Formal Nation Name: The Sikh Empire, Sikh Kalsa Raj, Sarkar-I-Kalsa, Sikh, Sikhs
Informal Nation Name: Punjab Empire; The Punjab; The Confederacy (outdated, but still used due to the government type)
Native Nation Name: See formal nation name and informal nation name, and note that they refer to themselves as the Sikh Empire
Population: 191,565,000
Capital City: Lahore
Some Other Important Cities: Agra, New Delhi, Muscat, Sanaa, Mecca, Medina, Antananarivo, Cairo, Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, Maputo
Continent(s): The Sikh Empire thrives in Asia and Africa at the moment, with small holdings in Australia
Claims: HoldingsColonies: The Sikh Empire has colonies in Greece, part of Australia, Egypt, Yemen and Oman, Mozambique, Zanzibar, and Tanzania
Type of Government: Federated Benevolent Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: Maharani Jyoti Kaur Naudh the Second
Head of Government: Wazir Singh Dogra the Second shares power with Maharani Jyoti Kaur II
Legislature(s): The Council of Wazirs, equivalent to the Council of Ministers, makes up the upper house, and the lower house
Economic Strength 1-10: 9/10
Political Stability 1-10: 6/10 in some areas due to them being recent acquisitions (the populations have yet to realize how awesome the Sikh are), but 7/10 to 8/10 in primary holdings
Current Government's Support 1-10: 8/10 in most areas
Active Soldiers: 800,000 Fauj-i-Ain (Regulars) (trained for 7.5 to 15 months, depending on the level of peace), 225,000 Fauj-i-Khas (Elites) (made up of incredibly experienced and seasoned soldiers) (note that this all adds up to less than 1% of the population being active soldiers, about 490,650 less even if you count the reserve soldiers, actually), with the police officers not being counted because they don’t play a huge role in defense
Reserve Soldiers: 400,000 Faj-i-Be Qawaid (irregulars; essentially a pre-trained ‘instant draft’ that regularly brushes up on their skills, but normally requires a short, but still 3 month long set of training sessions to be brought up to snuff, which means that it is imperative they are called upon at the right time so that these 3 months can pass)
Number of Navalcraft: 387 Deep Water Vessels; well over 1,000 thousand riverine and littoral combat vessels (the riverine combat vessels are operating throughout the motherland, the colonies, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, Persia, and several other vassal states; the littoral combat vessels are operating throughout the Sikh Empire, and close to their islands, Madagascar, their colonies as well as in the waters of Persia)
- As many support ships as reasonably needed (not mentioned in the numbers)
- 45 Submarines
- 80 Corvettes
- 73 Frigates
- 65 Destroyers
- 45 Cruisers
- 28 Heavy Cruisers
- 20 Battlecruisers
- 14 Light Carriers
- 12 Battleships
- 6 Carriers
Number of Aircraft: About 1,020 of the aircraft are used for transport of individuals and goods, making up part of the state’s efforts to create such a fleet of aircraft; the rest of the aircraft of the utility/transport type are from private, or state-owned forces that aren’t officially part of the military, even though they may fulfill some of the same roles. The large number of 625 left exists in part due to the large size of the military and the funding that they have in the first place, most of them being decent biplanes, some made for ground attack, some made to be fighters, others being reconnaissance or night fighters, with one being a multi-role carrier-based aircraft. There exist 18 rigid military airships that fly high,and each carry about 6 multi-role parasite fighters with enough fuel and strong enough engines to return to their motherships after initial attack, these fighters being armed with twin synchronized 12.7mm heavy machine guns, or being equipped with 6 rockets or a 350kg bomb instead (they can’t carry as much as the usual plane used in the Sikh Empire), though they can have armament lowered so they can better fulfill reconnaissance roles. The parasite fighters are the most sophisticated ever operated by the Sikh Khalsa Navy, having recently been sent out, and possibly the most advanced fighters in the world at the moment. Unfortunately, these parasite fighters have technology far too expensive and too complicated to be used en masse in standard combat craft. Another unfortunate flaw is that the parasite fighters don't have as much fuel as the navy would like, and thus can only operate for 13 minutes before having to return to the mothership. A lot of tricks were used to achieve that operation time. The price of the parasite fighters means that they have been kept in small numbers, and will likely only be produced as needed. Due to the price, the navy is contemplating abandoning the program, unless the motherships and their parasite fighters improve themselves, which isn't likely. A fleet of airships used in now-established airship routes was formed in 1919, and is supposed to be updated soon. This unarmed fleet is part of the 1,020 transport, messenger, and utility craft operated by the Sikh Empire in tandem with a larger private fleet. The unarmed fleet has a much longer range than their aeroplanes, but exist in a much smaller number. They are extremely large, and considered a valuable asset. Despite being unarmed with offensive weapons, the 1,020 aeroplanes and the 325 strong fleet of airships do possess defensive weapons. Let's hope that they can survive a conflict.
Military Strength 1-10: 9/10 (for decades, they’ve funneled a lot of money and time into a military that even in the beginning stages of the nation was considered to be world-class. Thankfully for most of their neighbors, they are relatively friendly, and really only conquer in response to threats, being invaded themselves, or incorporation of satellite states over time. Then you know what they do? They’re nice to the population of newly conquered territory, though they aren’t afraid to be firm or even use violence if necessary, as showed when they wrecked the Afghans, and, in this timeline, the Persians, before conquering both.)
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 12:22 pm
