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General Norton Dowd, Chief General of the Protectorate of Darien the Great has delivered a statement on Worldwide television announcing the opening of what he calls "Military Proving Grounds."
"It is hoped that the PDG can host a simulated combat environment within its borders. We have reserved some land, which is open to any nation willing to pit its forces against ours. We are wiling to work with nations from as low as a platoon level to as high as a corps.
"Simulated battles will be held between PDG forces and participating nations. This should be an interesting time," remarks the General. "It will certainly increase our knowledge of other weapons systems beyond our own, as well as let people of other nations work together towards a common goal: the improvement of defenses which guard our homes and ways of life."

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OOC: Basically, I'm trying to simulate mini-conflicts... try to get my feet wet in terms of war-RP in NS. The Proving Grounds are broken into 9 sectors, with the upper-left corner being sector (0,0), and the bottom-right being (3,3). Anyone Interested?

we would like to join your military training exercise and test the effectiveness of our new v-8 light battle tanks along with other things..

Using a new OOB in the C R Enterprises Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, we would very much like a ticket in PDG's 'simulated war games' to test our new plans efficency. The nation of C R Enterprises also wishes to recieve valuable training for its armed forces as well as use this 'battle ground' for testing some of our newer armoured pieces.

--Our deepest thanks,
Minister of Defense,
Pasha Stronoslovski
and
Premier of C R Enterprises,
Dmitri Filitov

The nation of Sambizie is interested in this exercise. We would like to insert the following teams for this exercise:

Sambizie Security Force (SSF)
22nd Urban Assult Team

-4 Squads of 4 men
-1 Fire Team of 6 men
-1 Field Commander
-4 Supervisor Instructors
-2 Field Observers
-1 Communications Officer

Totaling 25 men in all. The teams will carry the following, issued equipment:

Squads 1 & 2

Rifleman: Squad Leader
Primary-M16A2/M203 (30x7/x5)
Secondary-9mm/SD
Equipment: Laser Desinator, NVG, 5 Grenades, 2 Smoke, FA Kit, MRE's, 24oz. H20.

Rifleman:
Primary: HK-OICW 20mm HE Rounds
Secondary: DE/.45 cal.
Equipment: 5 Grenades, 2 Smoke, NVG, 24oz. H2o, Field Medic Bag, MRE's.

Support:
Primary: M60E3 7.62x51mm (100x10)
Secondary: .45 Cal.
Equipment: NVG, 24oz. H2O, Comms., FA Kit, Anti-Tank (LAWS, RPG), Flares.

Demolitions:
Primary: M249 5.56mm
Secondary: 12ga. Combat Shotgun (8x10)
Equipment: C4, Anti-personal (Claymore), Anti-Tank (RPG, AT Mines), Detonator, 24oz H20, FA Kit, MRE's, Smoke, 5 Grenades, Infrared Strobe.

Squads 3 & 4

Rifleman: Team Leader
Primary: HK-MP5SD (30x10)
Secondary: 9mmSD
Equipment: NVG, Entry Grenades, HE Grenades, Laser Desinator, FA Kit, MRE's, 24oz. H20.

Rifleman:
Primary: HK-MP5SD
Secondary: 9mmSD
Equipment: NVG, Entry Grenades, HE Grenades, Anti-Tank (RPG's LAWS), FA Kit, MRE's, 24oz. H20.

Rifleman:
Primary: HK-MP5SD
Secondary: 9mmSD
Equipment: NVG, Entry Grenades, HE Grenades, Comms., FA Kit, MRE's, 24oz. H20.

Sniper:
Primary: M-1SD Carbine .30 cal. (10x10)
Secondary: Silenced .22 cal.
Equipment: NVG, Entry Grenades, HE Grenades, FA Kit, MRE's, 24oz. H20.

Fire Team

Rifleman: Team Leader
Primary-M16A2/M203 (30x7/x5)
Secondary-9mm/SD
Equipment: Laser Desinator, NVG, 5 Grenades, 2 Smoke, FA Kit, MRE's, 24oz. H20.

Rifleman: Squad Leader
Primary-M16A2/M203 (30x7/x5)
Secondary-9mm/SD
Equipment: Laser Desinator, NVG, 5 Grenades, 2 Smoke, FA Kit, MRE's, 24oz. H20.

Support:
Primary: M60E3 7.62x51mm (100x10)
Secondary: .45 Cal.
Equipment: NVG, 24oz. H2O, Comms., FA Kit, Anti-Tank (LAWS, RPG), Flares.

Support:
Primary: M60E3 7.62x51mm (100x10)
Secondary: .45 Cal.
Equipment: NVG, 24oz. H2O, Comms., FA Kit, Anti-Tank (LAWS, RPG), Flares.

Demolitions:
Primary: M249 5.56mm
Secondary: 12ga. Combat Shotgun (8x10)
Equipment: C4, Anti-personal (Claymore), Anti-Tank (RPG, AT Mines), Detonator, 24oz H20, FA Kit, MRE's, Smoke, 5 Grenades, Infrared Strobe.


Sniper:
Primary: M-1SD Carbine .30 cal. (10x10)
Secondary: Silenced .22 cal.
Equipment: NVG, Entry Grenades, HE Grenades, FA Kit, MRE's, 24oz. H20.

All squads are equiped with NBC Protection and comoflague.

Respectfully,
M. Uganda
CEO/Aero-Tech/IVA Industries
-APTO-
-NATO-
-NAIA-
-UTP-
-TFA-
-LFW-
-UPPNS-

The Protectorate welcomes you to our Proving grounds. CR Enterprises and Tal-Kerillion, Please list the forces you will be bringing, much in the same way Mr. Uganda has for his Sambizian Assault team. Once a decent enough force is collected, We will split the participants into teams and set deployments. Thank you.

General Dowd
Cheif General of the Protectorate of Darien the Great

The Nation of Remboland will be pleased to participate in this war exercize.
We would like to send 20 DIRT (Deep Infiltration and Recon Trooper) members.

We would like so see how our Genetic engineering program has enhanced the operating capabitities of our DIRT members.

-futher details will be forthcoming-

What kind of numbers are we looking at here, small squads like 25, or larger? And equipment, is this just an infantry exercise?

We are most definately interested if these questions are answered.

No-Dachi:
You are welcome to bring as many forces as you are willing to allow to participate. Most likely, I'd like a small-level fight: Nothing larger than a divisional scale. All weapons and weapons systems will be allowed in; if you want to bring in tanks, IFV's, you can certainly do that.... let's just keep it civilized and keep nukes out of this, okay?

Barentsburg:
For now, I'll keep it to a Land and Air Battle. I'd like to involve the seas, but I think that would be too much to keep track off, given that a new college semester's starting. :evil:

Remboland:
Proving Ground Quarters have been provided for your DIRT team. Could you please deliver a manifest of the gear they have with them, or are you going to use items from my armory?

Very good, we shall send

3 Squads of No-Dachi Elite Guards (75 men)

Standard issue
-M4 Carbine, with grenade launcher
-Glock 17 pistols
-PP-19 Bizon SMG (for urban combat)

Other (per squad)
-3 SA-80 LSW
-3 AI L96 sniper rifles
-1 PKM machine gun
-1 LAW
-1 RPG launcher
-1 medium mortar (5950m range)

Vehicles
-6 M113A3 APC (with 2 crew)
-10 Dingo APC (operated by squad)
-6 Leflasys Anti-Aircraft (with 2 crew)
-8 T72M tanks (with 3 crew)
-4 Leopard2 tanks (with 4 crew)
-1 Braveheart (with 4 crew)

Air support
-5 Chinooks
-10 Black Shark attack helicopters
-5 Ka-52 OVH attack helicopter
-15 MiG 33 fighter/bombers

with support crews

Is this acceptable?

From the Office of the Chief of General Staff of the Commonwealth of Motezuma

We wish to send a team of observers in order to improve our nations logistical base and equipment aquisition.

The Knights of Falmir would like to test our new strategy utilizing only artillery and infantery/mechanised infantry forces.

You said to keep it to maximum Division sthrenght, and we would surely like to, but it seems we wouldnt have much to fight against.

Otherwise we would like to field.

2 Infantry Battalions
2 Medical Platoons
10 Artillery Detatchments
2 Anti Air Battalions
2 Tank Hunter Battalions
1 Munitions and Maintainence Battalion
1 Recon Battalion
1 Engineer Battalion

It is possible for us to send more, we were just going on what the others sent.

Thw Republic of Elves Security Forces (RESF) will like to participate in these training excercised. We will send one division of special ops infantry and one division of bradley tanks.

ESF, No-Dachi, and Barentsburg: Your Forces have been quartered within the Proving Grounds.

Falmir:
Send what you want... remember, I haven't declared what forces will be attending from my end. :D If anything, I will fold all the others and myself into one side, and you can be the other.

Montezuma:
Because you are only observing, your men will be quartered within the Nation, but will not be able to access the battlefield. You will observe from the command bunker situated just outside the Proving Grounds. Satellite Uplink will be provided.

OOC:
Speaking of which, Some guidelines:
:arrow: Satellite imagery (okay, so it's a Paint Job... sue me :D ) has been provided for all participating nations:

web.njit.edu/~dsa4/NS

You will also find my full disposition of forces on that page.

:arrow: Once enough people have committed forces to the Proving Grounds, a new thread will be started to mark combat actions.
:arrow: Activity on the Proving Grounds will be held for approximately 2-3 months (2-3 IRL weeks, maybe more if things go well.)
:arrow: You will be assigned to either A or B team. At the start of this exercise, You will start at either an A or B base; no other areas will be claimed at the beginning.
:arrow: Bases will be capable of launching, arming, refuelling, and repairing aircraft.
:arrow: Bases CAN BE CAPTURED.
:arrow: FARPs (Forward Arming and Refuelling Points, marked on the map) are areas suitable for ammo/fuel dumps. These areas are where ground vehicles and helicopters can take on supplies. NOTE: Because of their small size and remoteness, airplanes CANNOT land at FARPs.

That's all for now. Questions, comments, shoot me a telegram.

Double post.... :oops:

Oh well then no problem il just make it an even division then if thats alright.

10 more artillery detatchments and 3 more infantry battalions.

I forgot about aircrafts, I would like to field 4 Air Superiority squadrons, each consists of 9 aircraft. Half would be MiG-29 and half would be SU-35.

NB - we have increased our numbers via an edit as we felt they were too low compared to the others.

Very Good, No-Dachi. As of tonight, the current team roster is as follows:

Alpha team:

:arrow: Knights of Falmir's Forces
:arrow: Barentsburg's forces
:arrow: Sambizie's forces
:arrow: Remboland's Forces
:arrow: Tal-Kerillion's Forces
:arrow: No-Dachi's forces
:arrow: Elves Security Forces....er...forces.

Bravo Team:

:arrow: My forces


If no other posts are made by Saturday, 24 January by 1400 EST, The Proving grounds will be closed, and combat will be initiated. Please confer with your allied forces and decide on placements and initial strategies in the meantime.

we would like to bring in 1,000 V-8 light battle tanks
and 200 Tracked Amphibious personnel carriers (each contain 24 Navy Morpeh Squad)

We would love to accept you onto the field, but I think that may be too many forces, Tal. If you would be willing to reduce your visiting forces to say, 200 V8's and 50 APCs, I will put you on Bravo Team.

double post

welll since aircraft are allowed i will also be sending a division of Kittyhawk Helocopters. ^_^

We would love to accept you onto the field, but I think that may be too many forces, Tal. If you would be willing to reduce your visiting forces to say, 200 V8's and 50 APCs, I will put you on Bravo Team.


sure :) .

Tal: Perfect. I'll have my Order of Battle posted tomorrow morning after some sleep. Also, Apologies to Remboland; you will be situated with Alpha Team (the team posting has been modified to reflect this.)

ORDER OF BATTLE FOR DARIEN THE GREAT'S FORCES:

:arrow: ARMY RESOURCES:
- 50 M1A2 MBT's
- 50 M2A3 APC's
- 20 MLRS
- 20 PzH 2000 SPH

Air:
- 10 AH-64 Apaches
- 6 RAH-66 Commanches
- 12 UH-60 Blackhawks (20 outfitted for transport duty; 5 for medevac)
- 10 CH-53E (Heavy transport)

Air Defense:
- 20 GU-13 Mobile SAM Platforms
- 20 M6 Linebacker Mobile SAM platforms
- 20 Leflaysys Mobile SAM Platforms

Ground Support/Maintenance:
- 200 MB1 Cargo trucks
- 75 HMMWV (150 assigned for ground transport/recon, 50 assigned for medevac)

Foot Soldiers:
18,000 Troops (not including above mentioned crew/support staff)
- equipped with an assortment of M16, FN Minimi, and MP5
- 200 Snipers to be included among these men, equipped with M24 Sniper rifles


:arrow: AIR FORCE RESOURCES:

Air superiority:
-12 ZF-26A Multirole fighters
-12 F16 (outfitted for CAP missions)

Ground Support:
-10 A-10
-10 F16 (outfitted for SEAD/SAD missions)
-5 B1B Lancer Bombers

Cargo/Transport/Support:
- 6 C17 Globemaster III
- 2 KC-10 Air Refuelling tankers

Air Defense:
- 10 GU-13 Mobile SAM Platforms
- 10 M6 Linebacker Mobile SAM platforms
- 10 Leflaysys Mobile AAA gun Platforms

If anyone is displeased with your team assignment, please let me know. PDG Proving Ground Activities will be Commencing soon.

well actually Darian your forces are larger than everyon else's combined so :P

you know a battalion holds no more than 1000 men usually, mine holds betweene 500 and 1000 so mine being the secong larges force is like a fifth of yours :P

Also Kitty is fielding three divisions. I dont know the size of those divisions but a division is normaly 10-20.000 men

So whilst you have more than 7 divisions on your team, we have like 1-2


So i would have to say that the teams are horribly unfair

Edit: if I didnt make a mistake I believe this is how it stands

Alpha team: 12.000-13.000
Bravo Team: 60.000+

OOC:
...Oh. :oops: That's what I get for being an Air Force guy... Don't know Army disseminations.

IC:

Good point, Falmir. I guess I'll be the whole of Bravo team, then. I'll also reduce the size of my committed forces. Rechek my Order of Battle and team listing :D 2 hours until Proving Ground exercises commence.

ooc: excellent :), I reckon this will be fun

One hour, 10 minutes until Entry into the Proving Grounds are closed. Please reply within this time to confirm your forces, make any modifications, etc.

Remboland, Please give me information as to your DIRT Team's equipment.

Clock's Ticking, folks... this should be good.

4 Squads of No-Dachi Elite Guards (88 men)

Standard issue
-M4 Carbine, with grenade launcher
-Glock 17 pistols
-PP-19 Bizon SMG (for urban combat)

Other (per squad)
-3 SA-80 LSW
-3 AI L96 sniper rifles
-1 PKM machine gun
-1 LAW
-1 RPG launcher
-1 medium mortar (5950m range)

Vehicles
-8 M113A3 APC (with 2 crew)
-12 Dingo APC (operated by squad)
-8 Leflasys Anti-Aircraft (with 2 crew)
-8 T72M tanks (with 3 crew)
-4 Leopard2 tanks (with 4 crew)
-4 Jaguar tank destroyers (with 2 crew)
-8 AMX light tanks (with 4 crew)
-2 Braveheart (with 4 crew)

Air support
-5 Chinooks
-10 Black Shark attack helicopters
-5 Ka-52 OVH attack helicopter
-15 MiG 33 fighter/bombers

with support crews

Very good, gentlemen. The post will be made, entitled "PDG Proving Ground Actions."

Latecomers will not be accepted; However, Remboland, Elves, and Sambizie, I await your confirmation.
May this exercise strengthen your men, your minds, and your skills.

General Dowd