Persecution and Hatred
28-07-2006, 05:01
Statistics and Earth V historic (modern era) timeline.
Full national title: The Boer Republik ( In this Earth the british lost the two critical battles in the early 20th century which culiminated in the Boers winning their little playground dispute with britain and thus achieved independence in 1901)
Population: 115,800,000 (approx)
Federal Capitals: Cape town (administrative), Pretoria (political), Bloemfontein (cultural)
____________________________________________________
Territory:
(Blue colour denotes autonomous state, Red denotes motherland, Green denotes protectorate or affliliate of the union)
Botswana: State capital: Gaborone
South Angola State capital: South Luanda
Lesotho: State capital: Meseuru
Glorioso Islands
Namibia (incorporated into union after 1991 annexation)state Capital: Windhoek
South Africa State capital: Pretoria
South African Antartic territory (formally French Antartic territory)
Swaziland State capital: Mbabane
ZimbabweState capital: Harare
MozambiqueState capital: Maputo
ZamibiaState capital: Lusaka
The Protectorates of Cabinda and North Angola: State capital: North Luanda.
_____________________________________________________
Landmass (In sq km)
South Africa Landmass: 1,221,037 sq km (Largest and most populated state in Union)
Angola Landmass (North and South Angola+Cabinda): 1,300,000 sq km (estimation)
Lesotho Landmass: 30,000 sq km
Namibia Landmass:825,418 sq km (least populated state in Union)
Botswana Landmass: 600,370 sq km
swaziland Landmass: 18,000 sq km
Zimbabwe Landmass: 390,757sq km
Zambia Landmass: 762, 618sq km
Mozambique Landmass:801,590sq km
Glorioso Landmass: 5sq km
South African Antartic territory: 7,780 sq km
Total land: 5,949,995 sq km.
______________________________________________________
Political Persuasion: Democratic Union of Autonomous states.
each state in the Union retains their individual identity and Government. The federal government in Cape town controls the Armed forces and international affairs aswell as the national economy.
Head of State: The Rt honourable Tsalo Tutu (president elect since 1999, third term.) federal president.
Prime minister of South Africa: Jacob De fries.
Prime minister of Namibia: James Okvongo
Prime minister of Botswana: Tali Bobkale
Prime minister of Lesotho: Micheal Shesase
Prime minister of Swaziland: Shalop Duda
Prime minister of Zimbabwe: Jimmy Smitz
Prime minister of Mozambique: Micheal Bika
Prime minister of South Angola: Jose Carare
Prime minister of Zambia: Samuel Bongo
Governor of Kerguelen Island (french antartic territory.): Hans Cronje
_________________________________________________________________
Principle cities:
Cape Town
Harare
Pretoria
Windhoek
Maputo
Johannesburg
South Luanda
Lusaka
Bulawayo
Durban
Gaborone
Masuru
Mbabane.
_____________________________________________________________
Armed forces of the union (wikipedia source, with additional personnelle allocated for member states)
Total military personelle: 2,120,000
Total Logistical personelle: 10,345,900
Army
South African Armoured Corps
1 Special Service Battalion
1 South African Tank Regiment
South African Infantry Corps
Special Forces Brigade
44 Parachute Regiment
1 Infantry Battalion
2 Infantry Battalion
3 Infantry Battalion Training Depot
4 Infantry Battalion
5 Infantry Battalion
6 Infantry Battalion
7 Infantry Battalion
8 Infantry Battalion
9 Infantry Battalion
10 Infantry Battalion
14 Infantry Battalion
21 Infantry Battalion
51 Infantry Battalion
52 Infantry Battalion
53 Infantry Battalion
54 Infantry Battalion
121 Infantry Battalion
61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group
121 Infantry Battalion
South African Artillery
Namibian Artillery
Botswanan Artillery
Zimbabwe Artillery.
Mozambique Artillery
Zambian Artillery
South Angolan Artillery
6 Artillery Regiment
10 Air Defence Regiment
South African Engineers
Namibian Engineers
South Angolan Engineers
4 Field Engineer Regiment
20 Engineer Regiment
40 Engineer Support Regiment
3 Construction Engineer Regiment
1 Military Printing Regiment
7 Survey and Mapping Regiment
Reserve Units
Armour
Light Horse Regiment
Harare Mounted Rifles
Natal Mounted Rifles
Umvoti Mounted Rifles
Lusaka Mounted Rifles
Maputo Regiment
Pretoria Regiment
Regiment Mooirivier
Regiment Oranjerivier
Regiment President Steyn
South Luanda Regiment.
Infantry
Cape Town Highlanders
Cape Town Rifles
Durban Light Infantry
Durban Regiment
Gaborone light Infantry
Gaborone Regiment
Harare Regiment
Johannesburg Regiment
Kaffrarian Rifles
Kimberley Regiment
Maputo Regiment
Natal Carbineers
Prince Alfred's Guard
Rand Light Infantry
Regiment Bloemspruit
Regiment Boland
Regiment Skoonspruit
Regiment Westelike Provinsie
South African Irish Regiment
Swaziland Kings Regiment
South Angolan Portuguese Regiment
South Angolan national Regiment
Transvaal Scottish
Witwatersrand Rifles
Windhoek Regiment
Zimbabwean state guardsmen.
Artillery
Botswana Field Artillery
Bulawayo Regiment
Cape Field Artillery
Natal Field Artillery
North Namibian Field Artillery
Transvaal Horse Artillery
Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit
South Namibian Filed Artillery
Transvaalse Staatsartillerie
Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment
Lusaka Field artillery
Copperbelt Regiment
Pretoria Highlanders
6 Light AA Regiment
Cape Garrison Artillery
Regiment Oos Transvaal
Regiment Vaalriver
Harare Regiment
South Luanda Field Artillery
Central South Angolan regiment.
Maputo Regiment
(Swazilands and Lesothos Artillery units are incorporated into Traansvaals)
Engineers
6 Field Engineer Regiment
10 Field Engineer Regiment
35 Field Engineer Regiment
Weapons
Star 9 mm automatic pistol (being replaced with the Vector Z88 (licence-built Beretta) and/or the Vector SP1)
Vektor R4 5.56 mm assault rifle replaced the R1 (license-built FN FAL) 7.62 mm assault rifle.
Vektor R5 and R6 assault rifles (shortened barrel R4)
Uzi 9 mm light-weight submachine gunSMG and HMC has been phased out in the SA Army, except for SFR.
Vektor SS-77 5.56 mm general purpose lightweight machine gun replaced the 7.62 mm FN MAG
Milkor MGL Mk-1 six round 40 mm grenade launcher
A new lightweight Anti-tank guided missile launcher replacing the RPG-7
Combat vehicles
Olifant 1A/1B series main battle tank (250)
Rooikat 76 wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (160) replaced the Eland 60/90 series wheeled reconnaissance vehicle (1,100)
Ratel 20/60/90 family of infantry fighting vehicles (1200)
Artillery
GV6 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (20)
GV5 155 mm howitzer (75) replaced the G4 155 mm gun and the G2 140 mm gun
G7 105 mm gun replaced the G1 88 mm gun
Bateleur 127 mm 40 tube multiple rocket launcher
Valkiri-22 24 tube self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Non-combat vehicles
Mamba and RG-32 Nyala Mine protected vehicles replacing 1,500 Buffels and Casspirs.
SAMIL 20 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 130M7FAL) 4x4 truck
SAMIL 50 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 192D12AL) 4x4 truck
SAMIL 100 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 320D22AL) 6x6 truck
Airforce
2 Sqn,
2 Sqn, Louis Trichardt, Atlas Cheetah C/D.
15 Sqn, Durban, Atlas Oryx, BK117.
15 Sqn - C Flight, Port Elizabeth, BK117.
16 Sqn, AFB Bloemspruit, Rooivalk.
17 Sqn, Swartkop, Atlas Oryx, Alouette III.
19 Sqn, AFB Hoedspruit, Atlas Oryx, Alouette III.
19 Sqn, AFB Windhoek, Atlas Oryx, Alouette III.
21 Sqn, AFB Waterkloof, Boeing BBJ, Cessna Citation 550, Cessna Citation 551, Falcon 50, Falcon 900A.
22 Sqn, AFB Ysterplaat, Atlas Oryx, Alouette III.
28 Sqn, Gaborone, C-130B/BZ/F Hercules.
35 Sqn, Ysterplaat, C-47TP.
41 Sqn, Waterkloof, Cessna 208 Caravan, Pilatus PC-12, King Air 200/300.
44 Sqn, Waterkloof, CASA 212-200/-300, CN235, Cessna 185.
60 Sqn, Waterkloof, Boeing 707.
South African Navy
Valour class Frigates (MEKO A-200SAN) (FSG):
SAS Amatola (F145) (Commissioned)
SAS Isandlwana (F146) (Commissioned)
SAS Kwazulu (F146) (Commissioned)
SAS Bloemfontein (F146) (Commissioned)
SAS Spoinkop (F147) (Commissioned)
SAS Mendi (F 148) (Commissioned)
Fast Attack Craft
• Warrior (ex Minister) class Fast Attack Craft (Missile) (FAC (M)): Modified (Saar 4) (Israeli design)
SAS Adam Kok
SAS Isaac Dyobha
SAS Galeshewe
SAS Job Maseko
SAS Makhanda
Mine Counter Measure Vessel
SAS Umkomaas
SAS Umhloti [1]
Submarine
Type 209/T.1400 class Submarines (SSK):
SAS Manthatisi (S101)
SAS Capstadt (S102)
SAS Namibia (S102)
SAS Rhodesia (S102)
Auxiliary vessels:
SAS Drakensberg (A301) Fleet Replenishment Ship (AOR) )
Hecla class survey ship (AGS):
Brief History of South Africa in Earth V
The Boer Republik since achieving independance had been an anarchronism in colonial Africa. A former colony that achieved independence in 1901 from britain (after Prolonged fighting and an eventual compromise.)
Yet the country still adhered to its former colonies values and traditions. The new government was in a moral predicament. to adapt to her new national demographic (which included different ethnicities ranging from the Indentured Indian dock worker to the vociferous warrior tribes around the nation) or to retain her previous Imperial pretentions of "white rule" to the minority who controlled every fawcett of the state.
In 1902 the Young Boer state almost collapsed in on itself with ethnic infighting between the White Afrikaaner farmers and the Indigenous peoples around the main provinces of the country.
In order to maintain economic and political stability the new boer government under the leadership of Cees Vanderhoeven established a minority ruled state. (albeit rather subtely, other ethnicities had partial representation in parliament and limited voting rights, it was just that the overwhelming proportion of members of parliament where white and the white populations individual vote counted as 9 and a half votes to any other ethnicities vote.)
(Im still working on the history, bear with me. or by the way whoever plays britain in this earth do you consent to my alternative history of the Former colony of South Africa?)
This seemed to mollify the White population for the next three decades however this provoked strong international condemnation. South Africas counter to this was to play on the "hypocrital and contradictory nature of the Empires of the world" special emphasis was on Britain and America.
However by 1920 there was a strong communist insurgency in Natal and cape province. which was met with widespread appeal with the nations other ethnicites. The mantra "freedom for all" was very appealing to the rest of the population.
The ruling white minority was terrified by the potential of this insurgency to their way of life and enormous pressure was put on President Vanderhoeven to "rectify" this situation.
Vanderhoeven immediatly issued a state of emergency and put the entire country under marshall law. The military was effective and brutal in their (what other nations at the time called, Heavy handed) approach to quell the Insurgency. By 1922 the South African Bolshevik Revolutionary front was crushed and the key instigators of the uprising were either apprehended or executed.
This did not end the resistance movement. rather to the contrary it strengthened it. President Cees Vanderhoeven was so popular after the Insurgenency the Congress and the "people" unanaimously voted the president to power for a fifth consecutive term.
"Outspoken" M.P. Jakob Meyer who wanted reconciliation with the majority ethnicities mysteriously dissapeared off the coast near the proximity of the city of Durban. People at the time believed the government propaganda. that it was just a co incidence that he dissappeared of the coast at the time of the presidents purges of the parliament of State "dissidents"
By 1927 the South african ruling people had become complacent and arrogant. The economy was expanding and diversifying due to South Africas diamond and Gold exports which caused a view countries to overlook the countries "social difficulties" and the militarys dilligance resulted in the brutal crushing of several small scale and sporadic uprisings in Zululand.
Cees imperous attitude and belligerance proved to be the end for him. He was assasinated by a single snipers bullet to the head while he was travelling in his presidential motercade travelling to Johannesburg 1n july 1928 he was 67 years old. he inisisted that the resistance was so weakened that they lacked the resources and logistics to attack his motorcade so he did not want a bullet proof vehicle.....
The international community was worried about the governments retribution to the perpitrating resistance group and its repercussions to South Africas other peoples.
Relative moderate president Frans smit realised this and intelligently allowed a international team of human rights inspectors into the country. at the key locations they visited improved educational and medical facilities miracously emerged for other ethnic groups. The teams were sceptical and unconvinced about South Africas motives but had not proof to incriminate the government.
However the disadvantage of South Africas policies extended to giving all the resistance movements a large degree of solidarity (a common goal despite conflicting Ideologies .that was to overthrow the Beurgeois Tyranical and facist government of South Africa.) The communists have re emerged under new leadership and with serious help from foreign powers abroad. The government was in serious danger.
It escalated in 1940 when The Freedom movement (The main black African liberation group) and the new communist movement lay siege to the capital Cape Town. The actions took the Government by total surprise by the Audacity of such a move. Intially government troops were overwhemed and the President and Other key members of parliament had to flee the Capital by Naval ship. The resistance movements held the city for a good 3 days. in that time The white populace (fearing retribution) were terrified about retalitory atrocoties and many tried to flee the city.
Certain factions of the groups did commit serious crime in the city. but they were reeled back as the resistance leaders Telek Bibi( South African freedom movement) and Hansel Rasmussen (South African Red Army) both agreed that retribution would make the groups image as bad as the governments. Instead they overan the State broadcasting network for radio and transmitted an international plea for help.... this however failed as before the city was taken the South African security forces blew up the radio station. (thus preventing an international embarressment for the government.)
Eventually government forces retook the city with brutal effiency and the retribution inflicted on the resistance (the communist group in particular) was bloody. Security forces embarrassed about getting routed by inferior peoples open fired on all resisting and surrended resistance forces. It was the bloodiest day in the nations history. and a message got through to the international world about the atrocity and this brought around huge international condemnation.
However the Government remained complacent and sentenced Tilik Bibi and Hansel Rasmussen to three consecutive terms to life in prison pon the notorious internment prison, Robbins island.
The implications of this potential coup were huge. by 1950 the white minority were (for the first time) losing faith in the Government and its military for defending their ideology and principles. and Frans smit lost a landslide election to hardline president Jan van hoosen whom promply refused a compromise between White and Black.
For the next two decades South Africas economy stagnated (due to economic sanctions incurred internationally and the enormous economic toll the resistance movements were putting on the Armed forces.)
During the next 25 years The government held on to power tenously and the entire nation was Internationally ostricised for her barbaric policies. Isolation was getting to the the ruling minority. All national sporting teams from the nation were banned from playing overseas because of ethnic based team selection.
by 1987 The nation was in a deadlock. half of the whites now wanted a compromise and other conservative hardliners wanted to keep things as they
were. Then president Jack Little released Talik bibi from his Life sentence on Robbens Island to a secure minimum security prison on the outskirts of Capetown. The president knew there would be a Catastrophic battle of dominance between white and black and a compromise had to made before it was too late.....
From this point I am going to R.p. the series of events that culimates in civil war and eventual democracy and freedom for all peoples....
Continuation R.P. emancipation and annexations thread
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11511152#post11511152post11511152
Full national title: The Boer Republik ( In this Earth the british lost the two critical battles in the early 20th century which culiminated in the Boers winning their little playground dispute with britain and thus achieved independence in 1901)
Population: 115,800,000 (approx)
Federal Capitals: Cape town (administrative), Pretoria (political), Bloemfontein (cultural)
____________________________________________________
Territory:
(Blue colour denotes autonomous state, Red denotes motherland, Green denotes protectorate or affliliate of the union)
Botswana: State capital: Gaborone
South Angola State capital: South Luanda
Lesotho: State capital: Meseuru
Glorioso Islands
Namibia (incorporated into union after 1991 annexation)state Capital: Windhoek
South Africa State capital: Pretoria
South African Antartic territory (formally French Antartic territory)
Swaziland State capital: Mbabane
ZimbabweState capital: Harare
MozambiqueState capital: Maputo
ZamibiaState capital: Lusaka
The Protectorates of Cabinda and North Angola: State capital: North Luanda.
_____________________________________________________
Landmass (In sq km)
South Africa Landmass: 1,221,037 sq km (Largest and most populated state in Union)
Angola Landmass (North and South Angola+Cabinda): 1,300,000 sq km (estimation)
Lesotho Landmass: 30,000 sq km
Namibia Landmass:825,418 sq km (least populated state in Union)
Botswana Landmass: 600,370 sq km
swaziland Landmass: 18,000 sq km
Zimbabwe Landmass: 390,757sq km
Zambia Landmass: 762, 618sq km
Mozambique Landmass:801,590sq km
Glorioso Landmass: 5sq km
South African Antartic territory: 7,780 sq km
Total land: 5,949,995 sq km.
______________________________________________________
Political Persuasion: Democratic Union of Autonomous states.
each state in the Union retains their individual identity and Government. The federal government in Cape town controls the Armed forces and international affairs aswell as the national economy.
Head of State: The Rt honourable Tsalo Tutu (president elect since 1999, third term.) federal president.
Prime minister of South Africa: Jacob De fries.
Prime minister of Namibia: James Okvongo
Prime minister of Botswana: Tali Bobkale
Prime minister of Lesotho: Micheal Shesase
Prime minister of Swaziland: Shalop Duda
Prime minister of Zimbabwe: Jimmy Smitz
Prime minister of Mozambique: Micheal Bika
Prime minister of South Angola: Jose Carare
Prime minister of Zambia: Samuel Bongo
Governor of Kerguelen Island (french antartic territory.): Hans Cronje
_________________________________________________________________
Principle cities:
Cape Town
Harare
Pretoria
Windhoek
Maputo
Johannesburg
South Luanda
Lusaka
Bulawayo
Durban
Gaborone
Masuru
Mbabane.
_____________________________________________________________
Armed forces of the union (wikipedia source, with additional personnelle allocated for member states)
Total military personelle: 2,120,000
Total Logistical personelle: 10,345,900
Army
South African Armoured Corps
1 Special Service Battalion
1 South African Tank Regiment
South African Infantry Corps
Special Forces Brigade
44 Parachute Regiment
1 Infantry Battalion
2 Infantry Battalion
3 Infantry Battalion Training Depot
4 Infantry Battalion
5 Infantry Battalion
6 Infantry Battalion
7 Infantry Battalion
8 Infantry Battalion
9 Infantry Battalion
10 Infantry Battalion
14 Infantry Battalion
21 Infantry Battalion
51 Infantry Battalion
52 Infantry Battalion
53 Infantry Battalion
54 Infantry Battalion
121 Infantry Battalion
61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group
121 Infantry Battalion
South African Artillery
Namibian Artillery
Botswanan Artillery
Zimbabwe Artillery.
Mozambique Artillery
Zambian Artillery
South Angolan Artillery
6 Artillery Regiment
10 Air Defence Regiment
South African Engineers
Namibian Engineers
South Angolan Engineers
4 Field Engineer Regiment
20 Engineer Regiment
40 Engineer Support Regiment
3 Construction Engineer Regiment
1 Military Printing Regiment
7 Survey and Mapping Regiment
Reserve Units
Armour
Light Horse Regiment
Harare Mounted Rifles
Natal Mounted Rifles
Umvoti Mounted Rifles
Lusaka Mounted Rifles
Maputo Regiment
Pretoria Regiment
Regiment Mooirivier
Regiment Oranjerivier
Regiment President Steyn
South Luanda Regiment.
Infantry
Cape Town Highlanders
Cape Town Rifles
Durban Light Infantry
Durban Regiment
Gaborone light Infantry
Gaborone Regiment
Harare Regiment
Johannesburg Regiment
Kaffrarian Rifles
Kimberley Regiment
Maputo Regiment
Natal Carbineers
Prince Alfred's Guard
Rand Light Infantry
Regiment Bloemspruit
Regiment Boland
Regiment Skoonspruit
Regiment Westelike Provinsie
South African Irish Regiment
Swaziland Kings Regiment
South Angolan Portuguese Regiment
South Angolan national Regiment
Transvaal Scottish
Witwatersrand Rifles
Windhoek Regiment
Zimbabwean state guardsmen.
Artillery
Botswana Field Artillery
Bulawayo Regiment
Cape Field Artillery
Natal Field Artillery
North Namibian Field Artillery
Transvaal Horse Artillery
Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit
South Namibian Filed Artillery
Transvaalse Staatsartillerie
Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment
Lusaka Field artillery
Copperbelt Regiment
Pretoria Highlanders
6 Light AA Regiment
Cape Garrison Artillery
Regiment Oos Transvaal
Regiment Vaalriver
Harare Regiment
South Luanda Field Artillery
Central South Angolan regiment.
Maputo Regiment
(Swazilands and Lesothos Artillery units are incorporated into Traansvaals)
Engineers
6 Field Engineer Regiment
10 Field Engineer Regiment
35 Field Engineer Regiment
Weapons
Star 9 mm automatic pistol (being replaced with the Vector Z88 (licence-built Beretta) and/or the Vector SP1)
Vektor R4 5.56 mm assault rifle replaced the R1 (license-built FN FAL) 7.62 mm assault rifle.
Vektor R5 and R6 assault rifles (shortened barrel R4)
Uzi 9 mm light-weight submachine gunSMG and HMC has been phased out in the SA Army, except for SFR.
Vektor SS-77 5.56 mm general purpose lightweight machine gun replaced the 7.62 mm FN MAG
Milkor MGL Mk-1 six round 40 mm grenade launcher
A new lightweight Anti-tank guided missile launcher replacing the RPG-7
Combat vehicles
Olifant 1A/1B series main battle tank (250)
Rooikat 76 wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (160) replaced the Eland 60/90 series wheeled reconnaissance vehicle (1,100)
Ratel 20/60/90 family of infantry fighting vehicles (1200)
Artillery
GV6 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (20)
GV5 155 mm howitzer (75) replaced the G4 155 mm gun and the G2 140 mm gun
G7 105 mm gun replaced the G1 88 mm gun
Bateleur 127 mm 40 tube multiple rocket launcher
Valkiri-22 24 tube self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Non-combat vehicles
Mamba and RG-32 Nyala Mine protected vehicles replacing 1,500 Buffels and Casspirs.
SAMIL 20 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 130M7FAL) 4x4 truck
SAMIL 50 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 192D12AL) 4x4 truck
SAMIL 100 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 320D22AL) 6x6 truck
Airforce
2 Sqn,
2 Sqn, Louis Trichardt, Atlas Cheetah C/D.
15 Sqn, Durban, Atlas Oryx, BK117.
15 Sqn - C Flight, Port Elizabeth, BK117.
16 Sqn, AFB Bloemspruit, Rooivalk.
17 Sqn, Swartkop, Atlas Oryx, Alouette III.
19 Sqn, AFB Hoedspruit, Atlas Oryx, Alouette III.
19 Sqn, AFB Windhoek, Atlas Oryx, Alouette III.
21 Sqn, AFB Waterkloof, Boeing BBJ, Cessna Citation 550, Cessna Citation 551, Falcon 50, Falcon 900A.
22 Sqn, AFB Ysterplaat, Atlas Oryx, Alouette III.
28 Sqn, Gaborone, C-130B/BZ/F Hercules.
35 Sqn, Ysterplaat, C-47TP.
41 Sqn, Waterkloof, Cessna 208 Caravan, Pilatus PC-12, King Air 200/300.
44 Sqn, Waterkloof, CASA 212-200/-300, CN235, Cessna 185.
60 Sqn, Waterkloof, Boeing 707.
South African Navy
Valour class Frigates (MEKO A-200SAN) (FSG):
SAS Amatola (F145) (Commissioned)
SAS Isandlwana (F146) (Commissioned)
SAS Kwazulu (F146) (Commissioned)
SAS Bloemfontein (F146) (Commissioned)
SAS Spoinkop (F147) (Commissioned)
SAS Mendi (F 148) (Commissioned)
Fast Attack Craft
• Warrior (ex Minister) class Fast Attack Craft (Missile) (FAC (M)): Modified (Saar 4) (Israeli design)
SAS Adam Kok
SAS Isaac Dyobha
SAS Galeshewe
SAS Job Maseko
SAS Makhanda
Mine Counter Measure Vessel
SAS Umkomaas
SAS Umhloti [1]
Submarine
Type 209/T.1400 class Submarines (SSK):
SAS Manthatisi (S101)
SAS Capstadt (S102)
SAS Namibia (S102)
SAS Rhodesia (S102)
Auxiliary vessels:
SAS Drakensberg (A301) Fleet Replenishment Ship (AOR) )
Hecla class survey ship (AGS):
Brief History of South Africa in Earth V
The Boer Republik since achieving independance had been an anarchronism in colonial Africa. A former colony that achieved independence in 1901 from britain (after Prolonged fighting and an eventual compromise.)
Yet the country still adhered to its former colonies values and traditions. The new government was in a moral predicament. to adapt to her new national demographic (which included different ethnicities ranging from the Indentured Indian dock worker to the vociferous warrior tribes around the nation) or to retain her previous Imperial pretentions of "white rule" to the minority who controlled every fawcett of the state.
In 1902 the Young Boer state almost collapsed in on itself with ethnic infighting between the White Afrikaaner farmers and the Indigenous peoples around the main provinces of the country.
In order to maintain economic and political stability the new boer government under the leadership of Cees Vanderhoeven established a minority ruled state. (albeit rather subtely, other ethnicities had partial representation in parliament and limited voting rights, it was just that the overwhelming proportion of members of parliament where white and the white populations individual vote counted as 9 and a half votes to any other ethnicities vote.)
(Im still working on the history, bear with me. or by the way whoever plays britain in this earth do you consent to my alternative history of the Former colony of South Africa?)
This seemed to mollify the White population for the next three decades however this provoked strong international condemnation. South Africas counter to this was to play on the "hypocrital and contradictory nature of the Empires of the world" special emphasis was on Britain and America.
However by 1920 there was a strong communist insurgency in Natal and cape province. which was met with widespread appeal with the nations other ethnicites. The mantra "freedom for all" was very appealing to the rest of the population.
The ruling white minority was terrified by the potential of this insurgency to their way of life and enormous pressure was put on President Vanderhoeven to "rectify" this situation.
Vanderhoeven immediatly issued a state of emergency and put the entire country under marshall law. The military was effective and brutal in their (what other nations at the time called, Heavy handed) approach to quell the Insurgency. By 1922 the South African Bolshevik Revolutionary front was crushed and the key instigators of the uprising were either apprehended or executed.
This did not end the resistance movement. rather to the contrary it strengthened it. President Cees Vanderhoeven was so popular after the Insurgenency the Congress and the "people" unanaimously voted the president to power for a fifth consecutive term.
"Outspoken" M.P. Jakob Meyer who wanted reconciliation with the majority ethnicities mysteriously dissapeared off the coast near the proximity of the city of Durban. People at the time believed the government propaganda. that it was just a co incidence that he dissappeared of the coast at the time of the presidents purges of the parliament of State "dissidents"
By 1927 the South african ruling people had become complacent and arrogant. The economy was expanding and diversifying due to South Africas diamond and Gold exports which caused a view countries to overlook the countries "social difficulties" and the militarys dilligance resulted in the brutal crushing of several small scale and sporadic uprisings in Zululand.
Cees imperous attitude and belligerance proved to be the end for him. He was assasinated by a single snipers bullet to the head while he was travelling in his presidential motercade travelling to Johannesburg 1n july 1928 he was 67 years old. he inisisted that the resistance was so weakened that they lacked the resources and logistics to attack his motorcade so he did not want a bullet proof vehicle.....
The international community was worried about the governments retribution to the perpitrating resistance group and its repercussions to South Africas other peoples.
Relative moderate president Frans smit realised this and intelligently allowed a international team of human rights inspectors into the country. at the key locations they visited improved educational and medical facilities miracously emerged for other ethnic groups. The teams were sceptical and unconvinced about South Africas motives but had not proof to incriminate the government.
However the disadvantage of South Africas policies extended to giving all the resistance movements a large degree of solidarity (a common goal despite conflicting Ideologies .that was to overthrow the Beurgeois Tyranical and facist government of South Africa.) The communists have re emerged under new leadership and with serious help from foreign powers abroad. The government was in serious danger.
It escalated in 1940 when The Freedom movement (The main black African liberation group) and the new communist movement lay siege to the capital Cape Town. The actions took the Government by total surprise by the Audacity of such a move. Intially government troops were overwhemed and the President and Other key members of parliament had to flee the Capital by Naval ship. The resistance movements held the city for a good 3 days. in that time The white populace (fearing retribution) were terrified about retalitory atrocoties and many tried to flee the city.
Certain factions of the groups did commit serious crime in the city. but they were reeled back as the resistance leaders Telek Bibi( South African freedom movement) and Hansel Rasmussen (South African Red Army) both agreed that retribution would make the groups image as bad as the governments. Instead they overan the State broadcasting network for radio and transmitted an international plea for help.... this however failed as before the city was taken the South African security forces blew up the radio station. (thus preventing an international embarressment for the government.)
Eventually government forces retook the city with brutal effiency and the retribution inflicted on the resistance (the communist group in particular) was bloody. Security forces embarrassed about getting routed by inferior peoples open fired on all resisting and surrended resistance forces. It was the bloodiest day in the nations history. and a message got through to the international world about the atrocity and this brought around huge international condemnation.
However the Government remained complacent and sentenced Tilik Bibi and Hansel Rasmussen to three consecutive terms to life in prison pon the notorious internment prison, Robbins island.
The implications of this potential coup were huge. by 1950 the white minority were (for the first time) losing faith in the Government and its military for defending their ideology and principles. and Frans smit lost a landslide election to hardline president Jan van hoosen whom promply refused a compromise between White and Black.
For the next two decades South Africas economy stagnated (due to economic sanctions incurred internationally and the enormous economic toll the resistance movements were putting on the Armed forces.)
During the next 25 years The government held on to power tenously and the entire nation was Internationally ostricised for her barbaric policies. Isolation was getting to the the ruling minority. All national sporting teams from the nation were banned from playing overseas because of ethnic based team selection.
by 1987 The nation was in a deadlock. half of the whites now wanted a compromise and other conservative hardliners wanted to keep things as they
were. Then president Jack Little released Talik bibi from his Life sentence on Robbens Island to a secure minimum security prison on the outskirts of Capetown. The president knew there would be a Catastrophic battle of dominance between white and black and a compromise had to made before it was too late.....
From this point I am going to R.p. the series of events that culimates in civil war and eventual democracy and freedom for all peoples....
Continuation R.P. emancipation and annexations thread
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