Regency Naval Policy

[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