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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS AND INFORMATION
1.) MAPS AND NATIONAL INFORMATION
2.) STATUS OF DOMINIONS, COLONIES AND TERRITORIES
3.) COLONIAL HISTORIES, PART 1
4.) UNIFICATION
5.) DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT
6.) MAJOR NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
7.) MONARCHS SINCE UNIFICATION
8.) PRO SPORTS - FOOTBALL
9.) COLONIAL HISTORIES, PART 2
10.) GOVERNMENT "NO TRAVEL, NO TRADE" LIST

FLAGS AND SYMBOLS OF THE KINGDOM
1.) PROVINCIAL, STATE AND TERRITORIAL FLAGS
2.) MILITARY, NAVAL AND DEPARTMENTAL FLAGS
3.) EMBASSY FLAGS
4.) ORDERS, MEDALS AND AWARDS OF THE KINGDOM
5.) DRAGON POKER, A POPULAR CARDGAME IN THE KINGDOM
6.) FLAGS OF THE COMMONWEALTH (UPDATED)
7.) FORMER COLONIAL FLAGS
8.) DOMINION OF NEW KANDOR
9.) DOMINION OF ALDESHAR
10.) FOWLKES & STONE REGISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL MERCHANT ENSIGNS

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION
1.) ROAD SIGNS
2.) CAR PLATES
3.) FOREIGN EMBASSY CAR PLATES
4.) AIR HARBERIA
5.) MIDLANDS AIRLINES
6.) RAILROADS, MALKIER SOUTHERN & HARBORRAIL
7.) THE SILVER BULLET MULTI-NATIONAL PASSENGER TRAIN
8.) MAJOR SHIPPING LINES, PART 1 (LIST)
9.) MAJOR SHIPPING LINES, PART 2
10.) SHAN KHAI CENTRAL RAILROAD
11.) COMMUTER RAIL

FINANCE MINISTRY
1.) SERIES 2005 BANKNOTES
2.) SERIES 2009 BANKNOTES
3.) 2009-10 COINS
4.) COLONIAL COIN SETS
5.) DOMINION COIN SETS
6.) GOLD COINS OF THE KINGDOM
7.) 2011 COMMEMORATIVE COINS
8.) ½P 2011 REDESIGN

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
1.) THE ROYAL POST I
2.) ROYAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
3.) COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP EXAMPLES FROM 2007 AND 2009
4.) COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS, 2009, FLEET AIR ARM SET
5.) FIRST POSTAGE STAMPS, 1840-48
6.) COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS, 2010, PART 1
7.) SERIES 2003 DEFINITIVE STAMPS
8.) COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 2010, PART 2
9.) COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 2010, PART 3
10.) ROYAL POST ADVERT BOOKLETS
11.) CHRISTMAS STAMPS 2010
12.) 2011 REDUCTION IN POSTAGE RATES
13.) COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 2010, PART 4
14.) GHRP/WAHQ STAMPS, PART 1
15.) GHRP/WAHQ STAMPS, PART 2
16.) COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 2011, PART 1
17.) COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 2011, PART 2
18.) COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 2011, PART 3

DEFENSE INFORMATION; MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND NAVAL MINISTRY
1.) RAF AND NAVY UNIFORMS
2.) MoD, RAF, JK-10 GALLANT FIGHTER
3.) MoD, ARMY, ORGANIZATION
4.) RETIRED AIRCRAFT OF THE RAF, ICAAC AND NAVY
... COMMANDER TRANSPORT
... CAMEL AND SPHINX TRANSPORTS
... SERVITOR SEAPLANE
... WARLOCK LIGHT FIGHTER
... WIZARD LIGHT FIGHTER
... KESTREL FIGHTER
... LIGHTNING FIGHTER
... VULTURE HEAVY BOMBER, BULLDOG MEDIUM BOMBER
... SNOOP FIGHTER
... LYMAN FLYER, AEROWAGON, R3 TRANSPORTS
... NAVAL AND MARINE CARRIER BORNE COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE 1930'S AND 1940'S
... KINGFISHER FIGHTER, FLOUNDER AND MANTA ASW AIRCRAFT
... RAF AND NAVY FIGHTERS OF THE 1950'S
... GRANT-FARLEY F.13 TRANSPORT
... PELICAN AND SEAGULL FLOATPLANES
5.) MoD, RAF; NM, MARINES - CAIRN TRANSPORT
6.) EARLY HISTORY OF THE RAF
7.) RAF COMMANDS
8.) MoD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND MEDICAL CORPS
9.) MoD, ARMY, UNIFORMS
10.) TERMS OF NATIONAL SERVICE
11.) CONDOR AND CYORAETH TRANSPORT, HERON AWACS
12.) SIZE COMPARISON CHART OF RAF AIRCRAFT
13.) CURRENT VESSELS OF THE OCEANOGRAPHIC BUREAU
14.) CRUISERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY SINCE 1885
15.) NS ARMY GROUPS
16.) MoD, ARMY, WOLFHOUND INFANTRY FIRE SUPPORT VEHICLE
17.) ROYAL MARINES ORGANIZATION
18.) INFANTRY UNIFORMS 1801-27
19.) CAVALRY UNIFORMS 1801-27
20.) RAF GOLDEN KNIGHTS AND FAA BLUE SEALS AEROBATIC TEAMS
21.) MILITARY & NAVAL RANK AND PAYGRADE CHART
22.) GRENADIER CLASS BATTLESHIPS

JUSTICE MINISTRY
1.) THE ROYAL POLICE

MINISTRY OF PARKS AND PRESERVATION
1.) ROYAL FORESTRY SERVICE

HOME MINISTRY
1.) ROYAL COAST GUARD
2.) CURRENT COAST GUARD VESSELS
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Full official name: Kingdom of Grays Harbor

Head of state's title: King
Standard term in office for head of state: Indefinate
Current head of State: King Stephen VI
Head of Government: Prime Minister
Current Head of Government: Sir William FitzMorris (Whig)

Capital city: Aberdeen (pop. 467,000; metro area 4,620,000 including the city of Richardson (pop. 419,000))

Government Website
Royal Navy Website
Royal Army Website
Royal Air Force Website
Royal Engineers and Royal Medical Corps Website
Royal Mint Website
Royal Posts Website

MAP OF THE KINGDOM
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POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS:
Population: 192 million official, (14.862 billion NS.); {430,843,000 w/ Colonies and Territories included, but not Dominions}
Male: 49.7%
Female: 50.3%
Median age: 36.7 years
Population growth rate: 0.89%
Birth Rate: 14.7/1000
Death Rate: 8.3/1000
Life expectancy: total population: 78.10 years (male: 75.20 years, female: 81.00 years)
Unemployment Rate: 2.67%
GDP Per Capita: $28,404.69
Citizens are referred to as Harberian or Harbs.

The Top 5 Largest Cities of the Kingdom:
Westport: City-7,995,850; Metro-18,940,000
Cushman: City-5,350,000; Metro-13,652,000
Montesano: City-3,980,000; Metro- 10,800,000
Copalis: City-3,271,000; Metro- 8,600,000
Union: City- 2,680,000; Metro-5,723,000

The Official State religion of the Kingdom is the Harberian Catholic Church. The HCC recognizes the Authority of the Old Catholic Church and the Pope, however, Primacy within the Harberian Catholics is held by the Archbishop of Aberdeen, currently Cardinal Eoewn Falkirk.

The Kingdom, even though the HCC is recognized as the Official Church of the nation, has religious tolerence laws in effect, and all religions are legal to practice.

    Harberian Catholic Church - 70%
    Various Protestant Denominations - 11%
    Roman Catholic Church - 4%
    Coptic Church - 3%
    Jewish - 3%
    Various pagan Religions - 3%
    Atheist/Agnostic - 3%
    Buddhist - 2%
    Other - 1%

PASSPORTS
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Territories, Dominions, Crown Colonies and Protectorates of The Kingdom of Grays Harbor

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Territories:
The Territories are overseas possessions of the Kingdom, and are considered an integral part of the Kingdom. As with the home Duchies, they have limited local autonomy but defer to the Crown for Foreign affairs and Military matters.
The Territories are:
Alterdamm (1,654,000)
Tern Bay (46,000)
Swannsland (5,320,000)
New South Kitsap (7,810,000)
Torrea (4,400,000)
Wakefield (3,520,000)
Western Audentia (3,675,000)

Dominions:
The Dominions are former colonial possessions which have been granted full independence, yet remain members of the Commonwealth.
The Dominions are:
Aldeshar (46,400,000/11.407 billion)
New Kandor (53,800,000/10.566 billion)
Leegesia (17,500,000/8.042 billion)
Salish Confederacy (Wiesta Amereka) (29,600,000/4.341 billion)
Devons Island (7,325,000/5.391 billion)
Channelview (753,000/10.079 billion)
Amandaea (38,400,000/---)

Crown Colonies:
The Colonies are considered Provinces of the Crown and have full autonomy in all local matters, defering to the Crown in Military and Foreign Affairs. They may conduct limited local foreign agreements, primarily trade related. All trade agreements must be ratified by Parliament. Each Colony has full representation in Parliament as Provinces of the Crown. While each Colony has its own military, it is considered an integral part of the Royal Forces of the Commonwealth and operate under Royal Command structure.
The Colonies are:
Grayson Islands (6,330,000/8.121 billion)
Harberian Georgia (8,400,000/1.695 billion)
Laird Islands (43,000/20 million)
Louth (4,250,000/---)
Manetherondrelle (3,167,000/5 million)
New Brikken (9,800,000/10 million)
New Skokomish (11,290,000/876 million)
Newydd Arwr (12,460,000/901 million)
North Bartow (6,180,000/26 million)
Nova Harberia (16,510,000/7.006 billion)
Penneforthe (4,400,000/26 million)
Puhau (2,720,000/563 million)
Receland (8,800,000/29 million)
Shan Khai (29,500,000/40 million)
Shelton & Mason (435,000/898 million)
South Bartow (5,800,000/26 million)
Tega Cay (1,950,000/588 million)
Tir Gwyrdd (21,100,000/32 million)
Vaughn (870,000/---)
Whitefall (24,380,000/2.682 billion)
Windward Islands (3,630,000/7.053 billion)
(blue is regional RP size/red is NS size)

Protectorates:
The Protectorates are Aboriginal groups which have full local autonamy, but depend on the Kingdom for Defense purposes and to conduct foreign affairs. They operate in a similar fashion to the Overseas territories, except they are not considered to be part of the Kingdom, instead their population maintain their own citizenship.
The Protectorates are:
Kechunu (630,000)
Enchunu (865,000)
Chuchunu (1,240,000)
Panakol (2,248,000)
Bankonna (550,000)

*note - Dominions and Colonies are NS nations, the Territories and Protectorates are RP only in my home region.*

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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:38 pm

Car plates are issued by each of the 5 Duchies, the Province of Alterdamm, and by the Royal Government for Ministerial Vehicles and Diplomats.

The Duchies. Each plate has a series of numbers and/or letters as well as the 2 letter code for each county, except for Alterdamm which has a single letter followed by numbers.

Aberdeen
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Alterdamm
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Kandor
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Loannis
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Malkier
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Olympia
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Government Issued
Identified by Ministry or Department
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Diplomatic
Identified by the Nations Flag, in this instance, a plate from the Disong Embassy to Grays Harbor
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:38 pm

Air Harberia is the Primary Airline for Grays Harbor for International travel and rivals Midlands Airlines for domestic. AH began in 1933 as Royal Harberian Overseas Airlines. Air Harberia Corporation was formed in 1968 when RHOA merged with domestic carriers Aberdeen Airways, Malkier Royal Airline and Northern Airline. Air Harberia has also operated a cargo only subsidiary jointly with the Royal Post since 1971. AH-RP cargo aircraft are painted identical to regular Air Harberia aircraft, the only exception being that on the tail instead of the AH logo it carries the Royal Post logo.

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Other Grays Harbor airlines are Midland Airways, Eastern Airlines and Highland Airlines. Several smaller regional and local airlines also operate throughout The Kingdom.
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:44 pm

PROVINCIAL, STATE AND TERRITORIAL FLAGS

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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:45 pm

OTHER FLAGS

ROYAL NAVY
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ROYAL ARMY
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ROYAL AIR FORCE
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OTHER FLAGS
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:48 pm

Railroads

Malkier Southern (and subsidiary San Jacinto RR): operates 14,500 miles of track

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HarborRail: operates 18,000 miles of track

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Other railroads are:
Olympia & Bremerton Railroad (DBA - The Bremerton Route) - 12,800 miles of track
Great Eastern Rail System - 9,000 miles of track
Loannis Northern Railway - 8,400 miles of track
Mason Railway - 6,500 miles of track
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Series 2005 banknotes circulating in the Kingdom

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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:53 pm

Our nations highway system is large and well developed. It is divided into three major subdivisions:

1.) the Royal National Highway System, operated and maintained by the Transportation Ministry. There are 2 types of Highways, Limited access (specific on/off ramps) and unlimited access (secondary roads feed directly onto the highway)

2.) Provincial Highways, operated and maintained by the seperate Ducal governments

3.) County Highways, operated and maintained by the individual Counties.

Standard roadsigns as used in the Kingdom
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:14 pm

More Railroad:

The Silver Bullet is a joint operation between HarborRail of Grays Harbor and the Ineptia Coast Line of Ineptia, and runs between Montreaxville in Ineptia and Aberdeen in Grays Harbor, with stops along the way in several other towns and cities including Schtoopstadt, Aberdeen and Westport. The two railroads own four complete consists of this train each, with the cars from either railroad being used interchangebly to make up the consist. It runs once per day in each direction, with both runs starting in the morning. The trip takes 3 days/2 nights from start to finish.

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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:29 pm

The Royal Post Office

Established in 1647 as a courier service for the Royal Court, it was opened to the general public in 1760.

The first adhesive postage stamps were issued in 1840.

Current postage rates:
Zone I (Domestic)
domestic lettre 1st class 40p
domestic postcard 33p
domestic lettre 2nd class 35p
domestic lettre 1st class extra oz 33p
domestic lettre 2nd class extra oz 25p
special delivery €1,55

Zone II (Prudentia, Fidelis, Caritas, Veneratio, Dominions, Colonies)
1st class 48p
2nd class 35p
3rd class 33p
postcard 33p
extra oz 1st class 33p
extra oz 2nd/3rd class 21p

Zone III (all others)
1st class 88p
2nd class 67p
3rd class 53p
postcard 50p
extra oz 1st class 54p
extra oz 2nd/3rd class 40p

Current Letter Rate Definitives, King Stephen VI
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:59 pm

The Telephone system of Grays Harbor, RTT (Royal telephone & Telegraph) is operated by the Communications Ministry. RTT was established in 1888.

Telephone numbers consist of 10 digits:

The first 3 digits are the Provincial exchange codes (PEC):
The first number relates to the Duchy or Province in which the exchange is located, the next two are the County exchange code.
Provincial Code:
Aberdeen –1
Malkier – 2
Olympia – 3
Loannis – 4
Kandor – 5
Alterdamm – 6
Lost Vegas – 7 (Lost Vegas, while an independent nation, has no indiginous telephone system and contracts with RTT for their services)

County Codes:
Each county within the provinces is allocated 2 numbers, between 00-99.
Example: the 3 number code for district 1 (Business district) of Westport, Malkier County, Duchy of Malkier would be 233

After the PEC, there are two more sets of numbers; the first set being an exchange code of 2 more numbers, further identifying the locale within the PEC, the last 5 numbers being the specific telephone code.
Example: For a number in the 233 PEC, for an office, it could be 233-11-09634
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:12 pm

The Government of His Majesty, King Stephen VI, is always willing to open or renew Diplomatic Relations with other Nations.
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:41 pm

The divisions of Government and Territory of the Kingdom of Grays Harbor.

The Kingdom itself is ruled from Aberdeen, the Capital, and is divided into seperate Grand Duchies, Principalities and Overseas Territories for more localized governance.

The Harberian mainland is divided into 5 Grand Duchies, essentially the divisions during the Prudentian Empire years and prior to Unification in 1801. The Grand Duchies are High Aberdeen, Malkier, Olympis, Loannis and Kandor. Each Grand Duchy is then further sub-divided into Counties.

In addition, a direct part of the Kingdom is the Principality of Alterdamm, the only remaining part of the old Brederland Colony and Protectorate. Alterdamm, until 2007, was considered a Crown Colony. In 2006 an election was held where the residents could choose between A.) reunification with Brederland; B.) Independence, C.) No Change (remain a Crown Colony), or D.) Admission to the Kingdom as a Province. The voters chose the latter, and in 2007 Alterdamm was created a Principlaity and Province of the Kingdom.

The Grays Harbor Southern Territories are also considered part of the Kingdom, with New South Kitsap, Swannsland, Wakefield and Western Audentia being classed as Provinces and Panakoi, Chuchunu, Enchunu and Kechunu being classed as Native Protectorates under the Crown.

The newest addition to The Kingdom is Tern Bay, the western end of Decapolis Island north of Breen. It was purchased from the Breen government when The Kingdom withdrew from Breenian territory.

All the above are legally considered Harberian Citizens and carry Grays Harbor passports.

The Dominions are Fully Independent Nations in their own right and are members of the Harberian Commonwealth, and are either former Crown Colonies (Aldeshar, Leegesia, New Kandor, Devons Island, Channelview and Sebaycia) or Nations in Free Association with the Kingdom (Salishan Confederacy, also known as Wiesta Amereka). Independence dates are Aldeshar - 1884, New Kandor - 1921, Leegesia - 1949, Devons Island - 2008, Channelview - 2009, Sebaycia - 2010, and The Salishan Confederacy - 2004. Salishan joined the Commonwealth as an Independent Nation in 2004 as a result of the Yavinean War. Each has a Viceroy to represent the Monarch.

The Crown Colonies are somewhere between. They have full local autonomy for domestic affairs, however all International relations and Defence matters are controlled by the Kingdom. The current Crown Colonies are: Whitefall, the Grayson Islands, Nova Harberia, the Windward Islands, Channelview, and Devons Island. The Colonies have a Governer-General appointed by the Crown to represent the Monarch in governmental affairs, and an elected Premier. All legislation enacted by the local parliament must be signed either by the Governer-General or King.

There are also some Nations who have former ties to the Kingdom, but are not currently members of the Commonwealth and therefore have no ties to the Crown and Monarchy. These include Nastic (Former Crown Colony, Independence 1970), Schwerin (Former Crown Colony, Dominion in 1949, Reunified with New Preussen 1953), Havland (Former Protectorate of the Prudentian Empire, Independent 1811.), Brederland (Former Protectorate of the Prudentian Empire and Grays Harbor, Independent 1935. The City of Alterdamm remained with the Kingdom as a Crown Colony.)

There is also one "Special category" Nation, Lost Vegas*, which is a Protectorate of the Crown, but not a Member-State of the Commonwealth. Lost Vegas is entirely self-governing and has no ties to the Monarchy, but through a series of treaties, all Defense Affairs are deferred to The Kingdom.


* Lost Vegas was one of the founding members of the Heartland, and it was decided that when he left the game, we couldn't just remove his nation from the map. Lost Vegan citizens who wish to join the Harberian Military or Navy are permitted to do so without naturlization.
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:42 pm

Colonial Histories, Part I: Whitefall/Grayson/Nova Harberia, The Veneratio Colonies

The Whitefall Peninsula was first discovered by Harberian mariners in 1651 when after a great storm a convoy of HOC (Harberian Overseas Company) ships put in to land to conduct repairs and replenish water and food stocks. The land had been seen prior to that, but had never been mapped or much notice paid to it by the merchant ships going between Harberian ports and the civilized nations of Probitas and Nous. The HOC Commodore, Grantland Finster, made note of the location and its plentiful streams and game, and also that there were no natives in evidence.

The HOC undertook to map the area in ernest in 1654, sending the Armed Merchantmen Patience (Captain William Quince) and Maxwell (Captain Bernard Grayson) and the Sloop Sandpiper (Lieutenant Vincent Pennock) all under the command of Captain Soloman Whitefall. The Patience and Sandpiper undertook the task of following the peninsula around, mapping it, as well as mapping the soon apparent extensive system of islands while the Maxwell sent a company of men ashore to explore the interior. Captain Whitefall set up a small settlement at the landing site, beginning the first HOC Trade Port there on the site of what is today the port city of Julooshka on the western shores of Whitefall.

The men of the Maxwell discovered evidence of human habitation, but nothing permanent, mostly the remains of primitive looking hunting camps. They found no evidence of current occupents.

The Patience and Sandpiper spent nearly 3 months mapping the peninsula before moving on to the islands. As the island chain was discovered to be so great, the Patience and Sandpiper seperated to increase the volume of research, but not before setting up a 2nd base camp and small settlement, this time at the site of modern day Patience, the Capital of Whitefall Colony. The Patience took the northern islands, while the Sandpiper made their way through the central and southern islands, eventually making their way to the eastern shores of the large bay and to what is today the Nova Harberia Colony.

It was the Sandpiper and her crew who came upon the first natives of the area, the Aunluan people, a fierce tribe of warriors who occupied nearly all the islands, each one ruled by their own Chief. Not likeing the interlopers, the Aunluan attacked the Sandpipers, killing 2 and wounding 2 more before being driven off by the firearms of the crew.

After spending 9 months mapping and catalogueing the mainland portions and the many islands, and several more encounters with the Aunluan people, Captain Whitefall left 20 men with supplies and weapons at the first site and returned to Aberdeen with his report.

The Board of Directors of the HOC, after reading these reports, decided that this was an area ripe for exploitation and profit and in early 1653 sent a 2nd, this time larger and better armed, expedition. The expedition was primarily seamen and explorers, but it also included 23 families to set up a permanent settlement and 12 HOC negotiators to treat with the natives.

The Whitefall Colony was chartered by the Crown as an HOC Colony and enterprise in 1659, centered around the Julooshka settlement, named for the transport which had carried the initial group of families there. The Patience settlement was founded in 1660. At this time the Whitefall Colony only included the peninsula. The HOC had negotiated with the Aunluan the rights to the peninsula and reserved the islands for the natives. This lasted until 1684 when the HOC set up a trade port on the site of present day Maxwell. It was intended to be a purely trade venue for interaction between HOC merchants and the Aunluan, but several of the Chiefs took it amiss and the First Aunluan War began, lasting until 1686 with the defeat of the islanders at the hands of HOC troops. The HOC took possession of the islands, adding them to the Whitefall Colony, but allowing the Aunluan Chiefs certain rights and priveleges as tribal leaders over their people.

The eastern mainland was not settled untill 1703, after an inland expedition discovered significant resources of silver and iron ore in the coastal hills and mountain lowlands. Over the next century, deposits of gold, ruby, emerald, bauxite and coal were also discovered.

The Second Aunluan War began in 1721 when a young War Chief and Shaman by the name of Garimus preached that the "white devils" needed to be driven from their islands. This is widely believed to have been precipitated by the arrival of legions of missionaries from Grays Harbor and other countries, all attempting to convert the islanders, sometimes by useing threats and force. The HOC, being in the business of trade and profit tried to mitigate this as best they could, even trying on more than one occassion barring any missionaries at all, but to no avail. The first Aunluan attacks on HOC settlements began in late 1721 when the village of Hosworth was attacked and the entire population of 68 was massacred. The HOC increased their troop levels, fighting off attacks on most islands with varying degrees of success. A few islands were temporarily abandoned. In 1723 the HOC appealled to the Imperial Crown, and the Prudentian Emperor sent 3 warships and 450 Imperial soldiers, 2 Companies of Aerigians, and 1 each of Aberdinian and Malkieri. With this additional reinforcement, the HOC brought the 2nd War to a successful close by 1725 when Garimus surrendered himself in June of that year.

The dissolution of the Prudentian Empire into the seperate Kingdoms of Aerigia and Grays Harbor in 1799-1801 caused confusion in the ownership rights of the Whitefall Colony. The HOC was chartered in Aberdeen, the now Capital of the Grays Harbor Kingdom, so their loyaties mostly remained with the KGH faction, however a significant enough number of Aerigian boardmembers tried to assert Aerigian rights over the Colony. The issue ws not finally settled until 1807 when negotiations bewtween the 2 Kingdoms and the HOC settled on the sale of the Colony to The Grays Harbor government for 2,750,000 Crowns, and with Grays Harbor paying an indemnity of 250,000 Crowns to the Aerigian Kingdom for their abandonment of rights.

Throughout the mid 1800's there were several minor Aunluan uprisings, but the majority were localized and were settled quickly. The causes of these varied, being split nearly evenly between abuse of the natives by Harberian merchants and Colonists and minor tribal figures trying to improve their standing and prestige among their peers by warring with the Colonists.

In 1859 there began several protests among the Colonial Islanders to the rule from Patience, which had become the Capital of the Colony. Most of the complaints were centered around alleged abuses of power by the Colonial government and unresponsiveness of the Colonial government to issues outside the peninsula. The Islanders (settlers on what would become the Grayson Islands called themselves) and Novans (The settlers and miners of the Nova Harberia mountains and their coastal islands) felt they were being ignored by the Colonial government, and petitioned the Royal government in Aberdeen to be permitted to form their own Colonial Governments. After 3 years of negotiations, the Crown Colonies of The Grayson Islands and Nova Harberia were formed in 1862, with the Graysons getting the southern islands and Whitefall and Nova harberia dividing the northern islands, in the case of Desmond Island, literally.
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Merchant Shipping Companies of Grays Harbor, Part 1

Golden Seal Lines
Bulk Carriers: 12
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 2
Container Ships: 29
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 10

Royal Alterdamm Lines
Bulk Carriers: 24
Car Carriers: 6
Chemical Tankers: 3
Container Ships: 16
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 1
Oil Tankers: 9

Batson Shipping Lines
Bulk Carriers: 8
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 24
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 0

Quest Petroleum Lines
Bulk Carriers: 0
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 2
Container Ships: 0
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 2
Oil Tankers: 18

Lyons Shipping Lines
Bulk Carriers: 4
Car Carriers: 14
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 17
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 0

SeaRail
Bulk Carriers: 0
Car Carriers: 28 (Ro-Ro)
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 0
Cruise Ships: 4 (Ro-Ro)
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 0

Anders Shipping Lines
Bulk Carriers: 11
Car Carriers: 3
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 21
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 6
Oil Tankers: 0

Royal Harberian Cruise Lines
Bulk Carriers: 0
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 0
Cruise Ships: 6
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 0

Royal Harberian Trading Company
Bulk Carriers: 19
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 34
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 8

Malkier Overseas Lines
Bulk Carriers: 4
Car Carriers: 6
Chemical Tankers: 13
Container Ships: 26
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 1
Oil Tankers: 15

FJL Lines (Franks, Jessin & Lynd Company, Ltd)
Bulk Carriers: 5
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 16
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 0

Bulldog Motors Shipping Lines
Bulk Carriers: 0
Car Carriers: 8
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 0
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 0

Thyme Petroleum Lines
Bulk Carriers: 0
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 2
Container Ships: 0
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 4
Oil Tankers: 15

Satsop Lines
Bulk Carriers: 3
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 17
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 2

Royal Princess Lines
Bulk Carriers: 0
Car Carriers: 0
Chemical Tankers: 0
Container Ships: 34
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 0
Oil Tankers: 0

Aberdeen Overseas Shipline
Bulk Carriers: 18
Car Carriers: 2
Chemical Tankers: 9
Container Ships: 38
Cruise Ships: 0
Gas Carriers: 7
Oil Tankers: 0
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Our Embassies vehicles carry specific flags on the fender staves to indicate who is in each vehicle. On the right fender staff is the Embassy flag, the left fender staff will carry the specific flag for the occupant. When somebody other than the Ambassador, the Deputy Ambassador or an Attache is in the vehicle, the left staff is empty.

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Postby Grays Harbor » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:30 pm

FOREIGN MINISTRY LISTING OF AMBASSADORS

ALLIED
AERIGIA - Sir Evan Gottshalk
CLEARWATER - Lord Henry Blankenship
DAEMONIATA - Sir Thomas FelGarden
INEPTIA - Sir Donald Whinstop, Viscount Greensward
LOS PAISES LEJANOS - Lady Adriana Telford, Duchess of Montesano
NEW YAVIN - Lord Gregory Hines-Smyth

NEWTEXAS / TEXAS - Lady Hermione Leege, Duchess of Channelview
GREENSPOINT/ Texas - Sir Bryce Collins
THE BRUCE / WYSTERIA - Sir Warren Mikkelson, Count of Nicoleville
BRIGHTENBURG / ONE BIG ISLAND - Sir Francis Hetcastle


HEARTLAND
AL ABDI - Dennis Doormann
ALDESHAR - Sir Adam Cobb
CHINPAU - Edward Oberman
CYDOUNWA - Kenneth Yarrow-Hyde
DISONG - Franklin Howard
DUN COILLE - Sir William Hurling
EAST KOMPA RU - Morris Desmond
EKETRAINE - Gerald Green
ELDENKEI - Jonneta Powers
FIDENKEI - Yancy Goor
FREUNDLICHSTADT - Elizabeth Olmstead
GESAMTKUNTSWERK - Sir Joseph Norman
GRAUSTARK - Lord Michael Simmons

GRAYSON ISLANDS - Lady Victoria Addams
HAVLAND - Laura Nichols
HOLY SOCKS - Bernard Kensington
INFINITE LOOP - Michael Price
JANDHUIN - Herbert Olling
KALLIDAN - Sir Charles Whyte-Lincoln
KANGHWA - Renee Cumberland
KOMPA RU - Morgan Carling
KWAN MUHAI - Genevieve Randall

LEEGESIA - Sir Brian Fuller
LIVENTIA - Lady Sally Barnes
LOMO SALTADO - James Dowding
LOWER BISWALD - Herman Bering
MIRACLIA - Susan James
MOUNTAINSEA - Lady Jeannette Gordon, Countess of Belfair
NEW PREUSSEN - Sir Vincent Harrow
NINDENKEI - Howard Quincy
NORTHWEST PRUSSIA - Sir Lionel Reynolds

NOVA HARBERIA - Sir Charles Pelson
POPULAR FREEDOM - Sir Henry Larson
TEXARNICA - Donald Marymount-Smythe
TIESABRE - Vincent Danstock
UNIDOS - Sir Randolph McMillon
UPPER BISWALD - Morris Blanque
UYGHUR - William Jennings
VALDAIRE - Foster Greene
VASSFFORCIA - Scott Darlington
VERNA RALI - Adam North
WASARIA - Artemis Bunche

WINDWARD ISLANDS - Sir Horace Knight
WHITEFALL - Lady Janice Greene
WIESTA AMEREKA (SALISH CONFEDERACY) - Sir Desmond Anders-Rece

YANNIA - Glenda Fein
YUNGAI - Thomas Henrick
ZIVENZIA - Kelvin Morehinde


OUTSIDE THE HEARTLAND
DEVONS ISLAND - Lord Morris Leining
DUNAIDIN - Jill Panniteer
GAELIFREY - Imogene Thomas
HARBERIAN GEORGIA - Donald Jinns
NEW KANDOR - Lord Charles O'Dennis
NUA AIMSITHE - Lady Karen Mills
SEBAYCIA - Edward Klinger

KAMADHATU - Sir Evan Bridden
HANSASTADT DANZIG - David Corning
NOORDEINDE - Sir Lawrence Franklin
MONTE MARE - Edward James Phillips
NOORDEINDEN ISLANDS - Jonathon Loorning
NEW OLWE - Maryella Uxbridge
RENOR XUKUTH - Lady Diedre Hallingford
MELDARIA - Sir Anthony Reginald Hopkins
PACIFICA - Sir Kenneth Yarrow
ARIVADA - Sir Ferris George
POLYTHINIA - Rymanda Eofforwick
KETRILY – Barret Parkington
SUNDERLAND-LUNEBERG – Everett Dominiuus
FREE HAWAII - Peter Noonan
ALBRANTE – Nathan Morris-Brown
SIBIRSKY – Caroline Rockingford
HAVENSKY – William Quarrels












HEARTLAND
NON-HEARTLAND
COMMONWEALTH
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Diplomatic License Plates of the Kingdom are Yellow with the flag of the nation the tags are assigned to and a number series in green. There are a few minor exceptions to the number system, mostly for nations which are longtime allies of the Kingdom. Commonwealth diplomatic tags are blue with a gold border for Dominions and blue border for Colonies. All diplomatic tags are provided free of charge to Embassies and Consulates.

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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:00 am

UNIFICATION

The Kingdom of Grays Harbor came into being on 23 February 1801 as a direct result of the dissolution of the Prudention Empire. While the area of the new Kingdom had long been known collectively as Grays Harbor or Harberia, it had never been a unified political entity except as Member-States of the Empire. Over the centuries it had consisted of as few as 3 and as many as 48 seperate States, all manuevering for position among the Imperial Court for position and influence. Alliances were in a constant state of flux, shifting with the political climate, and wars between the States was not uncommon despite the fact they were all members of the Empire. By the early 1700's the political scene had settled to where there were five Duchies; Aberdeen, Malkier, Olympia, Loannis and Kandor.

With the death of the Emperor in March of 1799 without heir, the Member-States of the Empire were thrown into confusion as to who should get the throne. By mid 1799 the scene had settled into two distinct camps, the Aerigian States of Hyacinthe, Silverado, Stonebrook and Fairview and the Harberian State of Olympia backing Earl Aelguud Hevensgell of the Aden branch of the Imperial Family and the Harberian States of Aberdeen, Loannis and Kandor and the Aerigian State of Brentwood backing Duke Richard Benson of the Shelton branch of the Imperial Family. The Harberian Duchy of Malkier, being the traditional rivals with Aberdeen for supremacy in the harberian regions, maintained an official policy of neutrality between the two factions while pushing for Earl William Rodford of the Telford Family, an old and obscure branch of the Imperial Family which ruled as Dukes of Malkier, to be enthroned as Emperor. Earl William used this distant claim more as a means to secure new status for Malkier than as any real attempt at the throne.

Unable to get either side to retreat from their claims, both camps began mobilizing for war, the first skirmishes taking place in April of 1800. May of 1800 saw a new development in the situation, however, when Duke Stephen of Aberdeen met secretly with the Grand Duke of Ineptia, who agreed in principal to mediate an end to the dispute. Stephen, not willing to plunge his Duchy and the rest of the Southern Alliance into what promised to be a long and bloody civil war, got the Northern Alliance to agree to the mediation. Duke William of Malkier then signed treaties with the Southern Alliance, therefore bringing the two sides closer in power and influence.

The negotiations began in July in the Ineptian Capital of Schtoopstadt, with Grand Duke Elrod of Ineptia hosting, Duke Stephen of Aberdeen representing the Southern Alliance and Earl Aelguud representing the Northern Alliance. Negotiation drug out for the next two months with neither side willing to give way on the question of the Imperial Crown even though all other issues had been settled within a matter of weeks. On the 19th of September Duke Stephen proposed a different type of settlement. As the question of the Imperial crown unable to be resolved, it would most likely be best that the two Alliances go their seperate ways, forming two new nations. Negotiations began in ernest in this new direction, concluding in early November. They had agreed, as part of the settlement, that the States of Brentwood and Olympia be exchanged as their peoples were more ethnically Aerigian and Harberian respectively. Duke Vincent Theilmann of Olympia objected to this vehemently, however the majority of the Nobility and Merchant class of Olympia felt more comfortable with the Harberian faction and the Southern Alliance. Unable to accept this, Duke Vincent pulled out of the negotiations and prepared his Army for war with plans to invade Malkier and Aberdeen. His generals did not agree though, and in a bloodless coup they removed Vincent from his throne on December 12th, installing his nephew William of Faldara as Duke of Olympia.

This cleared the way for the Treaty of Schtoopstadt to be implemented, and in 1801 the two new States of the Kingdom of Grays Harbor and the Kingdom of Aerigia came into being. For his part in obtaining the treaty, Duke Stephen was installed as King of the new Nation. He took the title King Stephen III, not wanting to dishonor his Father, Duke Stephen II and Great-Grandfather, Duke Stephen I, so he kept the III behind his name as King as opposed to beginning with the approbation of "1st" for himself, which is why the Kingdom has never had a Stephen I or II as King.

EARLY VICTORY

The first years of the Kingdom were not easy, especially for the military, navy and diplomats. The task of unifying the various armies and navies was a daunting one, as each had their own traditions and organization. The Army proved the easier of the two services to unify, this being concluded in 1802. The Navy, however, took longer, not reaching full integration until 1804.

The first diplomatic crisis occurred in 1805 when Vassfforcia, long commercial rivals of Aberdeen and the Empire, tried to take advantage of the state of affairs within the new Kingdom by making an attempt to conquer the Harberian Colony in Whitefall. The Vassfforcians began to arm the some of the natives and to send troops and supplies surrepticiously into the colony. In early 1806 the native Fankalla tribe began making attacks on Harberian settlements, starting the Whitefall wars. Vassfforcian diplomats denied any involvement. A naval and marine expedition was formed to quell the revolt and set out in March 1807. The Vassfforcian embassy in Aberdeen sent word of this home, and a Vassfforcian squadron was sent to intercept the Harberian flotilla. They met in July 1807 350 west of Puerto Nuevo at the mouth of the Sanxay Straits. Harberian Admiral Howard Poole seperated his transports from his warships, gambling that he could delay the Vassfforcians long enough for the transports to get through. The two sides met on the morning of 21 July, each side spending the morning jockying for position. The actual battle began early in the afternoon, and by dusk the harberian squadron had driven off the Vassfforcians, having sunk one ship-of-the-line and capturing three others to no losses for ther Harberians. It was the first naval victory for the new unified Harberian Royal Navy, and did more to cement the unity than any amount of negotiations could ever do. The Marines landed on the Whitefall Peninsula in August, quickly quelling the rebellion and obtaining proof of Vassfforcian involvement when several vassfforcian troops were captured in the rebels camps. The diplomats took over from there, signing the Colonies Treaty of 1808 which guaranteed that neither Grays Harbor or Vassfforcia would interfere in each others colonies.

The old Imperial navy had long been looked upon as one of the strongest and most efficient in the Heartland. Given their strong maritime heritage, the majority of the leadership of the Imperial Fleets had been harberian, while the Army had been primarily Aerigian. However, many nations had been unwilling to transfer their perception of the old Imperial Fleets to the new Harberian Fleet. The Battle of Sanxay Strait, with its decisive victory, did much to regain the respect of the international community and to cement the Royal Navy as one of the preeminent navies of the Heartland, something which has proven itself time and again over the years, and has engendered a firm tradition of victory in the Royal Navy.

On the Diplomatic scene, many of the nations had initially looked upon the two new Kingdoms as the weaker remnants of the Empire. Like the Vassfforcians, many tried to take advantage of harberian diplomats in trade agreements and other treaties. The steadfast resolve of the Harberian diploamatic corps to not be bullied and the Kings determination to use his prestige to the advancement of the Kingdom on the international stage began to tell, and by 1813 the Kingdom had achieved full recognition by all nations of the Heartland.

Domestically, not everything was tranquil either. Old animosities died hard, and the rivalry between Aberdeen and Malkier, while not giving way to arms, was still quite evident. The Loannian Highlanders also were not shy about making various grievances known as well. So, while the road to true unity was rocky, it progressed nontheless, with one major exception. Deposed Duke Vincent had taken his family into self-imposed exile in Ost Sachsen, and continued to stir any trouble he could. Upon his death in 1827, his son, Andrew, assumed the self-granted title of "King-in-Exile of the Kingdom of Olympia". Despite numerous protests to the Ost Sachsen government, they continued to tacitly support his claim while officially denying any arrangements.

CIVIL WAR OF 1852-5

In 1851, Andrew began organizing an Army of exiles with Ost sachsen support and complicity. He named this the Army of Free Olympia. He had deemed this an ideal time to press his cause, as the Grays Harbor government was once again involved in one of the frequent wars with the New Preussen government over their trying to retake the Harberian Colony of Schwerin, a Prussian Province which had been conquered in the early 1600's. The New Preussen Army had invaded Schwerin in 1849, starting the Third Schwerin War. After some initial successes by the Prussians, it had settled into a virtual stalemate by mid 1850. The Harberian Navy had enforced a blockade of the Prussian coastline, and the Prussian Army kept the Harberian and Colonial Army from retaking the captured territory.

Andrew's Army, with the assistance of the Ost Sachsens and the Prussians, outfitted and armed an army of 35,000 men. Most of the army was comprised of mercenaries from Prussia and other nations, and only about 15% of the army made of of actual Olympian or Harberian exiles. He began his invasion in June 1852 when he crossed the border near the Leichester Road and Pass, moving his army through the Loannis Mountains along this well defined roadway. He met little initial resistance as his spies had managed to convince the local harberian commanders that the threat lay further to the south, on the Beaumonde-Leipzig Road. The bulk of the Harberian army, being heavily involved in Schwerin, was caught off guard completely. The First Battle of Leichester ended in victory for the Olympians, as did the Battle of Benden.

King George III of Grays Harbor immediatly began negotiations with the Prussians to end the Schwerin War and to halt Prussian and Sachsen support for the rebels, to no avail. Not able to secure peace with the Prussians, he had no choice but to conduct Wars on two seperate and distant fronts. The Schwerin front maintained its status quo with neither side gaining any advantage over the other, however, the Olympian War did not go well as Andrew's Army had managed to fight their way to Tumwater in Olympia. Seduced by Andrews success, many regiments from Eldiwynn, Faldara, Acostia, Madding and Thurston joined the rebellion on his side. By January of 1855 the rebel army had grown to 250,000 men in arms. Facing these odds, and with his own army split between two seperate, but related, wars, King George was forced to seek an armistice.

The Treaty of Montesano was signed on 21 November 1855, with the Kingdom recognizing the Independence of West Olympia. The eastern counties had remained loyal to the crown, and it was only the western 2/3rds of the former Duchy of Olympia which became independent. The Counties of Shallis, Illian and Shentra formed the new Harberian Duchy of East Olympia, while Faldara, Olympia, Thurston, Madding, Acostia, Eldiwynn, and Suthers formed the independent Kingdom of West Olympia.
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Postby Grays Harbor » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:42 am

ROYAL ARMY OF THE KINGDOM OF GRAYS HARBOR

1st Military District (Aberdeen, Grampia and Pordegray Counties, Training Centers)

A.) Special Operations Command
Royal Guards Regiment
Pax Island Brigade
57 Light Infantry Brigade
91 Grenadiers Brigade
112 Intelligence Brigade
188 Armour Brigade
210 Military Police Brigade
279 Infantry Brigade
710 Infantry Brigade (Ranger)
712 Air Defense Brigade (Ballista)
713 Air Defense Brigade (Ballista)

B.) Headquarters and Headquarters Command
General Staff
Army Logistics Center
1020 Air Defense Brigade

C.) Training Command
Royal Military Academy
Staff and Command College
NCO College
Infantry Training Center
Armour Training Center
Artillery Training Center
Staff Logistics Training Center
Intelligence Training Center
Air Defense Training Center
Ordnance Training Center
Aviation Training Center
Medical Corps Training Center
Special Warfare Training Center
Chemical & Nuclear Defense Center
D.) 1101 District Command Support Brigade

2nd Military District (Duchy of Aberdeen)
A.) 4th Corps
56 Corps Support Brigade
104 Artillery Brigade
138 Assault Pioneer Brigade
200 Transportation Brigade
477 Aviation Brigade
490 Combat Medical Brigade
1025 Air Defense Brigade
1st Division (Mechanized)
11th Division (Mechanized)
23rd Division (Armour)

B.) 9th Corps
18 Corps Support Brigade
109 Artillery Brigade
172 Transportation Brigade
254 Assault Pioneer Brigade
283 Combat Medical Brigade
321 Aviation Brigade
464 Air Defense Brigade
39th Division (Mechanized)
72nd Division (Armour)
76th Division (Line)

C.) 16th Corps (Reserve)
75 Corps Support Brigade (Reserve)
106 Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
156 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
222 Transportation Brigade (Reserve)
310 Aviation Brigade (Reserve)
491 Combat Medical Brigade (Reserve)
533 Air Defense Brigade (Reserve)
25th Division (Armour – Reserve)
46th Division (Line-Reserve)
57th Division (Line – Reserve)

D.) 19th Division (Amphibious Assault)
E.) 138 Infantry Brigade
F.) 214 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
G.) 235 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
H.) 240 Air Defense Brigade (Reserve)
I.) 279 Armour Brigade
J.) 303 Combat Medical Brigade (Reserve)
K.) 315 Armour Brigade (Reserve)
L.) 362 Aviation Brigade (Reserve)
M.) 388 Infantry Brigade
N.) 425 Assault Pioneer Brigade
O.) 469 Combat Support Brigade (Reserve)
P.) 510 Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
Q.) 555 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
R.) 611 Military Police Brigade
S.) 635 Medical Support Brigade
T.) 699 Aviation Brigade
U.) 750 Transportation Brigade (Reserve)
V.) 1102 District Command Support Brigade

3rd Military District (Duchy of Malkier)
A.) 1st Corps
47 Corps Support Brigade
128 Artillery Brigade
133 Transportation Brigade
197 Assault Pioneer Brigade
203 Combat Medical Brigade
216 Aviation Brigade
247 Air Defense Brigade
2nd Division (Mechanized)
20th Division (Armour)
22nd Division (Mechanized)

B.) 5th Corps
73 Corps Support Brigade
116 Artillery Brigade
150 Transportation Brigade
174 Assault Pioneer Brigade
215 Combat Medical Brigade
221 Aviation Brigade
263 Air Defense Brigade
6th Division (Line)
14th Division (Line)
78th Division (Armour)

C.) 7th Corps (Reserve)
26 Corps Support Brigade
103 Transportation Brigade
124 Artillery Brigade
188 Assault Pioneer Brigade
213 Combat Medical Brigade
361 Aviation Brigade
515 Air Defense Brigade
8th Division (Armour-Reserve)
13th Division (Mechanized-Reserve)
47th Division (Line-Reserve)

D.) 11th Corps (Para)
39 Corps Support Brigade
88 Aviation Brigade
105 Artillery Brigade
143 Assault Pioneer Brigade
176 Combat Medical Brigade
236 Transportation Brigade
519 Air Defense Brigade
4th Division (Para)
17th Division (Para)
29th Division (Para)

E.) 95 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
F.) 96 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
G.) 155 Transportation Brigade (Reserve)
H.) 160 Infantry Brigade
I.) 236 Aviation Brigade (Reserve)
J.) 269 Medical Support Brigade
K.) 295 Combat Medical Brigade
L.) 314 Armour Brigade (Reserve)
M.) 345 Military Police Brigade
N.) 353 Armour Brigade
O.) 429 Assault Pioneer Brigade
P.) 457Air Defense Brigade (Reserve)
Q.) 490 Infantry Brigade
R.) 532 Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
S.) 533 Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
T.) 565 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
W.) 579 Aviation Brigade
X.) 602 Combat Support Brigade (Reserve)
Y.) 606 Ranger Brigade
Z.) 619 Intelligence Brigade
AA.) 671 Armour Brigade (Reserve)
BB.) 1103 District Command Support Brigade

4th Military District (Duchy of Olympia)
A.) 15th Corps (reserve)
66 Corps Support Brigade (Reserve)
72 Aviation Brigade (Reserve)
101 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
191 Combat Medical Brigade (Reserve)
215 Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
223 Transportation Brigade (Reserve)
248 Air Defense Brigade (Reserve)
16th Division (Line-Reserve)
24th Division (Armour-Reserve)
30th Division (Line-Reserve)

B.) 20th Corps
27 Corps Support Brigade
173 Transportation Brigade
125 Artillery Brigade
258 Assault Pioneer Brigade
63 Combat Medical Brigade
99 Aviation Brigade
517 Air Defense Brigade
5th Division (Mechanized)
26th Division (Armour)
51st Division (Mechanized)

C.) 25th Corps
266 Corps Support Brigade
137 Transportation Brigade
126 Artillery Brigade
222 Assault Pioneer Brigade
264 Combat Medical Brigade
292 Aviation Brigade
309 Air Defense Brigade
9th Division (Line)
18th Division (Line)
28th Division (Armour)

D.) 86th Division (Amphibious Assault)

E.) 104 Intelligence Brigade
F.) 113 Medical Support Brigade
G.) 182 Infantry Brigade
H.) 242 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
I.) 268 Air Defense Brigade (Reserve)
J.) 270 Combat Medical Brigade
K.) 291 Armour Brigade (Reserve)
L.) 323 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
M.) 324 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
N.) 350 Aviation Brigade (Reserve)
O.) 377 Military Police Brigade
P.) 414 Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
Q.) 439 Medical Support Brigade (Reserve)
R.) 456 Combat Support Brigade (Reserve)
S.) 488 Transportation Brigade (Reserve)
T.) 1104 District Command Support Brigade

5th Military District (Duchy of Kandor, Principality of Alterdamm)
A.) 3rd Corps
211 Corps Support Brigade
148 Transportation Brigade
127 Artillery Brigade
253 Assault Pioneer Brigade
191 Combat Medical Brigade
338 Aviation Brigade
711 Air Defense Brigade
10th Division (Mechanized)
54th Division (Line)
81st Division (Armour)
B.) 8th Corps (Reserve)
35 Corps Support Brigade
48 Transportation Brigade
129 Artillery Brigade
177 Assault Pioneer Brigade
256 Combat Medical Brigade
285 Aviation Brigade
555 Air Defense Brigade
7th Division (Line-Reserve)
12th Division (Mechanized-Reserve)
59th Division (Armour-Reserve)
C.) 21st Division (Light)
D.) 123 Armour Brigade (Reserve)
E.) 137 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
F.) 140 Medical Support Brigade (Reserve)
G.) 178 Infantry Brigade
H.) 188 Intelligence Brigade
I.) 212 Air Defense Brigade (Reserve)
J.) 224 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
K.) 239 Combat Support Brigade (Reserve)
L.) 318 Combat Medical Brigade (Reserve)
M.) 333 Aviation Brigade (Reserve)
N.) 356 Combined Arms Brigade (Alterdamm-Reserve)
O.) 153 Artillery Brigade

6th Military District (Duchy of Loannis)
A.) 2nd Corps
39 Corps Support Brigade
57 Transportation Brigade
130 Artillery Brigade
170 Assault Pioneer Brigade
180 Combat Medical Brigade
234 Aviation Brigade
550 Air Defense Brigade
15th Division (Light)
27th Division(Light)
52nd Division (Armour)
B.) 6th Corps (Reserve)
42 Corps Support Brigade
58 Transportation Brigade
133 Artillery Brigade
175 Assault Pioneer Brigade
226 Combat Medical Brigade
246 Aviation Brigade
551 Air Defense Brigade
31st (Line-Reserve)
58th Division (Armour-Reserve)
C.) 3rd Division (Mountain)
D.) 19 Combat Support Brigade (Reserve)
E.) 86 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
F.) 109 Combat Medical Brigade (Reserve)
G.) 152 Armour Brigade (Reserve)
H.) 199 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
I.) 234 Aviation Brigade (Reserve)
J.) 259 Medical Support Brigade (Reserve)
K.) 321 Air Defense Brigade (Reserve)
L.) 337 Intelligence Brigade (Reserve)
M.) 376 Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
N.) 166 Artillery Brigade

7th Military District (Southern Territories, Colony of the Windward Islands)
A.) 14th Corps
352 Corps Support Brigade
618 Transportation Brigade
108 Artillery Brigade
283 Assault Pioneer Brigade
351 Combat Medical Brigade
419 Aviation Brigade
438 Air Defense Brigade
41st Division (Mechanized)
43rd Division (Mechanized)
44th Division (Armour)
B.) 18th Corps (Reserve)
353 Corps Support Brigade
427 Transportation Brigade
107 Artillery Brigade
285 Assault Pioneer Brigade
296 Combat Medical Brigade
426 Aviation Brigade
444 Air Defense Brigade
42nd Division (Line-Reserve)
55th Division (Line-Reserve)
60th Division (Armour-Reserve)
C.) 12 Infantry Brigade (W.I. - Reserve)
D.) 55 Combat Medical Brigade (Reserve)
E.) 261 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
F.) 300 Infantry Brigade (Chunu - Reserve)
G.) 301 Infantry Brigade (Chunu - Reserve)
H.) 302 Combat Support Brigade (Chunu - Reserve)
I.) 131 Artillery Brigade

8th Military District (Veneratio Colonies)
A.) 100th Division
378 Combat Brigade (Whitefall)
379 Combat Brigade (Grayson)
380 Combat Brigade (Nova Harberia)
410 Division Support Brigade
B.) 537 Aviation Brigade (Reserve)
C.) 592 Infantry Brigade (Nova Harberia - Reserve)
D.) 623 Transportation Brigade (Reserve)
E.) 1108 District Command Support Brigade
F.) 228 Medical Brigade (Reserve)
G.) 280 Operational Support Brigade
H.) 414 Armour Brigade (Whitefall – Reserve)
I.) 469 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Reserve)
J.) 249 Artillery Brigade

SouthEast Army Group
A.) Army of Aldeshar
12th Corps
35th Division (Mech)
37th Division (Armour)
96th Division (Line)
22nd Corps
38th Division (Mech)
40th Division (Mech)
65th Division (Mech)
29th Corps (Reserve)
45th Division (Line)
68th Division (Armour)
69th Division (Line)
36th Division (Para)
84th Division (Mt)

B.) Army of Leegesia
13th Corps
48th Division (Armour)
49th Division (Line)
50th Division (Mech)


New Kandor Army Command
A.) Army of New Kandor
10th Corps
33rd Division (Mech)
34th Division (Armour)
53rd Division (Line)
23rd Corps
67th Division (Line)
70th Division (Mech)
77th Division (Armour)
33rd Corps (Reserve)
66th Division (Mech)
71st Division (Line)
75th Division (Armour)

SouthWest Army Group
A.) Army of the Salish Confederacy
17th Corps
32nd Division (Mech)
61st Division (Armour)

Colonial Command
A.) 24th Corp
39 Corps Support Brigade
162 Transportation Brigade
110 Artillery Brigade
260 Assault Pioneer Brigade
265 Combat Medical Brigade
326 Aviation Brigade
334 Air Defense Brigade
56th Division (Line)
139 Division Support Brigade (Cadre-Reserve)
203 Combat Brigade (Channelview)
304 Combat Brigade (Nua Aimsithe)
447 Combat Brigade (Nua Aimsithe)
74th Division (Line)
111 Infantry Brigade (Devons)
115 Armour Brigade (Devons)
271 Combat Brigade (Harberian Georgia)
B.) 25th Corps
519 Corps Support Brigade
368 Transportation Brigade
111 Artillery Brigade
269 Assault Pioneer Brigade
355 Combat Medical Brigade
373 Aviation Brigade
314 Air Defense Brigade
77th Division (Line)
244 Combat Brigade (Sebaycia)
259 Combat Brigade (Gaelifrey)
267 Combat Brigade (Dunaidin)
85th Division (Mechanized)
315 Combat Brigade (Foreign Legion)
352 Infantry Brigade (Foreign Legion)
607 Armour Brigade (Foreign Legion)

25 Corps Support Brigade
307 Artillery Brigade (Foreign Legion)
29 Aviation Brigade (Foreign Legion)
348 Combat Support Brigade (Foreign Legion)
399 Assault Pioneer Brigade (Foreign Legion)
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Postby Grays Harbor » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:43 am

SOME AIRCRAFT FORMERLY USED BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, IMPERIAL COLONIAL ARMY AIR CORPS, AND THE NAVY'S FLEET AIR ARM

Commander Transport - RAF
Developed 1939-41. Entered service 1942. Phased out beginning in 1956.

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General characteristics
· Crew: 5
· Capacity: 130 troops or 10–12 tonnes of equipment
· Length: 28.2 m (92 ft 4 in)
· Wingspan: 55.2 m (181 ft 0 in)
· Height: 10.15 m (33 ft 3.5 in)
· Empty weight: 27,330 kg (60,260 lb)
· Loaded weight: 29,500 kg (65,000 lb)
· Max takeoff weight: 43,000 kg (94,815 lb)
· Powerplant: 6× Austral14N, 700 kW (950 hp) each
Performance
· Maximum speed: 270 km/h (170 mph (150 kn))
· Range: 800 km (500 mi)
· Ferry range: 1,100 km (684 mi)
· Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
· Rate of climb: 3.6 m/s (710 ft/min)
Armament
· Guns: 18 × .303 MG
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