-Al-Khalifiya is technically a city-state. The nation has a population just over 10 million but over a much wider, less dense area. It is comparable to Delaware as far as population density, but with larger urban areas. The provinces are broken into numbered zones, not cities. All are technically a part of Al-Khalifiya. There are large urban and commercial areas in the zones west of the White River.
-Al-Khalifiya had been occupied for hundreds of years. Before the Soviets, the Imperial Empire occupied the city-state. This was the same Empire that Vangaziland also declared its independence from. The Khalifiyan propaganda machine uses the Vannish Royal family and 'imperialism' in places like Wrexwic and the Svennish Isles to personify exactly what is wrong with the world. It is the Vannish Royal Family and others like them that are the reason that the economy is failing in Al-Khalifiya and across the globe.
-As a result of the occupations, their dialect has become a broken form of Arabic. The nation has even begun moving away from Islam, with forty percent of the nation Islamic, about forty percent Orthodox Christian, 10 percent other and 10 percent atheist, roughly.
-Atrocities occur, but life for the average Khalifiyan was not too bad. They did not have a lot of rights and could not become rich. But there were some perks. For example, if one had the intellect and wanted to pursue a career, their college education was factored into the cost analysis for the work force. Government scholarships and loans were fairly commonplace. Elementary and secondary schools struggled for funding however, with zones bearing a brunt of their upkeep.
-The citizens are very patriotic. They are led in Soviet type songs at school or in the few, aging soccer stadiums that dot the landscape. Posters hang on the walls in the lobby of apartment buildings. Murals are painted on concrete walls along the urban streets. The message is usually pro-communism and pro-government.
-Entertainment like video games or DVDs are affordable. The government runs the industry and they push a lot of propaganda in their product. One of the most popular games is a FPS where a team of Commandos sneak inside of a country with terrain like Vangaziland and has forces equipped like the Vannish Army.
-The Government believes nobody will want to fight them if they keep their atrocities limited and to their own people. The military is well trained and relatively well equipped. General Mahmoud Abbzan, the dictator, has also become delusional trapped within his own power. His military is small and outdated, but he has faith in his way. Even if that way means exploiting his people.
-The hills in the provinces west of the White River (translated) contain gold and diamonds. This is what finances the 'little party in the desert', as the Government is sometimes referred. A state-run automobile company makes extra-cheap cars and trucks for third world countries. Rumors say the government also has a good stake in the arms trade. Their weapons equip terrorists. They also sell to pirates. Several piracy operations led to the arrest of Al-Khalifiyans acting as officers on the high seas. Intel from them suggested the Khalifiyans were financing ships and earning a profit of their bounty.
-General Mahmoud Abbzan constantly threatens nuclear war. He makes it clear that they could get a dirty bomb at any time. Intel suggests the nation does not have much of a nuclear weapons program. There is a large stockpile of chemical weapons however.
-Rail and highway networks move from the southeastern port zone, northwest from the coast to the capital and then southwest over the river and throughout the Grassland provinces. These are strategic to the Army, with it's large fleet of trucks and tanks.
1. This area is known as the Southern Grasslands. Several cities bridged by suburbs and small villages are where the region's populace were dispersed. There was a small tribal population, living apart from the more civilized areas. Many farmlands make up the province as you move away from the population centers.
2. To the north east is the largest province, the Northern Grasslands. There are several military bases here between the various cities. Most of the population lives here. The cities are all connected by highways and rail. Shipping is big here, mostly between the two Grasslands. The mountains to the northeast were being mined for diamonds. Some gold can be found by the mountain range near the southeastern part of the province, where the mountain streams join the small river.
There were routes across the White River, the main river that separated the western provinces from the eastern ones.
3. Throughout Fire Valley, different tribes interacted in small, barely modernized villages located along the fertile river land. They get by with fishing and trading amongst themselves. Weapons have leaked to the tribes and skirmishes have been known to happen.
4. This was the capital province. Here the climate was sandy and at its most arid. The command and control structure would be found here, from politicians to military leadership. Generals made their homes in mansions located in the middle of the desert in gated communities. There was a small town amongst the bases where civilians worked the shipping industry. A lot of it was done by helicopter, with all the mountains and the river in the way. There was a rail and highway route that led down towards the urban area and the ports around point 5.
5. The Bay of Khalifiya and the city at the port there were integral to military operations and life for all people in Al-Khalifiya. Amongst naval bases, cranes loaded containers onto large vessels. Supplies went northeast towards the capital province and then southwest and across White River and down to the Grasslands. More often aircraft transportation was utilized with every province, except for Fire Valley, possessing at least one airport. Many civilians lived and worked at small towns up and down the highway and rail, manning an industry along the route.
*A Note On Scale:The map is 8000 square miles (approximately). The density works out to be the population of Rhode Island in an area with just over twice as many square miles. If something looks out of scale like a river or mountain range, just assume its not a perfect map but more like a simple zoo map that just gives a good overview of where things are. Areas 1 and 2 are the most dense. 3 is the least.
Army Personnel: 70,000
Air Force: 18,500
Coastal Navy: 3,000
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Red Combat Brigade:
2 Motorized Rifle Battalions (2000 solders) (Each battalion is 3 BTR companies, 1 BMP-2 company)
2 Tank Battalions (1600 soldiers) (32 tanks)
1 Support Battalion (1000 soldiers)
2 Air Defense Artillery Batteries (300 soldier)
1 Artillery or Rocket Battery(200 soldiers)
1 Headquarters & Headquarters Company (100 soldiers)
Red Combat Brigades
1st RCB
5th RCB
8th RCB
12th RCB
22nd RCB
35th RCB
72nd RCB
Light Combat Brigade:
2 Light Infantry Battalions (2000 soldiers)
1 Airborne Infantry Battalion (1000 solders)
1 Support Battalion (1000 soldiers)
1 Artillery Battery (100 soldiers)
Light Combat Brigades:
3rd LCB
11th LCB
16th LCB
25th LCB
42nd LCB
55th LCB
63rd LCB
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Deployment-Map Sync
Area 1
1st RCB
3rd LCB
63rd LCB
Area 2
8th RCB
22nd RCB
16th LCB
25th LCB
Area 3
42nd LCB
Area 4
72nd RCB
12th RCB
55th LCB
Area 5
5th RCB
35th RCB
11th LCB
Dozens of Bombs hit Vangaziland's Railways
At 8:34 today, dozens of bombs went off throughout Vangaziland along the path of the commuter rail network. The event caused the day for many to grind to an early halt as schools were cancelled and companies tried to get non-essential employees home.
Several bombs were placed at each affected station attacking citizens and wrecking rails, platforms and even nearby buildings.
The most casualties occurred at Northgate Station in Emeros. The death toll there was around 190. Total nationwide civilian casualties reached 396 killed with hundreds more wounded.
Triage centers are set up around the stations, with hospitals experiencing an influx of patients.
The Emperor spoke out against the attack and vowed to "act swiftly upon whoever did these acts." Prime Minister Goodson echoed the statements, calling the terrorists cowards.
A group taking refuge in the desert oasis city-state known as Al-Khalifiya claimed responsibility for the attack. The Vangazi have warned the Khalifiyans to hand over the group, but they refuse to cooperate.
The attack was a response to the Vannish Empire's presence in the anti-piracy theater. It was an area that the Khalifiyans invested in and profited from.
The Empire is rumored to be putting together a coalition that will search for the group and bring them to justice. Of course, Al-Khalifiya is not a soft target.
Their Army is equipped with 1990s era Soviet technology. Brigades made up of Motorized Infantry and Tank Battalions train in the grasslands, valleys and deserts.
What is clear is that the wave of attacks will help shape Vangaziland's future, and most likely not for the better.
Summary Of Prequel
Prequel Thread: viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=5&t=347521&p=25246239#p25237534
Post 1
-Capital Province established along with climate, base design and landscape. It is number 4 on the map.
-Tooth shaped lake set up as Geographical marker. The leaders live along the Northern edge of that lake in mansions. East of that lake is a large training base where the 12th RCB is on a training exercise.
-Two minor characters are introduced as one of the companies from the 12th RCB is conducting a live fire, close air support exercise. The enemy is established as a well-trained, modern-equipped, motivated force.
-It is hinted that fuel is at a premium.
Post 2
-In the hills on the other side of the tooth shaped lake, an organization is not only storing ammo and other supplies in a system of natural caves. They are printing a newsletter.
-They are Pro-Communist, Pro-Soldier, Anti-Current Government. They want to install their form of Communism, one that does not steal diamond money and does not allow the Red Wind to do its crime.
-Omar Safar is introduced as their leader, a former officer in the government's Army (PKA).
-A shadowy figure is introduced. He works for Vangaziland's Intelligence Service, "The V.I." He is feeding the newsletter with financing and the intelligence which is then leaked through the newsletters (and most likely websites).
Post 3
-General Abbzan, the government's dictator, is meeting with Brother Ashraf, the Leader of the story arc's terrorist group.
-The Red Wind is differentiated from the standard middle-eastern group because this is not Jihad. It is a Communist group against perceived imperialism and capitalism.
-Abbzan is worried that the group may be taking things too far, especially with a recent strike against Vangaziland. The group also abuses villagers.
-We also learn the Government and Red Wind are the police.
Final Goal: Replace General Abbzan with Omar Safar
