Questions tagged [military]
For questions relating to the structure or relations regarding a fictional military or its parts.
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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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Effectiveness of war cheetahs
My Napoleonic-era society has domesticated the cheetah as a hunting companion. I would like them to be used in war similar to war dogs but due to the fact that cheetahs are adapted for speed rather ...
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What would the use of naval warfare be in a world with one sea?
My fictional, age-of-sail world has only one large body of water that could reasonably be called a sea. This sea is surrounded by land and fed by a large network of rivers. Due to the number of ...
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Protection of highway infrastructure from magical artillery barrages [closed]
Let’s say we have a nation with a sizable highway system, or about 10,000 miles of road (Including inner highways). This nation, which I’ll refer to as Niche for simplicity’s sake, is a large ...
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What would future military look like if the god of fire refused to let combustion / fire work
So I am writing a story in which a group of revolutionaries who worship the god of fire try to start a coup, and the god of fire refuses to let any fire work unless it is used by his revolutionary ...
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How would premodern militaries adapt to the sudden influx of modern and futuristic weapons and tactics during a war? [closed]
The Ishgas are a thalassocracy centered around their ecumenopolis homeworld of the same name, similar to Coruscant from Star Wars. Their technology level is an odd mix of Star Wars (FTL spaceships, ...
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