Tocrowkia
17-04-2005, 04:24
The Tocrowkian Factbook: V.3.0
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Energie Zum Reich
Geography
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Aryek/Tocrowkianmap12.jpg
Modern Map of Tocrowkia
Location
Right in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, Around 200 Miles below Greenland.
Area
Total: 4,193,190 sq km
Land: 3,178,115 sq km
Water: 419,375 sq km
Area Comparitive
Only slightly larger then Antarctica.
Coastline
14,925km
Martime Claims
Sea: 26nm
Average Temperatures
Summer High: 75-80 degrees fh
Summer Low: 25-10 degrees fh
Winter High: 20 degrees fh
Winter Low: -150 degrees below zero fh
Terrain
The Northern half has dense, deep forests and hills. The Northern coast line is no beach, yet infact jagged cliffs over looking the ocean. The Southern half is basically one, huge barren and hilly plain, comparable to the Mongolian Steppes, though their is rugged mountain terrain to the east of the plains.
Elevation Extremes
Highest Point: Mount Etosa: 7000km
Lowest Point: Kharazuma Lake Esta(Empty lake) 566 miles deep.
Natural Resources
Wood, Iron, Copper, Bronze, Oil, Cattle, Horses, diamonds and rubies.
Hazards
Tornadoes, Massive Blizzards, Tsunamis.
Economy
Major Industries Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture.
GDP $27,772,471,704,087.70
GDP per Capita $17,314.51
Unemployment Rate 5.07%(Drafted into the Military anyway. Used to stop bullets.)
Administration: $1,055,376,728,365.50 4%
Social Welfare: $2,374,597,638,822.38 9%
Healthcare: $2,638,441,820,913.75 10%
Education: $3,957,662,731,370.63 15%
Religion & Spirituality: $0.00 0%
Defence: $6,332,260,370,193.00 24%
Law & Order: $3,957,662,731,370.63 15%
Commerce: $1,583,065,092,548.25 6%
Public Transport: $2,374,597,638,822.38 9%
The Environment: $1,846,909,274,639.63 7%
Social Equality: $527,688,364,182.75 2%
Military
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The Reichs Military in all her Glory!
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General Willhelm Reinhard, 51, Highest Ranking Member of the Tocrowkian Military
Pledge of Allegiance
All new recruits, upon graduation from boot Camp, are to repeat this.
From this day forward, I am a soldier of the Divine Reich of Tocrowkia. My duty is to protect the Reich, her people, and the Emperor (Or Empress) from all enemies, foreign and domestic. The Reich is me, and I am the Reich. I realize that being a soldier of the Reich is a sacred duty, and until death take me, or my master release me, I am in the service of the Reich, now and forever.
Amen
Branches:
Special Divisions
Waffen-SS
A special Division of the normal Army, the Tocrowkian Waffen-SS contains only the best troops in her army. They are used as shock troops and elite reservists, as they can break many a stalemate being as well armed and trained as they are.
Assairs Guard
A special Division of the Marines, the Assairs Guard serve as the Reich's Secret Service(protecting the Emperor), anti-terrorism and elite covert operation cores. They are stout, hard men and women. They will fight to the end, and will not surrender.
Normal Branches
Army
Making up the majority of the Divine Reichs Military, The Army is used for "Main Invasions"(In which Tocrowkia is the main invading party). They are stout men, and considered at the least, B class troops.
Marines
Training for this Branch is intense, but the reward is some of the best fighting men and women in the world. Making up less then 40% of the Military, the Marines are used to support allied invasions.
Navy
A Spartan system, demanding high levels of physical and mental excercise. Sailors are taught how to do several things at once in a small space without being distracted by others. It is safe to say this tactic works.
Luftwaffe
The Reichs Air Force is gigantic and feared. The Luftwaffe demands only the strongest and smartest recruits, as training is intense. In the later months, live cruise missiles are shot at the pilots. They ones that survive are thought to be some of the best pilots in the world, and the ones that failed? They can be found littering the wide open plains of the Reich.
Current Manpower
Active Ground Forces : 8 Million Men and Women
Reserve Ground Forces: 6 Million Men and Women
Luftwaffe Active Forces: 5 Million Men and Women
Luftwaffe Reserve Forces: 3 Million Men and Women
Navy: 4 Million Men and Women
Reserve: 6 Million men and Women
Total Active Military: 17 Million Men and Women
Total Reserve Military: 15 Million Men and Women
Grand Total of: 32 Million Men and Women
DEFCON Levels
DEFCON 5 Normal peacetime readiness
DEFCON 4 Normal, increased intelligence and strengthened security measures
DEFCON 3 Increase in force readiness above normal readiness
DEFCON 2 Further Increase in force readiness, but less than maximum readiness
DEFCON 1 Maximum force readiness.
Current DEFCON level: 5
Manpower fit for Military Service
80% of the Population is thought to be fit for Service.
Allies
Basque Spain
Communist Louisiana
Corennia
Credonia
Dostanuot Loj
Fortestan
Malatose
Matex
Mekugi
Nargopia
Nascent
Novikov
SafeHaven2
The FPCB
The Macabees
The Vuhifellian States
Triancia
Vampad
West Pacific
Nomaadia
Dubocratic Union
Mentholyptus
Triancia
Alexonium
Golgothastan
Tree Hugging Lesbians
Krokozia
Lycan Confederacy
Tocrowkia
Neo-Tiburon
Umbrella Corp Inc
Rivotril
Fatus Maximus
Australus
Pacitalia
Enemies
Guffingford
The Merchant Guilds
Moronyicka
History...
Ancient age
How the native peoples of Tocrowkia reached the island is a mystery. How ever, the traders of Carthage first discovered them. The northern people were reported to be reclusive, shy, and polite(If not a bit xenophobic). They mainly lived in villages in the centers of forest clearings. The people of the southern steppes were reported to be also reclusive, but polite.
The people of the plains were often considered the less civilized of the two, though. Their hair was wild and untamed, and they were often very dirty as water was scarce around the steppes, and not one of them wished to take the dangerous rout to Kharazuma. Their weapons were also less advanced then the peoples of the north, consisting mainly of shell swords and short bows.
No definite Tocrowkian state existed until the fall of Rome. The massive nation was divided mainly into tribes like the barbarians of Europe. The tribes also had a loathing of each other, as each city state took part in raids upon each other daily.
Medieval Age
http://www.armchairempire.com/images/Reviews/pc/medieval-total-war-battle-collection/medieval-total-
Digital Recreation of the battle for/of Pharamas
The Medieval age saw the first unification of Tocrowkia. By this time, increasing trade with The Holy Roman empire brought German culture and Religion into the island. Christianity spread like a wild fire, and paganism disappeared within the first hundred years of the introduction of Christianity. The German language also gradually overtook the native language of the Tocrowkian peoples.
It was through the spread of the Christian religion that the formation of the first Tocrowkian state took place. Though, like the Holy Roman Empire, it was more of a religious confederacy then a true unified state. It was around this time that the city state of Legxxum, a European puppet by this time broke off from the Holy Tocrowkian Empire, and began a savage spree of conquering.
The rest of Tocrowkia was quickly brought to it's knees. Their armies were not on par with Legxxum's, whom had armed them selves with the latest European weapons and tactics. For years bloody battles ensued, and the Tocrowkians always lost. One day, how ever a mysterious man showed up. His name was Assair Emmerich. He was a main from the south, he reported his village was attacked, and a good deal of his family slaughtered. Assair volunteered for general, and seeing as their old general had fallen in the last battle, the Tocrowkians had nothing to loose.
And so, Assair and 48,000 men rode north. And in a shocking combination of battles, Assair defeated Legxxum with only 3,000 casualties. Legxxum was reported to have lost over 70,000 troops that day. How ever, as his armies neared Pharamas, he realized it was an ambush. Assair quickly found his weary, tired troops surrounded by over 300,000 of Legxxum's own. The battle lasted for three hours, and it appeared it would be Assairs last. How ever, for a brief moment, the Legxxum soldiers exposed their flank. It was then that Assair charged his Calvary into them, and smashed their tight formation. The troops were quickly killed once that happened.
How ever, lord Assair suffered a fatal wound. A pike had impaled him through his stomach. He died three days after the battle, to the grief of his men. Fate had denied Assair the privilege to see Legxxum destroyed, how ever. Only thirty years after his death did Empress Airyana, Assair's granddaughter. It was for this reason that the Empress was loved by her people almost as much as her grand-father.
Napoleonic age
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/LaCroix22/prussia12.jpg
The Legendary battle of Dagrid, in which Pharamas lost over 850,000 troops in three hours.
It was a bizarre chain of events that Tocrowkia once again broke down into separate nations. Murder, coupes, and grudges in the royal family lead to the separation of Tocrowkia into three nations. The Pharamas Empire, which had the largest man pool, the Badrial-Redg Empire, which being fishing cities generated huge incomes, and the Kharazuma empire which had a natural fort against attackers.
By 1798, Amaar Emmerich had ascended the Pharamas Empire throne. This man, unlike Assair or Airyana was despised by his people. He was rumored to be completly and utterly insane. Amaar immediatly launched attacks on Badrial-Redg, and years of bloody wars were fought. By 1804, Amaar had destroyed Badrial-Redg, but with a cost of over 1 Million soldiers.
His next target was Kharazuma, but on his first campaign a horrible blizzard claimed the lives of over half his army. Bitter and angry, he returned to Pharamas to gather more troops. In 1812, he relaunched his attack on Kharazuma. The war was more of a hide and seek game, and the two armies met only one. On the plains of Dagrid, Amaar launched his levie troops at Kharazuman elite forces.
For three hours, the regiments of Pharamas charged and retreated. One Kharazuman officer commented on how the soldiers came in waves, and were shot down in waves. Though the battle was long and costly, Kharazuma was forced to retreat due to the facts their men had run out of ammo, they had gotten tired of shooting, and the ground was to littered with black uniformed bodies and blood to aim properly. Amaar gave his armies no time to recover, and charged all the way to Kharazuma and began siege.
Within twelve months, Kharazuma surrendered and was annexed. And so began the Divine Reich...
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/tocrowkia.jpg
Energie Zum Reich
Geography
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Aryek/Tocrowkianmap12.jpg
Modern Map of Tocrowkia
Location
Right in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, Around 200 Miles below Greenland.
Area
Total: 4,193,190 sq km
Land: 3,178,115 sq km
Water: 419,375 sq km
Area Comparitive
Only slightly larger then Antarctica.
Coastline
14,925km
Martime Claims
Sea: 26nm
Average Temperatures
Summer High: 75-80 degrees fh
Summer Low: 25-10 degrees fh
Winter High: 20 degrees fh
Winter Low: -150 degrees below zero fh
Terrain
The Northern half has dense, deep forests and hills. The Northern coast line is no beach, yet infact jagged cliffs over looking the ocean. The Southern half is basically one, huge barren and hilly plain, comparable to the Mongolian Steppes, though their is rugged mountain terrain to the east of the plains.
Elevation Extremes
Highest Point: Mount Etosa: 7000km
Lowest Point: Kharazuma Lake Esta(Empty lake) 566 miles deep.
Natural Resources
Wood, Iron, Copper, Bronze, Oil, Cattle, Horses, diamonds and rubies.
Hazards
Tornadoes, Massive Blizzards, Tsunamis.
Economy
Major Industries Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture.
GDP $27,772,471,704,087.70
GDP per Capita $17,314.51
Unemployment Rate 5.07%(Drafted into the Military anyway. Used to stop bullets.)
Administration: $1,055,376,728,365.50 4%
Social Welfare: $2,374,597,638,822.38 9%
Healthcare: $2,638,441,820,913.75 10%
Education: $3,957,662,731,370.63 15%
Religion & Spirituality: $0.00 0%
Defence: $6,332,260,370,193.00 24%
Law & Order: $3,957,662,731,370.63 15%
Commerce: $1,583,065,092,548.25 6%
Public Transport: $2,374,597,638,822.38 9%
The Environment: $1,846,909,274,639.63 7%
Social Equality: $527,688,364,182.75 2%
Military
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/images/germany2.jpg
http://www.veteranshour.com/axis1_small.jpg
The Reichs Military in all her Glory!
http://www.gwu.edu/~ww2/pics/rommel.gif
General Willhelm Reinhard, 51, Highest Ranking Member of the Tocrowkian Military
Pledge of Allegiance
All new recruits, upon graduation from boot Camp, are to repeat this.
From this day forward, I am a soldier of the Divine Reich of Tocrowkia. My duty is to protect the Reich, her people, and the Emperor (Or Empress) from all enemies, foreign and domestic. The Reich is me, and I am the Reich. I realize that being a soldier of the Reich is a sacred duty, and until death take me, or my master release me, I am in the service of the Reich, now and forever.
Amen
Branches:
Special Divisions
Waffen-SS
A special Division of the normal Army, the Tocrowkian Waffen-SS contains only the best troops in her army. They are used as shock troops and elite reservists, as they can break many a stalemate being as well armed and trained as they are.
Assairs Guard
A special Division of the Marines, the Assairs Guard serve as the Reich's Secret Service(protecting the Emperor), anti-terrorism and elite covert operation cores. They are stout, hard men and women. They will fight to the end, and will not surrender.
Normal Branches
Army
Making up the majority of the Divine Reichs Military, The Army is used for "Main Invasions"(In which Tocrowkia is the main invading party). They are stout men, and considered at the least, B class troops.
Marines
Training for this Branch is intense, but the reward is some of the best fighting men and women in the world. Making up less then 40% of the Military, the Marines are used to support allied invasions.
Navy
A Spartan system, demanding high levels of physical and mental excercise. Sailors are taught how to do several things at once in a small space without being distracted by others. It is safe to say this tactic works.
Luftwaffe
The Reichs Air Force is gigantic and feared. The Luftwaffe demands only the strongest and smartest recruits, as training is intense. In the later months, live cruise missiles are shot at the pilots. They ones that survive are thought to be some of the best pilots in the world, and the ones that failed? They can be found littering the wide open plains of the Reich.
Current Manpower
Active Ground Forces : 8 Million Men and Women
Reserve Ground Forces: 6 Million Men and Women
Luftwaffe Active Forces: 5 Million Men and Women
Luftwaffe Reserve Forces: 3 Million Men and Women
Navy: 4 Million Men and Women
Reserve: 6 Million men and Women
Total Active Military: 17 Million Men and Women
Total Reserve Military: 15 Million Men and Women
Grand Total of: 32 Million Men and Women
DEFCON Levels
DEFCON 5 Normal peacetime readiness
DEFCON 4 Normal, increased intelligence and strengthened security measures
DEFCON 3 Increase in force readiness above normal readiness
DEFCON 2 Further Increase in force readiness, but less than maximum readiness
DEFCON 1 Maximum force readiness.
Current DEFCON level: 5
Manpower fit for Military Service
80% of the Population is thought to be fit for Service.
Allies
Basque Spain
Communist Louisiana
Corennia
Credonia
Dostanuot Loj
Fortestan
Malatose
Matex
Mekugi
Nargopia
Nascent
Novikov
SafeHaven2
The FPCB
The Macabees
The Vuhifellian States
Triancia
Vampad
West Pacific
Nomaadia
Dubocratic Union
Mentholyptus
Triancia
Alexonium
Golgothastan
Tree Hugging Lesbians
Krokozia
Lycan Confederacy
Tocrowkia
Neo-Tiburon
Umbrella Corp Inc
Rivotril
Fatus Maximus
Australus
Pacitalia
Enemies
Guffingford
The Merchant Guilds
Moronyicka
History...
Ancient age
How the native peoples of Tocrowkia reached the island is a mystery. How ever, the traders of Carthage first discovered them. The northern people were reported to be reclusive, shy, and polite(If not a bit xenophobic). They mainly lived in villages in the centers of forest clearings. The people of the southern steppes were reported to be also reclusive, but polite.
The people of the plains were often considered the less civilized of the two, though. Their hair was wild and untamed, and they were often very dirty as water was scarce around the steppes, and not one of them wished to take the dangerous rout to Kharazuma. Their weapons were also less advanced then the peoples of the north, consisting mainly of shell swords and short bows.
No definite Tocrowkian state existed until the fall of Rome. The massive nation was divided mainly into tribes like the barbarians of Europe. The tribes also had a loathing of each other, as each city state took part in raids upon each other daily.
Medieval Age
http://www.armchairempire.com/images/Reviews/pc/medieval-total-war-battle-collection/medieval-total-
Digital Recreation of the battle for/of Pharamas
The Medieval age saw the first unification of Tocrowkia. By this time, increasing trade with The Holy Roman empire brought German culture and Religion into the island. Christianity spread like a wild fire, and paganism disappeared within the first hundred years of the introduction of Christianity. The German language also gradually overtook the native language of the Tocrowkian peoples.
It was through the spread of the Christian religion that the formation of the first Tocrowkian state took place. Though, like the Holy Roman Empire, it was more of a religious confederacy then a true unified state. It was around this time that the city state of Legxxum, a European puppet by this time broke off from the Holy Tocrowkian Empire, and began a savage spree of conquering.
The rest of Tocrowkia was quickly brought to it's knees. Their armies were not on par with Legxxum's, whom had armed them selves with the latest European weapons and tactics. For years bloody battles ensued, and the Tocrowkians always lost. One day, how ever a mysterious man showed up. His name was Assair Emmerich. He was a main from the south, he reported his village was attacked, and a good deal of his family slaughtered. Assair volunteered for general, and seeing as their old general had fallen in the last battle, the Tocrowkians had nothing to loose.
And so, Assair and 48,000 men rode north. And in a shocking combination of battles, Assair defeated Legxxum with only 3,000 casualties. Legxxum was reported to have lost over 70,000 troops that day. How ever, as his armies neared Pharamas, he realized it was an ambush. Assair quickly found his weary, tired troops surrounded by over 300,000 of Legxxum's own. The battle lasted for three hours, and it appeared it would be Assairs last. How ever, for a brief moment, the Legxxum soldiers exposed their flank. It was then that Assair charged his Calvary into them, and smashed their tight formation. The troops were quickly killed once that happened.
How ever, lord Assair suffered a fatal wound. A pike had impaled him through his stomach. He died three days after the battle, to the grief of his men. Fate had denied Assair the privilege to see Legxxum destroyed, how ever. Only thirty years after his death did Empress Airyana, Assair's granddaughter. It was for this reason that the Empress was loved by her people almost as much as her grand-father.
Napoleonic age
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/LaCroix22/prussia12.jpg
The Legendary battle of Dagrid, in which Pharamas lost over 850,000 troops in three hours.
It was a bizarre chain of events that Tocrowkia once again broke down into separate nations. Murder, coupes, and grudges in the royal family lead to the separation of Tocrowkia into three nations. The Pharamas Empire, which had the largest man pool, the Badrial-Redg Empire, which being fishing cities generated huge incomes, and the Kharazuma empire which had a natural fort against attackers.
By 1798, Amaar Emmerich had ascended the Pharamas Empire throne. This man, unlike Assair or Airyana was despised by his people. He was rumored to be completly and utterly insane. Amaar immediatly launched attacks on Badrial-Redg, and years of bloody wars were fought. By 1804, Amaar had destroyed Badrial-Redg, but with a cost of over 1 Million soldiers.
His next target was Kharazuma, but on his first campaign a horrible blizzard claimed the lives of over half his army. Bitter and angry, he returned to Pharamas to gather more troops. In 1812, he relaunched his attack on Kharazuma. The war was more of a hide and seek game, and the two armies met only one. On the plains of Dagrid, Amaar launched his levie troops at Kharazuman elite forces.
For three hours, the regiments of Pharamas charged and retreated. One Kharazuman officer commented on how the soldiers came in waves, and were shot down in waves. Though the battle was long and costly, Kharazuma was forced to retreat due to the facts their men had run out of ammo, they had gotten tired of shooting, and the ground was to littered with black uniformed bodies and blood to aim properly. Amaar gave his armies no time to recover, and charged all the way to Kharazuma and began siege.
Within twelve months, Kharazuma surrendered and was annexed. And so began the Divine Reich...