Post by deltav on Nov 1, 2014 1:02:57 GMT
We send an Envoy to the Turkmen offering an exchange of ambassadors, and send spies north and east from the Northern Caspian area, watching for Russian incursion on the one hand a.nd seeking a route to Minerva, on the other.
We also begin the mobilization of a 5,300 man strike force, and a further 1,200 cadre for home defense. We also begin arming the men who will remain behind--farmers, miners, factory workers, old men and boys 12-13 for a militia under the command of the cadre. The militia will be armed with rifles, and the cadre with locally produced Kalashnikov knock-offs. The strike force will be armed with "Kalashnikovs" with one heavy machine gun, one anti-tank rocket launcher and one mortar crew per 20-man unit. The mortar crews will be detachable for combination with other crews for massed fire at need.
The home defense forces will be under the command of trusted retainers of the Caliph, and will be divided into Northern and southern commands. The strike force will be divided into three groups, two of 1,600 men each, and a command group of 2100. the groups will be led by the Caliph's three sons, the eldest in overall command. The command group will, in addition to the regular troops, contain 50 snipers, one of whom has a Russian-made Barrett M82 replica, 150 construction personnel (who also carry "Kalashnikovs"), 100 sappers with minefield clearing gear (the last two groups can call on each other for assistance at need), and the 200 Hashashim, who are under the direct command of the Caliph's eldest son.
We have also commandeered every truck and trailer that can be pried loose without crippling our ability to feed ourselves, or harming our manufacturing and mining ability. These will be added to the 45 four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive trucks we already possessed--15 of which have been turned into "armored cars" by adding heavy machine guns and steel plate.
We are also busy gathering supplies and cold-weather gear and tents in case the advance is not as swift as we could hope.
We also begin the mobilization of a 5,300 man strike force, and a further 1,200 cadre for home defense. We also begin arming the men who will remain behind--farmers, miners, factory workers, old men and boys 12-13 for a militia under the command of the cadre. The militia will be armed with rifles, and the cadre with locally produced Kalashnikov knock-offs. The strike force will be armed with "Kalashnikovs" with one heavy machine gun, one anti-tank rocket launcher and one mortar crew per 20-man unit. The mortar crews will be detachable for combination with other crews for massed fire at need.
The home defense forces will be under the command of trusted retainers of the Caliph, and will be divided into Northern and southern commands. The strike force will be divided into three groups, two of 1,600 men each, and a command group of 2100. the groups will be led by the Caliph's three sons, the eldest in overall command. The command group will, in addition to the regular troops, contain 50 snipers, one of whom has a Russian-made Barrett M82 replica, 150 construction personnel (who also carry "Kalashnikovs"), 100 sappers with minefield clearing gear (the last two groups can call on each other for assistance at need), and the 200 Hashashim, who are under the direct command of the Caliph's eldest son.
We have also commandeered every truck and trailer that can be pried loose without crippling our ability to feed ourselves, or harming our manufacturing and mining ability. These will be added to the 45 four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive trucks we already possessed--15 of which have been turned into "armored cars" by adding heavy machine guns and steel plate.
We are also busy gathering supplies and cold-weather gear and tents in case the advance is not as swift as we could hope.
