NationStates Jolt Archive


Impërator Erik von Blätterschplitt announces military expansion

Edolia
02-01-2005, 06:51
Edolian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) Channel One; 1900 Hours
January 1, 20??
“Good evening. I’m Lüret Sun and you’re watching Edölia Today. The Impërator Erik von Blätterschplitt spoke today at Scarlet Hall in the Imperial Palace in front of an assembly of reporters.”

An old man stands in front of a podium, what is left of his white hair hangs off in all directions and age spots accentuate his shiny, oily forehead. His voice is raspy and harsh, but still holds a spark of energy and vigor.
“The time has come,” he speaks, “for the Scarlet Empire to leave the old, UnAPS mentality, and for us to recognize that the region of Haven is no longer the peaceful and stable place that it once was. No longer do we have legions of allies to flock to our call in case of war, and in some instances, these former allies could be those that we are fighting. Edölia is strong, comrades. Edölia is strong indeed. Our economy is booming like never before. All of our citizens have roofs over their heads and food on their tables. An efficient transport system keeps all of the Empire’s districts together. Our nation is more democratic than ever before. Yes, Edölia is strong.” The man pauses for emphasis. “But Edölia is not mighty. For too long have we relied on our allies, the Cats, the Scandavians, the Hattians, the Islanders and all the others to protect us in case of war. Our navy is weak, our air force is small and our army, our once proud and mighty army, is years behind those of our neighbors.”

“The Impërator went on to outline his plans for the future of the Scarlet Forces, including an increase in overall spending from $3.1 trillion to $5.7 trillion a year over the course of the next five years. The build-up will include an initial increase in the number of military factories in the Scarlet Empire, as well as extensive modernization upgrades to existing facilities. The large shipyards, of Gërburg, many of which have recently been leased by foreign nations for their own projects, are to be immediately appropriated by the Edolian government for a massive increase in ship numbers, including the construction of five Doujin-S class dreadnaughts, doubling the number of dreadnaughts in the Scarlet Armada. The Impërator declined to comment on further improvements to the Edolian military structure, although an aide stated that a large amount of restructuring would take place over the next few years.

A number of military experts have speculated that the speech marks an end to Edolian near isolationism on the world scene and that the Scarlet Empire will begin to take a more active role in the world. This could have consequences for the future, although as of yet, what it will mean is yet to be seen.”
Pacitalia
02-01-2005, 08:08
Congratulations on your planned increase in military expansion from the current level of zero.
Scandavian States
02-01-2005, 09:08
[Edolia, you do have permission to build those Doujins, don't you? I know your original contract specified five, and IIRC you built five of your Doujin-Es.]
Edolia
02-01-2005, 16:04
[Edolia, you do have permission to build those Doujins, don't you? I know your original contract specified five, and IIRC you built five of your Doujin-Es.]

<<OOC: I do indeed. In exchange, I promised to crush anyone who built them without permission (though without this expansion, I couldn't really crush anyone larger than Belgium).>>

Congratulations on your planned increase in military expansion from the current level of zero.

<<OOC: Was that IC? I'll just assume that it was, even though no one was specified.>>

"That is the idea, fascist dog."
Thomas von Leifric
Minister of War
The Island States
02-01-2005, 18:41
The Island States wishes, as a fellow USR member, to station five power armor divisions in Axackal and ten divisions in Edolia proper.
Etaros
02-01-2005, 18:47
The Etaran government had decided to play close attention to happenings in Haven, after the international announcement of a plan to recolonize Lietuveska sent to Edolian representatives serving at the First International Congress of Haven. They, through hushed talks with Edolian officials from their Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had gathered that some were appearing more eager than usual to put their foot on the floor. It was nothing to be worried about, an Edolian official had told the Etaran Ambassador to Edolia, but it was worth paying attention to. Ëtaros himself had requested logs of the conference, and they were sent to him. Reading through them, he was sure that something was not right, after comparing them with old UnAPS logs that he had conjured from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which kept all logs of conferences in the past. It did appear that some nations were being as eager as they had when war was approaching, though Ëtaros seriously doubted that war was coming. It was a stupid idea to even think it could be possible -- he had the idea that Haven was peaceful and, though some disagreed with each other, war wouldn't break out any time soon.

He saw, however, that the Edolians were being rather paranoid. Ëtaros observed the announcement made by the Impërator with a grave expression. Apparently he was underestimating the power of the Scandavians, but surely, surely the nation wouldn't attempt to invade the USR alone. And who said they would even do that in the first place? Ëtaros was becoming extremely confused, receiving hints and none of it making sense. He finally concluded that others knew something that he did not, and resigned himself to monitoring more closely news around the world that concerned Haven.
Pacitalia
02-01-2005, 19:22
<<OOC: Was that IC? I'll just assume that it was, even though no one was specified.>>

OOC: Yeah, it was. :P It's just some anonymous idiot in my government managing to send off a telegram without anyone noticing. We would have said it in a nicer way.
Edolia
02-01-2005, 20:22
The Island States wishes, as a fellow USR member, to station five power armor divisions in Axackal and ten divisions in Edolia proper.
"We are always happy to accomodate allied militaries, so long as they pay their expenses and don't cause trouble. Although we do not see a need for extra forces in Edolia -the point of the expansion is to reduce our reliance on our allies- we would not object to your building a base on Edolian soil."
Thomas von Leifric
Minister of War
The Island States
02-01-2005, 23:50
A Base would be an excellent idea. We will fill out the proper paperwork and establish one in the best convenient spot of your liking.
Fluffywuffy
03-01-2005, 00:49
"The Second Empire of Fluffywuffy notes the Edolian military expansion, and warns the Edolians that a military expansion into Allanea will be met with full force, if that is the motive for Edolia's recent activities. We are watching carefully."

-Lazurus Highlander
Fluffywuffy diplomat to Edolia

(OOC: I can see an RP spawn from this. Gimme a day or two and I'll t-gram you on an RP idea dealing with this. Fluffywuffy, out.)