[center][h1][b]The People’s Republic of Raetia [/b][/h1] [hider][url=https://i.imgur.com/FEFOQZa.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/1JrRhtD.png?1[/img][/url][/hider] [sub]Click on image for larger crisper image[/sub][/center] The People’s Republic of Raetia is a one-party state, the Communist Party of Raetia (CPR). Raetia is located on the southeastern side of the Grancias Continent. This solitary nation takes up approsimately 20% of Grancias. The Island of Bakushima lies approximately 500 miles south of Raetia. This nation uses European naming conventions--anything from the Ural Mountains to the Portuguese coast and from the tip of the Italian Peninsula to Iceland, Scotland and the northern tip of Norway. [color=ed1c24][b]Population:[/b][/color] 680,000,000 people [color=ed1c24][b]Area:[/b][/color] 8,988,451 square Km [color=ed1c24][b]Government[/b][/color] Socialism [b]President:[/b] Sasha Drokhov [b]General Secretary:[/b] Sasha Drokhov [b]Chairman of the Central Military Commission:[/b] Sasha Drokhov [hider=Central Government]The central government of the People’s Republic of Raetia is divided among several state organs; 1. National People’s Congress (NPC): the ultimate power of the state that supervise and elects all the other organs; 2. Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC): the legislative branch; 3. President (together with the NPCSC, act as head of state) and the Vice-President, who has no power itself, but exercise power by holding other offices; 4. State Council (synonymous with "Central People's Government"): the executive branch, whose General Secretary is the head of government; 5. Central Military Commission (CMC): the military branch, whose Chairman is the commander-in-chief of the national armed forces including the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the People's Armed Police (PAP), and the Militia; 6. National Supervisory Commission (NSC): the supervisory branch; 7. Supreme People's Court (SPC): the judicial branch; 8. Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP): the prosecutorial branch. The legal power of the Communist Party is guaranteed by the PRR Constitution and its position as the supreme political authority in the PRR is realized through its comprehensive control of the state, military, and media. According to a prominent government spokesman: [center][i]“We will never simply copy the system of other countries or introduce a system of multiple parties holding office in rotation; although Raetia’s state organs have different responsibilities, they all adhere to the line, principles and policies of the party.”[/i][/center] The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power and the national legislature of the People's Republic of Raetia. The National People's Congress meets in full session for roughly two weeks each year and its 748 members vote on important pieces of legislation. Members are considered to be part-time legislators and are not paid to serve in the NPC. The majority of the power of the NPC is exercised by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC), which consists of 125 legislators and meets in continuous session, when the full session of the NPC is not held. Members of the National People's Congress are allowed to simultaneously hold seats in other bodies of government and the party, and the NPC typically includes all of the senior officials in Raetian politics. Under Raetia's Constitution, the NPC is structured as a unicameral legislature, with the de jure power to legislate, oversee the operations of the government, the supreme court, the state committee of Supervisory, the supreme procuratorate and the central military commission, and elect the major officers of state. Media sources outside Raetia commonly describe the NPC as a de facto rubber stamping body. The NPC is elected for a term of five years. It holds annual sessions every spring, usually lasting from 10 to 14 days, in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Telladora District in Fairview City. The NPC's sessions are usually timed to occur with the meetings of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a consultative body whose members represent various social groups.[/hider] [color=ed1c24][b]Economy:[/b][/color] Raetia is an upcoming nation. It has focused on industry and economic expansion for the past fifty years. Over the past twenty years, the nation has averaged an annual growth in their GDP of 6% per year. There have been several notable years where they gained 15+% in their GDP. But they lack in technology and find they must reverse engineer stolen technology. This concept has allowed them to develop an aerospace program that places a limited number of satellites in orbit around the globe. Due to its vast size of territory, Raetia has all the necessary resources to conduct day to day business but relies on imports from foreign nations for the rare resources. [hider=Raetian Military][color=ed1c24][u][b]Raetian Military.[/b][/u][/color] Any citizen of the PRR who meets the physical requirements may enlist in the People’s military regardless of gender as long as they have attained the age of 20. The citizen need not be a secondary education graduate. A serviceman may turn a four-year enlistment into a 20+ year career if they desire. The Raetian military has a professional private program for those individuals who excel as a soldier but can in no way lead others on the battlefield. A soldier can serve their entire career as a professional private. Since military service is compulsory, there are no extra benefits from having the status of veteran; all civilians over the age of 20 are veterans. If the nation were attacked, the civilian veterans would defend their home and they are trained. [color=ed1c24][b]Joint Chiefs of Staff:[/b][/color] People’s Liberation Army (PLA) - General Gerhard von Litow Special Operations Command (SOC) - Major General Guillome Menard People’s Liberation Navy (PLN) - Admiral Antonia Rossellini People’s Liberation Air Force (PLAF) - General Ivana Zurin People’s Rocket Force (PRF) - General Landon Parks Strategic Support Forces (SSF) - Lieutenant General Stanislaw Kaminski [color=ed1c24][u][b]People’s Liberation Army (PLA)[/b][/u][/color] The PLA is a the world’s largest military. Their lack of technology demands they place cheaply built vehicles in large numbers in the hopes of overwhelming their opponents on the battlefield. Quantity over quality if their philosophy. The PLA is organized into four Theater Commands. There are 12 infantry divisions, 5 independent motorized infantry brigades, 11 independent mechanized infantry brigades, 9 independent armor brigades, 9 separate artillery brigades, 3 Rocket artillery brigades, and 6 airborne/air assault brigades. [color=ed1c24][u][b]Northwestern Theater Command[/b][/u][/color] [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]51st Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) 2nd Infantry Brigade (Motorized) 12th Armor Brigade 121st Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 5th Artillery Brigade 157th Artillery Brigade (Rocket) Air Defense Brigade 51st Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Electronic Warfare Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]53rd Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 122nd Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 123rd Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 7th Armor Brigade 4th Infantry Brigade (Motorized) 301st Infantry Brigade (Air Assault) 8th Artillery Brigade Air Defense Brigade 52nd Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]55th Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 3rd Infantry Division (Motorized) 5th Infantry Division (Motorized) 9th Armor Brigade 6th Infantry Brigade (Motorized) 302nd Infantry Brigade (Air Assault) 9th Artillery Brigade Air Defense Brigade 55th Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment [color=ed1c24][u][b]Northeastern Theater Command[/b][/u][/color] [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]65th Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 125th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 10th Armor Brigade 8th Infantry Brigade (Motorized) 9th Infantry Brigade (Motorized) 11th Artillery Brigade Air Defense Brigade 65th Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]67th Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 6th Infantry Division (Mechanized) 14th Armor Brigade 126th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 128th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 5th Artillery Brigade 17th Artillery Brigade Air Defense Brigade 67th Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Electronic Warfare Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment [color=ed1c24][u][b]Southeastern Theater Command[/b][/u][/color] [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]72nd Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) 15th Armor Brigade 129th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 131st Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 303rd Infantry Brigade (Air Assault) 8th Artillery Brigade 167th Artillery Brigade (Rocket) Air Defense Brigade 72nd Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Electronic Warfare Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]77th Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 9th Infantry Division (Mechanized) 12th Infantry Division (Mechanized) 16th Armor Brigade 304th Infantry Brigade (Air Assault) 17th Artillery Brigade Air Defense Brigade 77th Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Electronic Warfare Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment [color=ed1c24][u][b]Southwestern Theater Comman[/b][/u][/color] [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]81st Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 15th Infantry Division (Motorized) 19th Armor Brigade 133rd Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 305th Infantry Brigade (Air Assault) 20th Artillery Brigade Air Defense Brigade 81st Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment [color=ed1c24][h3][b][u]84th Group Army[/u][/b][/h3][/color] 16th Infantry Division (Motorized) 18th Infantry Division (Motorized) 21st Infantry Division (Motorized) 23rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) 22nd Armor Brigade 306th Infantry Brigade (Air Assault) 24th Artillery Brigade 158th Artillery Brigade (Rocket) Air Defense Brigade 84th Aviation Brigade Engineer Regiment Signal Regiment Chemical Defense Regiment Each Division sized unit consists of 3 infantry brigades, 1 artillery brigade, 1 aviation brigade & 1 logistics brigade. 2,000,000 active duty 510,000 reservists [color=ed1c24][u][b]Special Operations Command (SOC)[/b][/u][/color] The Special Operations Command is the elite arm of the Raetian Military, commanded by a Major General. These units may operate in small four man teams or larger to include platoons, Companies and Battalions to be used for raids, patrolling, long range reconnaissance and surveillance. They may be trained in High tech equipment and performing spying operations on other nations of the planet. They can be deployed anywhere around the world. The Messina SOG works for the General Secretary of the PRR. [color=f7976a][b]Messina Special Operations Group (SOG):[/b][/color] 3,000 soldiers. The elite arm of the nation. [color=f7976a][b]Nantes SOG:[/b][/color] 400 soldiers. This unit is equipped with high-tech equipment including unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles (UARVs), individual blast devices and handheld laser dazzling weapons. Every soldier from this unit must be able to run five kilometers bearing heavy equipment in under 25 minutes, complete a 400-meter obstacle course in under one minute and 45 seconds, perform 100 push-ups in a minute, and repeatedly throw grenades more than 50 meters (160 ft). [color=f7976a][b]Nostrolo Special Reconnaissance Group (1st SRG):[/b][/color] 1000 soldiers. This special operations unit is capable of air-, sea-, and land-operations, similar to U.S. Navy SEALs. Basic training for this unit includes cross-country running, climbing, swimming and shooting. The soldiers must also be familiar with operating 15 advanced technologies including GPS navigation, night vision, and photo reconnaissance. [color=f7976a][b]Duringian SOG:[/b][/color] 1500 soldiers. This unit is specialized in target locating and indicating, airborne insertion, sabotage and offensive strikes, and emergency evacuation. The unit was also used to experiment with new advanced concept equipment and tactics, including the digitized army soldier system and high-mobility land weapon platforms. [color=f7976a][b]Gallo SOG:[/b][/color] 1200 soldiers. This unit is trained to complete missions on the ground and in the air and water, as well as surviving in the wilderness alone or in small groups. The unit is said to place special focus on survival skills; it often breaks protocol by increasing this training by two-thirds, forcing soldiers to spend three to four months in difficult environments such as forests, mountains, deserts and grasslands with no man-made shelter or food. Soldiers in the unit are trained on multiple transport vehicles for roads, railroads, waterways, and in the air. Individual members of the unit have reportedly completed parachute landings more than 5,000 times and logged scuba diving training of more than 1,000 hours. [color=f7976a][b]Vaison SOG:[/b][/color] 2,000 soldiers. This is a Commando Regiment [color=f7976a][b]Amurica SOG:[/b][/color] 2,000 soldiers. This is a Commando Regiment [color=f7976a][b]Octimania SOG:[/b][/color] 2,000 soldiers. This is a Commando Regiment [color=f7976a][b]Corincian SOG:[/b][/color] 1,000 soldiers. Soldiers from this unit are said to focus on training to enhance cardiovascular endurance, including being able to run at least 3,300 meters in under 12 minutes. They also reportedly engage in hand-to-hand combat training. Soldiers of this special force can complete sea-air-land operations, in a similar way to the U.S. Navy SEALs. [color=f7976a][b]Kentreich Commando Airborne Force[/b][/color] is trained for reconnaissance operations for the PLA's airborne (Air Assault) units. It is capable of performing strategic deterrence, combat assault, and task operations under IT-based conditions. 2,000 soldiers. This is a Commando Regiment [color=f7976a][b]Sea Dragon[/b][/color] is the People's Liberation Navy commando force. Members of this force are equipped with black uniforms. 3,000 soldiers. This is a Commando Regiment Total: 23,100 soldiers which is included in the PLA total. [color=ed1c24][u][b]People’s Liberation Navy (PLN)[/b][/u][/color] 3 aircraft carriers (Gunther Klein, Tomas Masaryk, Andrej Kubera) 6 amphibious transport docks 28 Guided Missile Cruisers 32 landing ship tanks 31 landing ship medium 35 destroyers 50 frigates 41 corvettes 109 missile boats 94 submarine chasers 17 gunboats 29 mine countermeasure vessels 75 submarines 12 replenishment ships 255,000 personnel 562 ships Approx. 750+ aircraft [color=ed1c24][u][b]People’s Liberation Air Force (PLAF)[/b][/u][/color] TBD 398,000 active personnel 5,200+ military aircraft 2,800 Fighter aircraft, Bomber, and Attack aircraft [color=ed1c24][u][b]People’s Rocket Force (PRF)[/b][/u][/color] The PRF is part of the PLA, includes the three Rocket Artillery Brigades. The number of personnel are included in the PLA listing. These are long range anti-aircraft missiles as well as shorter ranged Multiple Launch Rocket Systems. Some Rocket Artillery systems can achieve a range of 600 Km (375 Miles), which could intercept aircraft as close as 125 miles from the northern Bakushima Coast. [color=ed1c24][u][b]Strategic Support Forces (SSF)[/b][/u][/color] is the cyber, space and electronic warfare branch of the PLA. The major mission of the PLA Strategic Support Force is to give support to the combat operations so that the PLA can gain regional advantages in the space warfare and cyber warfare domains, and to ensure smooth operations. The total number of personnel who work in the SSF are included in the PLA total.[/hider]