Africa/Middle East --Posting of Countries

[DuQuense]

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[Imajin]

The territories of AF6 that made up Middle Congo and that small bit of Angola

Name: The Joint Imperial and Royal Territories of New Austria and the Austro-Hungarian Congo (The Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Capitals:
New Austria: Franzjosefsburg
Austro-Hungarian Congo: Brazzaville
Population (ISOTed Areas):
New Austria: 98,765 White settlers.
Austro-Hungarian Congo: No offical census.
History:
In this TL, a concerted anti-war effort from the United States during the opening events of WWI culminated in the Boston Peace Conference in December 1914. Austria-Hungary places a puppet on the throne of Serbia, and Serbia pledges permanent neutrality towards the Imperial and Royal Government. Germany, having overran Belgium, originally thought of annexing the country, but Belgian negotiaters were able to get the Germans to settle with just Belgian Congo. Over French protests, French Equatorial Africa was granted a joint German-French mandate. Yet Austria expressed interest in an African colony. Through some elaborate diplomatic pulling with the French, Austria was granted the Middle Congo, in exchange for an undisclosed sum of money, and Germany was to cede most control of the rest of the area to France. Soon after followed a disasterous five-year period in the "Territories of New Austria", in which blacks on coastal territories were slaughtered or forced inland, to make room for black settlers. After the atrocities wre revealed, Austria was forced to reorganize the territory into two parts: "New Austria", the white-settled areas on the coast, and "The Austro-Hungarian Congo", a much larger zone, consisting of most of the colony. There has been recent unrest in the AHC for an end to Austro-Hungarian rule.
Present Government:
New Austria has some self-rule, and is a constitutional monarchy under Emperor-King Karl I.
Prime Minister: Kurt von Renner
The Austro-Hungarian Congo has no self-rule, and is ruled by a joint Vienna-Budapest agreement.
Imperial-and-Royal Representative: Gen. Franz Schalss
Economic Development:
The economy of the area depends on lumber mostly, as well as several mines farther inland. New Austria's main employer is the government, and that colony's economic livelihood, and basically it's entire existance depends on Austria-Hungary.
Military Development:
There is a major armed branch of the Austro-Hungarian military in the AHC, mostly to control the native uprisings for independence. Other than that, the area was basically forced to rely on Austria-Hungary for military forces incase of invasion. Being ISOTed to another world was not expected, of course.
Flag:
New Austria uses the Red-White-Red of Austria.
The AHC uses the Red-White-Red/Green Joint Austria-Hungarian flag on government buildings, and flag burning protests.

The rest of AF6

Name: German Congo, a territory of the German Empire
Capital: Wilhelmsburg (OTL Kinshasa/Leopoldville)
Population: Around 25 million
History: The German Congo history was a period of little settlement, and little activity. Many of the companies that did buisness in the Congo were allowed to do so, and the major change was that Leopoldville was renamed after Kaiser Wilhelm. The area enjoys prosperity, and though there is resentment by the blacks for not being able to participate in government, the only group advocating independence (The Congo African Liberation Organization, CALO) is very unpopular, even with blacks.
Present Government: Whites are only allowed to vote, all decisions by the Parliament of the colony may be voided by Germany.
Prime Minister: Karl von Brandenburg
Economic Development: The Economy of the German Congo is based almost completely around the exploitian of that area's abundant national resources, however, the economy is in far better shape than the Austrian colonies.
Military Development: The mighty German Army stations several divisions in the Congo, mostly to help it's neighbor to the north, which it is (often grundgingly) bound to by treaty. The High Seas Fleet maintains one battlecrusier, the Bayern in the area, and has the facilities to build more ships if need be.
Flag: See attachment. German Empire flag, with the arms of the colony, a blue field with a white wavy line, representing the Congo river. Elements borrowed from Belgian administration.

[DuQuense]

Germans on the West Coast I wonder how they and their Austrian Neighbors will veiw the Thrid Reich, and the Angluss[sp?]

[DuQuense]

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Name
British mandate of Palestine
History
1840- English & European Writers and religious leaders begin discussing the possibility of a Jewish restoration.
1858 -POD- A Major Pogrom in eastern Europe & Russia following the end of the Crimea war, Begins. In repines several influential Jewish Leader in West Europe & England call for assistance in locating them in Palestine. Due to this close to 25.000 East European Jews mostly Farmers Immigrated to Palestine. Close to doubling the Jewish population in the Area. As most of the newcomers were farmers, and poorly funded they mostly ended up on marginal land away from the mostly city Merchant/Craftsman Previous Jews.
1870-1900-OTL First Jewish Agricultural Settlements About 25.000---ATL Due to the Previous wave, There was more Knowledge/Interest , So in addition to about 30.000 much better funded Farmers, who ended on much better land than the first wave. There were several thousand Merchant/Craftsman Who moved into the Cities, and lead to interaction with the original Jewish inhabitants. Also most of these were from West Europe, So the only Language they had in common was Yiddish.
1900-1914- OTL About 35.000---ATl Closer to 85.000, Eastern European. Raising the Jewish to 25% of the Palestine area Population. This lead to the Ottomans Placing Immigration restriction, on the Area.
1909- Founding of Tel Aviv
1917-1918- Allies Occupy Palestine, East and West of the Jordan River.
1917-1918-Balfour Declaration, granting Jewish Homeland Internationally approved. OTL- the Declaration is extremely ambiguous. ---ATL-POD 2- Due to the Ottomans Restrictions, one minor clause, includes the six word Phrase- And Unrestricted Immigration, under the Mandate.
1919-Turkish Sovernity Renounced – Treaty Includes Balfour Declaration. British Mandate Begins.
1922- Winston Churchill , Minister of middle Eastern Affairs Splits Palestine into Palestine, West of the River, And Trans.-Jordan, East of the River, and Sponsors General Abdullah, of the Hashemite Dynasty as King, of Jordan.
1923 Abdullah crowned King.
1917-23 A forth Wave, Mostly Middle Class Jews Fleeing the Turmoil in Eastern Europe, brings another 85.000 Raising the Jews to 35%.
1923- British Court Rules that under the Balfour part of the mandate treaty, Britain can not impose restriction on the Number of Jews allowed to enter Palestine, Nor can the Palestine Labor Board.
1923- 1932- As Anti Semitism starts to rise across Europe after the end of WW1 More Jews start Fleeing and Close to 250.000 More Jews enter Palestine, bringing the Jews up to 50%. Also many of the Palestine's leave for the Trans.-Jordan.
1927- National Currency Board established to Issue and Regulate Money.
1932-1937- As Hitler Fans the Flames, Close to a Million Jews leave Germany & Eastern Europe, Palestine is now close to 75% Jewish
1938- Angeluss With Austria, Close to a Half Million Jews leave Germany in this year alone.
1939- Thousands of Jewish Officers in the Austrian Military Resign[ the German military has been Judenfree for several years]. Alone with Thousands of Enlisted Men, and their Families they move to Palestine. While the Jews are not being Officially Deported, the Result is the Same.
Wednesday 0300 hrs, September First 1939, .......................................

Government
Head of the British Mandate Major General Sir
Head of the Jewish Agency David Ben-Gurion

Economic Conditions
Terrible - While there is just as Much or more development as there, was IOTL, The Great number of Refugees has simply overwhelmed any possibility of keeping up, There is 2.5 Million people in Palestine, 1.5 Million of them living in Refugee Camps. There is a good size light Industrial Base, and a Good Agricultural Base, but 75% of the population is living at OTLs Third World Conditions. The Area need several ears of Calm to put it's house in order.

Military
The British have close to 45.000 troops in Palestine, thru only 12.000 are British. The rest are a Combination Of Colonial Troops and Locals. Most of the locals are ex European Soldiers Who are glad for the job. All the Officers are British of Course. There are about 9 Destroyers in Harbor and 2 dozen small coastal patrol [PT boats]. The British also have 50 State of the Art - Biplane Fighters.

The Jewish Agency doesn't have any official Military, It does have 75.000 Police, Like the British Locals Most of these are also ex European Soldiers. Officially forbidtion to carry Weapons, Their Uniform includes a Quarter Staff. It has been pointed out [several times] that when parading the police carry the Staffs in Riffle type positions. They also have about 300 WW1 war surplus Fighters they use for Mail & Messages.

Refugee Camps These don't even have any official police, supposedly the Agency police handle the camps, But with the large number of recent Austrian Soldiers. Combined with the Ex Soldiers that were already there. The Camps have become lots more organized. With civilian patrols. Marching around maintaining order. [think POW camps here]

The Jewish agency has a White Star of David on a Blue Background Flag. It uses on it's Buildings.


Name- Lebanon
History
1918- France receives a Mandate over Lebanon & Syria
1919- Beduin Tribesmen from Syria Revolt, sweeping west to the Coast. Killing thousands of Christians before being put down by the French.
1920- France declares the State of Greater Lebanon In response to the 1919 revolt, Lebanon receives the entire Syrian coast.
1918-26- France is not immune to the Post War Anti-Semitism, during this period about 20.000 French Jews leave France and settle in Lebanon. Most of them hide their Religion, in order to get Immigration status.
1926- Lebanese Constitution goes into effect. It divides power on the Basic of Religion.
1932- Census [OTL this is the last census ever taken in Lebanon] most of the 50.000 Jews answer the Question as Christian. This inflates the Christian total by 5% of the Population.
1932-1939- as Condition deteriorates in Palestine, Thousands of Illegal Jewish immigrants enter the country looking for Work. By 1939 they make up about 15% of the Population.
1938- Emile Iddi elected to a six year term as President.
Wednesday 0300 hrs, September First 1939, .......................................

Government
Head of the French- Governor General Comte Damien De Martal.
President of Lebanon Emile Iddi .

Military
French
There are about 1000, foreign legionnaires in Lebanon, along with 25 Biplanes, 2 Destroyers, and a Dozen coastal patrol boats.
Lebanese
the Lebanese Army consists of the Troupes Spéciales du Levant. With about 14.000 troops, and about 700 French Officers. They also have 20 Biplanes. But no Navy.

Economy
While Lebanon has a extensive light Industrial Base, oriented to supply Parts, and Accessories to France's Industry, It does have a small Heavy Industry, Sector. Thru It has Trouble getting the nessacary raw Materials,As every thing must be imported. In addition the Illegal Immigration and Unemployment is putting a Strain, on the Economy. About 25% of the Population is engaged in the agriculticial sector, And is exporting Food mostly to Palestine. And Lebanon is try to reforest the areas cut down for Fuel during WW1.

Flag- French Tri-Color with a Green Cedar in the middle of the White.

[Condottiero]

Name: Kingdom of Spanish Africa
Capital: Orán
Currency: African peseta
Type of government: Constitutional Monarchy. Limited democratic system with only five politcal formations: Social Democratic Party of Spanish Africa (PSDAE, moderate socialistic party), Liberal Party of Spanish Africa(PLAE, moderate conservative party), Party of the Unity (PU, conservative), Catholic Coalition (CC, conservative catholic party) and Islamic Magreb (IM, islamic nationalistic). The current government is a coalition of PU (majoritary) and PLAE.
Head of State: King Juan XI of Tunez-Austria.
Prime Minister: Don Carlos Alvarado y MartÃ*nez de Castro (PU)

Demography: 35,000,000 inhabitants: 39% europeans (most of them of spanish origin, but there are important minorities of descendants of french or italian inmigrants), 17% andalusies (descendants of hispanic muslims), 15 % berbers, 11% tuaregs, 8% arabs, 5% jews and 5% others.
Languages: Spanish. Tamazig, arabic and italian spoken by minorities.
Its population is an explosive mixture of different nationalities and religions. The european population (majoritarily catholic) and the jews are located in the coastal cities, where lie the local industries (chemical and pharmacological products, fish conserves and electronic products). The andalusÃ*es are located to the south of the Atlas Mountains and dedicate themselves mainly to agriculture. The berbers concentrate in the mediterranean coast and are the cheap labour force. Tuaregs and arabs are distributed along the southern desert lands, they are not happy with the current situation and have formed some guerrilla groups (they are operating in the same area where some oil and natural gas fields have been found).

Politics: It maintains good relations with Spain since its independence in 1710. However considering the recent international changes is seeking to improve relations with the rest of european democratic nations.

It is offering to rent the port of Tangiers or that of Ceuta to any foreign power willing to share some military equipment or technology (the arabic guerrillas are starting to be a pain, and it is suspected that nazi agents might be equipping them to de-stabilize the country).

Economics: Important exports of fishing products, chemical and famacological products. Automobil industry (Atlas cars and trucks) and incipient aeronautic industry with foreign licenses.

History:
* Most of the north-african cities were occupied during the XVI century. Don Juan de Austria was entitled as life-viceroy founding the house of Tunez-Austria.
* During the XVII the vicekingdom expanded occuping most of the Magreb with the help of Moorish-spanish population (even jews), berbers and European immigrants (mostly French and Italian). A huge cathedral is built in Hipona in honour of Saint Augustine, the idea is to attract peregrines as in Saint James Road.
* In 1710 after the Spanish war of Sucesion independence was granted, although it maintained close ties with the peninsula.
* XIX century. During the Napoleonic wars it received a huge number of European refugees that allowed further expansion.
* 1890. The first Oil fields are discovered.
* 1910s. Neutrality during the Great War. First touareg insurrections.
* 1922. End of the touareg insurrection.
* 1923. “Golpe de Fez�. The andalusi garrison of the city rebels demanding higher salaries.
* 1930. Second touareg insurrection.

Military:
Army – 250,000 men: 20,000 cavalrymen, 5,000 camel riders, 225,000 regular army (most of them mechanized infantry equipped with Atlas all terrain vehicles). First units of light tanks (second hand British models). Atlas Military trucks are developing a national heavier model with 52 mm guns. 700-800 guns (most of them 90 mm).

Navy – Atlantic fleet in Villa Cisneros base: one new Washington type cruiser built in Spain (similar to the Baleares), three old destroyers, one new destroyer type “Vándalo� (with a 120mm guns), three old submarines, 30 light gunners (fishery control units). Mediterranean fleet in Tunez: one old heavy cruiser (built in France), five old destroyers, six old submarines (two of them are not operative) and 20 light gunners (fishery control units).

Air force – The Spanish-african government is favouring this army corps due to the sparse population and the huge distances.
Fighters:
250 old Bleriot
100 FIAT biplanes
20 new Spitfires (more will be bought if founding is obtained)
Bombers:
20 FIAT light bombers
25 Hispano-Suiza planes adapted as bombers
30 New Saab bombers
Zeppelin fleet (built in Oran factories by North African Rigid Balloons Company:
30 “Mehari� transport model (may carry up to 50 paratroopers)
45 “Simoun� bomber model (carries two FIAT biplane fighters and 1 ton bombs)
23 “Tramontana� escort and scout model (carries two FIAT biplane fighters, one 90mm gun and two 52mm guns)

[DuQuense]

Name—Empire of the Lakes

Ruler-- - Pharaoh Tusekamu Nagast Nagest {King of Kings}

Economy--- This is the Mederterrain Area of my Bronze age Siberia. A land of thousand of Lakes they never developed the art of Iron Smelting. Unlike my Siberians they are fully into the Bronze age. They are one of It's Timelines Great Powers. Importing Copper and Tin from as far away as the Great Lakes, and exporting finished Bronze, Glass & Porcelain. [the Art would make any Ming Emperor green with envy] But most is made in Craft Factories, for the Cheap export trade. They have a World Wide Trade Empire, With Sailors undertaking three and four year voyages, most crews are Co-ed, and most sailors Kids grow up on the ships. The population is around 32 million, The Agricultural Revolution is only several thousand years old. And has not spread to the Hinterlands [Siberia- north Europe-etc.] . And while they look to their Past as a Warrior People, Close to 80 % of the Population are Land Workers. The empire also controls the Great Canal across the Suez [120 ft wide , 25 ft deep]

Military--- [ISOTed] The Empire has close to a 500.000 Highly disciplined, & trained professional Soldiers, divided between the Navy 90.000 with 800 war Galleys spread from Tripoli to the Red Sea. The Infantry 250.000 [think Roman Legions here] The Calvary 60.000 riding Pygmy elephants [slightly larger that a Clydesdale or a Shire], brought back from Crete 5.000 years earlier, and bred for this. Archers 75.000, [both Long and Cross] and about 25.000 artillery, [catapults, Stingers, Orangers, with 5.000 years of development].

History--- If you have ever watched a pot of rice boil, the water rolls up the outside then to the middle and down again, taking the froth of the rice with it. Deep beneath the earth the Magma wells up the same way. Where it Hits the mantle it splits, with the Corollas forces causing it to go east/west, tearing the Crust apart and forming a rift. But as you watch every so often a hic-cup occurs and for a few seconds the bubbles stop and go in weird directions, then normality returns and rolling resumes.

10.000 BC [limit of PODs] One of these Hic-cups occurred under the Middle of the Great African rift. For 500 years [a blink of Geological time] the Bubbles flowed Northeast/Southwest. This formed the start of a crack, running to the northwest. Then the Corollas forces reasserted themselves, and the normal flow resumed.

This Hic-cup was not with out effect on the Surface, the Whole Hic-cup was a period of Earthquakes, and the end was no exception, In area that Humans in some TL would call Khartoum, just north of where two rivers meet, a 12 point Quake, caused two opposite Mountainsides to slip. Covering the river valley with a wall of rock 4-500 feet high and 5 miles long.

For years the river flowed into this new pool, deepening, widening and looking for a way back to the Sea. Finally after reaching a depth of 400 feet the water found the Crack, flowing northwest, it slipped off a 1000 foot embankment into one of the thousands of depressions that dot the Libyan desert. Having filled it, the river went on to the next and the next. Snaking it's way across the desert it finally reached the Sea, 150 years, and 900 miles to the west. The large number of lakes ranging from lake superior size down to a few acres. Changed the climate in the area, allowing a large green and fertile region with large semi arid grass lands [great plains/sahel] to either side.

In time people settled around the Lakes on Houses built on pilings for protection. Small kingdoms arose till about 6.000 years ago one powerful kingdom started conquering It's neighbors. Today that is the line of the Nagast Negest. The lakes lead to Sailors and Fishermen, they Made their way out into the Mederterrian, and it time founded trade colonies around the sea. From there they travel down the coast. About 2.000 years ago they were blown to a new land to the West , with new trade. Some explorers travel east , while others traveled west. Till 1200 years ago the two groups of explorers meet each other.

Religion-- The religion of the empire believes that your spirit lives on as long as someone knows your name. There fore There are lots of Statutes of people, and long lists of forebearers, the King also have their likeness carved into the landscape. Some of their carvings rival Mt Rushmore.

[DominusNovus]

Cool. Any chance of a map? :D

[Condottiero]

Name: Sultanate of Tombuktu
Capital: Tombuktu
Currency: Dirham
Type of Government: Theocratic Monarchy
Head of State: Sultan Mohammed VII
Demography: 20,000,000 inhabitands (ISOTed areas 250,000)
Languages: arabic; spanish, french and touareg spoken by minorities.

Politics: in good relations with the Eastern Empires (Germany, Russia, Austria and Ottoman). Traditional rivals of spanish Africa.

Economics: some mines worked by foreign powers (iron, coal, gold, diamonds). In ISOTed areas there are only a couple of gold mines.

History: The sultanate was created in the XVIII century by moroccan refugees fleeing from the hispanoafrican expansion. It maintained a close alliance with France that made them to support the Wars of Independence in Spanish America by ceding bases to the french (XIX century). During the Great War they kept a neutral policy as, althought they were eager to attack Spanish Africa their close alliance with France did not allow it, as they expected to atract the hispanoafricans as allies.
After the war, with the proclamation of the USSR in France the sultan decided to ally with the German Empire ceding some bases. As they have had some clashes with the ottoman Empire they have not been willing to cooperate with them.

Military: A huge army of 150,000 men (most of them cavalry and some old guns).

With the help of german advisors they were creating a small modern army with some mechanized units (50 old german Löwe-VII tanks with 29 mm guns), some air units (three scouting rigid airships armed with machine guns), ten biplanes and six bombers and a modern navy (two destroyers, one submarine and six armed merchants).

The new "german" units were deployed on ISOTed areas, as well as, 20,000 cavalrymen and 10,000 infantry troops.

[Condottiero]

I think it covers my assigned area...

[DuQuense]

You also have the Azores [no agurement like last time over who won them] Not that they mean a lot excapt for naval bases

[Condottiero]

I was not sure. I'll have to describe the forces of the Iberic Union there and the Canary Islands...

[Condottiero]

Name: Iberic Union
Capital: Lisbon
Currency: Iberic peseta
Type of government: Republic. Democratic system with a wide variety of political formations from the Communist Party of Iberia or the Social-Democrats for the Union to the Conservative Alliance or the Tradition and Monrchy.
Head of State: President Ramón Marêa Ramêrez de Alba (Liberal Iberic Union).
Prime Minister: Joâo Moura Figueiredo (Republican Action)

Demography: 43,000,000 inhabitants.
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, Basque.

Politics: It has suffered some major political changes in the last years with the proclamation of the Republic and the Exile of the Royal Family to Rome (Holy See) in 1926.

It maintains a close alliance with the Kingdom of Spanish Africa, the British Empire, the Republic of Italy and most of the Latin-American republics.

History:
1535 (POD) Charles I conquers Tunez. The emperor is so enthusiastic by the triumph that he decides to conquer all of North Africa.
1555 Charles I divides his lands between his son Felipe who will receive Spain, the Italian possessions (except Milan) and the American Colonies, his brother Ferdinand who will receive the patrimonial territories in Austria, Lower Countries and Milan and his bastard son Juan will receive all the North African possessions as Viceroy subject to his brother.
1560 Philip II focus his reign in taking the Light of Christendom to his possessions in America, Asia and Africa.
1571 Portugal is incorporated to the Hispanic crown. Royal court moves from Valladolid to Lisbon.
1580 Philip II sends an expeditionary force to France to help the Catholic League.
1619-1649 Participation of Spanish forces in the Thirty years war is limited to an expeditionary force that manages to defeat the Swedish army first and then the French one. Limited catholic victory in Germany, as the empire is badly weakened.
1700 Charles II dies without heir. War of the Spanish Succession: the Habsburg candidate is defeated by the Braganza candidate. Spain loses Naples to Austria and Spanish Africa obtains independence under the rule of the Habsburg candidate.
1794-1812 Napoleonic wars. Spain loses his colonies in the new world (keeping only Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Sto. Domingo). French forces invade the iberic peninsula, but the French navy is crushed in Toulon.
1815 Vienna Congress. Spain gets Corsica as compensation for the war effort, as well as some colonies in Angola, Cameroon and Mozambique.
1890 Spain allies with England, France and the Ottoman Empire on the second Crimean war against Russia, Prussia and Austria.
1914 The Great War: Spain allies with England, France and Italy against the Eastern Empires (Russia, Prussia, Austria and Ottoman Turkey).
1916 A series of disasters on the French front unleash the October French revolution. The Republican government is deposed and the Soviet France is declared. The USSR signs the treaty of Versalles by which they cede Lorraine, Alsace and Flanders to Germany.
1917 Internal disorders force Italy to sue for peace. Triestre and Ragusa are ceded to Austria.
1918 The last allied (Spain, British Empire and Mexico) forces retreat from the Netherlands.
1919 Peace of Amsterdam. Spain loses his African colonies to Germany and the Philippines to Russia.
1925 Black Thursday in Madrid. Marxist groups try to create a favourable situation for the revolution.
1926 The Royal family flees to Rome. The Iberic Union is created.
1927 Marxist groups rebel in Sardinia, Valencia, Eastern Andalucia and Algarve.
1928 The Communist Party is outlawed. Riots in all the main Spanish towns.
1930 The Communist Party is legalized again. End of the riots.

Economy: even though the political turbulences of the 1920s have ended, the economy is recovering very slowly. However the Iberic Union keeps a strong military industry as the alliance Iberic Union-British Empire- Italy consider the Eastern Empires as an active and direct threat.

Military:
Army – 350,000 men (highly mechanized and equipped with the newest 76mm gun Linx tanks)
On ISOTed areas:
• Canary Islands: 1 marine division, 1 light infantry brigade, 2 AA regiments.
• Madeira Island: 1 light infantry regiment, 1 AA regiment.
• Açores Islands: 1 light infantry brigade, 2AA regiments.

Navy – The jewel of the crown, with 5 fleets:
• Caribbean: 1 Carrier, 1 heavy cruiser, 2 light cruisers, 10 destroyers, 15 submarines, coastal and auxiliary ships. Based on Santiago de Cuba, San Juan and Miami.
• Atlantic: 1 Carrier, 1 battle cruiser, 2 light cruisers, 12 destroyers, 12 submarines, coastal and auxiliary ships. Based on La Coruña, Lisbon and Cádiz.
• Mediterranean: 1 Carrier, 4 light cruisers, 10 destroyers, 14 submarines, coastal and auxiliary ships. Based on Cartagena, Palma and Siracusa.
• Galleon-1: 1 Carrier (11 fighters, 8 naval bombers, 9 dive bombers), 1 battle cruiser, 2 heavy cruisers, 5 light cruisers, 12 destroyers, 14 submarines and auxiliary ships. Based on Las Palmas and Funchal. This fleet has been ISOTed.
• Galleon-2: 1 heavy cruiser, 2 light cruisers, 17 destroyers, 25 submarines and auxiliary ships. Based on Jamaica and Sto. Domingo.


Air force – The Iberic airforce is rather modern, it consists on almost 900 fighters, 600 bombers and 100 rigid aiships.
ISOTed airforce:
Las Palmas base:
2 Spitfire sq. (17 planes)
2 Hispano-Suiza IS-12 fighters (equipped with 4 12.7mm MG and 1 20mm gun, 480 km/h) sq (38 planes)
2 FIAT biplane fighters (equipped with 3 12.7 mm MG) sq (21 planes)
1 Hispano-Suiza IS-11p heavy fighters (equipped with 4 12.7 mm MG and 2 40 mm guns, 473 km/h + long range) sq (11 planes)
3 FIAT B-12 bombers (equipped with torpedoes) sq (31 planes).
3 Hispano-Suiza IS-2B dive bombers sq (26 planes)
1 Hispano-Suiza IS-3Bp heavy bombers sq (7 planes)
6 “Mehari� transport model (may carry up to 50 people)
7 “Simoun� bomber model (carries two FIAT biplane fighters and 1 ton bombs)
5 “Tramontana� escort and scout model (carries two FIAT biplane fighters, one 90mm gun and two 52mm guns)
Funchal Base:
1 Spitfire sq. (8 planes)
1 Hispano-Suiza IS-12 fighters (equipped with 4 12.7mm MG and 1 20mm gun, 480 km/h) sq (20 planes)
2 FIAT biplane fighters (equipped with 3 12.7 mm MG) sq (21 planes)
1 Hispano-Suiza IS-11p heavy fighters (equipped with 4 12.7 mm MG and 2 40 mm guns, 473 km/h + long range) sq (12 planes)
2 FIAT B-12 bombers (equipped with torpedoes) sq (19 planes).
1 Hispano-Suiza IS-2B dive bombers sq (15 planes)
5 “Mehari� transport model (may carry up to 50 people)
4 “Simoun� bomber model (carries two FIAT biplane fighters and 1 ton bombs)
4 “Tramontana� escort and scout model (carries two FIAT biplane fighters, one 90mm gun and two 52mm guns)

[Condottiero]

British Command in Niger.
Capital: Agadez
Population: 500 british colonists and missionaries. Between 100,000 and 900,000 nomadic nigerians.
Currency: Colonial Sterling Pound
Armed forces: 104th Royal Mechanized Regiment
1st Regiment of light infantry of the Niger Territory
2nd Regiment of light infantry of the Niger Territory
101st Regiment of Camel Riders

Air force: One sq. Hurricane fighters (4 planes)
One sq. Fiat biplanes (7 planes)
One "Mehari" rigid airship


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As my area has changed the Sultanate of Tumbuktu ISOTed army is now:

Military: A huge army of 150,000 men (most of them cavalry and some old guns).

With the help of german advisors they were creating a small modern army with some mechanized units (50 old german Löwe-VII tanks with 29 mm guns), some air units (three scouting rigid airships armed with machine guns), ten biplanes and six bombers and a modern navy (two destroyers, one submarine and six armed merchants).

The new "german" units were deployed on ISOTed areas, as well as, 70,000 cavalrymen and 30,000 infantry troops.

[WngMasterD]

Global Federation - South African Directorate
(Madagascar & Cape Republic)

Current Government: One-world community, an 'Federation' of multiple local 'nations', with pupet governments instaled at their heads.
Prestident (Global federation) : John Styels
Priemr: Shawn Easton
Geography: South Africa and Madagascar, and some scaterd Islands

Economy: corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products, mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textile, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs

History: In 1350, the British began an empire, launhing a suprise attack on france, and take her. Over the next few years, the british eventually take over eurpoe. in order to defend themselves, the other nations of the world join forces to protect themselfs, and defeate the british, taking all of their territory. After divideing the new lands among theirselves, the mid-east, russian, and african nations decide to contiune with their conquest. The Gloabl Federation (not call that at the time) is formed. In 1550, they discover the new world and claim it for themselves. The empire grows untill 1890, when its grip reaves across the world. Throughout this time, many uprisings occur, but are vanquised by force, or by negotiation. The negotiations eventually extended the right of 'Self-rule' to all the member states.

In 1910, the empire is showing sings of deteriorating, signs only seen to the uper echelon. More Directorates are demanding more rights, and enforcing the GF's power in the out lying areas is becoming harder to do.

The Directorate of South Africa has almost total indepencence within the GF, as the GF's madates are becoming less enfored in the land, 1000's of miles away from Rome (the capitol).

Tech: 1939

Military: 100,000 GF troops, and an aditional 50,000 Cape Republic MIllitai. 5 150-plane airforces, and 3 fleets (1 Aircfat carrier, 15 Destroyers, 25 battelships, 50 escorts and 100+ patrol craft per fleet)

Flag (Global Federation)http://www.fotw.net/images/p/pr-agubu.gif

(Madagascar & Cape Republic) http://www.fotw.net/images/c/cl-12.gif

[Ward]

Global Federation - South African Directorate
(Madagascar & Cape Republic)

Current Government: One-world community, an 'Federation' of multiple local 'nations', with pupet governments instaled at their heads.
Prestident (Global federation) : John Styels
Priemr: Shawn Easton
Geography: South Africa and Madagascar, and some scaterd Islands

Economy: corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products, mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textile, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs

History: In 1350, the British began an empire, launhing a suprise attack on france, and take her. Over the next few years, the british eventually take over eurpoe. in order to defend themselves, the other nations of the world join forces to protect themselfs, and defeate the british, taking all of their territory. After divideing the new lands among theirselves, the mid-east, russian, and african nations decide to contiune with their conquest. The Gloabl Federation (not call that at the time) is formed. In 1550, they discover the new world and claim it for themselves. The empire grows untill 1890, when its grip reaves across the world. Throughout this time, many uprisings occur, but are vanquised by force, or by negotiation. The negotiations eventually extended the right of 'Self-rule' to all the member states.

In 1910, the empire is showing sings of deteriorating, signs only seen to the uper echelon. More Directorates are demanding more rights, and enforcing the GF's power in the out lying areas is becoming harder to do.

The Directorate of South Africa has almost total indepencence within the GF, as the GF's madates are becoming less enfored in the land, 1000's of miles away from Rome (the capitol).

Tech: 1939

Military: 100,000 GF troops, and an aditional 50,000 Cape Republic MIllitai. 5 150-plane airforces, and 3 fleets (1 Aircfat carrier, 15 Destroyers, 25 battelships, 50 escorts and 100+ patrol craft per fleet)

Flag (Global Federation)http://www.fotw.net/images/p/pr-agubu.gif

(Madagascar & Cape Republic) http://www.fotw.net/images/c/cl-12.gif






25 Battleships this is a huge fleet . and only 15 Destroyers you should have some crusiers instead of battle ships rember they are very expensive .
rember France could not afford to buy very many between WWI-WWII.

[WngMasterD]

Ok, its adjested accordingly, im not good at fleet sizes.

7 Battleships
15 crusiers
15 destroyers

[Condottiero]

Isn't it a huge army for a region in an united world? What is the reason for having such a mamouth? I would expect some militias, politial forces and an small navy and airforce for support.

[Grey Wolf]

That feels a bit better as a fleet size, and if we presume that in the pre-ISOT ATL it served as the fleet HQ for the S Atlantic and S Indian Ocean etc then it would be OK

I think your 100,000 troops have to include the reserve. I can't see a reason to have a huge army under arms unless of an immediate threat nearby. If you look at historical OTL sizes for when Britain held S Africa and was surrounded by potential enemies you will see what I mean

Grey Wolf

[WngMasterD]

"Isn't it a huge army for a region in an united world? What is the reason for having such a mamouth? I would expect some militias, politial forces and an small navy and airforce for support."

I made the military larger, becuae (secretly) there is lots of political turmoil with the GF.

100,000 includes reserves (and boarder guards)
50,000 militia is police/fire/ems and basic other paramilitary funcitons. (includes reserves)

[DominusNovus]

100,000 includes reserves (and boarder guards)
Border guards? In a one world state? :confused:

[WngMasterD]

Border guards? In a one world state? :confused:

(Reflects on stupidity) Shut up. I forgot. :p

[Imajin]

My Middle East region... a Catholic police state theocracy dealing with Islamic terrorism, in a world that never discovered America. Somewhat implausable, yes, but I was more thinking "What kind of nation would I like to play in DME" than "What would make a good TL".

The Catholic Archdiocease of Innocentopolis
Capital: Innocentoplis (In Southeast corner, named for Pope Innocent)
Government: The Patriarch and the Archcardinal of Innocentoplis share power, both are appointed by His Highness the Supreme Temporal and Spiritual Most Catholic and Christian Pontiff, Holy Emperor of the Roman Empires, Bishop of Rome... John Manuel I. The state is ran as a strict Catholic Theocracy, with other religions forbidden by peanalty of death.
Patriarch of Innocentoplis: Innocent II
Archcardinal: Muhammad Al Laden (shot to death an hour before the ISOT)
History:
In this timeline, a decision by the Electors and Cardinals resulted in the fusion of the positions of Holy Roman Emperor and Pope, and eventually, the job of Byzantine Emperor was added to the Pope's title. The Papal Empire eventually grew to rule over most of Europe and Anatolia, however, the Islamic Caliphate in the south grew as well. The stage seemed set for an epic battle. For hundreds of years, the Popes and Caliphs eyed each other angrily, hoping for the other to make their move. Both religions slowly, but secertly became stricter in their doctrines, and ended up ruling their Empires as virtual police states, fearful of the other infiltrating. In 1889, the situation finally happened, as a Venetian ship exploded while docked in Islamic Tangiers. The Pope immediately blamed the Caliph, while the Caliph accused the Pope of looking for a fight. The Great Religious War was a long, and hard affair, but finally, control of the last Islamic area, the Southern Arabian Peninsula. Only a massive landing of troops at what is now Innocentoplis doomed the Caliphate, and Islam. The peacekeeping has been hard, as the Pope has banned all Islam from the Empire. However, some Islamics practice their religion in secret.
The major problem threatening the Papal Empire currently has been, that with the Islamic Infidels gone, could the Pope's demands be lightened? So far, the Pope has said that God shall enlighten him on when they could be, and that "doesn't seem likely to happen."
Major threats:
Many Muslims remain in the area, practicing in secret.
Technology:
Military technology is around OTL, but other things remain distant. As an example, no one bothered to discover America! Well, the Chinese or Japanese may have, but they don't bother with the west except to do some trading.
Medicine is also far behind.
Military:
The Papal Guard, a 1860-level technology force of about 300,000 stationed in the ISOTed area. There are several battleships crusing the ISOTed ocean areas as well.

Flag:
A Golden Cross, on a divided yellow-white square (similair to the one on the Vatican flag's background)
Muslim rebellers often use a crescent + star on green.

[DuQuense]

"What kind of nation would I like to play in DME" than "What would make a good TL".

Good one , the way whe like to think

[Cockroach]

Military:
The Papal Guard, a 1860-level technology force of about 300,000 stationed in the ISOTed area. There are several battleships crusing the ISOTed ocean areas as well.
So I assume that mean most troops are armed with rifled musket and maybe a few armed with breachloaders. Presumably the "Battleships" are presumbaly comparable with HMS Devastation (http://www.cerberus.com.au/devastation_slideshow.html)

[DuQuense]

:cool: :cool: Cool link ;) :cool: :cool:

[Grey Wolf]

Sounds fascinating Imajin - is Innocentopolis around where Muscat is ?

Grey Wolf

[Condottiero]

Deployment of Northafrican forces (all of them defensively deployed):

Military Region Number 1 (HQ in Oran)

Light Infantry division N. 57
Mechanized division N. 7
Parachute division N. 22
1st wing of Mehari transports (10 Meharis)
2nd wing of Mehari transports (10 Meharis)
43rd Engineers Brigade
87th Anti-aircraft artillery brigade
81st Anti-aircraft artillery brigade
1st wing of heavy Bombers (15 Saab bombers)
1st wing of Autogyro Naval patrols (10 units will be fully operative in October 1939)
4 wings of Bleriot fighters (60 units)


Military Region Number 2 (HQ in Alger)

Light Infantry division N. 54
Mechanized division N. 8
Mountain Infantry Brigade N. 123
89th Anti-aircraft artillery brigade
Armoured division N. 3 (Atlas division, it will be operative in November 1939 with the new Atlas tanks)
4th. wing of Simoun bombers (8 units)
2 wings of FIAT biplanes (20 units)


Military Region Number 3 (HQ in Tunis)

2nd Camel riders regiment
123rd Cavalry Brigade *
Light Infantry division N. 55
Mechanized division N. 9 *
Armoured division N. 1 *
44th Engineers Brigade
92th Anti-aircraft artillery brigade
93th Anti-aircraft artillery brigade
Artillery brigade N. 23 *
Artillery brigade N. 37
1st. wing of Simoun bombers (10 units)
3rd. wing of Tramontana scouts (6 units)
2nd. Wing of Heavy bombers (15 Saab Bombers)
2nd. Wing of Naval Bombers (13 Hispano-Suiza bombers)
2nd. Wing of Light bombers (10 FIAT units)
4 wings of Bleriot fighters (60 units)
5 wings of FIAT biplanes (50 units)
1 wing of Spitfire fighters (10 units)
Mediterranean fleet in Tunez: one old heavy cruiser (built in France), five old destroyers, six old submarines (two of them are not operative) and 20 light gunners (fishery control units).
It patrols the area between Ceuta and the Ottoman border.


* Occupying ISOTed Ottoman Territory (the ottoman forces surrendered without fighting as all contact was lost with the rest of the Empire; 4200 prisoners taken, no significative casualties on both sides)

Military Region Number 4 (HQ in Ceuta)

Mechanized division N. 11
2nd. Brigade of Armoured division N. 3
Mountain Infantry division N. 24
45th Engineers Brigade
94th Anti-aircraft artillery brigade
96th Anti-aircraft artillery brigade
Artillery brigade N. 24
2nd. wing of Simoun bombers (Naval version) (10 units)
2nd. wing of Tramontana scouts (7 units)
1st Wing of Naval bombers (12 Hispano-Suiza bombers)
2nd wing of Autogyro Naval patrols (10 units will be fully operative in December 1939)
4 wings of Bleriot fighters (60 units)
3 wings of FIAT biplanes (30 units)
1 wing of Spitfire fighters (10 units)


Military Region Number 5 (HQ in Villa Cisneros)

124th Cavalry Brigade
5th Camel riders regiment
Light Infantry division N. 56
Mechanized division N. 13
1st. Brigade of Armoured division N. 2
99th Anti-aircraft artillery brigade
Light Artillery brigade N. 25
3rd. wing of Simoun bombers (10 units)
1st. wing of Tramontana scouts (5 units)
1st. wing of Light bombers (10 FIAT units)
4 wings of Bleriot fighters (60 units)
Atlantic fleet in Villa Cisneros base: one new Washington type cruiser built in Spain (similar to the Baleares), three old destroyers, one new destroyer type “Vándalo� (with a 120mm guns), three old submarines, 30 light gunners (fishery control units). It patrols the area between Villa Cisneros and Ceuta.
An small carrier (a modified freighter) is being tested, it will serve as support for airships and it will carry 12 autogyros. It was programmed to be ready for action by May 1940.


Military Region Desert 1 (HQ in Tindouf)

126th Cavalry Brigade
4th Camel riders regiment
1st. Brigade of Mechanized division N. 10
1st Brigade of Parachute division N. 21
1st sq. 3rd wing of Mehari transports (5 units)
1st. wing of desert airships (4 Simoun bombers and 2 Tramontana scouts)
2nd wing of Autogyro scouts (10 units will be fully operative in March 1940)


Military Region Desert 2 (HQ in Ouargla)

128th Cavalry Brigade
1st and 3rd Camel riders regiments
2nd. Brigade of Mechanized division N. 10
2nd Brigade of Parachute division N. 21
2nd sq. 3rd wing of Mehari transports (5 units)
2nd. wing of desert airships (3 Simoun bombers and 3 Tramontana scouts)
1st wing og Autogyro scouts (10 units will be fully operative in April 1940)
1 wing of Bleriot fighters (10 units)

[Condottiero]

Name: Sultanate of Tombuktu
Capital: Tombuktu
Currency: Dirham
Type of Government: Theocratic Monarchy
Head of State: Sultan Mohammed VII
Demography: 20,000,000 inhabitands (ISOTed areas 250,000)
Languages: arabic; spanish, french and touareg spoken by minorities.
....

Military: A huge army of 150,000 men (most of them cavalry and some old guns).

With the help of german advisors they were creating a small modern army with some mechanized units (50 old german Löwe-VII tanks with 29 mm guns), some air units (three scouting rigid airships armed with machine guns), ten biplanes and six bombers and a modern navy (two destroyers, one submarine and six armed merchants).

The new "german" units were deployed on ISOTed areas, as well as, 20,000 cavalrymen and 10,000 infantry troops.

I have just noticed that this was not updated when my ISOTed area was enlarged.
The ISOTed Population is 12,000,000 million (I have lost the most desenly populated areas) and the isoted army comprises the german units and 95,000 men (most of them cavalry) but also some old 55 mm guns, a few armoured vehicles (for the commanders protection) and ten very old german fighters plus twelve used dive bombers (in bad conditions).