Republic of Dalmatia Imagi-Nation

[redleg]

This morning another Imperial warship was spotted in Ukrainian waters, a move that was protested by Ukraine and vociferously condemned by most of the international community. This morning the Imperial ship in question was a Typhoon class SSGN which surfaced near the coast line and ran on the surface for approximately 40 minutes while flying an Imperial flag.

[GM’s Note: War is coming! If you would like to participate in the festivities, you can prepare your forces by developing an order of battle for your troops down to the battalion level. Because this war will be fought at a higher level, we will use battalions as the primary playing piece of the game. Units can still deploy company sized units, but for record keeping purposes I will only track the battalions.

I will use the primary weapon system as the battalion’s metric. A mech infantry battalion has grunts, IFVs, mortars, scouts, etc, but for record keeping purposes I will only track the number of IFVs. For tank battalions it’s the number of tanks, artillery is the number of guns/launchers, light infantry is the number of rifle squads, and support battalions will track the number of companies. Please see below for an example of an ROD unit.

When I send updates, I’ll send the unit strength in the form of a percentage rating. When players send me their orders, I will also need them to send a random draw from a deck of regular playing cards. Since a dice roll won’t work in this game, the players will draw a card (suit doesn’t matter) and as referee I will draw a control card. I’ll compare the two card values and it will give me a number between 1 and 12 for each unit’s performance for that turn.

More to follow on the mechanics of the game at a later date.]

1st Brigade Combat Team / 1st Mech Division
-1st Battalion, 4th Infantry (44 x M2A2)
-2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry (44 x M2A2)
-1st Battalion, 2nd Armor (44 x M1A1)
-1st Battalion, 16th Field Artillery (18 x M109A6)
-2nd Engineers (30 x M113A3)
-43rd Forward Support (3 x Spt Co)

[redleg]

The Eurasian Empire launched a massive military exercise in the Volgograd Province, on the north-east coast of the Black Sea this afternoon. The exercise includes the bulk of the Imperial Army’s Category I divisions in the Central Military District (active duty divisions), as well as several Imperial Air Force wings. The exercise is a combination of force-on-force training and live fire exercises.

Near the coast, the 2nd Combined Arms Army is conducting mobilization and deployment drills and road marching to training areas throughout the province. Order of Battle for 2nd Combined Arms Army is as follows:

5th Motor Rifle Division
94th Motor Rifle Division
125th Tank Division
805th Motor Rifle Division
3rd Artillery Brigade
14th SAM Brigade
21st Engineer Brigade
103rd Rocket Artillery Brigade
140th Attack Helicopter Brigade
146th Utility Helicopter Brigade

Further inland, just north of the Volgograd Province, the 5th Army is also participating in the exercise. 5th Army is a light infantry formation. Its units are currently conducting small unit training and live fire exercises. Order of Battle for 5th Army is as follows:

9th Light Infantry Division
17th Light Infantry Division
35th Light Infantry Division
45th Light Infantry Division
4th Artillery Brigade
15th SAM Brigade
22nd Engineer Brigade
104th Rocket Artillery Brigade
142nd Attack Helicopter Brigade
147th Utility Helicopter Brigade

Other Units assigned to the Central Military District, but that have not been identified thus far as participating in the exercise, are the 1st and 2nd Naval Infantry Divisions and the 99th Spetznaz Brigade. Roughly half of the 1st Naval Infantry Division is currently deployed to the Middle East (and some in Yer Bouti).

Air and Naval orders of battle will be discussed in the coming days.

[GM’s Note: during the game, intelligence updates will include order of battle down to the battalion level – this is a strategic intel update for what the Eurasian Empire has in theater.]

[MechCommander]

The order of battle for the NCAF ground forces goes as follows.

1st NCAF Division consists of
5th NC Mechanized Brigade group
38th NC Brigade Group
39th NC Brigade Group
36th NC Brigrade Group

Separate from this army Division is 2 teams of Black Maple Company Mercs.

Helicopter Transportion is supplied by the following RCAF Squadrons
1st wing Kingston (flying UH-1, and CH-47 Chinooks).

Fighter Squadrons taking part in this operation is
No 425 Fighter Squadron [CF-18]
No 433 Fighter Squadron [CF-18]

Transport Squadron Consists of
No 429 Transport Squadron (CC-17)
No 436 Transport Squadron (CC-17)
No 437 Transport Squadron (CC-17)
No 440 Transport Squadron (CC-130)

All of these forces are under the command of Brigadier General, James Manson a bit of a Ladies Man and Playboy from Vancouver BC.

[chrisswim]

Storm clouds are gathering.
NC has a lot of armor. Wonder where they will be deploying.

[MechCommander]

They are being deployed to the black sea area in order to stop the imperials from taking over territory.

[redleg]

Off to a good start, Mech. Remember that we need the order of battle down to the battalion level though.

[MechCommander]

5th NC Mechanized Brigade Group
5th HQ and Signals Squadron
12e Régiment blindé du Canada
Royal 22nd Regiment
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
5th Combat Engineers Regiment
5th Service Battalion

38th NC Brigade Group
38th NC Brigade Group Headquarters
The Saskatchewan Dragoons
The Fort Garry Horse
The Royal Regina Rifles
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The North Saskatchewan Regiment
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
116th Independent Field Battery, RCA
38 Combat Engineer Regiment
38 Signal Regiment
38 Service Battalion

39th NC Brigade Group
39th NC Brigade Group HQ.
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)
The British Columbia Dragoons
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
The Rocky Mountain Rangers
The Royal Westminster Regiment
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
39 Combat Engineer Regiment
39 Signal Regiment
39 Service Battalion

36th NC Brigade Group
36th NC Brigade Group Headquarters
The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
The Nova Scotia Highlanders
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Princess Louise Fusiliers
The West Nova Scotia Regiment
1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
84th Independent Field Battery, RCA
36 Combat Engineer Regiment
36 Signal Regiment
36 Service Battalion

[chrisswim]

I’m impressed with the NC organization.

[redleg]

Looks pretty good, Mech. Now we just need to know what type of unit and which type of equipment each unit has. I have your TO&Es for light infantry, armor, and artillery battalions, but I'll need to know which units have LEO IIs, which have M109s, M777s, etc.

[MechCommander]

The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada uses both the Leapord 2A4 and A6M CAN tanks.

Royal Canadian horse artillery uses the M109A3

And the Field Artillery and Battery units uses the M777.

[redleg]

OK, so I know from the Suez War that 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is an armored unit (mix of Leo IIs and LAV IIIs, unless that has changed) and the Royal 22nd Regiment is light infantry. What are the rest of these units? Are they all light infantry? Tanks? Mech Infantry?

The Saskatchewan Dragoons
The Fort Garry Horse
The Royal Regina Rifles
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The North Saskatchewan Regiment
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
The British Columbia Regiment
The British Columbia Dragoons
The Canadian Scottish Regiment
The Rocky Mountain Rangers
The Royal Westminster Regiment
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)
Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
The Nova Scotia Highlanders
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Princess Louise Fusiliers
The West Nova Scotia Regiment

[MechCommander]

Here is a more organized run down of these units.

Armored unit
The Saskatchewan Dragoons

Armored Recon units.
The Fort Garry Horse
The British Columbia Regiment
The British Columbia Dragoons
Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)

Infantry units
The Royal Regina Rifles
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
The Canadian Scottish Regiment
The Rocky Mountain Rangers
The Royal Westminster Regiment
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)
The Nova Scotia Highlanders
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Princess Louise Fusiliers
The West Nova Scotia Regiment

[shawno]

Pretty much the NCAF org seems to be just a copy and paste of the actual Canadian Armed Forces. At least one Regular Force brigade, and then several reserve ones..

Where's the creativity, MechCommander?

[MechCommander]

True that the NCAF Organization is the same as the real army, but the differences lay in Equipment, and their Military Culture.

[shawno]

Maybe you can bring back a true 4 AD Regt with ADATS or something like that?

GBAD is something that the real Canadian Army is sadly lacking, but I'm confident you won't make the same mistake!