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In 1936, the British Raj is one of the largest countries in terms of manpower, area and natural resources. However, they are still a puppet of the
United Kingdom and their fate is inevitably tied to that of the UK.
Historical background[edit]
The British Raj was the result of piecemeal annexation of Indian princely states by the British East India Company. After a series of failed mutinies in 1857, the British Government took control of India from the BEIC and the Raj was born with Queen Victoria being given the title of Empress of India. Modern day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar form part of the British Raj in 1936. Although some territories like Rajputana were independently governed under British suzerainty, they have been abstracted under the overall control of the Raj for game play purposes.
During World War II, British India fielded the largest volunteer army in the war, and used it to contain the Japanese advance into the Indian Ocean basin, as well as stopping Japanese advances into the Indian subcontinent. The Battle of Imphal was a critical victory that stopped the
Japanese army's advances from occupied Burma. The war, however, was not without consequences to the people of the Raj, as wartime needs for the military often superseded any civilian concerns. A massive famine in the Bengal region was blamed upon the limited food aid sent by the British in favor of sending those supplies to the European and African theaters.
The British Raj suffered politically during the war as different groups vied to command leadership of the then flourishing Indian independence movement. The Muslim League and the Indian National Congress disagreed on their opinions on supporting the British war effort, with the League backing the British and Congress calling for supporting the British in exchange for concessions. Eventually, the British government agreed to consider Indian independence after the war ended. The last Viceroy of
India, Louis Mountbatten, left in 1947, just two years after the war.
- Main article: British Raj events
National focus[edit]
British Raj's national focus tree.
- Main article: British Raj national focus tree
British Raj, along with other nations of the British commonwealth, gets a unique national focus tree as part of the Together for Victory expansion. Without the expansion, the British Raj utilizes the Generic national focus tree.
The British Raj has a unique focus tree with 3 main branches:
- Provincial Elections
- Focuses on gaining independence and modifies the debilitating national spirits of the British Raj.
- Lessons of the Great War
- Focuses on expanding the army, establishes the air force and gives elite infantry divisions.
- Great Indian Peninsula Railway
- Focuses on building infrastructure, naval dockyards, and gives extra research slots.
Technology[edit]
The British Raj starts with the fewest technologies in the Commonwealth, lacking any tank or naval technologies whatsoever.
Army Technology |
Naval Technology |
Air Technology |
Electronics & Industry
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- Infantry Eq. I
- Engineer Company I
- Recon Company I
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Doctrines
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The Raj starts with only 2 research slots. It can get a third quite quickly, but can't unlock any more until becoming independent. However, with
Together for Victory it does get access to technology sharing from being in the Commonwealth. Becoming a dominion will increase the maximum cost reduction to -50% from -25%.
Politics[edit]
The British Raj in 1936 is beset with communal divisions between the Hindus and the Muslims, and the Burmese in the extreme east outright rejects any affinity with the Raj, insisting that they are a separate nation that was unreasonably incorporated into the Raj by the British only because of geographical proximity. In the game, this is represented by the states of Peshawar, Punjab, Quetta, Baluchistan and Sind in the west, and Mandalay and Burma in the east being classified as occupied states, which significantly reduces the amount of manpower, resources, and industrial capacity the player can utilize from these states.
National spirits[edit]
With the
Together for Victory expansion enabled, the British Raj starts with the following national spirits in both the 1936 and 1939 scenarios. Otherwise, it does not start with any national spirits and the ones it gains are dependent on the choices it make in the generic national focus tree.

Princely States
- Daily autonomy progress gain: -0.1

Agrarian Society
- Recruitable Population Factor: -69%
The local administrators believe that their agrarian lifestyle has made a large part of the Indian population simply unfit for military service or warfare of any kind. They maintain that we should only recruit from the so-called "martial tribes". This belief is so wide-spread and well-entreched that it will require at least a generation to overcome. For the foreseeable future, we must accept that they would simply ignore any order to draft farmers.
The Indian system of food production is very fragile. Even a small interruption might cause a collapse.
Princely States and Marginalized Muslim Community are automatically lost on becoming independent peacefully (including the more beneficial versions of these traits unlockable via focuses)[1]. Princely States and Risk of Famine are also removed if India becomes communist or fascist[2]. Agrarian Society can't be removed.
Diplomacy[edit]
With the
Together For Victory expansion it is now possible to leave the Commonwealth. India can choose to join the Comintern or Axis via the Swaraj branch of its national focus tree. This will lead to a civil war which will be backed by its new allies.
Political parties[edit]
In both the 1936 and 1939 scenarios, the non-aligned Indian National Congress is the ruling political party in the British Raj with Lord Linlithgow acting as the Governor-General and Viceroy of India with overwhelming popularity.
Political Party |
Ideology |
Popularity |
Party Leader |
Country Name (If Independent) |
Is Ruling?
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Indian National Congress |
Non-Aligned |
80.00% |
Lord Linlithgow |
India |
|
India Independence Movement |
Democratic |
17.00% |
B. P. Sitaramayya |
India |
|
Communist Party of India |
Communist |
1.0% |
P. Krishna Pillai |
Indian People's Republic |
|
All-India Hindu Assembly |
Fascist |
2.0% |
V. D. Savarkar |
Free India |
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Staff and designers[edit]
Political Advisors
Advisor |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar |
Democratic Reformer |
- Daily Democracy Support: +0.10
Has completed focus Indian National Congress
Is not Supervised State
|
150
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Karam Singh Mann |
Communist Revolutionary |
- Daily Communism Support: +0.10
Has completed focus All India Forward Bloc
Is not Supervised State
|
150
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Subhas Chandra Bose |
Fascist Demagogue |
- Daily Fascism Support: +0.10
Has completed focus All India Forward Bloc
Is not Supervised State
|
150
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John Edward Golightly |
Silent Workhorse |
- Political Power Gain: +15%
|
150
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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari |
Popular Figurehead |
|
150
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Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi |
Compassionate Gentleman |
- Improve relations opinion: +15.00%
|
150
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John Mathai |
Captain of Industry |
- Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00%
- Civilian Factory construction speed: +10.00%
- Refinery construction speed: +10.00%
|
150
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Sir Muhammed Iqbal |
Backroom Backstabber |
- Political Power Gain: +5%
- Ideology drift defense: +15.0%
|
150
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Agha Khan III |
Ideological Crusader |
- Same ideology monthly opinion: +100.00%
|
150
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Tank Designers
Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Armor Company |
Tank Designer |
- Armor Research Speed: +15%
- Armor: Reliability: +5%
|
150
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Ship Designers
Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Mazagon Dock Limited |
Escort Fleet Designer |
- Naval Research Speed: +15%
- Screen:
- Max Range: +30%
- Sub detection: +10%
- Max Speed: +10%
- Production Cost: +10.00%
|
150
|
Garden Reach Shipbuilders |
Pacific Fleet Designer |
- Naval Research Speed: +15%
- Carrier:
- Deck Size: +25%
- Armor: -15%
- Max Range: +25%
- Capital Ship: Max Range: +25%
- Screen: Max Range: +25%
- Submarine: Max Range: +25%
|
150
|
Scindia Shipbuilders |
Atlantic Fleet Designer |
- Naval Research Speed: +15%
- Carrier:
- Capital Ship:
- Armor: +10%
- Heavy Attack: +10%
|
150
|
Aircraft Designers
Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Hindustan Aircraft Corporation |
Light Aircraft Designer |
- Air Research Speed: +15%
- Fighter:
- Agility: +10%
- Max Speed: +10%
- Carrier Fighter:
- Agility: +10%
- Max Speed: +10%
|
150
|
Medium Air Company |
Medium Aircraft Designer |
- Air Research Speed: +15%
- Heavy Fighter: Reliability: +20%
- Tactical Bomber: Reliability: +20%
|
150
|
Heavy Air Company |
Heavy Aircraft Designer |
- Air Research Speed: +15%
- Strategic Bomber: Strategic Bombing: +10%
|
150
|
Naval Air Company |
Naval Aircraft Designer |
- Air Research Speed: +15%
- Naval Bomber:
- Range: +10%
- Naval Attack: +10%
- CV Naval Bomber:
- Range: +10%
- Naval Attack: +10%
- Carrier Fighter:
- Range: +10%
- Agility: +10%
- Carrier CAS:
- Range: +10%
- Naval Attack: +10%
|
150
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Materiel Designers
Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Ishapore Rifle Factory |
Infantry Equipment Designer |
- Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%
|
150
|
Ordnance Factories Board |
Artillery Designer |
- Artillery Research Speed: +15%
|
150
|
Motorization Company |
Motorized Equipment Designer |
- Motorization Research Speed: +15%
|
150
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Industrial Concerns
Concern |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Industrial Company |
Industrial Concern |
- Industrial Research Speed: +15%
|
150
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Electronics Company |
Electronics Concern |
- Electronics Research Speed: +15%
|
150
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Theorists
Theorist |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Rajendra Prasad |
Military Theorist |
- Army Experience Gain: +0.05 daily
- Land Doctrine Research Speed: +10%
|
150
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Anyang Bhula |
Air Warfare Theorist |
- Air Experience Gain: +0.05 daily
- Air Doctrine Research Speed: +10%
|
150
|
Bahadur Jayla of Khoch Bahur |
Naval Theorist |
- Naval Experience Gain: +0.05 daily
- Naval Doctrine Research Speed: +10%
|
150
|
Homi J. Bhabha |
Nuclear Scientist |
- Nuclear Doctrine Research Speed: +7%
Has completed focus Institute of Fundamental Research
|
150
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Economy[edit]
Conscription Law |
Economy Law |
Trade Law
|
Volunteer Only
- 1.5% Recruitable population
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Civilian Economy
- 35% Consumer Goods factories
- –30% Factory construction speed
- +30% Factory (type) conversion cost
- -40% Fuel Gain per Oil
- -25% Fuel Capacity
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Export Focus
- 50% Resources to market
- +5% Research speed
- +10% Factory/Dockyard output
- +10% Construction speed
- +20% Civilian intelligence to others
- +10% Navy intelligence to others
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The Raj can't increase its conscription law past Volunteer Only until it becomes independent.
Industry and resources[edit]
Resources
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Aluminum |
1
|
 |
Chromium |
55
|
 |
Oil |
11
|
 |
Rubber |
30
|
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Steel |
55
|
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Tungsten |
100
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Industry
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Civilian factory |
13
|
 |
Military factory |
2
|
 |
Naval dockyard |
1
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- Industry
- Although the British Raj starts with a total of 14 civilian factories, 1 of them is unavailable at game start due to insufficient compliance. All in all, it has 47 free slots, enough to build up a much larger industrial base.
- Resources
- The Raj starts with significant reserves of rare earth minerals and enough steel and oil to field a sizeable force. Note that since its tungsten reserves are entirely located in Burma and Mandalay, both of them occupied states, only a fraction of tungsten is available for use at game start.
Military[edit]
In 1936, the British Raj starts with a small and under-equipped army, as well as a small air force. It does not possess a navy. Due to its starting national spirits vastly reducing its recruitable population, it only has a total manpower of 353.41K, of which 99.00K is tied up in the army, and 1.60K in the air force, leaving 252.82K available for recruitment.
Army
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Infantry |
11
|
 |
Total divisions |
11
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Navy
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Total ships |
0
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Air force
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Close air support |
80
|
 |
Total planes |
80
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- The British Raj starts with 11 infantry divisions made up of 9 infantry battalions.
Infantry equipment list
Name |
Type |
Techyear
|
GRI Rifle No.1 MkIII |
Basic Eq. |
1918
|
POF Rifle No.4 MkI |
Weapons I |
1936
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GRI Sten MkII |
Weapons II |
1939
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GRI Sterling MkI |
Weapons III |
1942
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Motorized units list
Name |
Type |
Techyear
|
Motorized |
Motorized |
1936
|
Bren Carrier |
Mechanized I |
1940
|
Universal Carrier |
Mechanized II |
1942
|
Windsor Carrier |
Mechanized III |
1944
|
Tank units list
Name |
Type |
Techyear |
Variants TD / SPA / AAA
|
Mark V |
Great War Tank |
1918 |
|
Vickers II |
Light Tank I |
1934 |
|
Matilda |
Light Tank II |
1936 |
|
Valentine |
Light Tank III |
1941 |
|
Crusader |
Medium Tank I |
1939 |
|
Cromwell |
Medium Tank II |
1941 |
|
Comet |
Medium Tank III |
1943 |
|
Vickers |
Heavy Tank I |
1934 |
|
Churchill |
Heavy Tank II |
1941 |
|
Black Prince |
Heavy Tank III |
1943 |
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Tortoise |
Super Heavy Tank |
1943 |
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Centurion |
MBT |
1945 |
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- The British Raj does not possess any warships.
Air force[edit]
- The British Raj starts with 80 close air support I stationed in Delhi.
Aircraft Types
Tech Year |
Close Air Support (Carrier Variant) |
Fighter (Carrier Variant) |
Naval Bomber (Carrier Variant) |
Heavy Fighter |
Tactical Bomber |
Strategic Bomber
|
1933 |
|
Hawker Hart |
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley |
|
1936 |
Hawker Hector (Hawker Osprey) |
Hawker Demon |
Fairey Swordfish (Blackburn Shark) |
Bristol Blenheim |
Vickers Wellington |
Handley Page Halifax
|
1940 |
Hawker Typhoon (Blackburn Skua) |
Supermarine Spitfire (Fairey Fulmar) |
Fairey Albacore (Blackburn Roc) |
Bristol Beaufighter |
Bristol Beaufort |
Avro Lancaster
|
1944 |
Hawker Tempest (Hawker Sea Fury) |
Supermarine Spiteful (Hawker Sea Fury) |
Fairey Barracuda (Blackburn Firebrand) |
de Havilland Mosquito FB |
de Havilland Mosquito B |
Avro Lincoln
|
Jet Engine Technology
|
1945 |
|
Gloster Meteor |
|
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de Havilland Venom |
|
1950 |
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de Havilland Vampire |
|
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English Electric Canberra |
Vickers Valiant
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Military staff[edit]
Chief of Army
Name |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Arthur A. Barrett |
Army Defense (Expert) |
|
150
|
Archibald Wavell |
Army Reformer (Expert) |
- Army Experience Gain: +10.0%
|
150
|
Reginald Savory |
Army Drill (Expert) |
- Division training time: -10.0%
|
150
|
Kodandera Cariappa |
Army Morale (Expert) |
- Division Recovery Rate: +8.0%
|
150
|
Mohan Singh |
Army Offense (Expert) |
|
150
|
Chief of Navy
Name |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Louis Mountbatten |
Naval Maneuver (Expert) |
|
150
|
William E. Parry |
Commerce Raiding (Expert) |
- Convoy Raiding Efficiency: +15.00%
|
150
|
Bhaskar Soman |
Decisive Battle (Expert) |
- Capital Ship Attack: +10.00%
- Capital Ship Armor: +10.00%
- Screen Attack: +10.00%
- Screen Defense: +10.00%
|
150
|
Ram Dass Katari |
Naval Reformer (Expert) |
- Naval Experience Gain: +10.0%
|
150
|
Chief of Airforce
Name |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Bruce W. McPherson |
Air Safety (Expert) |
- Air Accidents Chance: -10.0%
|
150
|
Subroto Mukherjee |
Ground Support (Expert) |
|
150
|
Ravindra Darshan Singh |
Night Operations (Expert) |
- Night Operations Penalty: -20.00%
|
150
|
Military High Command
Name |
Type |
Effect |
Cost ( )
|
Ram Singh Thakuri |
Infantry (Expert) |
- Infantry Division Attack: +10.0%
- Infantry Division Defense: +15.0%
|
150
|
Arjan Singh |
Air Combat Training (Genius) |
- Ace generation chance: +15.00%
|
150
|
Aspy Merwan Engineer |
Naval Strike (Expert) |
- Naval Bombing: +3%
- Naval Targeting: +3%
- Naval Agility: +3%
|
150
|
Mehar Singh |
Close Air Support (Genius) |
- Close air support attack: +5.00%
- Close air support defense: +5.00%
- Close air support agility: +5.00%
|
150
|
W.H. Gould-Bradford |
Anti-Submarine (Expert) |
- Submarine Detection: +15.00%
|
150
|
Strategies and guides[edit]
Here is a basic strategy for most competitive multiplayer games. As British Raj, you have two roles in the world war, to lead an invasion into the African Horn and to defend against a Japanese invasion. You want to research your industrial techs first, as you will need to produce large amounts of equipment so you can use your manpower. Do not stop building civilian factories until early 1939 although try to keep your factories away from the east, as that is where the Japanese invasion will start from. Your divisions need to be 20 width pure infantry, with engineers. Support artillery is to be added by the time the Japanese war starts. When against the Japanese, you will only want to hold the main part of Burma, not the strip of land in the south, I suggest positioning your troops behind a river and on the mountains and forests, as you will get the most terrain bonuses this way and to create a few airfields to allow allied planes to support you. I also suggest adding a secondary fall back line in Bangladesh, just in case your main line falls falls. Create a 5-6 40 width mountaineers with 4 artillery and 14 mountaineers along with engineers and recon, you will keep these in the back and move them into any province that is being heavily attacked. This is the most basic of strategies when it comes to British Raj, it is extremely boring to use as most of the time you will just be waiting, but I do not have enough experience in competitive games as this country to give a more advanced strategy.
Achievements[edit]
Our Words Are Backed With Nuclear Weapons As India, develop and deploy a nuke. You must have the Quit India Movement national spirit.
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Rule Britannia As any British Subject state, conquer all of Britain.
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Spies Trade As India, become the spymaster for the Allies.
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- ↑ See /common/on_actions/01_tfv_on_actions.txt
- ↑ See /common/ideas/British_Raj.txt