Questions tagged [military]
For questions relating to the structure or relations regarding a fictional military or its parts.
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Doctrineless Ground Combat Platform Differentiation
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My science fiction setting has a superpower that goes by "The Sytranian Consortium" or "Sytran" for short. Sytran relies primarily on naval and air assets (as they're ...
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What can cause a 'professional' military to NOT have any NCO ranks?
So as many of you undoubtedly know by now, i'm writing a overarching narrative which is intended to be outright farcical and a parody of many well-known settings (like Dune, Chess, analogue horror, ...
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Billionaires keeping their bunkers under control after the apocalypse? [closed]
It's the end of the world, the bombs are flying and Billionaire Joe is securely locked in his deluxe doomsday bunker far away from danger stocked with every amenity and luxury he could scrap before ...
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Does it make sense to have a journalist in a dystopian militarized fascist world?
I'm creating a world where all countries' governments are turning to ultranationalist authoritarianism with their militaries being behind this push. The state (in one such country) is planning to ...
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Benefits of a Non-Conscious Soldier
The Empire of Evilstan* has figured out how to create totally non-conscious yet functional soldiers, essentially weaponized sleepwalkers unhindered by pain, fear, guilt, or disobedience.
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Making a case for a defensive infantry wedge formation
Disclaimer: So i'm writing a parody setting of DnD/ASOIF/LOTR so just accept that things might be a bit farcical
Background: we have a formation of heavily armoured dismounted knights with cleaver ...
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What military strategy and tactics make most sense when individual fighters are stronger than entire military units? [closed]
The long and short of it is that some people in my setting are not entirely human, and some start human but become much stronger because of mystical reasons. The significant ones can often be strong ...
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How would forcefields affect warfare (Sci fi) [closed]
In a sci fi world where energy shields can be created to deflect ranged projectiles or even outright dissolve them, would force fields end up affecting warfare well enough to shake things up ...
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Minimum level of superhuman ability needed for a medieval civilization to ward off USA-level foes through fear of conflict
In my world, there is a land-locked country. The country is a little bigger than modern-day mainland France, and has a population of three million or so. The country is like a portal back to the past, ...
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How can I ensure a cavalry charge with great variation in size is a useful tool?
My Napoleonic-era fictional world has a magic system involving a handwavy bond that allows you to control animals. However, magic users are rare and which animal they bond with is fairly random, so it'...
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How to stop the (civilian) police force from being 'sidelined and 'overawed' in a military junta?
I have a setting revolving around a 'nation' that was formed via warlord adventurism. This society is; statist, stratified, miltarist, pompous, xenophobic, isolationist, authoritarian, aristocratic, ...
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What can cause (military) rank DEflation instead of rank INflation
We've all heard the jokes about there being more admirals than ships in the fleet and we've all cracked quips about North Korean Flag Officers running around absolutely covered in medals. We've ...
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Would giants hold any major strategic advantage in premodern conflict? [closed]
I am speaking of conflict predating the advent of gunpowder and industry, back when mules were the best means of transportation and mounted knights or archers the best soldiers money could buy. You ...
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Would there be any benefits to domesticating theropods for long-distance running?
My Napoleonic-era world has a magic system that allows for a handwavy magic bond with animals that means they will listen to you. This bond is the same for all animals within the scope of this ...
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Enforced demilitisation via taxation
I'm the chief bean counter of a junta (based out of one city-state with crumbling infrastructure, rampant poverty and a food production deficit) and I'm tasked with easing/fixing the budgetary deficit....
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