KlavoHunter wrote:
The Citizen military tends to wear khaki. Law enforcement, no idea.
In all the Drakafics it is so far stated that in the War Directorate the citizens wear green khaki while the serfs wear grey khaki. Why is this? And law enforcement in the Dominate would naturally be under the black umbrella of the Security Directorate and so would wear military khaki uniforms identical to what WarDir soldiers wear, except with different insignia and badges (but I like the thought of the Dominate retaining it’s British roots by still having police bobbies with boob hats
).
The Citizen Force uses, as of 1940, the T-9B Assault Rifle, firing the "8mm Hollbars" rounds (Which is in fact just a very hot-loaded 7.7x35mm Carbine cartridge, with spitzer bullet).
Judging from it's description and rough artwork, it looks more like a light machine gun with a telescopic sight and it is kinda of similar to the Lufwaffe assault rifle used by German paratroopers.
Assault units are armed with submachineguns, specifically the S-5, which was replaced by the S-6 in 1941.
Judging from descriptions the S-5 and S-6 are similar to the Soviet PPSh, with the compact stock and drum magazine that evolves into magazine clip (the S-5 has the drum ammo while the S-6 has a clip).
At some point in the later war, though, Shep and I figure the Draka introduce a better MG, inspired by the German MG-42. Probably something fancy with selective rates of fire, between "Standard" ~500 RPM and "reallyfast" ~1300 RPM.
The Drakans must’ve shipped many capture MG-42 units back to the Combines, after their deep forays into Northern Italy, Romania and Eastern Poland against the Jerrys.
For instance, a Janissary Legion isn't going to have organic artillery beyond mortars and such - Citizen Forces are probably holding the leash on any 'real' artillery.
Mortars pieces are still very deadly and in your recent fanfiction you have Janissaries manning most of the AA Flak guns (I guess they’re allowed to shoot down aircraft but barred from using Flak guns as direct fire artillery against enemy AFVs, defence emplacements and infantry).
What do you think they're teaching them in those military schools they've been educated and trained in all their lives?
S.M. Sterling stated that the Citizen Force was somewhat undisciplined in comparison to their non-Drakian equivalents, due to them not having a real class difference between officers and enlisted citizens, with independent thinking encouraged (not that it is a “bad” thing and they’ve got the Janissaries as the real regular infantry).
What good's being an aggressive militaristic state if you don't get to have pretty uniforms to march in parades with?
I read a really good fanfiction by Norseman (?) and they had scene where Marshal Kraznov is presiding over a massive Moscow parade with hundreds of artillery pieces, tanks and motorized infantry trundling past in perfect formation.
I imagine Archon’s plazas, avenues and parade grounds would hold host to similar military pageantry, with the Drakians trying to outdo the Soviets with their own tank parades, fireworks and air force flyovers. And Edwina Palme at a gothic podium surrounded by her dark uniformed entourage, under a search light, ranting away like a certain failed Austrian art student.
Stirling's Citizens wore camouflage, I don't see why ours wouldn't.
Between 1937 and 1941 only the paratroopers or other similar “specialist” soldiers would need real camouflage since it fits into real life comparisons of the arrogant, conquering WWII Germans painting all their vehicles a dove grey and draping Nazi flags over the bonnets or engine grills.
And the standard Drakian combat helmet in 1937 is the crappy Tommy helmet, but between 1939 and 1941 that is phased out by the more pragmatic paratrooper helmet that is adopted by all military and police branches.
