A Republic in Crisis (1960s PT, OOC, INTEREST,SINGUPS)

[Valdez Islands]

A Republic in Crisis

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The Republic of the Valdez Islands, also referred to as Valdezia, a nation threatened by.. itself. The November 1961 elections were hotly contested, the incumbent VNP (Valdezian National Progressive) party had agreed to a coalition with their traditional rivals, the Conservatives. The two parties had historically been jossling for the position of president between themselves, and most hoped that this election would be the same. The coalition had however been formed for a reason, and the reason was the newly formed SPV (Socialist Party of Valdezia), which had grown rapidly in size in the past few election cycles. Originally a splinter faction of the National Progressives, the party had attracted numerous voters with its radical rhetoric, further left than anything the VNP could muster. Their candidate, Ferdinand Ortiz, had vowed to tackle what is quite possibly one of the biggest thorns in the republic's side, the Valdez Islands Agricultural Company, or VIAC for short. A private corporation originally founded by entrepeneurial Americans, the VIAC had created a monopoly over several of the islands' agricultural exports. Banana, coffee, and many other fruits were under its influence. Long work hours in the field were the norm, rumors of abuse were rampant and income inequality was high. Anti-trust laws and labor regulations were routinely blocked by VIAC, coercing representatives one way or the other. Ortiz vowed to destroy its power and SPV representatives in the National Assembly, Valdezia's unicameral legislature were ready to stand behind him. And so the elections came, and Ortiz won the majority of votes with a whopping 56 percent of the population in support. Following his inaguration in January 1962, Ortiz began his march to pass legislation to tear down VIAC, and the National Assembly held an if slim, nonetheless steady majority in his favor. Unfortunately not all was well, for behind closed doors, a certain Gregor Ramos, an influential general second only to the Chief of Staff, had brokered a deal with VIAC businessmen and perhaps, foreign diplomats. Now that the SPV was victorious, the general's serpent of steel was ready to strike.

Welcome to A Republic in Crisis, a Cold-War era RP inspired by the events of, a lot of places in Latin America in fact. The setup goes that the coup will be fired soon, and will be backed by you guys the way the US backed a number of unscrupulous people over the years to further their interests. Now this RP will be taking place on Earth-Earth, granted it's an alternate-history one with altered geography (these islands aren't real y'know) so yeah.

Since there isn't necessarily going to be a US analogue in this roleplay I'll be allowing you guys to take that role like I mentioned earlier. You will also be allowed to back the incumbent government which includes elements of the military loyal to the government. If there is a US analogue or maybe even the actual US that might be a little complicated tho, this country is after all in the Pacific Ocean, a bit further out from South America than the Galapagos, and therfore well within US presence. Now this RP will be a combat one (military coup after all) so I'll have to put a hard cap on the number of boots on the ground. 5,000 personnel of any sort at max. That means the number of infantry, motorized, mechanized, armored and maybe even air or naval personnel is capped at a hard 5,000 per nation. Naval forces are a bit of an exception, boats can have rediculous numbers of crew (thousands) so an exception for them. Keep those numbers reasonable still, please.

Onto how to deploy these personnel. Since you will either be for or against the coup (mostly), all participants are allowed to have a sort of an advance force already within the country. Fireteams you covertly sent to aid the coup, an expeditionary force pledged to the government, you get what I mean. Over a couple days/weeks/months in RP time, you guys will be embarking the rest of your army onto the country, travel times varying depending on distance and other stuff.

Onto the APP:

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NS Nation Name:
IC Nation Name:
Head of State:
Side Supporting:(coup if pro-coup, government if pro-government)
ORBAT:(what exactly is your support like? Do you have forces already within the country? Are you sending forces at all?)
Detailed ORBAT:(Numbers this time. How many men, planes,tanks,ships,etc.)
RP Sample:(Purely optional)

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Please leave this hashtag: #App


ACCEPTED APPS:

The Icarian Empire
Rhyssua
Roman Estomik
South Caleban
Svadyetsk

Thermodoila
Trioad
The Coalition of Sovereign Territories
American Pere Housh

Map

The map is to be used as a place to plot troop movements and the like. The color legend tells you what kind of terrain is to be expected in those areas. Note that urban means town-looking areas, while very urban means more city-looking environments. Note that of course, none of these are rigid. Small villages are going to be scattered across the islands and the various elevations are in fact, a smooth gradient. Now, you may have noticed I have a full map and zoomed in island maps to the right. You're supposed to use the island maps to the right for troop movements on said island, but overall status as well as the status of the smaller islands is to be put down on the larger map on the left. There is an exception for Harold AFB, which has its even more zoomed in map and a sub-legend for its own details. This is a hangar for aircraft, and a port for ships. Very important. Might be a good idea to land forces there first if ferrying them from abroad. You can of course, seize the island from the enemy and bar them from conducting operations there-you'll force them to rely on retrofitted civilian airports or one of the other smaller islands.

Now how will I be marking your positions? I'll draw a front line and some Xs for troops, the latter of which will be color-coded to show whose guys those are and which side they're fighting for.

[The Coalition of Sovereign Territories]

Tag

[Costa Hermosa]

The VIAC gives me serious United Fruit Company vibes.

[Imbalistan]

/tag

[Valdez Islands]

The VIAC gives me serious United Fruit Company vibes.

That's more or less the point.

[Valdez Islands]

I guess this is a bump.

[The Icarian Empire]

NS Nation Name: The Icarian Empire
IC Nation Name: The Empire of Icaria
Head of State: Emperor Jose Menendez II
Side Supporting: Government
ORBAT: In the months prior to the full invasion, the Icarian Armed Forces covertly dispatched the 1st Expeditionary Force of 250 Icarian Special Forces Operators to assist in training Valdezian soldiers. The Icarian Armed Forces will be sending 3,000 troops from the 4th Infantry Division in later weeks.
Detailed ORBAT:
250 Icarian SpecOps Operators
3,000 Icarian Army combat personnel, 4th Division
20 BTR-152 Armored Personnel Carriers
120 FV601 Saladin Wheeled Armored Cars
10 AMX-105 Self-Propelled Howitzer
1 Squadron (24) CF-105 Arrow Light Strike Jets(Close Air Support)
10 Aerospatiale Alouette III (Light Transport)
3rd Naval Strikegroup (1 Aircraft Carrier, 3 Destroyers)

All force deployed are under the umbrella of Operation: FIRM HAND

RP Sample:(Purely optional)

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Please leave this hashtag: #App

[Valdez Islands]

[snip]

That's a really good application. Certainly accepted. Will add to a list of apps soon.

[Rhyssua]

NS Nation Name: Rhyssua

IC Nation Name: People's Republic of Rhyssua

Head of State: First Comrade Leopold Antolin, although it could change depending on whether he gets booted out of power or not

Side Supporting: Government, although it can change depending on internal instability.

ORBAT: Spies, submarines, aircraft, special forces, and some supply freighters

Detailed ORBAT:

~30 Spies (Already present in the country)

-6 attack submarines (3 Sutjeska-class and 3 November-class) (en route but not there yet)

-1 Nuclear ballistic missile submarine (Yankee-class, I promise not to nuke people) (also en route)

-1 squadron of attack aircraft (20 J-21 Jastreb) (still in Rhyssua)

-1 Company of special forces, reinforced with 15 tanks (still in Rhyssua)

-4 supply freighters that will ferry munitions (still in Rhyssua)

RP Sample: Spokane Civil War (will add link later if you want)

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[Valdez Islands]

[snip]

Could you specify where those spies/subs/planes are? I said you're entitled to have some of your forces already on-island but I do require you to specify which of those forces are on-island and which will need to be ferried from outside. Until then the app is not accepted.

EDIT: The application has been adjusted. Will add to accepted apps list now.

[Rhyssua]

[snip]

Could you specify where those spies/subs/planes are? I said you're entitled to have some of your forces already on-island but I do require you to specify which of those forces are on-island and which will need to be ferried from outside. Until then the app is not accepted.

Oh sorry 'bout that. Editing it now

[Great Oyashima]

NS Nation Name: The Icarian Empire
IC Nation Name: The Empire of Icaria
Head of State: Emperor Jose Menendez II
Side Supporting: Government
ORBAT: In the months prior to the full invasion, the Icarian Armed Forces covertly dispatched the 1st Expeditionary Force of 250 Icarian Special Forces Operators to assist in training Valdezian soldiers. The Icarian Armed Forces will be sending 3,000 troops from the 4th Infantry Division in later weeks.
Detailed ORBAT:
250 Icarian SpecOps Operators
3,000 Icarian Army combat personnel, 4th Division
70 Jackal MWMIK
170 Foxhound Armoured Cars
20 M276 MLRS
1 Squadron (24) F-15 Eagles (Close Air Support)
3rd Naval Strikegroup (1 Aircraft Carrier, 3 Destroyers)

All force deployed are under the umbrella of Operation: FIRM HAND

RP Sample:(Purely optional)

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1960s RP but this douchebag rolls in with modern equipment lmao. Guarantee he’s also one of those dudes who thinks he’s a god and can’t lose. Have fun with this thread, I’m sure it’ll last.

[Valdez Islands]

[snip]

Good catch. TBH I was kinda half-asleep when I checked his app. I could use less of calling him a douchebag, however. I'm sure it was an honest mistake, especially considering it was partially one on my part.

For now, however, The Icarian Empire, your application's approval is duly rescinded. Please adjust your ORBATs to match the tech level we're running. I would like a clarification from Great Oyashima as to what he/she needs to change. From what I can tell F-15s just don't belong (first flew in 1972, RP is 1962) unless of course this is a fictional F-15 that happens to share the real deal's name. The rest of the ORBAT I can't seem to put my figure on what's wrong tho. Help would be appreciated.

[The Icarian Empire]

NS Nation Name: The Icarian Empire
IC Nation Name: The Empire of Icaria
Head of State: Emperor Jose Menendez II
Side Supporting: Government
ORBAT: In the months prior to the full invasion, the Icarian Armed Forces covertly dispatched the 1st Expeditionary Force of 250 Icarian Special Forces Operators to assist in training Valdezian soldiers. The Icarian Armed Forces will be sending 3,000 troops from the 4th Infantry Division in later weeks.
Detailed ORBAT:
250 Icarian SpecOps Operators
3,000 Icarian Army combat personnel, 4th Division
70 Jackal MWMIK
170 Foxhound Armoured Cars
20 M276 MLRS
1 Squadron (24) F-15 Eagles (Close Air Support)
3rd Naval Strikegroup (1 Aircraft Carrier, 3 Destroyers)

All force deployed are under the umbrella of Operation: FIRM HAND

RP Sample:(Purely optional)

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Please leave this hashtag: #App

1960s RP but this douchebag rolls in with modern equipment lmao. Guarantee he’s also one of those dudes who thinks he’s a god and can’t lose. Have fun with this thread, I’m sure it’ll last.

Sadly, this clown is right. I'll get my equipment changed to a more 1960s setting by end of the day.

Also, between news posts and arguing with others, I don't take his insults seriously.

UPDATE: fixed it

[Valdez Islands]

[snip]

Excellent. You seem to have removed the problematic portions of the app. It is for now, reaccepted.

[Valdez Islands]

I'd like to announce that I have the beginnings of a more concrete map than what I have in my factbook. That map was a little zoomed out so it isn't too useful for plotting troop movements or air raids. Here is the map. As you can see I've firstly extended the island chain to include some smaller islands, and I've added zoomed in variants for Isla Verde (Island number 1) and Harold Air Force Base, the island with the cross on it. I'll add a legend later and maybe make it more obvious as to what's what. As for their significance, well Isla Verde plays host to the capital, and is where the coup will first march on. It's also where a lot of the country's urban centers are, which can expect heavy fighting. Meanwhile Harold AFB, originally a military base leased to the Americans, will serve as a runway for all of your military airplanes. It's stocked with supplies and is armed with several AA batteries, currently in the process of swapping flak guns for SAMs.

Keep in mind the above is yet to be finalized.

[Thermodolia]

NS Nation Name: Thermodolia
IC Nation Name: The National Republic of Thermodolia
Head of State: President Munson Drone
Side Supporting: Coup
ORBAT: 23rd Naval Group, plus TSS Agents
Detailed ORBAT: 15 ships: 10 destroyers, 2 heavy cruisers, 1 Amphibious assault ship, 2 submarines; 3,000 Marines, 5 tanks; 20 fighter jets, 10 helicopters. About 50 Thermodolian Secret Service Agents
RP Sample:(Purely optional)

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[Valdez Islands]

[snip]

Since this is a 1960s RP, I'm assuming that all of your equipment is dated to be around that old. In other words I expect your fighter jets to look less like F-15s and more like F-100s. Same with all your other vehicles. If that's what you are envisioning then this app is okay. I would however need a clarification on which of those personnel will be on or off island. Are you going to ferry the marines from Thermodolia when the coup fires? What about those TSS agents? Are they doing their dirty work on or off location? Get stuff like that clarified and this is surely going to be accepted.

EDIT: Putting this here so I don't make another post, but here it goes. I've added some more to the map. You can find the partially finished map here. I'll also be adding some map guidelines somewhere I guess. As in, the map is to be used for x. If you opened up the new map, you may noticed I axed the beaches, they were too big it turns out.

[Thermodolia]

[snip]

Since this is a 1960s RP, I'm assuming that all of your equipment is dated to be around that old. In other words I expect your fighter jets to look less like F-15s and more like F-100s. Same with all your other vehicles. If that's what you are envisioning then this app is okay.

Yes the ships, vehicles, and jets will all be 1960 technology. The fighters that I’ll be using will be Étendard IV’s.

I would however need a clarification on which of those personnel will be on or off island. Are you going to ferry the marines from Thermodolia when the coup fires? What about those TSS agents? Are they doing their dirty work on or off location? Get stuff like that clarified and this is surely going to be accepted.

The marines will be coming in once the coup fires while the TSS agents will be doing their things on location, ie helping the coup along.

EDIT: Putting this here so I don't make another post, but here it goes. I've added some more to the map. You can find the partially finished map here. I'll also be adding some map guidelines somewhere I guess. As in, the map is to be used for x. If you opened up the new map, you may noticed I axed the beaches, they were too big it turns out.

[Valdez Islands]

[snip]

Sounds good to me. I'll be sure to add your app to the accepted list.

[Roman Estomik]

NS Nation Name: Roman Estomik
IC Nation Name: The Roman Estomik Republic
Head of State: Benigno Leone Cuoco (Leader in 1961)
Side Supporting: Pro-government
ORBAT: The members of the Special Detachment Group and Special Tactic's Squadron are already on-site (some of them training local troops, some are underground). The 11th Marine Infantry Raider Battallion and the 2nd Combat Engineer Battallion will be coming in once the coup starts.
Detailed ORBAT:
- 11th Marine Infantry Raider Battallion (950 men - Special operations combat capability)
- 2nd Combat Engineer Battallion (400 men)
- 15 members of the Marine Infantry Special Detachment Group
- 10 members of the Army's Special Tactics Squadron
- 10x Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters
- 10x Kaman SH-2F Seasprite helicopters
- 10x M59 APCs
- 5x Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz armored vehicles
- 5x M60 Patton main battle tanks
- 10x T-64 BAT-2 fast combat engineering vehicles

RP Sample:
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[Valdez Islands]

[snip]

I checked Wikipedia and all of your named equipment seems to be accurate to the time period. I would like a clarification as to where these guys are, do they need to be deployed from Roman Estomik first or are they already on the island? A mix of the two? That's kinda what the first ORBAT was for, listing for instance, an expeditionary force sent to train local troops, or tank brigades loyal to the coup covertly sent over. Also, you seem to have not trimmed off all the parentheses words and the parentheses, they're just there as a guide for 'what to type here' is all.

[Roman Estomik]

Updated.

[Valdez Islands]

Updated.

Excellent. One-hundred percent accepted.

I think we need more pro-coup nations. Perhaps interested RPers should think about backing them less like 'These guys are ideologically in league with us! Let's support them!' and more 'If I help you, you will give me a lot of money, right?' or 'Better these guys than the other guys.'

[Rhyssua]

Updated.

Excellent. One-hundred percent accepted.

I think we need more pro-coup nations. Perhaps interested RPers should think about backing them less like 'These guys are ideologically in league with us! Let's support them!' and more 'If I help you, you will give me a lot of money, right?' or 'Better these guys than the other guys.'

I can have my First Comrade get deposed and replaced by a pro-coup faction if you want (once the RP starts. Initially, I'll side with the government)