Oil's well that ends well
Posted: Jun 16 2005
Here goes, hope it's an enjoyable read...
Nordic States- Playing as Norway
May 1- Oslo Norway- Olaf the 1st
Olaf mused about the latest communique from the WM which pretty much amounted to "Unite, or else". Fine, if they want the Nordic States united, who better than me.
He glanced at the minutes of the three briefings that would put his plan for Unification into action.
1)
Economics-
The 4 Year Plan. He thought this "should" work. 8 Hydro dams should provide enough power to keep the right industries operating. His Head of the Economy pleaded to install one Petrol plant to help provide power for the people. He's a simple minded fool.
Every ounce of oil we can wring from the new oil derricks will be needed for profit.
2)
Foreign Affairs
WORLD MARKET-
The World Market has been successfully duped.
Bribes of insignificant amounts of funds have been wired transferred into the Treasuries of Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Estonia.
The only reason we did so was to cement our relations with the World Market, milk them for funds, and war equipment, up until the point they're no longer needed.
FINLAND-
Fly-By-Wire Technology gained.
SWEDEN- This was the coup of the century.
We got:
Extended range ammunition for Artillery units.
Air Stealth Technology.
Building Plans for the JAS-37 Attack Gripen the JAS-39 Gripen, one of their SPG's, Composite Armor, and most importantly, a new deadly CV-90-120 tank.
They got:
Hmm, the impact of this is really more related to the minutes from the DoD meeting.
DENMARK-
Some kind of "Biomass" electrical efficiency technology, a perfect supplement to the future power hungry needs of Norway.
3)
The Defense Department- Olaf smiled bemusedly as he looked at the bullet points of this meeting with the heads of the Defence Department. That's a good one, "Defense" Department, there's nothing even remotely related to the defense of Norway after the purges I just instituted.
The Army-
Every city that clung to it's antiquated AA guns and garrisons and conscripts have been consolidated, and eliminated. Norway needs modern air defenses, not some Iraqi equivalent of throwing up as much flak as possible in the vain hopes of hitting incoming aircraft.
3 Overstrength and 2 regular Mobile SAM units are under construction. They will provide the cover for our 8 new CV-90 tanks. 4 overstrength and 4 regular.
The Air Force-
Three Attack Gripens are being built, not much, but hopefully enough. No new interceptors will be built. The F-16 falcons in their inventory from the good ole Nato days would have to do.
The Navy-
SOLD! Only a handful of subs are being maintained for "Coast clearing" operations.
The Navy Minister would have objected more strenuously except for his untimely heart attack when he learned of the deal with Sweden which got us the vital tank technology blueprints.
Olaf chuckled cruelly, I guess his heart attack was the strenuous objection.
We traded Sweden Naval Stealth technology, Naval Electric Motors, and virtually every document related to Submarine technology.
If the plan works, Sweden will be overrun by our troops and any navy they can field won't matter.
Part 2 coming- The Invasion
Nordic States- Playing as Norway
May 1- Oslo Norway- Olaf the 1st
Olaf mused about the latest communique from the WM which pretty much amounted to "Unite, or else". Fine, if they want the Nordic States united, who better than me.
He glanced at the minutes of the three briefings that would put his plan for Unification into action.
1)
Economics-
The 4 Year Plan. He thought this "should" work. 8 Hydro dams should provide enough power to keep the right industries operating. His Head of the Economy pleaded to install one Petrol plant to help provide power for the people. He's a simple minded fool.
Every ounce of oil we can wring from the new oil derricks will be needed for profit.
2)
Foreign Affairs
WORLD MARKET-
The World Market has been successfully duped.
Bribes of insignificant amounts of funds have been wired transferred into the Treasuries of Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Estonia.
The only reason we did so was to cement our relations with the World Market, milk them for funds, and war equipment, up until the point they're no longer needed.
FINLAND-
Fly-By-Wire Technology gained.
SWEDEN- This was the coup of the century.
We got:
Extended range ammunition for Artillery units.
Air Stealth Technology.
Building Plans for the JAS-37 Attack Gripen the JAS-39 Gripen, one of their SPG's, Composite Armor, and most importantly, a new deadly CV-90-120 tank.
They got:
Hmm, the impact of this is really more related to the minutes from the DoD meeting.
DENMARK-
Some kind of "Biomass" electrical efficiency technology, a perfect supplement to the future power hungry needs of Norway.
3)
The Defense Department- Olaf smiled bemusedly as he looked at the bullet points of this meeting with the heads of the Defence Department. That's a good one, "Defense" Department, there's nothing even remotely related to the defense of Norway after the purges I just instituted.
The Army-
Every city that clung to it's antiquated AA guns and garrisons and conscripts have been consolidated, and eliminated. Norway needs modern air defenses, not some Iraqi equivalent of throwing up as much flak as possible in the vain hopes of hitting incoming aircraft.
3 Overstrength and 2 regular Mobile SAM units are under construction. They will provide the cover for our 8 new CV-90 tanks. 4 overstrength and 4 regular.
The Air Force-
Three Attack Gripens are being built, not much, but hopefully enough. No new interceptors will be built. The F-16 falcons in their inventory from the good ole Nato days would have to do.
The Navy-
SOLD! Only a handful of subs are being maintained for "Coast clearing" operations.
The Navy Minister would have objected more strenuously except for his untimely heart attack when he learned of the deal with Sweden which got us the vital tank technology blueprints.
Olaf chuckled cruelly, I guess his heart attack was the strenuous objection.
We traded Sweden Naval Stealth technology, Naval Electric Motors, and virtually every document related to Submarine technology.
If the plan works, Sweden will be overrun by our troops and any navy they can field won't matter.
Part 2 coming- The Invasion