Hi!
The 1919 Treaty of St. Germain restricted Austria to an army of 30,000 men and forbade most modern and heavy weapons. Socialist and Nazi revolts in 1934 revealed Austria's weakness, prompting the UK, France, and Italy to agree in 1935 to Austria's rearmament. Priority went to doubling its regular forces, leaving few resources to train or equip its 200,000 reservists. Austria's defense plans made no mention of reserve units, but the ruling party's Frontmiliz militia would serve that role. Although the various party militias amalgamated into the ruling coalition's Frontmiliz claimed over 400,000 members, my best estimate is that only 40,000 would be fit and available for combat duty.
Of special note, the ruling Fatherland Front's Frontmiliz militia included not only the Fascist Heimwehr militia, but the League of Jewish Front Soldiers (Bund Juedischer Frontsoldaten).
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# Mobilization!
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event = {
id = 37201
random = no
country = AUS
name = "Mobilization!"
desc = "The 1919 Treaty of St. Germain restricted Austria to an army of 30,000 men and forbade most modern and heavy weapons. Socialist and Nazi revolts in 1934 revealed Austria's weakness, prompting the UK, France, and Italy to agree in 1935 to Austria's rearmament. Priority went to doubling its regular forces, leaving few resources to train or equip its 200,000 reservists. Austria's defense plans made no mention of reserve units, but the ruling party's Frontmiliz militia would serve that role."
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picture = "german_replacements"
trigger = { atwar = yes }
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1936 }
offset = 5 # Austria defense plans needed at least 4 days to mobilize its reserves
deathdate = { day = 29 month = december year = 1948 }
# Estimate of AUS reserves: New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1938/03/20/...-army-60000-regulars-and-200000-reserves.html).
# AUS "Jansa" defense plan: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/11/13/austria-1938/
# Although the various militias (Heimwehr, Bund Juedischer Frontsoldaten, etc.) incorporated into the ruling coalition's Frontmiliz claimed 400,000 members, my best estimate
# is that only 40,000 would be fit and available for combat duty.
action_a = {
name = "Defend the Fatherland!"
command = { type = manpowerpool value = 160 } # 200 - 40 (8 x Mil)
command = { type = supplies value = -32 } # Equip 8 x Mil (8 * 4 * 0.2 * 5 = 32)
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
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The 1919 Treaty of St. Germain restricted Austria to an army of 30,000 men and forbade most modern and heavy weapons. Socialist and Nazi revolts in 1934 revealed Austria's weakness, prompting the UK, France, and Italy to agree in 1935 to Austria's rearmament. Priority went to doubling its regular forces, leaving few resources to train or equip its 200,000 reservists. Austria's defense plans made no mention of reserve units, but the ruling party's Frontmiliz militia would serve that role. Although the various party militias amalgamated into the ruling coalition's Frontmiliz claimed over 400,000 members, my best estimate is that only 40,000 would be fit and available for combat duty.
Of special note, the ruling Fatherland Front's Frontmiliz militia included not only the Fascist Heimwehr militia, but the League of Jewish Front Soldiers (Bund Juedischer Frontsoldaten).
#########################################################################
# Mobilization!
#########################################################################
event = {
id = 37201
random = no
country = AUS
name = "Mobilization!"
desc = "The 1919 Treaty of St. Germain restricted Austria to an army of 30,000 men and forbade most modern and heavy weapons. Socialist and Nazi revolts in 1934 revealed Austria's weakness, prompting the UK, France, and Italy to agree in 1935 to Austria's rearmament. Priority went to doubling its regular forces, leaving few resources to train or equip its 200,000 reservists. Austria's defense plans made no mention of reserve units, but the ruling party's Frontmiliz militia would serve that role."
style = 0
picture = "german_replacements"
trigger = { atwar = yes }
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1936 }
offset = 5 # Austria defense plans needed at least 4 days to mobilize its reserves
deathdate = { day = 29 month = december year = 1948 }
# Estimate of AUS reserves: New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1938/03/20/...-army-60000-regulars-and-200000-reserves.html).
# AUS "Jansa" defense plan: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/11/13/austria-1938/
# Although the various militias (Heimwehr, Bund Juedischer Frontsoldaten, etc.) incorporated into the ruling coalition's Frontmiliz claimed 400,000 members, my best estimate
# is that only 40,000 would be fit and available for combat duty.
action_a = {
name = "Defend the Fatherland!"
command = { type = manpowerpool value = 160 } # 200 - 40 (8 x Mil)
command = { type = supplies value = -32 } # Equip 8 x Mil (8 * 4 * 0.2 * 5 = 32)
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
command = { type = add_division value = militia when = 0 }
}
}