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Which section of the military does your country give the most funding to?

clandestine ops, and international violence prevention research.

(our goal (honestly and genuinely) is peace. that DOESN'T mean we're entirely naive!)

None, since NS is not a wargame, so the military can easily be completely ignored / stripped of funds.

Being an island nation....aren't most of us...my navy makes the most strategic sense.

Really though, anyone's ground force is going to be the largest mostly by default, but by funding the navy tops because of the expense toys they need. Air Force being a close second.

Beyond my expeditionary forces, my ground branch, my Marines, are largely infantry. The mountainous terrain of my volcanic island is better suited to relatively inexpensive mounted infantry rather than expensive armor divisions. In fact any armor I possess is mostly based in other countries in my region for peacekeeping purposes in lands with the sort of open terrain or rolling hills better suited to cavalry.

I don't even have space progam or large rocketry budget. I'm sorta a satellite nation to a larger, older power, who I rely on for those things through an alliance.

Navy-An island nation needs a navy more than anything else, and don't forget those far-flung island colonies.

I agree with the previous posts by Baleana and Catawaba but would like to add some more advices if you dont mind.

It depends on your geographic and strategic position,and off course your foreign policies.
Exampe if you are aggresive and would like to fight wars abroad i suggest high navy,marines+airforce spending....

On the other hand coastal country should be naval based....
Inland is definetly army+airforce...

But if you want to show off power navy is the definite option.
It gives you the power to fight wars far away from your country and to take the fight to the enemy,the best thing to have are Aircraft carriers but they are hard to support but are the most worth asset to your naval force.

Miyager Follows the Soviet Way of Giving Equal Funding to Each

Space force- jam enemy communication satellites, blow up infrastructure, take out leadership- end of story. Problem is that for FT, Korintar is weak, we do not value military whizbang as much as having a well educated workforce and well developed infrastructure. This is something most nations seem to forget in RP, that waging an effective war does depend on having a balance between defence and non defence matters as all that spending would be useless if the soldiers only know how to handle muskets or if the roads are in need of repair. It would actually be a fair fight if an, albeit powerful, MT nation were to take us on.

Ground forces, then airforce.

My coast guard gets minimal funding, since it's vague on why they even have use for me.

Orinion's army is made up of 2-metre tall super troopers that were the result of genetic engernaring

People costs, Ground Combat Force... Toy Costs: Naval Combat Force...

Militia: This nation was [almost] completely isolated from other organised nations for a long while, until June 2006, so the only problems for which it needed forces were some local peace-keeping and repelling the occasional 'monsters' that wandered in from the 'Hazardous Wastes' that lie in the wilderness to our east.
The separate Clans maintain their own militia forces, which are mostly infantry, whilst the national government has a relatively small Army that provides [1] a rapid-reaction force, & [2] some of the various 'support' services that the militia need if they actually go into action.
There's also a small Navy, basically to prevent piracy in our territorial waters and to police the fisheries, but no separate 'Marines' and no separate 'Air Force' (although the Army and the Navy each own & operate some 'scout' aircraft...) either.

It's not really a division between branches so much as spending on the best technology available for all units, such as the highest quality heavy body armor and thermal imaging equipped assault rifles for all infantry units. The best of training is given to all units, so that all technology can be fully utilized for combat. A bulk of cash has been allocated for space operations and the nuclear artillery staitoned there

Orinion's army is made up of 2-metre tall super troopers that were the result of genetic engernaring

Thats just an issiue from the NS i bet that all other countries have 2m soldiers too....

Militia: This nation was [almost] completely isolated from other organised nations for a long while, until June 2006, so the only problems for which it needed forces were some local peace-keeping and repelling the occasional 'monsters' that wandered in from the 'Hazardous Wastes' that lie in the wilderness to our east.
The separate Clans maintain their own militia forces, which are mostly infantry, whilst the national government has a relatively small Army that provides [1] a rapid-reaction force, & [2] some of the various 'support' services that the militia need if they actually go into action.
There's also a small Navy, basically to prevent piracy in our territorial waters and to police the fisheries, but no separate 'Marines' and no separate 'Air Force' (although the Army and the Navy each own & operate some 'scout' aircraft...) either.

This military is probably made of conscripts.
A very simple way of military organisation,but i doubt it would be effective against a professional military force...who has goals of invading,defending,policing and similar...Also it has some good sides,like low economical waste and low military budget and spending,so that money can go to Healthcare,Finance and Industry sectors....but i prefer modern warfare professional army,navy and airforce.Because its more efective against internal and external treats.

Thats just an issiue from the NS i bet that all other countries have 2m soldiers too....
Ah, but we manage that without needing to do any genetic engineering... ;)

This military is probably made of conscripts.
A very simple way of military organisation,but i doubt it would be effective against a professional military force...who has goals of invading,defending,policing and similar...Also it has some good sides,like low economical waste and low military budget and spending,so that money can go to Healthcare,Finance and Industry sectors....but i prefer modern warfare professional army,navy and airforce.Because its more efective against internal and external treats.
Nope, it's fully volunteer: Ursines retain a lot of their ancestral Bears' instinct to hold territory...
As noted, we've never had to worry about any "professional military force" in the past... and as we're in a peaceful region, with friendly neighbours, we still don't have to do so. As far as internal threats are concerned, of course, any Clan that tried to seize another's territory would only have forces of this type itself... and the Army would be sent to help the defenders.
We have carried out one external operation, but that was only to stabilise a neighbour that had fallen into a state of complete anarchy (even its former government by cycle gangs had ceased to exist...) after some of the locals invited us in (in the issue 'Request For Military Assistance'...) and so we didn't really have to face organised opposition then either.

Ah, but we manage that without needing to do any genetic engineering... ;)

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Nope, it's fully volunteer: Ursines retain a lot of their ancestral Bears' instinct to hold territory...
As noted, we've never had to worry about any "professional military force" in the past... and as we're in a peaceful region, with friendly neighbours, we still don't have to do so. As far as internal threats are concerned, of course, any Clan that tried to seize another's territory would only have forces of this type itself... and the Army would be sent to help the defenders.
We have carried out one external operation, but that was only to stabilise a neighbour that had fallen into a state of complete anarchy (even its former government by cycle gangs had ceased to exist...) after some of the locals invited us in (in the issue 'Request For Military Assistance'...) and so we didn't really have to face organised opposition then either.


In general i realy admire this kind of military funding solution and as you are in a peacefull region it probably does its job- a peacekeeping force.:wink:


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The Trilateral Federation's predecessor state of Altanar traditionally spent most of its military funding on the Army and the Royal Guards (in other words, the ground-based forces). Altanar had a longstanding policy of avoiding foreign conflicts, especially ones outside of its region. Defense goals were thus aimed primarily at local defense. The Air Fleet (and satellite networks) typically came in second for funding, followed by a small Navy and Coast Guard.

When Altanar became the Federation, however, it assumed a more assertive and internationally-focused military policy. Funding under the new government has thus been equalized between the various branches, with particular emphasis on expanding the Navy and Air Fleet to be equal in size and capability to the ground forces.

Our volunteer militia forces are the only other major part of our armed forces worth mentioning due to their immense numbers (I lock population at 2 billion). They are not particularly well armed- MT/PMT assault rifles for some, katanas for others, however they do know how to fight very well, because when the schools are given a quarter of the nation's money there are a lot of programs that can be implemented, including self-defense/urban combat courses. Probably the most interesting feature of our armed forces is that they probably have the most democratic/egalitarian power structure of any military.

Which section of the military does your country give the most funding to?

That depends entirely on what the current conditions of the world and our relations with them are at. Theoretically, the Army receives most of the defense funds out of the three branches of my armed forces, however that fails to take into account various factors like procurement, maintenance, etc... So, in practice my Navy is actually the top receiver of funds when those additional factors are taken into account. Which is as it should be considering my nation shares no land borders with any other nation and is completely dependant on it's maritime strength to ensure it's prosperity through trade is maintained and as the main line of defense against attack.

Should a full scale war erupt, the Army budget would more then likely become the defacto leader of defense spending followed by the Navy then Air Force, that is of course if a full mobilization of our nation occurred which depending on the threat level might be deemed not needed.

Here's a look at my Theoretical budget(my actually budget would be pretty close, but for a few fluctuations which I would be more then happy to explain if ever required).

Military expenditures dollar figure: E$3,568,782,410,600 out of a possible E$41,143,027,325,681.54
Military expenditures by branch: E$1,718,302,708,229.30 {Army}
; E$788,996,407,926.20 {Navy} and E$588,389,081,696.27 {Air Force}
Discretionary expenditures for Operation and Maintenance, Procurement, [Research, Development, Test and Evaluation], Military Construction, Family Housing and Revolving and Management Funds: E$473,094,212,748.23