Kroando
05-04-2006, 02:20
The Kingdom of Siam
Map (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/thailand_pop_1974.jpg)
National Flag (http://zhenghe.tripod.com/flags/big/thailand.jpg)
Population: 8,423,000
Head of State: Jayavarman XII
Active Ruler: General Angkor Rex
Current Army Size: 67,000
Siamese Royal Navy: Absolutely No Idea, any and all info would be appreciated.
Military Status: Highly Organized, Disciplined and Loyal Army. Decently Equipped with mostly modern European Arms. Naval Situation is bleak. Aerial Situation is non-existant.
Military Construction(s):
-Fort Krom. Construction Site - The British-India Siamese Border, north of the city Chiang Mai. Designed to hold some 4,000 soldiers, fully equipped with protective bombshelter tunnels, trench emplacements, artillery dig outs, stone/concrete/wooden fortifications, barracks', supply houses, two hospitals capable of holding over 1,000 patients at a time. A single track railroad is being constructed to connect the fort to Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Nakon Ratchasima, Bangkok and the port city Si Racha. To be finished around June of 1912. Expected to not only increase Siamese Military Mobility, but increase domestic as well as foriegn trade/commerce.
Allies:
N/A
Enemies:
N/A
Belligerant Disposition:
Britain; France
Friendly Disposition:
N/A
Colonies:
N/A
Natural Resources: Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land, labor
Recent Events:
January 2nd 1912 - Unended. A rather strong Anti-Islamic Movement has taken root in Southern Siam, over 500 have died in mass lynchings, murders and riots against Islamic Practicioners, the victims of these crimes recieving little to no protection from the Government, currently headed by the popular, Anti-Muslim, Angkor Rex, a vibrant Nationalist with a strong hatred for all things foriegn. He has gathered a strong following due to his many speeches and 'hands on' approach to supporting the common man, mainly by employing subsistance wage jobs for the unemployed on his many government projects, few of which accomplish any serious task, however, the employment is undeniable.
April 17th. Islamic Relocation Act. Due to the massive Anti-Muslim outcry which has hit the nation, General AngkorRex has decreed all peoples of Islamic faith report immidietly to a relocation center. Royal Soldiers have been sent to round up documented Muslims who have not reported themselves to such camps. Likewise, those Muslims of considerable wealth have been able to avoid detainment by paying the sum of 25,000 Pounds to the Royal Government, forfeiting all immobile property in Siam, and fleeing to a nation of their choosing. Several hundred Muslims have opted to convert to a alternate faith, however due to their strong faith, the majority have either surrendered themselves to 'Relocation Centers' or violently been arrested, and in some cases, killed. From the relocation centers, Muslim detainees have been transported to forced labor camps, including various mines, lumber mills, and other such menail construction jobs. Economists damned the idea as insane, claiming devestating results on the work force. However, due to the previously high unemployment rates, the ranks of the work force were immidietly replenished by a horde of eager men and women, looking for work. The few factories controlled by Islamic Peoples were auctioned off by the government to Siamese Business Owners, who took aqdvantage of the cheap industrial advantage to strengthen their positions on their given monopolies. This 'Economic Blunder' is actually increasing Government Production of Raw Materials and lowering the unemployment rate, all the while strengthening the few industrial sectors present in the region. These obvious benefits do not even begin to touch on the nationalistic pride the Siamese have taken against 'outsiders'.
March 7th 1912 - June 22nd 1912. A series of automobile capable roads and bridges are being constructed throughout Southern Siam. Employing some 23,000 Previously Unemployed Civilians, men, women and children are being recruited and in some cases, forced into joining what are now being reffered to as 'Moving Factories'. Split up into several hundred 'gangs', these hordes are set with maps, tools and provisions, and promptly instructed to create roads. Each lead by one to two field engineers, pathes are cut through light jungle, the soil covered in gravel and the wood from trees used to make bridges. This project is nearly self funded, except for the matter of rocks for gravel, which come from forced labor camps in Northern Siam, manned by convicts and political prisoners. All in all, the project is extremely cheap compared to projects undertaken by more industrialized nations. The gangs require little food due to their subsistance enviroment, need no materials other than such tools as axes, saws, picks, etc, and work relatively quickly after adapting to their designated work. At little to no cost to the government, several thousand have been employed, and the infrastructure of the nation vastly improved.
Map (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/thailand_pop_1974.jpg)
National Flag (http://zhenghe.tripod.com/flags/big/thailand.jpg)
Population: 8,423,000
Head of State: Jayavarman XII
Active Ruler: General Angkor Rex
Current Army Size: 67,000
Siamese Royal Navy: Absolutely No Idea, any and all info would be appreciated.
Military Status: Highly Organized, Disciplined and Loyal Army. Decently Equipped with mostly modern European Arms. Naval Situation is bleak. Aerial Situation is non-existant.
Military Construction(s):
-Fort Krom. Construction Site - The British-India Siamese Border, north of the city Chiang Mai. Designed to hold some 4,000 soldiers, fully equipped with protective bombshelter tunnels, trench emplacements, artillery dig outs, stone/concrete/wooden fortifications, barracks', supply houses, two hospitals capable of holding over 1,000 patients at a time. A single track railroad is being constructed to connect the fort to Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Nakon Ratchasima, Bangkok and the port city Si Racha. To be finished around June of 1912. Expected to not only increase Siamese Military Mobility, but increase domestic as well as foriegn trade/commerce.
Allies:
N/A
Enemies:
N/A
Belligerant Disposition:
Britain; France
Friendly Disposition:
N/A
Colonies:
N/A
Natural Resources: Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land, labor
Recent Events:
January 2nd 1912 - Unended. A rather strong Anti-Islamic Movement has taken root in Southern Siam, over 500 have died in mass lynchings, murders and riots against Islamic Practicioners, the victims of these crimes recieving little to no protection from the Government, currently headed by the popular, Anti-Muslim, Angkor Rex, a vibrant Nationalist with a strong hatred for all things foriegn. He has gathered a strong following due to his many speeches and 'hands on' approach to supporting the common man, mainly by employing subsistance wage jobs for the unemployed on his many government projects, few of which accomplish any serious task, however, the employment is undeniable.
April 17th. Islamic Relocation Act. Due to the massive Anti-Muslim outcry which has hit the nation, General AngkorRex has decreed all peoples of Islamic faith report immidietly to a relocation center. Royal Soldiers have been sent to round up documented Muslims who have not reported themselves to such camps. Likewise, those Muslims of considerable wealth have been able to avoid detainment by paying the sum of 25,000 Pounds to the Royal Government, forfeiting all immobile property in Siam, and fleeing to a nation of their choosing. Several hundred Muslims have opted to convert to a alternate faith, however due to their strong faith, the majority have either surrendered themselves to 'Relocation Centers' or violently been arrested, and in some cases, killed. From the relocation centers, Muslim detainees have been transported to forced labor camps, including various mines, lumber mills, and other such menail construction jobs. Economists damned the idea as insane, claiming devestating results on the work force. However, due to the previously high unemployment rates, the ranks of the work force were immidietly replenished by a horde of eager men and women, looking for work. The few factories controlled by Islamic Peoples were auctioned off by the government to Siamese Business Owners, who took aqdvantage of the cheap industrial advantage to strengthen their positions on their given monopolies. This 'Economic Blunder' is actually increasing Government Production of Raw Materials and lowering the unemployment rate, all the while strengthening the few industrial sectors present in the region. These obvious benefits do not even begin to touch on the nationalistic pride the Siamese have taken against 'outsiders'.
March 7th 1912 - June 22nd 1912. A series of automobile capable roads and bridges are being constructed throughout Southern Siam. Employing some 23,000 Previously Unemployed Civilians, men, women and children are being recruited and in some cases, forced into joining what are now being reffered to as 'Moving Factories'. Split up into several hundred 'gangs', these hordes are set with maps, tools and provisions, and promptly instructed to create roads. Each lead by one to two field engineers, pathes are cut through light jungle, the soil covered in gravel and the wood from trees used to make bridges. This project is nearly self funded, except for the matter of rocks for gravel, which come from forced labor camps in Northern Siam, manned by convicts and political prisoners. All in all, the project is extremely cheap compared to projects undertaken by more industrialized nations. The gangs require little food due to their subsistance enviroment, need no materials other than such tools as axes, saws, picks, etc, and work relatively quickly after adapting to their designated work. At little to no cost to the government, several thousand have been employed, and the infrastructure of the nation vastly improved.