Angermanland
11-01-2007, 00:26
The following being a book of history and other information regarding China under the Sun Dynasty. [for the RP with it's ooc thread here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=513670)
Full name: Sun China
Common abbreviation: China
Government: imperial bureaucracy
Ruler: Emperor Sun Liu.
Language: mandarin
Capital: Heifei
Population: 715,825,279
Industry: comparatively low, but significant. Focused on military and infrastructure related products at this time. Concentrated in the east, particularly around Heifei and Shanghai.
Raw materials: coal, rice, oil, (other stuff I’m not aware of)
Major Diplomatic relations: Good relations with CHOAM, Variable relations with the empire of Japan, wars of conquest in both directions in the past [mostly fought in Korea and mostly failures on the part of whoever was the aggressor at the time], basically ignores Russia beyond keeping an eye on the borders.
Recent history:
‘Recent history’ is considered to start in 1900, but nothing of any interest to the outside world took place until the Xinhai Revolt in 1911.
The Xinhai Revolt or Hsinhai Rebellion was a republican endeavour which sort to overthrow China's ruling Sun Dynasty, and to establish the Republic of China. The revolt began on October 10, 1911 and ‘ended’ in 1912 with the Sun Dynasty retaining control over most of China, and the rebel army in tatters and flight. Since 1911 is a Xinhai Year in the sexagenary cycle of Chinese calendar, Xinhai Revolt had got its present name.
The revolt began with the armed Kunming Uprising and the spread of republican insurrection through the western provinces, and culminated battle of Chengdu, where the rebel army was crushed.
None the less, the western provinces, save in the very north, are still rebellious and not under total governmental control, prone to bandits and any upstart who gathers a following. Most of China’s army has had some combat experience dealing with such occurrences, or was involved in putting down the revolt.
During the revolt, an attempt was made on the life of emperor Sun Qing, and was successful. He died in hospital the next day.
Sun Liu, a young man just finished his studies, rejected the typical pampered life of the court wherever possible and travelled widely, ascended to the throne. Making use of what he had learned, both from the classics and from foreign scholars and notables, he brought the revolt to its ultimate conclusion, and then set about the task of modernising the nation.
He began with the nation’s industrial base. Or more importantly, it’s lack of one. The construction of factories around Heifei and Shanghai, with an eye towards military equipment as well as agricultural tools and other products was the first move in an attempt to rectify this.
When the first world war began, Sun Liu sent observers to any and every party involved who would take them, with an eye towards seeing what did and didn’t work for modern military equipment. This lead to the construction of the Yue Weapons Works, a large complex in Yueyang dedicated to military technologies.
another concept brought back by these observers and rapidly integrated and improved upon where possible was that of the assembly line. due to China's small industrial base and need for large quantities of many modern tools and vehicles, Sun Liu was quick to see the advantage of this technique and ordered it applied to all products where doing so was possible, especially emphasizing the military.
The eventual result of the Yue Weapons Works projects and a deal with CHOAM for Vickers MMGs, were the Heron CAS/fighter and the Locust Chassis in Artillery, Infantry, and support models, which finished development in 1933.
Other weaponry was also manufactured under license, or in some cases blatantly ripped off, including the K98 bolt action rifle, the BAR, 80-mm mortars, and assorted weapons for the LCA. [Locust Chassis, artillery]. Also, a 20-mm auto cannon was chosen as a “standard” light AT/AA gun, and used for this and other purposes and ships and aircraft. Also developed was the Emperor class Corvette.
Currently in progress is research into HEAT grenades and more effective armour per weight for the Locust Chassis.
Sun Liu also restructured the military and introduced a major standing army. While levies would still be called, and given rifles, the main focus was on the standing army, composed primarily of mechanised infantry.
Regular mech inf Squad: 5 regular infantry, one NCO, 2 BAR man, one driver, one gunner, one LCI
X 5 to a platoon.
Art sup mech inf squad: 1 LCA with driver, gunner, and spotter.
X5 to platoon, + command vehicle.
Mech Inf Company: 4 regular platoons and one Artillery platoon. + Command vehicles + 1 mortar squad [including 1 mortar variant LCA, and one LCI], + 4 MMG squads [one LCI, 4 MMGs with 2 man teams]
Mech Inf battalion: 4 mech inf Companies + command vehicles and supply units. + 1 engineer platoon.
Regiments contained 5 battalions, brigades 3 regiments, and divisions 5 brigades.
Total military strength:
Active: 1 million combat troops
Reserve: 6 million conscript levies.
Logistical 7 million total, only 3 million active at any one time unless levies are called up.
76 thousand assorted combat variant Locust Chassis vehicles
11 thousand combat aircraft [almost exclusively herons]
1 thousand Emperor class corvettes ((based on the flower class)):
more recent projects include: the trans-national railway, which roughly quarters the nation. the western branch is still 'incomplete' due to the nature of the territory. built with the military in mind, the railways pass barracks and supply warehouses, as well as passing through major cities along their routs.
Weaponry and equipment:
Aircraft:
Heron CAS bomber/fighter: 2 20mm auto cannon, 4 Vickers MG [spitfire / stuka dive bomber hybrid, with dive breaks and gullwings, single seater. engine has been adjusted and weight reduced to give greatly superior speed over the stuka,though still low for a fighter. wings similar in shape to that of the spitfire, though more boxy. range greater than that of the spitfire due to larger fuel tanks and reduced weight. 10 mm armor in the rear of the cockpit.]
Heifei Industrial Works, Fighter, Model 1933
Field Designation: "Heron"
Armament: 4x Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 17 Machine Guns, 2x Heifei Industrial Works, Cannon, 20mm, Mk. 4
Ammunition: 350 rounds/gun, 60 rounds/cannon
Length: 9.82m
Wingspan: 11.3m
Weight: 2,015kg
Crew: 1
Engine: IAW, EAD-5-31-A 820hp (aviation fuel)
Maximum Speed: 575kph
Range: 820km
Combat vehicles:
LCA - variable, Vickers MMG, mounting either turreted AA/AT guns 120-mm mortar on a swivel mount, non-turreted 75-mm howitzers, or non-turreted long-range artillery. Rockets/missiles/crane can be mounted instead, but this hasn’t been done yet. Depending on weapon, 13-mm steel plate armour may be attached. carries a short range radio for inter-vehicle communication.
LCI – 20 mm cannon, Vickers MMG. 13 mm steel plate armour. For mechanised infantry, fills a halftrack role. Command variant has armoured roof, others are open top, or have canvas covers when operating in wet weather. carries short range radio for inter vehicle communication. command variant carries a larger, more expensive radio with greater range.
LCS - Vickers MMG. All-purpose transport vehicle. No armour.
LC models generally make approximately 80 kph and down to 40 in bad terrain that they are still capable of operating in at all. This is less for the heavier LCA models, depending on weaponry.
All are Petrol fuelled, six wheeled, with forward and rear steering and independent gearing for left and right wheels.
Vehical stats:
Locust Chassis, Support
Field Designation: LCS
Armament: Heifei Industrial Works, Rifle, Automatic, Mk. 1
Ammunition: 1,000 rounds in 100-round belts
Length: 5.61m
Width: 2.42m
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 3 tonnes
Crew: 1
Engine: IAW EAD-1-30 70hp (Petrol)
Speed (Road/Cross-Country): 77kph/45kph
Range (R/CC): 370km/210km
Armour (mm/angle): 2mm/87°
Infantry weapons:
80 mm mortar
Yue Weapon Works, Rifle, Bolt-Action, Mk. 3
Field Designation: BA3
Caliber: 6.42x52mm Imperial
Action: Manually operated, rotating bolt
Length: 1046mm
Barrel Length: 545mm
Weight: 3.92kg
Magazine: 8-round stacked stripper clip
Muzzle Velocity: 707m/s
RoF: N/A
Yue Weapon Works, Rifle, Automatic, Mk. 1
Field Designation: YAR
Caliber: 6.42x52mm Imperial
Action: Gas operated, open bolt
Length: 1,214mm
Barrel Length: 610mm
Weight: 7.2kg
Magazine: 100-round belt (3.2kg)
Muzzle Velocity: 722m/s
RoF: 650rpm
ships:
Emperor class Corvette
Displacement: 940 tons
Length: 205 ft
Beam: 33 ft
Draught: 11.5 ft
Propulsion: 2 fire tube boilers, one 4-cycle triple-expansion steam engine
Speed: 16 knots at 2,750 hp
Range: 3,500 nautical miles at 12 knots (6,500 km at 22 km/h)
Complement: 100 men
Armament: 1939–1941
* 1 x 102 mm BL Mk IX gun,
* Two 20 mm twin auto cannon, [4 20mm auto cannon total]
* Two paired torpedo tubes [one pair on each side, 10 torpedos total]
* Two stern depth charge racks with 34 depth charges
more to come.
Full name: Sun China
Common abbreviation: China
Government: imperial bureaucracy
Ruler: Emperor Sun Liu.
Language: mandarin
Capital: Heifei
Population: 715,825,279
Industry: comparatively low, but significant. Focused on military and infrastructure related products at this time. Concentrated in the east, particularly around Heifei and Shanghai.
Raw materials: coal, rice, oil, (other stuff I’m not aware of)
Major Diplomatic relations: Good relations with CHOAM, Variable relations with the empire of Japan, wars of conquest in both directions in the past [mostly fought in Korea and mostly failures on the part of whoever was the aggressor at the time], basically ignores Russia beyond keeping an eye on the borders.
Recent history:
‘Recent history’ is considered to start in 1900, but nothing of any interest to the outside world took place until the Xinhai Revolt in 1911.
The Xinhai Revolt or Hsinhai Rebellion was a republican endeavour which sort to overthrow China's ruling Sun Dynasty, and to establish the Republic of China. The revolt began on October 10, 1911 and ‘ended’ in 1912 with the Sun Dynasty retaining control over most of China, and the rebel army in tatters and flight. Since 1911 is a Xinhai Year in the sexagenary cycle of Chinese calendar, Xinhai Revolt had got its present name.
The revolt began with the armed Kunming Uprising and the spread of republican insurrection through the western provinces, and culminated battle of Chengdu, where the rebel army was crushed.
None the less, the western provinces, save in the very north, are still rebellious and not under total governmental control, prone to bandits and any upstart who gathers a following. Most of China’s army has had some combat experience dealing with such occurrences, or was involved in putting down the revolt.
During the revolt, an attempt was made on the life of emperor Sun Qing, and was successful. He died in hospital the next day.
Sun Liu, a young man just finished his studies, rejected the typical pampered life of the court wherever possible and travelled widely, ascended to the throne. Making use of what he had learned, both from the classics and from foreign scholars and notables, he brought the revolt to its ultimate conclusion, and then set about the task of modernising the nation.
He began with the nation’s industrial base. Or more importantly, it’s lack of one. The construction of factories around Heifei and Shanghai, with an eye towards military equipment as well as agricultural tools and other products was the first move in an attempt to rectify this.
When the first world war began, Sun Liu sent observers to any and every party involved who would take them, with an eye towards seeing what did and didn’t work for modern military equipment. This lead to the construction of the Yue Weapons Works, a large complex in Yueyang dedicated to military technologies.
another concept brought back by these observers and rapidly integrated and improved upon where possible was that of the assembly line. due to China's small industrial base and need for large quantities of many modern tools and vehicles, Sun Liu was quick to see the advantage of this technique and ordered it applied to all products where doing so was possible, especially emphasizing the military.
The eventual result of the Yue Weapons Works projects and a deal with CHOAM for Vickers MMGs, were the Heron CAS/fighter and the Locust Chassis in Artillery, Infantry, and support models, which finished development in 1933.
Other weaponry was also manufactured under license, or in some cases blatantly ripped off, including the K98 bolt action rifle, the BAR, 80-mm mortars, and assorted weapons for the LCA. [Locust Chassis, artillery]. Also, a 20-mm auto cannon was chosen as a “standard” light AT/AA gun, and used for this and other purposes and ships and aircraft. Also developed was the Emperor class Corvette.
Currently in progress is research into HEAT grenades and more effective armour per weight for the Locust Chassis.
Sun Liu also restructured the military and introduced a major standing army. While levies would still be called, and given rifles, the main focus was on the standing army, composed primarily of mechanised infantry.
Regular mech inf Squad: 5 regular infantry, one NCO, 2 BAR man, one driver, one gunner, one LCI
X 5 to a platoon.
Art sup mech inf squad: 1 LCA with driver, gunner, and spotter.
X5 to platoon, + command vehicle.
Mech Inf Company: 4 regular platoons and one Artillery platoon. + Command vehicles + 1 mortar squad [including 1 mortar variant LCA, and one LCI], + 4 MMG squads [one LCI, 4 MMGs with 2 man teams]
Mech Inf battalion: 4 mech inf Companies + command vehicles and supply units. + 1 engineer platoon.
Regiments contained 5 battalions, brigades 3 regiments, and divisions 5 brigades.
Total military strength:
Active: 1 million combat troops
Reserve: 6 million conscript levies.
Logistical 7 million total, only 3 million active at any one time unless levies are called up.
76 thousand assorted combat variant Locust Chassis vehicles
11 thousand combat aircraft [almost exclusively herons]
1 thousand Emperor class corvettes ((based on the flower class)):
more recent projects include: the trans-national railway, which roughly quarters the nation. the western branch is still 'incomplete' due to the nature of the territory. built with the military in mind, the railways pass barracks and supply warehouses, as well as passing through major cities along their routs.
Weaponry and equipment:
Aircraft:
Heron CAS bomber/fighter: 2 20mm auto cannon, 4 Vickers MG [spitfire / stuka dive bomber hybrid, with dive breaks and gullwings, single seater. engine has been adjusted and weight reduced to give greatly superior speed over the stuka,though still low for a fighter. wings similar in shape to that of the spitfire, though more boxy. range greater than that of the spitfire due to larger fuel tanks and reduced weight. 10 mm armor in the rear of the cockpit.]
Heifei Industrial Works, Fighter, Model 1933
Field Designation: "Heron"
Armament: 4x Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 17 Machine Guns, 2x Heifei Industrial Works, Cannon, 20mm, Mk. 4
Ammunition: 350 rounds/gun, 60 rounds/cannon
Length: 9.82m
Wingspan: 11.3m
Weight: 2,015kg
Crew: 1
Engine: IAW, EAD-5-31-A 820hp (aviation fuel)
Maximum Speed: 575kph
Range: 820km
Combat vehicles:
LCA - variable, Vickers MMG, mounting either turreted AA/AT guns 120-mm mortar on a swivel mount, non-turreted 75-mm howitzers, or non-turreted long-range artillery. Rockets/missiles/crane can be mounted instead, but this hasn’t been done yet. Depending on weapon, 13-mm steel plate armour may be attached. carries a short range radio for inter-vehicle communication.
LCI – 20 mm cannon, Vickers MMG. 13 mm steel plate armour. For mechanised infantry, fills a halftrack role. Command variant has armoured roof, others are open top, or have canvas covers when operating in wet weather. carries short range radio for inter vehicle communication. command variant carries a larger, more expensive radio with greater range.
LCS - Vickers MMG. All-purpose transport vehicle. No armour.
LC models generally make approximately 80 kph and down to 40 in bad terrain that they are still capable of operating in at all. This is less for the heavier LCA models, depending on weaponry.
All are Petrol fuelled, six wheeled, with forward and rear steering and independent gearing for left and right wheels.
Vehical stats:
Locust Chassis, Support
Field Designation: LCS
Armament: Heifei Industrial Works, Rifle, Automatic, Mk. 1
Ammunition: 1,000 rounds in 100-round belts
Length: 5.61m
Width: 2.42m
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 3 tonnes
Crew: 1
Engine: IAW EAD-1-30 70hp (Petrol)
Speed (Road/Cross-Country): 77kph/45kph
Range (R/CC): 370km/210km
Armour (mm/angle): 2mm/87°
Infantry weapons:
80 mm mortar
Yue Weapon Works, Rifle, Bolt-Action, Mk. 3
Field Designation: BA3
Caliber: 6.42x52mm Imperial
Action: Manually operated, rotating bolt
Length: 1046mm
Barrel Length: 545mm
Weight: 3.92kg
Magazine: 8-round stacked stripper clip
Muzzle Velocity: 707m/s
RoF: N/A
Yue Weapon Works, Rifle, Automatic, Mk. 1
Field Designation: YAR
Caliber: 6.42x52mm Imperial
Action: Gas operated, open bolt
Length: 1,214mm
Barrel Length: 610mm
Weight: 7.2kg
Magazine: 100-round belt (3.2kg)
Muzzle Velocity: 722m/s
RoF: 650rpm
ships:
Emperor class Corvette
Displacement: 940 tons
Length: 205 ft
Beam: 33 ft
Draught: 11.5 ft
Propulsion: 2 fire tube boilers, one 4-cycle triple-expansion steam engine
Speed: 16 knots at 2,750 hp
Range: 3,500 nautical miles at 12 knots (6,500 km at 22 km/h)
Complement: 100 men
Armament: 1939–1941
* 1 x 102 mm BL Mk IX gun,
* Two 20 mm twin auto cannon, [4 20mm auto cannon total]
* Two paired torpedo tubes [one pair on each side, 10 torpedos total]
* Two stern depth charge racks with 34 depth charges
more to come.