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Directive from the War Directorate

 

CC: Castle Tarleton, Supreme General Staff

Office of the Archon

Subject: Additional assets for the Cape

*Top Secret*

 

I. Echo Point Mobile Offshore Base and the Gladius Mobile Offshore Base will be dispatched to join the Centerpoint Mobile Offshore Base.  Both bases will be operational within the next week, depdending on conditions.

 

 

Signed,

The War Directorate

 

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[The Archon's Palace]

 

"A nuclear weapon has been detonated in the Cape. According to our own information, the missile came from us."

 

Archon Elvira Naldorssen, surrounded by various members from the government and military, skimmed through one of the reports. "How are we responsible for this, if we don't possess any nuclear armaments.

 

A member of the Security Directorate took a deep breathe, "Your excellency, you are correct. We do not possess any weaponry of that kind. From our own information. it was a rogue member of the military responsible. It seems a number of documents and orders were doctored, which allowed the test prototype to be dispatched. Because of his treachory, he has been detained."

 

"Yes, your excellency. Strategos Ekerson is responsible for this rogue act.", Dominarch Erikssen chimed in. He has been arrested, and dispatched to a holding facility. The SSGN "Goliath" has been taken out of service, and the entire crew is being questioned."

 

"Strategos Ekerson is to be punished for high treason. I want his head." , Naldorssen responded. "In addition, as of today, all military operations against the Cape are to be suspending. We were close to the edge of victory, and now, we have nothing to thank but the orders of one rogue general."

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[Security Directorate Facility D-1]

 

"Strategos Ekerson, your careless actions have placed our nation in a precarious situation."

 

Ekerson shrugged, "I did it for the thousands of men and women, who were sent to that quagmire. The war had to be ended quickly, or it would have caused the deaths of thousands more."

 

The Directorate official shrugged, "It does not matter now, your career is over. Twenty years of service to the state flushed down the drain. As a Drakan, you should be ashamed of yourself."

 

The Directorate official waved his hand, which lead to the haggered, old Strategos being led out of the room. He sighed and lit a cigar, "He's on to a fate much worse than death."

 

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[Breaking News Report: The Dominion of Draka Declares Victory in the Cape]

 

Pretoria - In a surprise announcement, Her Excellency and Commander of the Destiny of the Drakan People, Elvira Naldorssen announced the total victory in the Cape. "On this day, I stand before the Drakan people and announce total victory. We have wiped out the enemy. The Draka always prevail."

 

Throughout the nation, images of the destroyed Cape were broadcasted, signifying the power of the Dominion.

 

"In every sense of the word, the Cape is not nation anymore. It's a smoldering heap, which signifies the end result of decadence. The leadership of the Cape had the oppurtunity to surrender. Yet, through pure stubbornness, they continued the fight. The end result? I giant heap of rubble not worthy of being civilized nation.", a known Drakan General would announce in a meeting before the Supreme General Staff

 

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[Echo Point Mobile Offshore Base]

 

"We're going home, Ma'am."

 

Arch Strategos Coerste shrugged, "But at what cost?"

 

She turned to her adjutant and saluted and stepped on board an awaiting helicopter. Other soldiers upon the massive base would begin their redeployment back to the Dominion. After the redeployment, the massive base would begin operations to move away from the Cape and back their base.

 

 

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[Victory Parade in the Dominion]

 

With thousands of spectators watching live and millions more watching at home, a large victory parade was held on the massive Avenue of Triumph. Hundreds of Drakan soldiers marched in formation, followed by dozens of armored vehicles. At the end of the parade, Her Excellency and Commander of the Destiny of the Drakan People, Elvira Naldorssen presented Coerste Malan with the Aurora, the highest medal that can be awarded to a Drakan soldier for outstanding bravery and leadership skills.

 

[A Changing Demographic]

 

The Directorate of the Interior has reported a thirty percent increase in the number of european settlers in the Dominion. "From the research gathered, most of these people are families, friends and general followers of Nordic Socialist refugees from Europe. In addition, a number of former "Sith" refugees, which for scientific reasons we will place under 'European', have traveled to the Dominion as well. Most are traveling to the Dominion because, oddly enough, our nation shares most of their views in regards to nationalism, militarism and a greater society."

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[I will not apologize for my actions in the Cape. If necessary, I would do it again, for the glory of Draka." - Coerste Malon, recently retired Arch Strategos]

 

Just hours after receiving The Aurora, Coerste Malon announced her retirement from the Drakan Armed Forces. Chief of the Supreme General Staff Erikssen released a short statement following the announcement. "Coerste Malon served this nation during one it's toughest times. Through her hard work and dedication, this nation was able to achieve victory."

 

It's rumored that Malon will enter the realm of politics, although those are unconfirmed.

 

[Memorial for the Lost]

 

At the Pantheon of Drakan Excellence, a large memorial ceremony was held in rememberance of the nine thousand Drakan soldiers killed in action. "Today, we do not mourn the lost of these young men and women. No, we celebrate their contributions." After a short speech, a large marble stone within the groin-vaulted crypt beneath the main barrel-vaulted, was revealed with the names of all the deceased soldiers. "Today, these men will rest in peace."

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[Returning to a Forgotten Land]

 

The complete fall of the Cape came as no complete surprise to the Dominion. In response, an Airbourne Legion was dispatched to the region to secure it. Additional troops were re-routed from the "Echo Point" Mobile Offshore Base to secure additonal areas. As part of the deployment operations, over two thousand nuclear specialist would be dispatched for clean up operations. The Mobile Offshore Base "Echo Point" would be converted into a massive offshore hospital, which will be tasked with handling the sick and wounded of the Cape. Field hospitals would also be set up as more troops were dispatched to the area.

 

Essential supplies such as food, water, and medicine would be air dropped on a daily basis to support the population.

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["We must leave the world to it's own devices."]

 

After a brief discussion with the Directorate, Archon Elvira Naldorssen has decided that the Dominion must go into a self-imposed period of diplomatic and (some) economic isolation. "There aren't many of us and nobody loves us. Currenly, we are seen as the lowest of the low, despite our legal right to defend ourselves. As of now, the world must be left to it's own devices."

 

[The National Assembly Extends Citizenship to Sierra Leone and the Cape.]

 

In a unanimous decision, the National Assembly has voted to extend Drakan citizenship to the residents of Sierra Leone and the Cape.

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[Strategos Ekerson Executed for High Treason]

 

Strategos Ekerson, former member of the Supreme General Staff, was executed for high treason. "Strategos Ekerson was executed for participating in actions harmful to the well-being of the state. Ekerson was a highly decorated soldier; however, no man is above the state and the race.", a representative of the Supreme General Staff stated to the press.

 

 

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10 Years Later....

 

After the war in the Cape, the Dominion of Draka slipped into a period of self-isolation. Hundreds of embassies were closed; while, the various immigration departments banned travel overseas. Simply known as the period of "Great Isolation.", Drakan propaganda blamed the outside world for most of it's own issues. "We must cleanse ourselves of the worlds outside influence. From this period, we will develop a pure society. We will become the Drakan.", Archon Elvira Naldorssen would state to the National Assembly.

 

However, after many years, the period was declared over. "The world is changing, and we must be apart of this change.", Archon Naldorssen would state. "

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[Remembrance Day]

 

Today, Archon Elvira Naldorssen honored those past and present, who put on the uniform of the Drakan military and put their lives on the line. "Today, we must remember the thousands of deceased souls, who put their lives on the line in the name of Drakan values.", stated Archon Naldorssen to an assembled audience in Archona. "Without these brave men and women, we would certainly be under the jackboot of foreign cultural and economic revisionist."

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[The Great Transformation]

 

The Second Great Influx, termed by members of the central government, began to occur in The Dominion. Thousands of additional ethnic Germans began to settle in Draka, who were Nordic Socialist loyalist from the failed state of Neu Germania. The most well-known individual in this group was Hera Visari, daughter of Scolar Visari. Much like the first Great Influx, Draka citizens welcomed these "lost" and "abandoned" people with open arms. "The Draka have been abandoned and mistreated by the world for ages, it would be hypocritical to leave these poor souls alone in the world. Today, we accept them as Draka.", a citizen female would state to the Archona Press. Aside from the influx of new citizens, Draka society as a whole was undergoing an extensive transformation.

 

Though already a harsh and militaristic state, Draka before this was rather conservative and opportunist. The experience in the trenches has finished off these last vestiges of the old ways. Matched by an equally sinister—but much smaller, and ultimately forgotten—strain in the thought of the men who fought in the trenches, there is an outpouring of pleasure at the thrill of combat. Many novels and poems and songs are written by veterans, glorifying the “beauty of no-man's land” and the ecstasy of mortal struggle and the act of the Kill.

 

In a Drakian society where only ten percent of the population still professes Christianity and only twenty five percent any sort of neo-pagan religion, with the other sixty five identifying only to the “immortal character of the State”, and where the Citizen population is raised in national boarding schools which are organized on military lines, these ideas that even the sheer brutal grind of industrialized war is glorious and even pleasing find fertile ground. Combined with a belief that most of the world has turned their back on Draka, the nation has adopted the common belief that the only friend Draka has is itself.

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[Changing Demographics]

 

It wouldn't take much for one to see the massive changes in Draka. Rural areas were replaced with huge, sprawling cities; while previous tribal thoughts were all but erased in this "new society". This brought forth a lot of other changes. Areas previously dominated by the native populations have begun to see an influx of European and Afrikaan settlers, causing an immense demographic change.

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[Africa First]

 

After much deliberation with her cabinet, Archon Elvira Naldorssen has announced the 'Africa First' doctrine before a session of the National Assembly. As stated by the Archon, the policy will become an important cornerstone of all important foreign policy decisions of the Dominion.

 

Basic Outline of the Africa First Policy

 

I. The Dominion of Draka and the Athenian Federation are the only nations with legitimate land claims in Africa.

 

II. Any foreign incursions into Africa will be seen as a declaration of war against the Dominion of Draka, and we will act accordingly.

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[Castle Tarleton]

 

Archon Naldorssen looked over the assembled report from the Security Directorate. "Possible anti-Draka sentiment in Madagascar..", she rubbed her chin and sipped from her small glass of wine.

 

The short, chubby representative from the Security Directorate nodded, "Indeed, from all possible reports, it could be remnants of the old Cape government. However, those are unconfirmed."

 

"Even if these reports are unconfirmed, I would suggest we take action to secure the Island. Leaving it open is a huge risk for us, especially with how the world views us at the moment.", a representative from the Supreme General Staff stated.

 

"Hmm..", Naldorssen shrugged. "How fast can an expeditionary force be organized?"

 

"Within the next twelve hours Your Excellency. We already have considerable assets in the area", the Representative responded

 

"Good, begin operations at once." Naldorssen glanced over at the Security Directorate official. "When operations cease in Madagascar, I'd like for further investigations regarding this anti-Draka movement in the area to be completed."

 

"Yes, Your Excellency."

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[Madagascar]

 

During the early evening hours, Draka air transports began to arrive at various points in Madagascar. From each of the transports, hundreds of airborne troops began to land simultaneously around the island nation. Airfields, ports, and other important political centers were the first areas secured. In the end, some two thousand airborne troops had landed in the nation, with another two thousand troops to be brought in on the captured airfields in the nation. Within hours, combat operations were declared over, with Madagascar being declared a War Zone, with joint authority shared between military/Security since pacification was estimated to be completed in two months time.

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With heightening attacks on Madagascar and the declarations of Africa for Draka and ostensibly Athens, still mired in civil war, the actions of Draka had alarmed the Empire.  The decision was made to formally announce the deployment of a wolfpack of diesel electric subs into the channel to defend the islands there as well as the deployment of missile defenses, three marine expeditionary forces complete with F-35-Bs deployed to aggregate camouflaged airfields, mobile cruise missile and iskander ballsistic missiles to offshore islands and Zanzibar, and the deployment of two carriers into the Western Indian and transfer of bomber forces and IRBMs to Diego Garcia.  Additionally two airborne divisions and a heavy armor brigade would be moved to deployments in the Gulf Bases in Iran and Oman to provide ground forces reserves should they be necessary to retake islands.

 

 

 

Demarche from the Empire of Tianxia:

 

Tianxia reacts with alarm at the deployment of the Dominion of Draka along with antagonistic declarations while not consulting with other members of the Indian Ocean Community.  Stability and reassurance are crucial to a peaceful world.

 

-Grand Secretary Wei Hai.

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[The Madagascar Plan]

 

After the successful invasion of Madagascar, the Dominion moved forward with it's plan. The Directorate of Health and Epidemic Prevention began to move forward with it's "Good Health" plan, in order to bring Madagascar up to the Draka's high health standards. The Directorate of Mining and Energy issued a decree, which placed all mining operations under it's control. Other plans would be initiated, such as the rebuilding of Madagascar with modern infrastructure in mind.

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[Madagascar]

 

It didn't take much time for the various Directorates to get to work "revitalizing" Madagascar. The assigned Directorates assigned the various Combines with a specific task to complete within the new province. Millions of workers, with their assorted equipment, would begin to pour into the new territory with the task of rebuilding the entire island into the perfect Drakan image. Aside from the reconstruction efforts,  the Directorate of Mining and Energy granted control of Madagascar's mining industry to two of the largest mining combines in Draka. One of the first task was to introduce more advanced mining technology to the province in order to maximize economic productivity.

 

Aside from those developments, it didn't take long for the Draka to impose their way of life  and love for nature on Madagascar. In a decree issued by the Archon, the Animal Protection and Nature Conservation Act was formally extended to Madagascar. This moved was hailed by local citizens as a way to stop desertification, water resource degradation, biodiversity erosion and habitat loss, and soil loss. The law for the protection of Law for the Protection of National Mining was also extended, as a way to stop rampant illegal mining. So far, over two hundred individuals were arrested on claims of illegal logging and Illegal slash and burn practice throughout various regions.

 

On the military side of things, the War Directorate ordered the revitalization of existing military airfields and the construction of new ones. Long Range AESA systems would be constructed for long range detection and surveillance. Surface to Air Missile Systems, mobile based launchers, and silos would be constructed to support these systems. In addition, naval bases would be established along with coastal defense systems.

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[Fortress Draka]

 

SIC:

 

Under direct orders from the War Directorate, thousands of workers went to work on an Underground Rail Network, dedicated solely to the Armed Forces. In various points throughout the nation, large underground burrowing machines worked in tandem, excavating dozens of tunnel paths. These paths would be excavated throughout the entirety of the Dominion. After completion, thousands of miles of rail would be placed. Due to the size of the tunnels being excavated, there would be a enough room for two different systems. One system would be a dedicated freight line, exclusively used to transport equipment for the Armed Forces. The second line would be a high speed/bullet train line, used for the rapid transport of military personnel to areas throughout the Imperium.

 

The underground system would also be used to transport important officials during time of war. For that reason alone, the tunnel will be able to withstand multiple hits from nuclear weapons in the megaton(s) range.

 

In conjunction, hundreds of underground munitions factories would be constructed with most being constructed conveniently along the underground rail path.

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[Forward Projection]

 

The War Directorate has authorized the construction of four artificial Naval Bases. Designed to give the Drakan Navy forward projection capabilities, the islands will serve at the forefront of the Dominion's ever-changing foreign affairs policies. The artificial islands will be constructed to include three parallel 12,000-foot-long (3,700 m) runways, expansive parking aprons for heavy bombers, twenty submarine anchorages, a deep water pier, port facilities for the largest naval vessels in the Navy, aircraft hangars, maintenance buildings and an air terminal, a 1,340,000 barrels (213,000 m3) fuel storage area, and billeting and messing facilities for thousands of sailors and support personnel. In addition, the military base will include communications, AESA RADAR, and space tracking facilities, and missile silos.

 

The Islands will be constructed at the following coordinates in the Atlantic:

 

Latitude: -5.055926 | Longitude: -12.919922

Latitude: -18.446263 | Longitude: -10.810547

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[Madagascar]

 

The National Assembly has voted to extend citizenship to residents of the Island of Madagascar. With the granting of citizenship benefits, the twenty-two million residents of Madagascar will now be allowed access to government programs and hundreds of other benefits.

 

In other news, Madagascar has been declared a pacified zone, with the area being formally transferred to the Police Zone.

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[Developments in the Space Section of the War Directorate]

 

The Space Section of the War Directorate has authorized and have begun the process of upgrading the nation's satellite defenses.

 

Numerous ground control stations must be established in order to prevent the risk of a single decapitation strike.

 

For a satellite to continue to execute its mission, in the event that the ground control station is lost, it must be capable of performing autonomous operations. Autonomous operations require the capability for the satellite to perform autonomous orbit control (e.g. station keeping for geosynchronous orbits), momentum control, redundant unit control (fault detection) and substitution.

 

All satellites must be hardened against laser and nuclear weapons. Reflective surfaces, shutters and non-absorbing materials have been will be used as a means of hardening against an attack by lasers. Other components that will be used in satellites will be limiters, filters, Faraday cages, surge arrestors, waveguide cutoffs, as well as expand the use of fiber optic components to increase survivability against nuclear, high-power microwave and neutral particle beam weapons.

 

The Proliferation-Redundant Nodes or the concept of orbit proliferation or redundant nodes involves placing multiple satellites, in a given orbit, with overlapping coverages. The premise behind this concept is that if one satellite fails then the other satellites will be available to execute all or some percentage of the essential functions of the mission.

 

Other defensive systems that will be installed on all Reich satellites include: lightweight optical or RF jamming systems to nullify or confuse an ASAT's homing system and on board thrusters for enhanced maneuverability.

 

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[Clandestine Developments of the War Directorate]

 

There would be no fancy meetings within the Archon's Palace, and there would be no written record containing this specific course of action. Instead, the Archon of the Dominion of Draka issued the order verbally to members of the Supreme General Staff.

 

"We must move forward with this plan, as a mere defensive measure for our people. Again, we do not have many friends in this world, and we must be able to defend ourselves through any means necessary. This weapon is necessary to our survival." - Archon Naldorssen

 

Deep in the bowels of classified Draka manufacturing facilities, hundreds of workers, sworn to secrecy, worked with extreme determination. Over six hundred weapons would be produced (one hundred forty kiloton nuclear artillery shells, three hundred four hundred kiloton warheads, and two hundred 1.5 MT warheads.

 

As ordered by the Archon,  most of them are probably being kept in un-assembled mode but can become fully functional "in a matter of days".

 

 

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