Sons of Lech

[TheShammySocialist]

Arriving at the Japanese Embassy by escorted courier, an urgent message would be delivered to the two Japanese military attaches on station in Warsaw.

 

[b]Confidential!

To: Akubana Katsumi, Military Attache

From: The Office of the Minister of National Defense

 

Attachments

 

Madame,

 

We would like to thank Japan for its diplomatic support in this hour of national definition for Poland, it is truly an honor to have your nation as friends of ours and to show your true colors during these hours of crisis. We are dispatching this message in regards to the purchase of military armament from your nation, as we are aware that you are not participating in any embargo against us.

 

We have a continual need for air-launched cruise missile shells with rocket motors enclosed, as well as forming circuits and molds for guidance chips, artillery ammunition, and various calibers of weaponry, information on which we have enclosed. While we are far from short of these products, a continual secondary source of supply would be very useful to our war effort. We are also hoping to utilize your factories for producing spare parts for vehicles and aircraft, and we have enclosed technical designs for molds to quickly assembly of tooling to begin processing this equipment.

 

Once again, I personally thank you for everything your government has done, and continues to do in show of quiet support for Poland, and we look forward to a response from you.

 

Best of Regards,

 

Tomas Karpinski

Minister of National Defense

[Evangeline Anovilis]

Classified

 

After the first supplies were send on their way, a special courtier would deliver again a black note directly to the ministry.

 

Confidential!

To: Office of the Polish Minister of National Defense

From: Akubana Katsumi, Military Attache

 

Mr Karpinski,

 

As you wished, our nation has taken measures to send supplies to Poland, in order to help it fend off the onslaught of western oppressors. should everything run according to plan and without greater trouble, your ordered wares will arrive within the next weeks.

 

With regards,

Akubana

[TheShammySocialist]

Semi-Private

 

As part of the war effort, through a series of government offers, encouragements, and persuasive efforts, the Polish Armed Forces have raised a little over one hundred thousand fresh seasoned soldiers for duty. Most of these men and women are drawn from a significant population of former Greater Germany enlisted and officers. Although many seasoned troops from Greater Germany are already a part of the forces marching into Prussia, these troops will form a new pool of troops to draw from and replace combat casualties.

 

Out of a sense of patriotic duty to their new country, or the desire to prove themselves true citizens of the Fourth Republic, many of these men and women are volunteers to the Polish Armed Forces. These include close to seventy-five hundred experienced air force technicians, as well as a core group of around one thousand pilots, the rest consisting of maintenance crewmen, avionics technicians, radar specialists, and air defense technicians.

 

[b]Classified[/b]

 

The rise of a volunteer corps that was being dispatched from the Far East had also given the Polish General Staff a few ideas on raising the number of pilots and aircraft they were able to put into the air. In response, PZL Swidnik, a major producer of Polish combat aircraft, including its most advanced designs, with the assistance of the Polish Foreign Ministry, quietly sent letters to a number of what were considered "friendly" government defense ministries, offering the opportunity as "flight instructors" or "test pilots" to pilots within their armed forces.

 

In a move that was similar to that of the Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company in Nationalist China in the 1930s, the company that officially employed the famed "Flying Tigers", PZL Swidnik devised the offer as a chance to hire mercenaries or international volunteers. If interest was shown in the matter, a follow-on message detailed that any pilot in the hire of PZL Swidnik could volunteer for "combat test pilot status" in a special flying group, known as the "Flying Circus", where the pilots would fly in support of the Polish Air Force. There were also rumors that this unit was allowed to "earn bonuses for missions flown in the role of 'combat test pilot'". Officially the existence of such a mercenary unit was disavowed by the Polish government, the volunteer flying group was all but a rumor circling around that one of its combat fighter units, known as the 657th Fighter Flying Circus Wing, was made up foreign nationals when they were just regular Polish citizens.

Edited January 23, 2014 by TheShammySocialist

[Triyun]

OOC: You're baiting me aren't you?

[TheShammySocialist]

[b]Open Statement[/b]

 

"The Polish Ministry of National Defense hereby requests that all friendly and neutral states begin declaring all satellite tracks that transect Polish territory, as it is now a policy that any and all intelligence satellites that overfly Poland will be engaged by the Polish Air Forces. This policy is a standard operating procedure, and we will work with any and all neutral nations to ensure that their orbital assets are not engaged.

 

We will use any resource at our disposal to eradicate any and all intelligence assets that overfly our great nation, however, and any nation that does not submit data on their satellite tracks of risks engagement. We thank any and all nations with their compliance and understanding, in this, our time of great national struggle. Submitted data will be handled on a sensitive basis, and will be recorded as destroyed upon completion of this conflict."

[TheShammySocialist]

With negotiations ongoing at Geneva to secure a peace in Europe, with aides sending frequent updates back to the Polish Cabinet of Ministers, a flurry of meetings were taking place to help adjust to the fluid diplomatic situation at the Security Council. The Polish Government had preliminary post-war policy planning already set in place, but there were several challenges that needed to be addressed. These challenges included addressing Polish security in a post-war Europe, readjusting its foreign policy, financial adjustments, rebuilding both civilian and defense infrastructure damaged in the war and how best to address that.

 

It was clear that Poland would be paying some form of reparations for damages to Prussia's civilian infrastructure, and the Treasury Minister, Daniella Turun, was already quite well informed on how Poland would adjust its finances to account for its payments. Furthermore, the hard-working Turun had also been astute in asking corporations to institute a measure of recording losses due to disruption from the war. This allowed the government to record economic losses and come up with a schematic for compensating businesses for losses utilizing a series of targeted stimulus payments, tax breaks, or other measures. Even when the tanks were rolling forward, the Home Ministry had been in a flurry of action to repair damaged infrastructure, and had done well adjusting private contractors and military construction engineers to hot spots that required repair. Little in the way of civilian infrastructure had been damaged in Poland, much of the destruction being to several key military installation, where both servicemen and women, as well as their families, had faced attacks on their homes.

 

Private Polish citizens had enthusiastically come forward to support the several hundred families that had seen their places of residence destroyed or damaged, or their families torn apart, and had sheltered many in their own homes. The Home Ministry being one of the best organized ministries and most outstandingly handled ministries in the country, it was quick to respond to citizens' needs, and many military families were already receiving government spending cards with allotments for usual expenses. Efforts were being made to repair military housing at many of the stricken air bases by private contractors and volunteers. Progress was being made in leaps and bounds with the cease fire in effect to get people back into their homes. The government was also quickly scrambling to address shelter locations inside the bases for military families, with a strict policy of any multi-story apartment blocks now having their shelters built not under the structure itself, but underground and nearby and accessible through a series of several tunnels.

 

At the center of the effort, Lech Sikorski split his time between government meetings with his ministers, and going to meet military personnel or their families at both air force and army facilities, as well as engaging in helping relief work, at one point helping dig through the rubble of a high-rise. The President also made it a point to talk with business leaders, from both major corporations, as well as local chambers of commerce that represented several local businesses in an effort to listen to economic ideas and setbacks.

[TheShammySocialist]

With peace negotiations becoming much more clear, and much more closer to reality, the Polish government, and the citizens of the Fourth Republic were bracing for the new changes.

 

Hedging his bets on the end of the war, one man, Niko Raymonde, a sitting board member of Orbital Mechanics, would use his enormous capital to begin talks with another prominent Polish businessman, Donald Karonski, to assemble a large Polish transportation corporation based in Warsaw. Known as Raymonde-Karonski Global, the company was envisioned as a purveyor of goods utilizing sea, air, and land transport, including bulk and simple home/small business package shipments.

 

Utilizing enormous capital that was behind it, Raymonde-Karonski Global would, within twenty-four hours of its incorporation, begin actively searching open markets for various types of cargo vessels being sold. So long as the vessels were in good shape, the Corporation would lay down a fair price for them, whilst also actively searching for both Polish nationals, and international crewmen to man the ships they bought. The ships sought after were a fairly even array of different types of carriers, some of them being bulk carriers, container vessels, vehicle transports that could hold massive amounts of cars or heavy machinery, various tankers types.

 

Sales representatives, most of them with some degree of maritime expertise, were dispatched throughout the world to seek out these vessels and buy them on the open market for use.

[Centurius]

A series of Athenian shipping companies would offer their older ships for sale due to recent changes to newer ones.

[Triyun]

Tianxia would offer many of the vessels from defunct states in its territories along with contracts to service them and refit ships brought from oversea leveraging the Korean Shipbuilding industries superior capacities.

[TheShammySocialist]

With several offers coming forward to Raymonde-Karonski Global, the shipping company immediately began to snap up ship offers left and right, purchasing smaller seagoing vessels and large ones alike. As long as the vessels were well maintained and had up to date maintenance records, the company seemed to care little what they were buying so much as they fit inside of their business scheme. Mainly of the ships would be container ships, while there would be a relatively fair number of bulk carriers and tankers purchased as well. A handful of RO-RO carriers would be bought directly from Tianxia from surplus military stocks, many of them ex-Australian vessels.

 

Raymonde-Karonski Global would take the offer from Korean Shipbuilding to refit and service many of the vessels immediately after purchase, as well as retrofitting the surplus military RO-ROs from Australia to make them more compatible for civilian service, including a new paint job, although their vehicle ramp size, internal cargo space, and top-deck infrastructure would remain.

[KaiserMelech Mikhail]

Obluchye Heavy Engineering is a world leader on the development of shallow-draft barges and river commerce vessels.  We are more than happy to fulfill contracts to allow Poland to traverse their inland waterways.

[TheShammySocialist]

Although most of the targeted purchases of vessels for Raymonde-Koranski Global were seagoing vessels, in a friendly move towards their Eastern Neighbor, the company would put in a few contracts to Obluchye Heavy Engineering. A total of a dozen barges and a handful of river tugs to tow them, as well as replace older models in service on the Vistula would be ordered for service. Along with the order, a couple contracts would be put out on the open market for seagoing lift ships that could carry the vessels from the Far East back to the Baltic.

[TheShammySocialist]

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSx72TqS8dE]Peace, Stability[/url]

 

As peace was achieved at Geneva, the Polish Land Forces began an orderly withdraw from Prussian lands, the Polish Army moving back across the border and home. Thousands of vehicles lined up in long columns streamed across the Prussian territory and back into the Polish homeland, with thousands of citizens showing up along the routes they traveled to cheer them along. The soldiers received a hero's welcome, and morale seemed quite high amongst the ranks, the soldiers waving and smiling as they were welcomed home. Several of the soldiers would dismount from their vehicles to make the last few hundred feet of the march across the border on foot, kneeling down to kiss the ground as they marched back into their Fatherland.

 

Lech Sikorski himself would make an appearance along the route of the 10th Armored Division, standing alongside the road with his family, and several dignitaries, reaching up to shake hands with passing soldiers, while his children threw and offered roses to the soldiers as they marched or rode by. Many times, there would be moments of solemn silence as covered heavy transporters, carrying flag-draped body bags passed by. Many wounded troops, sporting bandages on their bodies, would wave and smile as they passed through into their home nation, although some had distant looks on their faces. The show of support by the populace seemed to be mostly welcomed by the troops, many of whom looked dead tired and fatigued, but still determined.

 

Polish rear guard units, composed mainly of light reconnaissance vehicles, would be the last ones across the border, the withdrawal complete in around thirty hours. This was helped along by heavy-lift helicopters withdrawing most of the wounded troopers from field hospitals, and moving some equipment back. The Polish Land Forces would not leave any of their equipment behind, with damaged vehicles being towed back home, unless the vehicles were completely unable to be salvaged, and even then, maintenance crews would strip them of all their electronics, ammunition, and useful spare parts.

 

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The soldiers would return to their base bivouac points and deports for debriefing, and were to stay at these locations for a further seventy-two hours. This was a measure meant to allow them to decompress before going back to their homes or families, allowing them to talk to their friends and comrades about their experiences, as well as talk to psychological staff that was being made available at all military posts to them. Several prominent public officials, as well as general staff officers and high ranking field officers would visit with their troops, the President would be among them, as well as several other politicians. They would sit down and talk with the troops, sharing thoughts and the visitors, encouragement to Poland's heroes.

 

As these troops were laying down in their barracks, tents, and depots for their first full nights to sleep, the Polish government had already gathered its advanced planning team together, and had loaded them on board a government charter aircraft. These individuals were immediately dispatched to Vannes, France, as part of the forward liaison team that would begin the development of Poland's new naval base. Not only were civil, structural, and maritime engineers involved, but also public liaison teams to speak with local government officials, geologists, hydrologists, military construction engineer officers, and other useful personnel.

 

The team that was dispatched to Vannes would be led by Colonel Vladimir Dovaldo, the former commander of the 12th Assault Regiment, and a former officer of the German Navy. It was understood that Dovaldo, with his maritime experience, would be one of the prominent figures within the new Polish Navy, once it was formally established.

[Evangeline Anovilis]

To: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Fourth Republic of Poland

From: Spencer-Sawamura Eriri, Ambassador in representation of Japan

CC: Ministry of National Defense of the Fourth Republic of Poland

 

Mr Maczek,

 

With the war in Europe concluded, I would like to congratulate the Polish people to having achieved the monumental feat of defending their fatherland and preserving the Polish nation state. The Japanese nation looks with nothing but respect at her Polish friends. Thus, in the wake of your achievements, I was tasked to request for the arrangement of a meeting, in order to inquire into the possibilities of our nation to assist Poland in the immediate post-war phase, as well as to maybe strengthen the ties between our nation.

 

Additionally, given that the Polish state has offered contracts to interested naval construction business to acquire ships, the Japanese industry, with its leading enterprises of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries and others would be very willing to offer its services for the construction of ocean-going surface and sub-surface ships.

 

With regards,

Eriri Spencer-Sawamura

 

[TheShammySocialist]

[b]To: Spencer-Sawamura Eriri, Ambassador Representative of Japan

From: Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

CC: Office of the Minister of National Defense[/b]

 

Mr. Spencer-Sawamura,

 

We thank you for your warm and just words towards our nation and its brave citizens who stood up to our foes gallantly. We thank the support that your nation provided and the understanding that it showed politically through its statements. With the permission granted by my President, we will gladly host a delegation of yours in Poland, and we look forward to meeting with your government once again.

 

As of right now, Raymonde-Koranski has specified that it is buying ships on the secondhand market at the moment, that is all we know. However, I will be making contact with the Ministry of National Defense on your behalf, and we are reviewing purchase orders to be sent out to friendly nations. I am sure that your nation will be included in this procurement offer to foreign nations.

 

We look forward to seeing you again, our best regards,

 

Wadislaw Maczek

Edited February 19, 2014 by TheShammySocialist

[TheShammySocialist]

The helicopter whirred through the air above the Gulf of Morbihan, only a small logo emblazoned on the side of the raucous machine indicated its' nationality. The occupants had thrown open the side doors, and a few even had their feet hanging out the door as they gently banked above the Gulf, several of the personnel wearing uniforms. Many of them were carrying electronic tablets that they had notes on, and were yelling to one another over the whirling of the blades, and [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAdqPFBNeuc]the music[/url] softly blaring in the passenger cabin.

 

At the center of the group of individuals on board the helicopter, Vladimir Dovaldo sat conferring with a lieutenant from the Polish Air Force, and a major from the Polish Land Forces' Construction Engineers.

 

"I concur with Major Fisk, the shipyards along the southern coastline will be the best course of action, but I'm not sure I like the idea of locating the main naval berthing facilities along the eastern shore," yelled Dovaldo, looking over at the lieutenant.

 

"Where else are we going to put it, sir? I'm not exactly a naval engineer you know, God knows how many times I've berthed a ship, and discount all the times I tied up my family boat at our camp," called out the lieutenant, with a shrug. "I don't think the western loch north of Locmariaquer is the best place to go."

 

"Pilot, take us up, turn us so we can get a better view north again!" said Dovaldo, keying his microphone, the pilot voicing an affirmative as they started to bank a little harder, the officers in the doorway holding on a little tighter as the helicopter swung around and increased its' altitude. The northern shore of the Gulf coming into view and offering them superb views.

 

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"There, right there," yelled the construction engineer, Fisk, who pointed with his tablet's stylus at a well-sheltered area southwest of Vannes, the main city in the region visible through a slight haze.

 

Dovaldo took a firm hold on his tablet and grabbed his field glasses view the area that Fisk was pointing out. He had studied maps of the area on the flight in to gain a familiarity with the area, and recognized it from the maps. He surveyed the area and nodded his agreement, and once again called on the pilots to take them in for a closer view. "That's the town of Arradon to the northeast," called out Dovaldo, speaking to Fisk to help get his bearings. "That's Port Blanc to the southwest, what are we looking for soundings in that area?"

 

"Looks a little shallow, but not out of the question, we can dredge it up no problem, lots of undeveloped land to the northwest and relatively so along the shoreline, I think its doable," responded Fisk, with a shrug and a nod. "I think we should have smaller facilities on the islands and moorings around the bay, but I think we found our main basing area. We can have the naval infantry on the southern shore, the air force and the navy will share a facility near the main base. I think this is the best area we've seen all day flying through sir, you think we should look around a little more?"

 

"Major, I've always gone with first gut instinct, is this your gut instinct?"

 

Fisk looked up at Dovaldo, thinking for a moment, before nodding, "Yes sir, it is."

 

"Good, lets get to work, whats the status on those two transports flying in, lieutenant?" asked Dolvado, turning to the air force lieutenant, who began working furiously with his tablet.

 

"They should be arriving in Saint Nazaire in a couple hours, we've already contacted a local trucking company to move the equipment to the site we selected in Saint Armel. The Copernicus and Curie are due in the Gulf in approximately thirty six hours, and we have one of our steel shipments arriving in Saint Nazaire in the same amount of time," replied the lieutenant, looking up at the Colonel.

 

"Alright, lets get this bird back to Vannes, and we'll brief the rest of the action group, and get to work with local companies to get things moving," responded Dovaldo, motioning for the pilot to steer them back to their makeshift headquarters in Vannes.

 

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[TheShammySocialist]

In particularly militaristic fashion, the Polish contingent in Vannes, France would begin the process of developing their new naval base with great vigor. This would be helped along with shipments of Polish foremen and some workers, along with critical equipment that was set up in an old warehouse in Saint Armel. This warehouse would serve as a crucial focal point for the early development of the naval base, a steel fabrication shop able to turn out hundreds of tons of steel that would be erected around the gulf, and play crucial roles in development of the Polish Navy.

 

Utilizing French workers hired after skill and certification checks, the steel fabrication shop was up and running in less than a week from the time of equipment delivery, as engineering drawings were already coming in with facility designs. Polish foremen would oversee the operation of the shop, including the mechanical equipment that would process the steel. Prefabricated buildings bought off local companies would be moved in to house equipment coders and operators, most of whom were Poles. The entire operation was a patchwork, but quite effective in turning out steel, that would be loaded onto trucks and heavy equipment operated by Polish Land Force construction engineers.

 

Dovaldo himself was directing a local French company in the massive dredging operation that was being undertaken, southwest of Vannes, whilst overseeing the rest of the operation, delegating tasks to his junior officers all the time. Surveyors were in abundance, along with geologists and hydrologists taking land samples and laying out building parameters throughout the area. Reclaim dredged from the gulf was loaded onto barges that would be bought by the Polish construction engineers, which would crushed up and used for concrete later on. Large amounts of the concrete would be needed for the construction of the fleet's base.

 

The Polish Land Forces' Construction Engineers would also receive reinforcements from the homeland, construction equipment being transferred by rail, road, and air from Poland at great speed. Land would be cleared quickly and with great care, at the direction of foremen and officers. The Poles would make great strides to improve their relations with French citizens who lived in the areas around them, their leaders urging them to foster good relations. Food and basic goods would be bought from the locals to help support the local economy, as well as form business connections to rely upon for the future good of the fleet.

[TheShammySocialist]

With work progressing feverishly around the Gulf of Morbihan, the Ministry of National Defense confirmed the recreation of the Polish Navy, which saw Dovaldo elevated to the rank of Vice Admiral within the new branch. The newly-promoted Dovaldo would also be appointed Chief of Naval Operations, giving him overall management of the affairs of the Polish Navy, answering only to the Minister of National Defense and the President of the Fourth Republic. Lech Sikorski oversaw the recreation of the Navy in a short, but sweet ceremony in Warsaw, and nationally televised, and speaking to several transfer officers and senior enlisted personnel that were forming the new branch.

 

In recreating the Polish Navy, the Ministry of National Defense, in consultation with the General Staff, had devised a highly creative and elaborate plan that the Navy would be built around. Much of this strategy and operational planning was done in a secure setting, and would only be publicly released in watered down series of statements and press releases that essentially justified the creation of the Polish Navy to the citizens of the Fourth Republic. At its core, the Polish Navy, as it did not have a base adjacent on its home 'core' territory, had devised an entirely different strategy in dealing with that shortcoming by working diplomatically to nullify it, as well as provide the needed infrastructure, at sea, to perform its missions. The doctrine devised, under the name "Vagrant", essentially established Poland's Navy as its chief strategic arm in protecting its interests globally, and to do this, a highly elastic, mobile force was envisioned to carry out these tasks.

 

The Polish Navy's force composition would be a strong one, composed of ships with specific roles, and many that could work in multiple roles at once, with the ability to deploy quickly and match against any potential opponents. But the combat ships were but one facet of the new Polish Navy, it would be its support infrastructure and at-sea logistical capacities that would be the major component in supporting its operations abroad. The planning board saw the base in the Gulf of Morbihan as just one cornerstone in what would be a major undertaking in modern naval logistics and preplanning. The recreation of the Polish Navy would be a Herculean effort in and of itself.

 

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In Poland itself, the damages to the Polish defense infrastructure were all but cleaned up and repaired, aside from some of the major buildings at some air bases still requiring rebuilds or refits. Debris had been cleared in round the clock operations by construction engineers, and electronics and systems support all restored. True to their unofficial motto of "The Angels of the Republic", the Polish Air Force's routine fighter patrols never once during the war or afterwards cease, although as the peace deal was signed, the numerical strength of these patrols and their frequency dropped rapidly.

 

Defense planners began analyzing the effects of the strikes against Poland's home soil, to begin compiling comprehensive reports on how to avert such damages or lessen the effects of such attacks in the future. Overall, the country had done well against a numerically-superior foe, and had held its own in the sky against relatively severe odds. The combat experience of the war alone had done much to hone the air forces' skill in the air, as well as training its ground crews to work in very time-sensitive fashion, as well as work to solidify structural integrity of the air defense apparatuses, and drastically improve cohesion amongst all the pieces of Polands' aerial defense puzzle.

[TheShammySocialist]

With the Fourth Republic settling into a new period of peace, a new concerted effort was being my the Home Ministry to improve and sustain infrastructure redevelopment and continue to provide upgrades that promoted efficient turnaround times for logistical matters. This was especially true in its relationship with Russia, where different gauges in rail traffic could cause potential snarls in times of heavy demand, and necessitated that Poland develop a remedy to this in its more eastern provinces. This was coupled with a concerted effort to increase Poland's trade relationships with countries that had shown abject support or understanding during the conflict that it had found itself embroiled in. The growing trade with Eastern Asia, as well as Russia, the Greater Sith Empire, along with a few select European nations, was being balanced fairly evenly between exports and imports, with a growing middle and working class that was consumer confident and willing to make fairly reasonably sized purchases. The war had done little to effect the Polish economy, with little damage being done to the overall national infrastructure, although it had stunted growth due to some work stoppages from some raw material shipments being delayed, it was but a small blemish on Poland's economy that could be erased within a quarter.

 

Furthermore, the Poles were showing their support towards their friends by advocating its citizens take vacation along Russia's Baltic or Black Sea Coast, to help with the local economies there, as well as flock to the Adriatic to enjoy the treasures that these rocky shores provided. It was the least the country could do to help shore up its southern neighbor that had bled alongside it in the war, and to show support to the Russians, who had shown themselves tacitly supportive of Poland's cause during the war. It was not in Poland's interest to stay quiet diplomatically in this new postwar era, with Poland eying a new place in the world at large, despite its relative size.

[TheShammySocialist]

As Poland was known for its hefty agribusiness sector, the Home Ministry has now begun taking extra steps to enhance the profitability and sustainability of Poland's agricultural sector. Alongside an initiative taken by the Ministry of the Treasury, the Home Ministry has begun to push for more sustained hydroponic food-growing, especially in urban areas, to keep crop growing sustainable through the winter, and lengthen growing seasons. The measure includes tax breaks to profits of companies that are trying to find the resources to acquire growing facilities or just starting out, as well as incentives for larger agribusinesses who are expanding their operations into the city. This comes as a promised reprieve on the heels of government legislation aimed at better monitoring soil and erosion control, and crop rotation, at major farming facilities throughout the country.

 

It is expected that despite some of the limiting factors of the legislation aimed at improving the health of Poland's growing soils to farms, this will be offset by the initiatives aimed at improving hydroponics businesses in Poland. Much of this work comes on the heels of a study by the Warsaw University of Technology's Agricultural Faculty, alongside the Polish National University's Economics department, that shows that this sector of the economy, with its year-round growing seasons, will nearly double Poland's agricultural output. On top of these figures, it will also create jobs in urban areas, and breathe life into old warehouse facilities that can be transformed into indoor grow farms. It is expected that giving these abandoned facilities will also have the added effect of reducing crime nearby, as youth delinquents and criminals will not be able to utilize the facilities for their own ends.

 

Polish urban leaders have praised the initiative, with one District Councilwoman from Warsaw proclaiming, "The new face of Polish agriculture will not in fact be in the traditional fields of the breadbasket of Poland, but right here in the heart of Warsaw, and other Polish cities." The Home Ministry also cited lower transportation costs and more economically viable delivery vehicles, which will play a role in reducing greenhouse emissions and could help drive fuel prices lower.

[TheShammySocialist]

Public - Defense

 

In the aftermath of the war in Europe, the Ministry of National Defense has announced new plans for expansion of the armed forces, including the Land Forces to "respectable levels of operational capability". Furthermore these added numbers were "considered to be part of Poland's standing conventional deterrent against armed aggression, or aggressive foreign policy aimed at destabilizing or isolating the Polish nation".

 

In the short press release, the Ministry of National Defense revealed that Poland will maintain a total combat troop strength of approximately 650,000 soldiers, both in its standing forces and the reserves. The Ministry of National Defense has not released any news on reported defense planning for the newly-founded Polish Navy, nor the expected expansion of the Polish Air Force. The Ministry of National Defense did, however, state that, "the planning undertaken now will give Polish forces the ability to support both its own interests, as well as those of its cherished and closest friends abroad, on a global stage".

 

Public - Security

 

It has been reported that in a surprise move, Polish State Police units conducted raids on several offices of the left-wing political party "Peoples' Action" after hours last night, armed with search warrants garnered from the Grand Judiciary Council. The raids on these offices, including the main party headquarters in Warsaw, come on the heels of allegations that People's Action, as one of the stalwart opponents to the war in Europe, was engaged in espionage. Several outspoken members of the Solidarity Party, though none of the leadership or cabinet, had received "disturbing reports" of "treasonous activities and planning" undertaken by People's Action during the conflict.

 

President Lech Sikorski, asked about the raids during a routine press conference over economic growth, stated, "The State Police raids last night were undertaken due to the existence of evidence against People's Actions, there is no political connection to these raids. I was briefed about them by the Interior Ministry, but it was the judiciary who authorized their go ahead, as they felt there was the potential for a threat to Poland's national sovereignty. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

I welcome the stance taken by Poland's judiciary that seeks to find answers to allegations of treason. Dissenting to war and conflict is a right that every Pole has, but the organized planning of acts, or the acts themselves, aimed at violating Poland's sovereignty, and undermining it, is an entirely different matter. I personally thank the judiciary for their unbiased approach to this matter, and going out of their way to provide security forces with the ability to act against potential future threats to the people of Poland."

 

A number of People's Action politicians condemned the raids as an "attempt by the standing government to erode opposition political forces." As of now, there has been no word from the Polish State Police on what evidence was gathered during the raids, or any arrests that have been a result from the raids.

Edited March 12, 2014 by TheShammySocialist

[TheShammySocialist]

[b]Semi-Classified[/b]

 

As part of a planned exercise, Poland has airlifted 3rd Battalion/1st Carpathian Rifles Regiment, along with a complement of various support units to its newly-constructed naval air station in the Gulf of Morbihan. These units would be transported via elements of the Polish Air Forces' Heavy Airlift Wing, straight to the base.

 

As part of the exercise, the 3rd Battalion then immediately began embarking via temporary docking equipment onto a requisitioned heavy fast sealift ship owned by Raymonde-Koranski Global for 'Fast Paced Embarkation and Deployment' methods. The ship was then to depart the Gulf of Morbihan with its cargo and passengers for the Southern North Atlantic, as part of a familiarization exercise for the members of the 1st Carpathian Rifles. All of this undertaken under the auspices of a planned training exercise, with proper authorities alerted to these maneuvers in the affected regions.

[TheShammySocialist]

[b]Public - Security[/b]

 

As part of an ongoing investigation to allegations in the People's Action party of the possibility of treason, the Polish State Police have acquired arrest warrants for several key aides amongst leading politicians. These arrest warrants were carried out throughout the last night, with Polish State Police and GSIP Special Response teams serving to take these individuals into custody and transport them to separate confined holding cells at the Polish National Correction Facility. Investigators have said they are not able to comment on the progress within the case as it is an "ongoing criminal investigation" and a "matter of national security". Overall, it has been stated that close to three dozen arrests have been made, all of them being amongst aides and staffers of the People's Action party, as well as a few private civilians. One GSIP Team Member was injured during one of the arrests, when the individual they were apprehending attempted to resist and opened fire with a low-caliber pistol when a Special Response Team stormed his apartment, officers managed to subdue the man without opening fire, however.

 

People's Action spokespeople condemned the raid, with the head of the party, Leonard Varansky stating, "This is a politically-motivated vendetta by Solidarity and other right wing politicians to erode confidence in the left. This is completely unacceptable within the framework of the Fourth Republic, and should be grounds for the impeachment of President Sikorski and several of his allies." The Polish State Police and Ministry of the Interior have both stated that the movements had in no way connection to political aspirations of any party, and have stated that the country "be patient" as it "processes evidence and statements to gain a better picture of what crimes against the state could have been committed".

 

Lech Sikorski once again took a far more neutral approach to the ongoing investigation, speaking briefly about it to reporters during a tour of a restored museum in Warsaw. "I am quite saddened by Mr. Varansky's comments on this matter, and trying to paint this as an attempt to erode his party's standing. As I should, I do not have much information on the investigation and its progress, as it is a matter of the judiciary to build a case. This case is not about political aspirations, its about learning the truth whether members of Poland's government were involved in treasonous activity that could have seen Polish citizens endangered by their own leaders. Like every one of you, I am a Polish citizen, and I would want to know if my leaders were involved in plots that might have hurt me and my family. The police and the Ministry of the Interior are doing their jobs, following up a well-documented lead that led to this unfortunate consequence, but they do it to protect this nation, nothing more, nothing less."

 

[b]Public - Foreign Affairs[/b]

 

The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released information today regarding the readying of a deployment of a Peace and Stabilization Mission to West Africa, to support a resolution that looks set to pass in the UN Security Council. Civilian members of the Polish Standing Contingency Task Force are expected to be deployed to Sierra Leone to observe national elections there, as well as assess conditions on the ground and issue reports on the state of civil affairs within the country itself. These reports will be expected to help with the distribution of humanitarian aid and basic goods, which will hopefully help stabilize the war torn nation that was rocked by a rather drawn-out civil war.

 

The Ministry of National Defense stated that these civilians will be escorted by unarmed members of the State Polices' international security team, and will be supported by elements that are to be determined. The statement also noted that under the auspices of providing a special response force to support these observer teams, the Polish Land Forces have allocated a battalion-sized element of operators from various Polish Special Troops formations. These elements will not be based in Sierra Leone itself, but will be able to provide fast special response teams quickly if any crisis will arise and give Poland a presence in the region while the civilian elements are performing their work.

 

[b]Private - Defense[/b]

 

Work continues to proceed at the Polish Forces' base in the Gulf of Morbihan, with many sprawling facilities under construction or already completed, including several docks and the runway for the bases' large Naval Air Station. Support facilities are well on their way to being constructed, with the steel fabrication plant churning out hundreds of pieces daily to support the need for skeletons and supports for above ground and underground facilities. Several large shipyards are already in production of ships while their own facilities are being constructed, with a number of small surface combatants under construction at these facilities while they are under final construction processes.

 

Likewise, within forty eight hours of the final signatures being addressed to the Entente Cordiale between Tianxia and Poland, and with prior notice to the Tianxian Government and local protectorate officials, two government airliners would depart Poland for South America. These aircraft would be carrying a number of representatives from both the Polish government, as well as maritime engineers, industrial planners, and other private citizens involved in industrial logistics and refurbishment. They were to focus on two areas of the South American Atlantic Coastline; Porto Alegre/Rio Grande, as well as Salvador, both formerly part of the state of Brazil and report on the old Republica industrial base in these regions. One of these delegations would also visit Florianopolis, to assess similar conditions in this region as well.

[TheShammySocialist]

Private - Defense

 

With building commencing on several of Poland's naval combatants, the Polish Navy has released a comprehensive list of combatant classes that will serve in the Navy. These include classes that are planned for, but will require approval from some allied nations before production, and are currently projected to be an integral part of the fleet.

 

Much planning has been undertaken to build a navy that is capable of projecting power to any region of the globe, and capable of both significant surface and sub-surface combat against a wide array of highly capable enemies. The purpose built navy will be the long-armed sword of Poland's armed forces, and will not only be able to protect her interests overseas, but also participate in a wide array of international operations should they be required.

 

Currently, all aircraft carriers are being constructed by Tianxian Empire, being a modified subclass of its Imperator-class. All vessels are expected to be equipped with combined gun/missile MetalStorm anti-air threat point defense systems.

 

Corvettes

 

Multimission Littoral Combat Ship Trimaran - Permission to be sought from Tianxia for overall design to be constructed in Polish yards, a few alterations to be arranged by Polish shipbuilders.

 

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formidable_class_frigate]F-Class Corvette[/url] - Intended for escort duties and high seas patrol, with ability to work in highly contested waters and support carrier battle group operations.

 

Frigates

 

H-Class Frigate - Intended for escort duties and specialization in anti-submarine warfare within carrier battle group operations. Armed with a powerful array of anti-submarine equipment including advanced sonar and submersed scanned techniques as well as underwater ROVs.

 

B-Class Frigate - Intended for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare independently, as part of a regional network, or as part of a carrier battle group, the B-class will be one of the foremost anti-aircraft ships of its tonnage afloat. With abilities to combat ballistic and conventional threats with a wide assortment of equipment, it has a wide array of sensors to find and track these threats.

 

Destroyers

 

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke_class_destroyer]Sword-class Destroyer[/url] - Intended as the workhorse of the navy, these destroyers will make up a large majority of the heavier surface combatants of the fleet. Proficient in several mission roles, they will have modular capabilities for some sensor systems, but all will be blessed with ballistic missile threat defense-grade sensors, as well as strong anti-air warfare sensor modules. All ships will be able to perform tasks that include strategic missile strike, as well work proficiently in the role of naval gunfire support.

 

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejong_the_Great-class_destroyer]S-Class Heavy Destroyer[/url] - Acquisition of basic ship plans and engineering to be asked of Tianxia, some design input from Polish shipbuilders expected. Intended for integral role in carrier battle group formations.

 

Cruisers

 

V-Class Cruiser - Expected to form the heart of the carrier battle group, these surface combatants will be overly proficient in their air warfare capabilities, with multiple sensor systems and weapon systems to combat them. These vessels will also be integral in naval gunfire support, with two turrets capable of sustained rates of fire against land targets from extended ranges.

 

Amphibious Warfare

 

T-Class Heavy Amphibious Assault Carrier

 

I-Class Landing Helicopter Dock

 

Heavy Surface Combatant (Battleship)

 

None planned as of right now.

 

Submarines

 

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawolf_class_submarine]Whisper-class SSN[/url] - Workhorse of the fast attack nuclear attack fleet submarines, equipped with the latest in electronics, sensors, and sonar equipment, both active and passive as well as decoy equipment. Advanced electromagnetic reduction system includes physical equipment fits to the hull of the submarine, as well as a computer system aimed at monitoring and actively reducing acoustic noise and electromagnetic signature.

 

Assassin-class Diesel Attack Submarine - Similar systems to the Whisper-class, but driven utilizing AIP diesel propulsion, advanced acoustic muffling systems, along with heat reduction features, highly capable in contested waters including littoral sea zones. Useful for striking at high value targets as well as operating against other submarines and shipping and in support of maritime special operations.

 

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OHIO_Replacement_Concept_NAVSEA.jpeg]Thunder-class SSGN[/url]

Edited March 30, 2014 by TheShammySocialist

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Classified

 

PZL Swidnik has begun the process of developing a high capability maritime patrol aircraft for service within the Polish Air Force and Navy, as well as a variant aimed for export to nations throughout the world. Known as the MPA-1 'Zaria', for the pagan Slavic Goddess of Beauty who was also known as a water priestess and guardian of warriors in battle, the name was at best, a sarcastic lampoon of the aircraft's odd appearance.

 

The odd appearance of the Zaria was far from a concern to the Navy or Air Force, who have been impressed by the capabilities of the aircraft, which include a six-thousand mile range in some instances, superb ASW capabilities, as well as the ability to carry several types of munitions. The large airframe can also be cross-purposed for reconnaissance and SAR missions, with existing FLIR and electro-optical cameras that are prevalent on other combat aircraft within the Polish Air Force. On board ASW equipment include advanced modules including magnetic anomaly detectors, which can theoretically detect objects the size of a basketball in some instances, as well as several radar modules and communications optimization equipment.

 

The Zaria is able to carry several anti-submarine weapons including depth charges, anti-submarine rockets, and torpedoes, as well as anti-surface weapons for use on both land on at sea, in both wing hardpoints, and in its belly. Defensive armament include advanced flares and chaff meant to confuse surface to air missiles, and air-to-air missiles that can be utilized against aerial threats to the aircraft's survival. It is expected that the Zaria will be able to remain on station on ASW missions for around a six hour period, providing overhead support to ships on the surface whenever possible, and will operate in tandem with other Polish Navy ASW assets. A production run of around one hundred twenty aircraft will equip both requested stocks for the Polish Air Force and Navy, as well as reserve forces.

 

Export-oriented variants are expected to not carry the Polish-designed sonobuoy, nicknamed 'Sniffer', which is to be considered a classified fact. Other export characteristics include modified magnetic anomaly detector systems which are altered from the systems utilized by the Zaria, as well as subtle differences in radar and system performances. Characteristics utilized by export variants are to be the ones relied on in any released data by PZL Swidnik as part of disinformation on the true Polish variants' capabilities.

Edited March 31, 2014 by TheShammySocialist