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RSU
Rhodesian Socialist Union

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The Rhodesian Socialist Union is a powerful communist union of the uppermost Social thinking figures in the Rhodesian Union. Formed in 2008, the nation gathered strength and through active anti-corruption measures has enforced communism on the region. The military is active in exercising and training, and used to control the nation as the leaders see fit.

Three main regions form the RSU - the former South Africa is one, the central region, Mozambique and Tanzania merged into one, formed a satellite region with its own various justice systems, and the former Kenya formed another. Each region has its own sub-divisions and communes, and so is split down further.

Capital: Johannesburg
Largest city: Pretoria
Official languages: English, Africaans
Population: 136,227,351
GDP (Total): $237.451 Billion
Economic Growth: Up 4.5%
Currency: Rand

Geography

As a central nation on the southern tip of Africa, it is in a prime trading position, and is also the key to Africa. With a long seafront and a flat, bush environment, the tip of Africa is hot and harsh. With many long beaches but with tropical, shark infested oceans, the geographical position of the RSU is key.

The tallest peak is Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, in the former Mozambique. The total land area is 3,476,789 square kilometres, and territorial waters extend 24 km off shore in all directions. The arable lands in the territory is 12.19%, of which 10% is irrigated, and therefore 42,382 square kilometres is farmable.

Political system

The Political System is a strongly communistic affair, with each sub-region of the major regions having a political representative with his/her own staff, with advisors from each of the main services. These separate sub-regions are given targets both politically, economical, industrial and farming targets every year, and are given certain benefits both in terms of pay and budget-wise - the harder you work, the better you are treated.

These sub-regions all report to a representative and his staff at the top of region, who controls major decisions within the region, such as new policies. These regions report to a central government, the RSUPB, the Rhodesian Socialist Union Political Bureau. This Bureau is made up of the head advisors in each branch of government, and the head of government, an Izen DeBerg.

Head of State: Izen DeBerg
Advisor to Head of State: Brian Bunting
State Budget Advisor: Joe Slovo
State International Trade Advisor: Chris Hani
State Population Control Advisor: Bram Fischer
State Agricultural Advisor: Jeremy Cronin
State Economical Advisor: Ivan Schermbrucker
State Defense Advisor: Ronnie Kasrils
State Education Advisor: Colin Francois du Sart
State Health Advisor: Jacobus Frederick Jonker
State Justice Minister: Lucas Mangope
State Transport Minister: Pieter Mulder

Economic Policy

The economic policy of the new RSU is very radical. In an effort to rid the nation of unemployment and starvation and to boost the national economy, a base of agriculture is being sought. Land being farmed will be dramatically increased to both increase jobs and at the same time food levels, with the revenue produced being exported to nations that cannot produce their own goods.

At the same time, a slightly increased industrial base will be created, with as many products as possible being built in nation and not outsourced. Food will by this point be plentiful, and the industrial base will probably not make the economic base or GDP any stronger, but the nation will be stronger within itself, and less dependent on other nations. With time, the base will be increased to such an extent that exports will be possible.

Current -

Agricultire - 2.6%
Industry - 30.3%
Services - 67.1%

Projected -

Agriculture: 35%
Industry: 35%
Services: 30%

At the same time, the port of Cape town will be transformed into a booming economic port for both imports, exports and a stopping off point for shipments. The industrial base will be centred here, as will urban growth etc.

Military Figures

State Defense Advisor: Ronnie Kasrils
Chief of Army: General Iskilers
Chief of Air Force: Air General Marchalov
Chief of the Navy: Admiral Benedict

Army Bases:
Pretoria
Messina
Upington
Cape Town (Marine)
Durban (Training)
Nairobi
Mozambique Island
Nampula

Air Bases:
Pretoria (3,500m x1, 2,200m x2)
Messina (2,200m x1)
Cape Town (2,200m x1, 1,100m x1)
Upington (2,200m x1, 1,100m x1)
Nampula (3,500m x1, 2,200m x1)
Dodoma (2,200m x1, 1,100m x1)

Naval Bases:
Cape Town (Deep Port, Marine Base)
Durban (Deep Port)
Port Elizabeth
Mozambique Island (Deep Port)

Army Units:

1 HQ Brigade
216 men (various ranks)
Baretta M9
FN FAL
FN MAG
18 SAMIL 50 Trucks
18 SAMIL 100 Trucks

1 Special Service Battalion
28 Olifant Mark II's
2 FV4019 Centurion Mk 5 Bulldozer's
2 FV4002 Centurion Mk 5 Bridgelayer's
2 FV4018 Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle's
1 South African Tank Regiment
180 Olifant Mark IB's
28 FV4019 Centurion Mk 5 Bulldozer's
28 FV4002 Centurion Mk 5 Bridgelayer's
28 FV4018 Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle's
1 Kenyan Tank Regiment

Special Forces Brigade
216 men (various ranks)
Baretta M9
Vektor R5 AR's
SS-77 5.56mm MG's
RPG-7's
Javelin ATGM's
Igla MANPAD's
44 Parachute Battalion
1296 men (various ranks)
18 Rooikat 76 AFV's
18 Ratel 90 IFV's
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
RPG-7's
Javelin ATGM's
Igla MANPAD's
81mm Mortars

1 Mechanized Infantry Battalion
1296 men (various ranks)
36 Rooikat 76 AFV's
36 Ratel 90 IFV's
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
84mm Carl Gustav’s
Javelin ATGM's
Igla MANPAD's
81mm Mortars
4 Mechanized Infantry Battalion
5 Mechanized Infantry Battalion
6 Mechanized Infantary Battalion
7 Mechanized Infantry Battalion
12 Mechanized Infantry Battalion
14 Mechanized Infantary Battalion

3 Infantry Battalion Training Depot
1296 men (various ranks)
36 SAMIL 100 Trucks
36 SAMIL 50 Trucks
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
6 Infantary Logistical Battalion
1296 men (various ranks)
36 SAMIL 100 Trucks
36 SAMIL 50 Trucks
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
7-12 Infantary Logistical Battalion

1 Infantry Battalion
1296 men (various ranks)
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
RPG-7's
Javelin ATGM's
Igla MANPAD's
81mm Mortars
5 Infantry Battalion
6 Infantry Battalion
7 Infantry Battalion
8 Infantry Battalion
9 Infantry Battalion
10 Infantry Battalion
14 Infantry Battalion
115 Infantry Battalion
116 Infantry Battalion
118 Infantry Battalion
121 Infantry Battalion
123 Infantry Battalion
124 Infantry Battalion
125 Infantry Battalion
126 Infantry Battalion
127 Infantry Battalion
128 Infantry Battalion

4 Artillery Battalion
1296 men (various ranks)
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
72 SAMIL 50 Trucks
36 G7 105mm Guns
36 GV5 155mm Guns
5 Artillery Battalion
6 Mechanized Artillery Battalion
1296 men (various ranks)
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
36 GV5 15mm SPG’s
36 Valkiri-22 227mm MLRS’s
10 Air Defense Battalion
1296 men (various ranks)
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
24 SA-11 TEL’s
4 SA-11 C&C Units
4 SA-11 SNOW WHITE Radars
4 SA-11 Transporter Units
18 ZSU-23-4 Shilka SPAAA
18 SAMIL 50 Igla TEL
112 Air Defense Battalion

2 Field Engineer Battalion
1296 men (various ranks)
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
36 FV4019 Centurion Mk 5 Bulldozer's
36 FV4002 Centurion Mk 5 Bridgelayer's
36 FV4018 Centurion Mineclearer/Layers
14 Engineer Batallion
35 Engineer Battalion
37 Engineer Battalion
45 Engineer Battalion

1 Construction Engineer Regiment
1296 men (various ranks)
Baretta M9
FN FAL AR's
FN MAG MG's
36 FV4019 Centurion Mk 5 Bulldozer's
36 JCB Mk II Digger’s
2 Construction Engineer Regiment

Reserves

6 Armour Brigades
6 Mechanized Infantary Battalions
12 Infantary Battalions
6 Artillery Battalions
4 Mechanized Infantary Battalions
1 Air Defense Battalion
3 Engineer Battalions

Mothballed Equipment

76 T-54/55 MBT’s
72 Panhard AML-90
52 M113
38 105mm Guns
50 81mm Mortars
12 120mm Guns
40 Milan ATGM’s
80 84mm Carl Gustav
50 20mm AAA
18 40mm AAA

Air Force

Pretoria AFB

2 Sqn
38 Denel Cheetah D
16 JAS-39 Gripens
109th Squadron
6 A-10C Tankbusters
6 Tornado GR4 Ground Attack/Reconaissance Aircraft
15 Sqn
20 MH-60 Blackhawks
6 BK-117
5 OH-58 Helicopters
28 Sqn
14 Airbus A400M
60 Sqn
2 Boeing 707
2 KC-135
1 E-3D Sentry
Central Flying School
27 Pilatus PC-7 Trainer
12 Bulldog 127's
7 Cessna 185's

Messina

Combat Flying School
24 BAE Hawk 120 Trainers
10 F-5 Freedom Fighters
13 Pilatus PC-7 Trainers
6 Tucano's
35 Sqn
7 C-130J Hercules
44 Sqn
4 C-235 Transports
8 Cessna 185's
1085th Squadron
6 A-10C Tankbusters
6 Tornado GR4 Ground Attack/Reconaissance Aircraft
242nd Squadron
1 KC-130

Cape Town

234th Squadron
2 Nimrod MR4 Aircraft
16 Squadron
12 AH-2 Rooivalks
8 OH-58 Helicopters
87 Helicopter Flying School
17 Alouiette III Helicopters
14 MH-60 Blackhawks
12 BK-117 Helicopters
2 OH-58 Helicopters
13 Sqn
6 C-130J Hercules
14th Squadron
1 KC-130


Nairobi

87 Sqn
12 AH-2 Rooivalks
11 Hughes 500MD
89 Sqn
9 OH-58 Helicopters
6 MH-60 Blackhawks
8 Sqn
12 Denel Cheetah D's
4 JAS-39 Gripens
29 Sqn
2 CN-235 Transports
870 Sqn
15 Palatus PC-7 Trainers
2463 Sqn
6 C-130 Hercules
241st Squadron
1 KC-130

Dodoma

41 Sqn
6 Cessna 208 Caravan's
3 King Air 300's
1 Boeing BBJ
42 Sqn
12 Airbus A400M Transports
Combat Development School
12 BAE Hawk 120's
5 F-5 Freedom Fighters
8 Hawk Mk 52's
6 Tucano's
78th Squadron
1 KC-135

Nampula

120 Sqn
7 JAS-39 Gripens
Test and Development Centre
2 BAE Hawk 120's
2 A-10C Tankbusters
1 Cheetah D
2 Panavia Tornado's
1 Boeing 707 Tanker
3 JAS-39 Gripen's
1 C-130J Hercules
1 MH-60 Blackhawks
1 OH-58 Helicopter

Navy

Cape Town

Valour Class Frigates
SAS Amatola
SAS Isandlwana
SAS Spioenkop
Fast Attack Vessels
SAS Adam Kok
SAS Isaac Dyobha
SAS Galeshewe
Mine Clearing Vessel
SAS Umkomaas
Fleet Replenishment
SAS Drakensberg
Type 209 Submarine
SAS Manthatisi

Mozambique Island

Valour Class Frigates
SAS Mendi
Fast Attack Vessel
SAS Job Maseko
SAS Makhanda
Mine Counter Measures
SAS Umhloti
Type 209 Submarines
SAS Pennant
SAS Africaans

Durban

Missile Craft
10 Light Missile Craft (Harpoon, CIWS, 20mm)
Patrol Boats
3 Patrol Boats (57mm)
Amphibious Assault
1 Ro/Ro Vessel
Replenishment Vessels
2 Freighters

Our nation would like an embassy, and also would like to become allies with you. Seeing that you are allied to Wagdog just as we are. And we support your efforts in zimbabwe.

Being like minded with your nation, we also would like to set up an embassy within your nation. We also have some economic and military projects we might share with you, over time, so you can clean the world of scum insurgents and help us create a unified front against the capitalist dogs.

SIC:
Dear Head of State Izen DeBeck,

Now that the vessels you so kindly transferred us have arrived, we have a proposal to make. Since the Vetakans have been every bit as unreasonable as the Americans with us regarding military trade, if perhaps more kindly so, we feel complete replacement of our arsenal is in order. We can produce spare parts and munitions for the American weaponry, but no more; and even those wear out with time. Operating the same overall equipment standard as our closest friends and allies only makes sense by contrast. Hence, what say you about Wagdoggie State Armaments Corporation (WSAC) entering into a joint partnership with Denel Industries and other Rhodesian arms companies, perhaps under the name 'Internationalist Military Enterprises (IME)?'
The Rhodesian half could negotiate for any and all production rights, and Wagdog in turn could pay you reasonable annual "Partnership Dues" including licensing fees and military research funding (notably a problem for Denel's more advanced projects). All designs licensed by IME would be fully shared between us; yours being ours and ours likewise yours, while you'd retain exclusive marketing rights of course. The same goes for production capacity, Wagdog being willing to negotiate a proper work-sharing agreement between our nations in this consortium.
For an example of what we could accomplish together, consider this. If you could convince the Third British Empire to sell Internationalist Military Enterprises production rights to all Nimrod and Sea King variants they operate, we could fix the troubled Nimrod AEW.3 variant into a working design as the Nimrod ASaC.5 (Airborne Surveillance and Control Mk.5). All that's needed is to put the Sea King ASaC.7 avionics package into the AEW.3 airframe, two Searchwater radars being installed in fore and aft radome bulbs for full coverage. Given Searchwater's known adaptability, this aircraft can also be considered a makeshift JSTARS system of some appreciable usefulness (it could scan an area equal to two sets of British Isles, one each fore and aft, every ten seconds; with ability to identify ground vehicles as well as sea or air targets); a good bonus which saves on having to acquire separate AWACS and JSTARS airframes.
This example is only one of the possible ways our partnership can empower both of our nations, as well as any others seeking our products that we deem trustworthy. Such as the CCPS for example; whom we hope to include in this pooling venture as soon as possible, since we've already purchased a restricted license to the Juan Carlos I BPE carrier that we don't want to keep from you if we can help it at all, and they have an Aegis frigate design (the Alvaro de Bazan class) that both of us could find most useful. All that is required is some licensing work on your part, money from me (and later the CCPS if they're included) to compensate for this effort, labor shared between us all to manufacture the products, and we'll (literally) be in business. Take your time, but do respond as soon as that permits; the heat in Singapore this August is deadly and even the Grand Hyatt's air conditioning can only do so much. Should you accept, I'll notify the CCPS immediately and see what they think of the idea.

Your Comrade and Ally,
Carolinus Horridus
General Secretary,
United Socialist States of Wagdog

Being like minded with your nation, we also would like to set up an embassy within your nation. We also have some economic and military projects we might share with you, over time, so you can clean the world of scum insurgents and help us create a unified front against the capitalist dogs.

It is agreed then, we will allow you to have an embassy in our capital.

Comrade Carolinus Horridus,

We regret the difficultly you are facing to acquire decent military technology these days. We were lucky to receive various air assets from the Americans long before the Zimbabwe incident, which is still occuring. We do hope the crisis will be a valid testing ground for our latest projects.

We have looked over the ideas you are suggesting, and find the IME a very attractive proposition. It would be ideal for us, as we have often been denied decent funding for our advanced militar concepts in the past (for example, making do with the Cheetah B fighter for 30 years), and with our rising industrial power and growing nation, we feel this would benefit us in ways not just economical.

So yes, we agree to such a proposition, and are kee to demonstrate our intent. Using you example, we have already acquired two Nimrod MRA4 platforms, the first of which we are (SIC: legally...to an extent) analysing to produce our own indigenous version. On top of this, we already are producing various versions of the Israeli production of the Searchwater radar, which was bought from them in 2004. Therefore, we can already begin this, if you so wanted.

We are very pleased to hear you have the CCPS on board the project to an extent, especially as we are desperate to produce a carrier of our own. If you can get them to either join the IME or be a part of it in some way, we would be very excited to work closely with both of you.

As towards our previous exchanges, our Nuclear and Naval engineers have recently arrived in Wagdog, and are urgent to begin work with your Los Angeles Class submarines. We know they are probably at use right now (that would be Fiji, then), but wish to view the plans as quickly as possible. Also despatched have been our Ceremonial Naval Drill Team and Assistant to the Navy, to view the commisioning of our old ships in your navy.

Your friend and helper.
Head of State,
Izen DeBeck.

OOC: OK... I'm happy you're on board with IME, but I apparently commissioned my boats before you noticed.:headbang: I forgot the link in the OOC thread, but that can be fixed; like here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=517723) for example. I did reference your crews only in general terms, so you can perhaps just edit my commissioning post to factor them fully into the ceremony, OK? We can also rejigger the date if needed. I honestly forgot about this bit of protocol, no 'moddery intended... Oh well, as they say.
If you feel like it, by all means comment ICly in the thread, perhaps on my transfer to the CCPS of the B52s I needed shipped off?;) You can just cite your "intelligence" on the matter; true that may give the US time to "comment" on the transaction as it were, but too bad for them. The deal's done, and no one's RP'd any interception of the bombers on their way to the buyer yet (I think the opportunity to is also long gone by now anyway), so it's so-far so-good there seeing how time works in TPE.
Oh, you should probably contact Kopparbergs regarding my idea instead, as well as alerting him to my link; if I do it might look like I'm trying to violate the licensure terms for my amphib/carrier before I've even laid the first BPE down.:rolleyes: Definitely not the right impression for me to give to a prospective RP-business partner. My thoughts were that IME would be initially just a Denel/WSAC venture, with the CCPS joining in very soon after launch (like... the next day or such). I can of course help out (ask him to TG me in NationStates proper with the tag "Re: IME/TPE"), but I still think you should make the initial approach, as the senior partner in the concern (hash this out with him too if needed), to avoid any appearance of impropriety on either of our parts.

SIC:
Dear Comrade DeBeck, Head of State of the RSU,
Splendid, my friend! This 'Internationalist Military Enterprises' venture soon to be born solves most of my problems at a stroke; new systems to prepare my forces should the worst happen with the Japanese or (less likely) the FPU, and much needed jobs for a depressed area of my country. West Papua's average income, despite my best efforts, is still roughly a quarter of the national average; intolerable! Your generosity in helping set up actual industry and honest labor (as opposed to profiteering and pillage) in that area shall do much to rectify this indignity in due time; and already has in the case of my howitzer plant newly opened in Jayapura, where our labor's first fruits should be born by year's end when the first battalion (or equivalent) each of your guns made in Wagdog is complete. Forgive my secrecy as always, but what we discuss is explosive (literally) enough that if Tokyo got their hands on it, I'd be scrambling to defend Guam tomorrow against both the IJN and the USMC in all likelihood...
In any case, Be assured your naval engineers can be flown to Guam at my expense, and are free to examine the eldest of my Los Angeles subs (SSN705) without restriction once the Fijian situation becomes clearer; and certainly free to enjoy themselves there as honored guests until then. Although the Daphnes will serve well to monitor the Japanese at short ranges from Guam, a supportable nuclear boat for us both is imperative if we're to assume our proper naval responsibilities. Might your engineers also be able to help expand the facilities at Apra Harbor (the subs' base and repair yard) into a full shipyard? Port Moresby is too small to accommodate any vessel larger than the Valours and couldn't be expanded in a reasonable period of time as far as my economists say, so for now that leaves my carrier license in limbo. This is only a request, since the Americans left the locals' skills only as developed as needed to support their war machine; and no more.
Bah! First order of business anyway, under the consortium, should be work share and dues. In my mind, although setting up full production facilities for all of our consortium's products should be done in my country, most of the actual work at first should consist of final assembly for parts produced by you (and CCPS for their systems), to either of our forces' accounts. This way, you (both) have some extra production capacity left warmly idle should it be needed in a crisis or for filling a particularly hefty order, I still have a complete logistical and maintenance chain at home should the trade routes between us be cut, and overall costs can be kept as low as possible.
These facilities should be as generic and easily retooled as possible, in as large complexes as the local economies will support for economies-of-scale to be realized. Land systems would be built in Jayapura, where you've already helped us get started with the artillery; Air systems manufactured in Manokwari to provide more jobs for that area and a close supply link to airbases there; Naval systems split between Port Moresby and Apra Harbor shipyards, depending on tonnage for the design produced; and ordnance manufactured all over my country to provide many jobs for generally poor islands, and great logistical redundancy in case of prolonged or intense war on either of our parts.
Dues should, in my mind, mostly consist of a base amount equal to the combined licensing fees of each party's most expensive single systems (Valour FFGs in both our cases I reckon; probably either Principe de Asturias or Juan Carlos I carriers for the CCPS once they're on board) divided by the combined design lifetimes for those systems in years; erring on the long side to take account of probable replacement delays. This would be a discretionary sum for each of us to pool into the IME common account at the new fiscal year, and which would fund whatever research, logistical, administrative or other expenses each member nation cannot cover by itself.
What say you to this? I am flexible as always, dues being payable under the Commerce budget if necessary (for example), but my Defense budget is only $3.5B USD; so dues must be kept low enough to enable decent administrative and operational costs (usually $1.25B USD each) while leaving the rest available at my discretion. This last was vital for operations in Fiji, and I'm sure you understand why I must keep that sort of flexibility for either contingencies or procurements.
Best Regards,
Carolinus Horridus,
General Secretary of the United Socialist States of Wagdog.

OOC:

Ok, this is highly embarassing, but I'm going to have to ask you to dumb that down for me :D

As far as the joint venture and the foreign situation are concerned, I'm fine with that. Its the financial side I don't follow.

You would be paying me for what, exactly?

Also, I'll contact Kopparbergs as soon as possible, but what am I asking for? Just if he wants to work together?

I'm sorry, I just amn't overly experienced with advanced Role Playing. I mean, I've had past nations, but foreign relations have never been my strong point.