Les Meridiennes

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Les Meridiennes
FlagMap
Ideology	Oligarchy
Leader	Geneviève Volière
Ruling party	Non-Aligned (80%)
Population	1,038,035
Ponypower	3,484
Race	Griffon
Stability	62%
War support	55%
Factories	4 1 1 2
Capital	Port-Giselda
Continent	Southern Equus
Diplomacy	Member of the Crown of Aquileia Dominion of  Kingdom of Aquileia
Demonym	Meridienne
Tag	MER
Color	#FAE7B5

Starting Situation

Les Meridiennes is an archipelago nation located in off southeast of mainland Southern Equus. It is a dominion of the  Kingdom of Aquileia. In most circumstances, it will gain independence once The Second Aquileian Revolution begins (either a bloody one at the beginning of 1008, or if the republicans manage to depose the king without a fight), but will remain loyal if the revolution is prevented by the royalists. The nation is made up of the capital island Belle-Île and two archipelagic regions: Les Abondantes to the East and Les Loyales to the South. These islands mainly consist of either plains or jungle provinces.

A few nations surround the archipelago nation. To the Northwest borders  Equestria's Summer Islands and the island nation of  Puerto Caballo, a dominion of Equestria. To the Southeast borders Trots and Canters Islands, a region of  Hippogriffia.

National Focus

Les Meridiennes uses the Generic Equus Focus Tree

Technology

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Breech-Loaded Rifle Motorised Support Equipment Engineer Company I Recon Company I Civilian Train Artillery I	990 Destroyer Hull Basic Depth Charge Smoke Generators Hydrophone 990 Cruiser Hull 990 Battleship Hull 990 Submarine Hull Basic Torpedo Naval Gunnery Casemate Secondary Battery Transport Ships Contact Mine Minelaying Submarine	None	None
Doctrine			Racial
None	None	None	We Can Fly?!

Politics

National Spirits

Les Meridiennes starts with no national spirits.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Geneviève Volière		Oligarchy Non-Aligned Non-Aligned	None	Born: 969 Portrait by: Scroup
Trot Barley		Harmonic Libertarianism Harmony Harmonic	None	Born: 971 Portrait by: RyanBoi
Facilier Beauxregard		Marksism Communism Communist	None	Born: April 14th, 978 Biography: Born the son of a fishmonger and a shipyard worker, life was not set to be easy for young Facilier. With little wealth to his family name, the young colt often turned his attention outward: to the sea, and whatever laid beyond. Noveau Aquila was a bustling port at the time, and Facilier's attention was often fixated on the stories the sailors brought with them. More crucially, they often spoke of the harsh working conditions faced by those who made their living on the seas. In an effort to put the stories of these unsung heroes to paper, Facilier would leave home and seek out likeminded individuals, travelling far and wide with little but his few belongings. For all his effort, the stories he sought would lead him to the young Socialist Republic of Stalliongrad, where he would decide to embark upon an ideological safari to other regions in and around Equestria harboring communist sympathies. However, after spending much time within Coltjun revolutionary circles in Baltimare, he would instead leave for Les Meridiennes, influenced by his heritage and confident in their revolutionary potential. With little more than his meagre possessions and no connections in the area, Facilier would eventually meet up with Mama Ruby, working his way through the ranks and building the PKM up to be the true party of the people. With the end of Vivienne's brief rule on the isles, they now seek to transform the former colony into an independent state with its own bright future. Portrait by: BunnyShrubby
Salade d'Oeuf		Reactionarism Supremacy Supremacist	None	None

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
Non-Aligned			Oligarchy Non-Aligned	Geneviève Volière	80%
Harmonic			Harmonic Libertarianism Harmony	Generic leader	7%
Communist			Marksism Communism	Generic leader	7%
Supremacist			Reactionarism Supremacy	Generic leader	6%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Generic Advisor	Communist Revolutionary	None	Daily Communism Support: +0.1	150
Generic Advisor	Pro-Harmony Reformer	None	Daily Harmony Support: +0.1	150
Generic Advisor	Supremacist Demagogue	None	Daily Supremacy Support: +0.1	150
Generic Advisor	Captain of Industry	None	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Generic Advisor	Fortification Engineer	None	Land Fort construction speed: +20% Coastal Fort construction speed: +20% Anti Air construction speed: +20%	150
Generic Advisor	War Industrialist	None	Military Factory construction speed: +10% Dockyard construction speed: +10% Fuel Silo construction speed: +10%	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	DLC  La Résistance is enabled Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: −15%	150

Tank Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Armor Company	Tank Designer	None	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Reliability: +5%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Naval Company	Ship Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Light Air Company	Light Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Small Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10%	150
Medium Air Company	Medium Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Heavy Fighter Airframe: Reliability: +20% Medium Airframe: Reliability: +20% Scout Plane Airframe: Reliability: +20%	150
Heavy Air Company	Heavy Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Large Airframe: Strat. Bombing: +10% Transport Plane: Range: +10%	150
Naval Air Company	Naval Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Naval Bomber Airframe: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10% Carrier Naval Bomber Airframe: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Range: +10% Agility: +10% Carrier CAS Airframe: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Small Arms Company	Infantry Equipment Designer	None	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150
Artillery Company	Artillery Designer	None	Artillery Research Speed: +15%	150
Motorization Company	Motorized Equipment Designer	None	Motorization Research Speed: +15%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Industrial Company	Industrial Concern	None	Industrial Research Speed: +15%	150
Electronics Company	Electronics Concern	None	Electronics Research Speed: +15%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Generic Advisor	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Generic Advisor	Naval Theorist	None	Naval Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Generic Advisor	Air Warfare Theorist	None	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Generic Advisor	Army Offense (Specialist)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.20 Division Attack: +5% AI Modifier: Focus on Offense: +15%	50
Generic Advisor	Army Defense (Specialist)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.20 Division Defense: +5% AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +15%	50

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Generic Advisor	Decisive Battle (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Capital Ship Attack: +10% Capital Ship Armor: +10% Screen Attack: +10% Screen Defense: +10%	100
Generic Advisor	Anti-Submarine (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Submarine Detection: +15%	100

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Generic Advisor	Close Air Support (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Ground attack factor: +5% Air Support Mission Efficiency: +10%	100
Generic Advisor	All-Weather (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Bad Weather Penalty: −20%	100

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Generic Advisor	Artillery (Specialist)	None	Artillery Attack: +10% Artillery Defense: +5%	50
Generic Advisor	Army Logistics (Expert)	None	Division Attrition: −8%	100
Generic Advisor	Fleet Logistics (Specialist)	None	Naval max range factor: +5%	50
Generic Advisor	Air Combat Training (Expert)	None	Ace generation chance: +10%	100

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Les Meridiennes  Aquileian puppet
	Les Meridiennes

Economy

Laws and Development

Laws and Development
Conscription Law	Trade Law	Economy Law
Volunteer Only Recruitable Population: 1.50%	Export Focus Construction Speed: +10.00% Research Speed: +5.00% Factory Output: +10.00% Dockyard Output: +10.00% Resources to Market: +50% Civilian intelligence to others: +20.0% Navy intelligence to others: +10.0% Market construction boost multiplier: 10.00%	Civilian Economy Industrial Research Speed: +3% Electronics Research Speed: +2% Consumer Goods Factories: 35.0% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Fuel Gain per Oil: -40.00% Fuel Capacity: -25.00% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00% Military Factory construction speed: -30.00% Civilian Factory construction speed: -30.00% Refinery construction speed: +5.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Developed Science Base No penalties	Newly Industrialized Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -10.00% Supply Consumption: -10.00% Construction Speed: -10.00% Research Speed: -10.00% Factory Output: -10.00% Dockyard Output: -10.00%	Broad Illiteracy Construction Speed: -15.00% Research Speed: -45.00%
Poverty	Race
Moderate Poverty Monthly Population: -12.0% Consumer Goods Factories: 20.0% Construction Speed: -15.00% Research Speed: -5.00%	Griffon Race Uses Griffon Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
1	1	2 (-1)	0	0

Numbers in red indicate the number of civilian factories required to produce consumer goods, based on economy laws and the total number of military and civilian factories, rounded up.

Resources

Oil	Aluminum	Rubber	Tungsten	Steel	Chromium	Crystal
0	0	14 (-7)	0	0	0	0

Numbers in red indicate how many resources are reserved for export due to trade laws.

Military

Army

Les Meridiennes' ground forces consist of 4 divisions totaling 12.10K ponypower spread across the archipelago. They however do not possess any tanks

Army

	Name	Composition	No.
	Garrison Coloniale	x2	2
	La Gendarmerie Maritime	x2	1
	Garde du Capitole	x5	1
	Total divisions		4
	Ponypower used		12.10K

Les Meridiennes does not have any Generals or Field Marshals

Navy

Navy

	Type	No.
	Battleship	1
	Heavy Cruiser	1
	Light Cruiser	1
	Destroyer	5
	Total ships	8
	Ponypower used	5.65K

Naval units list Les Meridiennes' naval forces serve as the backbone of that nation's defense, consisting of 1 battleship, 1 heavy cruiser, 1 light cruiser, and 5 destroyers.

The battleship Mirabeau serves as the navy's Pride of the Fleet.

Naval units list)
Type	Class	# No.	# No.	Design note
BB	Macawian-Style Battleship*	1		Generic Zebrican Battleship
CA	Late Armoured Cruiser	1		Heavy Cruiser 1
CL	Scout Cruiser	1		Light Cruiser 1
DD	Torpedo Boat Destroyer	5		Destroyer 1
* marks a variant as "outdated".

Naval units list (With Man the Guns)
Type	Class	Hull	Engine	# No.	# No.	Design note
BB	Flamant*	Macawian-Style Battleship	Heavy I	1		Heavy Battery I, 2x Anti-Air I, Fire Control I, 2x Secondary Battery I, Battleship Armor I
CA	Vulcain	Scout and Armored Cruiser	Cruiser I	1		2x Heavy Cruiser Battery I, 2x Anti-Air I, Fire Control I, Secondary Battery I, Cruiser Armor I, Torpedo Launcher I,
CL	Giselda	Scout and Armored Cruiser	Cruiser I	1		2x Light Cruiser Battery I, 2x Anti-Air I, Fire Control I, Torpedo Launcher I, Secondary Battery I
DD	Loggerhead	Torpedo Boat Destroyer	Light I	5		Light Battery I, Anti-Air I, Fire Control I, 2x Torpedo Launcher I, Depth Charge I
SS	Hermit	Modernised Coastal	Submarine I		2	1x Torpedo Tubes I
* marks a variant as "outdated".

Admiral
Admiral	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Admiral Soup Defaux	Ground Pounder Shooting at a stationary target on land with naval artillery is almost unsporting. Almost. Shore Bombardment Bonus: +25%	See description: Born: 970 Biography: In the time of the first Aquileian Counterrevolution, Albert Berthelot and his Monarchists drew in every able-bodied creature they could to fight and die for the Discret Restoration, and of all those who went from worthlessness to importance through their role in the conflict, few have given as much as Soup Defaux. Born to a low-class Pridean family, Defaux joined the navy as a deck-swabber on the nation's flagship. By all accounts, he did this just fine, yet on a terrible day in 985, when the city of Pridea burned and Defaux was only 15, he caught the eye of Dennis "The Menace" Discret. The captain noticed the sailor, barely more than a child, and stuffed him into the closet housing a casemate cannon with orders to keep loading shells until told otherwise. And Defaux did this, first for an hour, then three, then six, until Pridea was rubble. Supposedly, he was scorched black when he was allowed out, and it may not have only been on the outside. He was very different when he came out, and the loss of his parents in the destruction only made it worse. Regardless, having been noticed by Dennis, he was able to become a career officer and begin climbing through the ranks. He ended the war as a Junior Lieutenant and stayed in the navy. Then, a few years later, he beat one Lieutenant Smoke, a fellow officer, to death in a dispute. It was found that he was unable to pass a psychological evaluation. For his years of faithful service, Dennis interceded in his life one last time and managed to get him promoted to Admiral – at the cost of being sent to Les Meridiennes for the rest of his life, likely to never see any combat or adventure ever again. It was fine by him. Being a sailor was never his dream. But sometimes, the cannons are all firing at full speed, and explosions sound off a distant coast, and the tension seems to fade from his muscles. Portrait by: RyanBoi	Level 3 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Pony
Admiral Simon Volièr	Career Officer Dedicated to the life as an officer, with ambitions to match. Promotion Cost: −25% Battleship Adherent Naval air power will never become a viable alternative to big guns. Naval AA attack: −20% Capital Ship Attack: +10%	See description: Born: 968 ALB Biography: Hailing from a village just beyond Port Giselda on Belle-Ile, Simon Volière developed a profound affinity for the sea and the sailor's life from an early age. It was during a fishing trip with his father that he first laid eyes on an Aquileian warship, igniting within him a fervent desire to join the Navy. With determination, he delved into the study of mathematics, navigation, and other requisite skills, aspiring to enroll in the Naval Academy. Simon's dreams materialized when he secured admission to the École Navale Royale in Aquileia. Transitioning from a brief tenure in the Aquileian fleet, he found his niche in the Meridienne Squadron. Leveraging his intimate knowledge of the surrounding waters, Simon excelled in navigation, steadily ascending through the ranks. His career received a significant boost when a cousin ascended to the esteemed position of Royal Governor. Although he identifies as a staunch Royalist, his experience in Aquileia fostered a profound mistrust of King Moriset. No matter what happens in Aquileia he loves his island home and will do anything to protect it."	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Griffon

Airforce

Les Meridiennes does not have any air wings deployed nor any air tech researched but has an air base at Belle-Île that can station up to 200 aircraft.

Air Force

	Type	No.
	Total planes	0
	Ponypower used	0