Department of National Defence, Kalaportti
8:30 PM
Iikka slummed his fist on the table of the National Defence & Security Council's meeting room;
"Mosin Nagant Model 30. M36 Stahlhelm. Lahti L-35. And the list goes on and on. Most this stuff is 20 years old or more. Our uniforms are woolen freaking trenchcoats from the 1930s! Gentlemen we need to reform! We need to reequip! Yes we aren't fighting a war but Christ our equipment is outdated! There is a difference between being a militarist power and a pushover nation trying to keep up with the times! I managed to get the Marshall to give us 2% more spending, raising our budget at 9%. Now we need to design something respectable!"
"And where did we get the aditional money exactly? Did they pop out of the air? When there are few fish in the rivers and seas we have to import food! How are we going to justify this expense?!"
"The Welfare and Healthcare budgets have been raised too. The awnser is simple my dear friends: Oil. The recent surveys were successful as is known. What we haven't made public yet is that 12 Oil Fields have already been carved out and nationalised. Karolnian companies have begun setting up platforms there. More fields are expected to be carved out in two months' time. The money generated from that will fund our research."
The looks of the men seating around the table changed to that of confidence.
Now they're ready to hear though Iikka;
"Since everyone seems to understand now, I will announce the equipment we will need. It will be a new Service Rifle, a new Main Battle Tank, new Uniforms and a new Frigate Class. Possibly more things might come up along the way but these are our main objectives, as our current equipment in these fields is... archaic to say the least."
8:30 PM
Iikka slummed his fist on the table of the National Defence & Security Council's meeting room;
"Mosin Nagant Model 30. M36 Stahlhelm. Lahti L-35. And the list goes on and on. Most this stuff is 20 years old or more. Our uniforms are woolen freaking trenchcoats from the 1930s! Gentlemen we need to reform! We need to reequip! Yes we aren't fighting a war but Christ our equipment is outdated! There is a difference between being a militarist power and a pushover nation trying to keep up with the times! I managed to get the Marshall to give us 2% more spending, raising our budget at 9%. Now we need to design something respectable!"
"And where did we get the aditional money exactly? Did they pop out of the air? When there are few fish in the rivers and seas we have to import food! How are we going to justify this expense?!"
"The Welfare and Healthcare budgets have been raised too. The awnser is simple my dear friends: Oil. The recent surveys were successful as is known. What we haven't made public yet is that 12 Oil Fields have already been carved out and nationalised. Karolnian companies have begun setting up platforms there. More fields are expected to be carved out in two months' time. The money generated from that will fund our research."
The looks of the men seating around the table changed to that of confidence.
Now they're ready to hear though Iikka;
"Since everyone seems to understand now, I will announce the equipment we will need. It will be a new Service Rifle, a new Main Battle Tank, new Uniforms and a new Frigate Class. Possibly more things might come up along the way but these are our main objectives, as our current equipment in these fields is... archaic to say the least."
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