Sunday, April 12, 2009

Consolidation of Empire

Now the period of consolidation has started. Food reserves from Cochin were opened up to feed the populations of Madras and Carnatic. Electricity and water was restored to the states within a record time frame of one week. After a week's curfew public vehicles staretd plying the streets and after one more week when fuel supplies were resumed, private vehicles were allowed to ply. War Tribunals were set up at Bangalore and Chennai where the royal family, principal minsters and military war criminals were tried. General amnesty was declared for all soldiers and civil servants of the two nations as they were only following orders. The remaining military units and POWs were organised into Rebuilding Corps and integrated into RCDF. The civil servants were integrated into Cochin Civil Service and the increased pay and eminities ameliorated any ill will towards Cochin.

In a span of three months the Rebuilding Corps repaired and rebuilt the war damages that happened to Carnatic and Madras. The damages within Cochin were repaired by RCDF's Engineer Corps. Then the Rebuilding Corps were integrated into RCDF as fully functional combat units.

The airmen and sailors of ex-air forces and navies were all sent for retraining. Then they were organised into skeleton units to be issued with equipments. Airmen were assigned to Nedumbassery and Ponnani AFBs for integration. Sailors were assigned to RCN ships and naval facilities at Port Blair and Lakshadweep.

War criminals were housed at the Ultra Secure Prison facility at Amini Island and they were executed there itself.

The Police forces of the two nations were repatriated and integrated into RCPF. After initial three months of increased over watch they were fully integrated on an equal basis with RCPF. A complete UAV network was set up over Carnatic and Madras and select Inspectors and Constables were selected for SWAT training.

All the Army, Air Force and Naval bases were repaired and some are being built up.

Naval bases: Karwar, Kundapura, Udupi, Mangalore, Kanya Kumari, Tuticorin, Rameswaram, Karaikal, Pondicherry, Chennai.

Army and Air Force bases: Mangalore, Madikeri, Mysore, Bangalore, Kolar, Chitradurga, Bellary, Raichur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijarpur, Belgaum, Badami, Karwar, Coimbatore, Coonoor, Dindigul, Tirunelveli, Pudukottai, Chennai, Hosur, Vellore.

In the expanded Cochin state, Cochin, Carnatic and Madras became provinces with Tripunithura as National Capital.

Six months after war RCDF conducted threat assessment survey and found out that Cochin has only 55% of force level required to be secure. Vast borders with the Hyderabad state was unmanned and kilometers of shore was unpatrolled. Unless checked effectively this could cause law and order and external problems.

At the time RCA had 60% of its pre war strength + 35% Carnatic + 30 % Madras army strength.
RCN had lost 30 mideget subs, 20 missile boats, 2 SBXs, 3 frigates and a destroyer while entire Madras and Carnatic fleets were sunk.
RCAF had lost 55% of its pre war strength while decimating entire offensive fleet. From Madras and Carnatic it captured intact only 20 FA18s and 30 F16s.

The Royal Durbar hence sanctioned a six month Project Reform Phase III. These were the aims of project.
Manufacture:
2 Aircraft Carriers, Cochin class (90+)
2 Aircraft Carriers, Malabar class (50+)
4 Helicopter Carriers, Kottayam class (45+)
6 Kavaratti class cruisers
11 destroyers, Amindvi class
25 frigates, Nilambur class
100 Midget subs
100 Missile boats
6 Attack subs of a new class, Mangalore (SBY)
2000 UCAV-F, Hornets
2000 UCAV-B, Ravens
250 Raptor UAV
1000 S-RECO UAV
2000 MS155 artillery systems
1000 MS155 SPG
50 MCA Jadayu
300 MH53
600 Blackhawk
400 LCH Piranha
2000 MS-MRLS systems.

Purchase:
150 Mig35
150 Su30
400 Mig29K
200 FA18E
300 F16IN
200 IL76
25 IL78
10 IL76AEW
400 C130 Hercules
200 C5 Galaxy
1500 T90S
2000 BMP3
2000 BRDM
1500 Bradley IFV
3000 Humvees
4000 Tatra trucks ( 12 Ton)

MCA Jadayu is a Medium Combat Aircraft. It is a stealth, all weather, fighter bomber developed by GAL.
Piranha is a stealth Light Combat Helicopter developed by GAL.

The frigates and missile boats to be built at Mangalore and Chennai Shipyards. Cochin class carriers, Kavaratti class cruisers to be built at Cochin Shipyard, Malabar class carriers to be built at Kodungallore, KOttayam class carriers at Ponnani, Amindvi class at Tuticorin, Midget subs and SBZs to be built at Kavaratti ship yard. 500 Hornets to be built at Nedumbassery, 500 at Coimbatore, 500 at Mysore and 500 at Hosur. 500 S-RECO to be built at Bangalore and 500 at Chennai. Raptor, Jadayu and Piranha to be built at Nedumbassery. 500 MS155 at Kakkanad and 500 each at Palghat, Avadi and Belgaum. 500 MS155 SPg each to be built at Kakkanad and Palghat. 100 MH53 to be built at Trichur and 50 each at madikeri, Bellary, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli. 200 Blackhawks to be built at Trichur and 50 each at Madikery, Bellary, Kolar, Raichur, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Pudukottai. MS-MRLS Systems to be built at Kazarkode.

With this there will be a spread of manufacturing technology and massive job creations giving an economic boost to these regions.

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