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[u][i]General Information[/i][/u]
Capital: Riga
Government Type: Elective Monarchy
King: Alaric I von Ösel
Chancellor: Konstantin Tolkien
Regent: N/A
Legislative Reichstag of Prussia
Population: 10,025,000
Official Language: German
Minority Languages: Nordlandic, Swedish, Russian, Danish, Finnish
State Religion: None
Major Religions: Norse Polytheism, Atheism
Minority Religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Eastern Orthodox, Protestantism
GDP: $33,087,233,392.5
GDP per Capita: $5,704

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Counties of Kurland and Population
Kurland
-Population: 1,275,000
-County Capital: Libau

Livland
-Population: 3,150,000
-Capital: Riga


Harrien
-Population: 2,250,000
-Capital: Reval

Ösel
-Population: 525,000
-Capital: Arensburg

Memelgebiet
-Pop: 575,000
-Capital: Memel

Preußen
-Pop: 2,025,000
-Capital: Königsberg


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I. [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=103715&view=findpost&p=2758381"]Government and Administration[/url]
II. [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=103715&view=findpost&p=2759755"]Documents and Legislation[/url]
III. [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=103715&view=findpost&p=2768614"]Kurland Armed Forces[/url]

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[b]King Alaric I von Ösel[/b]
Born on December 17, 1980 as Alaric Völund von Ösel, he is the first man to be elected to the Prussian Monarchy. He spent his childhood studying linguistics, martial arts, and political theory, receiving his diploma two years early. He went to college at the University of Riga, triple majoring in Political Science, Horticulture, and Political Philosophy, with minors in European History and Philosophy. He served in local councils on Ösel during the German and Livonian eras, and rose to prominence by restoring the region's independence. He was subsequently elected King with 54% of the overall vote, and is credited as the main author of the Prussian Constitution. His title was changed by Diet vote to King six years later. King Alaric is fluent in Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Latin, French, Norwegian, Nordlandic, Greek, and English, having found a love for language in his early years. He is a liberal nationalist, and supports a strong government that respects the rights of its citizens, which he is determined to provide.
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Chancellor: Konstantin Tolkien
High Judge: Theodorich Kasun[/b]

[u][b]"Round Table Ministers"[/b][/u]
Foreign Minister: Ludvig Mikaelsson
Minister of Defense: Sigifrid Protz
Minister of Special Tasks: Leon Emil Gerig
Treasurer: Leopold Kranz
Minister of Justice: Theodorich Kasun
Minister of the Interior: Ingvarr Hoffman
Grand Marshall: Emelrich von Reval

[u][b]Royal Cabinet[/b][/u]
Minister of Transportation, Building, and Urban Development: Erich Unterbrink
Minister of Economics and Technology: Völund von Mitau
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Nature Conversation: Cerdic Foth
Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, and Youth: Kayetan von Harrien
Minister of Education and Research: Lothar Auer
Minister of Health: Wilhelm Waxweiler
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs: Friedrich Rademacher
Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development: Eadwig Holtzer

[u][b]Royal Foreign Ministry[/b][/u]
Minister: Ludvig Mikaelsson
Responsibilities: The Foreign Ministry handles all matters of foreign affairs as are relegated by the King. Currently, Minister Landau is charged with communications with all nations with whom the Kingdom holds no formal relations and compiling the various reports from Prussian embassies. He reports weekly to the King with updates on foreign affairs.
Departments: None

[u][b]Ministry of Defense[/b][/u]
Minister: Sigifrid Protz
Responsibilities: The Ministry of Defense is the civilian defense department of the Kingdom, and holds no sway over the military, which is considered separate from the government. As most defensive matters are relegated to the military itself, the Ministry is mostly engaged in acquiring military equipment, assisting with logistics, and cooperating with the military on matters of intelligence.
Departments: Royal Intelligence Service (Wartime Only)

[u][b]Ministry of Special Tasks[/b][/u]
Minister: Leon Emil Gerig
Responsibilities: Officially, the Ministry of Special Tasks has no responsibilities, but Minister Gerig has been placed in charge of overseeing the Raider Training Program.
Departments: Raider Training Program

[u][b]Ministry of Finance and the Treasury[/b][/u]
Minister: Leopold Kranz
Responsibilities: The Ministry of Finance is charged with managing the Kingdom's budget and controls the printing of the Prussian mark and all gold reserves. This Ministry may be subject to an audit by the Diet.
Departments: National Bank of Prussia, National Treasury Department, Royal Tax Service

[u][b]Ministry of Justice[/b][/u]
Minister: Theodorich Kasun
Responsibilities: The Ministry of Justice oversees all judicial matters in the Kingdom, including the High Court. It ensures that there are regular checks to ensure fairness and impartiality in all levels of courts. Minister Kasun is also the High Judge.
Departments: Judicial Oversight Committee


[u][b]Ministry of the Interior[/b][/u]
Minister: Ingvarr Hoffmann
Responsibilities: The Ministry of Security is concerned with all matters of national security, and is charged with detecting and preventing threats before they happen or, failing that, respond as quickly as possible to the incident. To help in this endeavor, the Royal Intelligence Service is attached to the Ministry during peacetime.
Departments: Royal Intelligence Service (Peacetime), National Prussian Police Department, National Border Patrol, National Firearms Registrar


[u][b]Ministry of Transportation, Building, and Urban Development[/b][/u]
Minister: Erich Unterbrink
Responsibilities: This Ministry is in charge of maintaining the infrastructure of the country, including rail and roadways, public transport, bridges, and cities. The Ministry oversees the expansion of Prussia's cities, and companies seeking to construct property in the cities must first gain a permit from the local Ministry branch.
Departments: Transportation, Construction, and Urban Development

[u][b]Ministry of Economics and Technology[/b][/u]
Minister: Völund von Mitau
Responsibilities: The Ministry of Economics and Technology is the ministry charged by the King to enforce economic regulations and encourage technological advancement through whatever means necessary. The tech department collaborates with various technological companies and does what it can to acquire foreign tech to examine.
Departments: Economics and Technological Development

[u][b]Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Nature Conversation[/b][/u]
Minister: Cerdic Foth
Responsibilities: This Ministry is charged with all things to do with naturally-grown substances, and so has several departments to monitor agricultural output, protect the environment, and hold individuals responsible for environmental damage.
Departments: Environmental Protection Department, Agricultural Department, National Park Service

[u][b]Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, and Youth[/b][/u]
Minister: Kayetan von Harrien
Responsibilities: This Ministry handles the care of senior citizens, the foster care system, and investigates matters of spousal and child abuse.
Departments: Senior Citizens' Care Department, Royal Child Care System, Child and Spousal Protection Agency
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Ministry of Education and Research[/b][/u]
Minister: Lothar Auer
Responsibilities: The Ministry of Education and Research sets the standard for all schools across Prussia, while constantly studying how changes in educational policy affect student performance. It also provides representatives to monitor certain school functions, such as final exams and long-distance field trips.
Departments: None

[u][b]Ministry of Health[/b][/u]
Minister: Wilhelm Waxweiler
Responsibilities: The Ministry of Health is entrusted with providing the public healthcare option and inspecting privately-owned hospitals. They set the standard for healthcare, and enforce that standard in private practice, but they do not enforce the costs of private options.
Departments: Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices

[u][b]Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs[/b][/u]
Minister: Friedrich Rademacher
Responsibilities: This ministry inspects all employers and enforces labor and social laws.
Departments: Workplace Safety Agency
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Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development[/b][/u]
Minister: Eadwig Holtzer
Responsibilities: This ministry acts as a liaison with foreign and domestic companies, receiving complaints, suggestions, and reporting them to the King while assisting other Ministries in ensuring that the companies comply with regulations.
Departments: None


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Seats: 100 +Chancellor
Chancellor: Konstantin Tolkien (DLP)

Green- Nationalist Partei Preußen [28 seats]
Red- Demokratische Leutes Partei [23 seats]
Blue- Preußische Monarchistische Partei [23 seats]
Orange- Preußische Meritokratie Union [14 seats]
Black- Nordlandische Partei [5 seats]
Cyan- Freie Leute Organisation [3 seats]
Gray- Independents [4 seats]



[u][b]The High Justices[/b][/u]
Bernard Prinz
Sigihard Schuchardt
Kunibert Roth
Hákon Rot
Dietrich von Dünaburg
Rainer Volk

[b][u]Budget[/u][/b]
15% Civilian Upkeep Costs
20% Education
7% Environment
7% Government Research and Grants
12% Defense
15% Healthcare
6% Infrastructure
6% Business
6% Public Transportation
6% Other

[b][u][size="4"]Politics[/size][/u][/b]
Under the Royal Constitution, political parties are not given official recognition by the government and are given no role in governance, in the interest of promoting national identity. Party politics do exist, however, though they act as more of a way of raising campaign funds than coherent coalitions; it is very common for legislators to cross party lines on votes.

[b][u]Nationalistische Partei Preußen[/u][/b]
Ideology: Liberal nationalism
Chairman: Sigimund Schräder
Diet Seats: 22
Motto: Stability, prosperity, and liberty!
Overview: The Nationalists are the single largest and most-supported party in the Kingdom. Their basic platform encourages a sense of national identity, with each citizen looking upon others as his social equals, while respecting the personal liberties of its citizens. They call for equality, tolerance, and personal freedom. They support a strong government that respects the rights of their citizens to live their lives as they choose. The NPK also displays certain socialistic tendencies, including high taxes on the wealthy and certain restrictions on big business. They seek to maintain friendly relations with all of Prussia's neighbors, especially Germania and Slavorussia while distancing the nation from radical regimes.

[b][u]Demokratische Leutes Partei[/u][/b]
Ideology: Socialist
Chairman: Willamar Foth
Diet Seats: 23
Motto: The People are our Authority!
Overview: The DLP comprises most of the leftist thinkers of the King, from radical communists to moderate socialists, though history has seen a shift from its Leninist roots in favor of more moderate socialism. Although it was once viewed as the most fragile party, the DLP has risen to be the second largest party in Prussia, though their rise to power is now challenged by the emergent Monarchists.

[b][u]Freie Leutes Organisation[/u][/b]
Ideology: Libertarian socialism
Chairman: Sigibert Ebner

Motto: Free your mind, free your life.
Overview: The FPO is considered one of the more extreme parties in Prussia. They typically run on a platform of getting government out of the people's lives and freeing the working class from corporate overlords. Critics say that the FPO's points are moot on account of the government's staunch refusal to get involved in peoples' lives beyond to assist them. The FPO opposes all expansion of government, and would prefer to establish a state with no government, and maintain only the military as a way of protecting the people. They do not want Prussia to get involved abroad at all. Since the first election, the FPO's support has waned as the Nationalist-led Diet continues to keep the peoples' liberty at heart. It is not unknown for FPO members to flip over to the DPP or NPK.

[b][u]Nordlandische Partei[/u][/b]
Ideology: Nordic socialism
Chairman: Gunter Fuhrmann
Motto: Nordlandic then, Nordlandic forever!
Overview: The NRP advocates the reestablishment of the Nordlandic state and the implementation of a Nordlandic cultural identity. Their 'Nordic socialist' ideas are essentially just another word for fascism; they support a powerful government with complete authority in all matters. They seek to abolish the elective monarchy and instead have the monarch select his own successor. They also support relations with the Großdeutsches Reich.

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[quote][center][size="5"][u][b]Constitution of the Kingdom of Kurland[/b][/u][/size][/center]
Preamble
We the People of the State of Kurland, in the interest of our lives, material welfare, and the expediency of good governance, do hereby establish the sovereign Kingdom of Kurland.

Section A: Sovereignty, The Monarch, and The Succession

Article I. Establishment of Sovereignty
The Kingdom of Kurland hereby asserts her independence, and shall henceforth recognize no foreign ruler and tolerate no foreign influence upon her land. It is the duty of the King, Diet, and the Military to uphold the freedom of Kurland and defend it in peace and in war.

Article II. The Monarch
The King or Queen is the supreme authority within Kurland, drawing that authority from the people, and represents the State personified. It is his or her duty to give their utmost effort for the betterment and protection of the State, and therefore, anything not specifically designated to another official falls to the Monarch. The Monarch appoints the Ministers of every department and the board of the High Court. The Monarch may not modify existing laws or enact new laws without it passing through the Diet.

Article III. The Succession
The Monarch shall be elected by a general election, and will rule until abdication or death. Upon death, a Regent from the administration will be appointed to oversee the election and govern the nation until the new Monarch is crowned. In order to be elected, an individual must be over the age of twenty-five, have held political office for five years or have served in the officer corps for at least two terms. A person who does not fulfill these requirements may still enter the running if a significant portion of the population indicates support for their campaign. A simple majority is required to win the election; if no single candidate received a majority, then the three Candidates with the most votes shall proceed to a second election, in which a mere plurality is required. In the event of a narrow victory, another Candidate or government official may call for a recount of the votes.

Section B: The Diet, The Chancellor, The Court, and The Regency

Article I. The Diet
The Diet is the legislative body of the Kingdom, and shall be comprised of one house containing members from each County in Kurland. The Counties will be assigned one Legislator per one hundred thousand legal citizens. A Population Census should be conducted every five years to ensure fairness. Elections will also be held once every five years, and Candidates for each seat require approval from a majority of their County‘s Voters. All Legislators are bound to their County, and the Graf and County Councils may, at any time, call for the impeachment of one of their legislators, which requires 2/3 of the total vote to be successful. All members of the Diet are required to attend a Legislative Summons, which are issued by the Chancellor to call together the assembly. Any member of the Diet may propose legislation, though their motion must be endorsed by at least four other Legislators before going up for vote. All motions must achieve majority votes to pass, but will not come into effect until enacted by the Monarch. The Monarch is free to veto any legislation from the Diet, but a Royal Veto may be overridden by a ¾ supermajority. The Monarch may also dismiss the Diet during a State of Emergency for a period of up to one year. At the end of this one year period, the Diet reassembles, and may repeal any laws enacted by the Monarch during that time.

Article II. The Chancellor
The Chancellor is the Head of Government and President of the Diet. He or she is elected by the General Populace to preside over assemblies of the Diet. He or she may call the Diet together at any time.

Article III. The Court
The High Court of the Kingdom of Kurland will consist of a High Judge and a six-man Board of High Justices that shall preside over all national criminal cases and Constitutional debates. The High Judge is selected from amongst the Justices, and is the only one actively involved in the cases. The rest of the Justices observe the case and vote with the Judge on the verdict once all evidence has been presented. In criminal convictions, the Monarch may issue a Royal Pardon to the convicted, usually with certain Terms of Pardon.

Article IV. The Regent
Upon the death of the Monarch, a Regent shall be appointed from the Ministries or the Military to preside over the next Royal Election and govern the nation with limited authority until the end of those elections. The Regent must acquire legislative approval to exercise any of the Royal powers.


Section C. The People, The Military, and Party Politics

Article I. The People
The People are the source of the Government’s authority, and it is with their good blessings that the Government rules. The People vote for their members of the Diet, the Chancellor, and the Monarch, and as the People are the ones who put the Government in power, the Government is not permitted to pass any legislation that would interfere with the personal lives of the people. By accepting their position, each official recognizes that it is not the place of the Government to dictate how individuals live their lives.

Article II. The Military
The Military consists of the Kurlandic Army, Air Force, and Navy, and is the primary defense of the Kingdom against foreign threats. The Military is subordinate to the Minister of Defense, who is in turn subordinate to the King. In the event of widespread dissent, or if an unpopular leader refuses to abdicate, it is the duty of the Military to topple the regime and rebuild it as the People demand.

Article III. Party Politics
Having recognized the problems that come of direct links between political parties and legislations and defining political parties as any organized group of individuals with similar religious, economic, or political goals, no political party shall receive official recognition from the Government, though they will not be explicitly banned unless found guilty of treason or conspiracy. Under no circumstances should this article be changed to allow for official recognition of political parties.

Section D. The Constitution

Article I. Amendments to the Constitution
The King, Chancellor, or any member of the Diet may, at any time, propose an amendment to the Constitution, which will require 2/3 approval from the Diet and the signature of the King. Any Amendment may be repealed by the High Judge within six months of passing if deemed unconstitutional. The Judge’s veto may be overturned in a national referendum, in which the People decide whether or not to pass the Amendment.

Article II. Suspending the Constitution
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Article I. (Protection of Human Dignity).

Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority.
The Kurlandic people therefore acknowledge inviolable and inalienable human rights as the basis of every community, of peace and of justice in the world.
The following basic rights shall bind the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary as directly applicable law.

Article II. (Rights of liberty - Personal Freedoms).

Every person shall have the right to free development of his personality insofar as he does not violate the rights of others or offend against the constitutional order.
Every person shall have the right to life and physical integrity. Freedom of the person shall be inviolable. These rights may be interfered with only pursuant to a law.

Article III. (Equality Before the Law).

All persons shall be equal before the law.
Men and women shall have equal rights. The state shall promote the actual implementation of equal rights for women and men and take steps to eliminate disadvantages that now exist.
No person shall be favored or disfavored because of sex, parentage, race, language, homeland and origin, faith, or religious or political opinions. No person shall be disfavored because of disability.

Article IV. (Freedom of Faith, of Conscience and of Creed).

Freedom of faith and of conscience, and freedom to profess a religious or philosophical creed, shall be inviolable.
The undisturbed practice of religion shall be guaranteed.
No person shall be compelled against his conscience to render military service involving the use of arms. Details shall be regulated by a federal law.

Article V. (Freedom of Expression).

Every person shall have the right freely to express and disseminate his opinions in speech, writing, and pictures and to inform himself without hindrance from generally accessible sources. Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship.
These rights shall find their limits in the provisions of general laws, in provisions for the protection of young persons, and in the right to personal honor.
Art and scholarship, research, and teaching shall be free. The freedom of teaching shall not release any person from allegiance to the constitution.

Article VI. (Marriage and the Family; Children Born Outside of Marriage).

Marriage and the family shall enjoy the special protection of the state.
Marriage is defined as the union between any two consenting adults.
The care and upbringing of children is the natural right of parents and a duty primarily incumbent upon them. The state shall watch over them in the performance of this duty.
Children may be separated from their families against the will of their parents or guardians only pursuant to a law, and only if the parents or guardians fail in their duties or the children are otherwise in danger of serious neglect.
Every mother shall be entitled to the protection and care of the community.
Children born outside of marriage shall be provided by legislation with the same opportunities for physical and mental development and for their position in society as are enjoyed by those born within marriage.

Article VII. (School Education).

The entire school system shall be under the supervision of the state.
Parents and guardians shall have the right to decide whether children shall receive religious instruction.
Religious instruction shall form part of the regular curriculum in state schools, with the exception of non-denominational schools. Without prejudice to the state’s right of supervision, religious instruction shall be given in accordance with the tenets of the religious community concerned. Teachers may not be obliged against their will to give religious instruction.
The right to establish private schools shall be guaranteed. Private schools that serve as alternatives to state schools shall require the approval of the State and shall be subject to the laws of the Länder. Such approval shall be given when private schools are not inferior to the state schools in terms of their educational aims, their facilities, or the professional training of their teaching staff, and when segregation of pupils according to the means of their parents will not be encouraged thereby. Approval shall be withheld if the economic and legal position of the teaching staff is not adequately assured.
A private elementary school shall be approved only if the educational authority finds that it serves a special pedagogical interest or if, on the application of parents or guardians, it is to be established as a denominational or interdenominational school or as a school based on a particular philosophy and no state elementary school of that type exists in the municipality.
Preparatory schools shall remain abolished.

Article VIII. (Freedom of Assembly).

All Kurlanders shall have the right to assemble peacefully and unarmed without prior notification or permission.
In the case of outdoor assemblies, this right may be restricted by or pursuant to a law.

Article IX. (Freedom of Association).

All Kurlanders shall have the right to form corporations and other associations.
Associations whose aims or activities contravene the criminal laws, or that are directed against the constitutional order or the concept of international understanding, shall be prohibited.
The right to form associations to safeguard and improve working and economic conditions shall be guaranteed to every individual and to every occupation or profession. Agreements that restrict or seek to impair this right shall be null and void; measures directed to this end shall be unlawful. Measures taken pursuant to Article 12a, to paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article 35, to paragraph (4) of Article 87a, or to Article 91 may not be directed against industrial disputes engaged in by associations within the meaning of the first sentence of this paragraph in order to safeguard and improve working and economic conditions.

Article X. (Privacy of Correspondence, Posts, and Telecommunications).

he privacy of correspondence, posts and telecommunications shall be inviolable.
Restrictions may be ordered only pursuant to a law. If the restriction serves to protect the free democratic basic order or the existence or security of the Federation or of a Land, the law may provide that the person affected shall not be informed of the restriction and that recourse to the courts shall be replaced by a review of the case by agencies and auxiliary agencies appointed by the legislature.

Article XI. (Freedom of Movement).

All Kurlanders shall have the right to move freely throughout the federal territory.
This right may be restricted only by or pursuant to a law, and only in cases in which the absence of adequate means of support would result in a particular burden for the community, or in which such restriction is necessary to avert an imminent danger to the existence or the free democratic basic order of the Federation or of a Land, to combat the danger of an epidemic, to respond to a grave accident or natural disaster, to protect young persons from serious neglect, or to prevent crime.

Article XII. (Occupational Freedom; Prohibition of Forced Labor).

All Kurlanders shall have the right freely to choose their occupation or profession, their place of work, and their place of training. The practice of an occupation or profession may be regulated by or pursuant to a law.
No person may be required to perform work of a particular kind except within the framework of a traditional duty of community service that applies generally and equally to all.
Forced labor may be imposed only on persons deprived of their liberty by the judgment of a court.

Article XIII. (Compulsory Military or Alternative Service)

Men who have attained the age of eighteen may be required to serve in the Armed Forces, in the National Border Police, or in a civil defense organization.
Any person who, on grounds of conscience, refuses to render military service involving the use of arms may be required to perform alternative service. The duration of alternative service shall not exceed that of military service. Details shall be regulated by a law, which shall not interfere with the freedom to make a decision in accordance with the dictates of conscience, and which shall also provide for the possibility of alternative service not connected with units of the Armed Forces or of the National Border Police.
Persons liable to compulsory military service who are not called upon to render service pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this Article may, when a state of defense is in effect, be assigned by or pursuant to a law to employment involving civilian services for defense purposes, including the protection of the civilian population; they may be assigned to public employment only for the purpose of discharging police functions or such other sovereign functions of public administration as can be discharged only by persons employed in the public service. The employment contemplated by the first sentence of this paragraph may include services within the Armed Forces, in the provision of military supplies, or with public administrative authorities; assignments to employment connected with supplying and servicing the civilian population shall be permissible only to meet their basic requirements or to guarantee their safety.
If, during a state of defense, the need for civilian services in the civilian health system or in stationary military hospitals cannot be met on a voluntary basis, women between the ages of eighteen and fifty-five may be called upon to render such services by or pursuant to a law. Under no circumstances may they render service involving the use of arms.
Prior to the existence of a state of defense, assignments under paragraph (3) of this Article may be made only if the requirements of paragraph (1) of Article 80a are met. In preparation for the provision of services under paragraph (3) of this Article that demand special knowledge or skills, participation in training courses may be required by or pursuant to a law. In this case the first sentence of this paragraph shall not apply.
If, during a state of defense, the need for workers in the areas specified in the second sentence of paragraph (3) of this Article cannot be met on a voluntary basis, the right of Kurlandic citizens to abandon their occupation or place of employment may be restricted by or pursuant to a law in order to meet this need. Prior to the existence of a state of defense, the first sentence of paragraph (5) of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article XIV. (Inviolability of the Home).

The home is inviolable.
Searches may be authorized only by a judge or, when time is of the essence, by other authorities designated by the laws, and may be carried out only in the manner therein prescribed.
If particular facts justify the suspicion that any person has committed an especially serious crime specifically defined by a law, technical means of acoustical surveillance of any home in which the suspect is supposedly staying may be employed pursuant to judicial order for the purpose of prosecuting the offense, provided that alternative methods of investigating the matter would be disproportionately difficult or unproductive. The authorization shall be for a limited time. The order shall be issued by a panel composed of three judges. When time is of the essence, it may also be issued by a single judge.
To avert acute dangers to public safety, especially dangers to life or to the public, technical means of surveillance of the home may be employed only pursuant to judicial order. When time is of the essence, such measures may also be ordered by other authorities designated by a law; a judicial decision shall subsequently be obtained without delay.
If technical means are contemplated solely for the protection of persons officially deployed in a home, the measure may be ordered by an authority designated by a law. The information thereby obtained may be otherwise used only for purposes of criminal prosecution or to avert danger and only if the legality of the measure has been previously determined by a judge; when time is of the essence, a judicial decision shall subsequently be obtained without delay.
The Royal Government shall report to the Landtag annually as to the employment of technical means pursuant to paragraph (3) and, within the jurisdiction of the Federation, pursuant to paragraph (4) and, insofar as judicial approval is required, pursuant to paragraph (5) of this Article. A panel elected by the Diet shall exercise parliamentary control on the basis of this report. A comparable parliamentary control shall be afforded by the Länder.
Interferences and restrictions shall otherwise only be permissible to avert a danger to the public or to the life of an individual, or, pursuant to a law, to confront an acute danger to public safety and order, in particular to relieve a housing shortage, to combat the danger of an epidemic, or to protect young persons at risk.

Article XV. (Property, Inheritance, Expropriation)

Property and the right of inheritance shall be guaranteed. Their content and limits shall be defined by the laws.
Property entails obligations. Its use shall also serve the public good.
Expropriation shall only be permissible for the public good. It may only be ordered by or pursuant to a law that determines the nature and extent of compensation. Such compensation shall be determined by establishing an equitable balance between the public interest and the interests of those affected. In case of dispute respecting the amount of compensation, recourse may be had to the ordinary courts..

Article XVI. (Socialization).

Land, natural resources, and means of production may for the purpose of socialization be transferred to public ownership or other forms of public enterprise by a law that determines the nature and extent of compensation. With respect to such compensation the third and fourth sentences of paragraph (3) of Article 14 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article XVII. (Citizenship; Extradition).

No Kurlander may be deprived of his citizenship. Citizenship may be lost only pursuant to a law, and against the will of t
No Kurlander may be extradited to a foreign country.

Article XVIII. (Right of Asylum)

Persons persecuted on political grounds shall have the right of asylum.
Paragraph (1) of this Article may not be invoked by a person who enters the royal territory from a member state of the European Communities or from another third state in which application of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is assured. The states outside the European Communities to which the criteria of the first sentence of this paragraph apply shall be specified by a law requiring the consent of the Diet. In the cases specified in the first sentence of this paragraph, measures to terminate an applicant’s stay may be implemented without regard to any legal challenge that may have been instituted against them.
By a law requiring the consent of the Diet, states may be specified in which, on the basis of their laws, enforcement practices, and general political conditions, it can be safely concluded that neither political persecution nor inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment exists. It shall be presumed that a foreigner from such a state is not persecuted, unless he presents evidence justifying the conclusion that, contrary to this presumption, he is persecuted on political grounds.
In the cases specified by paragraph (3) of this Article and in other cases that are plainly unfounded or considered to be plainly unfounded, the implementation of measures to terminate an applicant’s stay may be suspended by a court only if serious doubts exist as to their legality; the scope of review may be limited, and tardy objections may be disregarded. Details shall be determined by a law.
Paragraphs (1) through (4) of this Article shall not preclude the conclusion of international agreements of member states of the European Communities with each other or with those third states which, with due regard for the obligations arising from the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, whose enforcement must be assured in the contracting states, adopt rules conferring jurisdiction to decide on applications for asylum, including the reciprocal recognition of asylum decisions.

Article XIX. (Right of Petition).

Every person shall have the right individually or jointly with others to address written requests or complaints to competent authorities and to the legislature.

Article XX. (Restriction of Certain Basic Rights by Laws Respecting Defense and Alternative Service).

Laws respecting military and alternative service may provide that the basic right of members of the Armed Forces and of alternative service freely to express and disseminate their opinions in speech, writing, and pictures (first clause of paragraph (1) of Article 5), the basic right of assembly (Article 8), and the right of petition (Article 17) insofar as it permits the submission of requests or complaints jointly with others, be restricted during their period of military or alternative service.
Laws respecting defense, including protection of the civilian population, may provide for restriction of the basic rights of freedom of movement (Article 11) and inviolability of the home (Article 13).

Article XXI. (Forfeiture of Basic Rights).

Whoever abuses the freedom of expression, in particular the freedom of the press (paragraph (1) of Article 5), the freedom of teaching (paragraph (3) of Article 5), the freedom of assembly (Article 8), the freedom of association (Article 9), the privacy of correspondence, posts and telecommunications (Article 10), the rights of property (Article 14), or the right of asylum (Article 16a) in order to combat the free democratic basic order shall forfeit these basic rights. This forfeiture and its extent shall be declared by the High Court.

Article XXII. (Restriction of Basic Rights).

Insofar as, under this Basic Law, a basic right may be restricted by or pursuant to a law, such law must apply generally and not merely to a single case. In addition, the law must specify the basic right affected and the Article in which it appears.
In no case may the essence of a basic right be affected.
The basic rights shall also apply to domestic artificial persons to the extent that the nature of such rights permits.
Should any person’s rights be violated by public authority, he may have recourse to the courts. If no other jurisdiction has been established, recourse shall be to the ordinary courts. The second sentence of paragraph (2) of Article 10 shall not be affected by this paragraph.[/quote]

[size="5"][u][b][center]Foreign Relations[/center][/b][/u][/size]
[url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=103657&view=findpost&p=2780964"]Treaty of Stockholm[/url] (Unwritten Kurlandic-German MDP)
[url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=103889&view=findpost&p=2775511"]Riga Economic Agreement[/url] (Kurlandic-Slavorussian NAP and Trade Agreement)
[url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=104502&view=findpost&p=2789046"]Der Brüderpakt (Trilateral MDoAP with Austria and Germania)[/url]
[url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=104630&view=findpost&p=2792868"]Treaty of Oslo (Kurlandic-Norwegian MDP)[/url]


[center][size="5"][u][b]Passed Legislation[/b][/u][/size][/center]
[b]Legislative Motion 1[/b]
[i]Confirmation of the Establishment of the National Kurlandic Police Force[/i]
[list][*]Confirms the establishment of the National Kurlandic Police Department by the Regency
[*]Officially places the NKPF under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Security
[*]Allocates one billion marks to the NKPF to build stations throughout the nation, recruit and equip personnel, and begin operations
[*]Allows for the use of force by NKPF personnel if their or a civilian's life is threatened.
[/list]


[b]Legislative Motion 2[/b]
[i]Kurlandic Armed Forces Establishment Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Officially establishes the Ducal Army under Grand Marshal Emelrich von Reval
[*]Officially establishes the Kurlandic Air Force under Grand Air Marshal Jordanes Warner
[*]Allocates five billion marks to the Armed Forces budget
[/list]
[b]

Legislative Motion 3[/b]
[i]Tax Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Officially breaks the population down into income tax brackets
[*]Officially creates the Ducal Tax Service as part of the Treasury Department
[*]Officially sets the tax rates for businesses, trade, property, and inheritance
[/list]
[u]Income Tax Brackets[/u]
0-25,000: 10%
25,001-50,000: 15%
50,001-75,000: 20%
75,001-100,000: 25%
100,001-200,000: 35%
200,001-300,000: 45%
300,001-1,000,000: 50%
1,000,001-5,000,000: 55%
5,000,001-10,000,000: 60%
10,000,001-15,000,000: 65%
15,000,001-25,000,000: 70%
25,000,001-100,000,000: 75%
100,000,000+: 80%

Sales Tax: 10.0%
Corporate Tax: 15.4%
Inheritance Tax: 33.5%
Church Tax: 55.8%
Trade Tax: 18.3%
Value-Added Tax: 10.1%
Property Tax: 4.5%
Capital Gains Tax: 28.0%
Aviation Tax: 5.1%


[b]Legislative Motion 4[/b]
[i]Currency Act[/i]
Info: A motion to officially declare the Ducal Mark the currency of the Duchy, using the gold standard.
[list]
[*]Officially establishes the Ducal Mark as legal tender in the Duchy for all debts, both public and private
[*]The Ducal government will have sole control over the printing of the currency, which will be backed by national gold supplies
[*]To prevent private manipulation of the currency value, all gold mines in the Duchy have been placed directly under government control and all gold mining companies bought out. The Ducal government now holds exclusive rights to the gold in Kurland.
[*]Marks will be printed in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 value notes
[*]Each mark is subdivided into 100 pfennig. Coins will be minted in 5, 10, 25, and 50 pfennigs.
[*]In sales, all totals are to be rounded to the nearest five
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 5[/b]
[i]The Capital of Kurland[/i]
[list]
[*]Riga is now the official capital of the Duchy
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 6[/b]
[i]Drug Education Act[/i]
Info: A motion to require a mandatory Drug Education class for at least one year in all schools, teaching the actual scientific facts about the nature and effects of all known mind-altering substances, including, but not limited to, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms, heroin, and crystal meth. Class is intended to dispel all illusions about drugs.
[list]
[*]Institutes a mandatory Drug Education class for at least one year during school
[*]Drug Education class will teach unbiased, scientific facts about every identified drug
[*]Drug Education class finals will offer the opportunity for volunteers to experiment with low-risk drugs. Those who opt out of this experiment may instead write an essay on the effects of six different drugs.
[/list]
Under the Drug Education Act, drugs are classified as follows.

[u]Level 1 (Low Risk)[/u]
Cannabis
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD/Acid)
Mushrooms
Bufotenin

[u]Level 2 (Moderate Risk)[/u]
Ecstasy
Morphine
Cocaine
GHB
LSA
Alcohol
Nicotine

[u]Level 3 (High Risk)[/u]
Heroin
Crack-Cocaine
Meth
Fentanyl
Any other non-natural substance is also listed here.


[b]Legislative Motion 7[/b]
[i]Privacy Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Redefines the terms of reasonable search and seizure
[*]Prohibits phone tapping
[*]Increases the penalty for phone tapping
[/list]
[b]
Legislative Motion 8[/b]
[i]Living Wage Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Raises the minimum wage to a living wage of 15.25 marks for every hour of labor
[/list]
[b]
Legislative Motion 9[/b]
[i]National Healthcare Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Provides a public healthcare option to all citizens of the Duchy
[*]Allows citizens to choose to pay for private healthcare instead
[*]Establishes the Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices as part of the Ministry of Health
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 10[/b]
[i]National Drinking Age[/i]
[list]
[*]All citizens of the Duchy may purchase and consume alcohol at the age of 18
[*]Minors may consume alcohol only under responsible parental or guardian supervision if they are at least 14 years of age
[*]Allows the use of the death penalty in vehicular manslaughter cases in which the driver was intoxicated
[*]Increases fines and allows up to five years of jail time for parents who do not monitor drinking minors
[*]Grants courts permission to send underage juvenile drinkers to military school for a period of up to four years
[*]Softens penalties for simple drunk and disorderly conduct
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 11[/b]
[i]Tobacco Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Sets the legal age for purchasing and consuming tobacco at 21
[*]Enforces mandatory health notices on all tobacco products
[*]Sets fines of up to $500 for smoking while pregnant, when outside of designated areas, when within twenty feet of a pregnant woman or child under 12, or within one hundred feet of a clinic or hospital
[*]Levies a 12% tax on all tobacco products
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 12[/b]
[i]Capital Punishment Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Allows for the use of the death penalty in the cases of murder, rape, child abuse, child molestation, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and treason
[*]Allows for immediate execution without trial if one of the above crimes is committed in the presence of three reliable eyewitnesses
[*]Allows the King to push forward the execution dates of violent criminals
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 13[/b]
[i]Brighter Horizons Act[/i]
[list]
[*]The Ducal government will pay for all the costs of college, including tuition, books, and housing, provided the citizen fulfills the requirements
[/list]
Applicants must...
-be a citizen of the Duchy of Kurland
-have a legal place of residence in Kurland (the government will pay 1/2 of the cost if one rents off-campus)
-have an IQ score of at least 95
-have an Abitur
-have a clear objective for university
-score at least 75% on a government-made Aptitude test

[b]
Legislative Motion 14[/b]
[i]Renewable Energy Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Provides funds to the Ministry of Transportation, Building, and Urban Development and the Ministry of Economics and Technology to invest in renewable energy projects
[*]Offers financial assistance and tax cuts on solar, wind, hydroelectric, and natural gas companie
[/list]


[b]Legislative Motion 15[/b]
[i]Emissions Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Allocates more funds to the Department of Transportation, Building, and Urban Development to improve bus, rail, and subway lines
[*]Levies a 5% tax on oil sales
[*]Offers financial incentives for people to buy electric and alternative-fuel vehicles
[/list]


[b]Legislative Motion 16[/b]
[i]Free Speech Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Establishes the Public Broadcast Commission
[*]Removes all government regulation on television, radio, music, and video
[*]Legalizes profanity on public broadcasting
[*]Maintains the right of the government to censor excessively violent video footage
[/list]
[b]
Legislative Motion 17[/b]
[i]Worker Protection Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Confirms the right of workers to form unions
[*]Confirms the right of Unions to collective bargaining
[*]Creates the Workplace Safety Agency as part of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs with the responsibility of inspecting companies twice every year
[/list]
[b]
Legislative Motion 18[/b]
[i]Official Language Act[/i]
[list]
[*]The official language is now German
[*]All legal documents are to be filed in German
[*]Mandates that one must be fluent in German to seek employment in the Duchy
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 19[/b]
[i]Church Tax Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Revokes the tax exempt status of all religious institutions
[*]Creates a 50% tax on all religious organizations' income
[/list]
[b]
Legislative Motion 20[/b]
[i]Sensible Drug Policy Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Officially decriminalizes all mind-altering substances
[*]Officially legalizes all natural 'drugs'
[*]Officially decriminalizes all other drugs
[*]Officially recognizes drug addiction as a medical condition rather than a crime
[*]Allows businesses to sell certain substances, but subjects those substances to regular inspections by the government
[*]Sets a minimum 5 year prison sentence for any drug distributor found guilty of tampering with their products to the detriment of the consumer
[*]Establishes rehabilitation centers for all drug addicts, free of charge for the patients the first time, but with a steadily increasing fee for each subsequent treatment
[/list]
[b]

Legislative Motion 22[/b]
[i]Firearm Registration Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Officially establishes the National Gun Registrar as a part of the Ministry of Security
[*]Requires all citizens seeking to purchase a firearm to attain a firearm ownership license ([i]Waffenbesitzkarte[/i]) beforehand
[*]All purchased firearms will be added to the national gun registry, which will list the owner, firearm model, serial number, and merchant from whom the weapon was purchased
[*]Increases fines for unregistered weapons to 1,500 marks and doubled for each subsequent offense
[*]Illegalizes personal ownership of fully automatic weapons, explosives, and military-grade weaponry
[*]Institutes a minimum 8-year prison sentence for illegal ownership of excessively dangerous weapons
[/list]

[b]
Legislative Motion 23[/b]
[i]Reasonable Reimbursement Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Confirms the government's right to eminent domain
[*]Requires the government to recompensate all displaced citizens for lost property and moving costs
[/list]


[b]Legislative Motion 24[/b]
[i]Referenda Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Allows for national referenda on all laws passed by the goverment, provided that at least 1/3 of registered voters sign a petition requesting one
[*]Laws may be repealed in these referenda with a majority vote
[/list]

[b]
Legislative Motion 25[/b]
[i]None of the Above Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Adds a 'none of the above' option to all election ballots
[/list]

[b]
Legislative Motion 26[/b]
[i]Term Limit Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Limits all elected officials to 2 terms in any given office
[/list]

[b]
Legislative Motion 27[/b]
[i]Religion in Government Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Bans any government official from openly wearing religious symbols or dress during official government proceedings
[/list]

[b]
Legislative Motion 28[/b]
[i]Advancement of Culture Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Provides financial incentives for skilled artists
[*]The government will now pay for the cost of arts school, provided the student passes a skill test
[/list]


[b]Legislative Motion 29[/b]
[i]Euthanasia Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Allows the use of euthanasia on terminally ill or elderly patients at the discretion of the patient and/or their family
[/list]

[b]
Legislative Motion 30[/b]
[i]Standardized Education Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Allows for the Ministry of Education and Research to set standards for education
[*]Mandates that all students be fluent in at least two languages, and offers tax incentives for each family member who speaks at least three
[*]Enforces mandatory foreign language classes starting in the first grade
[/list]


[b]Legislative Motion 31[/b]
[i]Prison Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Officially reserves prison for armed robbery, thievery, assault with or without a deadly weapon, animal abuse, child neglect, and other such crimes
[*]Institutes mandatory death sentencing for murder, rape, child abuse, and other such heinous crimes
[*]Institutes fines and optional rehab programs for nonviolent misdemeanors
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 32[/b]
[i]End the Hate Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Officially bans public hate speech against entire culture groups
[*]Institutes severe penalties for hate crimes up to execution
[*]Recalls all previous hate criminal trials for reevaluation
[*]Provides funding to education to add cultural lessons to curriculum
[/list]

[b]Legislative Motion 32[/b]
[i]Veteran Assistance Act[/i]
[list]
[*]Establishes a Veteran's Assistance Committee under the Ministry of the Interior
[*]Provides government assistance to all Kurlandic military veterans who were deployed in combat zones, injured in the line of duty, or serves at least two terms in the military
[*]Assistance shall include financial aid to provide housing and basic living expenses, job training if necessary, free college education, and medical bills
[*]Government assistance will not cover luxury items
[/list]


[b]Ducal Decree I[/b]
[i]Arms Caches[/i]
[list]
[*]Sets long-term goals for weapons stashes across the country
[*]Slightly increases defense budget to encourage this
[/list]

[b]Ducal Decree II[/b]
[i]Ducal Intelligence Service[/i]
[list]
[*]Officially establishes the Ducal Intelligence Service as the central intelligence agency
[*]Places the DIS under the Ministry of Security during peace, and the Ministry of Defense during emergencies.
[*]Appoints Wilhelm Sommer as Director of the DIS
[*]Officially states the mission of the DIS as 'defensive in nature'
[/list]

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[center][b][u][size="7"]Prussian Armed Forces[/size][/u][/b][/center]
Total Personnel: 134,128
Tanks: 1,341
[center]
[u][b]Prussian Armed Forces Command Structure[/b][/u][/center]
[u][i][b]The Monarch[/b][/i][/u]
[img]http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/17374/CharlieHunnam.jpg[/img]
Incumbent: Alaric Völund I von Ösel
The King of Prussia is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Prussia, and is the only individual in the nation able to order extended troop deployments and military commitments. He may order military deployments of up to one year without the Diet's approval, but is required to seek legislative approval after that point. He has the right to overrule any decision made by the Grand Marshal and Minister of Defense, and may choose to take command of the military personally. The monarch appoints both the Minister of Defense and Grand Marshal, and can implement, approve, or overturn all military reforms.

The current King, Alaric I, does not involve himself heavily in military affairs, often relegating military duties to the more experienced von Reval or Minister Protz. He tends to support any motion to improve the overall quality of the armed forces, and is open to new ideas on how to make the military more effective, but other than that, remains uninvolved in most matters.

[u][i][b]Generalfeldmarschall[/b][/i][/u]
[img]http://i2.listal.com/image/468960/600full-maximilian-schell.jpg[/img]
Incumbent: Emelrich von Reval
The Generalfeldmarschall is the highest ranking officer in the entire KAF, and is the only one to be appointed by the King. The Generalfeldmarschall is ultimately in command of all military forces, though he must acquire approval from either the King or Minister of Defense in order to deploy troops abroad. He reviews all high-class military reports from the Coast Guard, Army, Air Force, and Marines. He must report on a weekly basis to the present King, and provide the monarch with all compiled reports.

The current Grand Marshal, Emelrich von Reval, is a veteran of German military campaigns, and served briefly as a reserve general in Livonia, refraining from active duty on account of his preference of German authority. When Alaric von Ösel was elected Herzog, he was able to convince von Reval to return to military service, taking overall control of his armed forces. Critical and authoritative, von Reval is constantly probing his subordinates for weaknesses, cutting out weak points and rebuilding strong ones wherever he finds them. He has high expectations for new military recruits, and encourages company-grade officers and drill sergeants to cut subpar recruits, though these recruits may still attempt to enlist in the coast guard or air force. He holds air force personnel to a similar level of training and discipline as the army, cutting slack only so they can master piloting or maintaining their equipment. The coast guard, being a branch of the Heer, has training that focuses on coastal patrol, rescue missions, and occasional military action, rather than focusing completely on combat training. The Marines, on the other hand, have the most rigorous of training programs, requiring up to ten months of intense training to become an active-duty Marine. After five months, the recruits are assigned to Reserve companies, but must complete the last five months of training to be placed on active duty.

[u][i][b]Minister of Defense[/b][/i][/u]
[img]http://i2.listal.com/image/807136/200full-.jpg[/img]
Incumbent: Sigifrid F. Protz
The Minister of Defense is charged by the King to act as a liaison with the military, processing most reports and dealing with many matters in the King's stead. The Minister may approve deployments of up to 90 days, but unlike the Monarch, requires the agreement of the Grand Marshal to do so.

Minister Protz is a former field-grade officer in the Livonian army, and therefore has a decent understanding of military affairs, having also graduated from the national military academy. He is full of suggestions and ideas, but is often dismissed by the Grand Marshal, who does not wish Protz's involvement in any way beyond am advisory role. As such, Protz usually concerns himself more with the intelligence side of things, so as to have something to present to the Marshal during meetings.

[u][i][b]Director of Intelligence[/b][/i][/u]
[img]http://i2.listal.com/image/844054/120full.jpg[/img]
Incumbent: Wilhelm K. Sommer
A subordinate to the Ministry of Defense, the Royal Intelligence Service is partly bound to the military, and often has to coordinate with the intel corps to accomplish missions, except in high-level cases. The Director will provide the Marshal and Minister with all pertinent information on matters of military and defense. Any orders to the Director by either the Minister or Grand Marshal can be overridden by the King.

Little is known about the current Director Sommer, aside from that he once owned a small technology business that ran efficiently until his resignation and that he served briefly as a Livonian Air Force intel officer.




Soldiers: 100,000
Tanks: 1,000 Leopard IVs
Artillery: 1,000 M270s, 3,000 towed (FH-70, 2A36, D-30s)
APCs: 1,000 M113A3
IFVs: 1,000 Marder A3s
AWCs: 400 Bv 206

Standard Issue Rifle: G36
Other Weapons: Remington 870 shotgun, MP5 SMG
Standard Issue Sidearm: USP
Heavy Sniper Rifle: M82 .50 cal
Light Sniper Rifle: Dragunov
Squad Assault Weapon: MG3
Submachinegun: MP5
RPG: PzF 3
Personal AA: FIM-92 Stinger

[u][b]Stockpiles[/b][/u]
Following the example of Germania, Prussia is establishing weapons caches throughout the country, primarily in or around areas with a notable military presence. A minimum standard has been set, and that is what is listed, but the Prussian army may still be acquiring certain pieces of equipment.

[u][i]Personal Weapons[/i][/u]
250,000x G36 rifles
300,000x G3 rifles
250,000x USP handguns
1,000,000x KM2000 combat knives
150,000x MG3 machine guns
125,000x MP5 SMGs
50,000x Remington 870 shotguns
45,000x M82 sniper rifles
50,000x Dragunov sniper rifles
25,000x PzF rocket launchers
20,000x FIM-92 personal AA launchers
10,000x HK69A1 grenade launchers
5,000x SA80 light support weapons


[u][i]Missiles[/i][/u]
1,500x MGM-31 Pershing II STSs
1,500x MGM-52 Lance SRBMs
2,500x MIM-104 Patriot SAMs
1,000x S-75 Dvina SAMs
4,000x MIM-23 Hawk SAMs
250x Gepard 1A2 SPAAG

[u][i]Artillery and Armor[/i][/u]
400x Leopard IV main battle tanks
750x M113A3 APCs
750x Marder A3 IFVs
750x GDF-003 AA guns
750x Wiesel 2 AWCs
500x Bv-206s
400x 2A36 Giatsint-B howitzers
350x FH-70s close support guns
250x Gepard 1A2 SPAAG
500X M270 MRLSs
250x L118 light guns


[center][b][u][size="6"]Prussian Heer[/size][/u][/b][/center]
Under Grand Marshal von Reval, the Prussian Army has adopted strict disciplinary requirements, demanding higher physical standards of its new recruits.

Army recruits are required to attend seven months of boot camp, and are placed on reserve duty after three of these months, but must complete all seven to assume active duty. These recruit reserves will only be deployed in times of emergency.

The first three-month segment will be dedicated almost entirely to physical fitness and breaking the soldiers in to the military lifestyle, with only basic training in weaponry and tactics. Recruits will also be educated in army culture and terminology, and perform various drills regularly. Once the required fitness test is completed, the recruits will be placed in the reserve duty and then proceed on to the second, 4-month segment, which covers all combat exercises and improves the recruits' performance, while maintaining their previous fitness.

Recruits are required to maintain their fitness, and so must pass a physical fitness benchmark each month. This continues on into standard service. All personnel outside of boot camp must pass these tests every three months. Personnel are required to perform 25 pull-ups, 50 push-ups, 75 crunches, and a 4 mile run completed in 45 minutes, and must achieve this benchmark before exiting basic training. Failure to improve with the group may result in a trooper being dismissed from the service.

Recruits are also trained in hand-to-hand combat with bayonets, knives, weapons of opportunity, and no weapon at all. A four-stage mixed martial arts program will be part of the second half of training, the first level, Novice, teaching the basics of unarmed and melee combat and rudimentary punches, kicks, strikes, bayonet and knife use, chokes, locks, counters, and restraints and manipulations. The subsequent Apprentice, Fighter, and Master ranks each teach more advanced combat techniques, the last of which teaches recruits how to kill an enemy with their bare hands. Recruits are required to master every aspect of each rank before moving on, and so will advance at different paces.

[u][b]Summary of Army Training Program[/b][/u]
Total: 7 months
[i][u]First Segment[/u][/i]
2 Months - Physical Fitness Training
1 Month - PFT and Basic Marksmanship

[u][i]Second Segment[/i][/u]
1 Month - Personal Physical Maintenance, Basic Army Mixed Martial Arts Program, Intermediate Marksmanship
1 Month - PPM, Intermediate AMAP, Advanced Marksmanship
1 Month - PPM, Advanced AMAP, Advanced Marksmanship
1 Month - PPM, Master AMAP, Master Marksmanship
2 Weeks - Final Tests and Graduation

[center]
[i][u][b]Generaloberst[/b][/u][/i]
[img]http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/graphics/lettow.jpg[/img]
Current: Luitger W. Habich[/center]
The Generaloberst is the highest ranking officer in the Prussian Heer, equal to the Luftmarschall of the Luftwaffe and subordinate to the Grand Marshal. The general field marshal is in charge of all things to do with the army, but adheres to the orders of the grand marshal and King whenever they see the need to step in.

Generaloberst Luitger Habich is a veteran of the German, Swedish, and Livonian armies, but only saw active combat in the German army. He climbed his way to the top of the Army hierarchy of Prussia, and has proven competent in all ways, but he is being threatened in his post by the up-and-coming Brigadegeneral Týr Bernat, recently promoted for his service in the Prussian Expeditionary Force, though publicly the reason was simply 'outstanding service on behalf of the Duchy.'

The Prussian Army is divided into two corps of 60,000 men, which are in turn divided into 10,000-men divisions, each of which consist of two regiments of 5,000. It makes use of a variety of weapons, primarily of German, American, and Russian origin

[u][b]First Corps[/b][/u]
Strength: Six divisions equaling 60,000 soldiers, 600 tanks, 1,200 APCs/IFVs, 1,200 SPA, 1,800 towed arty, 300 helicopters, divided equally amongst the divisions
Commander: Generalleutnant Reinhard L. Brotz

[u][b]-First Division[/b][/u]
Commander: Generalmajor Baldomar Theodorich Schwarzherz
Station: Soldau, Preußen
Assignment: German border patrol
1st Regiment
10,000 soldiers
50 Leopard IVs
50 Arca IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
350 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters

[b]-Second Division[/b]
Commander: Generalmajor Hildebrand Oppenheimer
Station: Osterode in Ostpreußen, Preußen
Assignment: German border patrol
10,000 soldiers
50 Leopard IVs
50 Arca IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
350 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters


[b]-Third Division[/b]
Commander: Generalmajor Toni K. Himmelstoisser
Station: Visby, Gotland
Assignment: Peacetime development
10,000 soldiers
50 Leopard IVs
50 Arca IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
300 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters


[b]-Fourth Division[/b]
Commander: Generalmajor Eberhard B. Stuber
Station: Königsberg, Preußen
Assignment: Peacetime development
10,000 soldiers
50 Leopard IVs
50 Arca IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
300 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters
[b]
-Fifth Division[/b]
Commander: Generalmajor Ansehelm H. Weiman
Station: Libau, Kurland
Assignment: Peacetime development
10,000 soldiers
100 Leopard IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
350 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters
[b]
-Sixth Division [/b]
Commander: Generalmajor Helmold A. Mendelsohn
Station: Memel, Memelgebiet
Assignment: Peacetime development
10,000 soldiers
100 Leopard IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
350 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters

[b]
Second Corps
Strength: Six divisions equaling 60,000 soldiers, 600 tanks, 1,200 APCs/IFVs, 1,200 SPA, 1,800 towed arty, 300 helicopters, divided equally amongst the divisions
Commander: Generalleutnant Kóri von Dagö[/b]


-Seventh Division
Commander: Generalmajor Friedrich E. Bauer
Station: Riga, Livland
Assignment: Peacetime Development
10,000 soldiers
100 Leopard IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
300 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters





-Eighth Division
Commander: Generalmajor Tancred H. Gabler
Station: Reval, Harrien
Assignment: Peacetime development
10,000 soldiers
100 Leopard IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
300 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters

-Ninth Division
Commander: Generalmajor Osmund W. Messner
Station: Rositten, Livland
Assignment: Vostokslavic border patrol
10,000 soldiers
100 Leopard IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
300 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 helicopters

-Tenth Division
Commander: Generalmajor Audovacar K. Grünewald
Station: Jewe, Harrien
Assignment: Vostokslavic border patrol
10,000 soldiers
100 Leopard IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
350 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters

-Eleventh Division
Commander: Generalleutnant Godafrid Ebner
Station: Royal Free City of Valkurheim
Assignment: Prussian Integration
10,000 soldiers
100 Leopard IVs
100 M113A3s
100 Marder A3s
100 M270s
350 FH-70s/2A36s/D-30s
50 UH-60/NH-90 Helicopters


[center][size="5"][u][b]Spezialisierte Einsatzkräfte[/b][/u][/size][/center]

[center][img]http://i2.listal.com/image/161708/120full.jpg[/img]
Commandant: Heinrich Dietrich von Hesse[/center]

The Commandant is the highest ranked official in the SEK, and is recommended by his predecessor or the Grand Marshal and approved by the monarch. He or she is in charge of coordinating between the different Marine units, and is the only head of a military branch allowed to deploy troops on a moment's notice during times of war.

The current commandant, Heinrich von Hesse, is a veteran of several foreign wars, serving in the Slavorussian, Swedish, Livonian, and German armies before offering his services to the Prussian government. He assisted in the organization of the army and Marines, and on account of his merits, was appointed Commandant of the Special Deployment Forces by Grand Marshal von Reval and King Alaric I. He is a bold leader, but not brash, and unless timing is critical, will get to know his enemy as much as possible before deploying his Marines.

The Special Deployment Forces, commonly referred to as Marines or SEK, have the most rigorous of training programs, aside from the Raiders, requiring up to ten months of intense training to become an active-duty Marine. After five months, the recruits are assigned to Reserve companies, but must complete the last five months of training to be placed on active duty.

Marine recruits are required to attend seven months of boot camp, and are placed on reserve duty after three of these months, but must complete all seven to assume active duty. These recruit reserves will only be deployed in times of emergency.

The first five-month segment will be dedicated almost entirely to physical fitness and breaking the soldiers in to the military lifestyle, with only basic training in weaponry and tactics. Recruits will also be educated in military culture and terminology, and perform various drills regularly. Once the required fitness test is completed, the recruits will be placed in the reserve duty and then proceed on to the second, 5-month segment, which covers all combat exercises and improves the recruits' performance, while maintaining their previous fitness.

Recruits are required to maintain their fitness, and so must pass a physical fitness benchmark each month. This continues on into standard service. All personnel outside of boot camp must pass these tests every three months. Personnel are required to perform 40 pull-ups, 75 push-ups, 100 crunches, and a 5 mile run completed in 35 minutes, and must achieve this benchmark before exiting basic training. Failure to improve with the group may result in a trooper being dismissed from the service.

Recruits are also trained in hand-to-hand combat with bayonets, knives, weapons of opportunity, and no weapon at all. A four-stage mixed martial arts program will be part of the second half of training, the first level, Novice, teaching the basics of unarmed and melee combat and rudimentary punches, kicks, strikes, bayonet and knife use, chokes, locks, counters, and restraints and manipulations. The subsequent Apprentice, Fighter, and Master ranks each teach more advanced combat techniques, the last of which teaches recruits how to kill an enemy with their bare hands. Recruits are required to master every aspect of each rank before moving on, and so will advance at different paces.

The last month for SEK training is devoted to mastering the basics of various services, including first aid, mechanics, electrical, armor training, and touching up on areas that each squad is lacking in based on the drill sergeants' and CO's judgement.

[u][b]Summary of SEK Training Program[/b][/u]
Total: 10 months
[i][u]First Segment[/u][/i]
3 Months - Physical Fitness Training
2 Month - PFT and Basic Marksmanship

[u][i]Second Segment[/i][/u]
1 Month - Personal Physical Maintenance, Basic Marine Mixed Martial Arts Program, Intermediate Marksmanship
1 Month - PPM, Intermediate MMAP, Advanced Marksmanship
1 Month - PPM, Advanced MMAP, Advanced Marksmanship
1 Month - PPM, Master MMAP, Master Marksmanship
1 Month - PPM, Technical and Remedial Training
2 Weeks - Final Tests and Graduation

Strength: 20,000 Marines, 200 tanks, 400 APCs/IFVs, 200 SPA, 400 towed artillery, 400 helicopters

[u][b]First SEK[/b][/u]
Commander: Brigadegeneral Norman W. Wedekind
Station: Åland Islands
Assignment: Prussian Integration
5,000 Marines
50 Leopard IVs
50 M113A3s
50 Marder A3s
50 M270s
100 2A36s/FH-70s/D-30s
100 UH-60s/NH-90s


[u][b]Second SEK[/b][/u]
Commander: Brigadegeneral Sigismund O. Saloman
Station: Riga, Livland
Assignment: Peacetime development
5,000 Marines
50 Leopard IVs
50 M113A3s
50 Marder A3s
50 M270s
100 2A36s/FH-70s/D-30s
100 UH-60s/NH-90s

[u][b]Third SEK[/b][/u]
Commander: Brigadegeneral Osmund E. Böhm
Station: Königsberg, Preußen
Assignment: Peacetime development
5,000 Marines
50 Leopard IVs
50 M113A3s
50 Marder A3s
50 M270s
100 2A36s/FH-70s/D-30s
100 UH-60s/NH-90s



[u][b]Fourth SEK[/b][/u]
Commander: Brigadegeneral Waldomar O. Specht
Station: Arensburg, Ösel
Assignment: Peacetime development
5,000 Marines
50 Leopard IVs
50 M113A3s
50 Marder A3s
50 M270s
100 2A36s/FH-70s/D-30s
100 UH-60s/NH-90s


[center][b][u][size="6"]Prussian Luftwaffe[/size][/u][/b]
[img]http://i2.listal.com/image/1014405/120full.jpg[/img]
Luftmarschall: Eadgar D. Klein[/center]
The Luftmarschall is the highest ranking Air Force officer, in charge of all things of or relating to the Luftwaffe. He deals with the acquisition and deployment of the aircraft inventory, occasionally doing so for the Heer's helicopter inventory. He is subordinate to the Grand Marshal and equal to the Generalfeldmarschall of the Heer.

Luftmarschall Eadgar Klein is rather fresh when it comes to leadership, having no former military or combat experience, unlike the army and SEK commanders. However, he has proven his worth countless times, acquiring fighters and strike aircraft easily and ensuring that all malfunctions in any plane is fixed immediately. He often holds meetings with other high-ranking Luftwaffe officers to get fresh perspectives, and because of this and his skill, Grand Marshal von Reval tends to leave him and the Luftwaffe to their own designs.

[u]Aircraft Inventory[/u]
[img]http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f16_3.jpg[/img]
Fighters: 30x F-16

The F-16 is used as the primary fighter aircraft of the Prussian Luftwaffe. Primarily used to combat enemy aircraft, the F-16 can also be used to strafe enemy ground targets and use ATS missiles to take out armored targets. F-16s will often be deployed in groups, supported by F-111s.
[i]General characteristics[/i]

Crew: 1
Length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
Wing area: 300 ft² (27.87 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 64A204 root and tip
Empty weight: 18,900 lb (8,570 kg)
Loaded weight: 26,500 lb (12,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 42,300 lb (19,200 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × F110-GE-100 afterburning turbofan
Dry thrust: 17,155 lbf (76.3 kN)
Thrust with afterburner: 28,600 lbf (127 kN)
[i]
Performance[/i]

Maximum speed:
At sea level: Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,470 km/h)[43]
At altitude: Mach 2+[103] (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h[1]) clean configuration
Combat radius: 340 mi (295 nmi, 550 km) on a hi-lo-hi mission with six 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs
Ferry range: 2,280 NM (2,620 mi, 4,220 km) with drop tanks
Service ceiling: 60,000+ ft (18,000+ m)
Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)
Wing loading: 88.3 lb/ft² (431 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 1.095

[i]Armament[/i]

Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon, 511 rounds
Hardpoints: 2× wing-tip Air-to-air missile launch rails, 6× under-wing & 3× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) of payload
Rockets:
4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively) or
4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets) or
4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets)
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
2× AIM-7 Sparrow or
6× AIM-9 Sidewinder or
6× IRIS-T or
6× AIM-120 AMRAAM or
6× Python-4
Air-to-ground missiles:
6× AGM-45 Shrike or
6× AGM-65 Maverick or
4× AGM-88 HARM
Anti-ship missiles:
2× AGM-84 Harpoon or
4× AGM-119 Penguin
Bombs:
8× CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
8× CBU-89 Gator mine
8× CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser capable
4× GBU-10 Paveway II
6× GBU-12 Paveway II
4× JDAM
4× Mark 84 general-purpose bombs
8× Mark 83 GP bombs
12× Mark 82 GP bombs
8× Small Diameter Bomb
3× B61 nuclear bomb
Others:
SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
AN/ALQ-131 & AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods or
LANTIRN, Lockheed Martin Sniper XR & LITENING targeting pods or
up to 3× 300/330/370 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time.

[i]Avionics[/i]

AN/APG-68 radar

[img]http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/f_111_aardvark.jpg[/img]
Strategic Bombers: 20x F-111 Aardvark
Primarily used in a support role for the F-16s, F-111s, as fighter-bombers, fulfill the Luftwaffe's need for a bombing aircraft. Equipped with an M61 Vulcan 20mm autocannon for strafing and dogfighting and either two ATA or ATS missiles or two 750 lb bombs.
[i]General characteristics[/i]

Crew: 2 (pilot and weapons system operator)
Length: 73 ft 6 in (22.4 m)
Wingspan:
Spread: 63 ft (19.2 m)
Swept: 32 ft (9.75 m)
Height: 17.13 ft (5.22 m)
Wing area:
Spread: 657.4 ft² (61.07 m²)
Swept: 525 ft² (48.77 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 64-210.68 root, NACA 64-209.80 tip
Empty weight: 47,200 lb (21,400 kg)
Loaded weight: 82,800 lb (37,600 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 100,000 lb (45,300 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-100 turbofans
Dry thrust: 17,900 lbf (79.6 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 25,100 lbf (112 kN) each
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0186
Drag area: 9.36 ft² (0.87 m²)
Aspect ratio: spread: 7.56, swept: 1.95

[i]Performance[/i]

Maximum speed: Mach 2.5 (1,650 mph, 2,655 km/h) at altitude
Combat radius: 1,330 mi (1,160 nmi, 2,140 km)
Ferry range: 4,200 mi (3,700 nmi, 6,760 km)
Service ceiling: 66,000 ft (20,100 m)
Rate of climb: 25,890 ft/min (131.5 m/s)
Wing loading:
Spread: 126.0 lb/ft² (615.2 kg/m²)
Swept: 158 lb/ft² (771 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.61
Lift-to-drag ratio: 15.8

[i]Armament[/i]

Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon in weapons bay (seldom fitted)
Hardpoints: 9 in total (8× under-wing, 1× under-fuselage between engines) plus 2 attach points in weapons bay with a capacity of 31,500 lb (14,300 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
Bombs:
Free-fall general-purpose bombs
Mk 82 (500 lb/227 kg)
Mk 83 (1,000 lb/454 kg)
Mk 84 (2,000 lb/907 kg)
Mk 117 (750 lb/340 kg)
Cluster bombs
BLU-109 (2,000 lb/907 kg) hardened penetration bomb
Paveway laser-guided bombs, including 2,000 lb (907 kg) GBU-10, 500 lb (227 kg) GBU-12 and GBU-28, specialized 4,800 lb (2,200 kg) penetration bomb
BLU-107 Durandal runway-cratering bomb
GBU-15 electro-optical bomb
AGM-130 stand-off bomb

[img]http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/c5/images/C-5Galaxy_1.jpg[/img]
10x C-5 Galaxy
[i]General characteristics[/i]

Crew: 8 typical (pilot, first pilot, copilot, two flight engineers, three loadmasters)
4 minimum (pilot, copilot, two flight engineers)
Payload: 270,000 lb (122,470 kg)
Length: 247 ft 1 in (75.31 m)
Wingspan: 222 ft 9 in (67.89 m)
Height: 65 ft 1 in (19.84 m)
Wing area: 6,200 ft2 (576 m2)
Empty weight: 380,000 lb (172,370 kg)
Loaded weight: 769,000 lb (348,800 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 840,000 lb (381,000 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × General Electric TF39-GE-1C high-bypass turbofan, 43,000 lbf (190 kN) each

[i]Performance[/i]

Maximum speed: Mach 0.79 (503 kn, 579 mph, 932 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach 0.77 (919 km/h)
Range: 2,400 nmi (2,760 mi, 4,440 km) with a 263,200 lb (119,400 kg)payload
Service ceiling: 35,700 ft (10,600 m) at 615,000 lb (279,000 kg) gross weight
Rate of climb: 1,800 ft/min (9.14 m/s)
Wing loading: 120 lb/ft2 (610 kg/m2)
Thrust/weight: 0.22
Takeoff roll: 8,400 ft (2,600 m)
Landing roll: 3,600 ft (1,100 m)
Fuel capacity: 51,150 US gal (193,600 L)


[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/C-12_Huron_in_flight.jpg/300px-C-12_Huron_in_flight.jpg[/img]
5x C-12 Huron
Crew: 1–2
Capacity: 13 passengers
Length: 43 ft 9 in (13.34 m)
Wingspan: 54 ft 6 in (16.61 m)
Height: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
Wing area: 303 ft² (28.2 m²)
Empty weight: 7,755 lb (3,520 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 turboprops, 850 shp (635 kW) each

[i]Performance[/i]

Maximum speed: 333 mph (289 knots, 499 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
Range: 2,075 mi (1,800 nm, 3,338 km) with maximum fuel and 45 minute reserve
Service ceiling: 32,800 ft (10,700 m)
Rate of climb: 2,450 ft/min (12.5 m/s)
Wing loading: 41.3 lb/ft² (201.6 kg/m²)
Fuel consumption: 0.1667 gal/mi
Power/mass: 0.14 hp/lb (220 W/kg)


[img]http://media.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/AIR_C-27J_lg.jpg[/img]
5x C-27J Spartan
[i]General characteristics[/i]

Crew: Minimum two: pilot, co-pilot, (plus loadmaster when needed)
Capacity: 60 troops or 46 paratroops or 36 litters with 6 medical personnel
Payload: 11,500 kg (25,353 lb)
Length: 22.7 m (74 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 28.7 m (94 ft 2 in)
Height: 9.64 m (31 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 82 m2 (880 sq ft)
Empty weight: 17,000 kg (37,479 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 30,500 kg (67,241 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce AE2100-D2A turboprop, 3,460 kW (4,640 hp) each
Propellers: 6-bladed Dowty Propeller 391/6-132-F/10, 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) diameter

[i]Performance[/i]

Maximum speed: 602 km/h (374 mph; 325 kn)
Cruising speed: 583 km/h (362 mph; 315 kn)
Minimum control speed: 194 km/h; 121 mph (105 kn)
Range: 1,852 km (1,151 mi; 1,000 nmi) with 10,000 kilograms (22,000 lb) payload
Range at 6,000 kg payload: 4,260 km (2,650 mi; 2,300 nmi)
Ferry range: 5,926 km (3,682 mi; 3,200 nmi)
Service ceiling: 9,144 m (30,000 ft)

[img]http://www.military-aircraft.org.uk/other-military-aircraft/lockheed-hc-130p.jpg[/img]
10x HC-130
[i]General characteristics[/i]

Crew: 5-7:
Length: 97 ft 9 in (29.8 m)
Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40.4 m)
Height: 38 ft 3 in (11.6 m)
Wing area: 1,745 ft² (162.1 m²)
Empty weight: 76,780 lb (34,826)
Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (79,379 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, 4,300 shp (3,210 kW) each

[i]Performance[/i]

Maximum speed: 330 kn (480 mph, 611 km/h)
Cruise speed: 290 kn (333 mph, 537 km/h)
Range: 4,500 nmi (5,178 mi, 8,334 km)
Service ceiling: 33,000 ft (10,000 m)

[img]http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/imgs/hh60.jpg[/img]
50x HH-60 Pave Hawk
[i]General characteristics[/i]

Crew: 4 (2 pilots, flight engineer, gunner)
Capacity: max. crew 6, 8–12 troops, plus litters and/or other cargo
Length: 64 ft 10 in (17.1 m)
Rotor diameter: 53 ft 8 in (14.1 m)
Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.1 m)
Empty weight: 16,000 lb (7,260 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 22,000 lb (9,900 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × two General Electric T700-GE-700/701C free-turbine turboshafts, 1,630 shp (1,220 kW) each

[i]Performance[/i]

Maximum speed: 195 knots (224 mph, 360 km/h)
Cruise speed: 159 kt (184 mph, 294 km/h)
Range: 373 mi (internal fuel), or 508 mi (with external tanks) (600 km, or 818 km)
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,267 m)

[i]Armament[/i]

2x 7.62 mm miniguns or
2x 0.50 in machine guns

[i]Onboard Systems[/i]

INS/GPS/Doppler navigation
SATCOM satellite communications
Secure/anti-jam communications
LARS (Lightweight Airborne Recovery System) range/steering radio to compatible survivor radios
Automatic flight control
NVG night vision goggle lighting
FLIR forward looking infra-red radar
Color weather radar
Engine/rotor blade anti-ice system
Retractable In-flight refueling probe
Integral rescue hoist
RWB combat enhancement
IR infra-red jamming unit
flare/chaff countermeasure dispensing system

[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3316899482_1b8791269e.jpg[/img]
50x UH-1N Iroquois
[i]General characteristics[/i]

Crew: 4 (Pilot, copilot, crew chief, gunner)
Capacity: 6-8 combat-equipped troops, or equivalent cargo
Length: 41 ft 8 in (12.69 m)
Rotor diameter: 48 ft 0 in (14.6 m)
Height: 14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
Disc area: 1,808 ft² (168.0 m²)
Empty weight: 6,000 lb (2,721.5 kg)
Loaded weight: 10,500 lb (4,762.7 kg)
Useful load: 4500 lb (2038.0 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 10,500 lb (4,762.7 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400 turboshaft, 900 shp (671 kW), (total 1,250 shp) each
[i]
Performance[/i]

Maximum speed: 120 knots (135 mph, 220 km/h)
Cruise speed: 110 knots (126 mph, 207.3 km/h)
Range: 248 nmi (286 mi, 460 km)
Service ceiling: 17,300 ft (5,273 m)
Rate of climb: 1,755 ft/min (8.9 m/s)
Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)

[i]Armament[/i]

2.75-inch (70 mm) rocket pods,
GAU-16 .50 Cal. Machinegun,
GAU-17 7.62mm minigun or M240 7.62mm lightweight machinegun


[img]http://www.rotorhead.org/military/images/uh60-1small.jpg[/img]
50x UH-60 Black Hawks
[i]General characteristics[/i]

Crew: 2 pilots (flight crew) with 2 crew chiefs/gunners
Capacity: 2,640 lb of cargo internally, including 14 troops or 6 stretchers, or 8,000 lb (UH-60A) or 9,000 lb (UH-60L) of cargo externally
Length: 64 ft 10 in (19.76 m)

Fuselage width: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)

Rotor diameter: 53 ft 8 in (16.36 m)
Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
Disc area: 2,260 ft² (210 m²)
Empty weight: 10,624 lb (4,819 kg)
Loaded weight: 22,000 lb (9,980 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 23,500 lb (10,660 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshaft, 1,890 hp (1,410 kW) each

[i]Performance[/i]

Never exceed speed: 193 knots (222 mph, 357 km/h)
Maximum speed: 159 kn (183 mph, 295 km/h)
Cruise speed: 150 kn (173 mph, 278 km/h)
Combat radius: 368 mi (320 nmi, 592 km)
Ferry range: 1,380 mi[113] (1,200 nmi, 2,220 km) with ESSS stub wings and external tanks[116]
Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,790 m)
Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
Disc loading: 7.19 lb/ft² (35.4 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.192 hp/lb (158 W/kg)

[i]Armament[/i]

Guns: *2 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in) M240H machine guns[117] or

2 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in) M134 minigun[116] or
2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) GAU-19 gatling guns[116]

Hardpoints: 4, 2 per ESSS stub wings and provisions to carry combinations of:
Rockets: 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 rockets[116]
Missiles: AGM-114 Hellfire laser guided missiles[116]
Other: 7.62 mm (0.30 in), 20 mm (0.787 in), or 30 mm (1.18 in) M230 gunpods[116]


[center][b][u][size="6"]The Raiders[/size][/u][/b][/center]
The remaining 3,320 soldiers form the Raiders, the special ops of the Kingdom. Raiders are selected at an early age from the Royal foster care system and placed in the custody of the Army. While in military custody, the children are given an education, healthcare, counseling, and whatever else is necessary. It is mandatory for all students to participate in sports; football (soccer), rugby, basketball, gymnastics, martial arts, boxing, wrestling, and, when older, free running.

Students begin karate, basketball, and football at age 5; they begin gymnastics and rugby at age 8; boxing and wrestling begin at age 13; students learn to free run once they turn 15.

Upon reaching the age of 16, when they are deemed mature enough to make their own decisions, students must pick two choices; they can either continue their training and ultimately become a Raider, or they can choose to exit the program and reintegrate into civilian society, with financial aid from the government.

At age 20, students graduate from the Raider Trainee Program and move on to the actual training. Raider Boot Camp is a brutal, two-year ordeal, and only the best of the students make it through. Those that fail may still be assigned to Task Forces in the Army and Marines, and may resign after a two-year term of service. At the end of training, one of the final tests is for a trainee to kill a man with his bare hands; for this test, the NKPD transfers convicted murderers set for execution to the Raiders. Those that make it through boot camp are sworn into the Raiders, and those that proved to have the best leadership and combat skills are chosen to command the Raider teams. Each team consists of 50 men, though they may be deployed in coordination with one another under the overall command of the most skilled officer.

Raiders are considered separate from the normal military hierarchy, and unless specified otherwise, are not answerable to any Marine, Army, Air Force, or Naval officer under the rank of Brigadier General or equivalent. Currently, the lifetime training program is in progress, and until then, the Raiders will consist of volunteer Marines and soldiers put through a total of three years of training, though they will be available for deployment after one year.

[b][u]Organization[/u][/b]
The Raiders are answerable directly to the monarch, though their training is handled by the Ministry of Special Tasks and they acquire their own equipment with minimal assistance from the rest of the army.

There are a total of 4,900 Raiders at this time. There are four Raider Groups of 1,225 men each, which are broken down into two Combat Units of 610 men each. The two Combat Units are further divided into 50-man Raider teams, which is the typical deployment of Raiders. At the direction of the Team's commanding officer, these teams can be divided into 10 man squads. Master Sergeants will usually lead these teams, but if a lower-ranking Raider outperforms and leads better in the circumstance, he may be appointed by a meritocratic selection, which can take effect immediately. Usually, this will be accompanied by a field promotion.

The Raiders are based on the island of Vormsi, which is to be converted into a full Raider facility as funds become available.

Edited by Rauchen
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