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Ahuric Empire

 * Government and Policy:
 * Monarch: King Aqeel Ahurid
 * Administrative Situation: Chaos, what is administration when everyone is fighting
 * Population: 6,896,662
 * Policy and National Affairs:
 * Collapse of the Frontline: The issues plaguing the Zoroastrians, lack of supply and men, came to a head after another failed push towards Duqm. The loss of men and weaponry in that attack left them vulnerable to a counterattack. Rather anti-climatically, the counterattack sweeped through the countryside and arrived at Duqm. Besieging the city from sea and land, Duqm wouldn't last long. At the same time, the Minority Front took the situation and ran with it, thundering through the deserts of the north. Reclaiming Rafha, they consolidated their gains and halted. The Imperial forces, after besieging Duqm, had freed up troops for their own assault, with focus mainly on the Southern and Jubail front.
 * Return of Rafha: Early in the year, reinforcements sent to Rafha arrived... a few days late. The arrival of these troops was greeted by a dead city with staring eyes. There were no enemy troops, no sound of warfare, no sound of the bustling the city that once was. Yet they were being watched. There were no person left in the city, yet the sound of wails and cries filled it. There were no person left in the city, yet they were greeted as they arrived. The site was gruesome, many soldiers collapsing, as they arrived, in an emotional maelstrom, being battered by the hurricanes of pain and shame. What would happen if they were but a few days early? Would this senseless massacre have been averted? They were idiotic questions of course, the city was surrounded by the enemy and all attempts at entry would have clashed with a vastly superior force, against their own mere 500 cavalrymen. However, emotion and death are powerful things, enabling eachother and strengthening eachother as one rises. The emotion, the hatred against the Arzhamites, caused this death. This death caused a flurry of emotion, of tearful sadness, in the Arzhamites. They are bound to return the favour by the laws of nature.
 * The Fall of Duqm: Unlike the Zoroastrians, the Imperial forces caught Duqm in surprise. A lot of troops that would have defended the city were lost in the offensive to break out. The Duqmis weren't expecting the Imperial forces at their gates so soon. Tactically, the Imperials played the situation perfectly. As the offensive started, the Muscat Task Force, entirely cavalry, quickly moved in to cut off the supply and communication lines between Duqm and the troops. As the Third Sipah held down the troops, the 1st Sipah moved in to besiege the city. The Zoroastrians had been had. They attempted to break into the Duqm pocket from both sides of the pocket. With the Duqmi section cut loose from their supply lines, their attacks became desperation. The Third Sipah maintained a strong position and was constantly provided for, a privilege neither enemy front had. As the 1st Sipah moved in place, the Muscat Task Force decimated the enemy from behind, being the hammer to the 3rd Sipah's anvil. As soon as the 1st Sipah was in position, the navy, which had held its distance from Duqm, moved in and tightened their blockade. The enemy fleet had no chance against the resurgent Imperial Navy. The killing blow in this siege was the cannons. In Rafha, the Zoroastrians lacked the cannons required for a long time. The Imperial army holds a considerable arsenal of cannons, but in this situation, it was the navy, with their many Harbis, that dealt the most damage. With the walls breached and many buildings aflame, the Imperial units charged the city. The defenders faught street to street, hidden and aided by a number of locals. To hold the order, a number of troops had to be left behind in the city, sporadically fighting.
 * The Avestans: The Avestans have been a thorn in our side throughout this war. They supplied the Zoroastrians through Duqm and funneled weaponry through third parties. Sure, we could land troops and instantly remove them. However, they are a dedicated group. Sending troops there would lead to suicide charges, Avestans with swords and spears charging into groups of Ahuric troops, with no regard for their own lives, in their masses. There is no point in burning through men once more, or go through needless pain. The only thing we need to do  is cut them off. The navy is now free to do as it wants, there are no enemies at the coasts where we can strike them with our navy. Hence we send the fleet, the pride of our nation, out to surround these radicalised imbeciles, drawing them to peace rather than war.
 * Military:
 * Imperial:
 * Personnel: 47,625
 * 1st Sipah: 
 * Swordsmen: 2,500
 * Spearmen: 2,000
 * Bowmen: 2,000
 * Fire Lancers: 350
 * Crossbowmen: 1,000
 * Light Cavalry: 1,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 500
 * Ranged Cavalry: 1,000
 * Cavalry Fire Lancers: 85
 * Cannons: 10
 * Trebuchets: 20
 * Polybolos: 25
 * Overall: 11,000 Troops
 * 2nd Sipah:
 * Swordsmen: 4,000
 * Spearmen: 2,500
 * Bowmen: 2,500
 * Fire Lancers: 393
 * Crossbowmen: 1,000
 * Light Cavalry: 2,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 500
 * Ranged Cavalry: 1,500
 * Cannons: 10
 * Trebuchets: 20
 * Polybolos: 25
 * Overall: 15,001 Troops
 * 3rd Sipah: 
 * Swordsmen: 4,000
 * Bowmen: 2,000
 * Fire Lancers: 500
 * Light Cavalry: 1,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 500
 * Cannons: 20
 * Polybolos: 10
 * Overall: 8,110 Troops
 * Muscat Task Force:
 * Light Cavalry: 3,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 3,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 500
 * Overall: 6,500 Troops
 * Muscat Fleet:
 * Gharaq: 80
 * Harbis: 50
 * Fire Ships: 30
 * Light Transport Ships: 20
 * Heavy Transport Ships: 2
 * Grane Fleet:
 * Harbis: 50
 * Gharaqs: 70
 * Fire Ships: 30
 * Light Transport Ships: 40
 * Heavy Transport Ships: 10
 * Zoroastrian/Avestan:
 * Personnel: 37,620
 * Army of Atash (Fire):
 * Swordsmen: 3,000
 * Spearmen: 4,000
 * Bowmen: 2,000
 * Light Cavalry: 1,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 1,000
 * Cannons: 20
 * Overall: 11,060 Troops
 * Army of Aban (Water):
 * Swordsmen: 3,000
 * Spearmen: 2,000
 * Bowmen: 1,000
 * Light Cavalry: 1,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 1,000
 * Cannons: 20
 * Overall: 8,060 Troops
 * Sha'abi Army (People's Army):
 * Militias, armed with swords: 5,000
 * Militias, armed with Bows: 3,000
 * Militias, armed with Spears: 2,000
 * Militias, on horse, with swords: 2,000
 * Swordsmen: 1,000
 * Bowmen: 1,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 500
 * Overall: 14,500 Troops
 * Avestan Fleet (All ships pledged to the Vizierites are also part of this fleet since the Vizierites don't have a port):
 * Harbis: 20
 * Gharaq: 40
 * Light Transport: 60
 * Minority Front:
 * Personnel: 20,120
 * Eridu Militias:
 * Militias, armed with swords: 5,500
 * Militias, armed with spears: 1,500
 * Militias, armed with bows: 3,000
 * Swordsmen: 2,000
 * Bowmen: 2,000
 * Cannons: 20
 * Overall: 14,060 Troops
 * Nabatean Militias:
 * Light Cavalry: 2,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 2,000
 * Militas, armed with swords: 1,000
 * Militias, armed with bows: 1,000
 * 0verall: 6,000 Troops
 * Elamite Fleet: 
 * Light Transport Ships: 10
 * Harbis: 2
 * Vizierites: 
 * Personnel: 30,500
 * Liberation Army:
 * Swordsmen: 6,000
 * Spearmen: 3,000
 * Bowmen: 3,000
 * Fire Lancers: 100
 * Light Cavalry: 2,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 500
 * Ranged Cavalry: 500
 * Cannons: 50
 * Overall: 15,250 Troops
 * Army of Adnan:
 * Swordsmen: 6,000
 * Spearmen: 3,000
 * Bowmen: 3,000
 * Fire Lancers: 100
 * Light Cavalry: 2,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 500
 * Ranged Cavalry: 500
 * Cannons: 50
 * Overall: 15,250 Troops
 * Reformists:
 * Personnel: 14,000
 * Al-Khor Militias:
 * Militias, with swords: 5,000
 * Militias, with bows: 4,000
 * Swordsmen: 3,000
 * Bowmen: 1,000
 * Light Cavalry: 1,000
 * Overall: 14,000 Troops
 * Military Operations and Domestic Affairs:
 * Civil War:
 * Current Situation: The Civil War is likely to be over soon, with an Imperial victory. The collapse of the Extremist Zoroastrian (known as Avestan) lines, as well as opposition by moderate Zoroastrians within their territory has sapped their strength away. The Imperial troops are given a second wind thanks to recent victories and the Minority Front strikes out with vengence for the crimes at Rafha. With this reinvigorated alliance, the Vizierites and Avestans really don't have a chance at success.
 * Economy:
 * Imperial: We've cleared up much of the opposition around our main trade lines. It seems like a victory is coming soon, and we should be back in the driving seat.
 * Vizierites and Zoroastrians: The loss of Duqm frankly hurts the most. What was once a bustling supply line has now become an enemy port. Our economy and military has effectively collapsed. We are routed. We are going to have to resort to wave attacks.
 * Arzhamites: Having retaken Rafha, the crimes are publicised and a second wind has hit the entire nation. We shall stand victorious against these savages.
 * Reformists: We consolidate, and put diplomatic pressure on the Imperial Court, hoping to get a concession.
 * New Research:
 * Easier Fire Lances: Research Halted
 * Cannons: Research Halted
 * Diplomacy:
 * Order of Avesta: Our navy blockades them. We call for a ceasefire between them, us and Imerina, hoping they would go off against some other african nation to carry on their "Holy Crusade"