The Marshite Strategic Analysis Department(M-SAD) of the Church has decided to compile a threat list of nations around the world. As such, fill out the following form to find out how much of a threat you are to the Holy Marsh.
Name of Nation:
Military Branches and Roles:
Regular Ground Forces:
Small Arms Used:
Body Armor Used:
Infantry Support Weapons Used:
Anti-Tank/Anti-Vehicle Weapons Used:
APCs/IFVs Used:
Tanks Used:
Artillery Used:
Brief Summary of Training and Recruitment:
Brief Summary of Standard Military Doctrine:
Brief Summary of Military Culture:
Assessment of Officer Corps (Tactical Capabilities):
Assessment of Officer Corps (Strategic Capabilities)
Assessment of Logistical Capabilities:
Personnel:
Combat Personnel:
Air Forces
Fighter Aircraft Used:
Strategic Bombers Used:
Ground Attack Aircraft Used (Incl. Gunships and Attack Helicopters):
Air Transport Used:
Number of Aircraft:
Personnel:
Naval Forces
Number of Frigates:
Number of Destroyers:
Number of Cruisers:
Number of Aircraft Carriers:
Number of Amphibious Assault Ships:
Number of Submarines:
Personnel:
Paramilitary Groups(Note: This would cover Militias as well as special warrior groups)
Stated Purpose of Paramilitary Group(s):
Small Arms Used:
Body Armor Used:
Infantry Support Weapons Used:
Anti-Tank/Anti-Vehicle Weapons Used:
Vehicles Used:
Brief Summary of Training and Recruitment:
Brief Summary of Standard Doctrine:
Brief Summary of Paramilitary Culture:
Are the organizations primarily Offensive or Defensive?:
Are the organizations under a clear Military command, under clear command of the State, or mostly independent?:
Is there significant civilian support for the Paramilitary groups?
Personnel:
Combat Personnel:
Overall Assessment:
Are the branches of the Military united with a clear command structure for use between branches?:
Are Strategic Decisions decided by Military or Civilian leadership?:
Are the branches more or less united, with open co-operation between the branches?:
Are there any enmities between branches?:
Is the overall Strategic Doctrine Defensive or Offensive?:
Nuclear Option?:
How many?:
Via Submarine?:
Via Strategic Bomber?:
Via land-based ICBM?:
Via land-based TBM?:
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Here is mine:
Name of Nation: The Grand Theocratic Empire of the Holy Marsh
Military Branches and Roles: Holy Marsh Army(HMA), Holy Marsh Navy(HMN), Holy Marsh Air Force(HMAF), Holy Marsh Holy Warriors(HMHW), Holy Marsh National Militia(HMNM).
Regular Ground Forces: HMA.
Small Arms Used: LY-24M Maut'Maranam ,TMP-32, LY48 Defender PDW, MA-20 Marksman Rifle, MIP-Advanced Battle Carbine, Rocker Folder Shotgun, Thermobaric grenades, frag grenades, flash grenades, Talon combat knives.
Body Armor Used: DAUNTLESS Arachne-IV Marshite Modification IVA body armor, BALCOTH Advanced Helmet, Multi-spectral disruptive pattern camouflage uniforms.
Infantry Support Weapons Used: MA-300 GPM/LMG Berdun, MA-340 Reil GPMG/Heavy Machinegun, Marshite Stormdrake-II IV(Infantry Version), AA-12 Automatic Shotgun, LY23 Songbird, SAGL-25 (Squad automatic grenade launcher), GR-88 Grenadier Rifle, Dropper Infantry Mortar System.
Anti-Tank/Anti-Vehicle Weapons Used: MANPAD(firing the MA-14, MA-14T, and MA-14LP), MATW-9EB, LY65 Ru'ahk' RPG launcher, HARM Missile System.
APCs/IFVs Used: MAV-30 E'ilodon(all variants), MAV-31 AAV, MFSV-13 Hammerhead Fire Support Vehicle.
Tanks Used: HAT-3 Sparky III MBT(Variant of the LY8), LY10 Bloodhound, LY9/M22 Dire Wolf Heavy Tank
Artillery Used: LY300 Manticores(missile), Viper Airmobile MLRS, AA-30 Whirlwind MLRS, MRA-550 Lion Self Propelled Gun, MIV-45 Lightweight Towed Artillery, MTA-415 Heavyweight Towed Artillery, LY6A1 Werewolf Assault Tank.
Brief Summary of Training and Recruitment: Marshites are more or less trained since birth, in a fashion. From an early age, they are taught to respect the wishes of the Church, and the Church asks them usually to fight for their faith. Starting at the age of ten, most children have one hour of weapons training and one hour of basic military theory a day during school hours which run from nine to nine six days a week year round. By the time a Marshite schoolchild has finished school, he has received the equivalent of 76 weeks if military training- while not as effective due to the repetition of tasks needed to instill core strengths as they grow older, this is still a significant advantage.
This goes on until the age of eighteen, when everyone is conscripted for two years. Training is twelve hours a day, six days a week, every week for two years. The end result is a twenty-year old who is an expert and beyond with his or her weapon, knows almost everything that would matter on a battlefield, holds firm in his or her heart the purity of their mission and the righteousness of their Church, and the ability to kill you in any number of ways. For those who decide to stay in the Army, the training continues as listed above until they retire. This makes the main Marshite Army regular at the age of 22 the equivalent, training wise, of the best special forces. When added to their usually life-time commitments, and with more time, each Marshite unit becomes a more and more elite force. By the age of 24, each soldier has perfected his or her craft without question and therefore learns secondary and tietary specializations. By his or her late twenties, Marshite soldiers know not only how to fight without equal, but to also accomplish other tasks at the heart of other specializations in a pinch. This allows logistical troops to crush opposing ambushes, front line troops to accomplish logistical challenges, mortar infantry to fend off close-quarters charges, and rifleman to use mortars, for example. A Marshite division of twenty-seven year olds is therefore much like a Swiss Army Knife, except that the knife itself is far superior to what we know of now. This makes most combat operations against a Marshite force nearly impossible; you can't cut off supply lines with regularity, overrun positions without unsustainable casualties, etc.
Brief Summary of Standard Military Doctrine: Marshite Offensive Doctrine employs a large number of tactical operations that cut the enemy a thousand times before the final blow is struck. This is part of a larger strategic doctrine that also employs many strategic operations at once. The enemy is therefore struck at all major points and often has communications, supply lines, and support cut off almost as soon as the battle is joined. This is all part of a combined-arms offensive that seeks to slaughter opposing armies as quickly as possible. The enemy is to be denied his air force, his logistical chain, his armor, support, and routes of escape. So many operations are launched, both tactical and strategic, that entire operations can fail utterly and the overall strategic objective taken just as quickly. This is achieved through superior firepower and mobility, superior training and usually superior numbers. Opposing armies usually find themselves overwhelmed and destroyed before they can defend in depth. On the defensive, the Marshite Army usually supports the vast Militia by cutting the enemy off and forcing them to fight in urban areas. They launch swift and overwhelming counter-attacks and use their knowledge of the terrain to slaughter opposing invasion forces. Their main task is to destroy enemy heavy armor and support- without that, the enemy has no chance against the Militia, let alone the main Marshite Army. However, two-thousand years of warfare have given Marshites the ability to adapt, if little else. Few, if any, enemies could put up a defense or stage an invasion that would catch Marshite forces anything less than prepared.
Brief Summary of Military Culture: Focused. There is little infighting and less bragging, as the mission they all share is Holy and deadly all at once. Once an enemy is identified, the nation will seek out and destroy that enemy, even if it takes generations. The word that most well defines the culture, therefore, is fanatical determination. Marshites are taught from birth until death that they are the Chosen People and have a sacred, holy mission to their God- a mission that requires war. Marshites therefore view service and warfare itself as a holy obligation. Two-thousand years of war have also modified non-religious expectations; warfare and the military are as part of life as sports and community are in real life. There is little need to recruit the conscripted troops into the active army after their conscription is over; the vast majority wish to join. It can sustain egregious losses for decades or even centuries without being strategically weakened.
Assessment of Officer Corps (Tactical Capabilities): On the defensive, Marshites are without equal in terms of Officer tactical capabilities. They are able to slice and dice opposing armies of many multitudes their size on their home turf, being able to adapt to almost any situation and launch successful counterattacks with usually fantastic results. Officers are considered the cream of the Marshite youth, achieving the highest physical and academic ranks in their class. They attend highly regarded, 24/7 war colleges that cover the whole spectrum of warfare. They are deployed to conscript units that are a year into their conscription, at which point they train and lead the unit they have been assigned to. They pass and fail along with their unit, and will train and go to war with said unit going into the future. Marshite Officers are officers for life and the tactical training never begins. They are given a wide berth of tactical flexibility as a result.
Assessment of Officer Corps (Strategic Capabilities): See above. The same holds true throughout Marshite command.
Assessment of Logistical Capabilities: Varies. On the defensive or on the continent that it lives on, it is nearly flawless. Recent upgrades to the nation's long-range offensive logistical systems have allowed it to sustain a level of effectiveness on par with any other first-rate power.
Personnel: 750,000,000(Note: Logistical and Support personnel have the same training as combat troops and vice versa, meaning that while combat personnel are expected to handle combat duties, logistical and support personnel are considered fully combat capable.)
Combat Personnel: 250,000,000
Air Forces
Fighter Aircraft Used: MAF-52 Griffon Air Superiority Fighter, MAF-50 Pegasus (S and D variants as well).
Strategic Bombers Used: MIHB-17 Mailed Fist, MIHB-16 Talon Bane, MISB-3 Stalker, MIHB-11 Hammer, LY912 Dragonhawk.
Ground Attack Aircraft Used (Incl. Gunships and Attack Helicopters): MAF-51 Drake, MAH-70 Kingmaker Attack Helicopter, ASH-12 Buzzer, LY911 Stormhawk.
Air Transport Used :C-10 'Minotaur' strategic cargo aircraft, KC-747 'Galt' aerial refueling tanker, C-100 Titan, AH-86B, AH-90IF, MGV-02 Warbeach Ekranoplan, MUH-65 Motherbird.
Number of Aircraft: 800,000
Personnel: 100,000,000(Various, not just direct support personnel)
Naval Forces
Number of Frigates: 3,100
Number of Destroyers: 4,500
Number of Cruisers: 4,950
Number of Aircraft Carriers: 600(Supercarriers), 900(Escort)
Number of Amphibious Assault Ships: 16,000
Number of Submarines: 5,900
Number of Capital/Battleships/Dreadnoughts: 1,950
Personnel: 300,000,000(Includes 30,000,000 Marines)
Paramilitary Groups: (First group is the Militia. Second group would be Holy Warriors)
Stated Purpose of Paramilitary Group(s): To Defend the Holy Marsh
Small Arms Used: HILAR, AY144L AR, BCR, MIK Duran, L45 Tactical Handgun, TMP 32, MIP ABC, P90, LY48, LY47, CheyTec Intervention, Thermobaric grenades, frag grenades, flash grenades, Talon combat knives.
Body Armor Used: DAUNTLESS Arachne-IV Marshite Modification IVA body armor
Infantry Support Weapons Used: MA-300 GPM/LMG Berdun, MA-340 Reil GPMG/Heavy Machinegun, Marshite Stormdrake-II IV(Infantry Version), AA-12 Automatic Shotgun, BRG-20 (HMG), Marshite Stormdrake-II Version-III, BRG-15L Light Machine Gun, MK-20 SAGL(Squad automatic grenade launcher)LY23 Songbird, SAGL-25 (Squad automatic grenade launcher), GR-88 Grenadier Rifle, Dropper Infantry Mortar System.
Anti-Tank/Anti-Vehicle Weapons Used: Javelin, MANPAD(firing the MA-14, MA-14T, and MA-14LP), MATW-9EB, LY65 Ru'ahk' RPG launcher, HARM Missile System, PLAT-W.
Vehicles Used: HAT-1A2 MBT, LY219(all versions), MAV-30, Stryker, AA-30 Whirlwind MLRS, LY10 Bloodhound, many others including the HMLV.
Brief Summary of Training and Recruitment: After someone is finished the required two years of army training, they may elect to instead join the Marshite Militia. Most do; the HMA only allows 750 million to serve due to their budget. Of the 700 million militia, more than 500 million at any given time are those who were unable to serve in the Army due to pure budgetary issues. The Militia trains five days a month as well as two weeks once a year, for a total of sixty-nine days of training a year for every Militia member. Most choose to train further, usually with two or three more weeks of voluntary training. Training focuses on defending certain areas, meaning that an opposing army often finds itself slaughtered by the Militia long before the Marshite Army gets to the area. Between the way Marshites are raised, the required training, their zeal, and then Militia training, a Marshite Militia member is more than a match for most invasions.
Brief Summary of Standard Doctrine: They are trained to defend certain areas, and will often undertake dozens of pre-planned operations at once to eviscerate the enemy. An invader finds his supply lines cut, almost every unit of his under vicious ambush, and certain points of contention are too well-defended to take anyway. An invader is often bottled up in dense, unforgiving Marshite cities where the Militia holds the cards and slowly bled to death. The Militia is often able to inflict 3:1 or even 4:1 losses on even well-equipped, well-trained, and well-supported armies that are equipped and trained much like RL British or American troops are in terms of time spent.
Brief Summary of Paramilitary Culture: Very much like the Army, which in turn is very much like the nation, which in turn is who makes up the Militia.
Are the organizations primarily Offensive or Defensive?: Defensive. Offensive actions are limited to counter-attacks.
Are the organizations under a clear Military command, under clear command of the State, or mostly independent?: Under direct command of the CHURCH and State.
Is there significant civilian support for the Paramilitary groups?: It is seen as a natural part of life.
Personnel: 750,000,000
Combat Personnel: 750,000,000(Most logistics are easy to handle since Marshites fight locally that Militia units that are not engaged can carry out logistical missions with no loss of competency in any field.)
(The Militia also uses the same equipment as the HMAF, with 9,000 aircraft and 2.7 million personnel. It has 3,600 coastal defense craft and 500 Cruisers and Destroyers, with 10,000,000 personnel. These are included in the above.)
HOLY WARRIORS
Small Arms Used: LY-24M Maut'Maranam ,TMP-32, LY48 Defender PDW, MA-20 Marksman Rifle, MIP-Advanced Battle Carbine, Rocker Folder Shotgun, Thermobaric grenades, frag grenades, flash grenades, Talon combat knives.
Body Armor Used: DAUNTLESS Arachne-IV Marshite Modification IVA body armor, BALCOTH Advanced Helmet, Multi-spectral disruptive pattern camouflage uniforms.
Infantry Support Weapons Used: MA-300 GPM/LMG Berdun, MA-340 Reil GPMG/Heavy Machinegun, Marshite Stormdrake-II IV(Infantry Version), AA-12 Automatic Shotgun, LY23 Songbird, SAGL-25 (Squad automatic grenade launcher), GR-88 Grenadier Rifle, Dropper Infantry Mortar System.
Anti-Tank/Anti-Vehicle Weapons Used: MANPAD(firing the MA-14, MA-14T, and MA-14LP), MATW-9EB, LY65 Ru'ahk' RPG launcher, HARM Missile System.
APCs/IFVs Used: MAV-30 E'ilodon(all variants), MAV-31 AAV, MFSV-13 Hammerhead Fire Support Vehicle.
Tanks Used: HAT-3 Sparky III MBT(Variant of the LY8), LY10 Bloodhound, LY9/M22 Dire Wolf Heavy Tank
Artillery Used: LY300 Manticores(missile), Viper Airmobile MLRS, AA-30 Whirlwind MLRS, MRA-550 Lion Self Propelled Gun, MTA-390 Lightweight Towed Artillery, MTA-415 Heavyweight Towed Artillery, LY6A1 Werewolf Assault Tank.
Brief Summary of Training and Recruitment: Holy Warriors are born into their Cathedral. They are separated at birth into the squads, platoons, companies and battalions that they will fight in during their later years. They are indoctrinated from birth into the Holy Warriors, becoming religious fanatics who are willing to fight no matter the odds. They are trained to fight in hand-to-hand combat since they can sustain injuries. They are taught how to make war since they learn how to read and write. They are taught combat skills since they can comprehend it. Their entire lives are based on the Church and War from birth until death. At the age of fifteen, they are all put into the Support Group, where they learn what war is like without much loss of life. They expect to die in glorious combat, and many nations have been given pause and stymied by even small, suicidal groups of Holy Warriors. Even Holy Warriors unable to fight, such as pregnant women, the elderly, the infirm, and the too-young, find their uses as record keepers, prayer leaders, attendants, etc.
Brief Summary of Standard Military Doctrine: The Holy Warriors launch quick, rapid, and deadly attacks and then vanish just as quickly as they came. Opposing forces can hardly even react to one attack before another is launched. Such is their skill that Holy Warrior companies are expected to be able to destroy opposing regiments on the attack and still be combat capable.
Brief Summary of Military Culture: Intense. For Holy Warriors, there is nothing other than War and the Holy Marsh. They are born into it; this is the entirety of their existence, a brutal life followed by a glorious death and finally rest at His side. There is no greater accomplishment than the defeat of the enemy and no better end than death in battle.
Assessment of Officer Corps (Tactical Capabilities): Flawless offensive training has given Holy Warriors a core of lifetime officers who have known battle since before some nations have existed. There is little to no chance of a Holy Warrior operation failing due to tactical or strategic issues, and those few who have failed find their officers sometimes committing suicide due to shame.
Assessment of Officer Corps (Strategic Capabilities): See above. The same holds true throughout Holy Warrior command. Those who lead Holy Warriors into the battle en masse, the Lord-Commanders of the Cathedrals, have been given their rank due to experience, ability, and their religious fire. There are none better.
Assessment of Logistical Capabilities: The Marshite Army usually takes care of Holy Warrior logistics when on campaign. During peacetime, the young, the elderly, and church attendants take care of logistical concerns.
Personnel: 5,000,000
Combat Personnel: 5,000,000
(The Holy Warriors use the same equipment as the HMAF, with 4,500 total aircraft and 460,000 personnel. This is included above.)
Are the branches of the Military united with a clear command structure for use between branches?: Yes.
Are Strategic Decisions decided by Military or Civilian leadership?: Church, State, Military- all is the same in HM.
Are the branches more or less united, with open co-operation between the branches?: Yes.
Are there any enmities between branches?: No. We have fought for over two thousand years for our very survival. Pettiness does not become us.
Is the overall Strategic Doctrine Defensive or Offensive?: Defensive, though all offensive action is permissible if and when it becomes prudent to destroy those who are opposing our faith. The Holy Warriors are the only branch that trains to go on the offensive as a priority.
Nuclear Option?: Yes. It is considered a last resort.
How many?: 250,000 missiles; 2,500,000 warheads.
Via Submarine?: 8,000 missiles; 32,000 warheads
Via Strategic Bomber?: 0. Seen as inefficient.
Via land-based ICBM?: 250,000 missiles; 2,500,000 warheads.
Via land-based TBM?: 3,500.
Military Branches and Roles: Holy Marsh Army(HMA), Holy Marsh Navy(HMN), Holy Marsh Air Force(HMAF), Holy Marsh Holy Warriors(HMHW), Holy Marsh National Militia(HMNM).
Regular Ground Forces: HMA.
Small Arms Used: LY-24M Maut'Maranam ,TMP-32, LY48 Defender PDW, MA-20 Marksman Rifle, MIP-Advanced Battle Carbine, Rocker Folder Shotgun, Thermobaric grenades, frag grenades, flash grenades, Talon combat knives.
Body Armor Used: DAUNTLESS Arachne-IV Marshite Modification IVA body armor, BALCOTH Advanced Helmet, Multi-spectral disruptive pattern camouflage uniforms.
Infantry Support Weapons Used: MA-300 GPM/LMG Berdun, MA-340 Reil GPMG/Heavy Machinegun, Marshite Stormdrake-II IV(Infantry Version), AA-12 Automatic Shotgun, LY23 Songbird, SAGL-25 (Squad automatic grenade launcher), GR-88 Grenadier Rifle, Dropper Infantry Mortar System.
Anti-Tank/Anti-Vehicle Weapons Used: MANPAD(firing the MA-14, MA-14T, and MA-14LP), MATW-9EB, LY65 Ru'ahk' RPG launcher, HARM Missile System.
APCs/IFVs Used: MAV-30 E'ilodon(all variants), MAV-31 AAV, MFSV-13 Hammerhead Fire Support Vehicle.
Tanks Used: HAT-3 Sparky III MBT(Variant of the LY8), LY10 Bloodhound, LY9/M22 Dire Wolf Heavy Tank
Artillery Used: LY300 Manticores(missile), Viper Airmobile MLRS, AA-30 Whirlwind MLRS, MRA-550 Lion Self Propelled Gun, MIV-45 Lightweight Towed Artillery, MTA-415 Heavyweight Towed Artillery, LY6A1 Werewolf Assault Tank.
Brief Summary of Training and Recruitment: Marshites are more or less trained since birth, in a fashion. From an early age, they are taught to respect the wishes of the Church, and the Church asks them usually to fight for their faith. Starting at the age of ten, most children have one hour of weapons training and one hour of basic military theory a day during school hours which run from nine to nine six days a week year round. By the time a Marshite schoolchild has finished school, he has received the equivalent of 76 weeks if military training- while not as effective due to the repetition of tasks needed to instill core strengths as they grow older, this is still a significant advantage.
This goes on until the age of eighteen, when everyone is conscripted for two years. Training is twelve hours a day, six days a week, every week for two years. The end result is a twenty-year old who is an expert and beyond with his or her weapon, knows almost everything that would matter on a battlefield, holds firm in his or her heart the purity of their mission and the righteousness of their Church, and the ability to kill you in any number of ways. For those who decide to stay in the Army, the training continues as listed above until they retire. This makes the main Marshite Army regular at the age of 22 the equivalent, training wise, of the best special forces. When added to their usually life-time commitments, and with more time, each Marshite unit becomes a more and more elite force. By the age of 24, each soldier has perfected his or her craft without question and therefore learns secondary and tietary specializations. By his or her late twenties, Marshite soldiers know not only how to fight without equal, but to also accomplish other tasks at the heart of other specializations in a pinch. This allows logistical troops to crush opposing ambushes, front line troops to accomplish logistical challenges, mortar infantry to fend off close-quarters charges, and rifleman to use mortars, for example. A Marshite division of twenty-seven year olds is therefore much like a Swiss Army Knife, except that the knife itself is far superior to what we know of now. This makes most combat operations against a Marshite force nearly impossible; you can't cut off supply lines with regularity, overrun positions without unsustainable casualties, etc.
Brief Summary of Standard Military Doctrine: Marshite Offensive Doctrine employs a large number of tactical operations that cut the enemy a thousand times before the final blow is struck. This is part of a larger strategic doctrine that also employs many strategic operations at once. The enemy is therefore struck at all major points and often has communications, supply lines, and support cut off almost as soon as the battle is joined. This is all part of a combined-arms offensive that seeks to slaughter opposing armies as quickly as possible. The enemy is to be denied his air force, his logistical chain, his armor, support, and routes of escape. So many operations are launched, both tactical and strategic, that entire operations can fail utterly and the overall strategic objective taken just as quickly. This is achieved through superior firepower and mobility, superior training and usually superior numbers. Opposing armies usually find themselves overwhelmed and destroyed before they can defend in depth. On the defensive, the Marshite Army usually supports the vast Militia by cutting the enemy off and forcing them to fight in urban areas. They launch swift and overwhelming counter-attacks and use their knowledge of the terrain to slaughter opposing invasion forces. Their main task is to destroy enemy heavy armor and support- without that, the enemy has no chance against the Militia, let alone the main Marshite Army. However, two-thousand years of warfare have given Marshites the ability to adapt, if little else. Few, if any, enemies could put up a defense or stage an invasion that would catch Marshite forces anything less than prepared.
Brief Summary of Military Culture: Focused. There is little infighting and less bragging, as the mission they all share is Holy and deadly all at once. Once an enemy is identified, the nation will seek out and destroy that enemy, even if it takes generations. The word that most well defines the culture, therefore, is fanatical determination. Marshites are taught from birth until death that they are the Chosen People and have a sacred, holy mission to their God- a mission that requires war. Marshites therefore view service and warfare itself as a holy obligation. Two-thousand years of war have also modified non-religious expectations; warfare and the military are as part of life as sports and community are in real life. There is little need to recruit the conscripted troops into the active army after their conscription is over; the vast majority wish to join. It can sustain egregious losses for decades or even centuries without being strategically weakened.
Assessment of Officer Corps (Tactical Capabilities): On the defensive, Marshites are without equal in terms of Officer tactical capabilities. They are able to slice and dice opposing armies of many multitudes their size on their home turf, being able to adapt to almost any situation and launch successful counterattacks with usually fantastic results. Officers are considered the cream of the Marshite youth, achieving the highest physical and academic ranks in their class. They attend highly regarded, 24/7 war colleges that cover the whole spectrum of warfare. They are deployed to conscript units that are a year into their conscription, at which point they train and lead the unit they have been assigned to. They pass and fail along with their unit, and will train and go to war with said unit going into the future. Marshite Officers are officers for life and the tactical training never begins. They are given a wide berth of tactical flexibility as a result.
Assessment of Officer Corps (Strategic Capabilities): See above. The same holds true throughout Marshite command.
Assessment of Logistical Capabilities: Varies. On the defensive or on the continent that it lives on, it is nearly flawless. Recent upgrades to the nation's long-range offensive logistical systems have allowed it to sustain a level of effectiveness on par with any other first-rate power.
Personnel: 750,000,000(Note: Logistical and Support personnel have the same training as combat troops and vice versa, meaning that while combat personnel are expected to handle combat duties, logistical and support personnel are considered fully combat capable.)
Combat Personnel: 250,000,000
Air Forces
Fighter Aircraft Used: MAF-52 Griffon Air Superiority Fighter, MAF-50 Pegasus (S and D variants as well).
Strategic Bombers Used: MIHB-17 Mailed Fist, MIHB-16 Talon Bane, MISB-3 Stalker, MIHB-11 Hammer, LY912 Dragonhawk.
Ground Attack Aircraft Used (Incl. Gunships and Attack Helicopters): MAF-51 Drake, MAH-70 Kingmaker Attack Helicopter, ASH-12 Buzzer, LY911 Stormhawk.
Air Transport Used :C-10 'Minotaur' strategic cargo aircraft, KC-747 'Galt' aerial refueling tanker, C-100 Titan, AH-86B, AH-90IF, MGV-02 Warbeach Ekranoplan, MUH-65 Motherbird.
Number of Aircraft: 800,000
Personnel: 100,000,000(Various, not just direct support personnel)
Naval Forces
Number of Frigates: 3,100
Number of Destroyers: 4,500
Number of Cruisers: 4,950
Number of Aircraft Carriers: 600(Supercarriers), 900(Escort)
Number of Amphibious Assault Ships: 16,000
Number of Submarines: 5,900
Number of Capital/Battleships/Dreadnoughts: 1,950
Personnel: 300,000,000(Includes 30,000,000 Marines)
Paramilitary Groups: (First group is the Militia. Second group would be Holy Warriors)
Stated Purpose of Paramilitary Group(s): To Defend the Holy Marsh
Small Arms Used: HILAR, AY144L AR, BCR, MIK Duran, L45 Tactical Handgun, TMP 32, MIP ABC, P90, LY48, LY47, CheyTec Intervention, Thermobaric grenades, frag grenades, flash grenades, Talon combat knives.
Body Armor Used: DAUNTLESS Arachne-IV Marshite Modification IVA body armor
Infantry Support Weapons Used: MA-300 GPM/LMG Berdun, MA-340 Reil GPMG/Heavy Machinegun, Marshite Stormdrake-II IV(Infantry Version), AA-12 Automatic Shotgun, BRG-20 (HMG), Marshite Stormdrake-II Version-III, BRG-15L Light Machine Gun, MK-20 SAGL(Squad automatic grenade launcher)LY23 Songbird, SAGL-25 (Squad automatic grenade launcher), GR-88 Grenadier Rifle, Dropper Infantry Mortar System.
Anti-Tank/Anti-Vehicle Weapons Used: Javelin, MANPAD(firing the MA-14, MA-14T, and MA-14LP), MATW-9EB, LY65 Ru'ahk' RPG launcher, HARM Missile System, PLAT-W.
Vehicles Used: HAT-1A2 MBT, LY219(all versions), MAV-30, Stryker, AA-30 Whirlwind MLRS, LY10 Bloodhound, many others including the HMLV.
Brief Summary of Training and Recruitment: After someone is finished the required two years of army training, they may elect to instead join the Marshite Militia. Most do; the HMA only allows 750 million to serve due to their budget. Of the 700 million militia, more than 500 million at any given time are those who were unable to serve in the Army due to pure budgetary issues. The Militia trains five days a month as well as two weeks once a year, for a total of sixty-nine days of training a year for every Militia member. Most choose to train further, usually with two or three more weeks of voluntary training. Training focuses on defending certain areas, meaning that an opposing army often finds itself slaughtered by the Militia long before the Marshite Army gets to the area. Between the way Marshites are raised, the required training, their zeal, and then Militia training, a Marshite Militia member is more than a match for most invasions.
Brief Summary of Standard Doctrine: They are trained to defend certain areas, and will often undertake dozens of pre-planned operations at once to eviscerate the enemy. An invader finds his supply lines cut, almost every unit of his under vicious ambush, and certain points of contention are too well-defended to take anyway. An invader is often bottled up in dense, unforgiving Marshite cities where the Militia holds the cards and slowly bled to death. The Militia is often able to inflict 3:1 or even 4:1 losses on even well-equipped, well-trained, and well-supported armies that are equipped and trained much like RL British or American troops are in terms of time spent.
Brief Summary of Paramilitary Culture: Very much like the Army, which in turn is very much like the nation, which in turn is who makes up the Militia.
Are the organizations primarily Offensive or Defensive?: Defensive. Offensive actions are limited to counter-attacks.
Are the organizations under a clear Military command, under clear command of the State, or mostly independent?: Under direct command of the CHURCH and State.
Is there significant civilian support for the Paramilitary groups?: It is seen as a natural part of life.
Personnel: 750,000,000
Combat Personnel: 750,000,000(Most logistics are easy to handle since Marshites fight locally that Militia units that are not engaged can carry out logistical missions with no loss of competency in any field.)
(The Militia also uses the same equipment as the HMAF, with 9,000 aircraft and 2.7 million personnel. It has 3,600 coastal defense craft and 500 Cruisers and Destroyers, with 10,000,000 personnel. These are included in the above.)
HOLY WARRIORS
Small Arms Used: LY-24M Maut'Maranam ,TMP-32, LY48 Defender PDW, MA-20 Marksman Rifle, MIP-Advanced Battle Carbine, Rocker Folder Shotgun, Thermobaric grenades, frag grenades, flash grenades, Talon combat knives.
Body Armor Used: DAUNTLESS Arachne-IV Marshite Modification IVA body armor, BALCOTH Advanced Helmet, Multi-spectral disruptive pattern camouflage uniforms.
Infantry Support Weapons Used: MA-300 GPM/LMG Berdun, MA-340 Reil GPMG/Heavy Machinegun, Marshite Stormdrake-II IV(Infantry Version), AA-12 Automatic Shotgun, LY23 Songbird, SAGL-25 (Squad automatic grenade launcher), GR-88 Grenadier Rifle, Dropper Infantry Mortar System.
Anti-Tank/Anti-Vehicle Weapons Used: MANPAD(firing the MA-14, MA-14T, and MA-14LP), MATW-9EB, LY65 Ru'ahk' RPG launcher, HARM Missile System.
APCs/IFVs Used: MAV-30 E'ilodon(all variants), MAV-31 AAV, MFSV-13 Hammerhead Fire Support Vehicle.
Tanks Used: HAT-3 Sparky III MBT(Variant of the LY8), LY10 Bloodhound, LY9/M22 Dire Wolf Heavy Tank
Artillery Used: LY300 Manticores(missile), Viper Airmobile MLRS, AA-30 Whirlwind MLRS, MRA-550 Lion Self Propelled Gun, MTA-390 Lightweight Towed Artillery, MTA-415 Heavyweight Towed Artillery, LY6A1 Werewolf Assault Tank.
Brief Summary of Training and Recruitment: Holy Warriors are born into their Cathedral. They are separated at birth into the squads, platoons, companies and battalions that they will fight in during their later years. They are indoctrinated from birth into the Holy Warriors, becoming religious fanatics who are willing to fight no matter the odds. They are trained to fight in hand-to-hand combat since they can sustain injuries. They are taught how to make war since they learn how to read and write. They are taught combat skills since they can comprehend it. Their entire lives are based on the Church and War from birth until death. At the age of fifteen, they are all put into the Support Group, where they learn what war is like without much loss of life. They expect to die in glorious combat, and many nations have been given pause and stymied by even small, suicidal groups of Holy Warriors. Even Holy Warriors unable to fight, such as pregnant women, the elderly, the infirm, and the too-young, find their uses as record keepers, prayer leaders, attendants, etc.
Brief Summary of Standard Military Doctrine: The Holy Warriors launch quick, rapid, and deadly attacks and then vanish just as quickly as they came. Opposing forces can hardly even react to one attack before another is launched. Such is their skill that Holy Warrior companies are expected to be able to destroy opposing regiments on the attack and still be combat capable.
Brief Summary of Military Culture: Intense. For Holy Warriors, there is nothing other than War and the Holy Marsh. They are born into it; this is the entirety of their existence, a brutal life followed by a glorious death and finally rest at His side. There is no greater accomplishment than the defeat of the enemy and no better end than death in battle.
Assessment of Officer Corps (Tactical Capabilities): Flawless offensive training has given Holy Warriors a core of lifetime officers who have known battle since before some nations have existed. There is little to no chance of a Holy Warrior operation failing due to tactical or strategic issues, and those few who have failed find their officers sometimes committing suicide due to shame.
Assessment of Officer Corps (Strategic Capabilities): See above. The same holds true throughout Holy Warrior command. Those who lead Holy Warriors into the battle en masse, the Lord-Commanders of the Cathedrals, have been given their rank due to experience, ability, and their religious fire. There are none better.
Assessment of Logistical Capabilities: The Marshite Army usually takes care of Holy Warrior logistics when on campaign. During peacetime, the young, the elderly, and church attendants take care of logistical concerns.
Personnel: 5,000,000
Combat Personnel: 5,000,000
(The Holy Warriors use the same equipment as the HMAF, with 4,500 total aircraft and 460,000 personnel. This is included above.)
Are the branches of the Military united with a clear command structure for use between branches?: Yes.
Are Strategic Decisions decided by Military or Civilian leadership?: Church, State, Military- all is the same in HM.
Are the branches more or less united, with open co-operation between the branches?: Yes.
Are there any enmities between branches?: No. We have fought for over two thousand years for our very survival. Pettiness does not become us.
Is the overall Strategic Doctrine Defensive or Offensive?: Defensive, though all offensive action is permissible if and when it becomes prudent to destroy those who are opposing our faith. The Holy Warriors are the only branch that trains to go on the offensive as a priority.
Nuclear Option?: Yes. It is considered a last resort.
How many?: 250,000 missiles; 2,500,000 warheads.
Via Submarine?: 8,000 missiles; 32,000 warheads
Via Strategic Bomber?: 0. Seen as inefficient.
Via land-based ICBM?: 250,000 missiles; 2,500,000 warheads.
Via land-based TBM?: 3,500.
Level I:
Not a threat. The military, society, and state presents no threat to the Marshite faith. Any war will be decidely one-sided and extremely short.
Level I
Green Port
Green Port is a small nation with an extremely small military in every way. It also has a large part of its population in the military, likely crippling their economy. It obviously poses no risk to the Holy Marsh in regards to offensive operations and an invasion of Green Port would be successful with a few days, if not a few hours.
Belesyia
The Belesyian military is not poor. It field competent soldiers who use competent equipment, with a focus on the defensive which will serve it well when invaded. However, when compared with the Marshite military, there is little to no threat posed. Marshite training is superior by some degrees, superior equipment is used(though the Belesyian military fields dangerous equipment itself), and hold a nearly 900-1 advantage in numbers. In the Air, the Marshite Air Force is not not only better equipped with the same training advantages as on the ground, but would likely achieve air superiority in the opening hours of the conflict. Opposing naval forces could offer merely token resistance in the face of the Marshite Navy and pose no offensive threat.
M-SAD sees no threat being posed by the Belesyian military in any single facet, though as Belesyian grows larger, they are worthy of future re-evaluation.
Communs-Unis de Fjeld
Communs-Unis de Fjeld is a nation with some unique defensive advantages that would not come into play against Marshite forces in an invasion. The Jantines mountains protect them from attacks from the mainland, not the sea where Marshite forces are likely to come. Beyond that, training is good and produces soldiers of quality that nonetheless fall short of Marshite standards, and this holds true for technology. When coupled with overwhelming Marshite advantages in numbers, and in any straight fight, Marshite forces hold a one-sided advantage.
However, there would only be a straight fight early on during the invasion of cities, farmland, and the heavily wooded areas. M-SAD believes that the standing military forces of Communs-Unis de Fjeld would suffer crushing losses early on and fall back into the mountains, along with a large percentage of the populace. While tactically sound, this has little strategic import. Marshite air superiority would allow, when combined with a tightening Marshite ground noose, to starve the opposition into submission without any trade and with all arable farmland taken.
Communs-Unis de Fjeld has a competent defense against forces coming from the mainland. From the sea, however, they are without their most significant strategic advantage.
The Great Principality of Transelvia
The Great Principality of Transelvia features brave warriors in the standing military who are given training that M-SAD believes helps make them the best they could possibly be(though they enjoy no qualitative advantage over Marshites). That is, however, the end of all positives. Technologically, Marshites own a devastating advantage- perhaps the largest advantage enjoyed in any analysis thus far. The Marshite Army also enjoys overwhelming numerical superiority and the HMAF would own the airspace within moments of war being declared. In truth, M-SAD believes that any war with Translevia would be entirely and completely one-sided and estimates less than one-hundred total casualties in the entirety of the operation.
The South Island
The South Island's military could be eviscerated over a period of three to four hours by a battalion of Marshite regulars, a squadron of LY910s and LY909s, and by a submarine or two. This would be disheartening by itself; considering such forces wouldn't even show bare the tiniest fraction of Marshite military strength, then it becomes overtly and instantly fatal. They are outmatched in every conceivable way; any serious war would be over in a matter of moments.
Green Port is a small nation with an extremely small military in every way. It also has a large part of its population in the military, likely crippling their economy. It obviously poses no risk to the Holy Marsh in regards to offensive operations and an invasion of Green Port would be successful with a few days, if not a few hours.
Belesyia
The Belesyian military is not poor. It field competent soldiers who use competent equipment, with a focus on the defensive which will serve it well when invaded. However, when compared with the Marshite military, there is little to no threat posed. Marshite training is superior by some degrees, superior equipment is used(though the Belesyian military fields dangerous equipment itself), and hold a nearly 900-1 advantage in numbers. In the Air, the Marshite Air Force is not not only better equipped with the same training advantages as on the ground, but would likely achieve air superiority in the opening hours of the conflict. Opposing naval forces could offer merely token resistance in the face of the Marshite Navy and pose no offensive threat.
M-SAD sees no threat being posed by the Belesyian military in any single facet, though as Belesyian grows larger, they are worthy of future re-evaluation.
Communs-Unis de Fjeld
Communs-Unis de Fjeld is a nation with some unique defensive advantages that would not come into play against Marshite forces in an invasion. The Jantines mountains protect them from attacks from the mainland, not the sea where Marshite forces are likely to come. Beyond that, training is good and produces soldiers of quality that nonetheless fall short of Marshite standards, and this holds true for technology. When coupled with overwhelming Marshite advantages in numbers, and in any straight fight, Marshite forces hold a one-sided advantage.
However, there would only be a straight fight early on during the invasion of cities, farmland, and the heavily wooded areas. M-SAD believes that the standing military forces of Communs-Unis de Fjeld would suffer crushing losses early on and fall back into the mountains, along with a large percentage of the populace. While tactically sound, this has little strategic import. Marshite air superiority would allow, when combined with a tightening Marshite ground noose, to starve the opposition into submission without any trade and with all arable farmland taken.
Communs-Unis de Fjeld has a competent defense against forces coming from the mainland. From the sea, however, they are without their most significant strategic advantage.
The Great Principality of Transelvia
The Great Principality of Transelvia features brave warriors in the standing military who are given training that M-SAD believes helps make them the best they could possibly be(though they enjoy no qualitative advantage over Marshites). That is, however, the end of all positives. Technologically, Marshites own a devastating advantage- perhaps the largest advantage enjoyed in any analysis thus far. The Marshite Army also enjoys overwhelming numerical superiority and the HMAF would own the airspace within moments of war being declared. In truth, M-SAD believes that any war with Translevia would be entirely and completely one-sided and estimates less than one-hundred total casualties in the entirety of the operation.
The South Island
The South Island's military could be eviscerated over a period of three to four hours by a battalion of Marshite regulars, a squadron of LY910s and LY909s, and by a submarine or two. This would be disheartening by itself; considering such forces wouldn't even show bare the tiniest fraction of Marshite military strength, then it becomes overtly and instantly fatal. They are outmatched in every conceivable way; any serious war would be over in a matter of moments.
Level II:
Not a concern. There shall perhaps be some manner of resistance at first and/or when important sites are taken, but there is no reasonable reason for the opposition to survive past a few days or a week.
Costa Fiero
Costa Fiero's military has some decent equipment, but it is not near the qualitative standard of Marshite forces. It is also small and would not stand up under pressure of any sort. Their Air Force is not even a fraction of the size of the Holy Marsh's, and their Navy is weaker as well. Their Militia groups are almost a non-factor.
Resistance is to be expected, but whether on the offensive or defensive, there is no reason to expect Marshite defeat in any single battle, let alone a war.
Renor Xukuth
Renor Xukuth fields a military of quality, but not quantity, and not of a high enough quality to pose a threat. While they are well-trained and well-equipped, both training and equipment standards are somewhat inferior to Marshite standards. When added to the extremely large numerical advantage Marshites enjoy, then even a superb officer corp and logistical capability does nothing to aid them.
Their Air Force is understaffed, a shocking notion when the size of their nation is considered, and is also outnumbered- yet again, both quality and quantity lies exclusively on the Marshite front.
Their Navy is of quality, but is inferior to the Marshite Navy, again, in nearly every conceivable fashion. The paramilitary elite play little to no factor as well.
The military of Renor Xukuth is not weak, nor is it a country that would go down quietly. But there is simply no factor that points to a threat on the offensive or defensive.
The Empire of Estusia
The Empire of Estusia poses virtually no risk. Marshites enjoy a very significant advantage in training and an even greater advantage in technology and equipment. Estusian doctrine is almost powerless when confronted with the technology of Marshite armies, air dominance is assured, and their armored forces are ridiculously outclassed. Only the addition of a large and well-equipped and trained ilitia saves it from posing no threat on the defensive.
The Imperial Commonwealth of Hamittia
The Imperial Commonwealth of Hamittia's military is considered adequate in some ways, but outclassed vastly in most. Their training is inferior and their culture does not instill in them a warrior spirit. This contrasts very sharply with Marshite training and culture, which would hold a substantial edge in these departments. To make matters worse, Hamittian soldiers o into battle without armor. This stunning fact, combined with previous reports, leads us to believe that any combat against ther ground forces would be quick, one-sided, decisive, and to be frank, an absolute slaughter of an epic scale.
Of course, there are other factors to consider. Their Air Force is not nearly as large or advanced, and their training not of the same quality. Their doctrine states that they wish to dominate the airspace before ground forces are committed. This strategy will prove fatal, Marshite air force strength of great use in this situation.
Their Navy has almost no power projection and would be batted away viciously. This all combines to form the following two opinions:
On the offensive, it is doubtful their air force or navy could even breach the borders. And even if a small landing force were to establish itself, we are operating under the belief that the Militia could probably inflict 10:1 losses by itself.
On the defensive, once their borders are breached and their military is decimated, it is expected that the lack of a culture that fervently supports their military would disable any further resistance. It is expected that the campaign would last upwards of two weeks tops.
The Confederacy of Scotovy
The Confederacy of Scotovy's rating has been hotly debated by M-SAD, fluctuating between a Level I and Level II threat level. The soldiers are trained well, but are critically outclassed in technology and outnumbered vastly. To make matters worse. a terrible logistics force further hampers any potential combat ability. In the Air, the somewhat inferior technology of The Confederacy of Scotovy is not even a blip on the radar when compared to what is likely the most critically understaffed and incompetent force yet seen. 100,000 aircraft with only 300,000 total members of the Air Force? That renders the entire Air Force basically useless.
The same holds true of the Navy, which is also damnably overstaffed. It is therefore the belief of M-SAD that a war that lasts longer than basically a minute would see the entire Confederate military crumple into dust.
The militia force presents the only issue due to size. However, even then, the fact that such numbers are present means that the economy would collapse the moment they are committed and the lack of competent logistics of any kind also makes the force rating inferior to even much smaller militias.
In the end, the Confederacy poses no threat to the Marshite Church and M-SAD believes that it is almost entirely unable to competently defend its homeland. Only the pure size of the Militia, however incompetent, raises it to a Level II.
The Proletarian Dictatorship of Kargrazian
The Proletarian Dictatorship of Kargrazian's military, individually, poses no threat to Marshite ground forces. They are very poorly equipped(so much so that it is believed that not a single HAT-2 would be destroyed), not very well trained for war, have an understaffed Navy that has no force projection, and would have a hard time dealing with even the weakest facets of Marshite air power. They pose no risk on the offensive. An invasion of Kargrazia would also be decidedly one-sided, with their cultural affinity for guerrilla warfare likely to be overcome by the liberal social allowances given by the Faith in the face of the oppressive local regime which has fear and fear alone. Numbers and numbers alone are what keep this foe from being a level I.
Great Valencian
Great Valencian's soldiers do not wear body armor, making them easy to kill. Their armored forces are vastly inferior to Marshite armor, and their training leaves far too many dead. When faced with the certainty of death for their elite units and marines alike, Valencian people are expected to lose faith in their military and wisely ask for peace. Not because they are not warriors- indeed, their history speaks otherwise- but because they are not fanatics who would fight for a lost cause. When combined with Marshite superiority in every facet of the ground war, and it would be up to the Valencian Air Force and Navy.
Their Navy is vastly understaffed, neutering its combat potential. Their Air Force is the only branch of their military that gives M-SAD pause, but they too are outclassed.
While Great Valencian warrants further study, it is not considered more than a minor threat at this time by M-SAD.
Costa Fiero's military has some decent equipment, but it is not near the qualitative standard of Marshite forces. It is also small and would not stand up under pressure of any sort. Their Air Force is not even a fraction of the size of the Holy Marsh's, and their Navy is weaker as well. Their Militia groups are almost a non-factor.
Resistance is to be expected, but whether on the offensive or defensive, there is no reason to expect Marshite defeat in any single battle, let alone a war.
Renor Xukuth
Renor Xukuth fields a military of quality, but not quantity, and not of a high enough quality to pose a threat. While they are well-trained and well-equipped, both training and equipment standards are somewhat inferior to Marshite standards. When added to the extremely large numerical advantage Marshites enjoy, then even a superb officer corp and logistical capability does nothing to aid them.
Their Air Force is understaffed, a shocking notion when the size of their nation is considered, and is also outnumbered- yet again, both quality and quantity lies exclusively on the Marshite front.
Their Navy is of quality, but is inferior to the Marshite Navy, again, in nearly every conceivable fashion. The paramilitary elite play little to no factor as well.
The military of Renor Xukuth is not weak, nor is it a country that would go down quietly. But there is simply no factor that points to a threat on the offensive or defensive.
The Empire of Estusia
The Empire of Estusia poses virtually no risk. Marshites enjoy a very significant advantage in training and an even greater advantage in technology and equipment. Estusian doctrine is almost powerless when confronted with the technology of Marshite armies, air dominance is assured, and their armored forces are ridiculously outclassed. Only the addition of a large and well-equipped and trained ilitia saves it from posing no threat on the defensive.
The Imperial Commonwealth of Hamittia
The Imperial Commonwealth of Hamittia's military is considered adequate in some ways, but outclassed vastly in most. Their training is inferior and their culture does not instill in them a warrior spirit. This contrasts very sharply with Marshite training and culture, which would hold a substantial edge in these departments. To make matters worse, Hamittian soldiers o into battle without armor. This stunning fact, combined with previous reports, leads us to believe that any combat against ther ground forces would be quick, one-sided, decisive, and to be frank, an absolute slaughter of an epic scale.
Of course, there are other factors to consider. Their Air Force is not nearly as large or advanced, and their training not of the same quality. Their doctrine states that they wish to dominate the airspace before ground forces are committed. This strategy will prove fatal, Marshite air force strength of great use in this situation.
Their Navy has almost no power projection and would be batted away viciously. This all combines to form the following two opinions:
On the offensive, it is doubtful their air force or navy could even breach the borders. And even if a small landing force were to establish itself, we are operating under the belief that the Militia could probably inflict 10:1 losses by itself.
On the defensive, once their borders are breached and their military is decimated, it is expected that the lack of a culture that fervently supports their military would disable any further resistance. It is expected that the campaign would last upwards of two weeks tops.
The Confederacy of Scotovy
The Confederacy of Scotovy's rating has been hotly debated by M-SAD, fluctuating between a Level I and Level II threat level. The soldiers are trained well, but are critically outclassed in technology and outnumbered vastly. To make matters worse. a terrible logistics force further hampers any potential combat ability. In the Air, the somewhat inferior technology of The Confederacy of Scotovy is not even a blip on the radar when compared to what is likely the most critically understaffed and incompetent force yet seen. 100,000 aircraft with only 300,000 total members of the Air Force? That renders the entire Air Force basically useless.
The same holds true of the Navy, which is also damnably overstaffed. It is therefore the belief of M-SAD that a war that lasts longer than basically a minute would see the entire Confederate military crumple into dust.
The militia force presents the only issue due to size. However, even then, the fact that such numbers are present means that the economy would collapse the moment they are committed and the lack of competent logistics of any kind also makes the force rating inferior to even much smaller militias.
In the end, the Confederacy poses no threat to the Marshite Church and M-SAD believes that it is almost entirely unable to competently defend its homeland. Only the pure size of the Militia, however incompetent, raises it to a Level II.
The Proletarian Dictatorship of Kargrazian
The Proletarian Dictatorship of Kargrazian's military, individually, poses no threat to Marshite ground forces. They are very poorly equipped(so much so that it is believed that not a single HAT-2 would be destroyed), not very well trained for war, have an understaffed Navy that has no force projection, and would have a hard time dealing with even the weakest facets of Marshite air power. They pose no risk on the offensive. An invasion of Kargrazia would also be decidedly one-sided, with their cultural affinity for guerrilla warfare likely to be overcome by the liberal social allowances given by the Faith in the face of the oppressive local regime which has fear and fear alone. Numbers and numbers alone are what keep this foe from being a level I.
Great Valencian
Great Valencian's soldiers do not wear body armor, making them easy to kill. Their armored forces are vastly inferior to Marshite armor, and their training leaves far too many dead. When faced with the certainty of death for their elite units and marines alike, Valencian people are expected to lose faith in their military and wisely ask for peace. Not because they are not warriors- indeed, their history speaks otherwise- but because they are not fanatics who would fight for a lost cause. When combined with Marshite superiority in every facet of the ground war, and it would be up to the Valencian Air Force and Navy.
Their Navy is vastly understaffed, neutering its combat potential. Their Air Force is the only branch of their military that gives M-SAD pause, but they too are outclassed.
While Great Valencian warrants further study, it is not considered more than a minor threat at this time by M-SAD.
Level III:
There is perhaps some reason to be concerned about offensive action, though that should be a matter of normal military procedure. While victory is assured in any conflict, there is a possibility of scattered military setbacks at some point.
Conservative Morality
Conserative Morality has a very well trained and motivated military that is undone by several factors. First and foremost, it is quite small. Secondly, much of it uses what could be considered outdated equipment.
However, this should not be taken to mean that there is no threat at all. While Conservative Morality poses absolutely no threat whatsoever to the Marshite mainland, the stoic, hard-nosed populace will likely be the cornerstone of a resistance movement. Offensive operations should be undertaken with some caution. While victory is assured, there would be scattered setbacks.
Bonnaful
This is a second analysis of Bonnaful, with previous analysis declaring them a level II threat. Truth be told, many of the same flaws persist- while they are able to recruit from a wider base, the lack of respect for the military mission outside of the military is an even larger negative than before. It has increased its lethality and features a wider range of equipment, but it still finds itself vastly outgunned and ountnumbered with the logistical nightmare that comes with so many different systems playing havoc with their ability to wage war. Bonnafullite soldiers would find themselves outclassed, outgunned, and still woefully outgunned.
The same issues hold true with the Militia, but the larger size of the two branches bumps them up to a low Level III, verging on a Level II. Fact is that almost any war on the home soil would end in a devastating defeat of the main opposing military and would lead to a further disintegration of support for the IBGF and IRG.
The Empire of New Korongo
The Empire of New Korongo fields a competent army. The training is somewhat unusual and in the end is not comparable to Marshite training in the short or long term, yet it is still competent enough to help field an army with backbone. They are equipped well, though not up to the standards of Marshite forces, and can be expected to have heavy cultural support. This is where trouble comes in. Not only are they outnumbered greatly, but their reliance on vehicle movement and air support is crushing to their hopes. First off, Marshite ground forces have specialized in the destruction of opposing armor for generations- the HAT-2 itself is known to even Lyras as a superior armor-killing machine. Secondly, their reliance on air support would be a plus, except that the Empire's Air Force is grossly understaffed and therefore a combat liability. The same holds true of their Navy, though not to such a crippling way as the air force.
In the end, they pose no offensive risk to the Marshite state. They can be expected to put up a stiff resistance on their home soil.
Onekawa-Nukanor
Onekawa-Nukanor poses no offensive threat of any kind, having no Navy or Air Force and with no risk of a nuclear attack. On the defensive, it can put up only so much of a fight: The warrior culture allows it to field soldiers of competency, but they would be vastly outnumbered by superior soldiers who armed with better(if not wildly so) equipment. The lack of an Air Force or Navy means that the Marshite Air Force and Navy would be able to own their fields without contest and the Nukanorian soldier, brave as he is, would find himself without hope for victory of any sort. With total air dominance and vast superiority on the ground, the Marshite military would not be threatened. The only reason that Nukanor is not a Level I is due to their warrior culture.
Addendum:
The United Tribes of Onekawa-Nukanor is now considered a Level III threat. Their Air Force is not much of a threat nor is their Navy, but the combination of this with previous reports indicate that Marshite invasion forces could likely face some small-scale defeats in battle, especially on the sea. As such, a low-level III.
The Commonwealth of Novariea
The Commonwealth of Novariea fields a competent military. It does not produce superior soldiers or officers; it produces competent ones. It does not arm them with the best this world has to offer; it offers them effective, if outdated, weaponry. It does not overwhelm you with numbers nor firepower. It is, in all respects, a perfectly competent military.
However, mere competency does not pose a risk to the Holy Marsh. If it were to launch an invasion, it would find itself overmatched in every aspect of warfare and crushed within days. On the defensive, the well-trained military could perhaps inflict wounds on the Marshite invasion force and perhaps achieve some small victories. In the end however, the Marshite nation produces a superior soldier who is armed and supported with better equipment and produces them in vast multitudes. While Novariea could put up a fight, it would be a futile gesture in the end.
The Dictatorship of the Helghast Empire
The Dictatorship of the Helghast Empire is the exact opposite of Conservative Morality in terms of numbers and respect we have for the common soldier. The Helghast soldier does not appear to be well-trained or well-equipped and the military suffers crippling logistical and tactical flaws. Their Air Force would not oppose the Marshites in any field and their attempts at any air action would be swiftly swatted down. Their Navy has no Force Projection ability and is limited to river-based defenses. Varying weapons in use by their military conflict and would otherwise hamper training, and their 'elite' soldiers use laughable miniguns, foregoing any and all actual ability to fight.
The only reason Helghast is not a Level I or II threat is fanaticism and numbers. Victory is assured in the war, but pure numbers might overwhelm small Marshite deployments.
The Unitary Republic of Lykosia
The Unitary Republic of Lykosia fields a military that is somewhat strong. It produces quality soldiers, but Marshite soldiers are trained better and instilled with more of a warrior spirit.The Marshites would field a military that holds a slight edge in the field of technology, and would field a far more numerous force.
The Lykosian military would certainly present more of a challenge on the offensive than others such as Helghast, Conservative Morality, or The Commonwealth of Novariea. Its well-armed militia would also cause somewhat more casualties than the others on the defensive front. In the end however, the M-SAD saw fit to give them the same ranking because they still posed no larger a threat to the Marshite military or nation.
The Gaisciochi Republic of Jurgenty
The Gaisciochi Republic of Jurgenty represents little threat. Their Navy is outrageously understaffed, turning it into a liability rather than an operative advantage. Their Air Force and Army are both outclassed in terms of equipment as well as numbers. Their special branch would have a hard time putting a dent, whether on the offense or defense, in Marshite military forces of any stripe before being utterly destroyed.
Their doctrine also runs into trouble. Their reliance on their air force to clear the way works against other nations, but the superior Marshite air force would likely decimate their rivals in the air before Jurgenty can pose any semblance of a threat. Their ideal strategy, armor and small amounts of infantry followed by masses of infantry, falls into the Marshite desire of both defense and destruction of opposing armor. Their general doctrine also of attacking rather than defending does a vast amount of damage to their ranking as well.
So, why is it a III and not lower? While outclassed, their equipment is adequate, as are their numbers. When their training, which has a high standard, is factored in, then they possess an ability to inflict losses on Marshite forces on a Level III scale.
The Republic of Thurask
The Republic of Thuraskian military is well-trained and numerous. It has a defensive posture and can be expected to fight well.
However, there are many issues. Their Air Force is vastly outclassed and can not be expected to fight past a certain point, likely early. Their Navy is understaffed, though not critically. Even if staffed properly, it does not pose a threat. Their army equipment is outclassed tremendously in battle.
Their doctrine does them little favor. A reliance on armor when the Marshites would hold the firepower advantage is disastrous and the lack of survival instincts would limit the scale of war.
Oceanian Home Country of Novikov
M-SAD's re-evaluation of the Oceanian Home Country of Novikov has taken into account the new equipment, numbers, and factors and found the result the same in the end. No doubt, these additions make the Novik military superior to before; equipment on the ground has improved by a smidgen and the improved paramilitary group has proven a more impactful addition. The coastal defenses are well-planned and, in the end, a tougher nut is Novikov to crack.
However, all of the advantages that the Marshite state had before remain in play, and the Marshite Air Force has grown and has fully negated the numerical superiority of the Novik Air Force. And while Novikov has indeed advanced its technology, it has not done so in the numbers needed to tip the scales.
Before, Novikov presented a dire threat to any nation foolish enough to attack it without the fortitude to sustain heavy losses. Novikov has improved upon its ability to defend the homeland by a fair mile, making such weak action a further issue. However, this assessment assumes that, as Marshites always do in war, the Church, People, and State are prepared to accept the casualties needed to assure victory. As such, while their improved defenses do present the possibility of higher casualties, they do not necessarily increase the threat to the Marshite military in terms of defeat. Marshites still have an overwhelming advantage in numbers and superior training, and while the technological edge once owned by the Marshites is no longer as sharp, it is still a sharp edge and is not countered.
Novikov is a sleeping giant, well able to increase the size of its military. Thusly, M-SAD would advise against operations. However, even should it ever come to full power, superior Marshite training and technology leads M-SAD to believe that the OHCN is no threat to the Marshite state, though a tenacious defense is expected.
Conserative Morality has a very well trained and motivated military that is undone by several factors. First and foremost, it is quite small. Secondly, much of it uses what could be considered outdated equipment.
However, this should not be taken to mean that there is no threat at all. While Conservative Morality poses absolutely no threat whatsoever to the Marshite mainland, the stoic, hard-nosed populace will likely be the cornerstone of a resistance movement. Offensive operations should be undertaken with some caution. While victory is assured, there would be scattered setbacks.
Bonnaful
This is a second analysis of Bonnaful, with previous analysis declaring them a level II threat. Truth be told, many of the same flaws persist- while they are able to recruit from a wider base, the lack of respect for the military mission outside of the military is an even larger negative than before. It has increased its lethality and features a wider range of equipment, but it still finds itself vastly outgunned and ountnumbered with the logistical nightmare that comes with so many different systems playing havoc with their ability to wage war. Bonnafullite soldiers would find themselves outclassed, outgunned, and still woefully outgunned.
The same issues hold true with the Militia, but the larger size of the two branches bumps them up to a low Level III, verging on a Level II. Fact is that almost any war on the home soil would end in a devastating defeat of the main opposing military and would lead to a further disintegration of support for the IBGF and IRG.
The Empire of New Korongo
The Empire of New Korongo fields a competent army. The training is somewhat unusual and in the end is not comparable to Marshite training in the short or long term, yet it is still competent enough to help field an army with backbone. They are equipped well, though not up to the standards of Marshite forces, and can be expected to have heavy cultural support. This is where trouble comes in. Not only are they outnumbered greatly, but their reliance on vehicle movement and air support is crushing to their hopes. First off, Marshite ground forces have specialized in the destruction of opposing armor for generations- the HAT-2 itself is known to even Lyras as a superior armor-killing machine. Secondly, their reliance on air support would be a plus, except that the Empire's Air Force is grossly understaffed and therefore a combat liability. The same holds true of their Navy, though not to such a crippling way as the air force.
In the end, they pose no offensive risk to the Marshite state. They can be expected to put up a stiff resistance on their home soil.
Onekawa-Nukanor
Onekawa-Nukanor poses no offensive threat of any kind, having no Navy or Air Force and with no risk of a nuclear attack. On the defensive, it can put up only so much of a fight: The warrior culture allows it to field soldiers of competency, but they would be vastly outnumbered by superior soldiers who armed with better(if not wildly so) equipment. The lack of an Air Force or Navy means that the Marshite Air Force and Navy would be able to own their fields without contest and the Nukanorian soldier, brave as he is, would find himself without hope for victory of any sort. With total air dominance and vast superiority on the ground, the Marshite military would not be threatened. The only reason that Nukanor is not a Level I is due to their warrior culture.
Addendum:
The United Tribes of Onekawa-Nukanor is now considered a Level III threat. Their Air Force is not much of a threat nor is their Navy, but the combination of this with previous reports indicate that Marshite invasion forces could likely face some small-scale defeats in battle, especially on the sea. As such, a low-level III.
The Commonwealth of Novariea
The Commonwealth of Novariea fields a competent military. It does not produce superior soldiers or officers; it produces competent ones. It does not arm them with the best this world has to offer; it offers them effective, if outdated, weaponry. It does not overwhelm you with numbers nor firepower. It is, in all respects, a perfectly competent military.
However, mere competency does not pose a risk to the Holy Marsh. If it were to launch an invasion, it would find itself overmatched in every aspect of warfare and crushed within days. On the defensive, the well-trained military could perhaps inflict wounds on the Marshite invasion force and perhaps achieve some small victories. In the end however, the Marshite nation produces a superior soldier who is armed and supported with better equipment and produces them in vast multitudes. While Novariea could put up a fight, it would be a futile gesture in the end.
The Dictatorship of the Helghast Empire
The Dictatorship of the Helghast Empire is the exact opposite of Conservative Morality in terms of numbers and respect we have for the common soldier. The Helghast soldier does not appear to be well-trained or well-equipped and the military suffers crippling logistical and tactical flaws. Their Air Force would not oppose the Marshites in any field and their attempts at any air action would be swiftly swatted down. Their Navy has no Force Projection ability and is limited to river-based defenses. Varying weapons in use by their military conflict and would otherwise hamper training, and their 'elite' soldiers use laughable miniguns, foregoing any and all actual ability to fight.
The only reason Helghast is not a Level I or II threat is fanaticism and numbers. Victory is assured in the war, but pure numbers might overwhelm small Marshite deployments.
The Unitary Republic of Lykosia
The Unitary Republic of Lykosia fields a military that is somewhat strong. It produces quality soldiers, but Marshite soldiers are trained better and instilled with more of a warrior spirit.The Marshites would field a military that holds a slight edge in the field of technology, and would field a far more numerous force.
The Lykosian military would certainly present more of a challenge on the offensive than others such as Helghast, Conservative Morality, or The Commonwealth of Novariea. Its well-armed militia would also cause somewhat more casualties than the others on the defensive front. In the end however, the M-SAD saw fit to give them the same ranking because they still posed no larger a threat to the Marshite military or nation.
The Gaisciochi Republic of Jurgenty
The Gaisciochi Republic of Jurgenty represents little threat. Their Navy is outrageously understaffed, turning it into a liability rather than an operative advantage. Their Air Force and Army are both outclassed in terms of equipment as well as numbers. Their special branch would have a hard time putting a dent, whether on the offense or defense, in Marshite military forces of any stripe before being utterly destroyed.
Their doctrine also runs into trouble. Their reliance on their air force to clear the way works against other nations, but the superior Marshite air force would likely decimate their rivals in the air before Jurgenty can pose any semblance of a threat. Their ideal strategy, armor and small amounts of infantry followed by masses of infantry, falls into the Marshite desire of both defense and destruction of opposing armor. Their general doctrine also of attacking rather than defending does a vast amount of damage to their ranking as well.
So, why is it a III and not lower? While outclassed, their equipment is adequate, as are their numbers. When their training, which has a high standard, is factored in, then they possess an ability to inflict losses on Marshite forces on a Level III scale.
The Republic of Thurask
The Republic of Thuraskian military is well-trained and numerous. It has a defensive posture and can be expected to fight well.
However, there are many issues. Their Air Force is vastly outclassed and can not be expected to fight past a certain point, likely early. Their Navy is understaffed, though not critically. Even if staffed properly, it does not pose a threat. Their army equipment is outclassed tremendously in battle.
Their doctrine does them little favor. A reliance on armor when the Marshites would hold the firepower advantage is disastrous and the lack of survival instincts would limit the scale of war.
Oceanian Home Country of Novikov
M-SAD's re-evaluation of the Oceanian Home Country of Novikov has taken into account the new equipment, numbers, and factors and found the result the same in the end. No doubt, these additions make the Novik military superior to before; equipment on the ground has improved by a smidgen and the improved paramilitary group has proven a more impactful addition. The coastal defenses are well-planned and, in the end, a tougher nut is Novikov to crack.
However, all of the advantages that the Marshite state had before remain in play, and the Marshite Air Force has grown and has fully negated the numerical superiority of the Novik Air Force. And while Novikov has indeed advanced its technology, it has not done so in the numbers needed to tip the scales.
Before, Novikov presented a dire threat to any nation foolish enough to attack it without the fortitude to sustain heavy losses. Novikov has improved upon its ability to defend the homeland by a fair mile, making such weak action a further issue. However, this assessment assumes that, as Marshites always do in war, the Church, People, and State are prepared to accept the casualties needed to assure victory. As such, while their improved defenses do present the possibility of higher casualties, they do not necessarily increase the threat to the Marshite military in terms of defeat. Marshites still have an overwhelming advantage in numbers and superior training, and while the technological edge once owned by the Marshites is no longer as sharp, it is still a sharp edge and is not countered.
Novikov is a sleeping giant, well able to increase the size of its military. Thusly, M-SAD would advise against operations. However, even should it ever come to full power, superior Marshite training and technology leads M-SAD to believe that the OHCN is no threat to the Marshite state, though a tenacious defense is expected.
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