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To Arms - Free Canadians were the cries heard across the now occupied JBian Canada. From the very start, large bands of troops that had been defeated in combat now descended into the Canadian pines. Much like what was happening in Romania - the JBian Army would face the wrath of an angry population that did not want to be governed. From small to large, terrorist attacks of all scales erupted across the territory. It would appear almost... that the Vandalians may be supporting them.

Tensions are at an all time high.

President Tyler has been briefed on the attacks by rebel groups in the part of America JB that was previously under the control of the Canadian government. In response to this intelligence, President Tyler orders for the army in the area to stand down and instead, President Tyler sends in tactical teams to stealthful hunt down and arrest the perpetrators of these violent acts against the federal government of America JB. After three weeks of these legal tactics, the President received a report that saw crime was down.

To celebrate this, the President called the Governor of the America JBian territory that was just added to the Union, in uppermost America JB. He orders a meeting and a speech to be given on the State capital. So, after much preparation it is that day and Tyler makes his way to the Governors office. After a multiple hour journey on his Executive train, the President takes his limo to the Governors mansion. There they talk about the success of the missions and how to better the people living in the State.

The two leaders then shook hands and walked out to a crowed of people. The President walks to the podium and says, "My fellow America JBians, we have been through much and I am here to inform you that your communities are now safe and freedom can now prevail in your communities. The Federal government of America JB will always be here to protect your rights, in conjunction with your State and local leaders, against any and all invaders of such."

The speech received a large applause and at that moment a gun shot was heard. The Presidents security team get's him on the floor and checks him, no gun shot wounds. But, they look to the side and see the Governor shot in the head, dead. The security teams rushes the President to his limo and take him to an undisclosed location. After three hours, a domestic terrorist organization called "Three C's for Freedom" claimed responsibility for the attack and vow never to stop until the President is dead.

This is very concerning to President Tyler so he orders for their leader to be hunted down and executed on spot since he was a direct threat to the stability of the nation. After just fifty minutes of searching evidence they find out who the leader is and they storm his property, killing him on the spot. To that end, President Tyler on the radio addresses the nation and tells them that this will not be finished, Justice will prevail and America JB's lands will never be threatened.

Gefreiter Alfred Horris
The reports were skewed and dishonest the following morning. No one will officially knew what happened the days following the kidnapping of the German soldiers. What is rumored to have happened though could only be explained in fires that swept the Tanzanian country side. No one was left to speak the truth, not like they could anyway. They were not Tanzanian, they were not even people. These were barbarians we were fighting. No longer was this a war we fought to protect the German people, but to protect humanity from the barbarian of which was the tribal animal. We would rage a cruel war against them - void of any laws.

It was the early morning following the first kidnappings. Officers from the German Expeditionary Corps came to examine the bodies themselves. Five men in particular, dressed in fine desert uniforms unmounted their horses. They didn't speak much, but the expression on their faces were solemn. One soldier went and asked how they died, to which an officer solemnly responded. "In ways I have never seen before." Our encampment was silent, and it was noon until the first soldiers started speaking. Another truck load of dead kidnapped soldiers drove by - and it appeared that Ernst Weinstock had had enough.

“Are we just going to stand here and watch as they kidnap our own!” He shouted, furiously. “If we came here to rid this country of its tribal inferiors - then I’ll burn them all down if I have to!” Another soldier, a quiet but excellent markman - Julian Landsteiner tried calming him down. “We mustn’t stoop down to their level, Ernst. We are Germans - we are better.”

“So what? These are animals! They have tried to make us the prey, and we will return the favor! These are not simply humans, these are evil, dimented beasts that we must destroy!” Ernst shouted. The rest of the soldiers kept their mouths shut - it wasn’t a good idea to try and talk back to Ernst. Sometimes - not even to agree with him. Not even Julian tried saying anything after Ernsts statement. Maybe - just maybe, the soldiers agreed with Ernst. Everyone expressed some form of anger, whether it be in stress or excessive smoking. I - for certain was angry. I burned the Austrians in Europe - and I would do it here too. Regardless if I had to, or not.

One stroll through our encampment could reveal easily that the soldiers were preparing for their own war. Weapons were being cleaned, ammunition readied - blades sharpened. Flamethrowers were fueled, and machine guns were loaded. Like earlier - the camp was still silent. By nightfall though, we were all well aware of what we were about to do.

We overlooked a small village from a tall hill, amongst the bushes. We could see fires from inside the village - folk dancing around what appeared to be a soldier impaled on a wooden pole. This only angered more of us. “Dirty animals.” some soldiers said. Our commanding officer, who was all willing to partake in the upcoming ‘massacre’ had given us an order to hold fire until we could completely suppress the village. This was not followed though - experienced marksman opened fire within minutes at ‘innocent’ people in the village, scurrying them away into their homes. Us assault troops moved down the hill into the village - guns drawn. It was silent, with the flames from their little celebration still crackling in the square. With no orders, no words, we broke down doors and burned down houses. Myself, and four other soldiers immediately broke into this medium sized hut, throwing the door to the side. We had our guns drawn, only to discover six, maybe seven children and four adults. Ernst from the very start opened fire - gunning down one child in the face with a trench shot gun. Another soldier ordered two into a corner of the hut, and promptly shot both to death, brutally stabbing them after. I wasn’t free of the crimes either - as I had executed all of the adults in the home.

No one was spared. No one was allowed to enter, or leave. No one, most importantly - was allowed to live. We made it sure that not a single living being that had once called this village its home would be allowed to continue existing. We burned everything to the ground - even the bodies. Not a single soul was left when the sun rose over the African prairies once more. By then - the fires were out, and our revenge only slightly satisfied.

Maybe - just maybe, we taught these animals a lesson. If not - then I am sure we would be certainly delighted to do it once more.

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I am running for Senate as an Independent

The Panzerkampfwagen Modell A Project

From the very beginning - the tank was viewed as a future key weapon in replacing the cavalry units of the German Army as a breakthrough method. The A7V tank was an ample vehicle for assaults in the trenches - but it was incredibly slow and cumbersome. While bristling with armaments, it’s expense meant that tanks would always be in low numbers. Their engines too were unreliable, albeit most tanks were regardless. The inconvenient positioning of most of the A7V’s components, and its battlefield mobility, or lack there of proved too inadequate for the German Army. The German Army also adopted a new cavalry tank that proved semi effective in breakthroughs and flanking maneuvers, but could withstand only the weakest of small arms fire and was little more than a tracked armored car. Additionally - it didn’t carry any heavy weapons. As such the vehicle was inadequate to replace the A7V, and in many instances they were even assisted by the A7V.

In 1920, Henschel began development of a new standard tank as a spin off project of their cavalry tank. Initially - the tank was designed around a quick firing 20mm cannon, or twin mounted machine guns with an anti tank weapon (more than likely, a rifle) in a moveable turret forward of the turret ring. It's purpose was mainly to act as a infantry support vehicle, noting its machine gun turret. However it lacked many features needed to serve in that role, such as a heavier cannon. It would not be able to attack heavy defenses, like the much bigger A7V. The design was in essence a failure, as the cavalry tank introduced (Leichter Panzerkampfwagen Modell 1) was much cheaper and much more suited to cavalry roles compared to the displaced prototype. The inabilities of the Panzerkampfwagen Modell 1 was evident in that heavy weapons could not be mounted. Even infantry mortars, while they could be equipped essentially meant modifying the tank as a whole.

The German War Department despite that was determined to get rid of the A7V tank. As a variant was lacking to succeed it, the German War Department tried mounting various different weapons on the tank. Going so far as such to completely modify the upper hull in order to mount a 88mm naval flak gun for heavy fortification duties. This aforementioned variant was produced in small numbers, but were only employed in defensive roles. The A7V like the Leichter Panzerkampfwagen Modell 1 was illsuited to be redesigned and by 1922, various companies were trying to seize on the lack of tank designs that suited the German War Department. This included companies from Henschell, Daimler Benz, Bayerische Motoren Werke and various railroad locomotive manufacturers.

Daimler Benz took over a recently abandoned project by Oberschlesien Eisenwerk of Gleiwitz, the Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien. The Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien was a in many comparisons to the A7V a much better performing tank. While on paper - its stats were excellent, on the testing grounds it proved lack luster. The engine, set to be rated at 190 horsepower was prone to catch fire when running at maximum RPM’s. By downrating the engine, the tank lost all speed advantage over the A7V. It’s intended goal of acting as a fast, light spearhead tank would not be achieved. Armament wise, it’s turreted configuration and forward mounted machine guns would later be incorporated into the Panzerkampfwagen Modell A. BMW followed a similar design, but later pulled out of the competition to pursuit a new project in armored cars.

Henschel decided to enter the competition with a redesigned version of the Leichter Panzerkampfwagen Modell 1. It was so redesigned in fact that it bared little similarities to the base tank. The hull was extended feet, hull widened, and armament completely rearranged. Instead of machine guns and anti-tank rifles, the tank mounted a 57mm cannon for both anti-tank and anti-fortification purposes. It was short in length, but featured enough of a punch to pierce through any contemporary tank's armor. It also featured enough ammunition to engage in several engagements - nearly a hundred rounds.

A secondary machine gun was mounted in a forward turret, left of the drivers viewport. The secondary turret had a 90* traverse to the left, and a 120* traverse to the right. It’s traverse was purposely limited on the left side as to not have the machine gun impact the driver's viewport, and accidentally shoot the tank. Armor was quite adequate for the cost and size of the tank, with some areas featuring sloped armor with a 25mm thickness. While not enough to withstand heavier cannons, it was thick enough in some critical locations to defend itself from lighter cannons and all small arms fire.

The tank proved more effective than all of its contemporaries. Not only was it cheaper, but it was better armored and armed in comparison. Additionally - it was substantially more mechanically reliable. While not a fast tank, it would prove much more effective than its predecessor, the A7V. In late 1922, the German Army officially decided to replace the A7V tank with the new Panzerkampfwagen Modell A.

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Famine fails to break the Chadian spirit
Éttiene sits alone at home again, sitting inside watching the snow fall outside as the radio plays Roussels latest work, Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major, recorded in the colonies and smuggled into the country through the docks of Bordeaux. As the orchestral piece concludes, the station voice comes back and announces a brief news break. ((Written in English even though it's spoken in French))

"Today as grain failure sweeps the world and the factories close due to strikes, life remarkably moves on as usual in the central African country of Chad. Set against the backdrop of continued conflicts with the Bedouin population in the northern parts of the country, in the capital of N'Djamena citizens go about their day as though not much has changed. Mainly because in this remote area of the world, not much has changed.

As many countries form breadlines due to shortages in wheat and rye, food is plentiful in Chad. Fields of sorghum and millet interspersed with small patches of cassava and peanuts stretch as far as the eye can see on the outskirts of the city, twisting along the river until it flows into Lake Chad, the immense freshwater source that makes it possible for Chad to withstand this global crisis. The lake contains some of Africas largest stocks of fish, as well as providing fresh water through its two major rivers and its large basin to the many farms of southern Chad. Combined, it's more than enough to allow the people of the country to continue their everyday life without making too many cuts in food intake.

As for the miners strike that's crippling much of the civilised world, especially Italy and Vandalia, there's no evidence of such affairs here for a multitude of reasons, the largest being that Chad has very little in the way of coal reserves, relying mainly on agriculture and fishing to support its small, closed economy. A secondary reason is that in these small coalfields, rumours circulate of government agents opening fire on striking workers, however as of right now these are only rumours with no true evidence. Whatever the case, despite its high poverty rate and remoteness, Chad seems to be doing well for itself compared to the rest of the world. It's going to take a lot more than a wheat failure to break this country, that's for sure. This is Ahmad Abruz for Radio Paris."

As the radio broadcast turned its focus to the successes of Chad in mitigating the crisis, Étienne began listening more intently, captivated by this former colonies ability to beat out the motherland in ensuring the supply of food for its citizens. With his factory closed permanently due to the lack of coal to run it, and the city rapidly running out of coal to supply power, on that snowy December day he made a decision that would change his life. He decided to move to Chad. Picking through his rather empty apartment, he packed two bags with clothes, food, some photos, his radio and other things he figured he might need, he put on his warmest coat and left his apartment for the final time. Knowing the trains weren't running, he resolved to hitchhike his way to Bordeaux, where all smugglers bound for the exile government in Dakar left from. He'd either hide as a stowaway or barter for a ride, then hitchhike his way across the Sahel to N'Djamena, where he'd pledge allegiance to the Emperor. The more he thought about it, the more ridiculous it sounded, but he knew anything was better than freezing to death, alone and without a job in Paris.