The Federal Republic of New York
They say War Never Changes. But their missing the point entirely. Sure, war fundamentally never changes, but they don't see why that it, what causes that. War Never Changes;
Because Humanity never changes.
The Washington Pact and the Federal Republic of New York. Ideological Enemies, perhaps once peace was possible between the two but all hope of that was shattered when the silence was too, when the crap and boom of Artillery filled the skies and were replaced by gunfire and the dying sounds of men on both sides. New York fought hard but its military was flawed, i had never fought a real power, a real organized power, just tribals and raiders.
Its idea that Manpower was more important than fire power, that nothing else matter than how many men you had in the fight, led to the defeat of the military, and led to Washington annexing nearly half the Republic. But things were going to change.
The Conscription Act of 2240 was replaced with the Selective Service Act of 2252, changing Conscription to be a thing enacted only in times of desperation. The New York Republican Army was now a Volunteer Force, and the Nationalist Attitudes of the Republic led to many joining, some mainly for the larger pay. New York was going to rebuild, and one day it would take back what was rightfully theirs.
New Yorks project of converting their Vehicles to Coal Engines had finally gone underway, with the war now over the Vehicles of the NYRA were now open to being sent back to the Vehicle Facilities to have their engines converted.
With Wilmington now made a unwise choice as a Naval Port for the New York Navy (NYN), major production and housing for the Navy was moved to Great Lanta, Drydocks begin put under construction.
The Republic also made a deal with a new trade partner, the United Protectorates of Vault Tec. The UPVT had come to New York asking for the NYC Vault, and also Gardiners Island as a Trade post. In return for these two, the UPVT provided New York with blueprints of a 150mm Howitzer and 2.3 Million Caps. Additional smaller deals saw the exchange of New York Steel and other raw materials for UPVT Steam Tractors and also the UPVT improving New Yorks Agricultural Infrastructure.
Alongside UPVT's help, the President formed the new Department of Agriculture to work to help educate farmers on more modern Farming Techniques such as use of Fertilizer and irrigation pipes, as some small examples. The Department of Agriculture also works to build more Agricultural Infrastructure for New York Farms and Farmland, and hopefully in a few more months the fields of New York will begin to produce double their current output, feeding the Nations large population.
The drop in Military also meant a boost in the Workforce, leading to more men and women becoming Factory Workers or Craftsmen, increasing New Yorks industrial output. The Mines and Steel Mills of Allentown in particular saw a increase in their workforces, leading to a increase in Steel Production to be used in the Factories.
The Republics research projects into researching new weapons of war were coming up with good ideas, mainly the development of the T-28 and a few models of Steam Landships.
The FDI and Marshal Services were trained and issued weapons, and were now being sent out to bring law and order to the wild, wild wasteland of the Republic. The Special Air Service had also finished its formation, too late unfortunately to be used in the war.
The newly reorganized New York Republican Army was split into Four Army Groups of 4,000 men each, and deployed onto the front. 1st Army was deployed to the Wilmington Sector (Wilmington to Swartzville), 2nd deployed to the Harrisburg Sector (Harrisburg to Mansfield), and 3rd was deployed to the Buffalo Sector (Washington's border with New York State). The Fourth Army was assigned to the North. While there, the army would use a rotation schedule to rotate men off the line to be trained and properly armed. The State Militias were reorganized into the State Guard, and the New York Republican Army Reserves were created.
With the help of New York Republican Army Troopers, the Sapper Corp began a process of building new fortifications and reinforcing the remnants of the Kendi Line, which was destroyed in the territory which was annexed by Washington. The Sapper Corp drew up plans for a line of trenches to stretch from Wilmington to Lake Chautauqua in Buffalo. The Trenches would be 4 lines with barbed wire in between them and Concrete Bunkers and Machine Gun Pillboxes would be built along them, along with the deployment of Iron Jacks, a invention by New York that would be spread out in front of the trenches to stop Tanks. The Project was a ambitious one, but with the Vault Tec Caps New York is able to afford it.
The Republic has a uncertain future ahead, but atleast it still has a future.
