Gruvania

The Flag Of The Kingdom Of Gruvania

### Personnel

5.000.000 FULL ALERT (19.500.000 When Fully Mobilized and 23.000.000 when conscripted)

## Population

### Density:

30 per Km2

Gruvania, or officially known as The Kingdom Of Gruvania is a island nation in the middle of the Abyss Ocean. It maintained independence during the Gruvanian War Of Independence against the failing Nimnos Empire in 12 BGW. Due to it being a island nation, Gruvania began a large naval construction effort, making it the strongest navy in the world.

### History

#### Nimnos Colony and War of Independence

About 450 years before BGW, Gruvania was colonized by Nimnos traders during its peak at the time. The era known as the colonization age started about 600 years before BGW marked unprecedented colonization that made the Nimnos Empire a superpower. However in 1 BGW, the empire began taking its last breath after countless uprisings all across the world. In 12 BGW, the colony of Gruvania erupted into revolution after the Nimnos Empire started making new taxes to start drafting new soldiers to deal with the uprisings. The War Of Independence lasted for 2 months and the Gruvanians were victorious due to most of Nimnos troops leaving for other fronts.

Gruvanians also made the leader of the Independence Movement, the 19-Year Old Aldrich the new King of the Kingdom of Gruvania. The Nimnos Empire did not respond well, and 6 months later brought down a fleet carrying 135.000 men to bring down the young kingdom. Aldrich knew this, and while the Nimnos fleet was at harbor near the captured Myrefall was annihilated by fireships of the Gruvanian Navy. The 135.000 men force was soon encircled and destroyed by the arriving Gruvanian armies.

#### Post-Independence

The declaration of was made on the small town of Myrefall, making it the capital city for the new Kingdom Of Gruvania. After the war, the Kingdom of Gruvania began recruiting and training its soldiers because it was weak at the time, the most heavily influenced branch being the Navy. It began a large contruction effort of shups, mainly frigates and hundreds of 6th rates

The invention of steam engines brought Gruvania into a construction effort yet again in 60 BGW. By a decade, it had commisioned over 200 Steam Warships with 60 Ship Of The Lines still phasing out of the navy. The land army, although neglected was still a force to be reckoned with, The war of 76 BGW marked that the Navy was a formidable force, wreaking havoc on trading lines that almost made a famine.

The era of Airpower and subsequent modernization of navies brought together nations of the world to make a naval conference in the very own capital of Gruvania, Myrefall. It severely hampered further Gruvanian naval constructions as it had to make due of the tonnage limit that was imposed by the Naval Treaty. When the Navy was hampered, the Land Army was significantly being modernized to the limit, with the state-to-the-art radios and tanks being transported into every single unit of the land army.

In 24 AGW, Gruvania turned into an Empire following a referendum held in Chastonovia with both Chastonovia and Magdorland supporting it while the others abstained

### Culture & Language

The main languages in the country is Nimnon (UK English) (29%) and Gruvanian (French) (71%) Nimnon came from the mainland whilst Gruvanian is the native tongue of Gruvania, thus a sacred language that is used in the military excessively.

#### Militaris Familia

The Militaris Familia is a tradition going back into the Age Of Colonization where colonists were conscripted into the mainland to fight rebels. The earliest records show that swords were often given to the new generation to continue the cycle of becoming a soldier, thus a tradition was born. Fathers who had military careers would give their sons their handgun after their son graduated from a military academy.

### Military

#### Post-Independence

After independence, Gruvanian military grew larger to compete with its foes. To establish new allies, Gruvania made a political move by guaranteeing the new Kingdom of Kaphan and making a military alliance, thus making their military stronger. An important asset of Gruvania is its navy, since its island nation made land combat difficult for its foes. The most significant part of its military history during the Age Of Sail from 17 BGW to 60 BGW is the technological advancements, the battle line, the crossing t, and the salvo were all invented by Gruvanian military officers. By 56 BGW, the navy was at its most formidable at the time, having 150+ ship of the lines plus more than 300 Frigates. The land army also adopted the idea that officers should be promoted not by social class, but by talent. The land army also invented the corps system during the reign of Aldrich II, making the land army move at a speed that terrorize its foes.

#### War of 76 BGW and later years

The first war it saw against Kaphan tested the might of the armed forces. The War of 76 BGW or so it was called ensured Gruvanian naval supremacy, its Navy wreaked havoc Kaphan trade lines whilst their fleet watched as it was being blockaded in one of its main ports. The land army however, saw little action as military officers saw that a invasion against Kaphan is impossible. The only real combat it saw was the defence of the Northern Islands as it saw commando raids by Kaphan. Nevertheless on 80 BGW, Gruvania and Kaphan made a peace treaty as it saw that the war is at a stalemate.

The dawn of airpower saw naval treaties that severely hampered the Navy due to weight restrictions. This was the chance of the land army, its personnel gradually increasing from 350.000 Soldiers to 800.000 by the end of BGW. The year planes were introduced, Gruvania made a new branch named the Gruvanian Air Force (GAF) and it brought with them the sheer impossibility of invading the home islands without extreme casualties to the attacker. The GAF introduced the 3 Air Zones with which air groups can operate in them, the outer, middle, and the inner air zones offer resistance to any enemy aircraft as if they were to attack the home islands it had to hold out against more than 1500 interceptors guarding key points in every air zone.

### Diplomacy

#### Kaphan

Kaphan’s relation with Gruvania is good but slightly chaotic. During the Gruvanian Independence War, Kaphan was the first to recognize the nation. After that, it went into a military alliance with Kaphan but without controversy. The Oil War erupted against its fellow ally Kaphan made the alliance in tatters, but 10 years after that in 90 BGW it went into a military alliance again with the agreement that Kaphan will supply oil and Gruvania will protect Kaphan if a war broke out with the rising nation Foranredt.

#### Foranredt

Foranredt’s relation with Gruvania is a little complicated. Seen as a militaristic nation by Gruvania, it saw sending volunteers into Kaphan during the Oil War whilst claiming neutrality. About 1.500 Foranredts participated during the Invasion Of The Northern Islands and 700 died there. During the final months of the war, it declined both Kaphan and Gruvanian diplomats of a peace treaty signed in the Foranredt capital, opting to Magdorland as a mediator. It saw the Myrefall Naval Treaty which hampered Gruvania but gave Foranredt the chance it needed to make its navy.

#### Magdorland

Magdorland’s relation with Gruvania is favourable as one suggests. It was the second to guarantee Gruvania’s independence and it saw sending medical personnel to both Kaphan and **Gruvania** during the Oil War. It held The Long Desk Peace Treaty which brought the end to the war. Magdorland is a technology supplier to Gruvania as it was the inventor of the Nuclear Bomb and Nuclear Reactors due to its high priority on technology and education.

### Inventions

#### Land

##### The Corps System

A military innovation by Aldrich I, the formation was first named as such in 50 BGW. The size of a corps varies greatly, but from two to five divisions and anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000

##### Bulletproof Vests

The Bulletproof vest is a military innovation made by the great military innovator Mark Selfridge, it was customized for and to not make bullets penetrated deep within the vest unless the weapon is placed within 5 centimeters and shot into the abdomen. The most heavily armored part of the vest is the chest which contains all sorts of vital organs

#### Naval

##### Aircraft Carriers

The term Aircraft Carrier was invented just after 5 months after the end of the Oil War when GNS Magnificent was commisioned and could carry 65 Aircraft. Today, the average Gruvanian Nuclear Powered Carrier could carry up to 135 Aircraft and 268 aircraft if it were to transport aircraft.

##### Invasion Tactics

Invasion Tactics was tested on the battlefield during the Battle Of Maira when the 2.000 commandos were wiped out against superior Kaphan ground forces. It further made more innovations with the landing craft that could carry 200 men.

#### Air

##### The Commercial Airliner

The commercial airliner was invented during the final month of the Oil War when a military purposed aircraft carried Royal Guards for the Long Table Treaty. After the war, transport aircraft were converted for civillian use.