TNE: *Shall Not Perish* Regency Military Forces

[email removed] (David Johnson) wrote:
>
> How are Regency naval and army forces organized at the subsector and sector
> level?

I would suggest that, given a strong memory of the rebellion, Regency forces
would be controlled at a far more cetralized level.  Fleets would still be
deployed to subsectors, but ship, squadron and command staff rotations would
frequent to avoid forming local alliances.  I would suspect that jump capable
"provincial" forces would also be banned, and local defence command would
be assigned by central command.

The pay-off in return would be a greater scope in Regency-wide affairs than
would have been possible under the Imperium.

> What is the overall composition of Regency military forces?
>

Has enough data been posted to permit development of a TCS (or alternative,
take your pick) budget for the fleet?  The regency and its enemies could form
a good focus for our ship design and tactics discussion.

> What is the compostion of a `typical' Regency naval squadron and a `typical'
> army battalion/regiment/division/corps/whatever-you-think-the-`basic'-unit-
> ought-to-be?
>

working...

I rather liked H. Beam Pipers term from the Terran Federation period -- The
"Fleet-Army Force."  It identifies the tie-in between the two components
very clearly.

> I don't either.  I'd really rather see folks suggestion *alternatives* to
> any point *anyone* makes rather than merely trying to rip holes in a position
> they disagree with.  The latter course is neither interesting *nor* useful.
>
I'll be happy to work from pretty much any formula for budget, etc.  TCS does
give a number, however.  (On the other hand, maybe its the wrong number.
The very fact that a TCS campaign is a straight wargame means that you start
the whole exercise in an arms race.  What are the big-time threats to the
Regency right now?  Is there an active arms race on with any of them?  I think
these factors are more important than the budget numbers.  Then there is the
question of the proportion of fleet resourses going to anti-virus defence...)

Les Howie
Prograph International

Gentlesophonts:

Les Howie [email removed] writes:

> I would suggest that, given a strong memory of the rebellion, Regency forces
> would be controlled at a far more cetralized level.

Welcome to the *Shall Not Perish* effort, Les!

> I rather liked H. Beam Pipers term from the Terran Federation period -- The
> "Fleet-Army Force."

Ah, another Piper fan.  Always glad to meet one.

> The very fact that a TCS campaign is a straight wargame means that you start
> the whole exercise in an arms race.

Good point.  Hope some TCS-ites are paying attention.

> Then there is the
> question of the proportion of fleet resourses going to anti-virus defence...)

This seems to be a point of some disagreement.  It seems to me it has been
suggested that anti-Viral activities will be the focus of the Quarantine
Service while more `traditional' military activities would be handled by
the conventional military services.  I also seem to remember other suggestions
that there would not be such a distinction.  [WARNING! : I don't have TNE!]
What's the New Era literature have to say in this area?

> The base battalion remains fixed to a recruiting territory --
> a fixed area of a given world.

What's the distinction here between `indigineous' defense battalions
(those forces that remain on a particular world) and `mobile' forces
(the `regular' Army)?

> Regiments are recruited based on the society and capabilities
> of the home world

Does this include aerospace and nautical forces?  I'd like to see work
for the Regency that focuses on the entire Army rather than one limited
to only the Ground Force Command as was the case previously in the Imperium.

> I will put some thought into higher formations, to troop
> types

Yes, I'd prefer a `strategic' (dare I use that word again?) focus in
addition to a `tactical' focus.  It seems to me it should be simple to start
at the `General Staff' and `Admiralty' level and work down just as it is
beneficial to start at the combat unit level and work up.

Let's get busy!

David Johnson
Houston, Texas, USA