Aprecieri militare
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Recent am purtat o discutie cu un ofiter Britanic - Will Salmon - despre organizarea militara. Partea interesanta:
“How are things going in UK's army? I haven't been in touch with it since Widdows9000 was MoD, and I know a lot of things happened lately.”
“Atm the moment Ip Lockard is our MoD, we have several bits to our army; we have a paratrooper unit for tanks who are in a SAS, we have a Reserves (or Territorial Army) made up of the mobile Royal Navy and stationary Royal Guards. Within the Royal Navy is an elite SBS unit made of different members of different squads, and that's why we're here. I command three squads in the Royal Navy as well as this SBS section, the SBS Sergeant happens to also be one of my Sergeants in the normal Navy
And I guess the Romanian Army has to be half-decent taking over Russia and all! Is your army as divided up as ours?”
“One of the best things about Romania's army is that it was built during wars. It started with an elite unit (FAR - Romanian Paratroopers). FAR was a big success and later 4 other units were built. Thanks to our former MoD (Han Solo) our army is thought different than any other army in the world (as far as I know). There aren't any elite units to gather all active people and regular units to hold the semi-actives. Active people are scattered in all 5 units, so they pull up the whole unit. Every units has free hand to develop it's own internal organization, it's own internal communications channels, it's own personality and most important to be a team.”
Aici ofiterul britanic a facut o observatie buna:
“That's a very modern approach, and I presume it must work very well! But surely, as much as scattered active people pull a unit up, so do semi-actives pull the team down?”
Acesta este un dezavantaj al organizarii, dar prezinta un avantaj cel putin la fel de mare. Putem evita astfel de situatii aparute in armata UK (situatii prin care am trecut si noi cu vechea Garda Nationala):
“Also, one of the worst things about the Reserves part of our military was that it was built during wars - and while we had a massive and unusual influx of new members. That meant we had loads of people, an untested communication network, a war to fight and 2-clickers who just disappear ”
Cineva ar putea argumenta ca unitatile de rezerve pot fi organizate pe timp de pace. Luand in considerare acest acest lucru am ajuns la aceasta concluzie (pe care mi-a expus-o dealtfel si Han Solo):
„Both methods can work well and both methods need a huge amount of work from commanders and the few other guys in charge.
Approach 1: Elite Units + Reserves Units
Elite units - active, experienced people means the commanders has less things to do, and also is a pleasure to work with elite members.
Reserves units - well, this units are just a huge pain in the ass for the commander, there is a lot of work to do and no fun.
Approach 2:
Elite members + 2-clickers in the same unit - here the commander have a huge work to do, but it's also rewarding and fun
Since erepublik is a game and everyone wants to have fun and pleasure playing the 2nd approach works very well :)”
In ultima vreme am intrat in contact si cu armata statelor unite. Acest lucru doar mi-a confirmat convingerea ca unitatile cu 30-50 de membrii ca ale Romaniei functioneaza mai bine decat plutoanele de 10-15 oameni.
Despre arme, citind acest articol cred ca acum este un moment bun pentru organizatiile militare sa semneze contracte cu firme - care sa inceapa sa produca stocuri pentru armata. Ministerul Apararii a facut luna trecuta o licitatie fara rezultate extraordinare. Daca Guvernul ii sfatuieste pe cetateni sa cumpere arme pe timp de pace, atunci si Guvernul trebuie sa cumpere stocuri inainte de a lansa informatii despre un viitor razboi.
In orice caz guvernul nu va putea sustine niciodata integral o armata de mari dimensiuni, de aceea infiintarea companiilor detinute de armata (si renuntatea la statul cu „mana intinsa”) este un mare pas inainte.
Nimic spectaculos pentru concluzie. Armata sta foarte bine in acest moment, dar are nevoie de foarte multa munca pentru a fi tinunta in forma. (Btw, Fortele Navale isi cauta un nou comandant.)
Succesele ei insa ne-au provcat probleme. Probabil ati citit articolele lui MoonlightShadow despre opinia internationala. Sunt deacord cu ce spune el. Si nu spun ca are dreptate in mare parte, ci sunt complet deacord. Dar este o parte a problemei pe care nu o abordeaza. Sper sa pot scrie zilele urmatoare cateva cuvinte pentru o mai buna conturare a imaginii de ansamblu din comunitatea internationala. Pana atunci Vote and Subscribe.
Shadow Figure
PS1. Asa cum felix-focus isi scotea palaria in fata lui Alex Craciun, doresc prin acest articol sa fac acelasi lucru in fata lui Han Solo.
PS2. Consider ca problema opiniei internationale despre Roamania este prea grava ca sa poate fi rezolvata prin cuvinte si propaganda. Sunt insa 2 lucruri pe care le putem face chiar acum: sa aparam Suedia si sa ajutam la eliberarea Israelului. Vedeti RW’urile deschise in acest moment.
PS3. In caz ca va intrebati, cu toate ca nu mai „apar activ” in presa locala si nu ma mai implic asa cum faceam cand eram comandant FAR sau presedinte RU, o duc inca destul de bine.
PS4. Poate credeti ca nu trebuia sa fac publice date despre organizarea armatei Romane. E adevarat, dar m-as mira si bucura in acelasi timp daca alta tara ar incepe sa isi organizeze armata in loc sa tipe impotriva Romaniei. Odata cu o armata capabila poate prind si ei gustul razboiului.
PS5. Discutia de mai sus (si multe altele) o puteti gasi pe forumul oficial al Romaniei: ecetateni.com â comunitatea romanilor din erepublik Intrati pe forum!
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This article debates some ideas about military organization. I belive Han Solo's work as MoD was excellent.
Also I promise to write an article on the current international opinion about war, so Romanian citizens will have a complete understanding of the big picture and what's going on.
Speaking of war, I advise Atlantis soldiers to defend Sweden in the RW opened today.
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From Russia with love, by Romania's Ambassador in USA
I am sorry for ruining your plans in Russia, and for being a badass pig disgusting imperialist powerful country. I am sorry for not having a border with France. Or Italy. I am sorry for being surrounded by so many weak countries and for having to conquer so many regions* to reach a border with PEACE.
But Benn’s external politics are like driving a flashy Corvette around the neighborhood. And you don’t even know all the roads you’re going. Here is the official statement written yesterday by our Minister of External Affairs. Here is an unofficial article written two moths ago by me (the one you are reading now is official). I was saying we’ll support our allies in Atlantis. Here are the official statistics for the latest Atlantis battles. The numbers speak for themselves, Romania was always in the top half (in one battle it even made 54% of the total Atlantis damage).
Sure, Romania should have informed USA of it’s plans. I do apologize for the late information, and I also hope it will never happen again. On a less official note I might add that I’m not surprised it happened once. –1 to Alex Craciun for his too big ego. But Alex also had good reasons to be discreet about this war even in Altantis. Getting back to an official approach I’m stunned by USA’s reaction.
USA was very eager to conquer French regions, but failed to hold them. Also USA is criticizing Romania for not getting involved enough in the French war, which is NOT true – while Romania is criticizing USA for not accepting a plan in that war that might have worked better (both from Romania’s and Sweden’s experience). Regarding USA's military organization, we even offered to look under the Corvette's hood with US's engineers, tune up the engine a little. No response. Now USA lost the French regions and is back at protecting small countries. This doesn’t feel right. Romania was never hypocritical - we said we'll sustain Atlantis, and we did, as for the countires that aren't in Atlantis or our friends... we don't promise anything. Romania's leaders are all highly educated persons who don't sustain any kind of violence in real life. But erepublik is a game, and we are playing it our way.
It’s unpleasant to see eUSA acting like real life USA. Plus, in the field of military power eUSA is not like RL USA. The erepublik equivalent of RL USA is eSpain or eRomania. eUSA has only the biggest population but it’s more like RL Russia. So taking in consideration only the military power:
eUSA = RL Russia
eRomania = RL USA.
So Benn’s actions are like the President of Russia publicly threatening USA for the war in Iraq (funny, it was also for oil). Do you realize how bad this looks? It is unacceptable. Have you read Dsalageanu’s article about deterrence in erepublik? It’s Dr. Strangelove all over the place. Seriously now, I’m sure there won’t be any aggressive actions between eUSA and eRomania, and I hope there won’t be any cold… relations.
I want to thank Benn for his preoccupation about the public opinion in Romania regarding this war. It’s true a lot of people don’t fully realize how this looks from the viewpoint of everybody around the world (or feel like Romania is invincible and capable of conquering half the world - which definitely not the case). But most people accept the downsides for the gains war offers in this Game.
I hope we’ll put aside our exaggerated ego’s – Benn please take off your Ego Power Armor (+10 to ego) – read this article again, and reestablish the friendship between Romania and USA.
Romania’s Ambassador in USA,
Shadow Figure
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* except Ukraine which was conquered completely, but there isn’t a Ukrainian community in eR. If there will be one complaining about it I’m sure we’ll give them their country. Though they’ll have to fight for the resources – it’s a game after all, remember that when you are taking yourselves too serious.
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Un articol mai scurt (despre Viitor)
In articolul precedent vorbeam despre istoria RU. Privind spre viitor cred ca
Perioada de liniste si calm la care au participat cele patru forte politice (eUGD, RU, PL, PMR) are sanse mici sa continue. Este o tendinta naturala ca aceasta sa se incheie.
Totusi cred ca dsalageanu poate avea "ultimul cuvant" in privinta mediului politic. Alta influenta pozitiva va veni din partea lui (o surpriza placuta, nu pot sa zic mai mult acum) Alex Craciun.
Romania Unita. dsalageanu a dus acest concept mai departe decat mi-as fi imaginat. Deasemenea el a facut diferenta dintre partid - cu o evolutie mediocra din unele puncte de vedere - si concept - care a fost extraordinar. Este timpul ca si eu sa fac aceasta diferenta: observ ca eROU se desprinde de acest concept, intentionand sa devina un partid mult mai competitiv cu o pozitie conventionala. Mult succes!
In acest moment nu simt dorinta de a influenta viitorul intr-o directie. In plus sunt putin cam plictisit (1). De accea am hotarat sa astept (nu mai zic ca ma retrag sau ca iau vacanta :P).
Lista Gri
dura_lex credea ca eu am urmatoarele puncte slabe - evita sa isi faca dusmani, evita sa-si exprime parerile negative despre ceilalti erepublicani . Han Solo imi spune deasemenea ca sunt prea diplomat.
Trebuie sa recunosc ca este o atitudine impusa, pentru ca incerc sa evit urmatorul joc: eu arunc o minge inspre tine, tu o arunci mai tare inspre mine, eu o arunc si mai tare inapoi, tu o arunci cu toate forta... eu iti tintesc capul, tu arunci inspre coa*e.
In erepublik depasim aproape instantaneu (deobicei din start) limitele polemicii civilizate sau ale bunului simt.
Imi voi asuma insa un risc acum, prezentand lista mea gri:
Eu: pentru (1)
eUGD: pentru ca este mai important partidul decat tara. De aceea il sustin la presedentie pe cel mai bun cetatean cand face parte din eUGD, dar nu cand face parte din alt partid. De aceea eu nu voi face niciodata parte din eUGD.
Dar asta nu inseamna ca imi place ce fac
OchiReci (in special), GM, Seductiv, GabrielP: de multe ori opozitie de dragul opozitiei, de multe ori fara discernamant. Pentru "the_mihai nu a facut nimic in mandatul sau".
Alex Craciun pentru ca e prea mare ca sa incapa impreuna cu Smif pe usa Guvernului. Ma refer desigur la egoul celor doi :)
MoonlightShadow (defapt ma intristeaza) pentru ca a inceput sa se certe aiurea cu diverse persoane. Tot aici: cine (nu mai stiu) a zis ca i-ar da o palma lui Moon la intalnire; altii cu alte comentarii "smechere"; toti care se cearta aiurea in presa.
Ca sa nu ajung si eu printre acei "toti" revin acum la atitudinea mea obisnuita. Aveti grija cu mingiile.
Shadow Figure
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to... Romania Unita
In aceasta perioada sunt o gramada de chestii extraordinar de haioase, pe care le puteti citi in presa din eRomania, si eu trebuie sa scriu un articol lung si serios. Care sunt sansele ca cineva sa il citeasca pana la capat? Trebuie insa sa il scriu inainte de a trece la o noua etapa din viata RU.
Oricum, promit ca va fi un articol interesant, si va dau un gift q1 daca nu v-a placut. Prima pomana electorala din partea RU :)
Perioada Preistorica, eRDP, Shadow Figure maiorist, etc.
Multi dintre voi sunteti (sau nu) impresionati de aruncaturile cu noroi si opozitia de dragul opozitiei de acum. E bine, in perioada preistorica fie ca era Alex Craciun sau Titu Maiorescu presedinte, luptele politice se dadeau la sange. Fara citate in latina, poezii si alte aberatii. Mureai cu celalalt partid de gat, asta era regula.
Problema e evidenta: ne certam ca niste descreierati, in loc sa colaboram. Dar bineinteles ca atunci lucrurile pareau altfel. Din moment ce nu puteam colabora cu eUGD, am trecut la
Infiintarea RU, cu oameni din trei partide, pentru a castiga alegerile. Aveam in acelasi timp convingerea ferma ca putem conduce Romania cel mai bine. dura_lex era minunat in acea perioada.
Eu eram insa convins ca trebuie sa colaboram si cu eUGD; era lucrul corect pe care trebuia sa il facem, si mesajul care ar fi scos Romania din maceluri. Reusisem sa ii conving pe cei din RU de acest lucru.
La 11 zile dupa infiintarea RU, sustinut de o echipa extraordinara, am candidat impotriva lui Alex Craciun. Alex a castigat cu mari emotii. Dura s-a simtit cel mai frustrat, si a plecat pe drumul propriu impotriva eUGD. Actiunile lui au fost in totala opozitie cu valorile RU, si a afectat mult partidul.
O luna mai tarziu a fost randul meu sa aplic partidului un sut in gura, dupa ce il repusesm pe picioare. Stiam ca nu este bine pentru RU sa sustin candidatul altui partid la presedentie. Dar MickeyD avea sansele cele mai mari sa castige, si atunci nu credeam deloc in the_mihai.
Cu toate ca stabilisem: interesul partidului si al membrilor sai NU este mai presus decat interesul Romaniei (de a avea o conducere capabila), multi oameni au plecat din RU pentru ca am sprijinit candidatul altui partid. Eu ma simteam frustrat din cauza pierderii alegerilor, si perioada macelurilor preistorice putea sa reinceapa. Insa, datorita lui dsalageanu si Han Solo am trecut la
Perioada Moderna. Am reintarit valorile RU: interesul eRomaniei inainte de interesul partidului. Colaborarea cu eUGD. Am renuntat la luptele politice prin care partidele se hranesc cu voturi, pentru ca aceste batai canibalice fac cel mai mult rau societatii si Romaniei.
Remarcabil ca eRoU (redenumit in acea perioada) a continuat sa supravietuiasca fara implicare in lupte politice, fara scandaluri care sa atraga atentia asupra noastra si prin care se demonstram ce "tari" suntem noi etc. Cred ca este singurul partid din Romania care poate face asta. Intre timp ne-am ocupat de dezvoltarea propriilor proiecte.
Au urmat doua luni bune pentru eRomania. Eu asa consider mandatul lui the_mihai, mai ales ultima luna, impreuna cu Smif (PL) si Han Solo. A fost si un bun partener de dialog pentru dsalageanu si eRoU. Nu este asta romania unita?
Perioada Contemporana, ultimele alegeri.
Dragos pleaca in eUGD. De data asta dsalageanu a aplicat o mica lovitura partidului. Tot timpul am considerat in eRoU ca este mai importanta calea prin care ajungi presedinte (fie ca ajungi sau nu), decat faptul in sine de a ajunge acolo. Dragos a ales calea mai usoara.
Dar in acelasi timp el este sustinut de oameni din toate partidele, si crede ca nu exista diferente intre oamenii din diferite partide. Uimitor, a demonstrat asta printr-un studiu. Cred ca ideile si aspiratile lui despre romania unita se ridica deasupra oricarui partid.
Acum, ca am clarificat trecutul, putem sa ne gandim la ce vom face in viitor. Eu as chimba putine lucruri, dar va invit pe voi sa va spuneti parerea despre partidul care trebuie sa ne reprezinte.
Mergeti pe forum si scrieti intr-un topic, incepeti unul nou, sau scrieti chiar aici. Deasemenea avem un topic pentru congres unde NU circula zvonuri cu ce buton trebuie sa apasati.
Shadow Figure
ps. Ma bucur ca am reusit sa inchei articolul fara sa cad in butoiul cu melancolie, cum ar zice Tavi; dar, pe de alta parte, articolul meu nu prea are incheiere XD
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Swedish paratrooper in Bucharest again
I must say we were a little surprised to see a paratrooper landing at the first erepublik birthday party. Since no military operation was authorized that night Smif quickly grabed a q5 weapon in case the guy was a PEACE soldier wanting to catch him drunk and vulnerable.
But it was Misho! A little cautious himself, he swiftly measured the room.
Naturally I, as everyone else, was extremly happy to see him. Including the admins, who decided to give Sweden's wood back. Misho enjoyed the Romanian beer, and needless to say the beautiful Romanian women enjoyed his presence.
We all had a great time. You can read more about the meeting in Mobby's newspaper.
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