Post by KyferLegs (Diria) on Jul 5, 2024 23:55:19 GMT -5
Oh Nardras, oh Sohil, and the home of the Dirian show business cliché and the binding piece to the Dirian oil and gem industry. The dividends of East Diria colloquially call it The Frontier. The rig workers toiling anoint it as the land of their tour. Finally, the Sohili and the Darasae call it their homeland. However, the rigs have recently gone silent or are plagued with apprehensive glances from the workers and developing company towns. At the same time, the nomads defend their lands yet again, but from a different force, the Galrans.
The Dirian north, especially the northwest, is a hazardous region. Its geography poses every averse and demanding factor to militaries and logistics. An army marches on its stomach, and that fact shows plainly in the dunes where no food grows, and water doesn't flow. Similarly, the distance and scale of the desert pose a headache for any architect. The cost and materials required to build railways and roadways and connect the isolated communities to the grid. Truthfully, Sohil and Nardras are as outlying as you can get to sophistication, and to travel across the divide requires a burden that is hard to commit.
For Diria, the responsibility endures from the resources and prospect of wealth the desert hides in plain sight. The oil reserves in Dirian Nardras are some of the largest globally, and the Sovereign Union knows what is to gain with their capture. However, with the Galran invasion, they must commit to the desolate region that would consume anyone and anything into its sands. The local Dirian defenders, who had toiled and known the area all their lives, are well aware of this and now understand it as the land's greatest strength. What was a politically tense subject of funding for developing the lands now has become an amicable truth as local state leaders sigh relief as they hear of the attrition the enemy faces.
Thus, the Dirians devote themselves to this truth and become harbingers in its wrath. With every step forward, the Galrans must pay not merely with their lives but also with their industry and economy. With every retreat, oil wells are burned and lit aflame, and black, acrid smoke fills the sky, blinding overhead planes. Wells, pipes, and powerlines are cut and poisoned. The roads and railways are destroyed and buried in sand. Anything and everything that could provide the invader with relief is turned sundered while also having to oppose the locals and the army for the land, which gives no compensation for what is lost.
At the same time, the Dirians commit themselves to this scorched earth with maneuvering, flanking, and fluid defense. For what they have available and what they can provide logistically, the Galrans can easily outmatch in numbers. Thus, the Dirians mimicked the tactics of the Nevarrans to their east. The local defenders wouldn't let themselves become far too entrenched in a single area. They'd set traps, commit sabotage, or intentionally swap and alter road signs. In any way they could, they would employ the home turf advantage with sharpshooters, ambush points, and killing corridors. However, they never would try to use the same tactics repeatedly. Remaining fluid and unpredictable was the key, and anywhere where troops were needed, they would also be called or ordered upon by either message runners or communication by buried wire or radio.
A photo of a improvised Dirian technical, based on the chassis of a commandeered truck used for raiding or scouting.
The Dirian north, especially the northwest, is a hazardous region. Its geography poses every averse and demanding factor to militaries and logistics. An army marches on its stomach, and that fact shows plainly in the dunes where no food grows, and water doesn't flow. Similarly, the distance and scale of the desert pose a headache for any architect. The cost and materials required to build railways and roadways and connect the isolated communities to the grid. Truthfully, Sohil and Nardras are as outlying as you can get to sophistication, and to travel across the divide requires a burden that is hard to commit.
For Diria, the responsibility endures from the resources and prospect of wealth the desert hides in plain sight. The oil reserves in Dirian Nardras are some of the largest globally, and the Sovereign Union knows what is to gain with their capture. However, with the Galran invasion, they must commit to the desolate region that would consume anyone and anything into its sands. The local Dirian defenders, who had toiled and known the area all their lives, are well aware of this and now understand it as the land's greatest strength. What was a politically tense subject of funding for developing the lands now has become an amicable truth as local state leaders sigh relief as they hear of the attrition the enemy faces.
Thus, the Dirians devote themselves to this truth and become harbingers in its wrath. With every step forward, the Galrans must pay not merely with their lives but also with their industry and economy. With every retreat, oil wells are burned and lit aflame, and black, acrid smoke fills the sky, blinding overhead planes. Wells, pipes, and powerlines are cut and poisoned. The roads and railways are destroyed and buried in sand. Anything and everything that could provide the invader with relief is turned sundered while also having to oppose the locals and the army for the land, which gives no compensation for what is lost.
At the same time, the Dirians commit themselves to this scorched earth with maneuvering, flanking, and fluid defense. For what they have available and what they can provide logistically, the Galrans can easily outmatch in numbers. Thus, the Dirians mimicked the tactics of the Nevarrans to their east. The local defenders wouldn't let themselves become far too entrenched in a single area. They'd set traps, commit sabotage, or intentionally swap and alter road signs. In any way they could, they would employ the home turf advantage with sharpshooters, ambush points, and killing corridors. However, they never would try to use the same tactics repeatedly. Remaining fluid and unpredictable was the key, and anywhere where troops were needed, they would also be called or ordered upon by either message runners or communication by buried wire or radio.
Total Number of Dirian Personnel on The Front:
20,000 Light Infantry Regiment
40,000 Standard Infantry Regiment
8,000 Heavy Infantry Regiment
3,000 Special Infantry Battalion
500 Carabineer Infantry Squadron
3,500 Light Motorized Regiment
500 Standard Motorized Regiment
20 Field Artillery Battery
30 Howitzer Artillery Battery
50 Mortar Artillery Battery
2 Siege Artillery Battery
20,000 Light Infantry Regiment
40,000 Standard Infantry Regiment
8,000 Heavy Infantry Regiment
3,000 Special Infantry Battalion
500 Carabineer Infantry Squadron
3,500 Light Motorized Regiment
500 Standard Motorized Regiment
20 Field Artillery Battery
30 Howitzer Artillery Battery
50 Mortar Artillery Battery
2 Siege Artillery Battery
A photo of a improvised Dirian technical, based on the chassis of a commandeered truck used for raiding or scouting.