Factbook: Bravaedia

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Bravaedia​
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The lands currently comprising Bravaedia were originally colonised by humans nearly six millennia ago, though it is believed by many in the world of Bravaedian Archaeology and Anthropology that primative hunter gatherers inhabited the landscape before that for at least the five millennia preceding the introduction of agriculture. For approximately three millennia, slow technological advancement spurred by the competing agrarian kingdoms kept the land largely concerned with its own internal struggles, and was only unified by Emperor Hedrannus of the Braea in approximately 1374 Ab Braea Condita (the 1374th year of the Braea; ~1077 B.C.E.). After a brief stint of stablility and rapid development, the Braean Empire under Fiddaeria declared a policy of isolation, and retreated from the world stage.

By approximately 324 CE, the Braean Empire had lost much direct control over its subject territories, wielded more symbolic power than anything real, with the various provinces and provincial governors vying for power amongst themselves. This is known as the warring provinces period of Bravaedian History, and it ended after Sigmund Drodya of Cayspea gained effective hegemony over the entirety of Bravaedia and declared himself Braean Autarch in 1772. Drollmann reformed the Imperial Bureaucracy and instituted a mandatory public education system, and upon his deathbed in 1797, declared his son, Hyprius Drodya, new Autarch. Upon his fathers death and his ascension to the position of Autarch, he folded to increasing political pressure from the nobility and merchant elite to institute a more democratic government form, and ceded much of his authority to the newly established Bravaedian Imperial Congress, which guided Bravaedia through the Industrial Revolution and into the modern world.
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Noun: Bravaedian
Adjective: Braean, Bravaedian
Braean: 88%
Tyrann: 7%
Cayspean: 2%
Other/None:3%
Braean (Official), Neobraean (Official), Merchanti (mandatory instruction, technically English?)
Church of Braea: 40%
Buddhism: 5%
Cayspean Polytheism: 2%
Atheist/Agnostic: 53%
Approximately 174.225 million
0-14 years: 21.02%
15-24 years: 18.47%
25-54 years: 47.11%
54+ years: 13.40%
The modern Government of the Republic of Bravaedia is somewhat akin to a Constitutional Empire, with purely symbolic power in the hands of the Emperor of Bravaedia, HIH Auraelia II.

There are currently five major political parties in Bravaedia, with the Bravaedian Socialist Party currently in coalition with the Braean National Environmentalist Party to form a majority in the Imperial Congress.

The members of the Imperial Congress are elected by all enfranchised citizens of the Bravaedian Empire. Members of the Imperial Congress, known as Senators, are elected in two ways.
Firstly, there are direct elections in each constituency, which allow Senators to gain election by garnering a plurality of votes in their respective district. Secondly, a citizen chooses a party affiliation, and votes for that party's list of prospective Senators. Directly elected Senators are automatically elected by a plurality of voters in their respective district to the Imperial Congress, and then members are added from the party lists in accordance with the percentage of the vote carried by each party nationally until all parties with more than 3% of the vote have shares of the Congress equal to the percentage of the population that voted for them.
An organisation older than modern Bravaedia itself, the Imperial Council consists of the 42 provincial governors and elevates one of its members to the position of Autarch, traditionally by pledging the support of their provincial garrisons, but in more modern times only by symbolically pledging the loyalty of their reserve garrisons. The Autarch, contrary to what the name might suggest, does not in fact hold any real power anymore, and instead serves as a democratically elected figurehead to offset the perceived elitism that exists as a consequence of the imperial monarchy.
The Chancellor of the Bravaedian Imperial Congress is elected by a majority vote of its membership, and is the official head of state of the Bravaedian Empire. S/he appoints the various Ministerial Heads and is the operational commander-in-chief of all Bravaedian Federal Armed Forces. Of peculiar note is the fact that the Chancellor is also the direct head of the Bravaedian Bureau of Intelligence (BBI), to ensure the loyalty of the agency remains the government, and not vice-versa.
Led by the Foreign Minister of Bravaedia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the maintenance of amicable relations with the various other states of the world, and is also tasked with the establishment, maintenance and defence of Bravaedian embassies and consolates throughout the world, as well as with dispensation of property to foreign governments for the establishment of embassies and consolates. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also is responsible for the management of the Bravaedian Foreign Aid Budget.
Led by the Minister of Defence of Bravaedia, the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the procurement of materiel for the purpose of defending Her Imperial Highness and the Bravaedian Empire. The Minister of Defence is aided in their duties by the First Sea Lord of the Admirality, the First General of the Imperial Army, and the First Air Marshal of the Imperial Air Force.
Led by the Bravaedian Chief of Internal Security, the Internal Security Ministry (ISM) exists to ensure that the population and citizenry of Bravaedia are not threatened by any organisation or individual that might cause the nation harm. To accomplish this impressive feat, ISM controls five separate internal police and security forces—the Immigration Control Agency, the National Bureau of State Security, the Imperial Guard, the Federal Police, and the Bravaedian Authority (counter-terrorism unit). Though it is speculated by many citizens that these "agencies" are all in fact de facto arms of the National Bureau of State Security, which has on multiple occasions demonstrated the ability to work rather effectively across agencies to ensure that its will be done.
The Bravaedian Treasury Department, the Subsidium Braea Ripam et Aerarium is headed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is tasked with the maintenance of a sustainable internal growth rate, and it has a wide variety of tools at its disposal to accomplish this goal, including control of the Bravaedian Revenue Authority, which does have the the independent authority to increase business and individual taxes in times of economic boom in order to slow growth, as well as boost funding to the Department of Infrastructure and Technology during times of economic recession and depression. It also maintains the Mint and the Mint Police.
Charged with the preservation of all culture developed by the Bravaedian Empire, and ensures that no unique cultures within the empire die. Additionally, the Ministry of Culture includes the Imperial Communications Commission, which censors advertisements and programmes on the waves to ensure that they are morally acceptable. The Ministry of Culture also has the authority to revoke licenses for publication of any mass media form that encourages sexism, profanity, laziness, racism, as well as any other undesirable traits of low-class literature or programming in the empire that might negatively affect the stability of Braean society as a whole. Books, however, cannot be censored unless they contain sensitive or secret government data that would compromise Braean defence or security, but censorship of that nature must be requested explicitly by the Ministry of Defence on a per-publication basis.
Headed by the Chief Infrastructural Officer of the Braean State, the Ministry of Infrastructure is tasked with the construction, maintenance and improvement of infrastructure throughout the country. It works closely with the Ministry of the Environment and Interior to ensure that all infrastructure projects are sustainable and do not encourage anti-social or anti-environmental habits among the citizenry.
Answering to the Director of Bravaedian Energy, the Ministry of Energy ensures that everyone in the Bravaedian Empire has access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy, generally from Thorium nuclear power stations, but more recently also from various hydroelectric, solar, and geothermal projects.
Heading the largest department in the entire Bravaedian government, the Master/Mistress of Education is responsible for the education of every citizen of Bravaedia, from pre-school onward. As a consequence, the Ministry of Education is by far the largest Ministerial Department, as it employs upwards of 2.973 million teachers, support staff, and other employees in Bravaedia, from preschool teachers to college professors, lecturers, and principals. Education is highly centralised and standardised in the country,
and most Bravaedians take great pride in their countries' education and training programmes.
Established to ensure that the environment and public lands of the Bravaedian Empire were preserved for the enjoyment of future generations, the Ministry of Environment and Interior, though its various agencies, oversees the preservation of 73 national parks and wildlife refuges, as well as approximately 8% of the total land area of Bravaedia (78% of publicly owned lands). The Ministry must also grant all heavy industrial sites permits for waste and also oversees the Bravaedian Emissions Exchange, and is run by the Minister for Interior and Environment
Led by the Agricultural Director, the Agricultural Ministry is responsible for the dispensation of agricultural subsidies, grants, and for the enforcement of environmental directives concerning agricultural productivity and sustainability.
Led by the Minister for Labour, the Ministry of Labour ensures that all employees, public and private, have safe working conditions and that all rights entitled to labour are afforded to it.
This includes unionisation campaigns under the current government, which has sparked mild opposition from the Bravaedian Business Bureau.
Headed by the Minister of Justice, the Ministry of Justice is responsible for judicial process, drafting legislation, developing legal framework, participating in national and international treaties, prosecution and sentencing of criminals and criminal organisations.
Ensures that the trade agreements are created for the benefit of the Bravaedian Empire with foreign nations and companies. Administrative Commandant of the Ministry for International Trade is the Trade Minister.
In charge of overseeing the Bravaedian National Health Agency (BNHA), the Department of National Health is chaired by a meritocratic committee and not by any individual, though the Chancellery is permitted to appoint a liaison to the National Committee on Health. Oversees the implementation of the National Health Budget, and is one of the largest ministries by budget (direct employees are of the various member hospitals of the BNHA, with few employees other than researchers and hospital administrators actually directly employed by DNH.
A large department by budget, DWWP is headed by the Social Secretary and employs roughly 15,000 persons in the Bravaedian Empire in a wide variety of local offices and at their headquarters in the capital. DWWP is responsible for all national welfare, national government pensions, and help for those seeking employment to find it.
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The Imperial Congress still meets in the Bravaedian Capitol, the building first constructed for it in the late 18th century, though over the years there have been a multitude of improvements over the years and various restorations. The current building contains hundreds of offices for Senators and their staffs, as well as two grand chambers, eight committee chambers, thirty-four entrances to the Congressional Strategic Shelter (conveniently located directly below the building) and a variety of gardens on the Capitol grounds.
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Consisting of over 1,020 rooms on a sprawling campus near the heart of the capitol, the expansion of the Palace of the Chancellor was denounced by many in government as a financial waste, reportedly costing the government more than ? 500,000,000 to complete the renovation and expansion work. These protests, however, fell on deaf ears, as the Conservative Party, in power at the time of construction, declared it absurd that the Imperial Palace was more grandiose than the residence of the democratically elected leader. Fully funded and part of the reason why the Conservative Party lost their control of the Imperial Congress in the national elections of 2013, the project was nearly completed upon Francis Dryfuaeu's inauguration, which was performed at the palace. It has a wide variety of security features, contains many of the offices of the State Security Bureau, and reportedly continues at least seven stories underground.
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The Imperial Residence for the past 300 years at least, the Imperial Palace is maintained by a variety of Imperial land holdings as well as tourist funds. It consists of several hundred rooms, and the entire estate contains no less than twelve additional supplementary palaces first constructed nearly a millennia ago.
 
The Bravaedian economy is a leading exporter of heavy machinery, computer hardware, household appliances and aircraft. The economy also benefits from a highly skilled and productive labour force, the consequence of vast government educational and infrastructural investment.

Economic reforms and reduced working hours (from 38 to 37 hours/week) have helped Bravaedia avoid the worst of global economic recessions, and government spending on infrastructure and acquisition of parts of private companies have helped stave the worst unemployment and buoy the Bravaedian stock market. The Bravaedian government introduced a minimum wage of NSD 12.87 in February of 2016, which only recently took effect in February of 2017, and is tied to inflation with annual cost of living adjustments.

Massive infrastructural and telecommunications investment by the government created in order to halt the recessions of late increased the government deficit to approximately 1.2% in 2010, but the combination of a constitutional amendment limiting deficit to .35% of the budget per annum and increasing tax revenues had led to a 0.86% surplus by 2014.

The Bravaedian economy generally suffers from a lack of private investment, which the government has previously offset by increasing its own investment in both companies and infrastructure. Though the current policy focuses much more on infrastructural investment, trusting that it will spur the much needed influx of private investment. Bravaedia relied on nuclear power for 43% of electricity generating capacity and 68% of its base-load electricity production. Remaining power generation is provided for mostly by the numerous hydroelectric dams in the country, but renewable energy has become a large focus of the latest Director of Bravaedian Energy, and the Ministry of Energy is investing heavily in solar and geothermal projects where feasible.
2016 (est.): NSD 9.987 trillion
2015 (est.): NSD 9.841 trillion
2014 (est.): NSD 9.739 trillion
NSD 10.891 trillion (2016 est.)
NSD 56800 (2016)
NSD 56300 (2015)
NSD 55800 (2014)
25.3 (2015 est.)
25.3 (2014 est.)
Electricity access:
Electrification - total population: 100% (2015)

Electricity - production:
1832.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity:
590 million kW (2015 est.)

Electricity - sources
SOURCE: [c] PERCENTAGE TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY: [c] FURTHER INFORMATION: [c]Fossil Fuels[c]23.8% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)[c]The Bravaedian Department of Energy has made the reduction of the use of fossil fuels an energy issue of paramount importance on the national stage, especially as the Bravaedian Armed Services have warned they have not yet found an alternative to fossil fuels for use in aircraft, making the drawdown a national security issue.[c]Nuclear Fuels[c]27.4% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)[c]Nuclear power has become the fallback of the Bravaedian Energy Industry, because of its relative cost effectiveness and proven reliability. It should be noted that approximately 93% of nuclear power plants in Bravaedia run on thorium, which has been adopted by the Department of Energy as a suitable low-carbon bridge while the country adopts more truly renewable power. (7% non-thorium plants are uranium, and exist generally in the vicinity of strategic military installations capable of nuclear missile manufacture.)[c]Hydroelectric Plants[c]8.4% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)[c]The cornerstone of Braean Energy since even before the widespread introduction of fossil fuels, hydroelectric power plants remain a crucial portion of Braean energy infrastructure, and generally compensate on the grid for sudden power demand, a capability that most nuclear power plants cannot easily manage.[c]Other Renewable Sources[c]40.4% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)[c]A rapidly growing section of Bravaedian installed capacity, the country hopes to have completely eliminated the need for installed capacity of fossil fuel power plants by 2023. Major investment has been made in residential solar installations, with the government subsidising up to 40% of residential solar installation costs, as well as the installation of vast tidal turbines and offshore wind farms.

Telephones - fixed lines:
Total subscriptions: 96.43 million
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 55 (July 2016 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
Total: 196,875,900
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 113 (July 2016 est.)

Telephone system:
General assessment: One of the world's most technologically advanced communications systems; new technologies are seamlessly integrated into the main infrastructure of the system rapidly, a consequence of massive capital investment in infrastructure.
Domestic: Extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern fiber-optic networks supplemented by microwave radio relay and a domestic satellite system (Bravnet); cellular telephone service is widely available and includes roaming service to a variety of international partners.
International: Bravaedia's international service is generally excellent worldwide, with greatest emphasis placed on neighbouring countries. Bravnet offers some international coverage with a good network of undersea fiberoptic cables, but also is expanding its international satellite network as well.

Broadcast media:
Bravaedia has multiple national television broadcast networks with the largest 3 of 7 major providers government owned and operated (Bravaedian Broadcasting Company, BravNews, Braean Television Network). The largest privately owned company, News of Bravaedia, has various ties with other international entertainment and news corporations. Most national, regional and locally public operators compete with a wide variety of privately owned companies, channels, stations and networks as well. Overall, there are more than 800 televisions stations and nearly 11,000 licensed radio stations in Bravaedia.

Internet users:
Total: 159,879,400
Percentage of population: 91.6%

National air transport system:
Number of registered air carriers: 52
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3,988
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 402.14 million
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 15.193 billion mt-km (2015)

Airports:
7432 (2014)

Airports - with paved runways:
Total: 3639
Over 3,047 m: 172
2,438 to 3,047 m: 210
1,524 to 2,437 m: 830
914 to 1,523 m: 1,712
Under 914 m: 715 (2014)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
Total: 3,793
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 112
914 to 1,523 m: 1,147
Under 914 m: 2,526 (2014)

Heliports:
Total: 2622 (2014)

Pipelines:
condensate 78 km; gas 48,985 km; oil 4,826 km; refined products 8,879 km; water 29 km (2014)

Railways:
Total: 106,402.2 km
Standard gauge: 106,402.2 km, 59,322.3 km electrified

Roadways:
Total: 2,013,200 km
Paved: 1,525,000 km (includes 48,800 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 509,000 km

Waterways:
20,401 km

Merchant marine:
Total: 1392
By type: bulk carrier 120, cargo 502, carrier 13, chemical tanker 57, combination ore/oil 42, container 309, passenger 19, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 204, refrigerated cargo 84, roll on/roll off 13, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 18
Foreign-owned: 135
Registered in other countries: 3,419 (2014)

Ports and terminals:
Major seaports: TO BE COMPLETED UPON GEOGRAPHIC APPROVAL BY CARTOGRAPHY
 
Bravaedian Military Equipment and Personnel​
This section contains information on the structure, capabilities, strategic goals, training, personnel and equipment of the
Imperial Bravaedian Military, as overseen by the Bravaedian Ministry of Defence.​
The Bravaedian Empire, as a consequence of the lack of allies or enemies presently on the global stage, invests moderately in its weapons programmes, and remains a relatively consistent spender of approximately 2.5% of GDP on defence. Costs are kept low by a nationalised defence industry,
a consequence of price gouging by private defence contractors which caused the military to declare these corporations "threats to Bravaedian security" and take control of all private defence contracting assets.
The Imperial Bravaedian Army, though large on paper, in actuality receives far less funding than its sister organisations, and as a consequence contains approximately 120,000 active soldiers in roughly 55 Imperial Legions. In addition, the Imperial Army maintains a first-line reserve force of ~107,000 troops in addition to the Provincial Auxillary, a joint nationally and provincially commanded force of another ~280,000 soldiers who can be activated by the imperial army in the case of a national emergency or war.

All legions in the Imperial Army are specialised, and consist of approximately 12,000 soldiers and support personnel each. Specialisations include armoured warfare, mechanised infantry, urban warfare, arctic warfare, jungle warfare, etc.
The Imperial Navy is one of the highest, if not the highest, priority when it comes to the funding of the Imperial Armed Services, and is viewed as the first line of defence of Bravaedia in the event of war or other armed conflict. The Imperial Navy numbers some 312,000 strong, and maintains a reserve force of ~63,000 personnel in addition to the formidable active fleet.

Curiously, nuclear powered submarines are a relatively low priority, with the attack submarine fleet emphasis on far cheaper (and consequently far more numerous) AIP diesel-electric submarine forces.
Though lagging slightly behind the Imperial Navy in funding and technology, the Imperial Bravaedian Air Force is nonetheless a force to be reckoned with, and employs approximately 260,000 active duty and 132,000 support personnel, and can also call upon the Provincial Air Auxillary of approximately 91,000 in the event of a large-scale conflict.
Consisting of approximately 21,000 personnel, the Strategic Missile Command operates both Bravaedian ICBM and ABM networks, leaving them with control of the approximately 330 Bravaedian land-based ICBMs in addition to control of land-based ABM capabilities (approximately 1,790 ABMs designed for interception of a wide variety of missile threats, mostly for non-state, non-nuclear threats).
The cyber and space command of the Bravaedian military, the Strategic Support Force consists of approximately 42,000 military personnel complimented by approximately 75,000 civilian contractors specialising in cyberwarfare and cybersecurity. Created in 1996 after a defence white paper detailing the implications of cyberattacks and the threat to Bravaedian infrastructure connected to the internet, the Bravaedian Imperial Congress directed the Chancellor to create the Strategic Support Force, which has since absorbed the Space Forces and operates 93 military satellites and Spaceport Bravaedia, and owns a majority share in multiple private Bravaedian corporations developing cheaper spacecraft and manned spaceflight.
A division of the Internal Security Ministry, the State Security Bureau, in addition to its other duties, is tasked with the duties of border patrol, maritime interdiction and the coast guard. To perform these duties, they receive specialised equipment and a healthy amount of additional funding. The border patrol and maritime security forces of the State Security Bureau include approximately 70,000 active personnel and first line reservists, as well as an additional 24,000 reservists to be called upon in the event of a war.
Bravaedian Military Equipment:​
The following is a list of vehicles in service with the Imperial Army:
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The standard multirole "jack of all trades" vehicle of the Imperial Army, the MMAV of the army is designed to be both cost effective and easy to mass produce, operate, and maintain.
Price: NSD 218,000
Quantity: 50,000 (15,000 Active, 35,000 Reserve)
Crew: 4-6, Depending on Variant
Armament: Multipurpose dorsal turret, armament depends on variant.
Max Speed: 90 kph
Max Range: 500 km

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The standard cargo vehicle of the Imperial Bravaedian Army, designed to be cheap without sacrificing effectiveness.
Price: NSD 150,000
Quantity: 60,000 (30,000 Active, 30,000 Leased to Provincial Auxillary)
Crew: 2
Armament: None. Outfit with a machine gun turret possible
Max Speed: 70 kph
Max Range: 800 km​

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The main battle tank of the Unified Soviet Army, designed with survivability, low cost and easy maintenance as top priorities.
Price: NSD 5,889,000
Quantity: 1,220 (660 Active, 560 Reserve)
Crew: 5
Main Armament: 120 mm smoothbore gun (48 Rounds)
Secondary Armament: 3-7.62 mm VMG-6 machine guns with 2,100 rounds.
Max Speed: 52 kph
Max Range: 466 km

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The primary IFV of the Imperial Bravaedian Army, the Piercer IFV is an exceptionally well-rounded anti-infantry vehicle, and is the primary vehicle of Bravaedian mechanized infantry divisions.
Price: R 512,000
Quantity: 65,325 ( 5,325 Active, 60,000 Reserve)
Crew: 3+7
Main Armament: 30 mm autocannon
Secondary Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm (0.30 in) MG (coaxial),
1 x 7.62 mm (0.30 in) MG (anti-aircraft),
2 x 2 smoke grenade dischargers
Max Speed: 115 kph
Max Range: 1020 km

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The latest in a series of Bravaedian Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicles, the MRAP-4 is primarily employed as a minefield-traversing vehicle, but it has been employed in the past to put down rebellions in major metropolitan areas, and a considerable number of the vehicles are on lease to national and provincial police forces.
Price: R 382,000
Quantity: 16,203 (3,115 Active, 2,893 Reserve, 10,195 police/provincial auxillary)
Crew: 3+4
Main Armament: Remote weapon station
Secondary Armament: Firing ports (some versions)
Max Speed: 105 kph
Max Range: 850 km

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An arctic combat vehicle with a wide variety of variant uses, from ambulances and supply transports to armoured personnel carriers, they are quite versatile members of the army vehicle fleet.
Price: R 382,000
Quantity: 1,295 (895 Active, 400 Reserve)
Crew: 2+4+11
Armament: Variant dependent
Max Speed: Variant dependent. In water 4.7 kph.
Max Range: ~550 km, variant dependent

Just have to put this here because gosh are there a billion different combat vehicles and support vehicles. Craziness!

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The standard utility fixed wing aircraft of the Bravaedian Army, it is employed often for speedy personnel transfers,
reconnaissance, VIP transport, and small cargo transfers.
Crew: 2-7 (variant dependant)
Variants: 4
Number built: 107
Unit Cost: NSD 6,230,000

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The mainstay of the Bravaedian army's air fleet, the UH-12 Pelican is employed in various situations and has proved very capable in surgical incursion and air assault roles when working in conjunction with the Generation 12 Attack Helicopter (AH-G12). The Bravaedian Imperial Army is in the initial stages for the creation of a replacement for the UH-12 and is considering a variety of domestic and international replacement craft.
Crew: 4+12 standard (but lower in Medevac configured craft)
Variants: 6
Number Built: 2,000+ (Still in production)
Unit Cost: NSD 21,407,000

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The workhorse of the Bravaedian combat air support, the AH-G12 Aurora excels in close-in air support and ground attack roles. Generally deployed in conjuction with the UH-G12 as a combat escort, they are also deployed in homogeneous squadrons for combating hostile armoured formations.
Crew: 2
Variants: 5
Number Built: 1,200+ (Still in production)
Unit Cost: NSD 26,407,000 (average across all variants)

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The general cargo helicopter of the Bravaedian army (and to a lesser extent the State Security Bureau as well)
the CH-55 Mammoth is capable of heavy lifting and the deployment of larger infantry formations than the multirole UH-G12.
Crew: 3+(33-55) (lower in Medevac, heavy cargo variants)
Variants: 9
Number Built: 934 (Production frozen)
Unit Cost: NSD 35,992,000 (average across all variants)

The Imperial Navy is principally concerned with the defence of Bravaedian shipping lanes between the split country, as well as expanding its capabilities as a blue water navy whilst maintaining highly advanced and skilled ASW fleet components. The Imperial Navy is also partly responsible for the Bravaedian nuclear duo (land and submarine based intercontinental ballistic missiles).
The sole, technologically sophisticated Ground Effect Vehicle in the Bravaedian Navy, the Lun class is capable of transporting up to 20 tons of equipment and personnel very rapidly.

Planned: ?; Building: 3; Completed: 13; Commissioned: 12

Length: 95 m
Displacement: N/A
Decks: 4
Propulsion: 8x Kuznetsov NK-97 turbojet engines, 207.4 kN thrust
Speed: 250 Knots (~460 kph)
Complement: 28
Armament: 4 18-Missile AA Batteries, 4 PI-23 turrets (23 mm), 6 fixed elevation antiship missile batteries
This actually existed as a project of the IRL Soviet Navy.
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More info here​

Built to easily incorporate emerging technologies and the capacity for modular construction and upgrades in order to decrease procurement costs, the Invictia class carriers are currently the only authorised supercarrier line in the Bravaedian Navy. They generally carry two squadrons of fighter aircraft, and one is attached to each of the four main fleets at all times.

Planned: 6; Building: 2; Completed: 4; Commissioned: 4

Length: 320 m
Displacement: 98,300 tonnes
Decks: 23
Installed Power: 3 RAC-4 Thorium Reactors
Speed: 32 Knots
Complement: 3,780
Armament: 8 18-Missile AA Batteries, 12 Heavy AA Emplacements (15 mm), 2 railgun antimissile batteries
Aircraft Carried: 80+ capable, 60-70 in normal air groups

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The mainstay of the Bravaedian power-projection fleet, the Dolphin-class is designed to put ashore a Naval Infantry Brigade of 2304 Naval Troopers. The class may also be employed as an escort or ASW carrier, operating with a squadron of jet fighters and utility helicopters.

Planned: 12; Building: 2; Completed: 10; Commissioned: 8

Length: 260 m
Displacement: 47,300 tonnes
Decks: 20
Installed Power: 2 RLHD-7 Thorium Reactors
Speed: 25 Knots
Complement: 672+2304
Armament: 6 12-Missile AA Batteries, 6 Heavy AA Emplacements (15 mm), 2 railgun antimissile batteries
Aircraft Carried: 30+

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A multipurpose vessel designed to accomplish strategic roles not important enough for an entire carrier task force or amphibious assault group, the City-class is capable of long-term deployment without support and is one of the most survivable vessels in the Bravaedian Fleet. They are also named after major cities and provincial capitals in the Bravaedian Empire, and generally double as ASW carriers.

Planned: 20; Building: 3; Completed: 15; Commissioned: 14

Length: 248 m
Displacement: 27,500 tonnes full
Installed Power: 98,000 kW
Speed: 30 Knots
Complement: 370+768
Armament: 4 30 mm Defence Guns, 2 12-Missile AA Batteries, 6 Heavy AA Emplacements (15 mm), 2 railgun antimissile batteries
Aircraft Carried: 28 maximum

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The mainstay of the Bravaedian Navy, easy to manufacture in massive quantities and very durable, the Type 45 Guided Missile Destroyers are churned out by Argatech Fleet Yards. Many of the vessels are assigned skeleton crews for maintenance in the various ready reserve fleets that can be activated in a 36-hour period.

Planned: ?; Building: 14; Completed: 60; Commissioned: 58 (Inactive Ready Reserve: 2)

Length: 180 m
Displacement: 12,970 tonnes
Installed Power: 112,000 kW
Speed: 32 Knots
Complement: 310
Armament: 130 mm dual purpose naval gun, forward CIWS, 24-cell aft SAM launcher, 4 Heavy AA Emplacements (15 mm), 2 torpedo tubes, 128-cell Vertical Launch System (carrying various missile systems and capabilities), 2 BNAOC Missile Countermeasure Launchers, electronic warfare decoy launch system
Aviation: 2 helicopter stern hangar, 2 multirole helicopters

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The vessel employed for the greatest number of missions in the entire Bravaedian Imperial Fleet, Fidens-class Frigates are inexpensive, deadly, and advanced.

Planned: ?; Building: 16; Completed: 176; Commissioned: 172 (Inactive Ready Reserve: 90)

Length: 140 m
Displacement: 6,045 tonnes
Installed Power: 94,000 kW
Speed: 35 Knots
Complement: 140
Armament: 40 cell VLS with up to 32 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles (Mk 41 VLS)
2x VLS with up to 24 RIM-162 ESSM (Mk 56 VLS)
8 Anti-ship missiles
2x twin torpedo launchers
4x 12.7mm machine guns
2x CIWS
1x 127mm dual purpose naval gun
6x 7.62mm machine guns
Aircraft Carried: 1 Multirole Helicopter, with Helicopter Deck and Hangar.

Arguably the most versatile vessel in the Bravaedian Navy, the Protector-class Battlecruisers are nuclear powered are capable of supporting and performing a variety of missions with their modular weapons systems and vast quantities of onboard power. Their only downside is their cost, which has prohibited the Imperial Navy from introducing the cruisers into the fleet on any meaningful scale.

Planned: 12; Building: 3; Completed: 9; Commissioned: 8

Length: 270 m
Displacement: 25,600 tonnes
Installed Power: 2 RBC-3 Thorium Reactors
Speed: 33 Knots
Complement: 520-770 (varies depending upon mission)
Armament: 2 x PK-2 Decoy dispensers (400 rockets) (Electronic Warfare, Decoy)
4 × VLS with up to 64 SM-2 IVA surface-to-air missiles (Mk 43 VLS)
6 × 12-missile USN-44/RR ASW Rocket Batteries
18 × Mk.78 Short Range Tactical ABMs
18 × Mk.78 Short Range Tactical Ballistic Missiles
192 × MK 55 OTO Point Defence SAMs
16 × OTO Melara 76 mm guns
2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers
2 × Mission Variable Modular Weapons Bays
Aircraft Carried: 3 Multirole Assault Helicopters, 12 multirole Mk.VIII V/TOL Drones. Takeoff Deck and Armoured Hangar


The mainstay of carrier air wings of the Bravaedian Naval forces, the Falcons are a derivative of the VTOL Peregrine 6 fighter program of the Bravaedia State Armaments Corporation (BSAC). Bravaedian carrier air wings generally contain four squadrons of 12 Falcons each.
Crew: 1
Number Produced: 336+ (28 squadrons, still in production)
Cost: NSD 57,250,000
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The standard EW fighter of the Imperial Navy, the Seaspout is capable of a variety of missions involving signal interdiction, radar jamming, and additional signal disruption methods. Each supercarrier generally contains a half squadron of six Seaspouts.
Crew: 1
Number Produced: 48+ (4 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 65,250,000
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The backbone of Bravaedian submarine forces, the Seal-class SSK is the multipurpose submarine of the navy.

Planned: 72; Building: 10; Completed: 54; Commissioned: 52

Length: 59 m
Displacement: 1,660 tonnes
Installed Power: 5,000 kW
Speed: 22 knots submerged, 12 knots surfaced
Complement: 29
Armament: 6 torpedo tubes

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Though more expensive than its diesel-electric counterparts, the Centurion-class guided missile submarines are designed for anti-land and anti-air submarine roles, and as a consequence are less manoeuvrable in sub-to-sub combat, as shown by a wide variety of war games exercises. Additionally, the Centurion class employs pump-jet propulsion, further decreasing noise.

Planned: 18; Building: 4; Completed: 12; Commissioned: 12

Length: 115 m
Displacement: 7,900 tonnes
Installed Power: SGN-3 thorium nuclear reactor (30 MW)
Speed: 28 knots
Complement: 138
Armament: 18 multipurpose vertical launch tubes, 6 torpedo tubes.

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The primary nuclear deterrent of the Bravaedian state is the Echo class. Constantly on deterrence patrols around the world and deployed for months at a time under the strictest radio silence, they are truly forces to be reckoned with, capable of leveling entire nations at the press of a button, in the event of a first strike against the Bravaedian Empire. However, they are aging, and the Bravaedian Navy has begun the process of development for a replacement nuclear deterrent.

Planned: 10; Building: 0; Completed: 10; Commissioned: 10

Length: 180 m
Displacement: 24,900 tonnes
Installed Power: Dual SBN-5 Reactors (192 MW ea), backup 40 MW conventional diesel.
Propulsion: pump-jet propulsion
Speed: 28 knots
Complement: 172
Armament: 20 Mk.XIV SLBMs, 2 AA missile emplacements on sides of the sail, 8 torpedo tubes


This section of the factbook may now be regarded as mostly accurate. Minor logistics aircraft have been excluded from the register on account of time.
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Designed to provide close-in fire support for infantry formations, the A-12 Drone is easily replaceable and reasonably effective.
Crew: 0
Number Produced: 1,464 (122 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 15,970,000
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Designed to cost effectively offset decreases in sorties for increasingly more technologically intricate (and consequently more expensive) fighter aircraft, the LF-5 Swallow represents the combination of tried and true technologies with practical capabilities required in asymmetric warfare. It also has very low maintenance costs, to the delight of IAF accountants.
Crew: 1
Number Produced: 1,032 (86 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 8,630,000
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The most numerous 5th generation fighter aircraft in the IAF Fleet, is employed for a variety of missions and contains four modular, mission-specific weapons platforms on its wings.
Crew: 1
Number Produced: 540+ (45 squadrons, but still in production)
Cost: NSD 68,898,000
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The most capable air superiority fighter in the IAF inventory, the Raven 077 is truly a force to be reckoned with. However, recent defence cuts and increasingly asymmetric warfare has stunted the air superiority programme severely.
Crew: 1
Number Produced: 96 (8 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 128,019,000 (excluding R&D)
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The mainstay of the Bravaedian non-simulator training fleet, the Peregrine-6T is capable of being refitted with actual weapons in the event of a large-scale, long term conflict.
Crew: 2
Number Produced: 520+ (still in production)
Cost: NSD 20,876,000
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The main IAF strategic bomber, the B-1D Carnivore is a reliable, if aging, bomber capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional payload.
Crew: 4
Number Produced: 108 (9 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 282,415,000
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The only IAF heavy strategic stealth bomber in service, the Wraiths are a relatively new addition to the IAF air fleet, and are reasonably well-maintained. They are capable of completing missions that require nuclear, chemical, or conventional payloads.
Crew: 8
Number Produced: 12 (1 squadron)
Cost: NSD 676,990,000
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The first of its kind, a stealth refuelling tanker that allows aircraft refuelling operations to be conducted in hostile environments and increasing IAF fleet effectiveness drastically.
Crew: 3-7 (varys by mission/variant)
Number Produced: 72 (6 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 128,050,000
The mainstay of the Bravaedian airlift fleet, the C-017 strategic/tactical airlifter, capable of transporting up to 88 tons of cargo or 140 troops (118 paratroops) and equipment.
Crew: 3-7 (varys by mission/variant)
Number Produced: 168 (14 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 142,050,000
The C-022 cargo aircraft are capable of transporting approximately 140 tons of cargo as well as abnormally large loads.
Crew: 9 (5 minimum)
Number Produced: 72 (6 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 121,090,000
The standard Bravaedian military transport aircraft, capable of carrying 50,000 lbs of cargo to the various Bravaedian military bases across the world.
Crew: 2-5
Number Produced: 312 (26 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 30,015,000
An aging but reliable design, the C-113 is an inexpensive, durable transport aircraft capable of performing most low-key cargo runs for the IAF.
Crew: 2-5
Number Produced: 384 (32 squadrons)
Cost: NSD 15,015,000
The first of its kind in the Imperial Air Forces, the Sentinel Hoverfighter is designed as a stealth air superiority fighter.
Crew: 2-3
Number Produced: 24 (72 on order)
Cost: NSD 159,125,300
Work in progress
 
Bravaedian Economy (In-Depth)​
This section of the Bravaedian Factbook contains a more detailed analysis of the Bravaedian economy, its major players, and should eventually prove capable of providing sufficient knowledge to gain an approximate understanding of the interactions between major Bravaedian corporate entities, the government, and trans-national regulatory and trade organisations.​
The Bravaedian economy is heavily reliant on precision manufacturing and heavy machinery, which are the major drivers of economic growth in the country. Aptitude in these fields has allowed Bravaedia to expand into the world of computing and finance, which the government has deemed necessary for the security of the nation. Most high-level research in Bravaedia is conducted in a network of facilities jointly run by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Energy, but a non-insignificant portion of Bravaedian government research budget is dispensed by the Department of Health for biological and medical research. Most of the largest companies in Bravaedia are, unsurprisingly, government monopolies and utilities. However, it should also be noted that there are a few large, privately held and publicly traded corporations which are also major players in the economy.
It should be noted that all corporations appearing on the following list have revenues exceeding ? 10B (~NSD 11B).
Company:[c]Annual Revenue: (? Million)[c]Employees:[c]Other:[c]Bravaedian State Energy Corporation[c]? 108,415[c]314,250[c]Entirely state-owned, distributor of all energy and owner of all energy infrastructure in the entire Bravaedian Empire.[c]Aegis Aerospace Systems[c]? 72,200[c]135,422[c]Partially state-owned aircraft manufacturer and defence contractor[c]BESF Chemical[c]? 62,200[c]114,202[c]Publically traded chemical company, and one of the largest in the world. [c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]?[c]??

WIP
If anyone has any suggestions of large corporations that they might desire added to Bravaedia, feel free to TG me with the suggestion! :D
 
As your northern neighbor (the Hastfradic League, aka Esplandia) I just wanted to say hi. I looked over your information and think it's very good. Perhaps we can work out some shared history.
 
Esplandia:
As your northern neighbor (the Hastfradic League, aka Esplandia) I just wanted to say hi. I looked over your information and think it's very good. Perhaps we can work out some shared history.
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I'm very much in favour of that! I've intentionally left sort of history vague in order to do some collaboration on that front, especially because it would make very little sense for a lack of interaction with geographic neighbours! :D
 
Very good so far, also I also want to get some shared history and possibly even trade and other interactions economically and diplomatically.
 
Brend0g:
Very good so far, also I also want to get some shared history and possibly even trade and other interactions economically and diplomatically.
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Definitely. Close/ancient relations with the other countries on our little continent (subcontinent?) are definitely desired! And I'm definitely a big fan of shared history in addition to economic/diplomatic logistics, etc. in the modern era :D
 
Expansion, further tweaks of various sections, particularly corrections to ported figures for size of air force (was initially rather unreasonable 174 million population).
 
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