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The New Corporate Republic (German - Neu Corporate Republik) was a fascist far-right government primarily existing in the Eastern half of the civilized portion of the Doggerland Bank. It's main values were corporate freedom, Terran exclusivity and efficiency of governance.
History
The New Corporate Republic was founded in December of 3019, shortly after the complete dissolution of the Novanite Federation. Arising largely from the Federation's former subject-state, the NCR declared itself as a successor to the Novanite Federation and that it fulfilled the Novanite Federation's "original mission" - a state devoted to the freedom of business above all else.
The formation of the NCR was announced shortly after the invasion of Novenæ by Chisel Enterprises due to debts incurred by the city to C.E. by the Ibrahim administration. After the defeat of the Vindictus Ove by the Ausmerzer, the city was occupied by the massive craft, and a new "Corporate State", administered directly by Chisel Enterprises was created. This makes the NCR the First Nation in the world to ever be directly controlled by a corporation, with the possible exception of the old United Territories, which was also under control of Chisel Enterprises. However, the control of C.E. over the United Territories was largely indirect and was not touted as being an official system of governance, unlike the NCR, making the NCR the first true corporate state in both function and legality.
Almost immediately after the creation of this state, the city-state of Byfair announced their intention to secede from the Eastern Federal Republic and join the NCR. This was met with little action from the Eastern Federal Republic, as Byfair was quickly assimilated into the new corporate nation. Novenæ was declared the NCR capital, and all C.E. facilities were declared to be NCR sovereign territory. Effectively, C.E. and the NCR became one in the same, extending the NCR's influence in the west with the gigantic C.E. atomic research centre, which became both a prime research centre for the NCR's Ministry of Research and a Military Base, being the main site of NCR force projection in the west. The city-state of Myseldia joined the NCR shortly after as well, due to it having heavy relations with the Myseld Water Corporation, which is a subsidiary of Chisel Enterprises. This marked the third state to join the NCR.
Just a few days after, the NCR forcibly invaded the city-state of Wiltshire for unknown reasons. Many experts have theorized that it was due to its status as an economic powerhouse in the region and a culturally Germanic area, making integration into the Germanic-Based culture simpler. The ease of takeover was assisted by Wiltshire's relative weakness due to its rebellion and secession from the NF, and the impact of the Great Hurricane of 3019. Whatever the reason, a large invasion force including two heavy cruisers, the Nachtfalter and the Wespe as well as multiple escort craft moved into Wiltshire and deployed their forces, taking the city state and its ill-equipped military completely by surprise. Utilizing armor for rapid and quick movements, the NCR broke through the border and attacked, driving towards Wiltshire's main defenses. Completely taken by surprise, the defending Wiltshirian forces were disorganized and ineffective, with the main defensive line collapsing in an hour. The NCR also maintained complete air superiority throughout the entire invasion. Wiltshire's remaining starships were caught by surprise, with the only resistance being from two Crossfield-class vessels, small ships completely outmatched by the NCR destroyers dispatched to deal with them. The majority of the NCR airships did not have to fire a single shot throughout the entirety of the invasion. Only a few hours after the first NCR tanks had crossed the border, they had completely surrounded the city. It was at this point that a demand for surrender was made from the Nachtfalter, which flew over the city in a show of NCR force, dropping thousands upon thousands of propaganda leaflets urging the military and citizenry to surrender. After an hour with no sign of a Wiltshirian surrender, the NCR forces drove straight for the city center, encountering little resistance. Three hours after the demand for surrender was made - it finally came. The NCR had invaded Wiltshire. It was declared as an NCR member state, extending NCR influence to the southeast and increasing their population significantly.
Culture
Due to being such a large and spread out state, the NCR began with a non-homogenous culture. The government has made it one of their primary goals to homogenize this culture by encouraging (and sometimes forcing) assimilation into one "Terran" culture - that being based largely on Germanic ideals. Thusly, a policy of the adoption of German as the primary national language was undertaken, with incentives for citizens to learn the language given, such as a small one-year tax decrease for an individual citizen should they pass a state-administered German examination. The changeover day, in which most official government communication, and in which the majority of the citizenry is expected to gain an at-least rudimentary understanding of and ability to speak German occurred on February 3rd, 3020.
Part of this assimilation hinged on the forced repression of other cultures, namely, that of Tauran culture, which exists in small closely-knit Tauran communities dotted throughout Novenæ and Wiltshire's residential districts. This largely coincided with the repression of the Tauran race as a whole, with the NCR's Ministry of Terran Purity, headed by Robber D. Myseld, enacting several laws prohibiting or discouraging Terran-Tauran contact and preventing Taurans from obtaining a job, marrying, or owning a buisiness.
Military
The NCR had one of the largest militaries the Doggerland bank had ever seen, its military being primarily acquired from the Chisel Enterprises Military Union. The NCR had five distinct branches within its military, the most branches out of any nation.
These branches were:
- The Heer (Army)
- The Luftschiffeflotte (Airship Force)
- The Kriegsmarine (Navy)
- The Luftwaffe (Air Force)
- The Hilfstruppe (Auxiliary Forces)
The Heer
The army of the NCR was characterized as being highly mechanized and mobile. Due to the NCR's battle doctrine focus on ground engagements, the Heer was the military's largest branch, with around 350,000 soldiers within it (not including robotic forces). It consisted of a mixture of both human troops and supplementary humanoid robotic troops such as Assaultrons, as well as both automated and human-driven vehicles. The Heer's Panzerarmees were especially fearsome, as NCR military doctrine had come to rest mostly on fast-moving armored formation tactics. Standard invasion tactics of the Heer were to take strategic positions and destroy defenses with the tanks, and then have infantry mop up. Infantry generally traveled behind the Panzer forces on APC's, IFV's, trucks, and other vehicles.
The Luftschiffeflotte
See Luftschiffeflotte.
The Kriegsmarine
The NCR was one of the few powers in the Doggerland to operate a sizable navy. Maintaining a respectable fleet of deadly surface ships, it was also distinct in having the largest submarine fleet of any power in the Doggerlands.
The Luftwaffe
See Luftwaffe.
The Hilfstruppe
See Hilfstruppe.