Iraq

Baghdad

Despotism Non-Aligned

None

Iraq is medium sized country in the middle east. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Saudi Arabia to the south and Iran to the east. France and United Kingdom borders Iraq to the west via Syria and Jordan. The United Kingdom also borders Iraq via Kuwait. Its terrain is mostly desert.

Historical background[edit]

Before the First World War, Iraq was part of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were defeated and driven from much of the area by the United Kingdom during the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. On 11 November 1920, Iraq became a League of Nations mandate under British control with the name "State of Iraq". The British installed the Hashemite king, Faisal I to govern the mandate. Britain would then grant independence to the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932, on the urging of King Faisal. King Ghazi ruled as a figurehead after King Faisal's death in 1933, while undermined by attempted military coups, until his death in 1939. Ghazi was followed by his underage son, Faisal II. 'Abd al-Ilah served as Regent during Faisal's minority.

On 1 April 1941, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani and members of the Golden Square staged a coup d'état and overthrew the government of 'Abd al-Ilah. During the subsequent Anglo-Iraqi War, the United Kingdom invaded Iraq for fear that the Rashid Ali government might cut oil supplies to Western nations because of his links to the Axis powers. The war started on the 2nd of May, and the British, defeated the forces of Al-Gaylani, forcing an armistice on the 31st of May.

A military occupation followed the restoration of the pre-coup government of the Hashemite monarchy. The occupation ended on 26 October 1947, although Britain was to retain military bases in Iraq until 1954. The rulers during the occupation and the remainder of the Hashemite monarchy were Nuri as-Said, the autocratic Prime Minister, who also ruled from 1930–1932, and 'Abd al-Ilah, the former Regent who now served as an adviser to King Faisal II.

National focus[edit]

Generic national focus tree.

Main article: Generic national focus tree

Iraq, 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]

Iraq starts with 2 research slots.

Army technology	Naval technology	Air technology	Electronics & Industry
Infantry Eq. I Towed Artillery I Mountaineers I	None	Interwar Fighter Close Air Support I	None
Doctrines
None	None	None

Politics[edit]

Iraq, in 1936 is a Non-Aligned nation with no elections.

Iraq has the following political parties:

Political party	Ideology	Popularity	Party leader	Country name	Is ruling?
Democratic	Democratic	0%	Generic	Iraqi Republic	No
Al-Hizb al-Shiu'iy	Communist	0%	Yusuf Salman Yusuf	Iraqi People's State	No
Golden Square	Fascist	20%	Rashid Ali al-Gaylani	Al-Muthana Iraq	No
Monarchists	Non-Aligned	80%	Ghazi I	Iraq	Yes

National spirits[edit]

None

Diplomacy[edit]

The Soviet Union may gain a war goal against Iraq via their Southern Thrust national focus. It may form Arabia if it controls all of North Africa, Egypt, French and British Middle East and Saudi Arabia. Oman and Yemen is not necessary to form it.

Staff and designer[edit]

Political advisors
Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost
Ali Abn Hussein	Backroom Backstabber	Political Power Gain: +5.0 Ideology drift defense: +15.0%	150 pp
Nuri as Said	Armaments Organizer	Civilian to Military Factory Conversion Cost: -20.00%	150 pp
Amir al Illah	Prince of Terror	Effect of Partisans on Us: -25.0% Foreign Subversive activities efficiency: +30% Non-core Manpower: +2.00%	150 pp
Arshad al Umari	Communist Revolutionary	Communism Support: +0.1%	150 pp
Abdel Latif Salah	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.1	150 pp
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani	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%	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
Light Air Company	Light aircraft	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	Air Research Time: -10.0% Heavy Fighter: Reliability: +20.0% Tactical Bomber: Reliability: +20.0%	150 pp
Heavy Air Company	Heavy aircraft	Air Research Time: -10.0% Strategic Bomber: Strategic Bombing: +10.0%	150 pp
Naval Air Company	Naval aircraft	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
Artillery Company	Artillery designer	Artillery Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp
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

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

Theorists
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Mustafa al-Qudsi	Military Theorist	Land Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Army Experience Gain: +0.05	150 pp
Iskandar al-Shami	Naval Theorist	Naval Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Naval Experience Gain: +0.05	150 pp
Ali ben Jawad	Air Warfare Theorist	Air Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Air Experience Gain: +0.05	150 pp

Economy[edit]

Laws[edit]

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Volunteer Only 1.5% 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