Thread:Zillafire101/@comment-4960835-20160524105213/@comment-25309944-20160911182035

Cool, all of that sounds great. Mendel ground forces are in all likelihood superior to France's, so France could learn some things in that department. It's really in naval doctrine, design, construction, and acumen that French help could be most impactful.

Some areas France could be of help in: (1) it could facilitate Mendel access to private military shipyards and naval construction firms in France and in Xonexi more broadly, which would allow them to rebuild their fleet more quickly. They could be building Mendel, French, new, or custom designs depending on their preference; (2) the Mendel could consult with French naval engineering firms and bureaus as to how to adapt their existing designs to hyperspatial warfare, and look over new designs which blend Mendel philosophies with new weapons and technology; (3) France could sell Angelfire missiles, hyperspatial anti-air systems, and hyperspatial guns of various types, or help the Mendel develop their own. These weapons are crucial to being able to rival France in the future.

Though I think the most impactful development could be wargames between the Grand Navy of the Empire and the Warpath and other branches of the Mendel military. At the beginning, these would be large professional training exercises in order to test new Mendel doctrines, tactics, designs, and so on against a (simulated) live French foe, and the same would be true for the French. It would also serve to train the new elements of the Warpath, and to train the effective use and deployment of hyperspatial weapons. They wouldn't be advertised in a significant way and would largely remain the study of the professionals on both sides.

But once the Warpath is geared and trained enough able to match the Grand Navy in simulated engagements, I propose another kind of wargame, massive televised bouts between elements of either military as tests of arms. There would likely be a lot of ceremony surrounding these formalized tournaments, the main events of which would be unscripted simulated battles between Mendel and French forces, narrated by observers and commentators, which would look and feel like real campaigns. The point of these would be to give the Mendel an arena within which to play out their rivalry with the French, to potentially defeat them in battle, and to appreciate the tactics, courage, leadership, and tradition of the French and Mendel armed forces as they fight on even terms.

What do you think?