Requiem
01/28/19 12:36 AM
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How would the Rim Worlds Republic look if they were not destroyed?
The Republic of Delphi a new alt. Universe Periphery Power
Preamble
The Periphery power, formerly known as the Rim Worlds Republic was established upon the disturbed beliefs and actions of Hector Worthington Rowe, which included a misguided belief upon establishing a neo-Roman empire with himself as Caesar and included the forbidden action of utilizing slavery as well as the use of questionable strategic negotiation tactics with other realms to survive.
During the Third Hidden War, 2740 -2752, and also known as the Pirate War the Rim Wolds allowed both the Draconis Combine and the Lyran Commonwealth’s Council lords to use their worlds as bases for disguised and disavowed “bandit” forces to settle their grudges and grievances in return for favourable trading arrangements and advanced technology.
The tyranny of House Amaris reached its zenith when Stefan Amaris embarked upon a Coup to usurp the leadership of the Star League from House Cameron which resulted in both the internal civil war throughout the Rim Worlds Republic, 2766-2780 and the external Amaris Civil War, 2766-2780, with the Aleksandr Kerensky and the Star League Defence Force.
With the knowledge of Stefan Amaris’ treachery many within the Rim Worlds Defence Force rose up in rebellion, 2766-2775, this included Sophia Capistrano, a retired Divisional General and statesman who eventually led the Resistance, together with elements of the Star League Defence force against Amaris’ Rim Worlds Military supporters.
The state that emerged from upon the Defeat of Amais’ forces ashes was renamed as The Republic of Delphi.
Sophia Capistrano chaired the Provisional Government from 2775 to 2780 in order rewrite the Constitution and to establish democracy within the newly founded Republic of Delphi after approval by referendum. However, in 2781 the Republic of Delphi confirmed upon Sophia Capistrano and her immediate family the position of monarch. A position she ensured was limited by the Constitution to undertake various official, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties limited to non-partisan functions only, this also included being the ceremonial head of the Republic of Delphi’s Self Defence Force, though the enduring power still remains with Delphi’s Parliament.
Since its inception the Republic of Delphi has grown into the pre-eminent economic, political and military power of the Periphery. Renowned not only for its lucrative aquaculture, horticulture, agriculture and viticulture industries the Republic has also become self-sufficient with regards to consumables as they have become extremely adapt with regards to water management.
In recent years it has also gained a reputation for its almost constant anti-piracy activities by its military in addition to their expansion of the Republic through the acquisition of former pirate realms.
The Republic prides itself upon the level of education offered to its citizens and has become greatly influenced by the Church of the Unfinished Book whose principles pervades not only many personal lives, but also business in their respect for the environment, family and the elderly.
Get thee to Coventry … Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious by this daughter of Tharkad … Our army shall march through. Well to New Avalon tonight.
Edited by Requiem (01/28/19 12:43 AM)
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Requiem
01/30/19 01:39 AM
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Succession Wars
Delphi attempted to remain neutral throughout the subsequent succession wars however during the following centuries their worlds have been constantly used by the Combine against the Commonwealth and by the Commonwealth against the Combine. Pirate forces have also attempted to raid the Republic in search of resources and consumables as well as utilizing their worlds as staging bases.
To safeguard itself against these increasingly powerful enemies Delphi has made occasional common cause with either the Draconis Combine or the Lyran Commonwealth in an alliance of convenience. However in 3008 Prime Minister Rosetta Allen offered both the Combine and the Commonwealth their services thus securing their borders and allowing for the reallocation of available forces, as an anti-pirate force along their mutual border. Only the Archon, Katrina Steiner, replied and in 3009 His Royal Highness Richard Capistrano signed a secret accord with Katrina Steiner allowing the Republic of Delphi’s merchants access to all of their markets with a free trade status as well as a non-aggression pact.
Prime Minister Rosetta Allen’s overtures allowed for an economic, industrial and educational renaissance throughout the Republic but also provided the basis for their military logistics to allow for Delphi’s expansionism within the Deep Periphery.
The Corsair Wars, 3010-3021
In the year 2998 the Delphi a exploration JumpShip discovered a lost Star League’s Space Station Observatory within an uncharted asteroid field containing precious metals. It was also discovered that the computer core and the habitat ring was also viable. The Station was immediately occupied by Delphi’s security service, and was given the code name Oracle, the computer core began to be analyzed and produced valuable results.
Rather than maintaining a defensive posture the Republic of Delphi took the leash off its military and allowed them to hunt for Pirate forces within the Deep Periphery utilizing their newly acquired Oracle Star-Charts.
For the next eleven years, 3010-3021 the Republic of Delphi’s Self Defense Force invaded and acquired dominion over the Greater Valkyrate, the Oberon Confederation and finally the Elysian Fields Pirate Nations one after the next.
The Fourth Succession War 3028-3030
With the Successor States now preoccupied with the outbreak of the Fourth Succession War The Republic of Delphi continued with its expansionist activities by invading the Circinus Federation.
Get thee to Coventry … Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious by this daughter of Tharkad … Our army shall march through. Well to New Avalon tonight.
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Requiem
01/31/19 12:49 AM
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Socio-Political Structure
Since its rebirth into the Republic of Delphi their citizens have strived to overcome its dark Amaris legacy where a democracy is now adjoined with a constitutional monarchy.
The centre of the Delphi government lies upon Barcelona where the Royal Court and Parliament are maintained. Each member world maintains their own regional government together with a member to the elected House of Representatives and the elected President is voted in based upon a popular vote of all eligible citizens
As for the Government structure I believe something similar to the Taurian Concordat’s :- (see page 15-16 The Periphery)
Prime Minister’s Council
House of Representatives
Privy Council
Ministry of Defence
Ministry for Transport (Jump-ships and Dropships)
Exchequer
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Administration
Minister of Education
Minister of Economic Development
Minister of exploration and Colonization
Minister of Agriculture and the Environment
Mister for the Arts and Sporting Associations.
Minister for employment (Ministerial portfolios can be added to as required by the Prime Minister)
Courts – each with its own purview from Family court to issues relating to the constitution.
Public servants each within its own department
Nobility – again given to individuals who render special service to the state as well as families and those titles represent their ongoing service to the state.
Conditions for citizenship
In return for government-sponsored education and free medial health Delphi citizens must serve in some capacity to the preservation of the Delphi state either within a national service program upon completing high school – either three years within the military or four years within the land army (ecological preservation and expansion) etc.
Cultural Structure
Think England circa 1940’s and exchange Church of England for the Unfinished book.
Consider Religion and Philosophy, Education and the Arts to be something similar to that of the Taurian Concordat (Pg. 17 The Periphery)
Get thee to Coventry … Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious by this daughter of Tharkad … Our army shall march through. Well to New Avalon tonight.
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Requiem
02/05/19 04:36 AM
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Domestic and Foreign Policy
With the acquisition of former Pirate Realms the prospect of even more colonization, and increasing trade with the Lyran Commonwealth have placed the Republic of Delphi within an economic bull market expansion.
Delphi traders are finding eager markets for their consumables within the Lyran Commonwealth, Draconis Combine and the Free Worlds League.
Relations with Successor States
Due to the Republic’s strategic location their have attempted to maintain a positive relationship with both House Steiner and House Kurita, though this has brought conflict them into conflict the necessity of fighting their fellow successor state rather than a Periphery power has ensured these periods of conflict have been short.
(Behind the screen the Delphi Government has on occasion raided the attacking Successor House in the guise of their opponent house, thus creating outrage and a reason for stopping engagements within the periphery to that of its rival successor state)
ComStar
Comstar has retained control of all HPG facilities and has maintained positive terms with the Delphi government. The citizens of Delphi treat them with a high degree of respect as they are a religious organization who have assisted Dephi with establish schools throughout their Periphery Realm.
ComStar have also been offered to establish new HPG stations throughout the former Pirate Realms – with lucrative endorsements (this includes a copy of the Oracle Astronomy Core).
Border worlds (from the FWL to the DC and just prior to the 4th Succession War)
Son Hoa; Shahr Kord; Cruz Alta; Elders Cluster; Hickley; Halifax; Wiltshire; Pocologan; Ormstown; Langhorne; Lost; Ma ‘anshan; Moriguchi; Swartklip; Neerabup; Inarcs; Jesenice; Annunziata; Kiuyu; Blackearth; Golandrinas; Wotan; Steelton; Star’s End; Gustrell; Elissa; Santander V; Porthos
Major Civilian Industries of note – All Company headquarters are located upon Barcelona
Delphi Transport Unlimited – Majority owner of Delphi’s Commercial Jump-ship and Dropship Manufacturer.
Manufacturing Site – Products
Location – A hidden system 30 light years beyond the planet Hood IV – Known as Europa – (Nt: Sophia ensured its manufacture during the Delphi Civil War and prior to the 1st Succession War)
Jumpship Class – Invader (1 every 3 years)
Dropship Class – Triumph (2 every 18 months), Union / Union Fighter Variant (1 every 12 months), Overlord (1 every 30 months)
Delphi Grain Growers Co-op – agricultural products, machinery and grains
Black’s Livestock – Ranching - livestock
Aqua Unlimited – Water management
Pontafax Electronics – Consumer electronic products – Computers, Entertainment Systems, White Goods etc.
Pegasus Automotive – Consumer Vehicles – Motorbikes, Quad-Bikes, Automotive Vehicles, Light and Heavy Commercial Vehicles.
Black Engineering – Mining, Civil and Mechanical engineers and production equipment etc. that is required for civilian projects throughout the Republic.
Delphi Military industry complex
Company Name – Location – Military Products
Fury BattleMechs – Barcelona - Black Knight BL6-D-KNT; Guillotine GLT-5D
Fury BattleMechs – Europa – Mercury MCY-99; Sentinel STN-4D; Champion CHP-1D
Discovery BattleMechs – Hood IV – Warhammer WHM-6K
Lupin BattleMechs – Winter – Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D; Crusader CRD-4D
Rim BattleMechs - Waypoint – Wasp WSP-1A; Stinger STG-3R
SARB – Aerospace Manufacturer – Hood IV – Stingray F-90, Boomerang Spotter Plane, Karnov UR Transport.
Fury Armour – Barcelona, Hood IV, Somerset – Patton Tank, Bulldog Medium Tank, Tank, GAL-100 Galleon Light Tank, Armored Personnel Carrier (Tracked/Wheeled), Hunter Light Support Tank, Pegasus Scout Hovertank, LRM Carrier, Partisan Heavy Tank
Pegasus Support Vehicles – Kikuyu, Issaba, All Dawn – Swift Wind Scout Car, Packrat Long Range Patrol Vehicle, Coolant Trucks, Ordnance Transport, Mobile Repair Gantries, Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle, Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, Heavy Transport Vehicles
Lupin / Pontafax Infantry Support – Primary Location Hood IV – everything from uniforms, light / heavy infantry weapons, mines, missiles, electronic support equipment, Jump-packs, mines etc.
Republic of Delphi Military
The Delphi Self Defence Force is the best trained and most experienced militaries within the Periphery, with a level of discipline and unit coordination unmatched by any other state.
Their Regular military are arranged into combined Regimental Combat units where each unit is trained to support the other whilst within combat operations.
Units include 1 Regiment of BattleMechs, 3 Regiments of Armor, 3 Regimets of Infantry, 1 aerospace wing, 1 Artillery Unit, 2 Support Regiments
Reserve Units – for each world (on average)
1 Lance to 1 Company of Security BattleMechs (dependent upon world’s importance), 3-5 Regiments of Infantry (dependent upon population), 1 Regiment of Armor, 2 Squadrons of aerospace fighters, 2 Support Regiments.
Uniforms
Her Royal Highness Daphne Capistrano, an avid historian of ancient Terra, constructed a modern variant upon the Full Dress English Army Uniform – an elaborate and traditional dress uniform – In general it consists of the historic red coat, elaborate headwear and other colorful items. To this date the ‘elaborate’ Full dress have remained in vogue.
In the field troops wear camouflage fatigues in line with their posting’s environment.
Reserve units wear city camouflage.
Ranks
Private / Cadet
Lance Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Color Sergeant
Sergeant Major
Warrant Officer (Academy Graduate MechWarrior / Aerospace Pilot etc)
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
General
Field Marshal
His / Her Royal Highness – Marshal of the Armed Forces (Honoree Rank)
Delphi – Military Academies
Barcelona – Military Academy (BattleMech, Officer Training) – the pre-eminent Delpi Military Academy
Hood IV – Military Academy (BattleMech, Officer Training, Aerospace, Dropship, Jumpship)
The Republic of Delphi Self Defense Force
Deployment as at 3027
Marshal of the Armed Forces, His Royal Highness Richard Capistrano
Commander: Field Marshal Amanda Penn
Aide: Colonel Felix
‘Mech Strength: 32 Regimental Combat Teams
Unit Designation – Ave. Mech – Experience Level – Loyalty – Garrison Home world -
C.O.
Command Theatre
Grenadier Guards – Assault – Elite – Fanatical – Barcelona – C.O. Marshal of the Armed Forces Richard Capistrano / Major General Charlotte Wolfe
1st Delphi Dragoon Guards – Heavy – Veteran - Fanatical – Barcelona – C.O. Colonel Gabrielle Justice
2nd Delphi Dragoon Guards – Light / Medium - Veteran – Fanatical – Barcelona – C.O. Colonel Duncan Blunt
Somerset Theatre
1st Delphi Hussars – Heavy – Veteran - Fanatical – Somerset – C.O. Brigadier General Bruce Farquharson
2nd Delphi Hussars – Heavy – Regular – Reliable - Black Earth – C.O. Colonel Angus MacCormac
5th Delphi Hussars – Light / Medium – Regular – Reliable – Kikuyu – C.O. Colonel Compton Buncher
9th Delphi Hussars – Light / Medium – Green – Questionable – Wotan – C.O. Colonel Catherine Waggett
Apollo Theatre
1st Republican Highlanders – Heavy - Veteran - Reliable – Apollo – C.O. Brigadier General Margaret Henderson
3rd Republican Highlanders – Heavy – Regular – Reliable – Steelton – C.O. Colonel Mary Clare
5th Republican Highlanders – Light / Medium – Regular – Reliable – Kikuyu – C.O. Colonel Kathleen Tremaine
Hood Theatre
1st Guard Fusiliers – Assault – Elite – Fanatical - Hood IV – C.O. Major General Roger Banbury
2nd Guard Fusiliers – Heavy – Veteran – Fanatical – Hood IV – C.O. Colonel Roland Betteridge
3rd Guard Fusiliers – Light / Medium – Veteran – Fanatical – Europa – C.O. Colonel Valentine Von Schonborn
4th Guard Fusiliers – Light / Medium – Regular – Reliable – Europa – C.O. Colonel Spencer Warbrook
Winter Theatre
1st Republican Lancers – Heavy – Veteran – Reliable – Winter – C.O. Brigadier General Felix Capistrano - Von Ritter
5th Republican Lancers – Light/Medium – Regular – Reliable – Neerabup – C.O. Colonel Reginald Barrett
9th Republican Lancers – Light/ Medium – Regular – Reliable – Elume – C.O. Colonel Yvonne Matthews
13th Republican Lancers – Light / Medium – Regular – Reliable – Moriguchi C.O. Colonel Robert Jaffe
Tortuga Theatre
1st Conrad’s Corsairs – Light / Medium – Regular – Reliable – Gotterdammerung - C.O. Brigadier General Conrad Morgan
2nd Conrad’s Corsairs – Light / Medium – Green – Questionable – Oberon VI – C.O. Colonel Frederick Leister
1st Marine Raiders – Light / Medium – Regular – Reliable – Elissa – C.O. Colonel Milton Wainwright
2nd Marine Raiders – Light / Medium – Green – Questionable – Porthos – Colonel Judith Croft
All Dawn Theatre
1st Rangers – Heavy – Veteran – Regular - Reliable – Issaba - C.O. Brigadier General Renee Houston
3rd Rangers – Light / Medium – Regular – Reliable – Langhorne – C.O. Colonel George “Flash” Harry
5th Rangers – Light / Medium – Green – Reliable – Ormstown – C.O. Colonel Millicent Fritton
7th Rangers – Heavy – Regular – Reliable – Waypoint – C.O. Colonel Mary Buckland
1st Special Delphian Service – Heavy – Veteran – Regular – Fanatical – Timbuktu – C.O. Colonel Celia Covey
2nd Special Delphian Service – Light / Medium – Veteran – Regular – Fanatical - All Dawn – C.O. Diana Day
Shahr Kord Theatre
1st Gurkha Rifles – Heavy – Veteran – Questionable - Shahr Kord - C.O. Brigadier General Jose Kilian
2nd Gurkha Rifles – Light / Medium – Regular - Questionable - New India – C.O. Colonel Antonio Rossitto
3rd Gurkha Rifles - Light / Medium – Regular – Questionable – Hickley – C.O. Colonel Margia Grayson
4th Gurkha Rifles - Light / Medium – Green – Questionable – Son Hoa – C.O. Colonel Martin Reed
Get thee to Coventry … Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious by this daughter of Tharkad … Our army shall march through. Well to New Avalon tonight.
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Requiem
02/06/19 07:47 PM
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The above republic of Delphi represents a Periphery Realm that has been pushed back during the succession War years.
However, what if Delphi was able to survive the Succession Wars?
Increase their ‘Mech Strength to 96 Regiments (times each Theatre’s existing ‘Mech strength by 3 take out a couple add some Merc units etc.)
Then increase Dephi to (start at the FWL border to DC border)
Madiun; Stantsiya; Ilzra; Revivim; Buena; Ayacucho; Venaria; Mercedes; Enzesfied; Kaumberg; Kostinbrod; Virtue; Etiler; Sappir; Baryshevo; Zwipadze; Australia; Miquelon; Adelaide; Medellin; Machida; Chahar; Blue Hole; Hot Springs; Malibu; Trell 1; Maxie’s Planet; Cseztreg; Lovinac; Rodigo; Svelvik; Balsta; Holmsbu; Damian; Porthos
This also can be a viable option
Get thee to Coventry … Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious by this daughter of Tharkad … Our army shall march through. Well to New Avalon tonight.
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Requiem
02/22/19 08:00 AM
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In re-writing a Sarna wiki (using it as my template more like it) page to my Alt History I have created the following ….
During the Third Succession War ….
3004: The Jolly Roger Affair
Also occasionally called the Jolly Roger Plan was a clandestine Republic of Delphi operation starting in 3001 that sought to increase the fighting between the Draconis Combine and the Lyran Commonwealth along their coreward (Periphery) border. By sponsoring an independent 'pirate' forces (in name alone - if caught). The plan’s aim was to restrict both the Draconis Combine and the Lyran Commonwealth’s battles to the Inner Sphere, thus removing their forces and the battles they are waging from that of the Republic of Delphi.
The subterfuge resulted in success, in 3004 with the conclusion of the the Jolly Roger Affair, the intelligence team underwent a cover up with the unit renamed as the 1st Special Attack Services (or know to those within the unit as the Bloody Masques).
Their true existence is known to only by a few within the Republic of Delphi’s intelligence division and military.
Background:
In 2997 the LCAF high command requested a slowdown in their offensive against the Draconis Combine to rest their exhausted troops. Although Archon Alessandro Steiner agreed, the military was deliberately transferred onto Republic of Delphi worlds (somewhere out of the way), thus remaining close to the war’s front line if needed to return to the front in a hurry.
At the same time across the border, DCMS units had lost their fighting spirit under Hohiro Kurita's excessively centralized control and increasing paranoia thus requiring rest from the front to regain their fighting spirit, thus they too were transferred onto Republic of Delphi worlds.
This resulted in battles between the two militaries within the Republic of Delphi – which also resulted in the collateral damage of Delphian property and citizens.
The Jolly Roger Plan:
Anxious to remove the Inner Sphere units from Delphi space, and return them to the ongoing Third Succession War, the Republic of Delphi’s military intelligence division came up with a monstrous plan. By escalating the Kurita/Steiner fighting back to its previous levels both sides would request assistance from their forces within the Republic of Delphi – thus eliminating the battles being fought on Delphi worlds.
With no endorsement from the civilian government in 3001 they enacted the plan to create multiple fictitious ‘pirate’ forces in the Periphery with combat equipment compatible to that of both Kurita and Steiner as well as logistical aid to set up their operations within various isolated parts of the Kurita/Steiner front line. Thus by engaging both Kurita and Steiner as an enemy unit in order to stir up and escalate military conflict in the general area by posing as an enemy reinforcement unit.
Delphi Military Intelligence covertly provided ‘renegade’ MechWarriors with BattleMechs, aerospace fighters and DropShips and even went so far as to provide them with bases upon lost Periphery worlds that had been rediscovered years earlier; the existence of these worlds had been kept secret from the Successor States. No trace could ever be found linking any of the equipment, people or information to Republic of Delphi.
The plan succeeded. The ‘pirates’ accepted their orders without asking too many questions and by the spring of 3002 the Lyran Commonwealth had repeatedly came under attack from unknown Kurita reinforcements, and within half a year the same ‘pirates’ struck against the Draconis Combine as well, masquerading as unknown Lyran reinforcements. Both the Commonwealth and Combine Military Intelligence assumed each other of initiating multiple rapid response attack units within the front line and as a result tensions flared up. Suspicious about each other's motives increased as the number of raids also intensified, both military commands subsequently removed their troops out of their periphery worlds.
Delphi Military Intelligence saw this as a great success at covertly exercising their power in the periphery and manipulating the Successor States.
In the light of the apparent success, a more permanent unit was established together with a fictitious back-story.
Aftermath:
The Jolly Roger Affair’s success, has embolden the Delphian Military Intelligence towards new plans within the Deep Periphery Pirate Enclaves – new dreams of enlarging their empire have been stoked in the fire of war.
Thoughts?
Get thee to Coventry … Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious by this daughter of Tharkad … Our army shall march through. Well to New Avalon tonight.
Edited by Requiem (02/22/19 04:43 PM)
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