The Democratic People's Defense Forces

The The Democratic People's Defense Forces is the military of the Winston Democracy.

Description (Specifications)

This collection of worlds stretches across several sectors. The Neworld Sector, Hadji Sector, and subsector P of the Aldebaran Sector.

There are no class A shipyards, and no native starship construction.

Prior to 1092, the entire Winstonian fleet was headquartered at Raver, one of the secondary worlds in the Valentine System, putting severe pressure on its minimal port facilities. As the Winston Democracy expanded into Hadji Sector to assist the worlds of the Martinique Cluster, the majority of the Navy were moved to Stormbringer, creating the only Naval Base in the Democracy until construction at Freeman began in 1104.

A single ScoutRon remained at Raver and oversaw construction of a nascent Exploration Service base. Until a surge of development at Valentine in 1102, the Winston Democracy was held together using surplus Solomani colonial-era starships that were used to bring colonists to the cluster. As Valentine has surged, the considerations of a more advanced and purpose-built Navy have rattled the Winstonian Congress, alongside questions about what the Navy would actually do.

The primitive merchant marine fleet uses reliable designs that can operate for years with limited maintenance their ports are capable of providing at the tech levels of their worlds. The Solomani Navy (SolNav) has sold a few ships to them in an attempt to sway them to rejoining their sphere of influence, a move that may be bearing results by 1100.

One system defense feature of note are the Guns of Lyon, named for the first moon they were emplaced on. Buried in icy moons throughout this system are some crude TL–11 meson gun deep sites. They are supplemented by several orbital missile platforms. These systems represent the most advanced system defense in the Winston Democracy.

Doctrine & Strategy

The local admiralty must weigh each potential engagement within the larger context of force preservation. The limited resources available dictate that no assets should be squandered unless absolutely necessary. When the right opportunity presents itself and the enemy has made a mistake then strike with all available forces to quickly eliminate the threat, to avoid a protracted struggle.

History & Background (Dossier)

The bloodiest battles have been local. During the struggles to consolidate their territory, bringing planets into the organization has led to some brutal conflicts unnoticed by the larger galaxy. In these struggles the lower tech ships, most easily replaced with local resources are sacrificed in appalling numbers and the more advanced designs are held in reserve.

Fleet Composition

System Defense Squadrons

There are three system defense squadrons of TL–8 ships are located at Marcelle (Neworld 0138 D355224-8), Mujo (Aldebaran 3239 C210457-9) and Orin (Aldebaran 3140 C79869C-8).

• x10 Fearless class Fighters
• x2 Knuckle Head class System Defense Monitors

The main fleet assets include:

Raven ScoutRon

• x4 Solomani Couriers
• x7 Solomani Scouts
• x2 Merchant Supply/Tenders

Stormbringer CruRon

• x2 Stormbringer class Fleet Tenders
• x20 Winston class Light Cruisers
• x12 Flare class Gunboats
• x2 Supply Ships

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science