Bulgaria

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Non-Aligned Despotism

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Bulgaria is a small country in the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. To the north, It is bordered by Romania. To the south is Greece and Turkey. To the west is Yugoslavia. It is mountainous in the west while on the east is forest and plains.

Historical background[edit]

As one of the defeated central powers of the First World War, the Kingdom of Bulgaria was subject to the Treaty of Neuilly, taking from it lands which contained many ethnic Bulgarians, especially Macedonia, Thrace, and Dobrudja, which were respectively given to Yugoslavia, Greece, and Romania. Bulgaria was further forced to pay reparations and limit its standing army, much in the sense of Versailles for Germany and Trianon for Hungary. By the 1930s, Tsar Boris III had ruled Bulgaria for several decades alongside a parliament and prime minister.

In the early months of the Second World War, Boris III and his government declared Bulgaria to be neutral, but increasing Axis pressure and promises to return Thrace to Bulgaria led to the country joining the Axis powers in March 1941. Boris III did not wish to actively engage in the conflict (perhaps because of the massive trauma the country sustained in the first war), but welcomed the bloodless return to Bulgaria lands lost after World War I, which Germany obliged once Yugoslavia and Greece fell to Axis forces. However, by December 1941, Bulgaria was compelled to declare a token war against the United Kingdom and United States. Bulgarian land forces did not participate in the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, although the Bulgarian Royal Navy engaged in skirmishes against the Soviet Navy in the Black Sea. Bulgaria under Boris was notable in its constant, yet subtle, defiance of German demands, especially concerning the almost nonexistent effort of destroying the Bulgarian Jewish population (except for those in Macedonia, Thrace, and Dobrudja) and Bulgaria's lack of participation in Axis war efforts, the latter of which greatly infuriated Hitler. Boris himself is reputed to have saved many of his country's Jews by having them work to build up Bulgarian infrastructure, thus sparing them the fate that awaited many millions of other Jews in Central European concentration camps.

In 1943, Boris III suddenly died (some in the Bulgarian government suspected the Germans of poisoning him), leaving his six-year old son Simeon as Tsar and a regency governing in his place. In September 1944, with Romania defecting to the Allies and Soviet troops massing at the Bulgarian border, Bulgaria was in political turmoil. The government failed to achieve peace with the Allies, and as Soviet demands to evict German troops from Bulgaria were unanswered, the Soviet Union declared war on Bulgaria and invaded, while an almost simultaneous left-wing uprising deposed the monarchy. By the end of the month the country was in firm Soviet control and the royal family had fled the country. However, Bulgaria itself was largely spared of the ravages of the war, unlike most other countries in Europe, and even added to its territory by being given Southern Dobrudja, thus being the only Axis country to have added to its lands after the war.

Events[edit]

Main article: Bulgarian events

Because Bulgaria is currently a generic nation, It has very little amount of events. The current events deal with Romania and Yugoslavia giving land to the Bulgarians.

National focus[edit]

Generic national focus tree.

Main article: Generic national focus tree

Bulgaria, lacking a unique national focus tree, uses the generic national focus tree instead.

The generic focus tree has 5 main branches:

Army Effort gives army experience and research bonuses to army research.
Aviation Effort gives air experience, builds air bases, and research bonuses to air research.
Naval Effort gives navy experience, builds naval dockyards, and research bonuses to navy research.
Industrial Effort builds civilian and military factories (usually even if building slots are already full)and grants extra research slots.
Political Effort gives the country choices on which political path they will take.

Technology[edit]

Bulgaria starts with 3 research slots.

Army technology	Naval technology	Air technology	Electronics & Industry
Infantry Eq. I Engineer Company I Motorized I	None	None	None
Doctrines
None	None	None

Politics[edit]

In 1936, Bulgaria is a non-aligned nation with no elections.

Bulgaria has the following political parties:

Political party	Ideology	Popularity	Party leader	Country name	Is ruling?
United People's Progressive Party	Democratic	5%	Nikola Petkov	Republic of Bulgaria	No
Bulgarian Communist Party	Communist	0%	Georgi Dimitrov	Socialist Republic of Bulgaria	No
The Union of Bulgarian National Legions	Fascist	35%	Hristo Lukov	Legionnaires Bulgaria	No
Tsar Boris Loyalists	Non-Aligned	60%	Boris III	Bulgaria	Yes

National spirits[edit]

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Diplomacy[edit]

In 1936, Bulgaria has no diplomatic relations however, several focus trees of neighboring nations have focuses relating to Bulgaria. Czechoslovakia, if forming an entente of their own, can get a war goal. Romania may puppet or annex depending on Bulgaria's choice. Yugoslavia may annex Bulgaria if they take the Western focus while if they chose the communist path, they may ask for an alliance. Italy may ally and influence Bulgaria to fascism while Germany may give Romanian, Greek or Yugoslav land.

Staff and designer[edit]

Political advisors
Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost
Konstantin Muraviev	Compassionate Gentleman	Improve Relations Opinion: +15.00%	150 pp
Dobri Bozhilov	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10.0% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.0% Refinery construction speed: +10.0%	150 pp
Georgi Ivanov Kyoseivanov	Backroom Backstabber	Political Power Gain: +5.0 Ideology drift defense: +15.0%	150 pp
Vasil Petrov Kolarov	Communist Revolutionary	Communism Support: +0.1%	150 pp
Nikola Dimitrov Petkov	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.1	150 pp
Aleksandur Tsankov	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.1%	150 pp

Tank designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Armor Company	Tank Designer	Armor Research Time: -10.0% Armor: Reliability: +5.0% Armor: Soft Attack: +5.0%	150 pp

Ship designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Naval Company	Ship Designer	Naval Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp

Aircraft designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
DAR	Light aircraft Designer	Air Research Time: -10.0% Fighter: Agility: +10.0% Fighter: Max Speed: +10.0% Carrier Fighter: Agility: +10.0% Carrier Fighter: Max Speed: +10.0%	150 pp
Medium Air Company	Medium aircraft Designer	Air Research Time: -10.0% Heavy Fighter: Reliability: +20.0% Tactical Bomber: Reliability: +20.0%	150 pp
Heavy Air Company	Heavy aircraft Designer	Air Research Time: -10.0% Strategic Bomber: Strategic Bombing: +10.0%	150 pp
Naval Air Company	Naval aircraft Designer	Air Research Time: -10.0% Naval Bomber: Operational Range: +10.0% Naval Bomber: Naval Attack: +10.0% CV Naval Bomber: Operational Range: +10.0% CV Naval Bomber: Naval Attack: +10.0%	150 pp

Materiel designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Small Arms Company	Infantry Equipment designer	Weapons and Equipment Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp
Motorization Company	Motorized Equipment designer	Motorization Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp
Artillery Company	Artillery designer	Artillery Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp

Industrial concern
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Industrial Company'	Industrial Concern	Industrial Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp

Theorists
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Kiril Stanchev	Military Theorist	Land Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Army Experience Gain: +0.05	150 pp
Ivan Gaidimitirv	Air Warfare Theorist	Air Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Air Experience Gain: +0.05	150 pp
Georgi Petsov	Naval Theorist	Naval Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Naval Experience Gain: +0.05	150 pp

Economy[edit]

Industrially and resourcefully, Bulgaria is weak compared to neighboring countries.

Laws[edit]

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Limited Conscription 2.5% Recruitable population	Civilian Economy 35% Consumer Goods factories –30% Factory construction speed +30% Factory (type) conversion cost -40% Fuel Gain per Oil -25% Fuel Capacity	Export Focus 50% Resources to market +5% Research speed +10% Factory/Dockyard output +10% Construction speed