The Democratic People's Defense Forces

Democratic People's Defense Forces (Military) Synopsis

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

Democratic People's Defense Forces (Military) Description

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.

The fleet is headquartered on Stormbringer (Hadji 0401 B8A4310-A), at the only Naval Base in the Winston Democracy. There is a single ScoutRon located at Raver (Aldebaran 3039 D738555-8). The Winston Democracy is held together using surplus Solomani colonial-era starships that were used to bring colonists here.

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.

One system defense feature of note are the Guns of Lyon (Aldebaran 3139 C7A0501-B). 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.

Democratic People's Defense Forces (Military) 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.

Democratic People's Defense Forces (Military) History & Background

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.

Democratic People's Defense Forces (Military) 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).

• 10 Fearless Class Fighters
• 2 Knuckle Head Class System Defense Monitors

The main fleet assets include:

Raver ScoutRon

• 4 Solomani Couriers
• 7 Solomani Scouts
• 2 Merchant Supply/Tenders

Stormbringer CruRon

• 2 Stormbringer Class Fleet Tenders
• 20 Winston Class Light Cruisers
• 12 Flare Class Gunboats
• 2 Supply Ships

Democratic People's Defense Forces (Military) References & Contributors

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy