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I was wondering if anyone had any good tips or ideas for developing military and such like that.

would anyone like to do a practice rp with the empire of uhler?

I'll practice with you, and also, some strategies for building your military are to start small and then upgrade as you go. Therefore, start mainly with your infantry, than go to mechanized infantry, then either your air force or sea power. Don't forget to include certain necessary items into your arsenal, such as an AWACS or long-range bombardment weapons. For now though, if you're just starting out, equip your basic soldiers. Rifles, pistols, some heavy machineguns and sniper rifles for special ops, stuff like that. Think logically

[OOC: I would suggest not devoting more than about two percent of your total population to military forces. Some people say five percent, but that's only for short term emergencies or wartime mobilisations. To bring an element of realistic building of your military, I'd suggest looking at your economic picture using ThirdGeek (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=uhler) or another economic calculator. As a point of reference, my military is roughly 1.5 percent of my population because 1) my population is closing in on 1.5 billion people and 2) my navy is enormous compared to the other branches.

With a Strong economic rating, you can do some buildup of your military, but not massively. I'd recommend starting with the branch you feel most comfortable with and building from there. If it's army, find some equipment you like (either RL or NS-built) and "buy" it from a storefront or build it yourself (you may want to create an R&D thread if you choose to "build" such equipment.) If it's navy, you can go to a wealth of naval storefronts (mine is in my sig). If it's air force, same deal.

I like to purchase from storefronts so that I can quantify what I have. Also, I was uncertain about "designing" military equipment for a long time because when I first started playing this game, my books on naval ships were over 20 years old! Even though my storefront is doing very well, I still buy ships just so I can quantify the ships I've bought and use.

Whichever branch you choose to build up first, remember one key: Always keep an eye on logistics! Ships need to have supply vessels like tankers or refuelers or submarine tenders with them. Your armies must have supply trucks, ambulances, etc. on call. Your aircraft need refueling and all branches need weapons, uniforms, support personnel and the like.

Hope this was of some help. If you have any other questions, feel free to drop me a TG.]

http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=uhler]ThirdGeek

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i am starting with the army, must i buy from a store front or can i just do reasearch on weapons and equipment the army has, that is what i am doing, right now. i am doing research on the army and finding and recording which items i want to use in the army branch, i am doing arsenal for all soliders. right now for the army branch i am doing a universal list, which is what the whole branch has, then i will desperse the items to different groups as they are in real life, what do you guys think?

*cough*OOC: Thanks for the correction.

Read through these threads before you start.
What Logistics Is (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=275828)
Economy, Militaries, and Invasions - More things to know (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=297064)

i am starting with the army, must i buy from a store front or can i just do reasearch on weapons and equipment the army has, that is what i am doing, right now. i am doing research on the army and finding and recording which items i want to use in the army branch, i am doing arsenal for all soliders. right now for the army branch i am doing a universal list, which is what the whole branch has, then i will desperse the items to different groups as they are in real life, what do you guys think?[OOC: You don't have to buy from a storefront if you don't want to. Any RL ships or systems (meaning anything currently in use now) without any modifications can be built by anyone. For instance, if I wanted a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, I could just build one myself. No NS countries have production rights to RL equipment or weapons. If I were to build a modified Ticonderoga (for instance, build it with a different alloy or new weapons systems), I could copyright my modifications to the ship.

You can do whatever R & D you want. I recommend creating a R & D thread for you to document the changes you'd make to RL equipment or to indicate which RL equipment you're using to base your designs upon so you can avoid someone wrongly accusing you of Godmoding. You can also get feedback to ensure that your design is at least accepted for use in a RP or possibly sold to other countries.]

I am going to do that, it is going to take a long time right now, i only work on my military when i have time, ( not alot of time right now )

Nueve Italia when can we start? remember my military is not fully developed the only branch i have started is the army branch. tell me when we can start

I'll start when you feel you are ready. It'll be a wargames scenario, so don't worry about losing any soldiers. You decide the terrain and what forces can be deployed (just ground, just naval, just air, combinations, so on). If you like, you can practice invading a country or defending it.

If you are really stuck for ideas on weapons you can always just go for US ones, the US military is in general(i would say) the best military as far as their best equipment goes(unless you need something more specific). A good site on US weapons is www.FAS.org, look at the weapons there. If you want i can send you designs for certain weapons for free(modern designs) or i could easily sell you weapons at your disclosure on the forums so people can see its legit. I myself dont worry about it to much, but when you are smaller you do need to be able to back up what you say your military has.

Just say what type of thing you need and i can get you the specs(US probably) of what i think is the best vehicle/aircraft/ship/weapon available in RL.

I am using all us military weapons and "items" and I think I would want to practice defending my country. I will just use ground forces for now.

nueve italia, do you think you will be able to do another one with me in the future.

sure, telegram me when you are ready, and we'll hold a wargame battle.