Flag of the Duchy of Transylvania
External Security
Most Secret
Bureau of Foreign Military Affairs
Special Balkans Analysis Task Force
January 17, 2046
Flag of the Duchy of Transylvania
History
The Duchy of Transylvania was created in 1994 by the Roman Empire as one of the buffer states between
itself and the turmoil of East Central Europe. To the west lies the Duchy of Hungary, which has been equally
hostile to Transylvania, with Wars being fought in 1997-98, 2018, and 2036. The Roman Empire lies to the
south.
Diplomatic Situation
Transylvania is a very small and very poor territory in the Carpathians. Because of its intractable hostility with the Hungarians, a legacy both of the traditional hatred between Hungarians and Rumanians, and the Transylvanian's "ethnic cleansing" of the late 1990s that drove the remaining Hungarian minority in Transylvania from their homes. The pre-Mongol Transylvanian alliance system was aimed at defense against Hungary and the Duchy of Roumelia, which harbored irredentist ambitions against the Rumanian-speaking Transylvanians. Pre-Mongol alliances included the Kingdom of the Ukraine (now occupied by the Mongols) and the Ukrainian speaking Duchy of Ruthenia, as well as its client state relationship with the Roman Empire. The coming of the Mongols changed all that, with the destruction of the Ukraine and the reduction of Ruthenia to vassalage. The current King-in-Exile of the Ukraine, Konstantine Borosdin, lives in Transylvania.
The Mongol threat has driven the Transylvanians and their former enemies together. Currently, the Hungarians, Transylvanians, and Romans have formed a combined military command, the Carpathian League Army, under Roman Field Marshal Duke Giovanni Cadorna. Little cooperation occurs between the Hungarians and Transylvanians, and the Italians have separated them into different operational commands.
Transylvania does not have diplomatic relations with the UKA, with the Roman Embassy acting as
its proxy.
The Ducal Family
The current ruler of Transylvania is Duke Nicolai Guldescu. Only 21 years old, Duke Nicolai is hot headed and ambitious. He hates the Roumelians with a passion, feeling that his family is the rightful rulers of the Rumanian people. He is strongly pro-Roman and anti-Hungarian, as well. His views on the UKA are unknown, and he is probably indifferent to us. He is married to a daughter of the King of South Poland, and they have no children. His mother is from the Duchy of Polish Pommerania, and his sister Valentina is married to the brother of the Duke of Ruthenia.
Military Situation
Army organization and equipment are that of the Roman Army. As is normal for Roman client states,
Transylvania is not permitted tube artillery, armored vehicles, or aircraft.
Army Organization
Transylvanian Corps - Lt. General Ettore Revelli
Ducal Guard Battalion - Veteran, Morale 9
1st Infantry Brigade - Experienced, Morale 8
2nd Infantry Brigade - Experienced, Morale 8
1st Reserve Infantry Brigade - Trained, Morale 7
2nd Reserve Infantry Brigade - Trained, Morale 7
1st Ukrainian Exiles Legion Brigade - Regular, Morale 9
2nd Ukrainian Exiles Legion Brigade - Regular, Morale 9
Transylvanian Hussar Regiment - Veteran, Morale 8
Ukrainian Druzhina Cavalry Brigade - Veteran, Morale 10
20th Roman Tank Battalion (L3/33) - Experienced, Morale 7
59th Roman Artillery Regiment (75L27) - Experienced, Morale 8
Roumelian Exile Battle Group (infantry battalion sized) - Green, Morale 9
Military Equipment
The Transylvanian Army is exclusively equipped with Roman military arms. The standard rifle is the
M1991 Carcano 6.5mm Bolt Action Rifle, the 6.5mm Breda Medium Machine gun, and standard Italian 45mm
and 81mm mortars.
Economy
Transylvania is barely above the subsistence level. Its primary exports are timber and dairy products, sold to the Romans. Manufacture is at the handicrafts level for domestic consumption. The government survives on Roman foreign aid.
