest : Not really.
National Ambition/Aspirations : The people don't have one fixed goal, other than resisting annexation.
History : IRL, the French invaded and annexed Brittany. Instead, the French were to worried about problems elsewhere that they never invaded Brittany. Brittany joined Portugal in being one of the first countries to send a merchant fleet around the Cape, 20 or so gears after the Portuguese did so. The set up a colony in what is now called Liberia, and they named it New Brittany once it grew bigger. They sent a fleet across the Atlantic along with most of Europe during the "Scramble for North America", managing to nab RL Puerto Rico during the chaos, naming the island Ynys Cyfoetheg, or Rich Island in Britton. Afterwords, with the French threat growing bigger, they decided to stop their expansion and focus on improving the Army. After the Duke made some bad decisions, including reducing the military, the people overthrew the Grand Duchy and installed a King. When the ideas of liberalism spread from the Renaissance, the people revolted once again, and what was called the Reign of Terror began in Brittany. The people executed many royals, and only after several years was the current constitution established, restoring the monarchy, but with elements of democracy. The only problems now are that the colonies are demanding more representation in the government, and they have threatened to rebel if their demands are not answered.
Comparison Points – Political : 3
Comparison Points – Cultural/Religious : 2
Comparison Points – Economy : 3
Comparison Points – Military : 2
Total Comparison Points used (10 Points MAX) : 10/10[/spoiler]
In regards to the restoration of the Kingdom, the duchy was overthrown about 20 years proud to the Reign of Terror. The House of Orleans had nothing to do with the overthrow of the Duchy.
Oscalantine wrote:Btw, Mandi and Courland, what is your color scheme that you want?
Or should I just choose'em?
Oscalantine wrote:Btw, Mandi and Courland, what is your color scheme that you want?
Or should I just choose'em?
Mandicoria wrote:I guess my main priority once the RP starts is to increase the military's size via recruitment campaigns. And also to invade/puppet Iceland. (I intentionally left that out of my app just in case someone wanted to do a Danish resistance.). Oh, and invest in foreign economies of course. Because if the world economy is strong my economy is strong.Oscalantine wrote:Btw, Mandi and Courland, what is your color scheme that you want?
Or should I just choose'em?
Dark blue, please. :3
Oscalantine wrote:Tracian Empire wrote:
Amazing app. Only... a bit of something that I wish I could see.
Is there anything else that you could specify as strength? I usually don't do this... but your weakness of technological inferiority is so obvious that it really cannot be criticized... but meanwhile, nothing about that famous Roman discipline that everyone expects. What is the spice of your army? Also, is Greek Fire still a thing? If so... you should write it in the naval section. That is a HUGE strength that you missed unless the tech was lost forever.
Err... I know this is VERY personal, but could you tell me how the Palaeologus Dynasty pushed back the Turks? I am really curious as to how did this turning point in history went.
Oh and... what was the deciding factor to not become a "Eastern Roman Empire" or "Byzantium?" I would like to know that as well ^^
Oscalantine wrote:Tracian Empire wrote:
Amazing app. Only... a bit of something that I wish I could see.
Is there anything else that you could specify as strength? I usually don't do this... but your weakness of technological inferiority is so obvious that it really cannot be criticized... but meanwhile, nothing about that famous Roman discipline that everyone expects. What is the spice of your army? Also, is Greek Fire still a thing? If so... you should write it in the naval section. That is a HUGE strength that you missed unless the tech was lost forever.
Err... I know this is VERY personal, but could you tell me how the Palaeologus Dynasty pushed back the Turks? I am really curious as to how did this turning point in history went.
Oh and... what was the deciding factor to not become a "Eastern Roman Empire" or "Byzantium?" I would like to know that as well ^^
Elerian wrote:Are my claims in India still Bueno?