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The Kapitalist Institution of Moorington

Capital: Moorington, Moorington

Dukedoms: Bursburg, Cologne, Gardenton, Omanburg, Ersmeer, Munich, Salzburg, Graz, Vienna, Dresden, Leipizig, Innsbruck, Bonn, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Moorington, Dakota, Bismarck, West Frankfurt, North Cologne.

Adj: Moorish

Noun: Moor

Proper Noun: Moor


Nation Name:

Long:The Kapitalistic Institution of Moorington

Short: Kapitalist Moorington

Common: Moorington

Goverment: A Absolute Monarchy/Parlimentary State

Currency: Silvarian
Mark of Moorington (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11984113&postcount=3)

Short Form: Silver Mark

Initials: SMM

Ministers-
High Chancellor: Maxen von Bismarck
Minister of Internal Security: Jake Featherson
Moorish Infomation Agency Head Chairman: Clarence Potter
Rail and Road Advisor: Homer von Braun
General Chief of Staff: Trugen Der Schmitt
Grand Admiral: Von Kluck
Consolidated Air Command General: Lolan Otto
Secretary of Defense: Alfred Ludendorf

Moorington's Economy:

Sophisticated, educated, and robust the workforce of Moorington uses all of its might to fulfill the wishes of the markets. With the Federal government, concerning itself with defense, education, and healthcare the private sector is free to do what it does best, make money.

The workforce, as said above, is intelligent, active, and polite. They do their jobs efficiently, effectively, and productively. Making Moorington, and its dukedoms, some of the most highly sought areas for advanced productions like electronics, programming, engineering, and manufacturing.

Generally, tariffs are low, Moorington is mainly an export driven economy so there is little reason to force other countries to raise theirs accordingly. The average [Moorish] consumer should not be ruled out, but when compared to such high-class citizens that want it all yesterday [Like citizens of Abream] it should not raise an eyebrow. Textiles, simple goods, oil, construction materials, and other such menial labor are imported. Tourism is also an "import" of sorts and in recent years, more decentralized areas like Ersmer have really gotten tourism driven.

Moorington exports many things. Gizatte Company is one of fanciest carmakers on the road, and is completely located within Moorington and its associated dukedoms. Stille Incorporated, spanning the globe, based in Moorington, Moorington, works in programming and electronics. The vast majority of its work is done outside of Moorington, but a disproportionate amount of staff is hired from her (56-90%).

Finance has taken a liking to Moorington also, especially capital companies like Moorish Capital Ltd. and Reardon Capital Company, who are both highly sought out investment groups. Several stock markets are also within Moorington, Moorington. The most well established, popular, and populous exchange market would be Moorish Investments Listings. One of the few government owned companies it uses a system similar to S&P's Standard and Poor Index to rate its stocks.

That wraps it up, for a little romp through Moorington and its economy.

Moorish Political Structure:

Efficient, the Moorish government tries hard and does well for its work. It keeps itself entertained by keeping markets "free", keeping Moorington free, and making sure no tin-pot dictator ruins the equilibrium of world markets.

The Chancellor is the President and the Secretary of State, while the head of the parliament [mostly a ceremonial role]. In some cases the Chancellor [capitalized in Moorington] is also head of one of the ministries, Maxen is head of the Trade Ministry, which also commands the Special Directive Units, which also protect him as he travels the globe. He can declare war, appoint cabinet members, veto legislature, veto ascension of Dukes to the High Courts, and is the mouthpiece of the country to other nations.

The parliament, or Mori Shakim, is the main architects of national legislature by law and tradition. They are also the ones who but heads the most with the Chancellor. They can try to veto legislation made by the Dukedom Council (unlikely) and the Chancellor (more likely). They declare war, approve taxes, and make the national budget each year.

Twenty dukes compromise the Dukedom council. Their main job is to pass local legislature. For instance, they would vote on if Ersmer required a new highway, in which the dukes would vote. The Chancellery rarely interfered in such local matters unless it had national consequences. Especially since the Dukedom Council also elects nine of its members to the High Court, a look alike to the Supreme Court. The Chancellor may try to veto the ascension of one Duke, who could have proved to be problematic. Yet if he does ascend, by a 3/4th majority, the High Court will most likely get petty and destroy any piece of legislation, saying that it breaches the constitution. To block a Duke's placement is a two edged sword. The Dukes are elected by a direct vote from their dukedoms.

All three, the Dukes, the Chancellor and Mori Shakem, are appointed by each other. In a tradition resembling that of The Holy Roman Empire and The Catholic Church's former way of appointing each other the position. The Chancellor appoints the Dukes, who appoint the men of the Mori Shakem who then appoint a Chancellor.

General Statistics:

Military Budget: §9,557,800,182,789.58

Large Military Corporations: Moorington Mercantile, Moorish Arms, Shiny Steel 'N Things, The Gizatte Company.

Army:
6,000 Dpkz III
10000 Dpkz II
4000 Dpkz I
25,000 AS90 Self Propelled Artillery*A (155mm)
50,000 M551 Sheridan Light and Airborne Tank*A
100,000 Krone II's*C
40,000,000 Trained Troops
20,000,000 Veteran Troops
10% Mobilized (9 months for full mobilization)

Navy:
5 Cr-1 Solomon-Class Attack Cruisers* (Köln Class)
8 C-2 Millenium Wall-Class Anti-Missle Cruisers* (Kluck Class)
15 BS-2 Dynamic-Class Battleships* (Schlieeffen Class)
5 C-1 Liberty- Class Aircraft Carriers* (The Bismarck, Prussia, and Vienna, Munich, Salzburg, and Graz)
32 D-1 Falcon-Class Destroyers* (Bulöw Class)

Airforce:
110 F/A-2 Blackhunters*
120 Lu-45 Hawk Air Superiority Aircraft*B
160 Eurofighter Typhoons



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*Made by Anixnon (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=441625)
*A Made by DMG Military Industries (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=440478)
*B Made by Macabees Inc. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=409787)
*C Made by Kroando's Storefront


Allotments, Division Size, Details:

Founded in 1289 After Unification (1489 AD) Moorington’s army has yet to be nothing more than a large scale policy of “carry a big stick”. A small engagement in Death to Democracy has been the only major conflict of the past few years. Small “black” operations have been held to further Moorington’s small puppet nation of Moorington-s’s cause abroad in The Honor Guard but pretty much beyond that little has take place.

Moorish society in general dictates that everyone is industrious, productive, intelligent, and somewhat cynical when comparing other nations to themselves. The military is one of the best ways that any young man –the army only accepts men for combat duty- can express himself, be cynical for a reason, be industrious, –or at least convince him that he is- and generally have a good time while showing a brave front to the world of why a “big stick” is not something you wan to run into on the world’s battlefields. So, the percentage in their selective service army is no more than 2.5% but is generally 1% unless dire situations make it otherwise. This in not because the Moorish male population is handicapped when needed to produce intelligent, independent, and brave fighting men it’s just the army picks the top cream of the crop, and the only other intuitions that have a higher quality workforce is software and engineering, both Moorish strong points since the dawn of their establishment.

Generally the commanders in the field have an average age of 46, the higher age than 62, and no younger age than 32. Competent, decisive, have a clear objective, and all love tactics if not war itself. The vast majority are members of the Prussian Political Party with only several small differences in political association. Conservative thinking, politically, is the majority and many have shown support in militaristic legislation. With the continual degradation of the other parties including the Prussian Political Party many wonder of these men are thinking of breaking away to start a military party.

The Kapitalistic Institution of Moorington’s army has recently been switched from the name of Danube, the navy Rhine, and the air force, the name Elbe. To a more professional, and simple, 'Army, Navy and Airforce'.

The classical army units such as infantry and tanks are the units not considered an attachment but the basic core of the Reichswehr, while artillery and Quartermasters are considered attachments. There are 10 Armies with 2244000 men per-Army broken then down into 10 Corps of 224400 then to sections with 10 Divisions with 22440 men, then into 10 Brigades of 2244 men with 224 men in a Battalion.

Armies and divisions are given numbers 1-10 and 1-100 but the platoons are given a "area code". For example: The 9th battalion of the 10th in 2nd Danube (Army). Instead of labeling 1-100 per division or 1-1000 for the whole army. Call signals are termed by divisional heritage, so the terms are always vivid, and usually a touch lewd.

The General Staff appoints a divisional commander to someone who has drifted in the General Staff long enough to be the head of each operational theater. Each theaters boundaries and new theaters of war are dictated by the Danube General Commander in Chief, who can receive countermanded orders from the Chancellor, whose orders cannot be overturned.

Troops of Moorington are dressed in a dull gray, good for forest and urban fighting, which are the two major landscapes permeating Moorington. All of the soldiers belongings are put on their backs for easy advancement in a special roll of dark gray paint, the rifle strap are used from left shoulder to right hip for easy firing for the right handed force of Moorish troops. Low coal hat looking helmets are intermingled with sharp point hats of the officers. The coal hats have a doomed top but have a slight upswing the back before coming back down for the purpose of deflecting bullets back out of the helmet if by chance the man in question is nicked in the face. The pointy helmets are for more show than any real usefulness beyond it’s better than your scull, it is receiving less popularity as it becomes obvious opponents may recognize the unusually drab officers by their helmets.

Silvarian Mark of Moorington: Last fixed currency?

The Silvarian Mark of Moorington, or the Silver Mark, could be one of the last fixed currencies, or pegged exchange rate, that uses a mineral or other natural resource for its value. As opposed to being pegged to another currency, or a floating currency.

The Silver Mark's name does give a hint to what mineral it is fixed to, silver. Moorington's few companies owned by the state, for obvious reasons, are mainly the silver mining companies and the stock markets. Both needed for internal, financial, security. Because of being owned by the government, with literally infinite money reserves, provides the silver companies security in which they do business, and keeps silver coming to the federal government through thick and thin.

Moorington needs a constant supply of silver because its currency is hypothetically backed by an equal amount of the mineral it is pegged to. The government dictates how much each Mark is worth, and how much of it is being released. So it is imperative that market fluctuations do not affect the foundations of the economy integrity, for an over-abundance or scarcity of the mineral could high light the main flaw in a fixed currency. It is immovable, and doesn't accurately show the real demand, even though some round about systems are in place, if it becomes obvious that the mineral is priced differently that the currency that pegs off of, feelings of insecurity can arise.

Links:
Prussia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Prussia)
Fixed Exchange Rates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_exchange_rate)
Region:
Cologne (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=display_region/region=Cologne)
Economy (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Moorington)

Updates:

In a massive restructering effort to make the Danube more mechanized and mobile, a large effort to aquire and make new vehicles is launched. Some of the first ideas to be boughten up by the eager Defense Department include vehicles like the Dpkz III, a new remodeled Dpkz I, a new IFV, a new anti-tank infantry weapon, a new self-propelled howitzer and a total reorganization of the army in the doctrine, men and officer sense as well.


PzF 3 IT-600
Newest model of the Panzerfaust 3, equipped with tandem warhead and an improved firing and sighting unit called DYNARANGE. The DYNARANGE uses the advanced targeting mechanism Spa-Simrad IS-2000 to calculate weapon elevation and lead angle correction.

Caliber: 60 mm launcher, 110 mm warhead
Function: Primarily anti-tank weapon
Weight: fire-ready weapon : 15.1 kg warhead : 4.3 kg
Length: 1400 mm
Muzzle velocity: 150 m/s
Armament: 120 g Amatol/Syndril Warhead - hollow charge or dual (tandem) hollow charge
Sights: telescopic sights (can be reused, can also be fitted with 4x-16x ACOG/AWA Zoom Scopes)
Maximum effective range: up to 600 meters (static and moving targets)
Penetration capability: 900 mm armor, ? meters concrete

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The new Dpkz III in participating in war games.

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The new Infantry Fighting Vehicle; Ulan.

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The new self propelled howitzer.

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Troops practicing their new doctrine.