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This section is designed to help players with the military system here on Modern Command.


Philosophy


Without a doubt, the application of force (or the threat of application of force) is an integral part of todays world. Whilst political and diplomatic solutions are always favored to resolve differences, some people seem to think the only way to assert their influence is through the use of force. On the other hand, circumstances, changing politcal landscapes, and natural resource conflict often neccesitate the application of military force.

We don't make using military force easy. We don't make it exceptionally difficult, either. The underlying philosophy for military use on Modern Command is one of consequences.

Using your nations military has consequences. Public opinion, your economy, and allies are all influenced. Using force carries consequences.

From a gameplay point of view, Modern Command deals with military issues on the strategic level. We don't focus on tactical issues. As a world leader, you have competent and apt generals to do your bidding, and who will use the best tactics to fullfil your strategy.


Game commands and systems


There are four components of the military system:
Information


It is assumed all nations have access to general information about other nations. This includes number of troops, procurment goals, and equipment data. Obviously, nations do NOT have access to tactical plans, and specific battle plans.

+mil/stat shows a summary of military data from your nation, and other nations.
+mil priorities shows the military priorities for a nation.
+mil deployments shows the military deployments for a nation.

Priorities


Priorities define your military. The challenge is to use limited resources to effect a maximum number priorities. Should you spend all your resources on training, and have aging equipment? Or perhaps balance homeland security and intellgence coesion?

You are free to change priorities daily, however know this: the longer a priority is in effect, the more it will impact your nation. If you make intelligence coesion a priority for a week, the impact will be minimal. If you make intelligence coesion a priority for a year, it will be far more effective!

+mil priorities - shows all the military priorities.
+mil priorities nation - shows the military priorities for a specific nation.
+mil pri level priority = level - Change a priority to a certain level.

Strategic Vision


There are actually two parts to this section:
  • Articulating a very broad, over-arching strategic goals for your nation
  • Articulating broad strategic goals for differing situations.
For the first point, you will define a big picture. What is your military for? What should a military do? Short, simple ideas will suffice here. Make sure you read the next section to understand the difference between these two points. For example, we might say 'The strategic mission of the Polish military is to protect the homeland of Poland and participate in strategic alliances.'

The second point is related to specific situations. If you are reacting to a situation, or you are planning to use your military for something, this is where you define the big picture. For example, 'The strategic goals of this campaign are to force the surrender and disbandment of the rebel group'.

There are no coded commands for setting strategic visions. Simply post your strategic goals on the diplomatic or military board. For specific strategies, use the deployment system.

Deployment


Once you have decided you want to do something with your military forces, you need to deploy them. There are several aspects to deployment.
  • Mission
  • Priority
  • Resources
  • Specific Goals
  • Strategy
  • Branches involved
  • Location of deployment
  • Reason for Deployment
  • Anticipated Duration
  • Method of Deployment
Once you have deployed your forces, Modern Command starts to calculate the following:
  • Public opinion
  • Cost per week / per month
  • Morale
  • Chance of success
  • Change of the above variables
  • Advesary strength
  • Advesary resilience
  • World support
Deployments are a tricky business. Once you deploy troops, you have made a commitment. The cost will be political, economic, and possibly, in human lives. Deployment parameters can change very quickly and very dramatically. You may not have any control over what happens once you deploy your troops (other than to bring them home).

Keep in mind - the more specific your mission and objectives, the easier it will be to resolve different military situations.

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