Steve wrote:I'm not sure if there's any plan for operating NPCs, though the western chains nearest your islands you can feel free to populate with polities of your own creation, IMHO.
If that's so, then here's my rough proposal for a polity to occupy Velaria's northwestern islands:
The Democratic People's Republic of Santa Lobelia
INSIGNIA
Roundel
PEOPLE
Population: 36 million
Languages: English (official), French, Spanish
Literacy: 86% total population
GOVERNMENT
Country name: The Democratic People's Republic of Santa Lobelia
Government type: Totalitarian dictatorship
Capital: Tourane
Suffrage: n/a
Executive Branch: Head of state and government: His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Doctor Kyoya Ohtori, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the Shroomanian Empire in Velaria in General and Santa Lobelia in Particular;
Cabinet: Appointed by President
Legislative Branch: Nonexistent, dissolved by executive order
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court (all justices are appointed by the President)
ECONOMY
Gross domestic product: Approx. US$175 billion
GDP per capita: Approx. US$4,800
GDP growth rate: Approx. 1%
Major industries: Agriculture, illegal pharmaceuticals, mercenaries, prostitution
Minor industries: Firearms, mining, tourism
Major exports: Cocaine, marijuana, mercenaries, opiates, prostitutes
Minor exports: Firearms, ore
MILITARY
Military branches: Army, Air Force, Navy
Military spending as percent of GDP: Approx. 20%
Military service age and obligation: Universal male conscription upon reaching age of 18; conscripts serve three years before volunteering for further service, joining the reserves, or getting discharged; women aged 21-50 eligible for volunteer service
Individual arms:
Pistols: Beretta 92FS, Walther P5
Shotguns: Franchi SPAS-12
Submachine guns: Beretta M12, Walther MP
Assault and battle rifles: Various AK-47 derivatives [AK-74M, AKM, AKS-74U, Norinco Type 56 most commonly encountered and issued; limited quantities of Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal, Valmet Rk 62, Valmet Rk 95 TP (issued only to marines, presidential guard, and elite infantry)]
Sniper rifles: Dragunov SVD, Mosin-Nagant M1891/30, Zastava M93 Black Arrow
Machine guns: DShK, KPV, NSV, RPD, RPKM, RPK-74M, Valmet M78
Grenade launchers: AGS-17, GP-30
Anti-tank weapons: M40 recoilless rifle, M67 recoilless rifle, RPG-7, Type 69 RPG
Mortars: Ordinance ML 3 inch mortar
MANPADS: Blowpipe, Strela-2
Santa Lobelian People's Army
Active Service
4 light infantry brigades [conscript training and equipment]
2 motorized infantry brigades [conscript training and vehicles (BTR-70)]
3 mechanized infantry brigades [conscript training and equipment (BMP-2)]
2 light armor brigades [conscript training, Third World equipment (PT-76)]
1 heavy armor brigade [conscript training and equipment (T-72)]
1 heliborne assault brigade [conscript training and equipment (Mil Mi-2 Hoplite, Mil Mi-6 Hook, Mil Mi-8 Hip, Mil Mi-24 Hind)]
1 presidential guard battalion [light infantry, legacy/guards training, professional equipment]
1 elite infantry battalion [light infantry, elite infantry training, professional equipment]
Reserves
8 light infantry brigades [conscript training and equipment]
4 motorized infantry brigades [conscript training and vehicles (BTR-70)]
6 mechanized infantry brigades [conscript training and equipment (BMP-2)]
4 light armor brigades [conscript training, Third World equipment (PT-76)]
2 heavy armor brigades [conscript training and equipment (T-72)]
1 heliborne assault brigade [conscript training and equipment (Mil Mi-2 Hoplite, Mil Mi-6 Hook, Mil Mi-8 Hip, Mil Mi-24 Hind)]
Other Weapons Systems
Armored cars: BRDM-2
Towed artillery: D-30 122 mm howitzer, D-20 152 mm howitzer
Self-propelled artillery: 2S1 Gvozdika, 2S3 Akatsiya, ASU-85
Rocket artillery: FROG-7, RM-70
Anti-air artillery: ZPU-4, ZSU-23-4, ZSU-57-2, ZU-23-2
Anti-air missiles: Bristol Bloodhound, S-75 Dvina, S-125
Santa Lobelia People's Air Force
96 x Chengdu J-7 [64 x F-7P Skybolt, 32 x FT-7P Skybolt]
48 x Dassault Mirage III [32 x Mirage IIIE, 16 x Mirage IIIR]
24 x Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum [16 x MiG-29B-12 Fulcrum-A, 8 x MiG-29UB-12 Fulcrum-A]
96 x Northrop F-5 [64 x F-5E Tiger II, 32 x F-5F Tiger II]
48 x Sukhoi Su-7 Fitter-A [32 x Su-7BMK, 16 x Su-7UMK]
24 x Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter [16 x Su-22M4K Fitter-K, 8 x Su-22UM3K Fitter-G]
4 x Ilyushin Il-76 Candid
8 x Antonov An-12 Cub
8 x Antonov An-26 Curl
32 x Aero L-29 Delfín
32 x Aero L-39 Albatros
Santa Lobelia People's Navy
Ships
1 x
Moskva class helicopter carrier
2 x
Ropucha class landing ship
4 x
Polocny class landing ship
2 x
Koni class frigate
4 x
Petya class frigate
8 x
Pauk class corvette
8 x
Tarantul class corvette
16 x
Nanuchka class corvette
32 x Osa II class missile boat
4 x Foxtrot class submarine
2 x Kilo class submarine
Aircraft
4 x Ilyushin Il-38 May
48 x Kamov Ka-25 Hormone
16 x Mil Mi-14 Haze
Naval Infantry
1800 combat infantry [concript training, professional equipment]
30 x BMP-2
30 x BTR-70
15 x T-72
12 x ZSU-23-4
16 x ASU-85
6 x Mil Mi-6 Hook
24 x Mil Mi-8 Hip
12 x Mil Mi-24 Hind