imported_Lusaka
13-12-2003, 23:25
The United African Republic of Lusaka, finding herself in less than safe surroundings with a border dispute building against an old ally west, and Rhodesian power growing south (you can probably understand why that might worry such a nation as ours).
The military is.. a mixed bag. A few good training programmes exist to provide a core of reliable personnel, but recent UN reports state that Lusaka maintains the largest per capita army in Southern Africa. You can imagine the condition of most recruits -boys with holed boots and a native-built copy of a Yugoslav copy of the SKS rifle, and a general idea of which end they don't want pointed at their own person.
Generous donations from the likes of Hrstrovokia and Soviet Haaregrad gave Lusaka a boost shortly after her revolutionary leader President Derek Igomo threw-off the nation's imperial masters.
Since then little has been done to organise the unweildy armies of the United Republic, and Igomo fears terrible casualties should the nation be forced to war.
With an economy fluctating between UN stated ratings Imploded to Good, long term investment is difficult. Igomo's economic reforms frequently promise so much, and build up to such highs, but are invariably quick-fixes that do not stick.
In following posts, Lusaka will give a few details on the nature of her military, and hopes to employ foreign advisors on what exactly to build/acquire more of, and where to make cuts.
One must bear in mind that military recruitment is likely to remain high, and spending relatively low. This is Africa, moreover, it is Igomo's Africa, and the people's employment is of greater importance than the streamlining of assets.
(ooc:So I don't know if anyone finds it remotely interesting, but I thought it was about time to reorganise the revolutionary rabble into something resembling a professional force. We're interested in help on all manner of things- how many artillery pieces should the state arsenals be aiming to turn out... do our SA-3s have a chance of shooting down anything, ever.. given how few MBTs we can afford, how many medium tanks would *you* deploy in our position.. just how the heck can we afford to build a navy (beyond our four corvettes) with a typical sub-saharan African economy.. and so on.
If you want to make any ooc comments, feel free. You may also be interested in some sort of co-operation, or in sending private advisors to seek employment in Igomo's government..)
The military is.. a mixed bag. A few good training programmes exist to provide a core of reliable personnel, but recent UN reports state that Lusaka maintains the largest per capita army in Southern Africa. You can imagine the condition of most recruits -boys with holed boots and a native-built copy of a Yugoslav copy of the SKS rifle, and a general idea of which end they don't want pointed at their own person.
Generous donations from the likes of Hrstrovokia and Soviet Haaregrad gave Lusaka a boost shortly after her revolutionary leader President Derek Igomo threw-off the nation's imperial masters.
Since then little has been done to organise the unweildy armies of the United Republic, and Igomo fears terrible casualties should the nation be forced to war.
With an economy fluctating between UN stated ratings Imploded to Good, long term investment is difficult. Igomo's economic reforms frequently promise so much, and build up to such highs, but are invariably quick-fixes that do not stick.
In following posts, Lusaka will give a few details on the nature of her military, and hopes to employ foreign advisors on what exactly to build/acquire more of, and where to make cuts.
One must bear in mind that military recruitment is likely to remain high, and spending relatively low. This is Africa, moreover, it is Igomo's Africa, and the people's employment is of greater importance than the streamlining of assets.
(ooc:So I don't know if anyone finds it remotely interesting, but I thought it was about time to reorganise the revolutionary rabble into something resembling a professional force. We're interested in help on all manner of things- how many artillery pieces should the state arsenals be aiming to turn out... do our SA-3s have a chance of shooting down anything, ever.. given how few MBTs we can afford, how many medium tanks would *you* deploy in our position.. just how the heck can we afford to build a navy (beyond our four corvettes) with a typical sub-saharan African economy.. and so on.
If you want to make any ooc comments, feel free. You may also be interested in some sort of co-operation, or in sending private advisors to seek employment in Igomo's government..)